Wei Yi pursed his lips, “Should have left you behind in the capital.”

Jingrong: “Your tongue is quite slippery, but this brain of yours…”

The last syllable was drawn out very long as he stared directly at Wei Yi’s head. At this moment, he really wanted to pry it open and see what was inside.

Wei Yi’s mouth turned up, “My brain isn’t stupid.”

“I didn’t say you were stupid; you said it yourself.”

“Hmph.”

Jingrong smiled, “Alright, hurry up and go rest. It’s already so late.”

“I won’t.”

Very stubborn.

Jingrong’s eyes rolled around, suddenly thinking of something.

His lips curled up in a mischievous hook.

“I’ve heard that this place has been frequently haunted recently. Those ghosts especially like to come out at night, and people who stay up late will be caught by those ghosts, thrown into oil pots to be fried, then chopped up and fed directly to dogs.”

Ah—

Wei Yi nearly fell from his chair, clutching his head and screaming in fear.

Clearly, Jingrong’s words were very effective!

Jingrong felt it wasn’t enough and continued, “I’ve also heard that this very courtyard is haunted. If you stay too long, you’ll be possessed by ghosts, and then…”

Before he finished speaking, Wei Yi had already run back to his room with a shriek.

He slammed the door shut heavily.

This made Jingrong laugh so hard his teeth showed!

Little fellow, trying to fight with this prince!

At this time inside the room, Madam Xie said, “Mr. Ji, how much longer must we stay here? My daughter’s matter…”

“Not much longer. There’s still one thing to handle here. I know you’re anxious, but rest assured, since I’ve already taken your daughter’s case, I’ll naturally see it through to the end.”

“Mm, since you’ve said so, I can only listen to you. Then I won’t disturb you anymore.”

Madam Xie stood up, preparing to leave.

Ji Yunshu suddenly asked, “What does Ye’er’s father do?”

“Blacksmith, an ironsmith.”

“I didn’t expect that a blacksmith could sew such an exquisite doll.” Her words carried deeper meaning.

But Madam Xie didn’t pick up on it, only saying, “Ye’er’s father has skilled hands. The things he makes are all very beautiful. What Ye’er loved most was the cloth doll her father made for her.”

Speaking of this, Madam Xie was nearly in tears!

Ji Yunshu couldn’t press further, lest Madam Xie lose control of her emotions. If she started crying, she wouldn’t know how to comfort her.

After seeing her out, she spread a sheet of paper on the table and picked up her brush, preparing to draw the tattoo she had seen on Master Chang’s ankle today.

Just as she was about to put brush to paper, Jingrong’s figure swayed in, leaning against the door, staring at her without blinking.

Ji Yunshu felt uncomfortable being stared at and lifted her eyelids.

She asked, “What are you looking at?”

“Looking at you.”

“What’s there to look at about me?”

“Everything is worth looking at.”

Such a smooth talker!

Ji Yunshu was left speechless and simply ignored him, beginning to draw.

Jingrong came in and stood beside her without disturbing her. Only after she finished drawing the tattoo did he say, “Why are you drawing this?”

“It might be related to the case.”

“This prince finds it strange. Tattoos aren’t rare things. Who doesn’t have one on their body?” He raised an eyebrow.

Ji Yunshu wrinkled her nose and looked him up and down, “Could it be that Your Highness also has one?”

“I do. Would you like to see?”

Ji Yunshu: “…”

Jingrong smiled wickedly, walked around the desk in front of him, and went directly behind Ji Yunshu. He reached out and clasped her slender waist.

Confining her within his arms!

At that moment, Ji Yunshu’s whole body went numb, numb with a tingling sensation, and every cell in her body tensed up.

She froze, forgetting to push him away!

And Jingrong even more brazenly pressed his lips to her earlobe and breathed out lightly.

“How about this prince strips naked now and lets you look at the tattoo on my body, then you can draw it too.”

Ambiguous and flirtatious words, accompanied by warm breath, reached Ji Yunshu’s ears.

When she came to her senses, she put down the brush in her hand and struggled to escape.

“What nonsense are you spouting!”

Unfortunately, her strength was no match!

Jingrong held her tightly from behind, the smile at the corner of his mouth even more rampant. “This prince really does have one, but it’s not a tattoo, it’s a birthmark, brought from birth, right on my buttocks. Why don’t you and I close the door, and this prince will let you see clearly whether Master Chang’s looks better or this prince’s looks better.”

Shameless!

Ji Yunshu glared at him sideways, “I don’t want to get a stye.”

“What’s a stye?”

“Let me go first, and I’ll tell you.”

Jingrong obediently released her.

Ji Yunshu took a deep breath, quickly jumped to the side, and pointed at the doorway. “You go to the door first, look up and you’ll know what a stye is.”

“At the door?”

“Above the door.”

Jingrong was skeptical, but helplessly, curiosity got the better of him. He walked to the door and truly looked up, but saw nothing but wood.

Just as he was about to demand an explanation…

“Bang!”

The door slammed shut right in his face.

What he was left with was Ji Yunshu’s smile as she closed the door.

“Ji Yunshu!”

Jingrong roared.

Inside the door, Ji Yunshu said, “Your Highness should go rest early, otherwise tomorrow, you won’t have the energy to go to Chang’an Place.”

After all, they were going to Chang’an Place. Without preserving some stamina, that wouldn’t do.

She simply blew out the candles in the room and lay down on the bed to rest.

Seeing that the lights in the room were out, Jingrong’s face turned completely green. His hand braced against the door, full of chagrin. How could he be so idiotic as to actually believe Ji Yunshu’s words and really run to the door to look for some stye?

This…

Even Wei Yi wouldn’t fall for this, yet he, a dignified prince, actually believed it?

He immediately felt both angry and amused!

In the end, he could only return to his own room.

…

Early the next morning.

Ji Yunshu tidied herself up, put on relatively conspicuous clothing, and stuck two strips of mustache on her lips. Looking at herself, she did appear to be a man now.

Early that morning, Jingrong was blocking the courtyard gate, a pair of eyes seemingly carrying tens of thousands of electric currents staring straight at her.

Originally still angry about yesterday’s events, but when he saw those two strokes of mustache on her lips, all his anger disappeared.

“Not bad, quite… quite good-looking.” Jingrong stroked his chin, looking at her with an ambiguous smile.

Ji Yunshu’s eyes widened, “Let’s go.”

The two left without notifying Fang Mingsan!

Upon arriving at Chang’an Place.

Just standing at the entrance, they smelled a strong scent of rouge, making Ji Yunshu sneeze. The fragrance of this powder was comparable to the scent on Ji Muqing’s body.

“Oh my, which two gentlemen are these? Haven’t seen you before. Why are you standing at the door? Quickly, quickly, quickly, come in and sit.”

Two women dressed in garish colors, waving handkerchiefs while coming over to take Ji Yunshu’s and Jingrong’s arms.

Jingrong coldly pushed the woman away.

The woman was displeased, “Isn’t the gentleman here to have fun? Why such a face?”

Ji Yunshu secretly laughed and, adopting a rough voice, actively pulled the unattended woman to her side, speaking in a teasing tone.

“This older brother of mine is here for the first time and is still a bit shy. You two beauties don’t make things difficult for him. This gentleman here won’t push you away. You’re both so attractive, I like you both.”

“This gentleman has such a sweet mouth.”

The two women pressed closer into her embrace.

Ji Yunshu went along and pinched both women’s waists, then swaggered into Chang’an Place.

Behind her, Jingrong was practically thunderstruck, charred on the outside and tender on the inside!