Chapter 424: Couple Acting
She snorted and said, "Of course my father won't give me away."
After she finished speaking, she came to her senses and found that the topic they were discussing had strayed a bit from the main topic.
"The current situation is special. The Liu family must be very cautious. How could they easily take two strangers like us to Mobei?"
Zhao Shen said nonchalantly, "Just give them a reason why we have to go to Mobei."
"What's the reason?"
Zhao Shen said seriously, "You are a daughter of an official family who eloped with a poor scholar. Your family is sending people to hunt us down for the sake of reputation. Your family is quite powerful. Only by fleeing to Mobei can we survive."
Ji Yunshu laughed when he heard this and said, "How did you come up with all this stuff? Tell me the truth, did you peek at my storybook?"
Zhao Shen: "It's just a random story, there's no need to read a storybook. When we get to the inn, just play the role of a spoiled and willful noblewoman. The more arrogant and unreasonable, the better."
Only a girl like this would elope with someone regardless of her family's opposition and the family's reputation.
Ji Yunshu: I suspect you are implying something about me, but I have no evidence.
"Am I usually spoiled?"
Zhao Shen: "Just learn from Xiao Yue."
Ji Yunshu laughed: "Xiao Yue actually has such an impression in your eyes. But before I got married, I would always argue with Xiao Yue whenever I met her. My personality is similar to hers, so there's no need to imitate her."
Zhao Shen: "Oh, then just act like you are real."
Ji Yunshu pinched the soft flesh on his waist: "You are just hinting at me, aren't you?"
Zhao Shen said, "How could that be? I just can't think of a more reasonable story right now."
Ji Yunshu didn't believe his nonsense. She felt that as long as he wanted, he could come up with seventeen or eighteen excuses that sounded perfect in the blink of an eye.
But she didn't bother to argue about it; the story was indeed very reasonable.
And she knew that once a relationship between a man and a woman was involved, people's attention would be diverted, and they would be more concerned about their private affairs and ignore other things.
"Alright, I also want to see what Prince Zhao looks like when he becomes a poor scholar."
Zhao Shen is a man with a noble temperament. Even if he says nothing and does nothing, people will feel that he is not an ordinary person.
It is a bit difficult for such a person to play the role of a poor scholar.
Zhao Shen smiled and gave her a shy yet loving look.
Ji Yunshu instantly got goosebumps all over his body.
It was almost noon when the two arrived at the inn.
Ji Yunshu had been walking around for half a day and was already hungry. He asked the waiter to bring some of the local specialties in a crisp voice.
The waiters in the big inn were all very smart and knew what she was wearing just by looking at her clothes.
It's so hard to get a fat sheep, it would be a waste not to kill it.
I immediately went to the kitchen and ordered them to cook.
Zhao Shen, who was standing aside, looked at the waiter and seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end, he said nothing.
Soon a table of dishes was served, and the waiter said attentively, "Enjoy your meal, my two guests."
Unexpectedly, Ji Yunshu took a piece of fish with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, but spat it out before chewing it: "What is this thing? It tastes so bad?"
The waiter quickly said, "This is sea bass soup, our chef's specialty."
Ji Yunshu said disdainfully, "Using dead fish in fish soup won't make it taste good even if you're skilled. It's a real letdown."
After saying that, she threw down her chopsticks and was about to get up and leave.
The waiter knew that the sea bass used to make fish soup was dead. When he heard her say that, his heart skipped a beat. Just when he didn't know what to say, Zhao Shen stopped Ji Yunshu first.
He coaxed her gently, "You haven't eaten well these past few days. If you don't like fish soup, try something else. You might find something you like."
Ji Yunshu complained, "In this remote and poor place, even the fish used to make fish soup are dead. How can there be anything delicious?"
Although she said this, she still gave Zhao Shen face and did not leave.
Zhao Shen took the opportunity to pick up a piece of greens and gave it to her with chopsticks: "You haven't had a good appetite these days, so eat something refreshing. Don't you like this? Try it and see how it tastes."
Ji Yunshu took a bite with his chopsticks, and Zhao Shen asked happily, "How is it? Do you like it?"
Ji Yunshu frowned patiently and swallowed the dish: "I put too much oil when frying it, it's a bit tough..."
She was halfway through her words when she noticed Zhao Shen's pale face: "Apart from these two points, everything else is pretty good."
Zhao Shen put the plate away from Ji Yunshu and said, "If you don't like it, then you don't like it. There's no need to force it. I've wronged you."
Ji Yunshu had no choice but to say, "As long as I'm with you, I don't feel wronged."
The two exchanged a tender glance and reconciled. Zhao Shen then picked up a few more dishes for Ji Yunshu and said, "You haven't eaten much these past few days. What will happen if you continue like this? Can you have a few more bites?"
Ji Yunshu looked reluctant to refuse the hospitality and took a few more bites before putting down his chopsticks.
After eating, the two returned to the booked room.
As soon as they left, the few people left in the inn immediately started talking.
Especially the Liu brothers and sisters who were sitting by the window and took in everything that had just happened.
Liu Yan said with some envy, "That young master is really good to his sister."
Liu Ze sneered: "Who told you they were brother and sister?"
Liu Yan was stunned. "I see they're acting so intimately, and the young man is so concerned about me. What else could they be but brother and sister?"
Even couples have to follow rules these days, let alone Ji Yunshu who has her hair in a bun like a girl.
If it is a relationship between a man and a woman, they are too intimate in front of outsiders.
Liu Ze said, "That girl can tell the difference between a live fish and a dead one with just one breath, and even a plate of stir-fried vegetables is so exquisitely prepared. I imagine she's of a very high status, at the very least the daughter of a wealthy family. As for that scholar, he's far inferior. He's been so indulgent and persuading the girl. What do you think their relationship is?"
Liu Yan opened her eyes wide: "Is it what I think?"
Liu Ze smiled with a hint of frivolity: "Probably, but it's none of our business."
Liu Yan's eyes flashed, and she finally nodded.
Ji Yunshu returned to the house and asked Zhao Shen with his chin in his hand: "Will they take the bait?"
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "I've checked. Liu Yan is no ordinary woman. She was born a concubine, yet she was able to interfere in the Liu family's business. However, she is the daughter of a singer, and is not tolerated by the legitimate family. She is also very beautiful, so she probably wouldn't be willing to be given away by the Liu family to the Mobei people."
Ji Yunshu said, "That being said, it's very likely that she has set her sights on me. After all, in her eyes, I'm just a silly, foolish, and good-looking rich girl."
Zhao Shen sighed, "More than good, you're much prettier than her. They're leaving tomorrow, so she should be making some moves tonight."
Ji Yunshu nodded: "I know."
When he went downstairs to have dinner in the evening, Ji Yunshu saw Liu Yan in the lobby, dressed in a light pink dress, blooming in front of everyone like a graceful lotus.
Only one thought flashed through Ji Yunshu's mind: genes are indeed powerful. With a mother who is a beautiful singer, Liu Yan's appearance is indeed online.
But we haven’t reached Mobei yet, and this girl can’t be dressed like this just for her to see, right?
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