Chapter 250 Borrow her for a few days
Duan Jiu opened his mouth, wanting to say that since the young lady had become a princess, there was no way she would lack such things.
But Pei Jing continued, "Of course I know she doesn't need food. I don't want an empty title. I want a place where she can come in and say something strong when she's in trouble. A place where she can feel like she has a home to return to during festivals. If even this little snack is missing, what's the point of having this title?"
Duan Jiu was awakened by these words, his heart skipped a beat, and he spoke hesitantly: "Prince...I'm afraid you didn't find this family for the young lady just for the sake of a formal home, did you?"
He paused, his voice lowering, "Are you...looking for a way out for the young lady?"
Pei Jing was flipping through another booklet. Upon hearing this, his fingertips paused on the paper and did not move for a long time.
After a long while, he slowly closed the booklet. When he looked up, his eyes were filled with melancholy. "The road to the throne is full of fear and anxiety. I dare not say that I am completely confident."
He tapped his fingertips unconsciously on the table, as if weighing the risks. "I can fight, and I must fight, but what if... what if I lose?"
"Even if there's only a slight possibility, I have to leave her a chance to survive." Pei Jing looked out the window. "By then, Jiang Rufei will no longer exist in this world. She will change her name, assume the identity of an ordinary family, and become an ordinary woman."
"The family I'm looking for was her support back then. At least she had some family around, so she wouldn't be wandering around the world all alone."
Duan Jiu listened from the side and felt depressed.
To put it bluntly, the prince has been living like a mad beast these years. He doesn't care about rules, ethics, his life and property, and he just lives one day at a time.
But now, for the sake of one person, he has thought so carefully about that one in ten thousand chance of escape.
Duan Jiu calmed himself down, pulled out the bottom book from the pile, and handed it to Pei Jing, "Your Highness, please take a look at this one."
"There's an elderly couple in Qingxi Town, surnamed Zhou. They had a daughter, but she passed away two years ago, leaving them alone to live on their small courtyard. Their property isn't huge, but they have about thirty acres of paddy fields, which the annual rent is enough to get by. They also have two rented shops in town."
"This family background isn't something you can present to the prince, but the old couple are well-known for their kindness. They're always willing to help their neighbors when they're in trouble. Old Mr. Zhou had a few years of education when he was young and has a gentle temperament, and Aunt Zhou is the most compassionate..."
Pei Jing raised his hand to interrupt him, then carefully read the booklet. After a moment, he raised his eyes and said, "He has no children, but he has a good personality. Maybe he can really treat her sincerely."
He closed the booklet. "But this is ultimately my last resort. I'll look at these again. Perhaps there's something more appropriate."
Duan Jiu sighed in his heart that the prince was really not careless at all when it came to matters concerning the young lady.
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"That's what he said?"
Wen Zhu nodded, "Duan Jiu said that the prince has picked out a few that he thinks are good, and asked Miss to go over and choose with him."
"Okay, got it."
As soon as Jiang Fei stood up, the system spoke: "You really want to go? It's not useful at all, okay?"
"I know it's useless," Jiang Fei stood up, straightened her sleeves, and replied calmly, "It's good to make him feel at ease."
The system suddenly became sarcastic: "Heh, most men in the world are black. Only the one next to you can be considered white."
"Who are you calling black?"
As soon as the words fell, Jiang Fei's steps suddenly stopped, her whole body stiffened, and she raised her hand to rub her temples. "I... Is there something wrong with my brain? I seemed to hear another man's voice just now. Could I be schizophrenic?"
"Hello, I am the main system." The steady voice sounded again, clearly reaching Jiang Fei's ears.
Jiang Fei was completely stunned, her eyes full of shock.
Then, I heard the system's angry voice: "What are you doing here! I'm working! Why are you messing around?"
The main system's voice remained calm: "If I hadn't come, this world line would have been destroyed by you."
The system exploded: "Not only did you cheat on me, but you also insulted my system? What were you doing when you cheated on me? Stop pretending and get out of here!"
"Don't be unreasonable." The main system said in a deep voice.
Jiang Fei was so confused after hearing this that she couldn't help but interrupt: "Uh...what you said is not right. I have to say something fair for her."
The system, backed by others, raised its voice slightly: "Look, she thinks you are wrong."
The main system said: "Then tell me what's wrong with me?"
The system said: "On New Year's Eve, a single man and a single woman are in the same room. Is this normal?"
Jiang Fei continued: "Something is wrong."
The system hummed, and the main system sighed and said, "Our timelines are different. It's New Year's Eve here, and it's June here. It's night here, and it's day here."
Jiang Fei's mind raced, and she suddenly realized, "So... it's daytime in June? The meaning seems to have changed instantly."
The system refused to give up: "I don't care, they are still a single man and a single woman."
The main system patiently explained, "She's my secretary. She came to deliver documents to me during the day. She entered the room twenty-seven seconds before you. You can go back and check the surveillance."
"She's a woman!" The system's voice rose again.
The main system's tone was even more helpless: "I used a male secretary, and you said I had a problem with my sexual orientation. I used a female secretary, and you said it was a waste of time. Sorry, I haven't found a secretary who is neither male nor female yet."
Jiang Fei couldn't help but shake her head when she heard this. "The androgynous secretary will say you're a mixed bag."
The system was choked and remained silent for a long time.
Jiang Fei had been annoyed by the system's noise these past few days, so she took the opportunity to add insult to injury. "Hurry up and deal with her. She's been harder to control than a pig during the Lunar New Year these past few days."
The main system chuckled softly, "I'm sorry to bother you. I'll borrow her for a few days and return her to you in three days."
Jiang Fei's mind instantly focused on the word "use", and her mind quickly went through eighteen different ways of using it.
"I'm not leaving! I'm not going with you!" The system yelled so loudly that Jiang Fei's head hurt.
The main system sighed helplessly, and borrowed Jiang Fei's words: "You really are harder to press than the pig during the Chinese New Year."
After Jiang Fei finished speaking, a crisp beeping sound rang in her head, and the two quarreling voices disappeared instantly.
Jiang Fei couldn't help laughing and walked towards Pei Jing's study.
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