After a while, Xi Rong came in with her maid.
She looked at Shi Qingluo and asked with a smile: “Have you finished talking?”
Shi Qingluo nodded, “We have finished talking, and he agreed.”
Xi Rong was her good friend, so she had told her how to use the recipe to exchange benefits with Prince Jin.
Xi Rong chuckled and said, “He probably didn’t expect you to do this.”
“By the way, I just saved a handsome scholar on the road. He looked soft and had a good temper.”
She said playfully, “I don’t know who sent him.”
Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow, “I also met a boy who was bullied.”
Xi Rong was stunned. “Ah, who is so funny that he used the beauty trap on the two of us?”
She once said in the capital that if she wanted to get married in the future, she would find a man with a good temper, a gentle personality, and a handsome appearance.
It was just a casual remark at the time, but she didn’t expect to meet him in Beicheng today.
That man, not to mention his performance in all aspects, was really to her liking.
But how could it be such a coincidence, especially in the territory of Prince Jin of Beicheng, so she concluded that the other party was sent by someone to seduce her.
Shi Qingluo laughed, “It may be a beauty trap for you, but not for me.”
“The man I met was only 13 or 14 years old, and he was Zhuo Jun’s younger brother.”
Xi Rong also knew about Zhuo Jun and the previous dynasty.
The Emperor took the initiative to tell Xi Rong before she came to Beijiang.
Xi Rong raised an eyebrow: “What did Zhuo Jun’s younger brother come for?”
Shi Qingluo shrugged, “I don’t know.”
Then she pointed to his head, “Nine out of ten, he also fell in love with me.”
Xi Rong chuckled and said, “That’s right, your head is worth a lot.”
“The remnants of the previous dynasty want to restore their country, and it is necessary to accumulate a lot of money.”
They can only do things if they have money; otherwise, how many people would be willing to get involved with those people from the previous dynasty?
Shi Qingluo asked with a smile: “How was your heroic rescue of the beauty?”
She was curious.
They attacked them on the same day; could they all be from the previous dynasty?
Xi Rong smiled and said, “On my way to the teahouse, a carriage suddenly lost control, and the horse pulling the carriage rushed towards a stunned scholar in the middle of the street.”
“Seeing that the man was about to be hit, I threw him to the side and avoided the fate of being crushed by the carriage.”
“Then he looked very grateful to me and insisted on repaying me.”
Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow: “So he is willing to risk his life? If you didn’t take action, wouldn’t he be injured or even killed?”
“Yes, so when I saved him, I didn’t think that someone was deliberately calculating against me.”
Xi Rong paused and continued, “But after rescuing him, I found that his appearance, temperament, voice, behavior, and personality all suited my taste.”
“Especially since he proposed to stay by my side to repay me.”
“I just thought it was impossible for such a coincidence.”
Shi Qingluo smiled and asked, “Did you agree?”
Xi Rong curled her lips, “Why not? I also want to see whether it was Prince Jin’s plan or the remnants of the previous dynasty who did it.”
“Anyway, it’s boring on the northern border, so it’s not bad to keep him around for fun.”
She did have some interest in that man.
Shi Qingluo saw Xi Rong’s interest, thought for a moment, and reminded, “Then you better be careful, don’t capsize.”
Xi Rong nodded, “Yes, I know my limits.”
She added, “I have ordered the secret guards to check his identity and background.”
Shi Qingluo nodded, “It’s good to know more.”
She reminded again, “But if it was arranged by someone, the identity found may also be problematic.”
Xi Rong said, “So I wanted to see what tricks he and the people behind him wanted to play, so I took the initiative to accept it.”
“When are we going back?”
Shi Qingluo replied, “Wait for Prince Jin to send us the situation in the northern border in two days, and we can go back almost immediately.”
She missed her husband after being out for so many days.
Although they communicated every day, she wanted to go back as soon as possible after seeing his handwriting and the thoughts between the lines.
She had never thought that one day she would fall in love with a man and miss him all the time.
She also understood the meaning of the saying “One day without seeing is like three autumns”.
Xi Rong smiled and said, “Then I will tell him when the time comes, and see if he is willing to follow us back to Heyang County.”
Shi Qingluo nodded, “Okay.”
After drinking tea for a while, the two of them went shopping hand in hand.
Another round of shopping, which made the secret guards of Prince Jin’s Mansion and Xiao Yuanshi who followed them speechless.
Two days later, Concubine Hua sent a letter to Shi Qingluo, inviting her to visit her mansion.
The carriage of Prince Jin’s Mansion came to pick people up directly.
Shi Qingluo didn’t refuse and went to Prince Jin’s Mansion in a carriage.
It also mshockedthe nobles of the northern city shocked again. It seems that Prince Jin attaches great importance to Shi Qingluo.
Xiao Yuanshi was once again curious. Why was Shi Qingluo going to Prince Jin’s Mansion again?
Could it be that she got on Prince Jin’s Mansion’s ship?
*
Prince Jin’s Mansion.
The maid took Shi Qingluo to a pavilion, where Prince Jin and Concubine Hua were sitting and playing chess.
Liang Mingyu sat nearby and watched.
Seeing Shi Qingluo coming, Concubine Hua stood up with a smile and familiarly greeted her: “Qingluo, you’re here.”
“Can you play chess? Do you want to play a game with the prince?”
Shi Qingluo knew that playing chess could help one judge a person, so he did not refuse, “I am only a half-baked chess player; I am afraid that the prince will despise me.”
Prince Jin smiled gently and tolerantly, “Concubine Hua is just a bad chess player. I don’t despise her, so I won’t despise you either.”
“Come on, let’s play a game.”
Concubine Hua glared at Prince Jin, “The prince laughed at me again.”
She pulled Shi Qingluo to sit down. “Qingluo, you have to help me get back on my feet.”
Shi Qingluo was not used to Concubine Hua being so familiar.
But Concubine Hua had a good sense of proportion, so people didn’t feel that she was annoying.
She smiled at Concubine Hua, “I’m afraid it will be difficult. If I lose, Concubine Hua, don’t blame me.”
Concubine Hua chuckled, “I won’t blame you. If you lose, we will share the same difficulties.”
Shi Qingluo nodded to her and looked at Prince Jin, “Then, Your Majesty, I will show my ugliness.”
Prince Jin smiled and raised his hand, “I’ll let you go first.”
Shi Qingluo smiled and said, “Okay!”
She first looked at the chessboard carefully, then picked up a chess piece and put it in a position.
Prince Jin didn’t think he would lose, and he played carelessly at first.
But he became more and more frightened as he played, and couldn’t help but look at it seriously. In the end, he was very focused and focused on playing chess.
Half an hour later, Shi Qingluo played the last chess piece.
She looked up and smiled at Prince Jin, “I didn’t expect that I would win. Your Highness, I’m sorry!”
In modern times, she was abused by both her grandfather and her maternal grandfather, which made her chess skills better and better. Later, she was abused by her young husband, which made her level rise higher and higher.
So, dealing with Prince Jin was a piece of cake.
She just likes to see Prince Jin go from being confident to doubting his life in the end.
Prince Jin: “……”
Where is the half-baked skill you promised?
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