Chapter 310: Crisis

Yu Jin believed contentment was a great virtue, especially in moments like this.

There was a time when kissing Si’er would have earned him a slap, but now she had initiated a kiss herself.

Although Si’er hadn’t verbally agreed to anything, this was still remarkable progress.

This was already quite good.

Caught stealing glances, Jiang Si felt somewhat embarrassed. She lowered her eyes and denied it, “Who’s crying?”

She didn’t push him away, finding his chest broad and warm.

The man she had slept with in her past life hadn’t been with other women in this life. If she didn’t take the opportunity to touch and embrace him more, wouldn’t that be foolish?

If in the future— thinking about Yu Jin marrying other women in the future, Jiang Si was surprisingly accepting of it.

If she chose to give up, she certainly had no right to complain. She would consider their two lifetimes of fate as having run its course.

With this in mind, Jiang Si simply found a comfortable position in the young man’s arms.

Since that was the case, she might as well lean on him a bit longer. It would be a shame not to take advantage of the situation…

There was no shyness for Jiang Si. To her, the man beside her had changed identities in the blink of an eye. In reality, on the night before her death, they had still slept in each other’s arms.

She was familiar with every part of his body, even knowing his favorite movements during intimate moments. How could she feel shy?

With Jiang Si leaning on him so contentedly, Yu Jin instead became tense all over, as if he was being roasted over a fire, feeling utterly miserable.

Noticing a certain change in his body, he quietly shifted his position.

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Si asked without opening her eyes, her eyelids fluttering slightly.

“Nothing,” Yu Jin hurriedly found an excuse, fearing she would notice something amiss. “My arm fell asleep from your weight. Just adjusting a bit.”

Fell asleep…

Jiang Si opened her eyes, meeting the young man’s flickering gaze.

He still knew how to feel guilty. How had she never noticed before how poor he was at lying?

A drop of sweat appeared on Yu Jin’s forehead.

If she discovered it, what should he do?

Perhaps the situation wasn’t so bad. Si’er was still innocent about such things. She might even think it was a dagger.

Yes, it would be fine.

After reassuring himself, Yu Jin finally regained his composure. “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Ah, it’s nothing…” Jiang Si smiled meaningfully, freeing herself from Yu Jin’s embrace and sitting up straight.

Yu Jin’s heart fluttered at her smile. If there had been no one else in the carriage, he would have given that disobedient thing a couple of hard knocks.

Fortunately, at that moment, the carriage came to a stop, and a guard’s voice could be heard: “Your Highness, we’ve arrived.”

Yu Jin breathed a huge sigh of relief, practically fleeing from the carriage.

“Your Highness?”

“Shut up!”

After a while, the carriage curtain was lifted, and the young man spoke as if nothing had happened, “Let’s get out.”

Jiang Si nodded with a smile and nimbly jumped down from the carriage. Looking up, she saw the gleaming character “Prince Yan’s Mansion” and was momentarily stunned.

“Since we’re here, want to take a look around?” Yu Jin asked.

Jiang Si pursed her lips and shook her head. “No, thank you. I’d like to return early.”

Yu Jin hid his disappointment. “Alright then, I’ll escort you back.”

Just then, a voice called out from afar: “Seventh Brother is quite carefree, even bringing a maid when he goes out.”

Jiang Si looked toward the voice and saw a young man with thick eyebrows and large eyes approaching.

She recognized him as the Fifth Prince, Prince Lu.

Jiang Si didn’t have any negative feelings towards Prince Lu.

Perhaps because in her previous life, after becoming Princess Yan and returning to the capital, she had few opportunities to encounter this prince. She had only heard that once when Prince Lu went out drinking, Princess Lu chased him into the streets and beat him black and blue.

When news of this reached Prince Lu’s birth mother, Consort Ning, she was furious. She went before the Emperor demanding severe punishment for Princess Lu. In the end, it was Prince Lu himself who pleaded for leniency on behalf of his wife…

Perhaps because of this, Jiang Si not only didn’t dislike Prince Lu but oddly enough, felt somewhat favorable towards him.

As she recalled these events, her gaze lingered on the Fifth Prince’s face a bit longer than usual.

Yu Jin was greatly displeased.

Could it be that Fifth Brother was more handsome than him, causing Si’er to stare?

“Fifth Brother, has your house arrest period ended?” Yu Jin’s first words immediately exposed the Fifth Prince’s situation.

The Fifth Prince’s fists clenched audibly.

One shouldn’t hit people in the face or bring up their shortcomings when insulting them, but this bastard Seventh Brother was crossing the line.

His eyes swept over to Jiang Si, and the Fifth Prince’s face twisted into a mocking expression. “Seventh Brother, your taste is quite ordinary. If you’re going to bring a maid out, why not bring a prettier one? Oh, I remember now, Prince Yan’s Mansion was just completed, and the maids allocated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs aren’t very impressive, are they? Haha, I’ll send you some dancing girls later. I guarantee they’ll be satisfying to use and will give you face when you take them out…”

Send dancing girls to Yu Seven?

Jiang Si’s slightly favorable impression of the Fifth Prince instantly vanished.

Why hadn’t Princess Lu killed her husband back then? What a pity.

“Fifth Brother, you’d better keep them for yourself. Use the ones in your mansion however you like, but don’t always go out looking for excitement. Otherwise, you might end up under house arrest by Father Emperor again.”

“You!”

Yu Jin rolled his eyes and turned to leave.

Jiang Si hadn’t expected Yu Jin to change his attitude so abruptly and momentarily forgot to react.

“Let’s go.” A large hand reached out and tugged at her.

Watching the two disappear through the vermilion gates, the Fifth Prince rubbed his face.

Damn it, he would teach that bastard Seventh Brother a lesson sooner or later!

Entering Prince Yan’s Mansion, Jiang Si immediately felt countless gazes upon her, some even coming from unseen corners.

Yu Jin frowned, and those gazes instantly disappeared.

“Come, let me show you around.” Yu Jin walked and stopped intermittently, introducing each scenic spot with great care.

This would be Si’er’s home in the future. They would spend a very long time here for the rest of their lives, and he hoped she would like it.

Jiang Si was already very familiar with Prince Yan’s Mansion. As she listened to the introduction, her mind began to wander. When Yu Jin pointed to a pond, she blurted out, “Late Lotus Pond.”

Yu Jin’s footsteps halted, and he asked in surprise, “How did you know?”

Jiang Si’s tongue tied itself in knots, but she feigned calmness and said, “There is still some remnant lotus in the pond. I thought this name suited the scene.”

Yu Jin smiled, “What a coincidence, this pond is indeed called the Late Lotus Pond.”

To have such a coincidence, it seemed Si’er was truly meant to be the mistress of Prince Yan’s Mansion.

Feeling it was a good omen, Yu Jin became inexplicably happy.

Jiang Si didn’t dare to let her mind wander again and proposed to take her leave. “There’s no need to use the mansion’s carriage to send me back. Just find a carriage outside to drop me off near the Earl’s mansion.”

Having spent most of the day together and toured their new home, Yu Jin was content and obediently followed Jiang Si’s wishes.

Both Prince Yan’s Mansion and East Peace Earl’s Mansion were in the western part of the city. While not extremely close, they weren’t far either. Before long, they reached familiar streets. Jiang Si jumped down from the carriage, adjusted her clothes, and walked towards East Peace Earl’s Mansion.

The doorman, already familiar with this little maid who occasionally went out to buy rouge and powder, saw Jiang Si approaching and smiled, “Elder Sister, what did you buy today? You’re back a bit late.”

Jiang Si smiled and handed a package of pastries to the doorman. “I bought some osmanthus cakes from the east street for the mistress. They smell delicious.”

The doorman accepted the pastries and smiled as he opened the door for her.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind: “Which courtyard’s little maid is this? I’ve never seen her before.”

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