Chapter 138 Within easy reach
The secret guard has already closed the door.
The prince looked at Li Ruanruan and said, "You are talking about rules with me? I am the rules."
After all, he is the future emperor, and when he lowers his voice, he is so intimidating.
What he said was not wrong, he did follow the rules, but even though he was the crown prince, he was not without constraints, and religious etiquette and laws all restricted him.
But there are no outsiders here.
Li Runrun didn't dare to say anything more and just became more careful.
After a long while, the prince finally spoke: "Come here."
Li Ruanruan just stood up. She stood on the other side of the tea table and carefully put down his jade pendant with her hand.
The prince only glanced at her calmly and told her, "Sit down and pour me some tea."
Li Runrun sat down a little awkwardly. Although she didn't drink tea, she knew how to make it.
Looking at the tea table that had not been touched yet and the water that was already boiling on the small stove next to it.
Li Runrun carefully put the tea leaves into the purple clay teapot, washed the tea with boiling water, and then used the water to scald the white jade tea cup.
She poured a cup of tea and placed it before the prince.
The prince casually picked up the jade pendant and shook it gently: "Do you know my name?"
Li Runrun knew that the current royal family was surnamed Xiao, but he didn't know the prince's name.
And I don't want to know at all.
Li Runrun also poured herself a cup of tea, but lowered her eyes and thought of the prince.
In the past, when she ate in front of the prince, she didn't even dare to spit out the bones. But now, she dared to sit in front of the prince and pour herself a cup of tea.
Li Runrun was surprised at who gave her the courage and confidence.
She was a little dazed. Since they were already so bold, she might as well be even bolder.
She said softly, "How dare a lowly slave know the Crown Prince's name?"
"Xiao Jing, my name is Xiao Jing."
"My slave name is lowly, and I am soft as a pear."
"Soft, that's a good name."
"The prince often praises me like this."
She mentioned Ye Yunchu deliberately to remind him who she belonged to.
Xiao Jing looked at her but said nothing.
He threw the jade pendant in his hand over and said, "Why don't you take it? If you have any urgent matters in the future, you can come and find me."
Li Ruanruan hurriedly pushed the jade pendant back: "No merit, no reward. I dare not accept it. Please take it back, my lord."
"I don't dare to ask for it, but you dare to come to me today? You are so brave, aren't you afraid that I will tell the prince?"
Li Runrun still pushed the jade pendant back, wondering if the prince was threatening her.
Li Ruanruan then got down to business: "I came here today to ask the Crown Prince to approve the marriage between Miss Ye Er and Master Gu."
Xiao Jing supported his forehead and glanced at Li Runrun lazily.
It was an extraordinary pressure. Li Runrun had cold sweat on her forehead. She picked up the teacup in front of her, lowered her head and took a sip, but she couldn't even tell what it tasted like.
The prince remained silent, and Li Ruanruan said again, "I can make a deal with the prince."
Xiao Jing seemed to be interested now. He sat up straight and looked at Li Ruanruan: "I thought you were stupid, but I didn't expect you to be quite smart. You guessed what I meant by giving you the jade pendant."
Cold sweat immediately broke out on Li Runrun's forehead. When a man gives a woman a jade pendant, it means he is in love with her.
It wasn't her illusion.
Li Runrun was frightened to death, and immediately got the conversation back to the point, not wanting to deviate any further. They had to stop talking about things that hadn't been made clear yet.
Otherwise, no one will end up well.
"What I wish to trade with the Crown Prince is something called alcohol. It's something my grandfather stumbled upon during his years of medical practice. It's extracted from strong liquor and applied to wounds to prevent infection and ulceration, reduce high fever, and increase the patient's survival rate. It can also be used to prevent and kill plague, and has extremely high utility value."
Li Ruanruan finished speaking in one breath, and then continued: "I want to use this recipe in exchange for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to agree to the marriage between Miss Ye Er and Mr. Gu."
She stood up and knelt on the ground, respectfully and properly, without breaking the rules in the slightest, appearing even more sincere: "I beg Your Highness the Crown Prince to grant me this."
Xiao Jing looked at Li Runrun who was kneeling and kowtowing. He narrowed his eyes slightly. He didn't expect that this was the reason why Li Runrun came to him.
He thought that she had learned that Ye Yunchu had married a wife and that Xu Wan was not an easy person to get along with, so she came to cling to him, a higher-ranking backer, with this wise but foolish girl.
But he didn't expect her to talk about this with him.
She has such a good thing, but she gives it away for others. There is no other woman in the world who is as foolish as her.
Li Runrun's forehead was covered in cold sweat, she really wasn't sure.
After a while, she felt something warm and soft covering her forehead.
Li Runrun was in a panic. She raised her eyes, which were slightly red due to extreme nervousness, and saw a pair of white jade-like hands holding a handkerchief.
It was the prince who was half-kneeling in front of her, wiping the cold sweat from her forehead. He actually condescended to wipe the sweat for her.
Li Ruanruan was so frightened that her eyes turned black and she hurriedly backed away: "Prince, you can't do that."
"Why not? Since you know my feelings, why don't you stay with me? If you want, I can fake your own death so that you can come to me with a legitimate reason."
“No, no…”
Li Runrun was so frightened that her soul flew away: "Slave, slave is lowly, how can I..."
Xiao Jing chuckled: "Lowly? Whether you are lowly or not is up to me to decide. I have lifted you up, who would dare to call you lowly?"
Li Ruanruan's hands were trembling, and her tears were dripping from the corners of her red eyes, but she didn't know whether she was too nervous or too scared.
After a long time, she said, "Slave, slave is the prince's man."
"He's about to marry, and you're just a maidservant. What kind of life will he lead? A good life is something you've earned. I like your personality, and I think highly of you. I don't think you'll disappoint me. You don't have to answer me today. You can think carefully about what you really want."
The prince is such a good lobbyist that Li Runrun's mind is a mess.
Only the beautiful dream that the prince had woven for her contained her bright future.
But is it really a bright future? Can you really live a good life like that?
It's like poison wrapped in candied fruit. If you eat it, you will be doomed.
Li Ruanruan made a prompt decision, not giving herself any chance to retreat: "Slave, I have already thought it through. Slave is the prince's person, whether he lives or dies."
Xiao Jing didn't answer Li Ruanruan's words. He sat back in his chair and picked up the teacup in front of him and played with it casually: "You should know that whether Miss Ye will be successful or not depends on my words."
"Please grant me your blessing, Your Highness."
"I fulfill you, but who will fulfill me? When I'm in a bad mood, I can't bear to see others living together and flying away. Lovers finally get married."
Xiao Jing seemed to have only used very light force, but the teacup in his hand was easily crushed. He let go of his hand, and the broken porcelain pieces fell on the table, but the smile on the corner of his lips was still very gentle.
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