Last night, Xiao Jin notified Old Zhang that she would be going on a long trip tomorrow.
So early this morning, Old Zhang prepared the carriage and boat, waiting for Xiao Jin to choose whether to travel by land or water.
Jue Ge suggested, “Xinyang is not far from the capital, but there is a river called the Moon Crossing River between the two cities. If the situation is urgent, your highness can choose to travel by water.”
Xiao Jin nodded, thinking that Jue Ge was really capable.
Much better than that garbage system.
The silent system silently took note of this.
Then Xiao Jin thought, maybe being too capable was not a good thing.
For example, even though she had said countless times that there were experts taking care of her, Jue Ge still looked at her with concern, almost writing “I’m really worried about you” on her face.
The lord’s orders must be followed, and Jue Ge could only hand over hidden weapons and sleeve arrows to Xiao Jin, whispering, “These are the best weapons made by the craftsmen in Yan Mansion. Your highness can keep them for self-defense.”
Xiao Jin happily accepted the defensive hidden weapons, now possessing the standard configuration of a protagonist in online novels.
Instantly, there was a feeling of full force.
But she looked at Jue Ge’s reluctant appearance and corrected her mistake, “Jue Ge, your mission is indeed to investigate the case, but before that, you need to follow me onto the ship.”
Jue Ge was stunned, and immediately understood Xiao Jin’s meaning.
If she returned to the capital early, although her actions were swift, news of the front line missing a commander had probably already reached the capital.
As the head of the royal mansion’s defense force, if she did not follow Xiao Jin to go forward, it would inevitably arouse suspicion that she was following the orders of the Prince Yan to do something behind the scenes.
But this raised another issue.
Jue Ge said, “If your highness travels by boat to Xinyang, it will definitely alert the eyes and ears of the capital. The people behind the scenes will get the news and may act in advance or temporarily postpone their assassination plan.”
Xiao Jin didn’t confirm or deny it and said, “Who said this prince is going to Xinyang today?”
Jue Ge was confused.
But then Xiao Jin smiled slightly and explained, “This prince is just in the mood to take the princess to Qingzhou for a trip. It won’t obstruct anyone’s actions.”
After hearing her words, Jue Ge suddenly understood something.
The prince’s move was clever.
If they went to Xinyang in a big way, it would definitely be noticed by others. Since it would be noticed anyway, it was better to go to Qingzhou first, which was closer to Xinyang, and then secretly go to Xinyang.
Seeing that Xiao Jin was thoughtful, Jue Ge realized that although she had lost her memory, she was still as cautious and alert as before, and she breathed a sigh of relief and put her mind at ease.
But Jue Ge had followed Xiao Jin since she was young and knew that she was disguised as a man.
Now that Xiao Jin was suffering from a leg injury and had difficulty moving, she couldn’t let her servants or maidservants help her dress, or else her identity would be exposed.
Overall, everything had to be done by herself.
Jue Ge couldn’t bear it and felt that her master, who should have been the beloved princess of Qi Country, shouldn’t have to suffer like this.
She looked at the clothes on the tray and respectfully said to Xiao Jin, “Your Highness… your leg is not good. Let me help you change your clothes.”
Then she lowered her voice and whispered to Xiao Jin, “Your Highness, don’t worry, I know that you are a woman.”
Xiao Jin was slightly surprised and looked into Jue Ge’s dark eyes, seeing her embarrassment and discomfort.
She thought to herself, ‘You were the one who offered to help me change clothes, but why does it feel like you’re the one being forced?’
However, Xiao Jin was not used to others helping her dress. Even if she were disabled, she was still an adult.
She didn’t mind spending a little more time, as long as she wasn’t being treated like a spoiled child.
She was just about to politely decline the offer when a gentle and clear voice sounded from outside the door: “Let me do it.”
…
Indeed, the voice was very pleasant to listen to, but the effect was extremely lethal.
No matter what the situation, whenever Xiao Jin heard Chu Shao’s voice, she would feel a chill run down her spine.
This was the voice of the Grim Reaper.
Jue Ge also became cautious.
Someone had been standing outside the door for so long, and she hadn’t noticed, which meant that the other person’s martial arts skills must be above hers.
A blade slipped out from her sleeve.
Just as she was about to grip the thin blade in her hand, she frowned slightly upon hearing the word “me” and then put the hidden weapon back into her sleeve.
At that moment, a hand gently pushed open the mahogany door.
Jue Ge always looked at a person’s build and physique first, in order to judge whether they posed a threat.
However, when she looked up and saw the person who had come in, in that instant – the first thing she noticed was the woman’s face.
It was the first time she had ever known that someone could be so beautiful that it would shake her soul.
And the other person was a woman.
On the other hand, Xiao Jin had long been immune to Chu Shao’s appearance.
Even if someone had a good appearance, doing those insane things would make her scalp numb.
At this moment, Chu Shao smiled and looked at Jue Ge, then at Xiao Jin, and asked in a gentle voice, “Who is this young lady?”
Jue Ge came back to her senses, bowed to Chu Shao, and said, “Greetings to the Princess. My surname is Ye, and my name is Jue Ge.”
It was only then that Xiao Jin realized that Jue Ge’s surname was Ye.
But if her surname was Ye… if it was the Ye family from the original text, then their background might not be small.
Chu Shao seemed surprised and said with a smile, “What a cold name.”
Xiao Jin: ?
It was just like what she had thought.
Chu Shao looked at Jue Ge, her eyebrows and eyes were full of tenderness, making Jue Ge feel a little uncomfortable.
But the words she said next were not so easy to understand.
“The name is indeed very beautiful, but Miss Ye seems to be too close.”
Jue Ge was stunned for a moment and didn’t know who Chu Shao was referring to as being too close.
After all, at this moment, there were three feet of distance between her, Xiao Jin, and Chu Shao.
And there seemed to be no necessary connection between a cold name and being too close.
Chu Shao looked at Jue Ge gently. In fact, her thoughts were very simple.
When she raised her hand to knock on the door, she heard Jue Ge say that she would help Xiao Jin change clothes outside. The smile on her lips gradually faded away.
She knew that she was occupied by an unpleasant emotion.
But she didn’t quite understand why.
The usual pain and blood were very clear. Chu Shao knew exactly why she was delighted and why she was covered in blood.
Everything was as she expected, without any excessive ecstasy or sorrow, which were boring things she didn’t need.
However, as Chu Shao felt the uncomfortable emotions spreading to her heart, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
Pressing gently on her heart, she knew she was unhappy and wanted to kill someone.
But if she really created a slaughter, it would prove that she was completely controlled by someone else, rather than controlling others.
Chu Shao understood that the root of her discomfort was Xiao Jin.
So she should kill the person who spoke to Xiao Jin.
So Chu Shao smiled and pushed open the door.
She didn’t think there was anything wrong with her thoughts because that was the fact.
If she killed Xiao Jin, it would prove that she was controlled by Xiao Jin, so she couldn’t kill her.
Xiao Jin was innocent, and she should kill someone else.
But at this moment, Chu Shao felt that Jue Ge’s name was cold and sounded nice.
She had good skills and quick reflexes. Xiao Jin should be happy if she left Jue Ge behind.
If Jue Ge could understand her words, then maybe…
Thinking of this, Chu Shao furrowed her brow slightly.
No, what did it have to do with her whether Xiao Jin was happy or not?
By the time Chu Shao came to her senses, Jue Ge had already been sent away by Xiao Jin.
Xiao Jin saw Jue Ge speaking to Chu Shao with her head down, but she had no reaction and seemed to be immersed in her own world.
She took the opportunity to cough and signal Jue Ge to retreat.
After Jue Ge left, Chu Shao finally came back to her senses, looking at the disappearing figure in front of her with puzzlement.
Xiao Jin didn’t know what Chu Shao was thinking again, but she was sure it couldn’t be anything good.
Seeing Chu Shao’s furrowed brow, Xiao Jin decided to take the initiative before she regained her composure.
So she lowered her voice and said to Chu Shao, “I can take care of things like changing clothes myself. Princess can wait outside for a moment. I’ll come out after I change, okay?”
The last “okay” was said in a tone of discussion, but Xiao Jin herself couldn’t believe it.
Although it didn’t mean anything, it still sounded like she was coaxing someone.
Chu Shao looked down at Xiao Jin, who was sitting in a wheelchair, and then met her cold eyes.
When Xiao Jin hadn’t tied her hair up, her falling black hair hung like silk on her shoulders, soft and smooth.
At this moment, she raised her eyes slightly to look at her, her tone calm but her gaze extremely focused.
As if discussing something important with an important person.
Chu Shao and Xiao Jin stared at each other for a long time, and finally smiled and responded, “Okay.”
Xiao Jin breathed a sigh of relief.
Although she didn’t know why she felt relieved.
Before leaving the bedroom, Chu Shao took advantage of Xiao Jin’s inattention and reached out to gently hook a strand of hair.
Xiao Jin frowned and instinctively pushed away her hand.
But Chu Shao didn’t feel upset. Instead, she smiled and leaned in close to Xiao Jin’s ear, saying softly, “Your highness, your hair smells good.”
…
Even when Xiao Jin was already sitting on the boat, she still couldn’t accept the fact that she had been inexplicably teased by Chu Shao.
When she left the ship with Jue Ge, she absentmindedly gave a few instructions.
Because Chu Shao was standing too close at the time.
The cool and fragrant scent lingered around her, and when she turned her head, she could see that smiling face with its unparalleled beauty.
If this was a beauty trap, then perhaps no one could resist it.
Fortunately, Xiao Jin had long since stopped being a person.
In this way, she could calmly pick up the clothes in the tray and say to Chu Shao, “Please excuse me, princess.”
Only after the scent in the room had completely dissipated could Xiao Jin hear clearly the reckless beating of her heart in her chest.
At this moment, Xiao Jin was sitting in the cabin.
She flipped through the book while pondering irritably: it seems like she fell for a trick.
Spring was almost here, and the thin ice on the river had completely melted away.
The boatman stood at the bow and rowed the oars. The water of the Moon Crossing River flowed around the wooden stick like hair brushing through a comb, gently spreading a layer of blue waves.
Faintly, there were flying birds darting past, accompanying the fisherman’s singing, leaving a trail on the river’s surface.
Listening to the clear and melodious singing, Xiao Jin put down the book and turned to Chu Shao beside her, “Princess, what are they singing?”
It sounded nice, but it was in dialect and she couldn’t understand it at all.
Chu Shao, however, could hear what the fishermen were singing and lightly chuckled, “Your Highness probably doesn’t want to know what they’re singing about.”
This made Xiao Jin even more curious, and she furrowed her brows and asked, “Oh? Why not?”
Chu Shao replied, “They’re singing ‘Song of the Yue People’.”
Before Xiao Jin could react, she saw Chu Shao smiling and looking out at the water, singing, “What night is this tonight? Drifting in the boat in the middle of the river.”
“What day is it today? Sharing the boat with the prince. Ashamed and humiliated, but not ashamed to blame.”
“My heart is troubled, but never stopping. To know the prince…”
The singing was beautiful and charming.
Just as Chu Shao was about to sing the last sentence, Xiao Jin suddenly spoke up and interrupted her, “That’s enough. Princess, you don’t have to sing anymore.”
Chu Shao looked at Xiao Jin’s stiff profile, perhaps due to the bright spring sunshine, her profile was shrouded in a light pink color in the mist.
Then it dissipated with the gradually calm flow of the water.
After a moment, a smile gradually appeared on Chu Shao’s lips as she asked softly, “Did I sing badly?”
Xiao Jin still maintained her awkward posture and didn’t answer.
As she felt increasingly uncomfortable under Chu Shao’s scrutiny, Xiao Jin cursed inwardly, wondering why even the fishermen in this ancient world were so cultured.
At the same time, she turned her head to look at Chu Shao and pretended to nod indifferently.
“It sounded very nice.”
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Author’s note: The fisherman’s song at the end is “Song of the Yue People”:
“Tonight, oh tonight, pulling my boat in the middle of the stream,
Today, oh today, I met the prince and he shared my boat.
I feel ashamed to be so fond of him, without blaming my own shame.
My heart is anxious and yet I can’t end it, now that I know the prince.
The mountain has trees and the trees have branches, my heart is happy with the prince, but the prince doesn’t know.”
(Hehe, for those who understand, this unlocks the ability to sing love songs…)
Thanks to the little angels who voted for me or irrigated me with nutrient solution between 2022-03-0923:59:18 and 2022-03-1021:36:44~
Translator’s note: lalala~~~~
TO BE CONTINUE…
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