“To go to Yufu!”

Upon hearing this, Ji Yunshu’s heart tightened. She clutched the bedsheet in her hand and frowned: “What exactly has happened?”

“You don’t know?”

Yes, she truly didn’t know.

Jingrong indeed had never told her about the Yufu County disaster relief funds matter.

He hadn’t mentioned a single word about it!

Muruo shook his head gently, stood up, walked before her, and said: “You truly don’t know that His Majesty plans to select one person from between Prince Yi and Jingrong to go to Yufu County to investigate the disaster relief funds matter?”

Heaven as her witness, she truly didn’t know!

She shook her head slightly!

Muruo suddenly understood and began explaining: “The disaster relief funds matter has been occurring in Yufu County for several years, but they still haven’t uncovered anything. Moreover, the officials who went to Yufu County to investigate this case all died on their way back to the capital—either from illness or from exhaustion. This time, His Majesty plans to select one person from between Prince Yi and Jingrong. It’s very obvious that this is to send one person away from the capital to Yufu—it’s equivalent to exile!”

“…”

“The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review is Prince Yi’s man. The case you investigated was also manipulated by Prince Yi behind the scenes. His purpose was to make you beat the imperial drum, so that Jingrong would, for your sake, voluntarily request to go to Yufu County to investigate the disaster relief funds matter. This way, Prince Yi would have the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review agree to reopen the case. This is the condition. Do you understand?”

Ji Yunshu was shocked, her eyes involuntarily widening.

Yes, she understood now.

The next moment, she threw off the blanket and tried to get out of bed.

Muruo stopped her.

“Even if you go now, it’s too late. Jingrong should be leaving the palace right about now.”

“Let me go.”

She forcefully pushed Muruo aside, stumbled out of bed, and rushed outside on weak legs. Just as she reached the doorway, her body went limp and she fell into a solid embrace.

Jingrong caught her falling body, then directly lifted her up, entered the room, and placed her on the bed!

Then—

Jingrong turned his head and said to Muruo: “You should go out for now.”

Muruo said nothing and silently went out.

Ji Yunshu sat on the bed, her eyes moist as she looked at him, her nose tingling sourly, her pale lips tightly bitten.

After a long while!

Jingrong asked her: “Do the wounds on your body still hurt?”

She shook her head.

“I should give you a lesson, otherwise you’ll never learn.”

Words that sounded like reproach, yet carried a deep sense of heartache.

Then he sat down by the bedside, reached out to touch Ji Yunshu’s face, wiped away her tears for her, cupped her delicate face, and said with heartache: “Rest well and recover. Once you’re better, we’ll go to Yufu. I hear that there are beautiful mountains and waters there, peach groves stretching for ten miles. You and I will go together to appreciate those beautiful sceneries.”

Ji Yunshu’s tears flowed out: “I’m sorry.”

“Don’t say you’re sorry. You have your own choice, and I have mine.”

“I’m sorry. I was too selfish. You don’t have to do this for me…”

Before she could finish speaking, Jingrong reached out and covered her mouth.

He said firmly: “It’s not that you’re selfish. Anyone in your place would make the same choice. And I chose to stay by your side, which destines me to shield you from wind and rain, to devote my entire life. What you want to do, I’ll accompany you in doing. Where you want to go, I’ll go together with you. Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you.”

“Ji Yunshu, this is my only capital to make you love me.”

Uh!

Ji Yunshu felt as if she’d been struck by lightning, completely stunned at this moment.

Such words of love always left her at a loss.

Jingrong’s repeated tolerance meant she would never think about things from his perspective!

These words of love were also like a bottle of poison…

Ji Yunshu’s eyes reddened with tears as she threw herself into his embrace.

Jingrong didn’t dare touch her back, his two hands hanging at his sides.

He said affectionately by her ear, “Be good, rest well, don’t worry about other matters. Once you’re better, we’ll set out for Yufu.”

Ji Yunshu obediently nodded…

Outside, Muruo had heard everything the two said. He sat leisurely on a stone bench and smiled.

He began admiring the peach blossoms in the courtyard that were gradually withering bit by bit.

At this moment, Ji Wanxin arrived, carrying many tonics in her hands, preparing to go to Ji Yunshu’s room. Muruo plucked a plum blossom branch and immediately stopped her.

Then he said: “Second Miss Ji, why don’t you sit outside for a while and talk with me?”

Ji Wanxin wasn’t a fool. She glanced toward the room, knowing that Jingrong must be inside.

So—

She placed the tonics in her hands on the stone table and smiled faintly: “I wonder what Master Muruo wishes to discuss with me?”

The two sat down on the stone benches.

Muruo raised his eyebrows thoughtfully. What matter? Of course it was—

“I heard that Second Miss Ji is betrothed to Young Master Shen.”

As expected, Muruo truly was a know-it-all!

Usually drinking himself into a stupor, yet his ears knew everything under heaven. It had to be said, he was indeed a rare talent.

Ji Wanxin knew he would ask about this.

Although she was resistant in her heart, she didn’t show it on her face.

Instead, she nodded gently and said: “Yes, it was arranged by my father and grandmother.”

“Then I wonder if you and Young Master Shen have met yet?”

She shook her head: “Not yet.”

“Logically speaking, with Second Miss Ji coming to the capital, it’s impossible that the Shen family wouldn’t come to visit you, their future daughter-in-law.”

Whether or not she would be their daughter-in-law was still uncertain!

“Master Muruo jests.” She smiled with lowered brows, a trace of bashfulness appearing on her face.

A beauty showing bashfulness, like a bright moon, penetrating like silk.

Such a beauty had immense allure.

Unfortunately, Muruo was immune to her.

The two chatted for a while until Jingrong came out from inside.

Ji Wanxin immediately went up to meet him, presenting the tonics she had brought, saying: “These are tonics I brought for Yunshu to nourish her body.”

“Thank you.”

Jingrong didn’t accept them, walked around her, and went directly to Muruo, saying: “I’ve troubled you these past two days. You should return to Yuhua Pavilion. Wei Yi is there, and Yunshu is worried about him.”

“What? Are you dismissing me?” Muruo said with displeasure.

“Do you still want silver?”

“One thousand taels, not one tael less.”

“I do have a thousand coffins available!”

“Forget it, forget it, you miser.” Muruo’s anger flared up. He glared at him fiercely, waved his hand, turned around and left, without looking back as he tossed out: “I’m going back to keep my little Wei Yi company.”

He drew out the last word very long.

His figure gradually disappeared from the courtyard.

Only Jingrong and Ji Wanxin remained.

As Jingrong was leaving, he turned back and said to Ji Wanxin: “Yunshu is already resting. This prince will have someone escort you back.”

“I…”

Before Ji Wanxin could finish speaking, Jingrong had already left.

Watching that cold and stern figure, Ji Wanxin couldn’t help but shed tears. She heavily slammed the tonics in her hands onto the stone table.

Bang—

The sound was very loud.

On her gentle features, a fierce determination twisted.

She was unwilling to accept this, not willing at all.