Chapter 474: No One Owes Anything
Ji Yunshu: “…”
Huo Cong: “…”
After a while, he seemed to think of something and turned to look at Ji Yunshu: "You, you are..."
Ji Yunshu saw that he seemed to be frightened and looked a little dazed.
She blinked innocently: "I am Ji Changlin's daughter."
She actually understood what Zhao Shen meant. Many of the things he had done were unknown to anyone, and it was not convenient for him to bring them up.
But her father is a ready-made signboard.
Huo Chong also served in the army. Although he left the barracks because of his brother's death, in his heart, General Ji must be different.
At least the Ji family has been guarding the north for generations and has an irreconcilable feud with the people of Mobei.
No one in this world would collude with Mobei to betray Daxia, and the Ji family would not do that.
Compared with the identities of the prince of a marquisate or the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, General Ji's son-in-law would make Huo Chong more willing to let down his guard and trust them.
The room was silent for a long time before Huo Chong seemed to digest the news. He looked at Zhao Shen with a complicated expression, then at Ji Yunshu, and finally said seriously, "I was overthinking it. If you need anything in the future, Huo will definitely go through fire and water to help you."
Zhao Shen said, "There's no need to risk everything. Mobei shouldn't take long to resolve this matter. After what happened last night, I suspect Bilige might take a risk. So, I'll have to trouble Mr. Huo to break with me and leave the royal city first."
Ji Yunshu thought that Huo Cong was really not needed here. His identity was exposed and he might be in danger if he stayed.
Huo Cong frowned and asked, "My Lord, is there anything else you want me to do?"
Zhao Shen nodded and whispered a few words, and Huo Cong agreed to them one by one.
After the three of them had a discussion, Zhao Shen and Ji Yunshu left together.
Huo Chong looked at the backs of the two people and still felt a little unreal.
Shi Hu, who was following him, was also captured with him, so he was naturally rescued together with him.
He was not seriously injured, but in order to prevent Huo Cong from having any inconvenience in moving, he came to follow Huo Cong early in the morning.
When the few people were talking just now, he was waiting outside and came in after Zhao Shen and his wife left. He saw that Huo Cong's expression was more complicated than ever before.
I asked curiously, "What happened to you? Is the wound still hurting?"
Huo Cong said angrily, "This is the first day I've been tortured in my life. I'm covered in wounds. How can it not hurt?"
Shi Hu was puzzled: "You knew that it was that young master who caused you to suffer, so why did you still treat him so well? Could it be that you are..."
Huo Cong sensed that nothing good could come out of his mouth, and quickly interrupted him: "You know what? Although he was the one who got me arrested, he also saved me. Now we are even."
Shi Hu felt that this was not the way to use the phrase "neither owed the other anything", but seeing Huo Cong's firm words, he became a little unsure.
In short, he was sure that his master did not hate the couple because of this.
He thought this was quite strange.
"So what do we do next?"
Huo Cong stretched out his arms and legs, slumped on the bed, and said carelessly, "None of these people in the court are good people. They talk big, but they're just trying to coax me into working for them for nothing. I was almost killed by them this time, and I won't be fooled again. Let's leave when my injuries are better."
Shi Hu said happily: "We are finally going back. I miss my brothers a little bit."
Huo Chong thought of Jingzhe and the others around Zhao Shen, then looked at the one next to him, and suddenly felt a little disgusted.
This stupid boy really doesn't use his brain at all.
Zhao Shen had nothing to do today, and had planned to go shopping for spices with Ji Yunshu, but he ran into Liu Yan before he even left the house.
She bowed and looked at Ji Yunshu's attire, then smiled and said, "Madam, are you going out?"
Ji Yunshu looked at her face and suddenly smiled. "I have nothing to do, so I plan to buy some spices. There are too many mosquitoes here. Putting some mosquito repellent spices in my purse should help a lot. Miss Liu, do you want to come with me?"
Liu Yan said, "So Madam knows how to make perfume. That's great! I've been having trouble sleeping these past few days because of mosquito bites."
Ji Yunshu looked at the green shadows under her eyes and said, "No wonder you look like you haven't slept well. I thought we weren't treating you well enough. Let's go buy some spices together. I'll make some extra so that no one has to suffer from mosquito bites anymore."
After that, she winked at Zhao Shen and said, "You don't know anything about spices anyway, so why don't you let Miss Liu accompany me? You didn't get enough rest last night, so go back and have a good rest."
Zhao Shen nodded: "The royal city has been in turmoil recently, so be careful."
"I know."
Ji Yunshu said this and left with Liu Yan.
As the two of them walked down the street, Liu Yan casually asked, "Did the prince not sleep well last night? What happened?"
Ji Yunshu said nonchalantly, "What could have happened? I'm just like you, bothered by mosquitoes. If not, I wouldn't have thought of getting some mosquito repellent incense."
Liu Yan smiled and said, "Is that so? I've heard that some people attract mosquitoes and are always bitten, while others are better. I don't think the prince is the type to attract mosquitoes."
What she said was true. Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen were clearly sleeping together, but in the eyes of the mosquito, Zhao Shen seemed to be non-existent and always bit her alone.
"I attract mosquitoes the most. He helped me to drive away mosquitoes, so I didn't sleep well."
Ji Yunshu said casually, and then looked at Liu Yan suspiciously, "How do you know he doesn't suck mosquitoes? Why are you paying so much attention to him?"
She looked questioning, as if Liu Yan had some feelings for Zhao Shen.
Liu Yan quickly said, "I see that Prince Zhao is always cold and icy. I don't think Mosquito would like that either."
Ji Yunshu laughed out loud: "You're right, he's cold to everyone. Even if he grows up to be good-looking, it's hard to like him."
Liu Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "If you ask me, the prince treats his wife differently."
Ji Yunshu said proudly, "Of course. He likes me the most."
Liu Yan looked at her complacent expression and realized that the person in front of her was really good at lowering people's guard.
Although I know that she is not as simple and stupid as she seems, I am always inadvertently deceived by the illusion she shows.
She sighed: "Yes, Madam is so lucky."
Ji Yunshu didn't comment on her words. Ever since Zhao Shen's leg healed, people all over the capital have been saying that she was lucky.
But she didn't know how miserable her fate would be if she followed the original trajectory.
She worked hard to change everything just to make her life better.
Seeing that she remained silent, Liu Yan continued, "Madam, you should be living a life of luxury in the Marquis' Mansion in the capital. Why did you have to come to a place like this to suffer? It would be fine if we just suffered, but those people could kill us at any time."
Ji Yunshu said with a bitter face, "I didn't want to come either, but the emperor insisted that I come. What can I do?"
It was the emperor who asked her to come, and she did not lie a single word.
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