Chapter 425 Nothing But Jealousy
Ji Yunshu sat down and casually ordered a few dishes. There was a severe drought in Youzhou this year, and many people were unable to get enough food. She actually didn't want to waste anything.
Zhao Shen seemed to know what she was thinking and advised: "You don't have a good appetite, so let's order two dishes and it will be enough for you."
Ji Yunshu reluctantly said, "Okay then."
Liu Yan saw the expressions on their faces during the conversation clearly, and she had already concluded that Zhao Shen was a poor scholar who was afraid of spending money, so she asked Ji Yunshu to be frugal.
She walked over to Ji Yunshu's table and said with a smile, "It's boring to dine alone. I wonder if I can share a table with you two?"
Ji Yunshu frowned at her and said dissatisfiedly: "We don't like being disturbed."
Liu Yan seemed oblivious to her dissatisfaction and continued, "When you're out and about, you rely on your friends. Meeting someone is destiny. Why would you reject someone so tightly?"
Ji Yunshu didn't bother to pay attention to her: "We don't even know each other, how can we be friends?"
Liu Yan looked at Zhao Shen with a smile. She always prided herself on her beauty and few men could resist her temptation. This poor scholar who seduced the daughter of a wealthy family to elope would definitely not reject her.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Shen didn't even look at her. After the waiter brought the dishes, he focused on eating and occasionally picked up a few pieces of food for Ji Yunshu with his chopsticks. He was very attentive and considerate.
The more Liu Yan looked at the scene, the more glaring it became.
She prided herself on her beauty and wisdom, but because of her low birth, her family sent her to the Mobei people.
But this arrogant and stupid woman in front of me is carefully cared for by a handsome scholar.
She felt a little upset in her heart, but her smile became more charming: "Since the lady doesn't welcome me, then I won't bother myself."
He winked at Zhao Shen and turned away.
"Am I seeing right? She wants to seduce you?"
Ji Yunshu didn't know what went wrong. They originally guessed that Liu Yan didn't want to be given to the Mobei people, so they would target Ji Yunshu.
After all, Ji Yunshu is as beautiful as her, and the Mobei people just want to give her a woman, and they don’t care whether this woman is the daughter of the Liu family.
Zhao Shen looked at Liu Yan's disappearing figure, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes: "I'm just jealous of you."
Ji Yunshu was even more confused: "She has already decided that I'm a brainless idiot, why is she still jealous of me?"
Zhao Shen looked at her and smiled: "I'm jealous that you can have a husband like me, while she can only be given away by her family to the Mobei people."
Ji Yunshu: "...What you said seems to make some sense."
Ji Yunshu had just seen a flash of jealousy in Liu Yan's eyes.
However, she had seen this expression in many people's eyes, so she didn't find it strange.
However, their understanding of Liu Yan seems to be somewhat biased.
"Are you sure your plan will work?"
Zhao Shen picked up some food for her as he did before: "Eat more. It's not easy to eat vegetables in Mobei."
Seeing that he was confident, Ji Yunshu stopped asking questions.
Tomorrow the Liu family will leave here and head to Mobei.
Ji Yunshu and the others didn't have much time to gain the other party's trust, so they had to do the opposite.
The more unkind she acted towards Liu Yan, the less Liu Yan would doubt them.
The next morning, the Liu family had breakfast and set off.
Before leaving, Liu Yan kept looking back a few times.
Liu Ze noticed the direction of her gaze and asked with a smile, "Are you concerned about the wild mandarin ducks?"
Liu Yan glared at him and said, "Second brother, what nonsense are you talking about? I'm just curious why they haven't come out for breakfast yet."
A passing waiter heard this and said with a smile, "Young lady and young master are the couple who lived on the second floor? They left before dawn."
Liu Yan was surprised: "Where did you go?"
The waiter said, "They didn't say, but judging by the looks of it, it should be Mobei."
Liu Ze was also curious: "At this time, they are going to Mobei?"
Everyone in the city knew that Daxia and Mobei were about to fight.
How could such a weak scholar protect a delicate girl from the Mobei people? Especially when that girl was so beautiful?
Isn't this like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth?
The waiter said, "We don't know about this."
Liu Yan's eyes turned and she said, "Since our destination is the same, perhaps we will meet again."
Zhao Shen and Ji Yunshu, who were being talked about by them, rode on the same horse, walking slowly on the road leading to Mobei.
Behind them followed several carriages loaded with goods.
Ji Yunshu leaned lazily against Zhao Shen and asked, "Can we really do this? If the Liu family doesn't catch up, we can get out of seclusion by ourselves."
Zhao Shen said: "Don't worry, they will catch up sooner or later."
The weather is good today, and there are many caravans on the road traveling under the scorching sun.
Ji Yunshu sighed, "After watching them, I think it's really a good thing for Wujina to ascend the throne."
Wujina wants the two countries to share what they have. If this plan can be realized, it will benefit countless people.
While the two were talking, a guard came to report that the Liu family's caravan had caught up and was not far away from them.
Zhao Shen then ordered: "According to the plan."
So when the Liu family's caravan caught up, they saw Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen being chased.
Liu Ze originally planned to stand by and watch. There were only a few roads from Daxia to Mobei, and each one was fraught with danger.
Since these two people were looking for death and insisted on coming here, he was too lazy to make any more efforts.
But Liu Yan whispered in his ear, "When we were at the inn, I had someone secretly check what the two of them had brought. They had a batch of fine silk and porcelain, including a box of glassware. They were both beautiful and practical. Once they were shipped to Mobei, they would sell for a good price."
"Liuli?" Greed flashed in Liu Ze's eyes. "This thing is priceless. Where did they get it?"
Liu Yan smiled and said, "That girl looks like she comes from a distinguished family. Maybe she moved here."
Liu Ze looked at the battle situation not far away with a thoughtful look. He could see that Ji Yunshu's guards were quite skilled, but the people who wanted to kill them were ruthless, which made them restrained and unable to perform well.
He thought for a moment and nodded, "You're right. Now that we've met, we can't just stand by and watch."
So he asked the guards around him to help Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen.
The people who came to kill Ji Yunshu and Zhao Shen were few in number and were quickly defeated and fled in panic.
Ji Yunshu told his men to pack up. "No need to chase them. You might not be their match anyway. All we need to do is get to Mobei safely. Then I'll see who will laugh at me."
Zhao Shen had someone sort out the boxes scattered on the ground and sighed, "They won't let this go."
Upon hearing this, Liu Yan quickly said, "Are you two still worried about being ambushed? Why don't you come with us?"
Ji Yunshu looked at Zhao Shen, who refused, "It's not good to trouble you with our business."
Liu Yan said, "Young Master, you're joking. Once we get out of this barrier, we'll be the only people from Daxia here. Only if we go together will we have a greater chance of reaching our destination successfully."
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