Chapter 56: Feeling of Sourness [Part 2] Little fool, he is clearly...
Chapter 56
Listening to Ye Changning's series of instructions and thinking back to what happened before, Jing Yue was able to get a glimpse of a small part of the process and methods used by the Shaoqing of the Dali Temple to handle cases.
He longed for this ability, this freedom, and even more so, this power.
——It can reassure the people of the capital and make the emperor rely on it.
These were things he couldn't do as a princess before. Or rather, they were difficult to do.
Jing Yue was slightly distracted.
After he marries Lin Zhiyi, how can he do what he really wants to do?
Perhaps, the safest and most reliable way is to leave the capital.
So how can I leave the capital with a legitimate reason?
Unless there is another war...
But when war breaks out, it is the civilians and the soldiers who leave their homes who suffer...
Maybe... Is it possible that Duke Ding'an owns a fiefdom?
No, it's impossible.
Jing Yue quickly rejected this idea.
Before he was born, his father had appointed Duke Ding'an, who was then the Marquis of Ding'an, to quell the rebellion of the vassal kings. How could he now give the position of vassal king of a different surname to someone who holds one-third of the military power?
Even several of his older brothers were still staying in the capital, and his second older brother, who had gotten married, only had the empty title of prince but not the real power.
Even my eldest brother, the Crown Prince, didn't dare to openly make friends with court officials...
It seems that it is safest to find another way to leave the capital.
Outside the capital, who would know that he was Princess Liyang? And that Lin Zhiyi was the prince consort?
They each changed back into men's and women's clothing. He calls himself the prince consort and Lin Zhiyi calls herself the princess. There should be no problem, right?
But it's still a bit risky.
Unless they are sent to a bitter cold place to reward the troops and train them, then they really don’t know them.
But leaving Lin Zhiyi to enjoy a good life and dragging her to such a bitter and cold place would be too unfair to her...
Forget it, we can discuss these later. Let’s get married safely and smoothly first.
Over there, Ye Changning had finished instructing Yan Lin and was about to proceed to the next step when he suddenly noticed the gaze of Lin Zhiyi next to him. He tilted his head slightly and found that the other party was staring at him in a daze.
It was summer, the weather was very hot, and it was noon. Even though the distance from the library to the Dali Temple was not very far, you would still be sweating in such weather.
'Lin Zhiyi' is of course no exception.
Ye Changning saw that her sweat flowed down her chin and neck into her collar, and the makeup she used for daily disguise was also affected. The color of her plump lips became brighter, revealing some feminine features.
Perhaps because he guessed that 'she' was a woman, the first thing he was attracted to was her lips, which were redder than every time they met before.
He didn't know what she was thinking. One accident and two assassination attempts didn't make her back off. Instead, she became more and more courageous and insisted on becoming the prince consort!
Of course, he himself also failed in his duties...
Ye Changning suddenly came back to his senses and quickly looked away.
He felt that he might have offended the other person unintentionally.
However... since the other party was presenting himself as a man, he couldn't avoid suspicion too much. Otherwise, it might put her in danger of being exposed.
I have to think of a way to subtly make her realize that her disguise is flawed...
"Come here, prepare some tea," Ye Changning said loudly, "and have someone bring a few basins of clean water for the Prince Consort to wash his hands."
Soon, several people came in with clean water and asked Jing Yue, Ye Changning, You Qi and Han Yong to wash their hands.
Ye Changning was right next to Jing Yue. He deliberately made a gesture of tidying up his appearance in front of the water before washing his hands, and then put his hands in.
When Jing Yue was a princess, she would also look at herself in the mirror, checking her makeup at any time to see if there was anything wrong. He caught a glimpse of Ye Changning's movements and subconsciously looked towards the water.
The gently rippling water surface reflected a handsome face, and the red lips were particularly eye-catching.
Jing Yue was shocked: Oh no, the situation was urgent. He was worried about his two sisters and was eager to know the murderer, so he completely forgot about this!
Lin Zhiyi's body was originally that of a woman. Normally, when she dressed as a man, she would apply some rouge to conceal her female identity. Today at noon, he was running around outside, neither riding a horse nor taking a carriage, and he sweated a lot more than usual.
The light rouge on her lips had long since fallen off, revealing her original lip color.
Delicate and tempting.
We can only be thankful that the prince consort has always had a temperament that is difficult to distinguish between androgynous, and there is also a good excuse - a man with a feminine appearance.
Jing Yue pursed her lips, exerting force secretly, and her lips turned a little whiter, but it could only last for a moment. He thought about it and decided to use the name of "going to the toilet" to secretly put on makeup to cover it up.
"Master Ye, I...I want to change my clothes." Jing Yue said.
Ye Changning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as 'she' noticed it, that's good.
"Please follow me, Prince Consort." Ye Changning led her a few steps and found You Qi following. He already knew that You Qi was the princess's man, sent to protect the Prince Consort, but if You Qi wanted to stay with her all the time... that would be bad.
But there was no rush to speak at this time. After the prince consort came in, he would talk to You Qi at the door and stop him.
After arriving at the place, Ye Changning said, "Prince consort, please wait a moment." He went in first, made sure that there was no one else inside, and lit some incense before coming out.
Although Jingyue was not used to using external ones, she couldn't care less at this moment.
He said to Ye Changning and You Qi, "I remember the way, you can go back."
You Qi: "Prince Consort——"
Ye Changning quickly interrupted, "Okay. This is the Dali Temple, no one dares to act rashly. Don't worry."
You Qi thought for a moment, then looked at Jing Yue: "Prince Consort...I dare not disobey the princess's order."
Jingyue didn't really need to go to the bathroom, she was just putting on makeup. After thinking about it, she didn't insist on sending them away: "Then you two wait here, I'll be out soon."
"yes."
Sure enough, not long after, Jingyue came out.
Ye Changning raised his eyes and saw that her lips were covered in a light color and her face was a little colder and harder than before. He couldn't help but admire her skills and mentality.
Hopefully... she could hold on a little longer and not be discovered by the princess.
Jing Yue suddenly raised his eyes and looked directly at Ye Changning, because he could feel the other person's eyes, which seemed to contain a hint of inquiry.
Ye Changning calmly withdrew his gaze and said sideways: "Prince Consort, please——"
A thought secretly emerged in Jing Yue's mind - could it be that Ye Changning noticed something?
Lin Zhiyi even teased him, saying that Ye Changning might have a crush on 'him, Princess Liyang'.
How is that possible? Ye is clearly more interested in you, the consort!
After Jing Yue complained inwardly, she was stunned again.
If... if Ye Changning really noticed something, then his actions and thoughts of helping to hint and secretly concealing it would be very subtle.
Little fool, he's obviously interested in you, isn't he? And you're completely unaware!
As Jing Yue thought about it, she felt inexplicably jealous.
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