Chapter 130: Jealousy
Jiang Xue was stunned for a moment and asked, "Aren't we going to say it here?"
He Zhilin said in a deep voice: "After all, this matter concerns the secrets of the Ji Kingdom's royal family. It is not convenient for outsiders to know, let alone a distinguished guest from another country like King Rui Chong who holds the power of life and death. What do you think, Your Highness?"
Jiang Xue saw his determined expression and knew that this matter could not be discussed.
Well, she was originally still worrying about how to get Jing Ye away for a moment so she could talk to He Zhilin.
Jiang Xue could only pretend to explain and plead for mercy. Seeing that He Zhilin still refused to give in, she looked helpless and said, "Then Brother He, please wait for me outside the house. I will discuss this with the prince."
He Zhilin nodded and said, "Your Highness, please hurry up. I'm just outside the door. If you need anything, just call me."
Jiang Xue didn't know whether to laugh or cry. This was asking her to be on guard against Jing Ye.
I wonder how He Zhilin would feel if he knew that they slept in the same bed last night.
She hastily agreed, saying, "I'll be out soon."
After He Zhilin left, only Jiang Xue and Jing Ye were left in the room. Jiang Xue could feel that the wind in the room had suddenly become much colder.
She walked to Jing Ye's side, lowered her voice, and said hesitantly: "The prince has also seen it. He is indeed a stubborn person."
Jing Ye answered irrelevantly, and asked, "So why did you put Wu Anlang next to him?"
Jiang Xue was stunned. Why did he keep dwelling on this matter?
She explained, "Gu Lintan intends to win him over as his confidant. Right now, he is hiding his identity and lurking beside Gu Lintan in order to help me. If one day Gu Lintan finds out that he and I are old acquaintances, I'm afraid it will be dangerous. He did these things for me, and I can't just ignore it."
"So the princess arranged for He Jiazi to come to Beijing? You trust him." Jing Ye frowned, "If you knew there was something wrong with the prince consort, why did you marry him in the first place?"
"I didn't know it before, but later..." Jiang Xue sighed and said, "It's a long story. Can I tell you slowly when I get back?"
"Did you arrange this place?" Jing Ye asked sarcastically, "It's so unique. The princess really cares about him."
Jiang Xue actually thought his aggressive look was somewhat cute, but she also patiently explained.
"This is the residence of the lady Su Yu we just met. Brother He lives with her. I didn't know he had come to the capital before. It was on the wedding night that I discovered something was wrong with Gu Lintan, so I pretended to be sick. Alas, he is still waiting outside. In short, everything is not what you think."
"What?" Jing Ye asked knowingly.
Jiang Xue was speechless. When did he like to make things so clear? Why did he have to press so hard?
This person is too jealous.
"He is not the one I like. I arranged for someone to look after him out of childhood friendship and guilt. It has nothing to do with anything else."
Jing Ye looked up at her and said coldly, "So, Princess, is it that just an insignificant He Zhilin is enough to break the alliance between you and me, and I have to stay away from him when talking to him, right?"
"No, no, no," Jiang Xue waved her hands and said, "It's not that I don't trust the prince, but now that he insists on discussing this with me in private, I'm afraid that if the prince is present, we won't be able to get anything out of him."
"Besides, how can he be an insignificant person?" Jiang Xue smiled bitterly and said, "He is the direct disciple of He Yuanzheng. If there is anyone in Ji Country who knows these strange poisons and can be trusted by us, I am afraid he is the only one."
"But I promise to the prince," she held up three fingers beside her face and swore, "I will tell the prince everything he told me about what happened back then."
Seeing her like this, Jing Ye just snorted and turned his head away, concentrating on playing with the teacup in his hand.
Seeing Jing Ye didn't make any comment, she asked pitifully, "Can the prince trust me?"
"Trust is worthless to the princess," Jing Ye said coldly, "It's the same for me."
"But if he refuses to give in, we will lose another clue," Jiang Xue frowned and said anxiously, "What can the prince do to make him agree?"
"Princess, are you asking for a favor from me?" Jing Ye sneered, "Princess, why don't you do the math and figure out how many favors you owe me so far, and when will you pay them back?"
He looked up and saw that Jiang Xue's eyes were filled with tears and she looked like she was about to cry. He suddenly became upset again.
"I haven't thought of my conditions yet, so you can just owe me the money for now."
He suddenly agreed and said coldly, "I can wait for you, but I don't like waiting. Princess, please do as you wish."
Jiang Xue nodded quickly and said, "Very soon!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the house.
Her heart was swollen and she felt extremely uncomfortable.
There was only one person in the world who couldn't stand seeing her cry, except for her father, her mother, her brother, and one more, all because of excessive concern.
In the past, whenever she made Xiao Qi angry or needed something from him, she would always pretend to cry and it always worked.
Xiao Qi was always in a hurry every time and agreed to her request without caring about anything else.
So Jingye, why do you do this?
She turned around and closed the door, then said to He Zhilin, "Don't let anyone else in to disturb him."
After saying that, he walked a few steps towards the front yard and looked around, and sure enough, he saw Jiang Qibin, who was bored, on the roof.
Jiang Qibin was originally basking in the sun, thinking about how to find Jiang Xue to plead with him to go back. Doctor Yan's daily life was really too boring. When he went out on weekdays, he was just diagnosing people, buying medicinal materials, and sometimes he went to the outskirts of Beijing to collect herbs. It was really uncomfortable that his kung fu skills were useless.
Besides, since he came to Yawu Cottage, he hasn't seen His Highness... and the heroic cousin beside His Highness for a long time.
He had nothing to do these days, so he studied over and over again the sword techniques she had used in the last competition with him. He was thinking that the next time they met, he would be able to talk to her about how to improve.
Suddenly he lowered his head and seemed to see the princess standing under the eaves. When he looked closely, it was really her.
Jiang Qibin smiled happily, as his dream had come true. He quickly jumped off the roof.
When Jiang Xue saw Jiang Qibin, she hurriedly said, "Jiang Qibin, you guard the room in the inner courtyard for me—"
She turned around and looked at He Zhilin with a questioning look, and He Zhilin said, "Muxuantang."
Jiang Xue said, "It's right there. Keep an eye on it for me. If there's any movement from the people in the house, come find me immediately. The person inside is very good at Qinggong. Just stay far away and watch. Don't let him find you."
Before Jiang Qibin could open his mouth to speak, Jiang Xue hurriedly walked with He Zhilin to the other side of the house and closed the door.
Jiang Qibin scratched his head in distress. He could only put his worries aside and flew to the inner courtyard.
Jiang Xue and He Zhilin entered the house and immediately got straight to the point and said solemnly, "Brother He, I want to ask you something. You have been practicing medicine for several years, and you have the He family's century-old medical heritage. Have you ever heard of any medical skills that can transform a person?"
He Zhilin was stunned for a moment, and said, "Your Highness, aren't you going to ask about the poison that the eldest prince was poisoned with that day?"
Jiang Xue said: "We need to investigate this matter, but we don't have much time. Can you help me think about it quickly? Is there such a magic in the world?"
"Reborn?" He Zhilin asked in confusion, "What exactly is going on? Your Highness needs to explain it more clearly."
"That is, can a person's appearance be changed from head to toe into another one that is completely unrelated to the previous one, and people can't see any flaws or find any traces of disguise?" Jiang Xue asked with a frown.
He Zhilin frowned, walked forward a few steps slowly, sat down again, thought for a while, and said, "Yes."
Jiang Xue was not surprised by this answer. She just clenched her fingers tightly, digging her crimson nails into her palms, trying to calm herself down with the severe pain.
She spoke slowly, her voice hoarse, "Brother He, please explain it to me in detail."
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