mesbooks Chapter 548 Are You Sure You Want to Know?
Chapter 548 Are You Sure You Want to Know?
After a few breaths, all that was left was the changing of light and shadow.
Jiuchou cooperated with Jiang Li and others, while Qinxin and Jiangpo stood on guard at the side.
Not long after, after climbing over eaves and walls, Jiuchou carried Shen Shuyi on his back and landed steadily in an alley outside the side door of the Princess's Mansion.
There was a carriage parked outside the alley, and Jinzhu and Yuping were waiting anxiously in the carriage.
Shen Shuyi lifted the car curtain and got in, and both of them looked happy.
"Miss!"
Shen Shuyi couldn't help but smile: "It's okay."
But the moment she raised her eyes, she was stunned. In the dim light, a handsome and stern man was sitting in the seat that should have belonged to her, staring directly at her with his deep pupils.
"Why is Xie Sir here?"
Xie Jingchi stared at her with his phoenix eyes, and the girl's face was clearly reflected in his dark pupils.
"Ms. Shen, have you forgotten that you had an appointment with Mr. Xie yesterday?"
"That's right." Shen Shuyi came back to her senses and thought that it was because she failed to keep the appointment and Xie Jingchi was worried that something had happened to her.
"Thank you for your concern, I am glad that I am doing well."
Xie Jingchi didn't say anything, but just handed the heater in his hand to her.
She was stunningly beautiful today, with slightly raised dark eyebrows, lightly lifted red lips, a pair of clear almond-shaped eyes like rippling cold waves, and a delicate and straight nose.
Xie Jingchi couldn't help but think that if she were wearing a phoenix crown and a bridal gown, she would be extremely beautiful.
Unfortunately, the phoenix crown and bridal robe that Xiao Mengxi had made were not worthy of her.
"Where are you going now, Miss Shen?" Xie Jingchi went straight to the point.
Shen Shu thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Return to the Shen Mansion."
Things are changing rapidly and there are still many variables, and it is not easy to implicate others. It is safest to return home for now.
The carriage sped along in the snowy night. Shen Shuyi looked at Xie Jingchi and said, "Can I take Mr. Xie's pulse?"
Xie Jingchi's eyes were dark: "Miss Shen is really elegant."
Shen Shuyi curled her eyes. After all, only after she had checked the pulse could she ask about Xie Jingchi, the witness in the case of embezzling government silver in Jiangnan.
Xie Jingchi stretched out his hand without any hesitation.
Shen Shuyi was even happier. He calmed down and carefully checked his pulse, frowning slightly.
She always felt that Xie Jingchi's pulse was strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange.
The pulse was chaotic, as if it had been forcibly changed.
But she couldn't explain why, and could only treat his physical weakness.
"Master Xie is still seriously injured and needs to rest more."
"Thank you for your concern, Miss Shen."
Looking at his serious look, Shen Shuyi couldn't help but said, "Xie Jingchi, you are a grown man, you can't throw away the medicine just because it tastes bitter!"
If Xie Jingchi had been taking the medicine according to the prescription she prescribed and sent him, his pulse would definitely not be like this now.
Xie Jingchi remained calm: "I drank everything you made."
Shen Shuyi was so shocked that he could not catch his breath. He could sense the resentment in these words.
What does "I drank all you cooked" mean?
You don’t want to drink what Yuping brews?
This guy must have been kicked in the head by a donkey!
Meeting his resentful gaze, Shen Shuyi couldn't help but roll her eyes, and it seemed that she was to blame.
"Your body and hair are given by your parents, so Sir Xie should take good care of yourself." Shen Shuyi spoke again.
"Yeah." There was a little more smile in Xie Jingchi's eyes, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
"Xie Jingchi, have you been injured again recently?"
Shen Shuyi applied more force on her fingertips and knitted her brows tightly. Although he looked like he had been treated by someone, she still felt that he had new injuries on his body.
Shen Shuyi just felt that Xie Jingchi was making things difficult for her, a half-baked doctor...
"There's nothing I can do. There are too many people who want to kill me." Xie Jingchi didn't care at all, and his upright face showed a bit of nonchalance.
Shen Shuyi frowned, wondering whether he should go back and discuss with Mr. Liancheng to borrow Erbao to live with him.
"Have you found someone who is willing to come to Beijing to testify?" The next moment, Shen Shuyi reacted.
Xie Jingchi raised the corners of his lips: "Nothing can be hidden from Miss Shen."
Shen Shuyi's eyes brightened and his mood became much better.
So, this case has a chance of winning?
"But the people are now trapped in Jiangnan. We dare not move rashly. I am afraid we cannot transport them out."
Xie Jingchi's words made Shen Shuyi's heart sink again.
That’s right, the Jiangnan officialdom was full of collusion, and Xie Jingchi didn’t know how much effort he had spent to find such a person.
If this person were to be killed along the way again, I'm afraid no one would dare to come forward to testify.
Moreover, this matter also depends on the attitude of the emperor. If Emperor Qianwu intends to shield and protect his son, and takes it seriously and lets it go lightly, then those who are willing to come out to testify will become a joke.
Shen Shuyi said softly: "Still can't be impatient."
Soon, the carriage stopped across the path outside the side door of the Shen Mansion.
Shen Shuyi put on his cloak and was about to say goodbye to Xie Jingchi, but the next moment, he was stopped by the man.
"and many more."
"Huh?" Shen Shuyi turned to look at him, puzzled.
Xie Jingchi's eyes were narrow and long, and his voice was low: "At the end of the evening hour yesterday, I sent someone to disguise as Miss Shen and return to the Shen Mansion."
Shen Shuyi: “?”
"how did you do that?"
Xie Jingchi curled his lips and said, "I borrowed it from the old woman from the Qin family who is good at making human skin masks."
Shen Shuyi: "..."
She wondered why Jiuchou and Jiang Li couldn't find anyone, but it must be said that Xie Jingchi had more time and was more thoroughly prepared.
Otherwise, she would not have had time to make such preparations.
With Xie Jingchi's arrangement, now the people and merchants in the Shen Mansion and outside the Shen Mansion can testify that she did not return home before the hour of You yesterday.
Xie Jingchi said again: "In this way, if there is any accident in the Princess's Mansion, it will not implicate Miss Shen."
Shen Shuyi looked straight at him with her almond-shaped eyes, with a hint of inquiry in them.
"Why did you do this, sir?"
To put it mildly, this is to protect her, but if Princess Guining brings this matter to the attention of His Majesty or the Queen Mother, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
The shadow of the girl was reflected in Xie Jingchi's deep pupils. The flower ornament between her brows was charming and beautiful.
The man's eyes were serious, and he opened his thin lips slightly: "Are you sure you want to know?"
Shen Shuyi was stunned for a moment. At this moment, he felt a sense of absurdity...
Could it be that Xie Jingchi is interested in her?
Shen Shuyi: “???”
Not to mention, if I must get married, he seems to be a really good candidate.
Xie Jingchi didn't say anything else, but waited patiently.
After a while, Shen Shuyi seemed to realize something: "Thank you, sir, are you sure that something will happen in the Princess's Mansion?"
If not, why did he arrange a way out for her so early?
Xie Jingchi: “…”
Neither of them spoke again, and the atmosphere fell into an eerie silence in an instant.
After a long while, Xie Jingchi sighed softly: "Go back and avoid being seen."
Shen Shuyi nodded, put on the cloak on her head, and covered her face tightly with a veil.
Because of Xie Jingchi's words, she did not go out, but let Jiuchou carry her on his back, sneaked into the Shen Mansion, and returned to her boudoir quietly.
Only after getting rid of the coldness did Shen Shuyi breathe a sigh of relief.
But she didn't dare to rest. When it was light, she asked Jinzhu to invite Mr. Liancheng to her house.
She had never seen the poison that Xiao Mengxi used, so she didn't think it was meant to scare her.
I just don’t know if Mr. Liancheng can cure this poison.