Chapter 161 Letting Go
Xiao Jing sipped tea while listening to the secret guard's detailed report.
He said nothing, only a faint smile on his lips.
After the secret guard finished his report, he felt there was nothing more to say, so he climbed out of the window.
After a while, the carriage that Ye Qiaoqiao was traveling in slowly came over.
As usual, Li Runrun got off the carriage and asked Ye Qiaoqiao to wait in it.
When Li Ruanruan was about to get off the car, she said, "Wouldn't it be a bit boring? Why don't you get off and have some tea?"
I'm afraid this time we'll have to talk for a long time.
Ye Qiaoqiao was still afraid of the prince, so she shook her head. After a while, she whispered to Li Ruanruan, "Master Gu said he would come and have tea with me when he's free."
Li Ruanruan understood immediately: "Mr. Gu is really considerate."
Ye Qiaoqiao's face turned red due to the teasing.
Li Runrun discovered that she also liked watching other people fall in love. It was interesting and not funny at all.
Li Runrun stopped teasing her. She put on a veil and followed the prince's secret guards.
After coming here several times, she became familiar with this teahouse. In fact, she could find it by herself without the guidance of the secret guards.
The secret guard pushed open the door, holding the sword in his arms, looking arrogant, and tilted his head to signal Li Runrun to go in.
Li Runrun walked in and took off her veil only after the door was closed.
Li Bai was guarding outside the door, glancing at the prince's ferocious secret guards from time to time, feeling a little nervous.
The secret guard glanced at Li Bai, turned over, and jumped onto the beam to sit down, looking very cool.
Li Bai looked up and wondered how he got up there. It was amazing.
Xiao Jing looked at Li Ruanruan: "You want to see me? Have you thought it through?"
Li Runrun walked towards Xiao Jing, becoming more and more cautious, and sat down opposite Xiao Jing.
I picked up the purple clay teapot and poured myself a cup of tea.
Xiao Jing glanced at her: "Are you used to drinking?"
“Actually, I can’t tell whether the drink is good or bad.”
"You can drink it out if you drink enough."
"Maybe."
Li Runrun put down the teacup in her hand. She could tell it was because she had drunk too much. It was different from the bitterness of the coarse tea that Li Da drank. Good tea always had a refreshing sweetness.
Even if you don’t know much about good things, you can still know that they are good and are fundamentally different from bad things.
Xiao Jing said nothing.
This is how it is for people who have been in a high position for a long time. You can't reveal any flaws to him, otherwise you will definitely be caught.
He knew that she wanted something from him, so he sat upright on the platform, unmoved.
Li Ruanruan didn't beat around the bush with him. She said bluntly, "I want to discuss a cooperation with the prince."
Xiao Jing did not sit upright like he did in the previous times. He was more casual and natural, as if he had already regarded Li Runrun as one of his own.
He leaned lazily on the couch, his wide robe hanging down, and his white hands held a cup of tea, playing with it in his hands but not drinking it.
Hearing this, the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he looked at Li Ruanruan: "Why do you have so much business to discuss with me?"
Li Ruanruan was helpless: "The situation forces me to do so. Prince, please don't laugh at me."
"With all that alcohol, my people haven't made any progress yet."
"If this is negotiated, progress will be faster."
"Oh? You brought the recipe?"
He held out his hand to her: "Let me see it."
Li Runrun didn't bring anything with her, and Fangzi had no intention of giving her anything, so this was her trump card.
She wants to suppress it herself.
Seeing that she didn't move, Xiao Jing looked at her without blinking: "What's wrong?"
Li Ruoruan lowered her head, then, as if mustering up courage, she looked at Xiao Jing: "When I leave, I will teach the people around you, Your Highness, step by step. The recipe for this thing cannot be written down. When the time comes, Your Highness will give me two skilled craftsmen, and I will definitely be able to learn it."
"Where are you going?"
This is how it is when you chat with smart people. If you reveal a little information, they will be able to grasp the main point.
Li Ruanruan and the prince looked at each other. This time, she was not afraid nor did she dodge: "This is also where I want your help."
"You have to come to me."
"No, I want to leave the prince, leave here, before the prince gets married."
Since everything has been said, Li Ruanruan simply said it all: "I want the prince to help me escape and give my family a new identity."
Xiao Jing changed to a more lazy lying position, similar to a beauty couch, and continued to look at Li Ruanruan with his hands supporting his head.
When he was not cold, those eyes had some alluring temptation.
He holds so much power in the world, and when a man like him looks at someone like this, few can resist.
What's more, he was born with a good-looking appearance that was no less than that of the prince.
But Li Runrun was more afraid of him than fond of him.
Just like last night, she could, happily, and even dared to play some little fun with the prince and say some sweet words.
She would be attracted to the prince and would have those desires and lusts.
But she had no thoughts about the prince at all, she just felt pressured.
The huge pressure made her extremely uncomfortable.
Xiao Jing said after a long while, "Since you don't come to me, I don't want to help you. You will only choose me when there is no third way to choose."
Li Ruanruan stretched out her hand.
Xiao Jing reached out to grab her hand.
Li Ruanruan was embarrassed, then placed his hand on her pulse.
She believed that he knew a thing or two. As the crown prince, he naturally knew a little bit about everything.
Besides, slippery pulse is the easiest to diagnose.
Xiao Jing understood what she meant, put his hand on her pulse, and then he looked at her.
"Is this the reason why you didn't choose me?"
Li Ruanruan shook her head and said, "If the prince needs a reason, this is it."
In fact, she didn't need a reason not to choose him.
Just don’t choose it, just don’t like it, just don’t want it.
Li Runrun had already put it very tactfully.
Xiao Jing sneered: "If I say I don't care, there are secret recipes in the palace. Just don't use it."
"That slave is dead too."
"No, with a fate like yours, you can always get back on your feet no matter what. I admire you and like you."
He stood up and walked towards Li Ruanruan.
Li was soft for a long time before she said, "Please consider it, Your Highness."
"Not considering it."
"Then...I will consider it."
"What are you thinking about?"
"Talk about interests with other princes."
The prince closed the fan in his hand and pressed it against Li Ruanruan's throat: "You are so brave."
"By then, if His Royal Highness has it, everyone else will have it too."
"Believe it or not, I will kill you."
Li Ruoruan raised her eyes and met the Crown Prince's cold eyes. "Your Highness the Crown Prince will not kill me. If I were to kill me, I would not be able to report to the Crown Prince. Miss Ye Er, who is waiting for me downstairs, is with Master Gu. Miss Ye Er knows that I am here to see the Crown Prince. If anything happens to me, the Crown Prince will definitely know. Or, Your Highness the Crown Prince, you can disregard everything and kill us all."
I'm afraid it's impossible. Even the emperor can't do it, let alone the prince who is subject to even more constraints.
Li Ruanruan raised her hand and pushed the prince's precious folding fan a little further away. She smiled gently at His Royal Highness, "Your Highness, if a woman never hides her intelligence in front of you, it means she really has no feelings for you."
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