Lu Cijian froze, a rare look of daze appearing on his face. "Do they look alike?"
Jiang Yimian was amused by his appearance and couldn't help but say, "I'm not talking about his appearance, I'm talking about his personality and state of mind."
They are the same kind of people: they appear gentle and polite in public, but are twisted and ruthless in private.
They both had something in their eyes, something they hid well, but that undisguised madness was what convinced me he had a problem.
It's very similar to the way a psychopath tries so hard to hide their inner madness.
She had dealt with many people like this in the organization and was very familiar with their characteristics.
However, Liu Zixun's madness wasn't too frightening, especially since he concealed it very well.
If she hadn't been so familiar with the characteristics of this type of person, she probably wouldn't have noticed him.
Lu Cijian nodded and carefully recalled the two of them. They did have a lot in common.
It's hard to hide a person's true nature, especially their eyes, which are very good at betraying their true emotions.
Both of them concealed their true feelings well, but the emotions in their eyes easily betrayed their true selves.
*
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The floodwaters in Qingnan had completely receded, and the villages outside Yuncheng Prefecture were slowly being rebuilt.
Jiang Yimian and her group also reached the day to return to Beijing.
Looking at the busy crowd packing their things, Li Tongpan seemed to think it wasn't enough. His gaze fell on the boxes being placed onto the carriage, and he asked, "Miss Jiang, Lord Lu, these are all Qingnan specialties, especially this crispy candy, it's delicious."
I think the princess really likes this food, so you should take some with you on the way so everyone can try it.
And these candied fruits and dried fruits are not as good as those from Qingnan.
Are these not enough? Should we bring more?
"It will take you at least half a month to get back to Beijing. With so many people, this amount of stuff won't be enough."
As he spoke, he called on the constables of the yamen to move out more.
Most of these items were sent by the people of the city, and some were specially prepared by him. They were all unique to Qingnan and almost filled the government office.
Zhao Jie's lips twitched, and he quickly stopped them, "Alright, Lord Lu and his group are returning to the capital, not going on a spring outing. Wouldn't it be troublesome to bring so much stuff back?"
Besides, we've been staying at post stations and inns along the way, so how could we be hungry? Alright, it's getting late, let Lord Lu and the others set off.
If you keep dawdling, the whole day will be over.
If he hadn't had to stay in Qingnan to finish some river maintenance work, they would have definitely returned to Beijing together today.
Judge Li then stopped talking, looking at the several carriages with worry. He sighed and said, "I don't know when we'll meet again. Lord Lu and Miss Jiang can come to Qingnan whenever they want."
I'll definitely treat you all well then.
Because of the disaster in Qingnan, the city was also affected, and the annual lotus banquet could not be held, which he found regrettable.
Xie Yu lifted the carriage curtain to look at him, and said with a smile, "What's wrong? It seems that Prefect Li doesn't welcome me to Qingnan?"
As time went by, the more she learned, the more she realized how difficult things had been for Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian at the beginning. Seeing the love and respect the people of Qingnan had for the two of them, she felt admiration in her heart.
There was no doubt or dissatisfaction, only respect.
The floods that had plagued Qingnan for years have now been resolved, and the respect and affection these people have for Jiang Yimian and Lu Cijian is well-deserved.
Judge Li was startled by these words and quickly said, "Princess, please forgive me. I didn't mean that. You are welcome to come to Qingnan anytime. Qingnan will welcome you very much."
To be fair, the princess had been quite kind to them at the yamen these past few days and rarely put on airs. But given their different statuses, no matter how unpretentious the princess was, they dared not be disrespectful.
Wei Jinghai just laughed and, after being helped into the carriage by the person beside him, said, "Princess, you should not joke with Magistrate Li. You might frighten him."
Everyone laughed when he said that.
Li Tongpan touched his head sheepishly, and only after watching the carriage gradually drive away from Yuncheng Prefecture did the constables and commoners outside the yamen reluctantly leave.
Looking at the blurry city behind her, Jiang Yimian felt a pang of reluctance.
After all, I've been living here for almost a month and I've gotten used to it.
I felt a little sad when he suddenly left.
Just as I was thinking this, I heard a sigh from beside me.
Liu'er looked at the scene outside the carriage with a sad expression, resting her chin on her hand.
Jiang Yimian simply comforted him, saying, "It's alright, there will be other opportunities to come to Qingnan in the future."
Liu'er was stunned for a moment before realizing that Jiang Yimian had misunderstood. She quickly waved her hand and said, "Miss, it's not that I'm reluctant to go back, it's just that I'm unhappy that Old Chen took Qi Shang away. We finally found a natural medicine person, but he took him away first."
Moreover, I haven't found my Gu worms either.
The thought of her Gu worms, which she had raised for so many years, disappearing without a trace made her feel terrible. She thought that Old Chen had secretly taken them away, but to her surprise, the guy denied it.
She had secretly gone to Old Chen's house to look for her in the past few days, and indeed, her Gu worms were not there.
It only gave her a headache; the perfectly healthy Gu worms had simply vanished into thin air.
If her master knew, he would probably appear in her dream to laugh at her.
Seeing this, Jiang Yimian just smiled and said, "It's good that Old Chen took Qi Shang away. That guy can't show his face for the time being. If the King of Chu finds out that he is still alive, he will definitely try to hunt him down."
Old Chen kept him by his side, which also made it easier to detoxify him.
The Gu poison in Qi Shang's body was temporarily controlled by her silver needles, preventing him from dying in excruciating pain. In addition, Old Chen was curious about the Gu worms in this person's body, so he learned some acupuncture techniques to suppress the Gu worms from her and took the person away directly.
She hadn't considered Liu'er's situation.
Liu'er just smiled and said, "Miss, you don't need to explain. I understand. I'm just a little unhappy that Old Chen secretly took the person away."
That guy left that very night with his men and the people from Moge, as if he was afraid she would steal it from him. She was just not happy with his sneaky manner.
How could she possibly compete with that guy? She hadn't even figured out which faction the Gu worms in Qi Shang's body belonged to; it was truly infuriating.
Just then, the curtain of Liu'er's carriage was lifted, and Lin Yan'an rode his horse in from outside, peeking in with a grin. He said, "Miss Liu'er, what are you worried about? Didn't they say that everyone around the King of Chu is poisoned by Gu? My sister Jiang will definitely be able to catch another one for you."
He patted his chest confidently, and every now and then he would tug at the reins on the horse's back, looking quite smug.
He had been practicing horseback riding with Wang San for the past few days, and now that he could finally mount the horse steadily, he naturally wanted to show it off to Jiang Yimian.
Although the other party has already chosen Lu Cijian, he can wait. What if Jiang Yimian gets tired of Lu? Then he can take advantage of the situation.
Jiang Yimian raised an eyebrow, amused, and said, "Sister Jiang?"
When did this guy start using such a nickname? It's really giving me goosebumps.
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