Go get busy
The group marched off in a mighty procession, then hurriedly returned to Diqu City in a mighty procession. Jiang Jingyuan silently led her men to a halt outside the Changsheng Emperor's residence, watching the group go away. After a few glances, she turned and entered the residence.
Along the way, she had heard them say that Jiang Jinghui had fallen off his horse, but if he had only been injured, how could there have been such a panic? No matter who planned it, if they had done it, they would not let them deal with it so easily, even if they didn't want to kill him with one blow.
It must be more than just a fall from a horse, but Jiang Jingyuan was not interested in finding out.
However, she didn't ask, and there were still people who told her...
"It's poison."
After taking a shower and changing clothes, with a faint warm steam still lingering around him, Jiang Jingyuan pushed open the door and stepped into the room. Before he raised his eyes to look at the scene in the room, he heard Jiang Jingjian's voice in front of him.
Jiang Jingyuan walked in without stopping and closed the door. She raised her head and looked at the black-clad figure sitting in the back of the room.
Jiang Jingjian had obviously finished bathing early and changed into a robe. A black robe cascaded down from the wooden chair like a waterfall, and mysterious and ancient patterns embroidered with silver and white silk threads fluttered at the hem of his robe.
He raised his hand to grasp the scroll, and the wide sleeves embroidered with silver-white patterns at the corners moved with his movements, revealing the inner layers of scarlet and white.
Jiang Jingjian didn't smile. His eyes fell on the ground in front of him. He said calmly, "Jiang Jingsui was assassinated and poisoned. The imperial doctors are helpless."
Jiang Jingyuan didn't say anything. He walked to the soft couch beside him and sat down, nodding to show that he understood.
"besides……"
Jiang Jingyuan looked up at him again after hearing that.
Jiang Jingjian also turned his head to look at her and said calmly, "His Majesty has sentenced Concubine Xie to death."
Jiang Jingyuan paused, then nodded calmly. Seeing Jiang Jingjian still looking at her, she paused again, slowly opened her mouth, and said in a clear, calm voice, "I understand."
Not surprising.
People die every day, some nearer and some farther away. If you can't achieve immortality, you will die eventually, sooner or later.
Jiang Jingjian pursed his lips slightly, his expression indifferent. He took a deep look at the girl in white clothes not far in front of him, and a thick black mist surged in his eyes.
However, after just one glance, he turned away, his eyelashes trembling and sometimes covering everything in his sight.
"Jiang Jingyuan..." Jiang Jingjian suddenly called her again.
When Jiang Jingyuan turned her gaze towards him, she heard Jiang Jingjian ask in a low voice, "Do you want to go out and play for a while?"
Jiang Jingyuan's dark eyes reflected his appearance of lowering his eyes and not looking at her. He didn't say anything, just looked at him.
Jiang Jingjian received no response and did not dare to urge him. He just slowly turned his gaze to the book in his hand.
Are you feeling guilty and afraid?
Why bother?
Why bother with this? Jiang Jingyuan turned away and said, "In a few months."
Jiang Jingjian suddenly raised his head and moved his lips.
"In a few months, I will go to sea." Jiang Jingyuan said calmly.
"Going out to sea?!" Jiang Jingjian's eyes widened in an instant, and he instantly forgot all the thoughts in his mind. He straightened up suddenly, looked at her in disbelief and said, "Why go out to sea?! It's so dangerous! How can you do it alone?! I'll accompany you later..."
As he spoke, he suddenly fell silent.
Jiang Jingyuan slowly withdrew his gaze from him.
"But..." Jiang Jingjian looked conflicted, and he was trying to persuade her unwillingly, "Why don't you just have some fun in these countries? Why run to the sea? Even if there's any danger at sea, no one will be able to find you..."
Jiang Jingyuan didn't show any reaction, but just said, "I'm not the only one."
That, that's even more dangerous... Jiang Jingjian's face looked a little bad, but he glanced at Jiang Jingyuan's expression, paused for a moment, calmed down, and said tactfully: "When they really encounter danger, everyone will show their own abilities and run away. If you go with others, you will have more concerns."
Jiang Jingjian frowned slightly and said, "Things in the capital will soon come to an end. Wait for me and I will go with you."
When things here are over, can you really leave the capital? Jiang Jingyuan looked at the man in black, who looked so anxious that he seemed to be about to drop a pearl. He didn't say what he was thinking, but just said, "Go and get busy."
Jiang Jingjian frowned and opened his mouth.
"Go ahead and get busy."
Jiang Jingjian was obviously startled when he heard this. He raised his eyes to look at the girl sitting on the couch and saw that the girl turned her face away coldly and did not look at him again. It was obvious that she did not want to discuss the matter anymore.
His dark pupils trembled imperceptibly. Jiang Jingjian pursed his lips tightly, uttered a low "hmm", and stood up with the book in his hand, walking towards the door.
When his hand touched the wooden door, Jiang Jingjian heard a soft voice from behind: "Thank you for your hard work..."
Jiang Jingjian paused in opening the door, turned around and saw the girl in white curled up on the couch with her mouth slightly pouted in displeasure, as if dissatisfied or guilty. She lowered her eyes, her gaze fixed on the couch, and did not raise her head to look at him.
But those words were definitely spoken to him...
Jiang Jingjian felt relieved suddenly, and a light, relieved smile appeared on his face. He replied in a light tone, "Okay, you should also have a good rest recently."
Then he opened the wooden door and walked out.
In the room behind him, the white fluffy ball on the soft couch stretched out its body slowly. The girl glanced expressionlessly at the direction where the black figure went away, then calmly withdrew her gaze.
Jiang Jingjian is still very different from him.
Perhaps it was because she had experienced the peaceful years of the future, but the longer she stayed in this era and the more she saw, the less emotion she felt...
After walking through mountains of swords and seas of fire, she actually felt more tired than the madness of forging ahead in the rapids.
She is not someone who easily feels a sense of belonging. In the past and now, her heart is sighing, but her feet are constantly moving forward.
Where do you want to go? What do you want to achieve?
She didn’t know, she didn’t remember, she only knew that she had to move forward.
It seemed that even comforting Jiang Jingjian was only because of the remaining affection and inexplicable sense of responsibility.
On the soft couch, a fifteen-year-old girl in white turned her head to look out the window. The sky outside the window was the clear, hazy light blue of the morning.
Fifteen years old, Jiang Yunshu seemed to be fifteen years old too... I really want to see him again, that era that has long been blurred in my memory...
Longevity, you must live forever...
This day seemed to be a cloudy day without golden sunshine. After the warm light of noon, the sky in the afternoon was clear and light blue again.
…………
Three days later.
Outside Princess Changsheng's residence, a strange face came hurriedly.
"Want to see me?"
The golden sunlight shone down on the clear lake. The girl was wearing a light gold dress embroidered with large clusters of flowers. She walked on the water to the small pavilion, sat down at the stone table, tilted her head to glance at the person following her, and asked in a flat tone.
"Yes, Your Highness. The person who came is from Your Highness's residence, and he said that Your Highness wants to see you." A gentle and beautiful maid said from the back.
What do you want to see me do... I don't want to go... Jiang Jingyuan's first reaction was to refuse, but she still asked, "Is anyone going?"
"None of your highnesses have been there." The maid smiled softly and gently, then paused before adding, "Since returning to the capital, none of your highnesses have been to Prince Ning's Mansion."
I didn't see anyone going before returning to Beijing... Jiang Jingyuan understood and said calmly, "Hmm," and said decisively, "No."
"Yes, Your Highness. I will refuse it right away." The maid kept smiling, her dress fluttering as she turned and left the pavilion, heading towards the lobby.
The breeze blew across the water, creating ripples and blowing the flowers blooming between the girl's clothes. Colorful butterflies gathered or dispersed in groups of three or two, gently clinging to them, creating a scene full of vitality.
The satin dress had large areas of white space and light gold extending downwards to a dense cluster of flowers. The girl sat upright in the pavilion, her eyes slightly closed, and she slowly raised the teacup to her lips.
It’s peaceful and beautiful.
However, the next moment, the maid who had left earlier returned and stood at the edge of the pavilion. She turned towards the girl's back and reported, "Your Highness, he refuses to leave and insists that you go to Prince Ning's Mansion."
Jiang Jingyuan was relaxed and at ease, with a calm expression, but her slowly opened eyes were filled with darkness like an endless abyss - did she have to go to Prince Ning's Mansion to see Jiang Jingbai?
She didn't know why, but she knew that many times when attitudes like "must" and "must" appeared, it meant that she could not do as they said - that meant danger.
Jiang Jingyuan put down the teacup slowly and uttered only one word: "Jiang..."
"Neither His Royal Highness the Crown Prince nor His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has ever been to Prince Ning's Mansion." The maid immediately understood what she meant and said.
How strange... Jiang Jingyuan said indifferently: "Send him back to Prince Ning's Mansion."
After a pause, she seemed to remember something and added, "Remember to..."
"Your Highness Changsheng!" A crying voice suddenly came from behind.
Jiang Jingyuan paused and turned to look.
The man from Prince Ning's mansion stumbled to the water's edge. When he was caught, he fell to his knees with a plop. He kowtowed repeatedly in her direction, crying out with tears streaming down his face, "Please go see our Highness! You're the only one I can turn to. Please go see our Highness!"
The maid behind Jiang Jingyuan was startled and hurried to cross the water to take the man away.
"It's too late." Jiang Jingyuan stopped her.
At the same time, another maid hurried into the pavilion and said, "Your Highness, I have sent someone to find His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
In fact, there is no need to look for him at all. With such a big commotion, no matter how tight the house is, it cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of so many people... Jiang Jingyuan thought about it, nodded, stood up and left the pavilion to change clothes.
On the carriage to Prince Ning's mansion, the maid beside him whispered, "Your Highness, I've learned that Prince Ning has been depressed in his mansion for many days since returning to the capital. The Xie and Lian families only sent him gifts but didn't visit him again. And the decision to come to you this time seems to be that person's own initiative."
Act on your own initiative?
Jiang Jingyuan's first reaction was: "Really?"
After a pause, she gathered her scattered thoughts, leaned back, and waited quietly for the carriage to arrive at Prince Ning's Mansion - since she couldn't avoid it, it would be a good opportunity to see what was going on over at Jiang Jingbai's place.
Didn't anyone visit? Did they give up on me?
It seems... a little pitiful.
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