"Xia He..."
Jinlu came closer and called her name softly in a low and hoarse voice, which seemed to have a little more feeling than before that Zhang You couldn't explain.
Chunhua and the others tactfully gave them space to talk.
Zhang You glanced at him sideways when he heard that. He looked hesitant, as if he was struggling over whether to speak or not. Zhang You asked directly, "What's wrong?"
"Have you... been doing well these days?" The words on the tip of his tongue suddenly took a turn.
Zhang You retracted his gaze and looked forward, looking at Chunhua and the others' backs and said coldly, "What can I do?"
They were fighting outside, and Qiao Si was busy mediating. How could it be good that all his hard work was rewarded with cold corpses?
Jinlu could tell she was a little angry, and said in a low voice: "Sorry, I didn't mean to bring up your sad story..."
Zhang You turned around and saw his lost look with his brows drooping. Knowing that this matter had nothing to do with him, he softened his tone and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore."
Jinlu raised his head upon hearing this, only to see that she was already in front of him, keeping some distance from him. He strode closer, feeling somewhat relaxed by her gentler tone. He looked at her earnestly hurrying on and said, "I haven't had a proper talk with you since returning from Yanzhou."
Zhang You's words brought back memories. She recalled his anxious look when they'd parted ways. She could sense that his time in Yanzhou had been tough, tempering his temper and making him less talkative. Perhaps having witnessed the cruelty of war, she couldn't bring herself to say anything harsh. She simply mumbled, "I'm glad you're back safely."
Zhang You didn't ask him what he had experienced, but Jinlu was touched by her concern and unconsciously opened up and told her about his story.
The battlefield was dangerous, and Li Guanghan was able to win in such a short time thanks to his determination to fight to the death.
Jin Fu and Jin Lu followed him and naturally faced many dangers.
It was probably just as she said, Jinfu was blessed with great fortune. Jinlu had fought several times against the enemy, but only because he had fought alongside him and avoided danger. Many times, blazing arrows had only missed his vital points, and he had escaped death several times, but he also suffered wounds of varying sizes.
Fortunately, they were all lucky and did not actually die.
"There has been constant war in Yanzhou in the past few months. Fortunately, we have the prince's wise leadership, otherwise I would never have the chance to come back." Jinlu sighed, and he can still recall the anxiety and fear he felt at that time. He was afraid that he would die there and that he would never see her again.
While chatting, they had already reached Prince Qiao's mansion, and Jinlu followed her to help her pack her things. He was always considerate and could do everything she wanted, which saved Zhang You a lot of trouble.
While sorting out the items, Jinlu seemed to have thought of something and said, "After the victory, I saw something in the Yanzhou market. The first time I saw it, I thought of you." As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant from his arms, which was as precious as a pearl.
The white jade is flawless and the size of a mung bean cake. It is carved with a bird whose species cannot be identified, but the carving is very delicate, cute and gentle.
Almost at the first sight, the doubts in Zhang You's heart seemed to clear up and gradually become clear.
So it’s you…
I can’t tell whether I’m disappointed or not.
Zhang You didn't dwell on that emotion too much, and she quickly and appropriately showed a slight surprise.
"For me?"
"Yes. Haven't you been looking for a suitable jade for some time? I guess you like this. The first time I saw it, I thought of you."
Zhang You had been looking for jade because she had promised to give Wei Qian a thank-you gift. For a while, she had consulted with people around her and spent a long time selecting the right jade beads to make into a necklace for Wei Qian.
Zhang You looked embarrassed, as if he had encountered something difficult.
Jinlu's expression paused. He stretched out his hand, but there was no response for a long time. He wanted to give up.
"What's wrong? You don't like it, or... because someone gave it to you?"
!
The doubts in my heart were completely dispelled.
That little bit of hope also fell into the abyss with his words, never to see the light of day.
It’s you guys…
It was you who were monitoring Wei Qian and me.
Zhang You knew he was talking about the jade pendant Wei Qian had given him that day. Even though he was two days late, he still faced the test. However, he did not expect that the person behind it would be Li Guanghan.
For someone like Jinlu, there is no need to be so roundabout in inquiring unless Li Guanghan instructs you to do so.
It's not like he hadn't seen Wei Qian and her get along, and he had told her before that the distance between them was too great, that it was impossible for them to be together. But now Jinlu was no longer speaking directly, but rather hesitantly before speaking. This must have been due to Li Guanghan's handiwork.
Zhang You suppressed her excitement at learning the truth. As she had expected, she frowned and said dejectedly, "No one has ever given me a jade pendant..."
"How could that be? I saw it that day. Wei Qian gave you a jade pendant!" Jinlu thought she was quibbling and spoke anxiously.
"...He didn't give it to me, I gave it to him." Zhang You said melancholy, like a woman who had been rejected after pursuing someone. "You know I spent a lot of time looking for jade last year. Actually, I was looking for jade because I wanted to give it to him. Later, I did find a piece of white jade and specially asked a master to make a pair of heart-shaped buckles. I hesitated for a long time, but finally mustered up the courage to give him one of the pieces... I just didn't expect him to reject me and return the jade pendant to me."
Zhang You looked like a woman who had just been heartbroken. She lowered her head and talked about an embarrassing incident, feeling extremely embarrassed.
Embarrassed, she took out the pair of jade pendants from her bag and handed them to Jinlu, saying with resentment, "Look, this is it. Although the quality isn't that great, after all, I spent a lot of effort to get them. I didn't expect them to be returned so ruthlessly..."
Jinlu took the jade pendant from her hand, looked at it carefully, and his heart, which had been rejected, became lively.
He just knew that the prince was worrying too much that day.
How could the princess secretly contact the Wei family through the relationship between Xia He and Wei Qian?
Jinlu took a closer look and found that the jade pendant was indeed similar to the one seen by the spy who was monitoring that day. He couldn't help but smile, and the gloom of the past few days was swept away.
As long as we bring the things back to the prince for inspection, he will no longer have any doubts.
This answer is undoubtedly the best news for Jinlu.
Xia He was not involved in those conspiracies and plots.
She and Wei Qian had completely lost hope.
Jinlu held the pair of jade pendants in his hands, looking very fond of them. He raised his head and looked at her, saying with a smile, "He doesn't want them, so why don't you give them to me? I just happened to give them to you."
As he said this, he took advantage of Zhang You's lack of reaction and stuffed one of the heart-shaped jade pendants and the one he bought into Zhang You's hands.
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