Chapter 121 Who is fickle?
Gu Fu asked in Qingxuan.
Fu Dong brought a plate of freshly cooked ginger dates into the room and complained to Jiang Xue, who was leaning on the couch reading a book, "This thing is really hard to make. I fried three pots and only got this much. The rest was either burnt or shapeless."
Jiang Xue put down the book in her hand and said with a smile: "It is a time-consuming and laborious process. Why do we have to make this dish?"
Fu Dong brought the food to the small table beside Jiang Xue like offering a treasure, and said, "I have worked hard, Your Highness, please try it and see how my cooking skills compare to the small kitchen in the Queen's palace."
Jiang Xue looked at her, smiled helplessly, reached out, picked up one and took a bite.
Fu Dong looked at her expectantly. Jiang Xuewei stuck out her tongue and said, "It's spicy."
Fu Dong said in annoyance: "I saw that the newly bought yellow ginger in the kitchen was so tender that it was juicy. I thought it must not be spicy enough, so I put a lot more -"
Jiang Xue interrupted with a smile, "Okay, it's hard for you to help me make this. It doesn't matter if it's a little spicy. I'll save it for a snack tomorrow and it'll whet my appetite."
Fu Dong then smiled happily and said, "Then I'll put the servant away first and give it to His Highness to accompany his tea tomorrow."
Jiang Xue nodded, looked out the door, and asked, "Is Xu Chong back?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaochun appeared outside the door.
Xiaochun's voice came, saying, "Your Highness, Guard Xu is back."
Jiang Xue nodded to Fu Dong, who understood. After putting away the plate in his hand, he walked to the door and said, "Guard Xu, please come in. His Highness is waiting for you."
Xu Chong lowered his head and went into the inner room. He clasped his fists and bowed to Jiang Xue, saying, "Your Highness, the things have been handed over."
"What did Ji Yan say?" Jiang Xue frowned and asked, "Did he accept the hairpin as well?"
Can Ji Yan help Jing Ye with this decision?
Xu Chong lowered his head and replied, "Yes, I accepted them all. But it was not the owner of Wanbao Tower who accepted them, but King Ruichong."
Jiang Xue was stunned on the spot, and said in a daze: "Did Jing Ye take it back? He was also in Wanbao Tower?"
Xu Chong nodded and said, "He asked me to tell Your Highness that everything is as you wish."
Jiang Xue waved her hand solemnly, signaling him to leave first.
What did Jing Ye mean by taking the hairpin back - could it be that she made a mistake?
Just as she wished - after the hairpin was returned, the two of them owed each other nothing, let alone any cooperation. Apart from the four shadow guards that Jing Ye borrowed to Hedong, the two of them had no other interactions.
She originally wanted to force him to come and see her, but looking at the situation, it seemed that it was useless even if she called Banban over.
What's wrong with Jing Ye?
Jiang Xue thought carefully about what they had said in the morning in his carriage, but she didn't think anything was wrong.
Could it be because when he advised her not to think too much and to wait for the divorce - she said she didn't want a divorce?
Jing Ye sought cooperation with her, not only because it concerned the State of Ji, but there was another important reason, which was so that she could divorce him after the success.
So, could it be that Jing Ye felt that her purpose of divorce was not firm and was worried that the cooperation would be risky since their interests differed?
Jiang Xue shook her head, somewhat regretting asking Xu Chong to take the hairpin back.
Fu Dong, who was standing by, saw that she looked unhappy, and hurried forward and said, "It's late at night, Your Highness, please stop reading, or your eyes will be dazzled. I will help Your Highness go to bed."
Jiang Xue nodded and said, "Okay."
It seems that I can only find a way to apologize to Jing Ye tomorrow.
Otherwise, the affairs of Chonghuan and Hedong would probably go wrong.
Jiang Xue lay in the bedding prepared by Fu Dong. Perhaps because she was tired from the bumpy journey today, she fell into a deep sleep soon.
In the middle of the night, she suddenly felt extremely thirsty. She wanted to ask someone to pour her some water, but after thinking about it, she decided not to disturb Fu Dong Xiaochun's sweet dream, so she lifted the quilt and sat up, planning to walk to the table to drink some water.
Jiang Xue propped herself up and sat up. Just as she was about to lower her head to put on her shoes, she caught a glimpse of a person sitting in the middle of the room and immediately shrank back in horror.
"Someone come here--" Jiang Xue hadn't even finished her words when she saw the man stand up and walk towards her. The cold moonlight shone into the room, reflecting the silver mask that was shining with a cold light.
She shut up instantly.
Jiang Xue pulled the quilt to cover her body, which was only in pajamas, and raised her head to give a gentle smile.
"Why did the prince visit you so late at night?"
Jing Ye threw the silver hairpin next to Jiang Xue and said coldly: "If I had known that Princess Changle was such a fickle person, I would never have wasted my time on you."
Jiang Xue was still in a daze, having just woken up from a deep sleep, but when she heard the words "朝秦暮楚", she instantly woke up.
She looked at Jing Ye in confusion and asked, "What do you mean by Chao Qin Mu Chu?"
Jing Ye said coldly: "Isn't it?"
"Princess Changle had previously formed an alliance with me, and she acted as if she had an irreconcilable feud with Prince Consort Gu. What about now?" He glanced at Jiang Xue, who was curled up in the quilt, and said, "Now the princess is not thinking about divorce, and she is even thinking about your future child."
"Since the princess has already considered the father of her child, how can I be assured of cooperating with you?"
Jiang Xue's mind went blank. What child? What child's father?
She suddenly thought of what she had said to Jing Ye in the carriage during the day.
"If I have a child in the future, no matter if he or I take after him, I think he will be good-looking."
Jiang Xue slapped her head and said, "That was a joke. I am naturally on the side of the prince. How could I ignore the overall situation for Gu Lintan?"
She was surprised again and asked, "So the prince really wants to distance himself from me just because of a joke?"
"Why?" Jing Ye sneered, "The princess is always crying thief. When did I ever say I would draw a clear line between you and me? Wasn't it the princess who said she didn't want to owe me a favor? Wasn't it the princess who asked someone to return the hairpin?"
Jiang Xue frowned and said, "Didn't you drive us off the carriage first, and then suddenly asked me to return the jade token?"
Why is this person turning the tables?
Jing Ye snorted coldly and said, "I have something to do, isn't it enough to take you halfway? If the princess doesn't want to get off the car, why don't you ask me to take you the whole way?"
"Didn't the princess say that she didn't want to owe me a favor? Wouldn't the princess be happy to help you unload this favor?"
"No," Jiang Xue's mind was confused by his words, and she said, "The prince has ordered me to leave, I can't just stay in your car and not leave, right?"
"The jade token was originally given to me by the prince. If I seize it and don't return it, wouldn't that be shameless?"
Jing Ye said sarcastically, "Is this the first day that you have been shameless? Why do you suddenly have reservations in front of me?"
"Could it be," Jing Ye stared at her, his eyes seemed to burn a hole in her face, "Princess, don't you think that Zheng Run is more valuable than me? So you would rather rush to meet him outside the city than stay with me for a while longer?"
"Why is it Gu Lintan and Zheng Run at the same time——"
Jiang Xue was stunned before she finished speaking. She stared blankly at Jing Ye in front of her. For a moment, she had a feeling - this was unreal.
She wanted to lie down again and close her eyes.
This is definitely a dream.
How could Jing Ye say such things to her?
This sounds like, like,
Are you feeling bitter?
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