Chapter 97 See you tonight
Jing Ye stared at her for a long time and suddenly laughed.
"It seems that the princess is not stupid," he said calmly, "I do have some idea."
Jiang Xue gritted her teeth secretly, this guy!
It's true. He clearly knew the truth, but he still used the letter to trick her into going to Jiang Yu to check.
There was a hint of displeasure in her tone as she said, "In that case, does the prince really want to use me to stir up trouble in the court of Ji State?"
"If I don't show you something, will you believe me so easily?"
"Besides, the storm has already started. Do you think that if I don't interfere, the court of Ji State will be peaceful forever?"
There was some truth in what Jing Ye said, but now was not the time to get angry. She didn't believe that Jing Ye didn't know about it.
Although Jiang Xue was somewhat angry, she also knew that she and Jing Ye had originally different positions.
But now they have interests to cooperate.
Jiang Xue could only say: "Your Majesty, why don't you tell me where these letters came from?"
Jing Ye suddenly laughed and said, "If I tell the princess again now, will the princess still believe me?"
He knew that too!
If Jing Ye had not deliberately persuaded her to let Jiang Yu investigate the matter, perhaps Jiang Xue would not have doubted his words.
Now that she has seen your purpose, why are you still talking to her like this?
Jiang Xue cursed in her heart a hundred times, but she had to put on a smile and said, "Does Your Majesty want to hear the truth?"
"The truth is, half and half."
Jiang Xue looked into Jing Ye's eyes calmly and said, "Before you say anything, I want to tell you something."
"I have already found out that it was not by chance that Li Congde, the little eunuch who had contact with your Prince Guoan, was assigned to my Changle Palace."
"This matter involves a court official a few years ago. This person held a high position, and shortly before my eldest brother passed away, this person retired and returned home early."
"Oh?" Jing Ye stared at Jiang Xue's expression and asked, "Is this person related to what we are talking about today?"
"I think so." Jiang Xue said firmly.
She wanted to tell Jing Ye her determination to find out who was behind this.
"This man is a fourth-rank counselor in the Ji Dynasty. He is not someone that can be manipulated by ordinary people." She spoke slowly, "I wonder what the purpose of the person who ordered him to harm my eldest brother is."
"Have you thought of it, Princess?" Jing Ye picked up the teacup and asked casually.
"I can't believe it," Jiang Xue said, "but there is one thing, my eldest brother has always been upright and honest, there is no possibility of him seeking revenge. This person is in a high position, but he is willing to take such a big risk to kill the prince - for such a thing, I can't think of any other reason except treason."
Jing Ye glanced at her and said, "But after all, only Jiang Chen died. The Ji Kingdom has not been in chaos these years."
"That's because of my father's divine judgment and my grandfather's full support." Jiang Xue said, "But now my grandfather is old and my second brother is not deeply involved in politics. If this person is planning a rebellion, these few years are the best time."
"Princess, what do you want to do by telling me all this?" Jing Ye asked with a smile, "Are you asking me to help you solve the case?"
"Your Majesty will understand," Jiang Xue said with a smile, "I mean."
"Princess, what you want to say is that the people who plotted to murder your Ji Dynasty's Crown Prince Jiang Chen a few years ago are most likely the ones who are now colluding with the rebels of the Gan Kingdom, right?" Jing Ye said lazily.
"Yes, so, I want the prince to know that if this person is the same person as before, I will not let him go. It is not only related to Ji State, but also to my eldest brother."
And Xiao Qi.
Jiang Xue didn't say this.
Jing Ye suddenly looked at her with a smile in his eyes.
Jiang Xue looked at him nervously and asked, "Who is the owner of that seal?"
"What a pity," Jing Ye said with a smile, "I'm going to disappoint the princess."
"What?" Jiang Xue was stunned.
"This person is only a fifth-rank official in the court. Princess, do you think this person could be the one you mentioned—the one who can move the fourth-rank counselor?"
"Who is it?" Jiang Xue looked at Jing Ye steadily.
It doesn’t matter whose seal the invitation is issued with; the key is this person - who he has connections with in the court.
Jiang Xue was not discouraged.
Jing Ye thought for a moment and said, "If Princess really wants to know, why not go with me tonight?"
"Where are we going?" Jiang Xue was stunned again.
"What I said is all empty talk. Do you think the princess will believe me completely if I just randomly tell you a name today?" Jing Ye lowered his head and looked at the empty teacup in his hand, his tone full of sarcasm.
She didn't believe him, never had.
"In that case, seeing is believing. Princess, why don't you go with me to take a look first, and then decide whether to trust me?"
Jiang Xue looked at him suspiciously and pondered for a while.
Then he nodded firmly.
"I'll go with you."
Jing Ye put down the teacup, stood up and walked to the window.
When he reached Jiang Xue's side, he paused for a moment. When he turned around, he saw Jiang Xue staring at him with her body tensed and alert subconsciously.
Jing Ye smiled, reached out his hand, held Jiang Xue's shoulder with one hand, and fiddled with the silver hairpin on her head with the other.
The cat's eye stone embedded in the hairpin is incredibly bright.
Jing Ye taunted, "I didn't give you this to use against me."
Jiang Xue was held down by his shoulders, and for some reason she was unable to move at all.
She forced out a flattering smile and said, "How could that be possible? This hairpin is really exquisite and beautiful. I can't let it go. I wish I could wear it even when I sleep."
Jing Ye leaned over and blew gently into her ear. He opened his mouth but no sound came out. One could tell from the shape of his lips that -
He said, "Liar."
Jiang Xue's hair stood on end at his sudden breath. She tried hard to break free, but to no avail.
Jing Ye stood up straight, looked down at her, and said, "You want to protect yourself, but your skills are really not good. It seems that you have invited the wrong master."
Jiang Xue was horrified. How did he know that she had found a "master" to learn martial arts from?
"In Wanbao Tower, the few moves you made to deal with Ji Yan," Jing Ye seemed to see through her thoughts and explained directly: "Those few moves were really——"
He shook his head. "It's not worthy of being in a refined place."
Jiang Xue frowned slightly.
I don’t know what Chen Jin felt after hearing this.
In fact, she knew from Lu Qiongshuang that Jing Ye's lightness skills were superb, but after seeing him attack several times, her internal strength should not be inferior to Chen Jin's.
"If Princess really wants to learn some skills to protect herself, I can help her with some difficulty—"
Before Jing Ye finished speaking, Jiang Xue shook her head repeatedly.
She smiled sweetly and said in a soft voice, "I am a little princess. I won't learn these things. Your Majesty, you are wrong. I was just pretending to fool Ji Yan that day. You see, I have so many guards around me. Why should I learn these things that hurt my bones?"
Jing Ye released his hand that was pinching her shoulder and said with a smile: "It's okay, you should think about it yourself. Originally, if I accepted a disciple, I would have to pay a gift to him - but since I see that I have some affinity with you, I can waive all that."
Jiang Xue continued to shake her head and said with a pinched throat: "No need, no need. I really can't learn it."
"Go slowly, my lord. We'll see you tonight."
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