Chapter 693 Because You Are Worth It
There is no way to reason about matters of the heart.
Zhao Shen seems to be calm and reliable, and a very powerful person.
But Ji Yunshu knew that he was actually blank in terms of emotions.
He had been without a mother since childhood, and Lord Zhao had never been one to express his feelings.
Yao even deliberately wanted to murder him.
He understood hate before he experienced love.
Although he had always been good to her after they got married, Ji Yunshu knew that he was actually very distant at the beginning.
But later on, their relationship became better and better, but perhaps because her origin was too bizarre, he was always worried that she would disappear as suddenly as she appeared inexplicably at the beginning.
So he never felt safe.
Of course, Prince Zhao was a man who cared about his reputation, and he would never express his emotions so bluntly before.
Although his words sounded like he was deliberately looking for trouble, Ji Yunshu didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Zhao Shen felt as if a warm current was injected into his heart, and the secret unhappiness he had hidden in his heart disappeared without a trace.
He seemed to be born with few relatives in this life. His mother died early. Although his father was good to him, he did many things that made him resentful in order to protect him.
He had never received undivided affection.
Sometimes, he would feel that he was being too demanding, but Ji Yunshu could understand him and was willing to indulge him.
For him, that was enough.
He held Ji Yunshu in his arms and murmured, "Why are you so nice to me?"
Ji Yunshu traced his eyebrows with her fingers: "Because you are worth it."
He became famous at a young age and experienced falling from being a favored child of heaven to being an ordinary person, but he never complained about his fate, nor did he take out his dissatisfaction and resentment on others like Yu Chuannan did.
Ji Yunshu felt that he was really a very good person.
Zhao Shen kissed her fingertips: "Why are you so sweet today?"
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Don't you like it?"
"like."
Zhao Shen said softly.
How could he not like it? He just felt it was unreal.
When Ji Yunshu woke up the next morning, he received news that the flower boat had been sealed.
The reason was collusion with water bandits.
The people Qi Zheng had captured before finally played a role.
Ji Yunshu said to Zhao Shen, "I thought Lord Qi would be busy for a few days, but he still remembered this."
Zhao Shen said, "It wasn't Qi San who did it. It was Prefect Cai. He was still investigating the matter of the other courtyard. He knew that there were many women from the flower boat, so he sealed the boat first."
Ji Yunshu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is. What about the girls in there? Are they all imprisoned?"
"No, Magistrate Cai is not that unkind. If those girls were thrown into prison, they would be severely punished, if not killed. They are still on the boat. They are just guarded and cannot be allowed to enter or leave freely. Once they are cleared of suspicion, they will be set free."
Ji Yunshu felt that this was a good thing. Originally, those girls had no hope of leaving the flower boat in their lifetime. Now that Magistrate Cai was willing to set them free, he would definitely return their indentures.
However, how many of them are truly innocent remains to be seen.
“How many people do you think were involved in that?”
Zhao Shen knew what she was worried about and said with a smile, "The madam often has them receive pirates. I'm afraid there aren't many who are completely unaware of this. But they are weak women after all. Their lives are in the madam's hands. Even if they knew, they wouldn't be able to do anything. Lord Cai won't blame them."
Magistrate Cai was not a cruel person, and having just learned about his daughter's affairs, he could not help but feel more sympathy for these girls.
The most important thing is that he and Qi Zheng are now in Hangzhou. They are the emperor's eyes and ears. No matter what Prefect Cai does, he must consider their opinions.
So there won’t be any unnecessary complications.
"That's good."
Ji Yunshu breathed a sigh of relief.
She felt relieved knowing that those girls would not be implicated innocently.
So she changed the subject: "The matter with the Yu family has been resolved. Do you have any clues about the whereabouts of Prince Yong?"
Ji Yunshu remembered that he was anxious to find Prince Yong two days ago and wanted to return to Beijing as soon as possible.
Zhao Shen stared at her for a moment and said, "Prince Yong is not that easy to find. Yu Chuannan didn't lie. Even Old Master Yu doesn't know where he is. He really screwed the Yu family over."
When Ji Yunshu heard this, he became interested: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Shen said, "Even if Prince Yong ascended the throne, the Yu family's status wouldn't be any higher than it is now. So they had no intention of helping Prince Yong ascend the throne and gaining the credit of being a dragon's heir. They were coerced from the very beginning."
Ji Yunshu thought that the old man of the Yu family seemed to have only a general idea of Yu Chuannan's affairs, and it was obvious that the Yu family was no longer under his control.
Princess Rong'an also said that Yu Chuannan had marginalized his father over the years and became the future head of the Yu family.
"It was Yu Chuannan. Prince Yong knew about the affairs of the other courtyard and used this to threaten him."
From Yu Chuannan's performance in the villa, it can be seen that he is not even afraid of death, but he is afraid that the reputation of the Yu family will be ruined because of him.
Therefore, it was very easy for King Yong to take advantage of this to control him.
Of course, he may have had the idea of pretending to be submissive at the beginning, but once something like treason starts, it cannot be stopped.
The Yu family also did not have the ability to kill King Yong.
Zhao Shen nodded. "That's what Old Master Yu guessed. He said Prince Yong is a very cunning man and it's hard to get hold of anything against him. The huge sums of money the Yu family has earned from sailing in recent years have all gone into Prince Yong's hands, but that money has also passed through the hands of pirates. The accounts can be used against the Yu family, but not Prince Yong."
The accounts can only prove that the money was used by their Yu family to support the pirates.
Ji Yunshu wasn't surprised either. "Haven't we known for a long time that Prince Yong was cunning? Besides, he's clearly plotting rebellion, so what evidence do we need? What we need now is to find him."
Zhao Shen said: "No one knows the whereabouts of Prince Yong. Our only clue now is Miss Xianxian."
Ji Yunshu didn't expect the topic to return to this point: "We agreed to leave this matter to you."
Zhao Shen: "Are you really confident that I can go alone?"
Ji Yunshu: "What should I worry about?"
Zhao Shen said dissatisfiedly: "We are alone, a man and a woman, in a melon field and a plum tree. You come with me."
Ji Yunshu thought he was being very childish, but still said, "Okay."
Zhao Shen had something to do during the day, so the two of them set out in the evening.
The flower boat was guarded by officers and soldiers, and no outsiders were allowed to approach.
Fortunately, Zhao Shen had the order from Prefect Cai.
The boat was not as lively as usual. The girls were all in their rooms. There was no one outside and it was very quiet.
To Ji Yunshu's surprise, there was another person in Xianxian's room.
The other party seemed to be waiting for them here and had prepared a table of food.
Seeing them come in, he raised the glass in his hand and said, "Long time no see."
It’s Xiao Kun.
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