Chapter 431 Hu Shanxiang 22
"Ruo Wei, you should rest well since you're injured." Xu Bin looked at the girl who stopped him again, holding his forehead helplessly and said, "I just have something to discuss with the Crown Prince. Be obedient and go back to take care of Nie Xing first."
"I won't leave. Nie Xing has his father watching over him. Besides, you guys are just discussing the meeting between Zhu Di and Jianwen. I'll be going with you then, so why don't you let me listen?"
"you……"
"Come in, everyone! If you want to flirt, don't stand at my door." Zhu Zhanji leaned against the door with his arms folded across his chest, his playful face betraying no trace of the ferocity of last night. Sun Ruowei knew he was probably faking it, but her guard still dropped a bit, and her temper naturally flared. "What nonsense are you talking about! You stabbed me yesterday, shouldn't you apologize?"
Zhu Zhanji immediately apologized, clenching his fists and bowing deeply to Sun Ruowei. "I'm so sorry, I was so anxious to save someone yesterday. I'm here to apologize. If you are so magnanimous, please forgive me."
"That's more like it. Since you were trying to save Miss Hu, we'll write off our debt. And Nie Xing, you already chopped off one of his arms. And let's just forget about what happened last night. Let's make a big deal out of a small matter, how about that?"
Zhu Zhanji raised his eyebrows, his eyes darting between her and Xu Bin. Seeing them both looking at him, he suddenly chuckled, brushed off the nonexistent dust on his clothes, turned around and raised his hand: "Come in and have a cup of tea first."
The three of them sat on either side of a long table. Zhu Zhanji sat cross-legged alone inside, lifted the purple clay teapot on the tea stove and poured a bowl of tea for each of them.
"What do you think about Jianwen's matter?"
Seeing that Zhu Zhanji was indeed only focused on this matter, Xu Bin and Sun Ruowei exchanged a glance and tentatively spoke, "If this can be accomplished, we will certainly do our best. But what happened last night does cause us some concerns."
"Did anything happen last night? I slept soundly all night, so I don't know anything." Zhu Zhanji took a sip of tea, ignored Sun Ruowei's unhappy eyes, and only looked at Xu Bin. "The imperial family doesn't have so many romantic relationships, and I'm not a narrow-minded person. In the face of important matters, sincerity is the key."
Zhu Zhanji gestured to the tea poured in front of them, "I thought I had given enough?"
"Humph, the Crown Prince is indeed a man of great accomplishments who doesn't mind trivial matters. I thought you cared deeply about Miss Hu, but it turns out it was all in vain."
Sun Ruowei felt relieved for Nie Xing, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel sorry for Miss Hu. She muttered to herself as she picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all, still feeling depressed.
"I've already said that there's no place for you to talk between Miss Hu and me. Miss Sun, I never repeat the same thing to anyone for the third time."
He glanced at Sun Ruowei calmly, and when he saw Xu Bin hurriedly blocking her behind him, he laughed: "Besides, if I really wanted to make a fuss, your companion's life would be gone."
"He's living a life worse than death without his right hand. You might as well have killed him with a single blow."
This was just a rant. The two parties were collaborating, and there was already no foundation of trust. If the Emperor's agent killed the other party's core elders, it would be a case of ulterior motive, and the cooperation would be shattered. Zhu Zhanji knew the Emperor would not accept this outcome, so even though he was furious that day, he only chopped off Nie Xing's arm. Sun Ruowei and the others were naturally aware of this.
"Okay, Miss Sun, you're so generous. Why don't you hand him over to me? I'll send him off myself so I can cheer Miss Hu up."
"What's more, the Crown Prince is teasing her. Ruo Wei is simple-minded and only feels sorry for Nie Xing."
Xu Bin naturally continued to protect Sun Ruowei unconditionally. After a few perfunctory words, the two of them started talking about the plan for the emperor to meet with Jianwen. By the time they finally reached a consensus, the sun had already set outside.
Zhu Zhanji failed to get a meal, so he politely stood up and walked me to the door. Then he chuckled and said, "By the way, don't blame me for not warning you. Your companion is obviously a traitor. Even if he escaped this time, he will definitely get into trouble in the future. If that happens, I won't ask him to redeem himself with his hands."
Xu Bin paused, not missing the murderous intent in his eyes. He knew very well that Zhu Zhanji was serious.
The two who knew their companion better knew that with Nie Xing's temper, one of them would surely die in the future.
Xu Bin, who was filled with worry, still maintained his calm appearance in the end. He pulled Sun Ruowei away without any hesitation. No one could see the anxiety in his heart.
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"You win."
Hu Shanxiang scratched her head for a long time before throwing the black chess piece into the chess basket. She looked at Zhu Di with a tired look and said, "Your Majesty, I'm not a good chess player. Why don't you ask the old monk to play with me?"
"Oh, are you tired of losing?" Zhu Di also threw the white piece and whistled outside. Ah Tian appeared out of nowhere and jumped on him. "I know that there are many kinds of people in this world. I have seen many people who can't play chess, and I have seen many people who can play chess."
"But you're the only one I've ever seen who can play as badly as you, old man. I'm really curious."
"...I got scolded for playing with you. You're the only one I've ever seen in my life."
Hu Shanxiang muttered as she cleared the chessboard. Ever since she had shielded the emperor from an arrow, their relationship had become increasingly harmonious. Now, in their daily interactions, she was even more unrestrained than Zhu Zhanji, the good grandson.
It's true that bickering is a great way to kill time. The Emperor, who rarely won a bickering match with the old monk in the past, has recently found it increasingly amusing.
As the two were talking, Little Nose came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the Holy Grandson outside wants to see you. He said that the Crown Prince missed you and came to visit you specially."
Zhu Di looked at the people present and curled his lips. "Hey, girl, take a quick look for me. Is the sun setting in the west today? Does the Crown Prince still remember me?"
Hu Shanxiang stood up and asked someone to change the emperor into thicker clothes. She just smiled when she heard it. After she finished cleaning up, she stayed in the room on her own, intending to drink tea and read a book with the old monk. But she didn't expect Zhu Di to suddenly turn his head and say, "Why are you distracted? Follow me."
I?
Hu Shanxiang walked over reluctantly and whispered, "The prince has come to see you, presumably to talk about the father-son relationship. I'm standing there, so he won't be able to speak."
It's easy to imagine that the prince is going to confront his father. He's going to stop pretending. What's the point of just standing there? It's so embarrassing.
"That's just right, so that he won't say those things and make people feel upset."
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