Chapter 369: The Mobei King's Plan
Wu Rina looked straight at Ji Yunshu, as if she was meeting her for the first time. After a long while, she smiled and said, "Madam is truly extraordinary."
Ji Yunshu remained noncommittal about her words: "Princess, can you speak now?"
Wujina nodded. "When we set out, my father had already begun secretly mobilizing elite troops. If my guess is correct, the delegation was delaying time to cover up this."
Although he had guessed this possibility, Ji Yunshu's heart still sank when he heard this.
Even though we know that Mobei has no sincerity in peace talks, it is too quick to mobilize troops now.
And it's very unreasonable.
"Didn't you say your father values the Fifth Prince? He's still in Daxia. Isn't your father worried about any accidents?"
How confident is the King of Mobei that his plan will not be discovered?
Wujina pursed her lips and said, "My father must have sent experts to protect the fifth brother. Besides, he must have a reason to come to the capital."
She still felt a bit psychologically burdened by betraying the King of Mobei, but betraying the fifth prince was very easy for her.
Ji Yunshu even understood that she had told him from the beginning that the Fifth Prince was the Mobei King's preferred heir, perhaps with the intention of killing someone with a borrowed knife.
Now again...
Well, what she said must be true.
If there was no compelling reason to come, she couldn't imagine why the Fifth Prince would have to make this trip.
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Thank you, Princess, for telling me."
Wujina asked, "What about the marriage?"
Ji Yunshu said, "If nothing unexpected happens, Xiao Ting will be the chosen one for the marriage."
The smile on Wujina's face was...
Seeing this, Ji Yunshu couldn't help but ask, "How did Xiao Ting offend the princess?"
Xiao Ting has been going through so much trouble for so long in order not to go against King Yong's wishes by marrying into the royal family. It is impossible for Wujina not to see it, but she still wants her to go and marry.
Couldn't she see how this would benefit Wujina?
So it could only be that Xiao Ting offended her.
Wujina raised her chin and said, "Is it not okay for me to dislike her?"
Ji Yunshu's eyes flickered slightly: "Of course."
After the two finished talking, Wujina took Ji Yunshu outside for a walk before parting.
Ji Yunshu's face was sunburned when he returned.
While helping her apply the facial mask Bai Ling had specially made for her, Lu Ru complained, "Is Princess Mobei ill? Why is she dragging her master out in the scorching sun?"
Ji Yunshu slumped in the recliner and said leisurely, "She said she was jealous of my fair skin."
Wujina is a princess on the grassland. Her skin is not very white, but the kind of wheat color that looks very healthy.
But the skin of those women in Daxia who were kept in seclusion was naturally incomparable.
Ji Yunshu knew, of course, that she was worried that their constant conversation in the pavilion would arouse suspicion, but it wasn't necessarily false that she was jealous of her fair skin.
The Empress Dowager took great pains to maintain her skin, which was as white and tender as cream, and she was very satisfied with it.
When Zhao Shen came back, he saw that Ji Yunshu's face was covered with sticky stuff again.
He took a serious look and couldn't help asking, "What are you putting on this?"
Looks like snot.
"It's made from aloe vera. It's great for sunburns."
Ji Yunshu knew what he was thinking at a glance, and Lu Ru also had the same expression when she didn't know what it was.
Of course, compared to Lu Ru's exaggeration, Zhao Shen's expression was relatively calm.
Zhao Shen nodded and sat down beside him. "I heard that you and Princess Wujina played outside all afternoon. Didn't you find a shady place?"
Ji Yunshu said, "He said he grew up on the grassland, so why would he be afraid of the sun? As the host, I can't refuse to entertain him, right?"
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "You're not the type to force yourself. It's not like no one posts asking you out on a regular basis. I think you can get along well with her."
Ji Yunshu glanced at Zhao Shen and suddenly said, "She said that before the Mobei delegation set out, the King of Mobei had already begun mobilizing troops."
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Isn't this expected?"
"You really knew it all along. The Queen of Mobei and Wujina knew so early on that the King of Mobei wanted to help the Fifth Prince ascend to the throne. It was you who leaked it, right?"
She should have thought of it earlier. Zhao Shen knew that Mobei would invade the south and knew the outcome. How could he do nothing?
While she was feeling relieved, she also felt an indescribable feeling in her heart.
Zhao Shen nodded readily: "Yes, I wrote a letter to my father-in-law to remind him before the Mobei delegation arrived."
Ji Yunshu continued to ask belatedly, "Did you ask Lan Ting to make the legs of the Third Prince of Mobei?"
There aren't so many accidents in this world. Even Wujina suspected that it was their doing.
"Yes, but the Third Prince will soon find out about the Fifth Prince. After all, it was Xiao Ting who asked him to plot against Xiao Yue. Compared to him, Xiao Ting has a lot of interactions with the Fifth Prince."
Ji Yunshu knew that he was not hiding anything from her on purpose, but that he just did some things casually, so there was no need to explain everything to her.
But it was still hard to put it into words: "Can you really hide things?"
Zhao Shen saw her frustration and said with a smile, "There's nothing to hide. It's not a big deal. Besides, Madam is smart. Didn't she figure it out herself?"
Ji Yunshu glared at him: "What else are you hiding from me?"
Zhao Shen pretended to be thoughtful: "That's a lot. I wonder what aspect Madam is asking about?"
Ji Yunshu looked at his calm and composed appearance and wished she could bite him.
Thinking of the unbearable expression on the face of this mysophobia man when he saw the mask on her face, her eyes rolled, she stood up, hugged him, and rubbed the mask on his face.
Zhao Shen: “…”
The moment Ji Yunshu let go of him, he immediately turned around to wash his face.
The sticky feel of the aloe vera made his entire body tingle, and he had to wash his face several times before it dried.
When he returned, he saw Ji Yunshu curled up in a recliner, laughing. Reluctantly, he took a handkerchief to wipe her face: "Are you relieved?"
Ji Yunshu felt relieved. "I'm not really angry. You have so many things to do every day, and you can't always tell me everything. It's just that I've been worried about my father and eldest brother. Wouldn't it be better if you told me your plans earlier?"
After saying this, he laughed again before Zhao Shen could respond.
"I'm just too concerned. I should have thought of it earlier. This is the first time in all these years that Mobei has taken the initiative to propose peace. How could you not do anything about such an unusual thing? Oh, no, ever since you married me, you've been tied to the Ji family. How could you not care about the life and death of my father and brother?"
Zhao Shen gently wiped her face clean before saying in a low voice, "Don't worry, I've made many arrangements to ensure the safety of your father and brother. You'll... gradually learn more."
His voice seemed emotionless, yet it seemed to contain a lot of emotions.
When Ji Yunshu heard him say the word "later", he felt as if something was stabbed in the heart.
She discovered a long time ago that Zhao Shen always thought ten steps ahead before doing anything.
Of course, it was because he was far-sighted and thorough, but more importantly, it was because he didn't know how long he could live.
So he always arranged everything out of habit, as if he was making arrangements for his funeral.
Originally, when they had just gotten married, he found that everything could be changed and he had time to breathe.
But the news that he was poisoned broke everything.
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