Chapter 314: Getting Cooler Inch by Inch
With Tang Yuli around, Su Rui had to take care of her in many things, which gave her reason not to be so "dedicated" in receiving Rong Huan.
Rong Huan seemed to be looking at something strange and interesting, just looking at Su Rui and Tang Yuli.
It continued until the end of the banquet. The male guests had already started to leave, and some female guests also came to say goodbye to Su Rui.
"I am here to see the eldest princess off."
As soon as Rong Huan stood up, Su Rui followed suit.
The two of them walked out tacitly, not saying anything else along the way. They walked all the way to the gate of the mansion. Rong Huan paused, turned to look at Su Rui and said, "Actually, this princess likes you very much."
Su Rui gladly accepted the sudden confession. "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness."
Without saying the next sentence, Rong Huan boarded the carriage that had arrived at the door with a large group of maids. Su Rui recognized the carriage that came from behind; it belonged to the Lin family.
Su Rui turned around and looked over. It was Yun Ji who was walking with Old Master Wang and General Tang, and the second prince was following behind them.
Is the Second Prince coming today?
Su Rui did not see the Second Prince during the Hundred Days Ceremony, but because he was Yun Ji's junior, the ceremonies were piled at the back like those for everyone else, so he was not noticed in the crowd.
But given the Second Prince's style of always enjoying the fun, he would not be such a quiet bystander when Rong Huan gave away six cities as a gift.
Or had he been trying to redeem his not-so-good reputation by acting like the eldest prince during this time at the Lin family? Or had Empress Lin already made this arrangement?
With doubts, several people came forward, and Su Rui stepped aside half a step to make way.
Seeing Su Rui's behavior, Old Master Wang whispered something to Yun Ji. Even if Su Rui couldn't hear it, he roughly guessed what it was. He lowered his head and didn't look.
"Concubine Su, you have been so busy today that you haven't had time to chat. Please come to my house and take a good look at my two cousins."
The second prince even spoke like the eldest prince, but when he looked up and met that face, there was a huge difference, and it was even weird and awkward.
But don't hit someone who smiles at you, especially in this situation.
"I look forward to your visit again, Second Prince."
The Second Prince took a deep look at Su Rui. Apart from her temper being a little softer than before she gave birth, there seemed to be no change in her. He didn't understand why Rong Huan cared so much about her.
Feeling the Second Prince's gaze, Su Rui looked over. The Second Prince immediately restrained himself and turned to leave with a smile.
Just as I was wondering what this poisonous snake was planning, a familiar fragrance drifted into my nose.
It was the floral and fruity scent on Rong Huan's body.
The fragrance is so elegant that you have to get close to it to smell it. Even if it gets on your body, people who are not sensitive to fragrance will not be able to detect it. If the distance is too far, you can't smell it at all.
And now, Yun Ji was sending Old Master Wang to the carriage, and he was about three or four feet away from him. Even with a favorable wind, it was impossible for the faint fragrance to be blown over to him. Moreover, the wind was not blowing towards Yun Ji, but...
Following the direction of the wind, Su Rui's sight fell on the Second Prince who was getting into the carriage.
The fragrance came from the second prince. Has he had contact with Rong Huan?
If Rong Huan really wanted to make the fake play real, why would she contact the Second Prince?
But if you don’t want to, why send you to the six cities today?
force?
The Second Prince was indeed the one who could do such a thing, but Rong Huan was not Tang Yuli, but the Princess Regent of Dongyue. How could she be someone the Second Prince could force, especially at this time, in Prince Yong's Mansion?
"What's wrong? What did the second brother say to you?" Yun Ji returned and saw Su Rui with a serious expression and asked.
"It's just common courtesy." Su Rui shook her head and sniffed Yun Ji's scent carefully. The hint of floral and fruity fragrance was wrapped in the rich sandalwood, but she could distinguish it clearly.
Even though the fragrance emanating from the Second Prince was lighter than that from Yun Ji, a slight difference could be detected after careful sniffing. That is, the Second Prince acquired the fragrance after Yun Ji.
In other words, Rong Huan met the second prince after meeting Yun Ji.
"What are you smelling?"
Su Rui raised her eyes and said truthfully, "The fragrance on the prince's body is different today than usual."
Yun Ji sniffed it and couldn't tell what it was, but he knew what Su Rui was talking about. He said calmly, "There are so many people here today, maybe he got infected."
"Then it seems that someone has a connection with the prince, met the same person, and was infected with the same fragrance."
Yun Ji immediately understood who Su Rui was pointing at, but he was not surprised. He just moved his gaze silently. Although there was no change, Su Rui knew that someone would follow up and confirm this matter in secret.
"It's inevitable that there are too many people. I'm tired today, so let's go back to the house."
Yun Ji reached out to embrace Su Rui as he spoke. Seeing that hand, Su Rui remembered that Yun Ji had used this hand to hold Rong Huan tightly outside the bamboo forest, and she instinctively dodged to the side.
When they realized it, they both paused.
"It's in front of people." Su Rui made a perfunctory excuse.
When did she become afraid of people in public?
But Yun Ji still withdrew his hand, nodded, and walked in with her side by side.
Walking up the corridor leading to the backyard, there were no guests in sight, so there was no need to be so cautious. Su Rui asked, "It's really hard to understand Princess Dongyue's thoughts. How does Your Highness plan to respond?"
"Dong Yue's actions are cunning. Let's wait and see." Yun Ji knew in his heart that Rong Huan's thoughts might not be on him, but he could not determine what her intentions were.
Su Rui didn't know what Yun Ji was thinking at the moment, but she felt hurt when she heard that he wanted to take another look.
Now that he knew that Rong Huan had gone to see the Second Prince after meeting him, and that she obviously did not really want to be his principal wife, he just chose to wait and see.
Did he know that Rong Huan would stand on his side, or... did he not believe her.
"What did the princess say to the prince in the bamboo forest?" He had no intention of asking, but the question slipped out at this moment.
Yun Jiyi didn't expect Su Rui to ask this. He paused and looked at her. There was a moment of struggle in his eyes, and then he said calmly: "Nothing, those words may not be sincere."
"Ever since she met the prince, the princess has always shown her admiration for him. What she said about her having feelings for the prince after the battle in Weicheng is hard to stand up to scrutiny. The prince once went to Dongyue. Did he meet the princess then?" Su Rui raised her head and looked straight at Yun Ji. Only she knew how much effort she had put into pushing these words out of her throat.
“No.”
Yun Ji answered without any hesitation, and his expression did not fluctuate at all.
He still chose to lie to her.
The effort I had just put in now became a joke, and somewhere, I felt colder and colder inch by inch.
"Don't worry too much, and don't put yourself in a difficult position. I will take care of this matter." Yun Ji reached out and took Su Rui's hand.
This time, Su Rui did not dodge, but simply said: "Okay, now there is something that requires your help, Your Majesty."
"What is it?"
"Transfer Brother Wei away from Shengjing."
He tightened his grip on Su Rui's hand, then loosened it again, "Okay."
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