At this point, Su Shi had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk towards the Hexagonal Pavilion. He walked slowly, but his footsteps were loud, but Zhou Jin still didn't react at all.
Su Shi walked into the Hexagonal Pavilion and came to Zhou Jin. Zhou Jin had a dull expression and looked blankly into the distance, as if he didn't even notice that Su Shi had arrived.
"I know you are very unhappy, but His Majesty has opened his mouth, and it is no one else's turn to speak."
He explained softly while secretly observing Zhou Jin's expression, but her expression did not change at all.
"What's more, this is His Majesty's love and care for you..."
Before he finished speaking, he heard Zhou Jin say coldly: "If you are still going to talk nonsense to me, you can leave."
When he heard Zhou Jin speak, even though his tone was unkind, Su Shi smiled, sat down, and sighed.
"Actually, I am very opposed to arranged marriages, so I don't agree with His Majesty's decision."
Zhou Jin glared at him fiercely: "Then when my father raised this matter last night, you didn't even say a single... word of objection."
"Because I know that my objections are nothing in His Majesty's eyes." Su Shi smiled bitterly: "Have you ever thought that your marriage has nothing to do with me..."
At this time, Zhou Jin's expression changed drastically, and Su Shi hurriedly explained: "What I said doesn't matter, I mean that in the eyes of others, I definitely hope that you will be happy throughout your life."
Although this was not the answer Zhou Jin wanted, seeing Su Shi eager to explain, his expression softened slightly, but he still couldn't help but snorted coldly.
"Why would Your Majesty mention your marriage in front of me? I plan to betroth you to the eldest grandson of the second son of Duke Rongguo, Qi."
Zhou Jin was trapped by love. Last night when she heard that Zhou Yi was planning to betroth her to her eldest grandson Qi, she was already panicking. When she saw Su Shi standing by without making any statement, she felt even more sad. She could not calm down to think about things.
But now when I heard Su Shi say this, I felt strange in my heart.
"Why did my father do this?"
Although Zhou Jin wanted to know the answer, although her face was still calm, her tone had softened a lot.
"You didn't hear His Majesty say that he would announce it on a certain day, and the words "selecting a day" are used to remind me."
Zhou Jin was taken aback. He no longer cared about being angry with Su Shi and opened his eyes wide: "Remind you? Remind you of what?"
"Remind me that if he can't protect you, he will find another way, and Rongguo Duke's Mansion is the best choice he can arrange for you."
Zhou Jin's lips were half-opened, and he was speechless for a long time. Su Shi looked at the scenery in the garden and said slowly: "In other words, if I can find out Pei Xuan's conspiracy before July 17, your marriage to Changsun Qi will be cancelled."
"Today is May 12th."
Su Shi nodded slightly and said calmly: "There are still two months. And two months is neither long nor short."
Zhou Jin suddenly lowered his head, as if he didn't dare to look into Su Shi's eyes: "Are you...are you sure?"
Su Shi's eyes became deep and he said slowly: "Although I have only met Pei Xun once, I can feel that this person is extremely scary, so I can't guarantee you anything."
Although Su Shi did not make a promise to Zhou Jin, her heart settled down and her whole body calmed down. At this time, when I saw Su Shi's disheveled appearance, completely losing her usual free and easy temperament, I couldn't help feeling heartbroken, but also a little funny.
"How did you become like this?"
Su Shi couldn't help but smile bitterly: "It's not thanks to Her Royal Highness the Princess that you swept this carriage out from nowhere, but all the bones in my body were broken by the flash."
Zhou Jin looked at him angrily: "You offered your advice to my father, why did you hide it from me? Don't you know... how much sister Qin Nan is worried about you. And she was silent like an idiot last night."
Although she was referring to Qin Nan, her face turned red involuntarily.
Su Shi naturally wouldn't argue with her, but just looked at her helplessly. Zhou Jin turned his head and looked elsewhere, as if his anger was still lingering, but there was some guilt in his eyes.
Under the direct sunlight, the flowers in the garden were blooming, but Zhou Jin couldn't think of admiring them. Only then did she realize that she and Su Shi were the only two people left in the garden. Although she was happy, she also felt a little panicked.
However, Su Shi had no such thoughts, because the reason why he was anxious to find Zhou Jin was because he had serious business to discuss. Seeing that Zhou Jin's anger had subsided at this time, he muttered: "Your Majesty is bewitched by Pei Xun, so it is inevitable to be a little hesitant in doing things. I need you to help me with a few things now."
When Zhou Jin heard Su Shi's tone become serious and solemn, knowing that he must have something important to explain, he hurriedly asked: "What do you want me to do?"
"Who is in charge of Qianqiu Company now?"
Zhou Jin was slightly startled: "Is there something wrong with the company name?"
Su Shi shook his head: "I heard from Master Kong that the company's current situation is much better than I expected. Who came up with those plans?"
"Most of the plans were proposed by sister Xiaolan." Zhou Jin replied immediately.
Su Shi was not surprised and said slowly: "Leave all business matters to Xiaolan and tell her not to stop. She must try to win over as many aristocratic families as possible within these two months. In order to achieve this goal, you can try your best to Give them the benefit.”
"Then what should I do?"
Su Shi said seriously: "There are three things you have to do now. The first is to ask His Majesty for an order to temporarily take over the secret guard. This way we don't have to ask for orders for everything when we mobilize the secret guard, which delays the opportunity."
Zhou Jin nodded slightly: "What about taking over the secret guard?"
"Investigate two things first. The first is Guangdu Temple."
"Guangdu Temple?" Zhou Jin asked in surprise: "Why do you want to investigate Guangdu Temple?"
Su Shi said calmly: "I suspect that Pei Xuan's people are using Guangdu Temple to communicate with people hidden in the palace."
Seeing that Zhou Jin still didn't understand, Su Shi smiled and said: "Since beacons can convey messages, incense can also be used. There is only a river between Guangdu Temple and the palace. The green smoke is rising straight up, but the people in the palace can see it clearly. Chu."
Zhou Jin still couldn't understand: "Guangdu Temple is filled with incense every day. If they use the incense as a clue, how can the people lurking in the palace tell the difference?"
"All I can think of is the color of incense." Su Shi sighed: "If you add some kind of pigment when burning incense to produce different colors, you can naturally convey messages."
Zhou Jin's expression changed, and he seemed to have some realization: "Now anyone in Guangdu Temple can enter the temple to burn incense, and the place where the incense is burned is on the square, so it will naturally not attract anyone's attention. It is indeed a good method."
"So the secret guards must first investigate whether there are any strange-colored incense rising in Guangdu Temple. If so, it means they are likely to use this method to convey the message."
