Chapter 523 She Just Falls for It
"You don't have any extra flares on you?" Xiao Jiuyue added dry firewood to the fire. After the sun went down, it got dark very quickly.
As soon as it got dark and the wind was blowing, it was very cold.
"No." Jun Lie shook his head. "I used it earlier. Now, our horses are running very fast, and I can't tell the direction anymore."
"You've never been here before?" As soon as Xiao Jiuyue asked, he knew he had said the wrong thing.
As expected, Jun Lie's eyes dimmed instantly: "Before, I lived in the cold palace and never came to the hunting ground."
"I'm sorry." Xiao Jiuyue apologized. Thinking of how he lost his mother's protection at the age of six and grew up alone in the cold palace, Xiao Jiuyue felt a little distressed.
"It's okay. I'm very happy to be with you on my first visit." Jun Lie grabbed her hand and said, "Jiuyue, are you cold?"
Jun Lie wanted to use his cloak to block the wind for her, but Xiao Jiuyue stopped him, saying, "Don't move. Just bandage your wound. What if you move and pull on the wound and it starts bleeding again? I don't have any hemostatic powder!"
The amount of medicine powder she brought out was limited, and she had already used up a lot of it just to stop the bleeding on Jun Lie's wound. She glanced at him sideways and said, "You don't want me to be a widow, do you?"
"No." Jun Lie answered quickly. He held her hand tightly. He had waited for this day for too long.
"Then be good and listen." Xiao Jiuyue took out a fat wild rabbit from the prey, cleaned it, and began to roast the rabbit meat. He said, "Luckily, we hunted a lot of prey later, otherwise, we would all be starving by now."
As Xiao Jiuyue roasted the hare, he said, "Are we going to stay here all night?"
There was enough firewood in the fire, and it was burning very vigorously, but it was obviously not enough to burn for a whole night, so more firewood had to be found.
"No, they'll definitely find us by looking at the firelight." Jun Lie looked at the blood on her face and suddenly felt a little regretful. He said, "I'm sorry for getting you into trouble. I was too careless."
"What are you apologizing for? It has nothing to do with you. Who knew that man would betray me? Who knew my horse would be frightened?" Xiao Jiuyue knew very well that according to Jun Lie's plan, they wouldn't be in such a predicament. She asked, "By the way, who shot the arrow at my horse?"
Xiao Jiuyue suddenly remembered that if her horse hadn't been shot by a hidden arrow, how could her horse have been frightened? And how could she and Jun Lie have escaped on horseback in the end?
"Yes, your horse was shot by a hidden arrow?" Jun Lie looked at the dead horse lying on the ground, and it was also poisoned.
Fortunately, the poison in the horse only made it crazy, otherwise, I'm afraid the fate of the two of them would be even worse?
"Hmm, who wants to harm me?" Xiao Jiuyue thought about the people she had offended and said, "Feng Yan? She comes from a royal family. How can she have such a long reach?"
She had not been in Shengjing for long and had not gone out very often.
Suddenly, a name popped up in her mind: “Du Ting!”
"The daughter of Lord Du, the Minister of Justice?" Jun Lie said immediately, "The guards this time are from the imperial guards of the capital. The Xing family does have someone there."
"So, it was Du Ting who did it? But, what deep hatred do I have with her?" Xiao Jiuyue muttered to herself, confusion evident in her eyes. "Feng Yan is understandable. I cheated her out of the bracelet. As for the incident at the Heavenly Palace Banquet, Feng Yan wanted to harm me, but ended up hurting herself. It's normal for her to feel unconvinced."
"But Du Ting..." Xiao Jiuyue thought about it, but couldn't think of any harmful conflict between them?
"Who knows? Some people are just dark at heart." Jun Lie held her hand and said, "I'll find out after we leave. Then..."
"Don't, she might even be the Second Prince's consort by then." Xiao Jiuyue reminded him, "You can't do that."
"Even if we take action, we have to be foolproof and not let anyone know." Xiao Jiuyue added that revenge is easy, but it must be a fatal blow and no one can find any evidence.
"Jiuyue is right." Jun Lie smiled, which was in stark contrast to his usual cold appearance.
"Okay, don't think about this. Let's eat roasted rabbit. Filling our stomachs is the most important thing." Xiao Jiuyue smelled the fragrance of the wild rabbit, cut the rabbit meat with a dagger, and sprinkled the salt, chili powder and cumin he brought on it. Suddenly, the fragrance became stronger.
"I'll do it." Jun Lie took the rabbit and gently turned the stick. Looking at her greedy look, a gentle smile appeared on his lips. He said, "Jiuyue, how about we get married this year?"
"This year?" Xiao Jiuyue's gaze shifted from the roasted rabbit to Jun Lie's face. Her eyes flickered slightly as she asked, "Can you complete the three letters and six ceremonials? The prince's wedding is so hasty?"
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes were filled with confusion. For an ordinary wedding, the formalities alone would take at least half a year. How could the prince's wedding be so quick?
"Ahem." Jun Lie cleared his throat and said, "I'm 25 years old this year. Men my age already have children. Even my second brother's wife is now his second wife!"
The second prince did have a wife, but she was beautiful but had a tragic fate. She passed away after giving birth to a daughter!
"Hmm." Xiao Jiuyue pretended not to notice his urgency and deliberately teased him, "Then I have to go back and ask my parents."
"Jiuyue." Jun Lie's voice was filled with anticipation. He said, "This year is a great time to get married. After the wedding, there will be a palace banquet. You're the bride, and your father and grandmother will be able to give you many gifts."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Jiuyue put her hands on her hips and said, "Jun Lie, I'm not saying I'm the richest man in Nanyue or Shengjing, but at least the richest man in Hongdu, right? Do you need this little reward?"
Xiao Jiuyue has accumulated countless wealth and fortune in the past few years, so why would he lack this little reward from the palace?
"Jiuyue, the rewards from the palace are not uncommon, but haven't you always wanted a jade ruyi? I know the royal grandmother has a jade ruyi..." Jun Lie described the jade ruyi, which attracted Xiao Jiuyue.
She likes jade, especially jade ruyi, which has good meanings and is pleasing to the eye. She also likes to collect all kinds of jade ruyi...
There was a hint of interest in Xiao Jiuyue's eyes.
Jun Lie suddenly sighed, and Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help laughing: "Jun Lie, you can't sigh just because I don't agree, right?"
"No, it's just that I spend the New Year in the cold palace every year. If I get married, I can be enfeoffed and move out of the palace. I can spend a different New Year without being alone." Jun Lie's voice was low, accompanied by the crackling sound of the fire. He said: "Forget it, Jiuyue thinks it's too hasty. I can wait a little longer."
Jun Lie was retreating to advance and pretending to be pitiful. Xiao Jiuyue saw it clearly, but she fell for it!
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