met free Chapter 131 Do you like it?
Chapter 131 Do you like it?
The drunk Jiang Lige's reaction was quite slow. After a long while, he slowly responded.
"But my home is in Nanchu, not Shengling."
"..."
Hearing this, Ning Yunxiao was stunned for a moment. The man who had always been brave and resourceful could not find any appropriate words at this moment. After a while, a helpless smile appeared on his lips.
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have kept it a secret from you, but before you broke into the training grounds that day, I truly didn't know you would be dragged into this matter. The Wang family wanted to deal with me, and I couldn't just sit there and wait for death. I replaced the documents that Wang Zhuangke burned. If you hadn't broken into the military camp that day, I would have presented the documents to the emperor, injured as I was. If I hadn't been able to do that, Deng Sijiu would have gone to the emperor. Since you broke into the military camp, I had no choice but to change my plan and have Deng Sijiu hand over the evidence to you."
"Because trespassing into a military camp is a serious crime, if I hadn't found the evidence, I'm afraid I wouldn't have gotten away with it."
"Yes."
Maybe it was because of the alcohol, but Jiang Lige's eyes were a little red. He sniffed and avoided Ning Yunxiao's sight.
"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Why don't you just ask me?"
"Ning Yunxiao, you bastard!"
The drunk girl got angry and hit him with her fists, her face wrinkled with anger.
"You're hiding it, and it's my fault? If I don't ask, you won't tell me? Can't you be more honest and stop me guessing?"
The girl's fist had little power. When it landed on Ning Yunxiao, the man didn't show any anger. Instead, he held her fist with a smile. His dark eyes looked at Jiang Lige quietly, and then he said:
"I am also waiting for the princess's honesty."
Jiang Lige was stunned for a moment before she realized that Ning Yunxiao had not been unaware of her temptation that day.
He didn't answer her directly because...
He had been waiting for her to ask him a question, a direct and honest question.
"..."
Jiang Lige didn't respond, and Ning Yunxiao didn't force her. He reached out and pinched her chin, watching her fair cheeks turn red and her eyes narrowed into slits.
"Okay, let's go home."
Ning Yunxiao seemed particularly gentle when he said this, so gentle that Jiang Lige's face turned even redder. "Okay."
As the night wind blew, the effect of the alcohol became more and more intense. Looking at Jiang Lige's steps forward, which were as smooth as a wheel axle, Ning Yunxiao sighed helplessly, took two steps forward, and squatted in front of Jiang Lige.
"Come up," he said.
Jiang Lige was bold to begin with, and his sense of shame was minimal after he got drunk. He grinned foolishly and climbed onto Ning Yunxiao's shoulder.
On the bustling streets of the capital, a half-drunk and half-awake girl lay on Mr. Ruyu, raised her hands high, and shouted "Go" crazily. The man then jumped out obediently, making the girl laugh all the way.
Later, the little girl seemed to be tired, so she hugged the young man's neck limply, slowly moved close to his ear, and explained to him obediently.
"Ning Yunxiao, my drinking has nothing to do with you."
"Who made you unhappy?" Ning Yunxiao slowed down his pace. "Or, are you really homesick?"
"Something happened at the grain store today. Although those two swindlers haven't confessed, I have a feeling this is probably connected to Princess Jingyu." The little girl tilted her head, a hint of melancholy in her words. "It's a pity. Not to mention that I have no evidence, even if I did, with Princess Jingyu's power, I wouldn't be able to do anything to her."
Ning Yunxiao suddenly stopped when he heard that. Not far away, a lantern in the shape of a bright moon covering clouds was hanging high in the bright lights. Someone was crying with joy under the lantern.
He looked up at the lantern for a long time, so long that when Jiang Lige thought he would not speak anymore, he suddenly spoke.
"Today is the Beijing Lantern Festival. Every year, lantern merchants work tirelessly for this day, hoping their lanterns will be crowned the King of Lanterns. Becoming the King of Lanterns allows them to secure orders for palace lanterns. This is a tremendous honor for these merchants, and a stepping stone to their meteoric rise."
When he said this, he suddenly turned around, and the lights stretching for ten miles were reflected in his eyes, as gentle as the fleeting Epiphyllum, which made people intoxicated.
"Jiang Lige." This was the first time he called her by her full name. "Do you like that lantern?"
There was no sound from anyone. It was silent, except for his voice.
He asked again, "Do you like it?"
He was not asking about the lantern, he was asking Jiang Lige whether he liked the power of life and death.
Ning Yunxiao knew this, and Jiang Lige also knew this.
Jiang Lige tightened his embrace around Ning Yunxiao, thought for a moment, and replied earnestly, "I like it. Lanterns bring light to people. We shouldn't bow down to wealth and fame, or hide our secrets within the confines of the palace. My prince, if one day you hold great power, you must keep that bright light high, so that everyone can see the beauty of this world."
Ning Yunxiao responded very seriously: "Okay."
After answering this, Ning Yunxiao carried Jiang Lige on his back and walked through the busy street. At the end of the street, the carriage to pick them up had been waiting for a long time.
When she got on the carriage, Jiang Lige had already fallen asleep, with her little mouth raised high, which was completely different from the usually lively and domineering Princess Zhaohua.
But Ning Yunxiao felt that if Jiang Lige had not married Sheng Ling on behalf of Nan Chu for many years, perhaps Jiang Lige would be like this now, passionate, unrestrained and free.
It was a festive occasion, and the carriage was blocked by the crowd and was delayed for a long time. It was with great difficulty that Jiang Lige was finally sent to the palace.
Ning Yunxiao stood outside the palace gate and watched the carriage that was coming to pick up Jiang Lige speed away before turning around and leaving.
Jiang Lige was indeed drunk that day, so much so that when she woke up the next day, her head was still groggy and aching slightly. She also remembered what happened last night vaguely and unclearly.
However, she did not forget any important things, such as the "grudges that were forgotten with a smile" between her and Ning Yunxiao.
While Jiang Lige was having breakfast, Song Yue brought him some good news that everyone was talking about.
"This morning, the Minister of Justice was scolded by Princess Jingyu at the palace gate as he was leaving court."
"Oh? Why?"
"Yesterday, a thief broke into Princess Jingyu's mansion and stole the red deeds to the house and shop that the prince consort had bought for his favorite concubine. The guards discovered them and, in their haste to escape, scattered the deeds all over the street."
Jiang Lige gloated, "Then Princess Jingyu's mansion must be very lively right now!"
"That's right! Over a dozen mansions and countless shops, all visible to the common people. These are just things the Prince Consort uses to please his concubines, a drop in the bucket, nothing compared to the immense wealth of the Princess's Mansion. Right now, the common people are all saying that the Princess's Mansion is incredibly wealthy, comparable to the national treasury. They're also saying that the Prince Consort eats and uses the Princess's things, yet still favors a multitude of concubines and shows no loyalty. It shows that all men in this world are heartless and unfaithful."