Chapter 241 Lust Blinds Reason
"you……"
Li Li frowned slightly but quickly accepted it.
"No wonder...no wonder..."
"No wonder what?" Mu Xi was now confused.
Li Li suddenly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, no wonder when I saw you, even though you're quite good-looking, I never really wanted to be with you... You understand?"
"So last night you were drunk with alcohol..." Mu Xi stopped mid-sentence.
Some things can be done but not said, so why ask?
Li Li laughed even more wildly: "Hahaha... last night... last night..."
Seeing the other person laughing so wildly, Mu Xi was afraid that she would say something unbearable, so she interrupted and asked, "Doesn't the princess care that I'm a woman?"
"What does it matter whether you are a man or a woman?" The princess gradually suppressed her smile. "As long as you are the genuine Prince Jin Fang, that's enough."
Mu Xi hadn't expected Li Li to accept it so easily, but a bitter feeling welled up inside her: "Doesn't the princess even ask why I, who should have been the Princess of Jinfang, became the Heir Apparent of Jinfang?"
"Is that even a question?" Li Li accepted it instantly, then strolled back to the soft couch and slumped back down. "It's nothing more than that Lord Jin Fang didn't have a son to inherit the throne, and you were his only daughter at the time. Later, he had a son, but you took the position of heir apparent, right?"
"Sigh..." Mu Xi sighed, and there was no need to say more.
"Hmph, all crows are black, so it seems I'm luckier than you." Li Li scoffed disdainfully, then sighed, "Alas, you and your brother seem to have a good relationship, unlike me..."
Mu Xi hadn't expected Li Li to accept her so easily, and even take the initiative to start a conversation, seizing the opportunity to say, "Princess, since we are bound by the same fate, then..."
Before he could finish speaking, Li Li curled his lips and said, "We are bound by fate, but if you want me to do anything for you, don't even bother asking. Once we leave this room, I will still consider you the Prince of Jin Fang, my future son-in-law. As long as you have your status and can still command troops in the Western Border, everything will be fine."
Turning one's face faster than flipping through a book—that's basic skill.
Mu Xi had no choice but to try again: "I haven't even spoken yet, why is the princess in such a hurry to refuse? Even if we can't reach an agreement, since we share common interests, we can still become close friends, can't we?"
"A close confidante?" Li Li looked down on her. "Not interested."
Mu Xi patiently asked, "If the princess isn't interested in handkerchiefs, does that mean she's not interested in the tricks from last night either?"
“Of course…” Li Li perked up at the mention of this, but then glanced at Mu Xi with her lychee-like eyes, “Unfortunately… this princess is still more interested in men. Women… are just an added bonus to enhance the fun, not to be taken seriously.”
Mu Xi had been preparing for months to please her, and chuckled, "What a coincidence, just like the princess, I am only interested in men. The tricks I used last night were just the skills of a Nine-fold Instructor. The princess has not yet witnessed my abilities, so don't jump to conclusions, or you will be the one who misses out."
"What other skills do you have?" Li Li rubbed her temples. Mu Xi's words had made her try to recall last night, but because of the drugs, she couldn't remember many things.
Mu Xi stood up, went to a hidden compartment in the inner room, took out a picture book, and handed it to Li Li: "Princess, take a look at the patterns in this book. Have you seen them before?"
Li Li took it with a puzzled look, spread it out in his hand and flipped through it. After only a few pages, he perked up: "This...this is..."
"This is not something obtained from the Nine Gardens, but something I made specifically for the Princess." Mu Xi returned to her seat and stared at Li Li. This wasn't entirely true, but it was pretty much accurate.
Previously, Mu Xi was deeply afraid that she would not be able to please Li Li, so she had to make thorough preparations.
Mu Xi never quite "got" Li Li's fetish, but thanks to the advanced internet in her previous life, she had seen plenty of suggestive videos, even if she didn't actually watch them.
The short video was quite varied. Mu Xi consulted with the instructor Jiu You again, learned by analogy, and then asked an artist to paint it. She also asked the instructor to write detailed annotations next to the painting, and it turned out to be a book.
Li Li became more and more engrossed in reading, quickly finishing the book, and then asked with unsatisfied interest, "That's all?"
Mu Xi racked her brains, used all her imagination, and pieced together various ideas to create an upper, middle, and lower section.
Seeing Li Li's great interest, it was clear that his efforts hadn't been in vain. He then calmly said, "I only managed to finish this one in a hurry. There will naturally be more later, though it will take some effort. After all, these are my insights from many years of 'study,' and I can't possibly share them all at once."
"This...this...this one can be tried first..." Li Li flipped the album over again, looking impatient. "Your Highness, you must hurry up and finish drawing the rest. Then we can discuss them together. What are some of the tools in these drawings? Do you have any?"
Mu Xi feigned a troubled expression: "Painting is not difficult, but it is ultimately a pastime. Right now, I am filled with melancholy and don't have much of a mood. This first volume was done before, and I have no inspiration now..."
"What does the young master want?" Li Li understood perfectly well and simply looked up from the picture book.
Taking the opportunity, Mu Xi proposed again: "Princess, if I can help you resolve the issues concerning your father, Lord Qingyang, and the succession to the title of Prince, would you be willing to cooperate with me to help me find Mu Xun and obtain military power in the Western Territory?"
"You'll help me resolve the succession issue?" Li Li clearly didn't believe Mu Xi had such ability. "What does the heir apparent have besides the title?"
“I also have this.” Mu Xi pointed to her head.
Li Li raised an eyebrow: "Our county is not short of guest retainers, and they are all handsome guest retainers."
"Are you sure those handsome retainers of the princess aren't incompetent fools?" Mu Xi retorted.
Li Li's tone was unfriendly: "What do you mean?"
Mu Xi also took a firm stance: "The saying 'lust makes one lose their mind' applies to both men and women. If the princess's retainers weren't fools, why would they suggest that the princess go to Prince Yu's place to find a husband?"
"Is this system of checks and balances bad?" Li Li didn't see anything wrong with the marriage arrangement, except that the prince in front of her had become a woman.
Mu Xi shook her head vigorously: "Everyone in the East Sea knows about the princess's troubles. The princess has fame and troops, but she is bound by etiquette and law, and is restrained by the lord. As a descendant of the ancient Li clan, the princess is separated from her maternal clan by her status as the Princess of Qingyang. Her maternal clan is also a complex group that watches from the sidelines, otherwise they would not have resorted to such a desperate measure."
Li Li's bright red eyes darkened slightly when her secret was exposed.
Mu Xi seized the opportunity to follow up: "The Princess's previous method of recruiting sons from aristocratic families to strengthen herself and counterbalance the various forces in the East Sea is actually only treating the symptoms, not the root cause. Would you like to hear what my advisors have to say?"
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