Chapter 94 Sneaking into Jin Shu's boudoir in the middle of the night
It was late at night, and extremely quiet.
Jin Shu slept on the inner side, and the wooden box was located even further inside.
After trying for a long time, Li Jin realized that he could only reach the string holding the box by kneeling on the edge of the bed.
But... here is a woman with disheveled hair, lying on her side on the bed.
A faint fragrance in her hair, a languid bathrobe, long eyelashes, and a hazy, indistinct silhouette under the moonlight.
The task of stealing the wooden box suddenly became several levels more difficult.
The closer he got to his target, the closer he was to Jin Shu's face, the more erratic his breathing became, and his heart pounded wildly.
He held his breath and exerted tremendous effort, finally managing to touch the wooden box.
I was stunned for a moment when I opened it.
Stone? !
His mind cleared up instantly.
Just as he was stunned, Jin Shu kicked off the blanket, then rolled over, and half of Li Jin's body, through the blanket, was pressed under her legs before she could jump out.
Now, Li Jin's position was no longer so comfortable.
He was supporting himself on one arm, with half of his body suspended in the air.
If he were to suddenly withdraw, Jin Shu's legs would fall into the air, and she would surely wake up.
But if we don't withdraw...
Li Jin stared at her unguarded face and took a deep breath.
He closed his eyes, turned his head to the side, and went through all the scenes he wanted to complain about her in his mind.
Sure enough, the current situation is the one he's most likely to complain about.
If you know you should protect that jade pendant, why are you still sleeping like this?
We've implemented so many preventative measures, but it just so happens that he's a sleepyhead. All those measures seem utterly ridiculous now.
He propped himself up on the ground, shaking his head repeatedly. In that instant, Li Jin, by the moonlight, noticed the strange rectangular lines under Jin Shu's bed.
Hidden compartment?
He carefully withdrew his other hand and gently opened the hidden compartment.
Inside was a hardcover book.
Looking at the unremarkable title, Li Jin casually flipped through a couple of pages. Just as he was wondering what was going on, he stumbled upon the secret within the book.
This book is hollow inside.
Li Jin looked at the other piece of the priceless double jade lying in the hollowed-out center.
Watching it gleam softly in the moonlight, a long-suppressed emotion within me gradually began to dissipate.
He finally found him.
Li Mu's child, his only posthumous son, the heir apparent of the Li dynasty, the Great Wei, and his nephew.
In that instant, the heavy responsibility that had been weighing on his heart for six years transformed into a faint smile. Under the moonlight, in this room, it gave him some direction for the future.
Wrap the jade pendant in a handkerchief and tuck it into his pocket. Li Jin then took out another identical replica and placed it in the center of the book.
The biggest difference between these two jade pendants is that the genuine one can be combined with the one that was confiscated from Crown Prince Li Mu six years ago, while the imitation, although it looks exactly the same, is actually a little smaller overall. It is indistinguishable to the naked eye, but the two jade pendants do not match when they are placed together.
Li Jin closed the book and put it back in the hidden compartment untouched. He propped himself up on the ground, turned his head to look at Jin Shu, who was sleeping soundly and oblivious to everything, and a puff of white smoke rose from his throat.
This trick of digging holes in books is truly something I've never seen before.
This woman always manages to give him new surprises.
He glanced at her face, raised his hand, and wanted to brush away her stray hairs, but froze the moment he was about to touch her cheek.
His Adam's apple bobbed, he swallowed hard, and his hand remained there for a long time before he finally withdrew it.
Turning his head to look at the moon outside the window, he decided to resolutely never turn his head to look at her again, not even for a moment.
The next day, when Bai Yu returned to report, he saw Li Jin, who was sleep-deprived, had dark circles under his eyes, was grumpy in the morning, and kept moving his sore right hand.
He hesitated for a moment, then forced himself to speak.
"After Chen An left the capital, he traveled southwest from the capital. He passed through Mount Hua and, on the edge of a cliff in the bamboo forest, his horse got spooked and the carriage overturned."
Li Jin sat behind his desk, rubbing his temples, listening silently to what Shadow Baiyu had to say.
“The Crown Prince did indeed send men to follow Chen Wen, but our men, fearing exposure, didn't dare follow too closely.” He paused. “Originally, Lord Eagle's plan was to provide covert escort; if the other side didn't move, we wouldn't move either, but…”
He paused for a moment, then continued, "Before the other side could even make a move, Chen Wen's carriage plunged off the cliff by itself."
Li Jin looked up at him, her face full of doubt: "You rushed out by yourself?"
"Yes, he rushed out on his own. I've confirmed this information many times. Apparently, the other side was also stunned at the time, standing at the edge of the cliff looking down for a long time, not knowing what was going on."
Bai Yu said, "That cliff is at least a hundred meters deep. I tried to go down several times, but I couldn't. An ordinary person would surely die if they fell down."
He took out a map of Mount Hua from his pocket, unfolded it in front of Li Jin, and pointed to the symbols drawn on it.
"The fall happened here. I led people to the location of the fall from these four directions, but we couldn't get close to it," he said. "One reason is that the mountain is too steep, and the other is that we were afraid of alerting the perpetrators."
"Later, I waited outside and watched as the Crown Prince's men searched the mountain stream all night, but they found nothing." Bai Yu sighed as he said this. "Chen An must be a big fish. Even Lian Shui, the Crown Prince's personal guard, went there in person."
If Zhou Zheng was Li Jin's right-hand man, then Lian Shui was the Crown Prince's right-hand man.
Li Jin stared silently at the drawing in front of him, tapping his fingertips on the table.
Chen An's death was extremely bad news for Li Jin, who wanted to win over Chen Xi, the Director of Studies at the Imperial Academy.
Grand Tutor Su Yu had been praising the Second Prince Li Jing ever since Li Mu was still alive.
This praise was not merely superficial; it was conveyed through his cronies standing beside Li Jing.
As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. Li Jin wanted to send Jin Rong to the Imperial Academy so that he could create a blind spot right under the Crown Prince's nose.
Therefore, he needs to plant one of his own people.
“Keep an eye on things.” After a long while, Li Jin said, “Lian Shui is no ordinary person, so don’t make any rash moves.”
Then he stood up, turned out from behind his desk, stood with his hands behind his back, and took a deep breath: "Zhou Zheng, call Jin Shu, let's go to Jinhua Tower."
However, Li Jin was turned away at Jinhua Tower.
The waiter respectfully handed him a letter, saying, "Our manager instructed that if you come, this letter should be given to you."
The waiter glanced upstairs and gently shook his head at Li Jin.
Li Jin lowered his eyes, took the letter, and said with a smile, "What an inopportune moment. I was hoping to play chess with you, young master." He looked at the envelope in his hand, his eyes narrowing slightly, "In that case, let's do it another day."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Inside the carriage, one letter was stuck to the back of another.
The above is: Lin Zhongyi, who transported armor for the former crown prince, has returned to the capital.
Below is a letter Chen An wrote to Chen Xi.
Sitting in the carriage, Li Jin gently dipped his finger into the ink on the envelope of the letter; it was not yet completely dry.
Newly written?
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