Chapter 89 A cornered dog will do anything; handling a mad dog requires skill.
Jin Suiqing almost screamed out, but she swallowed it back down. She forgot to close the door, turned around and ran to Jin Shiyu, pushing him out as she said, "Jin Shiyu, hurry, let's go now. Let Gong Dagou take you to the Marquis of Huai'an's residence first, and ask Sister Yin to take you back to the capital."
Jin Shiyu let her have her way, watching her push and shove as she packed up his clothes, shoes, and everything else in the room that was related to him, stuffing it all into his arms. "Hide in the side room first. I'll hold off Huangfu Li. You hurry up and leave."
He wasn't unreasonable, but he couldn't hide his displeasure. The thought of Huangfu Li outside the courtyard harboring ulterior motives towards her, while he, the legitimate wife, had to hide, made Jin Shiyu act a bit childish. He stopped and said coldly, "I'm not leaving."
"Huh?" Jin Suiqing couldn't push him away, and her eyes widened in horror. "Brother, don't make things worse!"
Jin Shiyu paused for a moment, then forced himself to say, "I won't cause any trouble, it's just that I'm worried about Huangfu Li being with you."
Jin Suiqing paused, then thought that Huangfu Li had come in such a hurry that he must be taking her away today. Not to mention Jin Shiyu, even Jin Suiqing herself was worried.
Huangfu Li is a wolf in sheep's clothing, and he probably won't let her take Gong Dagou with her for self-defense. Who knows what disgusting things he might do on the way back? Without anyone to accompany her, she can't protect herself!
Jin Suiqing's mind raced. He looked Jin Shiyu up and down, and in no time, he made him stretch out his hand and ran his hand down from his neck to his waist.
She's still thin these past two days, but still slim, and should be able to fit into some of her clothes.
Having made up her mind, Jin Suiqing clapped her hands forcefully and said to Huihong, "Take him to Sister Saiyu's room!"
Jin Shiyu was confused and bewildered, but the situation was urgent, so Jin Suiqing didn't explain further. He could only obediently take the clothes and follow Huihong.
Before leaving, he glanced back at Jin Suiqing, his eyes filled with trust and an almost overflowing possessiveness.
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A moment later, Huangfu Li stepped into the room, took a deep breath, and inhaled the incense in the room to calm the restlessness that had been difficult to suppress for the past few days.
What is Jin Suiqing thinking? What will Jin Suiqing do next? Will Jin Suiqing want to kill him?
The thought alone excited him.
Huangfu Li searched for Jin Suiqing and found him sitting peacefully at the table eating. He was holding half a jujube blossom pastry in his hand and chewing the other half in his mouth.
After the New Year, I thought Jin Suiqing would lose his appetite and drink no more because of his threats, but I didn't expect that he would not lose weight as expected. Instead, he looked even more plump.
Huangfu Li glanced at her and thought for a moment. Could it be that this little girl had come up with some way to trick him again?
The struggle of the prey during a hunt is what makes it so interesting.
Huangfu Li licked his lips, thinking to himself, "It's just a fuss. At least I have an excuse to give her a good talking to. If she still doesn't behave after we get married, I'll have a headache."
At this point, Huangfu Li smiled, walked to the table, raised his hand and tapped Jin Suiqing's puffed-up cheek, pretending to be affectionate, and said, "Having breakfast?"
Jin Suiqing didn't want to talk to him, but Huangfu Li had no intention of making a fool of himself. He moved a stool over and moved closer to Jin Suiqing. "I heard you just got up and were changing and getting ready, so I waited for you at the door. Wasn't that thoughtful of me?"
Jin Suiqing stopped chewing, glanced at Huangfu Li, and looked disgusted by the greasy taste. Even the pastries made by Jin Shiyu were tainted with oil.
Jin Suiqing originally wanted to smash it, but thinking of the hard work Jin Shiyu had put into it, she changed her mind and put it down. She picked up the soy milk, took a sip, and rinsed her mouth with it.
With a "smack," Jin Suiqing slapped his hand away, swallowed the soy milk, and gave him a cold look. "Who gave you permission to eat this?"
Huangfu Li raised an eyebrow, seeing that she was still as untamed as a wild horse, and felt a sudden itch in his teeth and a restless feeling in his heart. So he went along with her wishes and showed a slightly ingratiating smile: "Then tell me, Sister Suiqing, which one can I eat?"
Jin Suiqing stood up, no longer wanting to get entangled with him.
After repeatedly humiliating him, Huangfu Li could no longer bear it. He grabbed Jin Suiqing's wrist and pulled her onto his lap.
"Huangfuli!"
Jin Suiqing was furious and raised her hand to elbow him. But then she glanced back and, taking advantage of Huangfu Li blocking her elbow, swung her forearm up in a half-circle and punched Huangfu Li in the face.
She put all her strength into that punch, and Huangfu Li was caught off guard, so she punched him until his nose bled.
Suddenly, blood gushed out!
Huangfu Li, no longer caring about Jin Suiqing in his arms, hurriedly covered his nose. Jin Suiqing jumped up, and as if still not satisfied, kicked Huangfu Li's shin hard.
He cried out in pain, whether from covering his nose or rubbing his leg, he jumped up and limped after Jin Suiqing, his remaining hand reaching for her neck.
Instead of dodging, Jin Suiqing reached out and slapped the back of Huangfu Li's hand hard. The speed was so fast that Huangfu Li was stunned. Then Jin Suiqing took a rag from the table and suddenly asked with concern, "Do you want to wipe your nose?"
Like riding a roller coaster, going up and down, one moment she was punching and kicking him, hurling insults, the next she was asking him if he wanted her nosebleed wiped, as if the blood hadn't come from her. Huangfu Li's anger subsided, and she was both angry and amused, "Wipe it, you wipe it for me yourself."
Jin Suiqing pressed a rag against Huangfu Li's face. Huangfu Li closed his eyes and said, "Be gentle, you're hitting me so hard."
"You deserve it," Jin Suiqing thought, only hating that Jin Shiyu was a clean freak. Not only did he change the rag, but he also washed it cleaner than the one he used to wipe his face. Otherwise, Huangfu Li would have been covered in oil.
Huangfu Li was quite pleased and took it as a joke. He closed his eyes and teased, "If you throw another punch, you won't be leaving this room today."
Jin Suiqing rolled her eyes, her hands still moving, mimicking Huangfu Li's manner of speaking with a crooked nose and slanted eyes. She was extremely disgusted with him. If it weren't for the fact that Ye Zi's main quest included this bastard, she would have stabbed him long ago.
After wiping, Jin Suiqing stuffed two wads of tissue paper into Huangfu Li's nostrils. Huangfu Li tried to remove them, but Jin Suiqing stopped him, saying, "Stop the bleeding, don't pull them out."
Huangfu Li: "Then how am I supposed to eat?"
Jin Suiqing: "What are you eating? Don't eat."
Feeling dejected, Huangfu Li tapped the table impatiently. "I'm going to eat this meal today, or your factory will have to close down tomorrow."
Jin Suiqing glared at her, glanced at the table, strode over, took the jujube blossom pastry, picked up a bun and put it to Huangfu Li's mouth. Huangfu Li opened her mouth and took a bite, and she then took the jujube blossom pastry and went back to the bedside to eat it.
Eat, eat, eat! I'll choke you to death, you bastard.
Huangfu Li watched her puffed-up little face, happily finish her breakfast, and the bleeding from her nose stopped. She took some toilet paper, crossed her legs, and looked at Jin Suiqing. "Come back to the capital with me today. We'll prepare for the next two days, and on the Lantern Festival, I will propose marriage to the Empress."
After finishing a plate of jujube blossom pastries, Jin Suiqing clapped her hands and said, "This is an announcement, not a discussion."
"When did I say I wanted to discuss this with you?" Huangfu Li smiled.
I had planned to bring it up after the Lantern Festival, but unexpectedly, during the New Year, Huangfu Feng reported corruption. The evidence was conclusive, and the Duke of Yingguo was dismissed. His entire family was executed, and his property was confiscated. Huangfu Li had no choice but to cut his losses and spend a lot of money to bribe officials.
Unfortunately, at this time, Jin Shiyu closed his doors to visitors, and Mingjing was kicked out of the Jin residence by Huangfu Feng. The spies sent there only said that he stayed in his room and did not go out. As usual, he did not see anyone.
Huangfu Li didn't have time to find out who gave Huangfu Feng the evidence. But with one source of income cut off, he didn't want to delay any longer, so he had to put it aside and come to pick up Jin Suiqing first.
He needed to have her under his control before the end of the year, and the wedding date had to be set quickly. As soon as she became the Crown Prince, he would immediately gather materials for her to research and design new magical artifacts.
His actions suggested he was at his wit's end, making a final gamble.
Huangfu Li's words became harsher: "If you dare to delay, I will make sure someone dies in your factory every day."
Jin Suiqing rolled her eyes inwardly, thinking that since the other party had made such a threat, she had to give them some kind of reaction. So she lowered her head, bit her lip, pretended to be on the verge of tears, wiped away a couple of tears, and said, "I'll go, I'll go with you, don't touch them!"
Huangfu Li was extremely satisfied. He walked to the bedside, lifted Jin Suiqing's chin, and gently patted her cheek: "Be good. Once you become the Crown Princess, you'll have everything."
"Your Highness," Jin Suiqing cried for a moment, then carefully tugged at Huangfu Li's sleeve and whispered, "You can leave, but may I take one person with me?"
Huangfu Li became alert: "Man or woman?"
Jin Suiqing looked up at him dejectedly, her large eyes filled with tears, and said, "Woman...woman."
Upon hearing that it was a woman, Huangfu Li breathed a sigh of relief.
With the wild horse subdued, he felt a sense of relief and pinched her earlobe, asking, "Who is it?"
Jin Suiqing's eyes darted around before lowering again. "She's the older sister who came to Jiangnan with me. Her surname is Ji. She owns a jewelry shop in the capital. I want to take her back with me. If I ever feel bored in the Eastern Palace, I can talk to this older sister who accompanied me on this journey."
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Huangfu Li was really anxious. He chartered a small Kui dragon and headed straight for Xu Village. The Kui dragon circled in an open space, attracting a large crowd of onlookers.
Jin Suiqing then brought a small leather suitcase to Huangfu Li.
She wasn't carrying much, but she was holding the hand of a very tall woman.
Huangfu Li had seen tall women before, but this one was so tall, almost as tall as him. She was wearing a bright red jacket, and although she was slender and slim, she was still quite eye-catching.
He then carefully examined the woman's face.
Her appearance was considered pretty in the crowd, but she looked somewhat cold, far less agile than Jin Suiqing, who was holding her hand.
Looking at it this way, it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.
Huangfu Li didn't bring many people with him today. He sent a guard to check on the woman, but Jin Suiqing stepped forward, seemingly protecting his own, and asked, "What do you want to do?"
Huangfu Li said, "Bringing people is fine, but you should at least let me check if they are the right people."
Jin Suiqing glared at him with her eyes wide open, "I think you don't believe me."
“No way,” Huangfu Li said, of course, not believing it, but he pretended to shrug and said, “Bringing someone along won’t have any impact, but I still have to check her ID.”
The guard stepped forward and asked for the woman's identification. The woman straightened up, bowed, took out her identification, and handed it to the guard.
Everyone has their own expertise, and the guards weren't professional inspectors, so they had to follow the instructions. First, they checked the identification; the official seals were complete, so it didn't seem fake. Then they compared the portrait to her face, and the features matched.
The guard looked again but still had no clue. He returned the document to her and reported to Huangfu Li, "It is indeed Ji Saiyu, there is no problem."
Huangfu Li was still not at ease and wanted to investigate further. Seeing that she was wearing a fur-collared coat that completely covered her neck, Huangfu Li was about to lift her chin to take a look when Jin Suiqing suddenly burst into tears.
“Your Highness,” Jin Suiqing turned her face away and cried, her tears falling like raindrops, “You have already humiliated me, and now you want to humiliate my sister too? She is already insecure because she is a woman and is unusually tall. Now, you are hurting her like this, which is also hurting my heart.”
Huangfu Li's eyes darkened for a moment, then he said with a smile, "Then I won't investigate. Your Highness apologizes."
Jin Suiqing then sniffed and pulled Ji Saiyu toward the Kui Dragon.
Just as the two were about to board the Kui Dragon, Huangfu Li suddenly said fiercely, "Miss Ji, can't you speak properly?"
Suddenly, Jin Suiqing's palms began to sweat profusely, as if boiling water.
It's not that he can't speak, it's that he's unwilling to speak.
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