Chapter 252 Let’s Talk About Our Future
Xiangying looked at Jiechen in surprise.
She always thought that most of the people he could command were in the exile team.
Jie Chen saw her expression and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Why, you don't believe it?"
"I believe it... But how long will it take for you to mine the jade for me?"
Xie Chen didn't expect her to be so anxious.
He glanced at the mineral vein map she provided, thought for a moment and said, "One month."
Xiangying was immediately happy: "Deal! Okay, take me back to the carriage."
Xie Chen's eyes were filled with a dark mist, and he laughed: "You're leaving after you've used me?"
"What else? You still want to... well!" Before Xiangying could finish his fierce words, Jie Chen covered his mouth.
His ears turned red: "Don't talk nonsense, so many people can hear it. I'll take you back now and come back in the evening."
After Xie Chen finished speaking, he rode his horse and quickly sent Xiangying back to the carriage.
Xiangying didn't know how Jie Chen assigned the task. In the evening, he told Xiangying that everything had been arranged.
Xiangying studied the vein all night.
It is estimated that a lot can be mined, but it will take a month, and she must have been in Shangjing City.
I don’t know what the situation will be like at that time.
Xiangying thought about it, immediately sat up, and went into Li Chen's tent.
It was already late at night. Xie Chen was reading a military book at his desk. He raised his eyes when he heard the noise.
Seeing that it was Xiangying, he raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Didn't you say you didn't want to sleep here tonight?"
Xiangying blinked and said, "Who said we should go to bed? Let's go to the mine and get some jade while everyone is resting. We must be back before dawn."
Xie Chen was stunned: "Now?"
"Let's go! I've got all the horses ready!" She grabbed Jie Chen's hand and walked out.
The two of them sneaked down the hillside in the night.
Little did they know that a figure walked out from behind the tree and watched them go away in the dim moonlight.
Xiangying and Jiechen each had a fast horse. The route was determined by a drone, and Xiangying took Jiechen to gallop under the moonlight.
Half an hour later, she finally arrived near the mineral vein deep in the valley.
The people Jie Chen found had not arrived yet, but Xiang Ying was already impatient to take out the tools from the space.
This is the micro-mining device she just exchanged for gold from the barter system. It can penetrate two hundred meters underground.
The only drawback is that it cannot be mined on a large scale.
Fortunately, Xiangying came here to confirm whether the quality of the jade here meets the requirements of the space.
Under the moonlight, the miner was humming as it worked. Next to it was a stream, gurgling and sparkling.
Jie Chen stood nearby, watching intently.
Xiangying laughed and said, "Come and sit down. This place is deep in the mountains and forests, so no one will find you."
As she spoke, she pulled out a wide blanket from her sleeve and spread it on the ground.
She took out two fluffy cushions and sat down, then put out the homemade red wine she had stored in the space, a plate of braised beef, two boxes of crayfish, one box of spicy and one box of original flavor.
Finally, he was extravagant again and used the barter system to exchange a sword for two bottles of Coke.
Xie Chen came over and built a fire: "You want to eat here?"
"Well, I'm free anyway, so why not treat myself to a bite to eat? Besides, the mining process will take two hours."
Xiangying smiled and pulled him to sit down together. The two leaned against each other, and Xiangying took the initiative to hand the Coke to his lips.
Xie Chen looked at the bubbles rising on the dark brown water and felt a little nervous.
"I didn't force you to marry me, so you can't wait to kill me?"
Xiangying burst out laughing: "What are you talking about, this is called Coke, Coke Coke, it can make you happy, try it."
Under her strong recommendation, Xie Chen started coughing after taking a bite.
He was a little surprised: "What does this taste like? Sweet... and a little spicy."
Xiangying chuckled, his eyes bright and charming: "That's not spicy, it's the taste of bubbles."
She washed her hands in the space and began to pick up the crayfish.
Xie Chen had seen crayfish before, so he was not surprised. He tasted the cola next to him and nodded slowly.
"not bad."
Xiangying stuffed another crayfish into his mouth.
Jie Chen looked at her greasy fingers, held her wrist, and wiped them clean bit by bit with a handkerchief.
Xiangying bit the shrimp shell and sucked the juice, saying vaguely: "Don't wipe it, it will get dirty again anyway."
"No need," Xie Chen bent down and rolled up his sleeves, "I'll peel it for you."
Xiangying blinked her big eyes and watched Jie Chen quickly peeled open the lobster and fed it into her mouth.
The two of them ate everything up, taking turns to eat, with a little red wine, looking at the night sky.
The stars in the middle of the night are exceptionally bright.
Xiangying exhaled a puff of white mist, leaned on Jie Chen's shoulder, looked up at the long night and the passing of stars.
Jie Chen knew that she was a little tipsy and was in a very relaxed and lazy state at the moment.
Afraid that Xiangying would catch a cold, he took off his outer robe, put it on her, and then hugged her tightly.
"You are not actually the eldest princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty, right?" Xie Chen suddenly asked.
Xiangying paused in her smiling tone, and her beautiful eyes turned to him.
"How did you know?" She didn't deny it.
Xie Chen pursed his lips and said, "If you were the eldest princess of the Western Zhou Dynasty, you wouldn't just watch your country fall and do nothing."
Along the way, he has clearly understood Xiangying's abilities and skills.
She even felt that as long as she wanted, unifying the world would not be impossible.
Xiangying sat up straight, her beautiful drunken eyes sparkling as if they had their own watery light, and she looked at him intently.
"Jie Chen, you always care about whether I am Xiangying or not, is it because the one you like is actually the original eldest princess?"
"I never liked her." Jie Chen frowned.
He reached out and poked the fire with a piece of wood. The flames flickered and there was a look of contentment in his eyes.
"At first I needed to stay in the Western Zhou Dynasty as a spy, and staying by her side was the best choice. With so many male favorites, she might not remember me clearly, but that time..."
Xiangying tilted his head and watched him hesitate several times as he tried to speak, as if he had something to hide.
She probably understood what he meant.
Xie Chen wanted to say that he was drugged by the princess that day and was thrown back to his room after waking up.
Soon after, news came that the eldest princess was pregnant.
In fact, he was not sure whether the child was his because he had no impression of it at all.
Xiangying smiled and said, "Does it matter whether the child is yours or not?"
"It's important." Xie Chen answered seriously, "If it was my child, I would feel it was unfair to you."
Xiangying was stunned.
Xie Chen actually learned the virtues of a man without any guidance! He also knew to keep his virginity!
She smiled, her eyes and eyebrows were soaked with water. Jie Chen frowned: "What are you laughing at? What's wrong with what I said?"
Xiangying hugged his neck, sat on his lap, and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter, neither of us should think about the past. Jiechen, let's live our new life together in the future, right?"
Jie Chenbo's eyes suddenly widened.
What did she mean? Was she willing to talk to him about the future?
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