"Why are you back so soon?" Wan Ge had also learned about Qin Ji's habits. Rumor had it that even if his subordinates had submitted a memorial requesting his return, he would still have to wait ten days to half a month.
As for whether he was delayed by the mountains and rivers along the way or did something else during those ten days or half a month, no one knows.
However, Wan Ge learned from Ruan Ruan that Qin Ji would stay at Yun Guang Temple for a period of time every time he returned.
However, both Qin Ji's people and Yun Guang Temple kept this news well hidden, so no one knew about it at all.
So much so that when Wan Ge and Xiao Ning first saw him at Yun Guang Temple, they didn't suspect that he was the Regent.
"I was worried about you. He's been favored by the emperor for so many years and has managed to hide his quirks so well; he's no ordinary person. I was worried about you, so I came back early." Qin Ji poured tea for the person in front of him as he spoke.
Wan Ge picked up the warm teacup in her hand and quietly took a sip.
Qin Ji spoke again, "Why did you save her?"
Wan Ge knew very well who he was referring to as "she"—he was talking about Shu Jiqing: "Although I despise her, I wouldn't just stand by and watch her suffer such treatment because of me."
It is an extremely painful thing for a girl to be violated to death, especially in this era, particularly for an innocent girl.
This made Wan Ge see even more of Qin An's disgusting methods. He could have directly ordered Shu Jiqing's assassination, but he chose to use this method to ruin a girl, making her bear a bad reputation even after her death, and even her family could not have peace.
As for Shu Jiqing's original corpse, it was all arranged by Qin Ji. It was made of a special material that looked very much like a real person. In addition, there were special disguise techniques, so Qin An did not suspect Shu Jiqing at first.
However, Qin Ji deliberately left a message so that the Crown Prince would know that Shu Jiqing had been rescued.
Of course, he did this because he was well aware that Shu Jiqing was now in his hands and the Crown Prince could not do anything to her.
On the other hand, only when the Crown Prince transfers all his suspicions to Shu Jiqing can he be more likely to stop making things difficult for Wan Ge.
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Qin Ji smiled upon hearing her answer, surprised that the girl he cared about was such a soft-hearted person. He had thought that after being humiliated by that other party, she would wish the other party dead.
Wan Ge looked at her and replied, "She deserves retribution, but it's not like this. Although she was jealous of me and did many things that made things difficult for me, she never thought of using dirty tricks."
The original owner was indeed punished quite a bit because of the other party, but all of it was done in a fair and square manner, without resorting to any dirty tricks.
On the contrary, Wan Ge realized that she had miscalculated this time and almost caused the other party to lose his life.
"What do you plan to do next?" Qin Ji looked at the woman in front of him with curiosity, even more eager to see what she would do next.
"The palace banquet will be held soon, so just wait and see."
"Is there anything else I can help you with?"
"You've already given me a bodyguard, that's enough for everything else. You've already done more than enough."
"Alright, then I'll wait and see what you'll do next." Qin Ji also picked up his teacup and took a few sips of tea.
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