Who would raise a villain as a wife?

Wu Ziqian had an expression that said, "Do you think I believe it?", which made He Yunjing not know what to say.

However, He Yunjing was not in a hurry for him to believe it now. He just said that he had to go out for a while and asked Wu Ziqian to pay attention to the developments in the court, especially Wu Ziyan.

When Wu Ziqian mentioned this, his eyes darkened. He had always suspected that the previous assassination was done by other princes, but he could not determine who it was.

Seeing that Wu Ziqian wanted to run away, He Yunjing explained, "He was not the one who did it, but he is the biggest obstacle for you to inherit the throne. You must understand him."

Wu Ziqian agreed, and He Yunjing didn't say much. He chatted with Wu Ziqian about something else and waited until they had dinner together before sending him to the gate of the courtyard.

He Yunjing turned around and looked at the person standing under the eaves. It was already summer, and Jiang Li was wearing thin clothes, which made her figure more prominent.

He was too young to do it, and Jiang Li really didn't have him in her heart, so he couldn't do it.

He walked over and stood in front of Jiang Li, "How about making a deal with you?"

Jiang Li didn't want to pay attention to him and pretended to leave, but He Yunjing grabbed her arm and pulled her back, "Why are you in such a hurry? I'm not taking advantage of you."

Jiang Li was speechless and looked up at him. She always felt that He Yunjing was a dishonest person.

He Yunjing laughed and said, "I'll get you the antidote. Don't attack the Marquis' Mansion and the Crown Prince while I'm away."

"Is this a deal?" Jiang Li frowned. It was just an antidote, but why did he have to protect both ends? He felt a bit disadvantaged.

He Yunjing crossed his arms, "Count it! Of course I won't count it! You can be free from now on."

"Do you think I'll be free once I get the antidote?"

"As long as you want, leave the rest to me."

Jiang Li didn't understand He Yunjing's thinking and asked him, "Why?"

No one looked down on him since he was born, in Lin Country and here. No one asked about his wishes, cared about his preferences or even his life or death.

Why could He Yunjing say the words that would set him free?

He Yunjing lowered his eyes and looked at him, "Because I like you, I want you to be free and happy, not bound by those shackles, isn't that enough?"

"You don't like me." Jiang Li looked into He Yunjing's eyes seriously, "You are looking at someone else."

He Yunjing frowned subconsciously, "Do you think so?"

"You did this." Jiang Li said bluntly, "We were incompatible before coming to the Marquis' Mansion. You pulled me up from the well and said those words to me. You had your own purpose. But you changed when you woke up. You held the flower pot for me to touch. You were not looking at me, and the person you liked was not me."

Jiang Li is rational. His environment since childhood has taught him how to read people's expressions. This is a skill he has acquired through training. He will not be wrong, and he will not be wrong.

He Yunjing couldn't help but praise Jiang Li for her thoughtfulness. He closed his eyes, sorted out his thoughts, and looked at him again, "I will try to understand you, but before that I have things I must do. I am not the kind of person who will be swayed by emotions to the point of losing my rationality. I will prioritize everything.

If you don't like this, I can slowly correct it. At least tell me when you need it, and I will stay."

Jiang Li looked at He Yunjing with an even stranger look in her eyes. "Why do you have to like me?"

He Yunjing turned around and stood beside Jiang Li, looking at the flowers and plants in the yard that had already revived. He said, "I don't like you for any purpose, I just want to do this. There are too many obstacles in our relationship. The past five years that we had was not good, and it also stands between our two countries.

This is the gap that cannot be crossed. You are unwilling to give up, and I have my reasons to stick to it. Of course, I will not really force you to give up and stand on my side. I can only try my best to balance it.

As for the final result, I don't want you to regret it, so I can bear all the consequences alone."

Jiang Li turned her head slightly to look at He Yunjing's profile. He was determined and serious. She didn't lie or deceive him.

He had no idea why He Yunjing persisted, just as He Yunjing didn't know why he couldn't give up.

Jiang Li slowly retracted her gaze, "I don't need you to bear any consequences. I will continue on the path I chose."

He Yunjing hummed and did not refute, but just asked him, "Then is the deal I mentioned okay?"

"If you can come back alive before June, I won't do anything."

With Jiang Li's promise, He Yunjing felt relieved. He said, "Then Xiao Ye Zi will be left to you to take care of. Wait for me to come back."

He Yunjing was about to leave after he finished speaking, but Jiang Li grabbed his sleeve.

Jiang Li asked seriously, "What exactly are little leaves?"

He Yunjing raised his eyebrows, "That's my baby, more important than my life, as important as you."

After saying that, He Yunjing lowered his head and pecked Jiang Li on the lips while she was distracted. He didn't know when he would be back after this trip, so just take this as a consolation.

Jiang Li was stunned for a moment, and only came back to her senses when the warmth on her lips separated. However, He Yunjing had already left, with an excited look from behind.

Jiang Li stood there in a daze. Why did he seem to not dislike He Yunjing's frivolousness and intimacy at all?

He was a little confused and raised his hand to wipe his lips. Now he felt strange that he spent more time thinking about He Yunjing than Lin Shuiyuan.

He Yunjing took advantage and left without any delay.

Taking advantage of leaving the city before dark, He Yunjing rushed to Lin Kingdom without stopping. Halfway through, he joined a caravan as a guard and successfully entered Lin Kingdom and headed for the Lin Kingdom Imperial City.

The journey alone took twenty-three days, and He Yunjing felt it would be difficult to return before June.

But he doesn't have much time to waste now. He has to make plans before the birthday celebration of Emperor Lin Kingdom begins. He cannot afford to make any mistakes in sneaking in or retreating.

He Yunjing sneaked into the palace two days in advance. After familiarizing himself with the terrain and determining the placement of the antidote, he took action on the night of the emperor's birthday.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he had to get it quietly, otherwise it would be very troublesome to seal off the city. Of course, there was something more critical. Once the news that the antidote was stolen spread, Jiang Li's situation in Wu State would be difficult.

He had prepared a bunch of pills in advance, and when the palace's defenses were focused on the banquet, he sneaked into the emperor's bedroom through a secret passage, successfully obtained the antidote in the dark room, and stuffed the pills he had made into the antidote just to make it look superficial.

After putting the antidote into the porcelain bottle he brought with him, He Yunjing came out of the secret passage quietly.

Before I came out, I heard a conversation outside. It sounded like they were having an affair, with that ambiguous tune. Could it be that they were doing it behind the rockery?

No wonder there was no one guarding the secret passage. It turned out that it was sent away by these two brave guys.

He Yunjing listened calmly in the corner for a while and felt that the people outside were indeed a nuisance. It was fine if they just kept saying sweet words, but it was really a waste of time if they just acted as if they were not going to do anything.