Chapter 412 - A small matter

Chapter 412: A small matter

After a while, Xi Rong came in with her maidservant.

She looked at Shi Qingluo and asked with a smile, “Y’all finish discussing?”

Shi Qingluo nodded. “Yup, he has agreed. ”

Xi Rong was her good friend, so she had told her how she was going to use the recipe to exchange for benefits with King Jin.

“He probably didn’t expect you to do this,” Xi Rong chuckled.

“By the way, I just saw a handsome scholar along the way.

“He looked gentle and had a good temper.”

“I wonder who brought them here,” she said playfully.

Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow. “I also met a young man who was bullied. ”

Xi Rong was stunned. “Ah, who’s so funny to actually use the beauty trap on us? ”

She had once said in the capital that if she wanted to get married in the future, she would find a good-tempered, gentle, and handsome man.

She had only mentioned it casually back then, but she did not expect to meet one in Northern City today.

That man’s performance in all aspects was really to her liking.

However, how could there be such a coincidence?

Furthermore, it was in the territory of King Jin’s Northern City.

Hence, she concluded that he was sent by someone to seduce her.

Shi Qingluo chuckled. “It might be a beauty trap for you, but not for me.

“The man I met was only 13 or 14 years old, and he is Zhuo Jun’s younger brother.”

Xi Rong also knew about what had happened between Zhuo Jun and the previous dynasty.

The emperor had told Xi Rong of his own accord before she came to the northern border.

Xi Rong raised her eyebrows. “What is Zhuo Jun’s brother after? ”

Shi Qingluo shrugged his shoulders. “I don’t know. ”

Then, she pointed at her own head. “Most likely, he’s interested in this one too.”

“That’s true, your head is worth a lot of money,” Xi Rong chuckled.

If the remnants of the previous dynasty want to restore their country, it’s necessary to save up a large amount of money.

One could only stir up trouble when they had money.

Otherwise, how many people would be willing to mingle with those from the previous dynasty?

“How was your encounter with a hero saving the damsel in distress?” Shi Qingluo asked with a smile.

She was really curious.

They attacked them on the same day.

Could they all be from the previous dynasty?

Xi Rong smiled. “On my way to the teahouse, a carriage suddenly went out of control. The horse that was pulling the carriage rushed towards a scholar in the middle of the street. He was stunned.

“Seeing that he was about to be hit, I pushed him to the side and he avoided the fate of being crushed by the carriage.”

Then, he looked very grateful to me and said that he wanted to repay me.

Shi Qingluo raised his brows. so you’re going all out? “If you didn’t do anything, wouldn’t he have been injured, or even killed?”

“That’s right. That’s why I didn’t think that someone was trying to set me up when I was saving them.”

Xi Rong paused for a moment before she continued. “But after I saved him, I realized that his looks, temperament, voice, and personality all fit my taste.

“Especially when he mentioned that he wanted to stay by my side to repay my kindness.

“I just felt that there couldn’t be such a coincidence.”

“Have you agreed?” Shi Qingluo asked with a smile.

Xi Rong’s lips curled up. “Why not? I also want to see if King Jin is scheming behind the scenes, or those remnants from the previous dynasty.

“Anyway, it’s boring in the northern border. It’s not bad to keep him by my side for fun.”

She had indeed developed some interest in that person.

Shi Qingluo noticed Xi Rong’s interest and reminded her, “Be careful. You can’t let your boat capsize.”

Xi Rong nodded. “Yes, I know what I’m doing.”

She added, “I’ve already ordered the secret guards to investigate his identity and his background.”

Shi Qingluo nodded. “It’s good to know more.”

She reminded her again, “But if his appearance was pre-planned, the identity that we found out might be problematic.”

“That’s why I wanted to see what tricks he and the person behind him were up to,” Xi Rong said. “That’s why I took the initiative to accept the challenge.

“When are we going back?”

“Two days later, when King Jin sends us the situation of the northern border, we should be able to go back,” Shi Qingluo replied.

After being out for so many days, she missed her little husband.

Although they exchanged letters every day, seeing his handwriting and the longing in his words made her want to go back as soon as possible.

She had never thought that she would fall in love with a man one day, the kind that she would miss all the time.

She also understood the saying “one day apart feels like three years away.”

“Then I’ll let him know and see if he’s willing to follow us back to Heyang County,” Xi Rong said with a smile.

Shi Qingluo nodded. “Sure. ”

The two of them drank tea for a while and went shopping hand in hand.

After another round of buying and buying, the secret guards of King Jin’s manor and xiao yuanshi who were following them were speechless.

Two days later, Secondary Consort Hua sent an invitation to Shi Qingluo, inviting her to her residence as a guest.

King Jin’s carriage came to pick them up directly.

Shi Qingluo did not refuse and took the carriage to King Jin’s residence.

It also caused the influential families in Northern City to be shocked once again.

It seemed that King Jin attached great importance to Shi Qingluo.

Xiao Yuanshi’s curiosity was once again piqued.

Why did Shi Qingluo want to go to King Jin’s mansion?

Could it be that she had really boarded King Jin’s ship?

In King Jin mansion.

The maidservant brought Shi Qingluo to a pavilion where King Jin and Secondary Consort Hua were playing chess.

Liang Mingyu sat by the side and watched.

Seeing that Shi Qingluo had arrived, Secondary Consort Hua stood up with a smile and greeted her in a familiar manner, “Qingluo, you’re here.

“Do you know how to play chess? Do you want to play a round with his highness?”

Shi Qingluo knew that playing chess allowed one to observe others, so she did not reject it. “I’m just a dabbler at chess. I’m afraid that his highness will despise me.”

King Jin smiled with a warm and tolerant expression. “Secondary Consort Hua is a terrible chess player. I don’t even despise her, so naturally, I won’t despise you.

“Come on, let’s play a game.”

Secondary Consort Hua glanced at King Jin. “His royal highness is laughing at me again.”

She pulled Shi Qingluo to sit down.

Qingluo, you have to help me get back my face.

Shi Qingluo was really not used to Secondary Consort Hua’s sociability.

However, Secondary Consort Hua had a good grasp of her boundaries, the kind that people wouldn’t find annoying.

She smiled at Secondary Consort Hua. “I’m afraid it will be very difficult. If I lose, Secondary Consort Hua, don’t blame me.”

Secondary Consort Hua chuckled. “I don’t blame you. If you lose, we’ll go through it together. ”

Shi Qingluo nodded at her and looked at King Jin. “Then, Your Highness, please allow me to embarrass myself.”

King Jin raised his hand with a smile. “I’ll give you an easier game. You go first.”

“Sure!” Shi Qingluo laughed.

She first looked at the go board carefully, then picked up a go piece and placed it in a position.

King Jin didn’t think that he would lose, so he started off indifferently.

However, the more he played, the more shocked he became, and he couldn’t help but face it seriously.

In the end, he even focused 120% of his attention on playing chess.

An hour later, Shi Qingluo placed her last chess piece.

She raised her head and smiled at King Jin.

“I didn’t expect that I would win. Your Highness, you’ve let me win!”

In the modern era, she had been abused by her maternal and paternal grandfather, and her chess skills had become better.

Later, she had been abused by her young husband until she excelled in it.

Hence, it was a piece of cake to deal with King Jin.

She loved to see King Jin’s initial self-confidence turn into doubt about life in the end.

King Jin wondered, where’s the dabbler in chess?