Chapter 624 The Couple Meets
"Has anything happened in the capital lately?"
It's been almost two months since he came out. Although Yun Yichen believes in Gu Renjie's abilities, he is also afraid that those people will try to trip him up because they see that his foundation is not stable.
Gu Shuyan understood what Yun Yichen wanted to ask, so she gave a general overview of the recent situation in the imperial court.
Because Yun Yichen left with Lu Yuanbin and Lu Changqing, the officials in the capital quieted down considerably for a while. With no one deliberately making things difficult, Gu Renjie offered several suggestions to the emperor, all of which received the emperor's praise.
"That's good. It wasn't for nothing that I kept those two troublesome people by my side."
As long as the emperor takes a liking to Gu Renjie, things will be much easier from here on out.
After the carriage entered the city, it went straight to Yun Yichen's residence before stopping. When several women got off the carriage, the entire camp was in an uproar.
Because Yun Yichen had previously been averse to women, his trip out with three women naturally attracted countless onlookers.
"Lord Ji, what are you still doing here!"
A soldier looked at Ji Wenjin, who was personally taking charge of the work, and couldn't help but ask.
Hearing her tone, Ji Wenjin thought something had happened and quickly stopped what she was doing and came over.
"What's wrong? Has something happened?"
"It's the Grand Secretary. He brought back several women from the city today, and I heard they're exceptionally beautiful," the soldier replied truthfully.
Ji Wenjin breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that nothing was wrong, but when she realized that the soldier was talking about a woman, she immediately abandoned everyone and ran out quickly.
Seeing Ji Wenjin's anxious expression, the soldiers were completely baffled.
"Lord Ji, you've been spending too much time with us men, haven't you?"
Some of the older folks couldn't help but chuckle. In their eyes, Ji Wenjin had always been a composed and steady figure, but upon hearing that the Grand Secretary had brought back a beautiful woman, he was so flustered.
Ji Wenjin, who had just left, was unaware that his image had been completely ruined. He had only one thought in his mind: Yun Yichen dared to cheat on his sister Shuer.
Enraged, Ji Wenjin ran back to the camp and immediately flew into a rage upon seeing the crowd gathered in front of the tent.
"What are you all doing here? Don't you have anything else to do?"
Ji Wenjin had never spoken so loudly before, and everyone who heard the voice couldn't help but look at him.
Having finally made it back, He Biyou, who believed he understood Ji Wenjin's thoughts best, stepped forward to advise, "Rank is everything, Lord Ji, you should think things through."
Why bother with these words naturally earned him a cold look from Ji Wenjin. After glancing at his wrinkled old face, Ji Wenjin strode towards Yun Yichen's tent.
Gu Shuyan heard Ji Wenjin's voice from inside the tent. Thinking of her cousin whom she hadn't seen for a long time, Gu Shuyan happily went out to greet him.
So, just as Ji Wenjin arrived outside the tent, the brother and sister bumped into each other. Gu Shuyan, who was running, even bumped into Ji Wenjin's arms.
Ji Wenjin was a little confused and before he could react, he heard a familiar voice say, "Brother Wenjin!"
"Shu'er!"
Seeing Gu Shuyan's smiling face, Ji Wenjin pulled her over in surprise to check on her. Seeing that she wasn't injured, he then poked her head hard.
"Who sent you? Don't you know Suzhou is dangerous right now?"
Ji Wenjin and Gu Shuyan have never been as close as Ji Wenxuan, but that doesn't mean Ji Wenjin doesn't like his younger sister. On the contrary, because he is older, he loves his only younger sister in the family even more.
"Brother Wenjin, don't be angry. Let's go inside and talk about it."
Gu Shuyan wasn't angry at being reprimanded by Ji Wenjin. She glanced at the people outside the tent and quickly pulled Ji Wenjin into the tent.
Looking at the direction separated by the curtain, everyone was bewildered.
They initially thought Gu Shuyan was Yun Yichen's lover, but how could this woman be so familiar with Ji Wenjin, even disregarding the proper boundaries between men and women?
"Alright, stop watching, everyone!"
Geng Shilang had been thinking about whether to say a few words to Yun Yichen, but when he saw Ji Wenjin and that woman's intimate appearance, he immediately guessed Gu Shuyan's identity.
Looking at Mu, He Bi secretly rejoiced that he hadn't had time to attack Gu Shuyan. Otherwise, if he had harmed the Ji family, how many days would he have left to live?
Inside the tent, Ji Wenjin sat on a stool with a stern face. Looking at Yun Yichen's calm expression, she couldn't help but say, "You really are very composed. She's a girl who came all this way to a place like this, and you didn't even try to stop her."
Faced with his brother-in-law's accusations, Yun Yichen naturally couldn't talk back. He could only glance at the smiling Gu Shuyan and say, "Big brother, don't you see? With your sister's temper, do you think I can stop her?"
"You, the Grand Secretary, aren't you quite capable in court? What, even a prince can influence a mere woman, yet you're helpless?"
Ji Wenjin felt that if she weren't in good health, she would definitely have fallen ill from fright by now.
The thought of the long journey from Suzhou to the capital, and the possibility that Gu Shuyan might be kidnapped by villains along the way, made her pat her chest in relief.
"Brother Wenjin, please stop talking about my husband. I came here without telling him. He had no idea I was coming."
Seeing Yun Yichen rendered speechless by Ji Wenjin's words, Gu Shuyan hurriedly came to her rescue.
Little did she expect that if she hadn't spoken, things would have been fine, but as soon as she opened her mouth, Ji Wenjin's criticism turned against her.
“I haven’t even said anything to you yet! You used to be lawless in the capital, but back then your uncle protected you, so you were allowed to act recklessly. But now you’ve become even bolder, daring to travel such a long distance alone. Do you want to make your aunt worry to death?”
Ji Wenjin didn't even need to think to know what Ji Shi's expression would be when she found out that she had left the capital.
"How could I be lawless? I've always been a very well-behaved person, okay?"
Gu Shuyan muttered something, wanting to argue back, but when she met Ji Wenjin's warning gaze, she realized she had chickened out.
The three of them sat there in silence until someone brought in water, which finally broke the silence in the room.
"After breakfast tomorrow, I'll send a few people to take you home!"
Ji Wenjin's anger subsided considerably, and she began making arrangements to send Gu Shuyan away.
Gu Shuyan immediately objected, "No, I know that a plague has broken out in Suzhou. I have been traveling at full speed for several days without a proper rest. I have only just arrived in Suzhou and you are already sending me away."
"Then the day after tomorrow, I'll give you an extra day off."
Ji Wenjin was unusually firm, while Yun Yichen watched the two siblings confront each other without saying a word, as if the whole matter had nothing to do with him.
"I'm not leaving."
Gu Shuyan turned her body slightly to the side. She hadn't come to Suzhou for fun, so she couldn't just leave like that.
"Why are you so disobedient?" Ji Wenjin looked at Gu Shuyan and was clearly getting anxious again.
Upon seeing this, the soldier delivering the water quickly put down the kettle and left.
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