Just when Shen Yunshu was about to give up, Xiao Jingzhi opened the door and walked in.
"If I don't come, will Miss Shen continue to wait here?" There was a hint of anger in his tone.
Shen Yunshu pretended to be unfazed on the surface, but she was secretly happy in her heart. She knew that Xiao Jingzhi would not let her wait here in vain.
"The prince will definitely come." She looked at Xiao Jingzhi with great confidence.
Xiao Jingzhi's eyes averted. Shen Yunshu was right. When he learned that Shen Yunshu was waiting for him, he couldn't sit still.
"Miss Shen is too confident." But he couldn't make it too obvious.
Seeing how duplicitous he was, Shen Yunshu quickly took out the wooden box and handed it to Xiao Jingzhi.
Xiao Jingzhi opened it curiously and found a banknote inside, "You... give me the money back?"
The original bet was that Shen Yunshu prevented the marriage between Lin Jinran and Shen Yunjue from failing, so Shen Yunshu gave Xiao Jing one thousand taels.
But in the end, Shen Yunshu won.
"Your Majesty, just think that I am happy." Shen Yunshu didn't care about the thousand taels.
Xiao Jingzhi took the money back and said, "As the saying goes, I am willing to admit defeat. I will not take these one thousand taels."
"I'm not here for the prince."
Shen Yunshu explained that she gave the money to the border soldiers. The dog days of summer were over and winter was about to begin over the border. If they didn't buy some things for them, the winter would be difficult.
She learned from Shen Yunjue that winter in the north is extremely cold, and many people freeze to death every year.
After hearing these words, Xiao Jingzhi said: "Thanks to Miss Shen's help, the money Yanyulou earned this year is enough to buy them quilts, winter clothes and food."
Shen Yunshu looked at Xiao Jingzhi's face and said deliberately: "My soldiers from the General's Mansion are still in the north. If the prince doesn't accept them, I will find a way to deal with them on my own."
"That's all, since Miss Shen is so thoughtful, I will consider it as helping Miss Shen."
The reason why Xiao Jing agreed was that Shen Yunshu was simple and kind-hearted, and did not know the inside story of purchasing and transporting these things. If he was not careful, his life would be in danger.
He glanced at Shen Yunshu from the corner of his eye, "You... have been waiting for me for so long just for this?"
Logically speaking, Shen Yunshu should be angry with him because he spoke so heartlessly that day.
Shen Yunshu knew the meaning of Xiao Jingzhi's question.
She pursed her lips and smiled, "Does the prince think I will be angry?"
Xiao Jing looked at Shen Yunshu with an expression of "Isn't it?"
"I have known the prince for more than a day or two. I know better than anyone what kind of person the prince is. Besides..." It was too late to thank the prince.
But Shen Yunshu did not say the next words, because making the words clear meant that she and Xiao Jingzhi were one step closer.
She can't!
It was precisely because Xiao Jingzhi was so good that she couldn't find any reason to avoid him, so she couldn't enjoy his kindness with peace of mind.
What's more, in her previous life, she only brought danger to Xiao Jingzhi, and even cost him her own life.
She stood up and said, "Although the cooperation and the bet are over, I will continue to support Yanyulou's business, so you don't have to worry, Prince."
"By the way, the prince also promised me one thing. I will inform the prince after I have thought about it another day."
She left Yanyu Tower as if she was running away.
"What bad thing have you done?"
Just when Shen Yunshu ran out of Yanyu Building and kicked at the door for a breath, he heard a familiar voice next to him.
Looking back, it was Shen Yunjue.
"Brother, what are you doing here?"
Shen Yunjue approached Shen Yunshu and said, "You go back so late alone, dad doesn't know how to scold you."
When the brother and sister got on the carriage, Shen Yunshu saw that Shen Yunjue was hesitant to speak, "Brother, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly."
"Did you stop my marriage to Miss Lin?"
Shen Yunjue wasn't very sure, but thinking back on Shen Yunshu's recent actions and some of what she said before, she had some guesses.
"I said that the person my brother wants to marry must be the one he likes with all his heart." Shen Yunshu would not let the tragedy of his past life happen again.
Shen Yunjue poked Shen Yunshu's forehead lovingly, "Shen Yunshu, you are getting more and more courageous. You dare to do such dangerous things."
"Let me ask you, the encounter with the robbers at Wan'an Temple was not arranged by you, right?" Shen Yunjue asked with a worried look on his face.
Shen Yunshu pretended to be calm and patted his arm, "My arm is just a fake injury. What do you think, brother?"
Shen Yunjue immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If those robbers were real and Shen Yunshu had done anything wrong, he would never forgive himself until his death.
"Tell me, what kind of man do you like? Can I help you look for him?"
Shen Yunshu's eyes were slightly erratic, "He has a face like a crown jewel, nine feet tall, majestic, and cold words..."
The more Shen Yunjue listened, the more uncomfortable he became, "You went to Yanyu Tower today, weren't you going to see the King of War?"
When he was waiting for Shen Yunshu outside, although he didn't see Xiao Jingzhi go in, he saw the carriage of Prince Zhan's Mansion.
"Why am I meeting the King of War? I'm not familiar with him." Shen Yunshu turned away and yawned, for fear that Shen Yunjue would continue to ask questions.
But she ignored that all the descriptions she just described were simply describing Xiao Jingzhi.
Shen Yunjue knew that Shen Yunshu liked to yawn to cover up his lies.
In order to prevent Shen Yunshu from falling in love with Xiao Jingzhi, it seemed that he had to find an opportunity to talk to Xiao Jingzhi.
On Xiao Jingzhi's side, he was staring intently at the banknote sent by Shen Yunshu.
Recalling what Shen Yunshu said, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly.
But then I thought again, Shen Yunshu still seemed to have a grudge against him, and suddenly she felt a lot more depressed.
"Miss Shen shouldn't know what the prince did for Miss Shen, right?" Xin Heng poured hot tea for Xiao Jingzhi and spoke.
Xiao Jingzhi did not deny that Shen Yunshu was so smart, he must have known that it was him who arranged for Zuo Huaian and the others to go to Wan'an Temple to witness Lin Jinran and Tang Mingzhang's lifelong marriage.
He also knew that the reason why the seventh princess had no flaws when facing the emperor's investigation and cross-examination was because of his maneuvering and cover.
"Your Majesty, don't you plan to tell Miss Shen that those killers were arranged by the Queen?"
The real robbers discovered by the Emperor's Criminal Department were also arranged by Xiao Jingzhi, and the gang sent by the Queen had already been dealt with.
It is no longer important whether Shen Yunshu needs to know the truth. After all, Zeng Shangshu advised the court to let Shen Yunshu enter the Imperial Hospital, and the queen will definitely take action.
The purpose was to prevent Shen Yunshu from becoming friends with the imperial concubine.
"Then Miss Shen's situation in the future will be very dangerous."
Xin Heng was not worried about Shen Yunshu, but worried that his prince would focus on Shen Yunshu in the future, which would cause him to be suspected by the emperor.
"No." Xiao Jingzhi walked to the window, "If the marriage between Shen Yunjue and Lin Jinran is over, the power of the General's Mansion will not be shaken. The queen will definitely find an opportunity to fight for it."
"That means the Queen is going to arrange a marriage for Miss Shen?" Xin Heng understood what Xiao Jingzhi meant at once.
Xiao Jingzhi answered this question with silence.
It stands to reason that if the queen chooses, the young master she is looking for for Shen Yunshu will definitely be good. He should be happy for Shen Yunshu, but why does he feel weird in his heart?
