Chapter 442 The Prostitute's Waiting (9)
Although the Second Prince was so arrogant that he could assassinate the Crown Prince and Fu Jian at the city gate, he did not dare to make this public. Therefore, he directly blamed the incident on the Northern Qi spies lurking in the city, and ordered the Deputy General Wei to lead the soldiers to withdraw from the city in order to avoid panicking the people.
Although the Deputy General Wei was suspicious that the Northern Qi spies could do such a big thing under the eyes of Emperor Rong without being noticed, as long as Fu Jian's body was not found, he had good expectations.
On the contrary, the Second Prince himself could not rest assured until the bodies of the Crown Prince and Fu Jian were found, so he searched for the Crown Prince and Fu Jian in the city in various ways.
The Crown Prince was scared to death after the assassination at the city gate, and he was in a daze the whole time. Fu Jian was already used to such assassinations, so after a while, he began to plan how to pass the news to the palace. His eyes fell on Shi Yi, the top girl in Donghua Pavilion. Maybe with her help, this can be accomplished.
"You want me to help you?" Shi Yi saw through his intention, but he still poured tea and asked, "Why?"
"Because you won't watch me die." Fu Jian bet that he guessed right this time. After all, if Liu Shiyi really wanted him to die, he would have just left him alone at the city gate. But since she came and was so well prepared, she must have been prepared a long time ago.
Shi Yi admired the teacup in her hand, glanced at him sideways, and asked curiously, "Are you so sure?"
"I wasn't sure at first. Now you make me sure." Fu Jian sat down next to her and boldly held her hand, and the owner of the hand did not resist. He should have guessed it long ago. If Liu Shiyi didn't care about him, why would he rush all the way to the battlefield just to save him. If Liu Shiyi didn't care about him, why would she have prepared the clothes to take off her clothes and the human skin mask and waited at the city gate. If Liu Shiyi had no intention towards her, why would she bother to cover up for herself in this Donghua Pavilion...
"What do you want me to do?" Shiyi let him hold her hand, half lowered her eyes, and her voice was as light as the willow catkins floating in April.
Fu Jian was more certain of her feelings for him. He couldn't tell what he felt at this moment, but his always cold heart seemed to have suddenly cracked.
"Lurking beside the second prince." He heard himself say in a hoarse voice.
"Okay." She didn't refute or ask again, as if this was an extremely ordinary thing.
"Aren't you afraid?" Fu Jian felt his hands trembling a little. The second prince was sinister and did things by any means. If he discovered his intentions, he would definitely be executed.
"I'm not afraid of going to the battlefield." Shiyi pulled out his hand, held his palm instead, and said solemnly: "You must win."
Fu Jian heard the implication of her words. She was not afraid of death, but she was afraid that she would lose, and afraid that she would die because of losing. His eyes stayed on her face for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Fu Jian had met many women in his life. They passed by him like flowing water without leaving any trace. He thought she was one of those women, but he didn't expect...
"Go back. I have to receive guests." Shi Yi stroked the nail polish on his fingernails, and Fu Jian unexpectedly felt embarrassed.
"Don't worry, I will definitely ensure that you will enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future." He patted his chest heavily.
Shi Yi laughed out loud, "Then I, Liu Shiyi, will remember it. I only hope that you will not forget me if you become rich and powerful."
Her words were sincere, but her laughter sounded a little ironic to Fu Jian. Many years later, when he recalled today's conversation, he realized how stupid he was. If Liu Shiyi was really such a greedy person, why would she risk her life and death to rescue him several times.
A few days later, Shi Yi got in touch with the second prince. With her outstanding appearance and skills, the second prince sent his advisers to take her to his mansion. Fu Jian hid in Donghua Pavilion and watched her get on the carriage. He suddenly wanted to regret and let her come back, but was stopped by the disguised prince. He could only watch her and the carriage go farther and farther.
After a few days, the second prince restored the access to the gate of Dongdu. Using the people left by Liu Shiyi, Fu Jian quickly passed on his situation to Deputy General Wei. He also received news from Liu Shiyi from the second prince's mansion from time to time. All this was done secretly, but he was always worried. Sometimes, he even dreamed that Liu Shiyi's identity was discovered by the second prince and sentenced to death by slow slicing. Whenever he woke up from such a dream, his whole body would be soaked with sweat.
The prince grew up very quickly in such a situation. He was spoiled, but now he could put down his status and do anything, including pouring night incense. He no longer looked down on Fu Jian, and even regarded him as his own. Fu Jian also saw and remembered these changes in him.
Speaking of which, the prince was also pitiful. His biological mother was born in a humble family. She was originally just a woman selling tofu on the street. She was lucky enough to serve Emperor Rong, who was not yet an emperor, and was kept by Emperor Rong to take care of him. Later, at the coronation ceremony of Emperor Rong, she died after blocking an arrow from the old man of the Qin Dynasty for Emperor Rong, and thus became the person that Emperor Rong loved most in his life. The prince's mother died early, and his mother's family was weak, so most of the ministers with a foundation in the court looked down on him. But because he did not have the guidance of his mother, he developed a violent and wanton temper, and he often beat and scolded the maids and eunuchs around him, which made him even more unpopular. This is also the reason why his disappearance in Dongdu did not cause a big turmoil. Many ministers in the court wished that he could disappear.
In contrast, the second prince's mother was the daughter of the five nobles and seven surnames. She was of noble birth and calm temperament. Although she was physically weak, she taught the second prince to be polite and restrained. If the crown prince had not been given the title of "eldest prince" and was not favored by the emperor, the real crown prince position would have belonged to the second prince. However, the second prince has been acting more and more viciously in recent years, and he is not a candidate for the emperor to follow.
"What are you looking at?" He had just cleaned up the leftovers on the table when he turned around and bumped into Fu Jian's sight.
"You have become much more gentle recently." Fu Jian took the sundries in his hand as if nothing had happened, pulled the towel off his shoulder and began to wipe the table.
Although the madam of Donghua Pavilion accepted the two people as distant relatives of Liu Shiyi, the premise was not to let them come over for free meals. Therefore, the two of them had to do everything they saw.
"It's not as good as before." The crown prince suddenly cut off the distant thoughts in his eyes. If Fu Jian and Liu Shiyi had not rescued him one after another that day, he would have been a piece of dry bones by now.
Everyone knows the truth that the winners are kings and the losers are bandits. All the suffering he has endured must be paid back double.
(End of this chapter)
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