Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

Xue Qing was kneeling on the ground. He always looked respectful and kept to his duties at all times, not daring to overstep the mark.

His voice was humble and weak. "Your Highness, Xueqing just saw His Royal Highness Prince Qi leave with the seal... The seal is very important to Your Highness. Isn't it a bit wrong to just hand it over to His Royal Highness Prince Qi..."

Chu Shifeng's expression turned unhappy from the moment he mentioned the word "King Qi".

"Is it your turn to make the decision in Prince Yu's Mansion?" Chu Shifeng walked forward nonchalantly. The warning in his tone made Xue Qing tense up all over.

"No, that's not the case." Xue Qing explained: "I just want to remind Your Highness..."

Chu Shifeng leaned over and pinched his chin hard, forcing him to lift it up to look at him. Usually, he liked Xue Qing's frightened look the most, like a frightened little white rabbit, innocent and lovable.

But now, the red eyes and trembling eyelashes made him feel annoyed.

——Chu Shitong would never show such a frightened expression.

The fingertips pressed hard, and the snow-white skin turned red. Xue Qing cried in pain, but Chu Shifeng was unmoved. He even said with annoyance: "Do I need you to remind me to do things? Don't forget, if it weren't for me, you might have been toyed into a mess by those old men in the brothel in Jiangzhou."

Xue Qing bit her lip in embarrassment, lowered her eyes and acted cautiously, and said in a gentle and flattering voice: "Xue Qing knows that I spoke too much just now. Your Highness, please forgive me."

Chu Shifeng stared at his face for a long time before letting him go. He didn't even want to waste a word on him and left with a flick of his sleeves.

......

After Chu Shitong received the mission to Jiangzhou, he made plans in advance to go to Shennv Mountain to investigate the whereabouts of Xuan Wu Yue.

It was an early spring afternoon with a warm breeze.

There are redbud flowers planted in the east courtyard of Prince Qi's Mansion. The flowers are in full bloom in April. Patches of redbud flowers hang on the trees and pavilions, and a row of bright red rhododendrons are placed in front of the stage.

Chu Shitong was in the pavilion reading the letter that Nanxue had urgently sent from Jiangzhou, with the sound of the piano played by Li Nu in his ears.

Originally, Chu Shitong had not planned to go in person, but Chu Shiyu's decision gave her a reason to go in person, so she decided to write a letter to Nanxue first.

Chu Shitong knew everything about Jiangzhou.

She decided to take Li Nu and Qing Yu with her, and then secretly go to Shennv Mountain to look for Xuan Wu Yue's whereabouts, and then let Qing Yu pretend to be herself to investigate the case.

After writing the letter, Chu Shitong handed it to Bishui. Bishui bowed and went out to send someone to deliver the letter.

The sound of Li Nu's piano is as gurgling as running water, adding just the right amount of joy to this spring scene.

"You play the piano well."

Ever since learning about Li Nu's identity, Chu Shitong finally dared to listen to Li Nu playing the piano.

When the cat slave heard this, his face turned red with joy. He was still having fun with his hands, but he kept thanking him with his mouth.

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."

Chu Shitong lazily lay back in the rocking chair, and when he saw Li Nu's look, he couldn't help but chuckle.

Just like a cat, he will wag his tail if you praise him a little.

Chu Shitong was enjoying the beautiful spring scenery when Bishui came in with cakes. Her expression was a little subtle. She whispered beside Chu Shitong, "Your Highness, His Royal Highness Prince Yuan has arrived and is heading to the East Courtyard. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's carriage has just arrived at the door..."

Chu Shitong responded without changing his expression, picked up a piece of cake and ate it, "Let the prince wait in my room."

Not long after Bishui retreated, Chu Shixuan arrived.

He changed into his casual clothes, but it was rare to see him wearing a snow-white brocade robe. He looked like a gentleman, and his clean appearance made him look even more outstanding.

"Xiao Qi is really enjoying listening to music under the wisteria flowers."

Chu Shitong tilted his head to look, and sat lazily in the rocking chair without moving. He smiled and said, "If my royal brother is willing, you can listen to it together for a while. My piano skills are among the best in the whole of Beiqing."

When the cat slave who was playing the piano nearby heard this, he raised his chin slightly and straightened his back a little.

Chu Shixuan smiled and said, "I didn't come to you to listen to music."

After Chu Shitong invited him to take a seat, he became serious and asked, "What do you want to see me about, my brother?"

"The Emperor has ordered you to go to Jiangzhou. When do you plan to leave?"

"Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Chu Shitong said, "I don't have to get up early to attend court no matter which day I go. It's okay to rest for a few more days."

Hearing that Chu Shitong had no intention of thoroughly investigating the Jiangzhou incident, Chu Shixuan's attitude did not change. He said calmly, "Then just rest for a few more days. Jiangzhou isn't a good place anyway."

Chu Shitong heard the hidden meaning in his words and pretended to be stupid and changed the subject: "Royal brother, you don't understand this, right? Sixth Royal Brother found someone in Jiangzhou for me, saying that he would take me around when I get there. I heard that Jiangzhou is as prosperous as the capital, so I have to play for a while this time."

She clearly wasn't prepared to investigate the case properly.

This was just a trick to confuse Chu Shixuan. Only in this way could it be consistent with her character of being a peacemaker for many years.

"Xiao Qi is leaving, and I want to leave too." Chu Shixuan suddenly said, "My father sent me to Changbei, saying that Qinglian sent an envoy to pick him up. It's a pity that I can't go with Xiao Qi."

Changbei is located in the northeast of the border of Beiqing State, further east of the edge of Quanzhou, and its closest neighbor is Qinglian State.

Opposite to it is Changnan, which is located in the southeast and borders the Nanzhao Kingdom.

Chu Shitong was thinking about what Chu Shixuan wanted to express.

Changbei and Jiangzhou are separated by the Fu River, and the three places are connected by the Shennv Mountain. The so-called Shennv Mountain is divided into several peaks because the Shennv Mountain is continuous enough.

Even if you take the Shennv Mountain Road, you can directly reach the top of Shennv Mountain in Jiangzhou from Changbei.

Chu Shixuan suddenly said these things himself. Could it be that he wanted to remind Chu Shitong that he could go to Jiangzhou at any time and asked Chu Shitong not to protect Chu Shifeng in this matter?

Thinking of this, Chu Shitong followed up the conversation and asked, "Qinglian sent an envoy? Aren't they always unwilling to interact with us?"

"I don't know what's going on."

Chu Shixuan looked at the cakes on the table and said absentmindedly, "Last month, Qinglian suddenly sent a letter saying that she would send an envoy to discuss matters at this time. I don't know what the specific matter is. My father has been mentioning this matter in the court. He called me into the palace at noon today and decided to let me go to greet him."

"I think that in my father's heart, my brother is very steady and reliable, otherwise he would not have assigned such an important task to him."

What Chu Shitong said was basically nonsense, but it could be considered a response.

The two of them chatted intermittently until Bishui began to secretly wink at Chu Shitong from a distance.

Chu Shitong guessed that the young master got angry because he had to wait too long, so he had to get up and see him off.

"It's getting late now. I still need to prepare for my trip to Jiangzhou. How about you go back first, my brother?"

"it is good."

Before leaving, Chu Shixuan suddenly asked a strange question.

"Are the cakes on your table sent by Lao Liu?"

Chu Shitong followed his gaze and glanced at the table.

To be honest, she herself didn't know. Chu Shifeng sent too many things. Basically, half of the things used in the mansion were sent from Prince Yu's Mansion.

"I think so. I can't remember clearly."

At this moment, Chu Shitong seemed to realize something belatedly, or as if she had a change of heart, and suddenly felt that Chu Shifeng was really good to her.

Ever since the last incident with Lu Jiushang, when Chu Shifeng learned that Chu Shitong's rice shop only made a profit of a few dozen coins a day, he waved his hand and directly sent Chu Shitong 100,000 taels of silver to his house.

He has continued to send gifts over the past few months, sometimes tea and cakes, sometimes rare fruit snacks and pens, ink, paper and inkstones, and sometimes he just sent silver.

Chu Shitong had never thought there was anything wrong before, but at this moment, she felt like she was a gigolo.

At this moment, she even thought with a guilty conscience: I eat and drink other people's food, and then I turn around and hurt them.

Isn't this a bit inappropriate?

Chu Shitong fell into some self-doubt.

Chu Shixuan asked, "What do you think of this cake?"

Chu Shitong was slightly stunned. She had long forgotten the taste of the cakes. Facing Chu Shixuan's question, she could only smile faintly and lied, "It's delicious."

"You go ahead and do your work. I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, Chu Shixuan turned around and walked away, his steps a little faster than usual.

Chu Shitong inexplicably felt that he seemed a little angry.

But not sure.

Because Chu Shitong felt that he did not provoke him.

Li Nu stopped playing the zither, stood up and asked, "Your Highness, would you like me to go with you?"

"No, you can go down."

Chu Shitong's eyes were fixed on the pastries on the table.

While Chu Shixuan was talking just now, he was eating the milk tea cake on the table.

She picked up a piece uncertainly and tasted it.

The milk tea cake has a light matcha color and tastes different from the ones I often remember eating. It does not have the bitter taste of tea, but instead has an abrupt sweetness, which is paired with the mellow milk flavor of milk. When you taste it carefully, you feel that the combination of the two is a bit strange.

But when the clear water was served just now, Chu Shitong picked it up and put it in his mouth and found it delicious.

I don’t know what’s wrong with Chu Shixuan.

Chu Shitong was too lazy to think about it, so he decided to go and see what happened to the young master first.

.......

As soon as Chu Shitong entered the room, he saw Si Jingli looking at him with a stern face and resentment.

He was dressed in red as bright as maple leaves, and his handsome and charming face had a hint of resentment because of his cold expression.

"..."

Who pissed him off again?

Chu Shitong forced a smile and walked closer, saying, "Your Highness, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. It's all my fault that you stayed too late."

"Oh."

"..."

I am indeed angry.

Chu Shitong didn't know the reason, so he had to sit beside him with a shameless face and continued to talk as if nothing had happened: "Why did His Royal Highness come here at this time? You have been waiting for so long, are you hungry? Otherwise, why don't you go to Bishui for dinner first?"

"Chu Shitong."

Si Jingli raised his eyebrows, still not giving a good face, and snorted coldly, "Don't try this on me, my prince."

"Your Highness, I know what you are saying." Chu Shitong felt extremely innocent.

"You are going to Jiangzhou, right?"

Chu Shitong nodded. Since this matter was decided in the court, it would naturally spread throughout the capital in an instant. Si Jingli was not surprised to know this.

Si Jingli's expression eased slightly, and he twitched the corners of his mouth, saying with a bit of uncertainty: "You have never thought of taking this prince to Jiangzhou, right?"

Chu Shitong finally understood why Si Jingli came here.

He wanted to go to Jiangzhou with him.

It seemed that he was angry because the time for going to Jiangzhou had been set for half a day, but he had not sent anyone to ask him to go with him.

However, Chu Shitong had never thought of taking him there. Even if Si Jingli took the initiative to ask, Chu Shitong would not agree to take him there.

She said in a tactful tone: "Jiangzhou is a very dangerous place. It would be better for His Royal Highness to stay in the capital."

Si Jingli lowered his eyes and said nothing. The rare silence was a silent resistance.

Chu Shitong was afraid that he would think too much, so he had to explain patiently: "The officials in Jiangzhou have always been difficult to manage. I dare not guarantee absolute safety this time. I don't want His Royal Highness to be in any danger of getting hurt."

If Chu Shitong had not stopped him for many years, Chu Shifeng would have attacked Si Jingli countless times. There was already a grudge between the two of them. As soon as Si Jingli dared to go to Jiangzhou, Chu Shifeng would find someone to kill him.

Moreover, Chu Shitong was going to Shennv Mountain to investigate Xuan Wu Yue's affairs, and she didn't really want Si Jingli to get involved. After all, these things were all dirty things in the palace. Chu Shitong would rather Si Jingli treat her as Yun Xiangrong's child than let him know her outrageous life experience.

Si Jingli lowered his head for a long time, then said in a low voice with a depressed mood: "But I want to be with you."

Chu Shitong's attitude was very clear. She touched the young master's head and coaxed him, "I promise Your Highness that I will write a letter to the capital every day, okay?"

"What if I stay by your side forever?" Si Jingli asked, his lovable peach blossom eyes showing a hint of humble expectation. "I won't go anywhere, I'll just stay by your side. With you and your secret guards around, I'll be fine."

He looked at Chu Shitong pitifully, hoping that Chu Shitong would soften his heart and agree.

Chu Shitong maintained his attitude and shook his head with a smile.

Seeing that soft tactics didn't work, Si Jingli started to act unreasonably and shamelessly: "No! This prince must go with you!"

Chu Shitong had seen through his little thoughts long ago, but he didn't expose them directly. He just followed his words and said, "If His Highness insists on going, then find someone else. Anyway, I won't take His Highness with me. It's best not to tell me when you go. I will pretend that I don't know about this matter. Your Highness can do whatever he wants."

"you......"

Si Jingli was so stunned by these words that he couldn't utter the nonsense stuck in his throat at all.

He stared at Chu Shitong in dissatisfaction, and it was clear that he was still pretending to be rude on his face, but the next second his eyes turned red for no apparent reason. Even though he looked so angry and aggrieved, he still held on and refused to give in.

It seemed that no matter what Chu Shitong said, he couldn't stop his desire to go with them.

But this time, Chu Shitong's attitude was also very tough. No matter what Si Jingli said, she did not give in at all.

It only took Si Jingli a few breaths to go from pretending to be wronged to actually being wronged because of Chu Shitong's cruelty. "I just want to be with you, why are you so unwilling? Are you worried about the safety of this prince, or do you simply not want to go out with this prince?"