When Yan Wan opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on the bed, being held in Ji Mohan's arms. She must have fallen asleep by the bedside after taking the Rejuvenation Pill, and Ji Mohan had picked her up when he woke up.
Yan Wan gently turned to look at Ji Mohan's sleeping face. His nose was high and straight, his thin lips slightly parted; the sleeping Ji Mohan looked harmless. Yan Wan recalled Xue Fei's words. She thought, "It's fortunate that Xue Fei died early. Otherwise, how heartbroken Ji Mohan would be if he heard those words. His beloved mother actually hated him, wishing him dead. How ridiculous, how ironic!"
Perhaps Yan Wan's gaze was too intense, for Ji Mohan opened his cold eyes and swept them sharply to the side. When he saw that it was Yan Wan, his gaze softened. Ji Mohan's hoarse voice rang out: "Yan Wan, I just dreamt of my mother. This is the first time in more than ten years that my mother has appeared in my dream."
Yan Wan's heart tightened, thinking there was a bug in the system. Had she accidentally brought Ji Mohan along when she went back in time? Yan Wan swallowed hard and asked nervously, "And then? What did you dream about?"
Ji Mohan smiled and said, "I dreamt that my mother said she doesn't dislike me. Aunt Fang was lying." Ji Mohan finished speaking with a good smile.
Yan Wan silently looked at Ji Mohan. As the saying goes, what you think about during the day, you dream about at night. He must have been too upset by what Fang Shi said and was unwilling to accept the truth, so he gave himself a strong psychological suggestion. At this time, his brain received the signal and had a beautiful dream to relieve his pain.
Seeing Ji Mohan's somewhat excited expression, Yan Wan couldn't bear to tell him the truth. She could only silently reach out and hug him tightly, burying her head in his chest, and said in a muffled voice, "Yes, Aunt Fang must be lying. You're so good, how could Consort Xue not like you? Every mother loves her child."
Ji Mohan asked excitedly, "Really? Yan Wan, I'm so happy."
Yan Wan didn't speak, but nodded silently.
If a white lie makes him happy, then there's no need to tell the truth.
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Jing Xi and her group had just left the imperial city when they encountered the Crown Prince and his entourage. Jing Xi originally wanted to leave quietly, but the large amount of grain they were carrying was too conspicuous, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and go up to greet them.
Ever since Yan Wan said that she and the Crown Prince were the male and female leads, she has been unilaterally avoiding the Crown Prince. She really doesn't want to have any contact with him. After all, the Crown Prince will inherit the throne in the future. First, she doesn't want to be confined to the palace for the rest of her life. Second, she is not that magnanimous to accompany so many sisters in their jealousy and rivalry. She feels disgusted to even see men who have been with other women.
"This humble woman greets Your Highness the Crown Prince," Jing Xi stepped forward and bowed.
"Miss Jing, please rise. Where are you headed with so many people?" A gentle, refined voice rang out from above.
"This humble subject greets Your Highness the Crown Prince," Jiang Bai suddenly spoke, bowing respectfully.
"Oh? And who is this?" The Crown Prince's attention shifted to the distinguished man beside Jing Xi. It seemed inappropriate for a man and a woman to be alone together here, and Ji Mosheng felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
"My name is Jiang Bai, a native of Jiangnan. My father is Jiang Yan," Jiang Bai continued.
"So it's Young Master Jiang. Where are you and Miss Jing headed?" the Crown Prince asked gently.
Jing Xi and Jiang Bai exchanged a glance, and Jing Xi spoke first: "Just going to the Northwest to do some small business."
"Is that so? I also need to go to Yunzhou in the Northwest for an inspection. Why don't we travel together? You're carrying so much stuff, the road might not be safe. I happen to have a guard team, so we can look after each other." The Crown Prince said to the two of them in a very friendly tone.
Jing Xi rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking to herself, "Our grain journey is not safe, and there are so many people chasing you. Traveling with him would probably be even more dangerous!"
Just as Jing Xi was about to politely decline, Ji Mosheng interrupted her, "I have also brought several hundred guards with me, so the journey should be much safer."
Jing Xi's heart skipped a beat. She looked up at Ji Mosheng's gentle smiling face. She was afraid that he had guessed her thoughts, which was why he said that. Sure enough, how bad could someone who could become the crown prince and be favored by the author be?
Although Jing Xi and his group hired two more escort agencies to transport the grain, the escorts were nowhere near as good as the Crown Prince's secret guards and personal guards. Traveling with the Crown Prince was clearly more advantageous than disadvantageous.
Jing Xi pondered for a moment. Since someone was willing to give them a ride, why wouldn't she be happy to? After all, who doesn't want to live a long life? Someone was willing to take the lead for her and get hurt for her, so why should she make things difficult for herself?
"Then thank you very much, Your Highness. I will gladly accept your offer. I will need Your Highness's help along the way." Jing Xi said.
Ji Mosheng smiled with satisfaction and said gently, "Miss Jing, you don't need to be so polite."
Jiang Bai felt a sense of crisis rise in his heart. He felt that something was wrong with the Crown Prince's attitude towards Jing Xi. Something was wrong! He had to wait and see.
After Jing Xi turned and left, Jiang Bai followed behind her. Neither of them saw Ji Mosheng narrow his eyes dangerously as he looked at the two of them standing very close together and said softly, "This is really annoying."
Frustrated, Jing Xi tried to figure out how to keep her distance from Ji Mosheng along the way. She had no choice but to let Jiang Bai lead the way while she followed in the middle of the grain carts. However, things didn't go as planned. When Jing Xi tried to get close to the Crown Prince, he would eagerly run up to her and ask all sorts of questions, which was really annoying.
Two days later, Jiang Bai realized that the Crown Prince had different feelings for Jing Xi. However, when he saw Jing Xi looking at the Crown Prince with impatience, he felt a little happy.
Jing Xi was also thinking about how to make the Crown Prince give up. Finally, on the third day, she came up with a good idea because she was really annoyed that the Crown Prince would come over every day without fail to have an awkward chat with her.
"What? Contractual engagement?" Jiang Bai said incredulously.
"Yes, don't you like me? Let's play the role of a contractual betrothed from now on in the Northwest. If we get along well, let's get engaged when we return to the capital. What do you think?" Jing Xi asked. Compared to the Crown Prince, she preferred to be with Jiang Bai. After all, modern people couldn't accept having multiple wives and concubines, and Jiang Bai might also have multiple wives and concubines. However, compared to the Crown Prince, Jiang Bai was easier to control, wasn't he? She couldn't beat all the secret guards around the Crown Prince, but couldn't she beat Jiang Bai?
If Jiang Bai dares to have multiple wives and concubines after marriage, and if he doesn't listen to advice, Jing Xi, who knows a little about martial arts, can discuss it with him.
Jiang Bai said hesitantly, "But I haven't prepared in advance."
"Just tell me if you agree or not. If it's suitable when we get back, I'll marry you—no, I'll marry you," Jing Xi asked directly.
Jiang Bai nodded in agreement without hesitation. Only a fool would refuse such a good deal. Jiang Bai grinned foolishly for a whole day, so much so that it was hard to look at him directly.
It has to be said that Jing Xi's idea was quite effective; ever since the Crown Prince found out, he stopped trying so hard to get close to her.
However, the Crown Prince stopped bothering him, while Jiang Bai stayed by Jing Xi's side all day long, being so clingy that the whole team wanted to punch him.
Damn love-struck men! Men in love are terrifying!
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