Let Me Pursue You

41

Chapter 41

Yuan Ci Xian took two steps, and was reminded by the burning gaze from behind, she looked down, only then did realize that Lu Shi Qing was still holding her hand, and her heart couldn’t help but tremble.

It’s amazing, she was held by the future Imperial Teacher. This was a road leading to the pinnacle of life.

Yuan Ci Xian was so excited that her heart beat a little faster. She squinted at Lu Shi Qing’s profile face, but saw that he looked serious as if he was just leading a sheep, and she couldn’t help but want to make him fluctuate too. Feeling his slightly sticky and damp palm, she whispered: “Assistant Minister Lu seems to be very nervous?”

The white waves in Lu Shi Qing’s heart had already risen thousands of feet high, but he replied calmly without looking to the side: “Well, it’s the first time I see so many people, I’m a little nervous.”

He was just bluffing.

Yuan Ci Xian said ambiguously: “It’s also my first time, and I’m still a little shy.”

Her tone was ambiguous, and of course he understood, but he still remained calm and composed: “Oh, just see more in the future.”

Yuan Ci Xian said ‘in your dream’ in her heart, but continued to tease him with code words: “The people are so cute, in your heart do you feel, sweet?”

The more she talked, the more Lu Shi Qing choked, and the more sweats overflowed from his palms, he avoided the heavy and answer the light: “I don’t think it’s cute.”

“But I looked at it…” Yuan Ci Xian moved closer to his ear, her eyes rolled, and she exhaled, “It’s very cute.”

Lu Shi Qing felt weak all over his body, he really didn’t know how he get back to the carriage, only thinking that he would lose it if he let go. Even if she blew the wind from east to west, he would just stand still.

In fact, his social skills were not bad. For example when he was in front of the common people like before, he who was usually very indifferent, could act quite close to the people in the blink of an eye. But then he ran into Yuan Ci Xian, this battering ram, who attacked and beat him all the way, making his eardrums vibrate and his heart trembled.

So when the refugees dispersed and the carriage drove into a mansion arranged by the governor of Shuzhou, he went back to his room to cooled his head without saying a word.

Yuan Ci Xian also ran to take a bath contentedly, while thinking about the farce in front of the city gate just now.

Lu Shi Qing pardoning the gatekeeper could be said to be a beautiful job. First, it was to demonstrate the benevolence of the imperial court and appease the hearts of the people at this moment when everyone was in danger. Second, it was to put a long line to catch big fish, using this to follow the vine to find out the mastermind.

Of course, based on what he said when he questioned the gatekeeper, Yuan Ci Xian deduced that this matter may have something to do with Ping Prince, the local snakepowerful local bully who oppress the people of Huainan, and in fact there was no need to go to great lengths to investigate.

Perhaps because she had such preconceived ideas that after a few days when Ping Prince came from Yangzhou in the east to discuss the follow-up matters of disaster relief with Lu Shi Qing, she subconsciously became a little wary of this person.

Especially the next day, when Lu Shi Qing went out to inspect the river situations and returned late, and Ping Prince asked her to play chess alone, she became even more vigilant.

She remembered that Xu Shan said that he was assassinated on the way to the capital to work for Zheng Zhuo, and his life was almost lost. At that time, she didn’t ask more questions out of politeness, but later she thought about this matter more than once, thinking that the so-called assassin might have something to do with Second Prince or Third Prince, that was, Ping Prince.