Chapter 188 Prioritizing Beauty over Brother
Today's events appear to be that the guard went home and wanted to force Li Yingxue to submit while the Crown Prince was away.
But the truth is that Li Yingxue deliberately tampered with the incense in the room, actively seducing the guards, and then acted as if she was forced when the Crown Prince entered.
Therefore, it's more accurate to say that Li Yingxue plotted to kill the guard rather than that the crown prince accidentally killed him.
Thinking back, Fei'er couldn't help but shudder. It seemed like it was time to go and see the young lady.
While Fei'er was secretly making plans, the conversation of the group behind the hut was clearly heard by the newcomer.
"Should we intercept those things?"
Behind the cabin, Ji Wenxuan looked at Gu Shuyan and asked in a low voice.
"No need, those things are more useful to Lu Youming than to us."
After Gu Shuyan finished speaking, she gestured for Ji Wenxuan to take her out. Upon seeing this, Ji Wenxuan carefully looked around and then led Gu Shuyan out of the courtyard.
Once back at the teahouse, Ji Wenxuan asked, "How did you know which things Lu Youming would put away?"
"Lu Youming is ambitious, and he would naturally not hide something so detrimental to the Crown Prince. However, it is unknown who will eventually get his hands on it."
Gu Shuyan spoke casually, as if she were talking about how nice the weather was today.
But her attitude only made Ji Wenxuan more puzzled. His cousin and the Third Prince had hardly ever had any direct contact, so why did she seem to know him so well?
Is there something he doesn't know, or something Yun Yichen doesn't know?
"Brother Wenxuan really surprised me. He has such good skills. I wonder if Aunt and Brother Wenjin know about it."
Seeing Ji Wenxuan in a daze, Gu Shuyan leaned her face forward, her eyes gleaming.
"Um, you're not allowed to talk about what happened today when you get back."
If he hadn't been worried about Gu Shuyan being discovered, he wouldn't have risked "exposing" himself by bringing Gu Shuyan into that courtyard.
"Don't worry, I will definitely not tell anyone."
Gu Shuyan nodded vigorously, but secretly thought to herself: Only a fool would tell anyone. Having leverage over my little cousin will make things much easier in the future.
Gu Shuyan agreed sincerely, which put Ji Wenxuan at ease. Little did he know that he had been tricked by his 'heartless' cousin.
After 5 PM, lanterns began to be lit on the streets. The lanterns, which did not look particularly special during the day, became quite beautiful with their colorful lights.
"Brother Wenxuan, I have an appointment, so I'll be leaving now."
Gu Shuyan stood up, clasped her hands in a fist salute to Ji Wenxuan, and quickly went downstairs with Mingyu.
"You brat, you value your boyfriend more than your brother."
Watching Gu Shuyan's departing figure, Ji Wenxuan muttered something bitterly, then turned around, unsure of where to go next.
Ji Wenjin invited Gu Renjie to play chess, Gu Yingjie invited his fiancée to release lanterns, and even his little cousin has Yun Yichen. He can't possibly go home and stay with Madam Ji to embroider!
With a sigh, Ji Wenxuan decided to go shopping with his two attendants.
At the bridgehead at the end of the street, Yun Yichen was already waiting at the spot where he had met Gu Shuyan that night, the first time he had faced her with his true face.
But the girl didn't show any surprise at seeing him; instead, she looked at his face with a longing expression.
At that time, he wondered if she had seen him somewhere before. But upon closer inspection, he realized it was impossible.
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