Because he pretended to be drunk, Jing Zhe had a good night's sleep.
Of course, Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu also got a good night's sleep as a result, and even obtained very "useful" information.
It turned out that after the two women helped Jing Zhe lie down last night, they started asking him questions.
Jing Zhe secretly thought how close he had come to disaster. Luckily, he wasn't really drunk, or the two of them would have managed to trick him into revealing his secrets.
So she decided to play along and deliberately said that yesterday morning Murong Xi suggested going to the streets to visit people and see what they thought of the newspapers, so as to learn from their strengths and make up for her weaknesses, so that she could adapt to local conditions when she returned to Yueyao Kingdom.
So yesterday morning, the two of them went straight to the main street after leaving Wenxiangju and didn't return to the newspaper office until noon. By then, Murong Xi was tired from shopping and went back to Wenxiangju to rest, while he went to Ruyi Restaurant with Chen Jiannan and others to drink...
After hearing this, Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu found that it matched the news they had heard yesterday, so they had no doubts.
Therefore, nothing was said that night.
The next morning, Jing Zhe woke up, but before he even opened his eyes, he heard the creak of the door opening, followed by a cool, fragrant breeze wafting in.
Jing Zhe kept his eyes closed, pretending to be fast asleep.
"Second sister, is husband still not awake?"
Then, Zhang Xiaoyu spoke in a low voice.
Not yet.
Zhu Xinning came to the bedside and glanced at Jing Zhe. Seeing that he seemed normal, she replied, then asked, "Xiaoyu, didn't you say last night that you went to Wenxiangju to keep an eye on her first thing this morning?"
Jing Zhe had also heard these words before he was "hangover".
Although they learned from him that "nothing happened" between him and Murong Xi yesterday morning, Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu were still worried. If there's a first time, there's bound to be a second. Who can guarantee that Murong Xi won't do something else next time she takes Jing Zhe out?
Therefore, to prevent any potential problems, Zhang Xiaoyu volunteered to keep an eye on Murong Xi starting this morning, and she no longer cared about saving face—what did face matter compared to losing her husband?
Therefore, she decided that even if they went out, she would secretly follow them.
As expected, Zhang Xiaoyu kept her promise and went to Wenxiangju after getting up early in the morning. However, she returned less than half an hour later, which made Zhu Xinning curious.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiaoyu chuckled and said, "Yes, we were originally going to keep an eye on her, but it turns out we don't need to!"
"Um?"
"She went to court!"
"What happened?"
Zhu Xinning lowered her voice, perhaps afraid of waking Jing Zhe, and pulled Zhang Xiaoyu to the door to ask, "Why did she go to court?"
"She probably thinks she knows all the operating procedures of the newspaper. Yesterday, she went to the streets with her husband to listen to the people's suggestions. Did she go to report to His Majesty and discuss future cooperation?"
Zhang Xiaoyu continued her analysis to herself.
Zhu Xinning listened and felt there seemed to be nothing wrong with it, but she was still worried and asked, "Did you look carefully? She really went to the palace for court, and didn't go out to hide?"
Zhang Xiaoyu laughed after hearing this.
"Second sister, our worries last night were unnecessary, because His Highness Mo Chen was even more anxious than we were!"
So Zhang Xiaoyu recounted her experience at Wenxiangju. When she arrived, she saw that Su Mochen had already arrived and was "amiably" arguing with Murong Xi. Judging from their conversation, Su Mochen shared the same idea as her, saying that she wanted to spend the day with Murong Xi.
Murong Xi wasn't angry. She casually said that she was going to court and that Su Mochen could come along if he wanted. So, Su Mochen, who had just come out of the palace, "escorted" Murong Xi back.
Upon seeing this, Zhang Xiaoyu returned.
After hearing this, Zhu Xinning smiled slightly.
"I almost forgot, there's a jealous woman in the palace! When it comes to jealousy, Mo Chen is much more capable than any of us. With her around, I feel at ease!"
Zhang Xiaoyu smiled as well, especially when she thought of Su Mochen's aggressive appearance. She couldn't help but sigh: "Luckily, my second sister brought me in early on. Otherwise, after being treated like that by His Highness Mochen, how would I dare to have any thoughts about my husband?"
At this moment, Jing Zhe, who was lying on the bed, moved slightly to give Zhu Xinning and the others a reminder that he was about to wake up. Sure enough, upon seeing this, Zhu Xinning immediately put her finger to her lips and gestured to Zhang Xiaoyu, who nodded in understanding.
The two exchanged a knowing smile, their understanding unspoken, and were quite pleased with themselves.
In their view, their cooperation was so seamless that Jing Zhe was kept in the dark, and they had arranged everything perfectly.
Little did they know, Jing Zhe had already seen through everything, but was still pretending to be at the very bottom...
In particular, Jing Zhe breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Su Mochen was "escorting" Murong Xi into the palace.
Last night, although he pretended to be drunk, he was extra careful the whole way and noticed that the disciple of the Soul-Severing Fan had been secretly following and observing him until he got home before leaving.
He was worried that Murong Xi would be alone in the city, but since Su Mochen was with her, he could rest assured. After all, Su Mochen's cultivation level was also at the sixth level, and ordinary people could not get close to him.
At this moment, Jing Zhe covered his head, pretended to be in pain, and slowly sat up from the bed.
"Huh, how did I get back?"
"..."
Next, Jing Zhe's superb acting skills were on full display, perfectly portraying the state of someone suffering from a hangover. Zhu Xinning and Zhang Xiaoyu showed concern for him without suspecting anything.
After drinking the hangover soup prepared by Zhang Xiaoyu, Jing Zhe felt much more energetic.
"Xiaoyu, today is the last issue of the newspaper before the New Year. How are sales at Wenxiangju?"
"Don't worry, my husband. The newspaper has printed a lot more this time, and the people are used to it. They lined up early this morning, and I estimate that the last issue will be sold out in less than half an hour."
"Good thing it's sold out! Good thing it's sold out!"
Jing Zhe sighed, "The last issue of the newspaper has sold out, so Empress Yueyao won't have to go to the newspaper office to study anymore. I can finally relax for a few days!"
"So, my husband doesn't want to stay with Empress Yueyao either?"
Zhang Xiaoyu asked curiously.
"Of course! If His Majesty hadn't forced me to take on this task, I wouldn't have wanted to accompany her! I'd rather stay home and spend some quality time with my second sister and Xiaoyu!"
As he spoke, his hands began to wander, his left arm around Zhu Xinning and his right arm around Zhang Xiaoyu, and then he started to move around.
The two women blushed instantly, and at that moment they couldn't think of Murong Xi anymore—it seems we were too nervous. This Empress Yueyao is no threat at all!
Meanwhile, Jing Zhe, who was in the atmosphere, was secretly pleased: Only by lowering your guard can I get things done!
And so, he became intimate with the two women again…
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