Chapter 340
Ji Yunqing carefully smoothed out the wrinkles on her clothes that had accumulated along the way, and the maid who had gone in to inform them had already come out to greet her.
"Princess Ji, Princess, please come in."
Ji Yunqing spoke in a gentle tone, with curved eyebrows and eyes, nodding slightly towards the maid: "Thank you."
The little maid suddenly blushed and lowered her head hurriedly: "No need to thank me, this is my duty." Concubine Ji is getting more and more beautiful, and so gentle and amiable.
Ji Yunqing didn't notice the strangeness of the little maid, her eyes were fixed ahead.
The maids stood respectfully on both sides, and Ji Yunqing walked in calmly.
Before leaving, she left Hemerocallis outside and whispered to her, "Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
Xuancao was very worried, and looked at the master in front of him nervously, calling out: "Master"
Her master responded with a soothing smile, and then Ji Yunqing strode into the room.
The door closed silently, leaving no gap.
Ji Yunqing soon saw the princess, who was holding an account book in her hand, and the table was littered with account books in a disorderly manner.
There are people from the palace, various farms, and shops under the palace name...
Those who looked at it were dazzled.
Seeing Ji Yunqing coming over, the princess put down the account book in her hand and rubbed her sore wrist casually.
"Yun Qing is here"
"princess"
Ji Yunqing shouted, then sat down opposite the princess, reached out and pulled the princess's jade-white wrist, and pressed it lightly with his fair fingers.
The princess's expression softened a lot, and she moved her wrist slightly, trying to pull it back: "You don't have to do these things."
"It's true that I don't have to do it, but I can't bear to see you suffer." Ji Yunqing sighed softly, but did not let go. Instead, he lowered his eyes and rubbed his wrist carefully.
Looking at Ji, who had beautiful features in front of her, a smile slowly appeared on the corners of the princess' mouth.
"How was it last night? Is the prince awake?"
As if hearing some words, Ji Yunqing's thick eyelashes trembled slightly.
"The prince has regained consciousness and is in good condition."
Next, Ji Yunqing described the prince's situation in all aspects and without any blind spots.
"I originally thought that the prince was so seriously injured that he would need to sleep for a long time, but I didn't expect that the prince was in such good health and could wake up in such a short time."
"When the prince woke up, he saw that I was the only one beside him, and he specifically asked you, Princess..."
"Rui Rui was a very clingy kid at night, so I took him with me to rest."
Ji Yunqing's words were very clever, comparing herself to the child, thus minimizing the princess's rejection of her.
She guessed that there must be someone belonging to the princess in the main courtyard.
After saying this, the princess stretched out her left hand and held Ji Yunqing's hand.
At some point, the room became completely quiet, with only the princess and Ji Yunqing left.
Ji Yunqing kept smiling and let the princess hold his hand. Their hands overlapped each other. In his pair of clear eyes, the figure of the person in front of him was reflected.
The princess' heartbeat quickened as she was looked at by these affectionate eyes: "Yun Qing, we haven't seen each other for a long time!"
"I kept my promise and brought our child back safe and sound. How is Yunqing going to reward me?"
As she spoke, the force of her hands gradually increased.
Ji Yunqing blinked slowly: "Princess, you hurt me!"
The strength in her hands suddenly disappeared. The princess lowered her head to check and saw that the place where she had just applied force was already covered with red marks and became visibly red and swollen.
With such tender skin, the princess' eyes could not help but follow the slender fingers upwards to the delicate wrist, and then up to the smooth lines hidden in the wide sleeves.
She couldn't help but stretch out her hand: "Yun Qing, let me rub it for you"
As she spoke, her fingers moved along the path her eyes were looking at. The wide sleeves were peeled off, and in the blink of an eye, half of the slender arm was exposed to the two men.
Ji Yunqing straightened his back and did not retract his wrist, allowing her to examine him.
She was a little confused. Prince Zhao was already badly injured, but the princess still suspected that she had been so ruthless last night?
She's not such a bad person, is she?
The princess gently rubbed the soft and smooth white arm with her fingertips, and looked at the other's neck.
The slender neck was round and white, the overlapping lapels covered most of the scenery, and the rising and falling rhythm of his breathing was charming. The princess couldn't take her eyes away for a moment.
Ji Yunqing was a little dissatisfied now.
You checked my arms, so that's fine. Now what do you mean by looking at my neck?
Are you thinking about how to cut her off?
I've never heard of a concubine in any family being killed by beheading!
"princess"
Ji Yunqing withdrew his arm and sat there upright, being restrained and polite.
"Rui Rui told me yesterday how they played at the Royal Manor. He was young and ignorant, so he must have caused a lot of trouble for the princess, right?"
The princess responded with a smile: "Rui Rui is very well behaved and sensible, and doesn't make any noise."
"How could that be?" Ji Yunqing's eyes were full of disapproval: "Rui Rui is really too ignorant. It's normal for children to love to play, but how can they make trouble in front of you, the princess?"
"Girls Ai Cao and Ai Ye have worked hard these past few days. Thanks to them for patiently teaching Rui Rui etiquette, otherwise I wouldn't have known that Rui Rui's temper is so difficult to discipline!"
The princess was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted.
In order to protect the child, she specially ordered two maids to serve him. Now that she thinks about it, it was those two maids who acted on their own?
Come to think of it, the child has indeed become much quieter since she sent the two maids to be with him.
She thought that the child was neglected by the emperor and that she knew when to advance and retreat, but it turned out to be the credit of the two maids!
She looked slightly angry and a little embarrassed: "Such a young child should not be restrained. I will give you an explanation for this matter."
Ji Yunqing's eyelids drooped, and her tone dropped: "It's not their fault. Ruirui is indeed getting bigger day by day. I will teach him well after I go back."
There is a difference between being taught by a mother and being taught by a random maid. The mansion has its own rules, and not just any maid can override the teaching of the young master of the mansion.
If we continue like this, won't the maid cause a big fuss?
After the princess finished speaking, she reached out to grab Ji Yunqing's hand again.
But this time, Ji Yunqing withdrew his arm.
Before the princess could speak, Ji Yunqing spoke first.
She stared at him with a pair of eyes that were sad and painful: "Princess, although you know my sincere feelings and I am willing to do anything for you, please restrain yourself!"
"It has been my dream for us to meet and know each other in this Prince Zhao's Mansion. No matter how many things there are, let us cherish each other in our hearts."
Princess, don't forget, this is Princess Zhao.
I just want to develop a pure friendship with you.