Chapter 83 I Promised You

Xing Ji just stared at Chu Ran's face and remained silent.

"Uncle Xing, what's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like that?" Chu Ran asked curiously.

Xing Ji said with some difficulty, "Maybe there is some misunderstanding."

"What misunderstanding?"

This……

Xing Ji didn't know what to say. Li Fu came back from outside and said, "I have to go out for a while."

Chu Ran immediately looked at Li Fu with a strange look that said "I knew it".

Li Fu sat down next to Chu Ran, lowered his eyes, took out a small porcelain bottle of ointment from his wide sleeves, and placed it on the table, "Look at your shoulder."

Chu Ran immediately covered his injured shoulder vigilantly.

Li Fu sighed silently, "Then apply it yourself." Then he got up and went out.

This time Li Fu really went out. Chu Ran looked at Xing Ji again and said with great certainty, "He must have gone to the kiln, otherwise he wouldn't have spoken so proudly."

Xing Ji was speechless, and even he wanted to sigh.

Riding a horse to the outskirts of the city, there was a river not far ahead. The surroundings were quiet and clear at a glance. There was a pavilion next to the river. There was a wooden chair next to the pavilion. A man was sitting on the chair with his back to Li Fu, holding a fishing rod in his hand, fishing quietly. Shen Jingyi stood beside the man and turned around when she heard the sound of horse hooves approaching.

Only when they were almost near the river bank did Li Fu stop his horse and dismount.

After seeing Li Fu, Shen Jingyi glanced sideways at her father and then walked towards Li Fu.

"This morning, I have told my father everything about my situation."

Shen Jingyi's expression was a little nervous and uneasy. It was obvious that she had been severely scolded by Shen Minghan, and she still hadn't recovered from the tension.

However, this has nothing to do with Li Fu, he only cares about what Shen Minghan thinks.

Li Fu said nothing and walked towards Shen Minghan.

Li Fu was standing behind Shen Minghan, but Shen Minghan did not turn around, but he knew that the person standing behind him was Li Fu.

After a while, Shen Minghan said calmly, "My daughter has done these ridiculous things, which have made the prince laugh."

Li Fu sneered lightly and did not respond.

"My daughter has committed such a serious crime that she deserves death. However, she lost her mother when she was young. I will spare her life for the sake of her late mother."

Shen Jingyi stood behind them, listening from a distance, and her eyes couldn't help but slowly turn red.

Li Fu still did not speak. Maybe Shen Minghan really wanted to kill Shen Jingyi, but Shen Minghan had made his choice since he agreed to meet him. Now, he holds Shen Jingyi's life and death in one hand and Shen Minghan's future career in the other. He is the one who occupies a favorable position in this negotiation, so it is Shen Minghan who is anxious, not him.

After a while, Shen Minghan laughed, then raised his head and looked at Li Fu, "I didn't expect that the prince could be so patient. It seems that General Qin Yuxiao has taught you well."

Li Fu said: "Prime Minister Shen commends you."

Shen Minghan took back the fishing rod and put it aside, then stood up and walked to the center of the pavilion.

The pavilion was surrounded by people who looked like Shen Minghan's confidants. On the stone table in the middle of the pavilion, there was an empty chessboard, and next to it was a small stove. A purple clay teapot was warmed on the stove, and white mist flowed out from the spout and the lid that was lifted up by the steam and then fell down.

Shen Minghan sat down, picked up the teapot, and poured two cups of tea himself.

"Does the prince know how to play chess?" Shen Minghan passed the tea over to him.

Li Fu took it and put it aside. "I know a little bit, but I'm not proficient in it."

"In that case." Shen Minghan raised his hand and signaled, "Prince, go first."

During the game of chess, Shen Minghan could tell at a glance that Li Fu was not lying. He indeed only knew a little bit, but was not very good at it.

"Come to think of it, when you were little, I held you in my arms. Do you still remember this?"

"I don't remember." Li Fu seemed to be concentrating on the chess game on the field. He said in a nonchalant tone: "I have basically forgotten everything before I was four or five years old."

Shen Minghan smiled and said, "That's right. It's really hard to remember childhood memories when you grow up. So, does the prince still remember what his mother looks like?"

This time, Li Fu took his eyes off the chessboard and seemed to be thinking seriously for a while.

Shen Minghan also stared at Li Fu deeply. After a while, Li Fu shook his head and said, "I don't remember it either. I just remember that it seemed to be extremely beautiful."

"Oh, so that's the case. What a pity."

Li Fu looked up at him and suddenly raised his eyebrows, "Why do you say that?"

Shen Minghan said, "Your mother was indeed very beautiful when she was alive. I feel sorry for you for forgetting her now... But, has your adoptive father ever talked to you about her?"

“Never.”

After that, Li Fu asked again in confusion: "According to Prime Minister Shen, have you ever met my mother?"

"I saw him a long time ago, but now I have almost forgotten about him. But now when I think about the past, I can't help but feel a little sad."

Li Fu picked up the tea beside him. The tea had already cooled down a little. Li Fu took a sip and put the cup down again.

After that, the two of them concentrated on the game and did not talk much until the victory or defeat was almost decided. Li Fu suddenly said: "Prime Minister Shen has not yet expressed his attitude. Is he willing to cooperate with me?"

Shen Minghan said: "Since it is a cooperation, it must be profitable. But, what does the prince want?"

At this point, Li Fu suddenly raised his head, his dark eyes revealing his undisguised ambition. He casually placed one arm on the side of the chessboard, staring at Shen Minghan like a sharp hawk, "I just want to preserve the foundation that my adoptive father has built in Yunzhou over the years."

Shen Minghan also stared at Li Fu, their gazes were like sharp steel ropes, entangled together, so sharp that it was frightening.

"That's all?"

Li Fu said: "Not only that."

Shen Minghan left a child behind, "What else does the prince want?"

"Power." Li Fu held the chess piece between his fingertips and placed it on the exact spot without even looking at the chessboard. "Supreme power."

Shen Minghan laughed, and then he placed the last piece, and said with a relaxed smile: "My Lord, I'm grateful for your help."

"Does Prime Minister Shen agree or disagree with what I just said?"

Shen Minghan did not answer immediately.

But Li Fu had already stood up and turned away.

As soon as he turned around and took a step forward, a voice spoke faintly behind him, "I promise you."

Li Fu turned his back to Shen Minghan, curled his lips lightly, and walked away.