Chapter 132 I don’t like him, but do I like you?

Ji Jinyou had decided to cultivate a good relationship with the top scholar, but how could she still look at him after he was bitten by a rat? They had only met once and were not very familiar with each other. Now there was no portrait to see. When she went back in a few months, wouldn't she have forgotten what the top scholar looked like?

Seeing Ji Jinyou was very sorry, Yun Yao hurriedly comforted him, "Don't worry, Youyou. Why don't you write a letter and ask the prince to send someone to Dasheng with the letter and get a new portrait."

Ji Jin sighed, shook his head, and said, "Forget it. It's not worth it to go through all this trouble just for a painting. I'll go back and see the real person."

"That's fine. It's only been a few months." Yun Yao said, and then looked at the maid in charge: "It's obvious that this was bitten by a rat. While the princess is not in the palace these few days, quickly clean up all the rats."

Seeing that the two had no intention of blaming her, the palace maid in charge wiped the sweat from her forehead and bowed in agreement.

Seeing that the two were taking so long to leave, the young master who was waiting outside the courtyard came in. After asking what was going on, he suggested, "Aunt Xiaojiu, since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has seen it, why not let him draw it for you?"

Yun Yao clapped her hands and said, "Yes, how could I have forgotten this? The prince is so good at painting and has a good memory. Just let him draw another one for you."

This is a good idea. Ji Jinyou's eyes lit up: "Then I'll go find him now, otherwise he will forget it after a long time."

Having said that, he walked out holding the tattered portrait.

"I'll go with you." Yun Yao chased after him.

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After Ji Jinyou finished explaining what happened, he put the awful painting in his hand on the table and said aggrievedly, "Brother Ali, can you help me repaint it?"

Looking at the tattered portrait in front of him, the corners of Xue Yili's mouth twitched slightly. He pretended to raise his eyes casually and glanced at Cong'an who was standing in the hall. Cong'an pursed his lips tightly, forced back his smile, and looked up at the roof.

God knows how much effort he put in when he was ordered to destroy the portrait in a way that did not look like something done by a human.

Seeing that Xue Yili didn't say anything, Ji Jinyou thought that he didn't want to paint a grown man, so he took the horrible scroll from Yun Yao's hand and handed it to Xue Yili: "Look, it was a mouse that damaged my portrait. You are in charge of everything in this palace, including the mouse, so you have to compensate me for the portrait."

The little girl's words were rude and unreasonable. Yun Yao wanted to laugh, but she didn't dare to. She just held back her laughter and said, "That's right."

Xue Yili looked normal, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up. He pretended to be embarrassed and said, "I just took a quick look at it a few days ago. I don't remember it clearly. I'm afraid I can't draw it."

Ji Jinyou knew how good his painting skills and memory were. Hearing him say that, he stamped his feet and started to act like a spoiled child: "I don't care. Either you draw a picture for me, or you catch the mouse that bit my portrait and give it to me for punishment."

Xue Yili said with amusement and helplessness: "There are so many rats in the palace, how can I know which one bit your portrait?"

Seeing his own prince talking nonsense in a serious manner, Cong'an, who was standing aside, could no longer hold back his laughter and burst out laughing.

Hearing the sound, Ji Jinyou turned his head to look and asked curiously: "Cong'an, what are you laughing at?"

"To reply to the princess, it's nothing." Cong'an replied and glanced at Xue Yili, who received a cold glare from his own Crown Prince.

He bowed hurriedly, took his leave, walked out of the hall, and ran a long way away. He thought that no one in the hall could hear him, so he sat on the ground, holding his stomach and laughing.

Inside the palace, Xue Yili could no longer resist Ji Jinyou's constant persuasion, and finally gave in: "Leave it here. I'll have some free time later. I'll try, but I can't guarantee that I can draw it."

Knowing that Xue Yili always kept his word, Ji Jinyou smiled, thanked him, and ran away with Yun Yao.

As soon as they left, Xue Yili sent someone to call Cong'an back and pointed at the portrait and the scroll: "Take them away and burn them."

Cong An laughed again, but when he saw Xue Yili looking at him coldly, he quickly put on a stern face, picked up the two things and walked out.

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Ji Jinyou, Yun Yao and the young prince left the palace and followed Gu Ciyuan who was waiting outside the palace gate and left the city together.

It was already late when they arrived at Gu's farm, so the four of them did not go out to play and went to bed early after dinner.

The next morning, the four of them rode out on horseback. When they reached the foot of the mountain, they dismounted and climbed the mountain to see the maple leaves and enjoy the mountain scenery. They had a great time.

But Yun Yao, that heartless person, only accompanied Ji Jinyou on the first day, and then she stuck to Gu Ci and stayed away.

Ji Jinyou spent a day with the young master and found him too noisy and restless. The next day, she went to the orchard with the aunt of the farm to pick apples. She found it very interesting to listen to the gossips of the mothers-in-law and the wives.

After playing for another two days, the group returned home with great satisfaction. On the way back, Yun Yao and Gu Ciyuan rode side by side on horseback. It was unknown what they whispered to each other, but Yun Yao was laughing so hard that her clear laughter could be heard from far away.

The young master was originally riding a horse following the carriage where Ji Jinyou was sitting. Seeing the two people in front chatting enthusiastically, he went forward to join in the fun, but was ruthlessly driven away by Yun Yao. He was so angry that he rode his horse and ran away to the front.

Ji Jinyou leaned against the car window and watched with great amusement: "Yu'er, you should be more discerning and don't bother your aunt Yao."

The young master rode back again and complained unhappily, "Aunt Ah Yao is really something. She has found a man and ignored me. Aunt Xiao Jiu, you must not treat Yu'er like this in the future."

Ji Jinyou smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry, auntie won't treat you like that."

When they were about to enter the city gate, Ji Jinyou lowered the curtains, sat back in the carriage, leaned on Jin Xing and closed his eyes to rest, and asked in his heart: "Tongzhu, do you know whether I finally married the number one scholar?"

The system flipped back and forth: [Sorry, Youzier, I can’t see this. ]

Although the system has been upgraded several times, he can still only know what has happened. Ji Jinyou just asked casually and did not expect to get the answer from the system.

It was just that Tong had been with her for more than ten years, and it had become her habit to chat with him when she had nothing to do. She had been playing too much these days and had no time to chat with Tong, so now that she was quiet, she wanted to chat with him.

Then he asked: "Do you know whether my brother A-li has painted a portrait of the number one scholar for me?"

System: [Not drawn.]

Ji Jinyou asked again: [Did you not finish the painting, or did you not start painting yet? ]

System: [I never started drawing. I didn't move a single stroke.]

Ji Jinyou wondered: [Why doesn't he paint? ]

System: [I guess he was unwilling to do so. It was he who asked Cong An to destroy the painting.]

[What?] Upon hearing this, Ji Jinyou was shocked and opened his eyes: [Why did he destroy the portrait of my top scholar?]

System answer: [I don’t know about that.] He cannot read people’s minds.

Knowing that Yiquan was a Buddhist system who would never take the initiative to chat with her, Ji Jinyou did not ask him why he did not tell her about the incident in which Xue Yili's portrait was damaged. Because if she asked, Yiquan would only reply "You didn't ask either".

Ji Jinyou pondered for a long time, but still couldn't figure out why Xue Yili asked Cong'an to destroy her portrait. She sat up straight, secretly sulking.

Seeing this, Jin Xing hurriedly asked, "Young Master, what's wrong?"

Ji Jinyou shook his head and didn't intend to talk to Jin Xing.

It was originally agreed that they would stay at the Yun family for a few nights before returning to the palace, but now Ji Jinyou couldn't wait to meet Xue Yili and ask him in person why he did this, so he ignored Yun Yao's repeated invitations, left a few people behind, and went straight back to the palace.

When Xue Yili was found, he was discussing matters with several ministers in the study. Ji Jinyou didn't want to disturb him from doing his work, so he went to his bedroom and waited.

After Xue Yili finished the meeting, he learned from the eunuch that Ji Jinyou had come and left, so he went straight back to the bedroom.

Before he even entered the door, he saw Cong An waiting for him from a distance.

As soon as Cong An saw his own Crown Prince, he trotted forward, looking worried, but with a hint of schadenfreude in his eyes: "Your Highness, the princess is coming in a big way, as if she's here to settle a score."

Xue Yili glanced at him and said, "Why are you so happy?"

Cong An wiped his face with a bitter look on his face: "It's unfair, Your Highness."

Xue Yili ignored him, walked forward, entered the hall and closed the door.

When Ji Jinyou saw the culprit coming so calmly, she stood up from her chair, put her hands on her hips, looked at him angrily, and asked straight to the point: "Let me ask you, was it you who asked Cong'an to pretend to be a mouse and ruined the portrait of the top scholar?"

Through the conversation between the little girl and Tong Tong a few days ago, Xue Yili had already learned that the little Tong had been upgraded again. He also knew that as long as the little girl wanted to know about anything that had happened in this world, Tong Tong would be able to help her find out and tell her.

Because of the existence of Tong Tong, who knows almost everything, and the fact that the little girl is naturally intelligent, Xue Yili thought about it and felt that if there was anything unusual on his side, the little girl would find out something was wrong, and once she asked Tong Tong, she would know what he was thinking.

So, he couldn't proceed step by step, nor could he take his time.

When he asked Cong'an to destroy the portrait of the top scholar, he had already prepared himself for the girl to find out sooner or later. Or, he did it on purpose, waiting for the day when she would find out and question him. In this way, he would have the opportunity to reveal his feelings to her.

Xue Yili walked up to the little girl, smiling, and reached out to hold her hand. Ji Jinyou became even angrier, slapped him away, and glared at him, saying, "I'm asking you a question."

Xue Yili then frankly admitted: "It was me."

Ji Jinyou asked again: "Why?"

Xue Yili: "He is not suitable."

Ji Jinyou rolled her eyes: "If you say it's not suitable, then it's not suitable. I just like him."

Xue Yili said firmly: "You don't like him."

This overbearing tone made Ji Jinyou want to hit him, so she reached out and pushed him: "I don't like him, so why should I like you?"

Xue Yili stood still and let her push him. His eyes fell on the puffy cheeks, and his eyes were gentle and doting: "Youyou, I like you."