Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Jiang Ji

Chapter 28

The weather was hot, and there were not many people on the entire West Street. People were all enjoying the cool under the trees, which made Lin Bozhi particularly eye-catching, not to mention that he was followed by a group of guards. Looking at the guards in the palace, the people knew that his identity was unusual.

Although Xu Bao had always known that the prince was very indifferent to Princess Jialan, he did not expect that he would not even visit her when she was sick. Or maybe this was Lin Bozhi warning her.

Is Jiang Yu so important in the prince's heart?

Xu Bao was in a state of confusion. He thought that since the prince had come here, he would have to go in for dinner. The wing room in the backyard had almost become the prince's default private room. He would eat there every time, so even if it was crowded on weekdays, there was no need to make a reservation.

But for Lin Bozhi, the prince, this was reasonable.

But Lin Bozhi stood at the door of Jiangji for a long time, but finally turned around and walked back, which made Xu Bao very strange. However, it was always difficult to guess the master's mind, so he did not dare to delay and hurriedly called people to follow.

However, Lin Bozhi stopped suddenly after walking a few steps. It turned out that there was a little girl standing in front of him. It was Jiang Yu's daughter Du Qing. When she saw Lin Bozhi, she timidly called out, "Uncle!"

Lin Bozhi didn't know what was going on. Every time he saw Du Qing, he would feel a strange sense of intimacy in his heart. He asked, "Do you still remember me?"

Du Qing smiled and said, "I remember!"

Cuiping looked very unnatural on the side. She was very nervous and didn't know what was going on. Just now, Du Qing suddenly ran over after seeing Lin Bozhi, and she couldn't catch up.

She couldn't help sighing in her heart. Could this be blood?

Lin Bozhi saw Du Qing's little face raised, and her face was as cute as a meatball. He really wanted someone to pinch it, and couldn't help laughing.

"Uncle, are you here for dinner?" Du Qing asked, then stretched out his little finger and began to look at the menu. "My mother has recently added one, two, three... a lot of dishes. I like the sweet-scented osmanthus rice cake strips the most. They are crispy and sweet, but my mother said that they are hard to digest and don't let me eat too much."

Eunuch Xu Bao thought to himself, it was strange that the prince ignored the eldest son in the family and even treated him coldly, but he was kind to this little girl. Could it be because she was Jiang Yu's daughter?

Lin Bozhi looked at Du Qing's expectant eyes and nodded slowly.

Xu Bao saw that Lin Bozhi was about to go back just now, but now he turned around and went into Jiang's. When he passed by the hall, he naturally startled everyone who was still dining at Jiang's. One of them was Xu Qian, the scheduled son-in-law of Princess Le'an. He immediately stood up and prepared to go to pay his respects.

Lin Bozhi asked someone to serve all of Jiang Yu's new dishes. The white rice cake was fried until both sides were golden brown, and a layer of osmanthus honey was sprinkled on it. It tasted sweet, soft and crispy. It was exactly the osmanthus rice cake that Du Qing had mentioned.

Seeing that Lin Bozhi had eaten two pieces in a row, Xu Bao secretly remembered it in his heart, thinking that he would ask the kitchen to prepare it when he returned.

Xu Qian was a thick-skinned person. After greeting Lin Bozhi, he did not leave, but sat aside. He smiled and said, "I don't know what kind of rice their rice cake is made of, but it is especially crispy and soft. I like to eat this osmanthus rice cake these days."

Xu Qian was lively and outgoing. Seeing that Lin Bozhi was not disgusted, he started talking to himself. He was very happy to get a response from Lin Bozhi occasionally.

"Your Highness, I heard from Brother Yunzhou that he was familiar with you?"

"Xia Yunzhou from Lin'an?"

Lin Bozhi naturally remembered Xia Yunzhou. During his days in Lin'an, it was Xia Yunzhou who accompanied him to relieve his boredom, which made him feel that it was not so difficult.

Seeing Lin Bozhi raise his head with interest, Xu Qian was very happy. He knew that he had found something that Lin Bozhi cared about, and said, "Our family is related to the Marquis of Lin'an. My sister married the son of the Marquis of Lin'an."

Lin Bozhi was not surprised. The relationship between the noble families has always been like this.

"My mother's birthday is coming soon. The Marquis asked Brother Yunzhou to come and celebrate her birthday. He will live in our house. If you don't mind, how about I call him to accompany you to go hunting?"

Since Lin Bozhi entered the capital, I don't know how many people want to show their faces in front of Lin Bozhi, but he is a very cold person. He doesn't like to go out and play, nor does he like to make friends. He either goes to the palace to accompany the emperor or goes back to the mansion. It was in the past few months that Lin Bozhi suddenly began to love to dine at Jiangji.

Jiangji's business was originally booming. Because of this reason, more people came. Naturally, he also had his own little thoughts. That private room was booked for several months, and today he finally waited for the opportunity.

Xu Qian's efforts were not in vain. Lin Bozhi gradually became interested.

Lin Bozhi felt that Xu Qian was different from when he was in front of the emperor. He still remembered that when he was selecting a consort, Xu Qian was very serious and sat upright. Now he thought that he was too nervous at that time.

When Xia Yunzhou and Lin'an were mentioned, there was a topic. Lin Bozhi was in a good mood to talk. Xu Qian was very happy and talked excitedly. When he

was talking excitedly, Lin Bozhi looked towards the yard and saw a little girl coming to the backyard. It was Du Qing. He smiled a little, which surprised Xu Qian, who had been observing Lin Bozhi's words and expressions. It was the first time he saw the prince so gentle.

Lin Bozhi stood up and walked to the bedside, waved to Du Qing, and said, "Come here."

Cuiping's soul was almost gone. Jiang Yu was settling accounts with Wang the shopkeeper in the accounting office, so she asked her to take Du Qing out to play. Du Qing was originally playing in the room facing the street, and she didn't know how she saw the prince, and ran downstairs directly. At first, she thought it was her illusion, but when he ran up to her, she found out that he was really looking for the prince.

But it was also strange. She remembered that when she served the prince before, he was also a very cold person, but he was especially gentle when facing Du Qing. Du Qing didn't ask a question, and he really came in to eat.

It was noon at this time. Since Jiang Yu went to the palace last time, she was no longer taboo. Knowing that Lin Bozhi was coming, she asked Wang the shopkeeper to serve well, and she continued to settle the accounts.

Because Jiang Yu's father Jiang Feng sent a letter, saying that he had taken a fancy to a house and wanted to buy it, Jiang Yu came to calculate his own money.

After much difficulty coaxing Du Qing back, he brought her a book she liked to read, but Du Qing still ran out again while she was not paying attention and walked to the backyard, which led to the scene just now.

The prince asked Xu Bao to bring the plate of sweet-scented osmanthus rice cake to Du Qing.

Du Qing's eyes lit up, but he quickly shook his head and said, "My mother won't let me eat it."

Cuiping came to catch people, but Du Qing obediently followed her, just turned around and smiled at Lin Bozhi. That smile was very cute, and Lin Bozhi also laughed.

Xu Qian showed an expression of sudden enlightenment. He knew that this prince liked his daughter! Next time, he should bring his little niece over, which will definitely make the prince happy.

Jiang Yu didn't say anything after knowing this. She just hugged Du Qing in her arms and told her not to run around in the future. She felt that some things could not be stopped. Instead of hiding it and making people suspicious, it was better to be open and said to Cuiping, "Why are you nervous?"

Cuiping lowered her head and felt that she was too excited.

Jiang Yu counted the silver in her hand and gathered three thousand taels. She decided to go there in person. After all, she hadn't seen her parents for a long time. Her mother's letter only said that she was short of two thousand taels of silver. The extra money could only be regarded as other expenses, which should be enough.

"Mom, I want to go next door to see the waterwheel."

There was a stone mill waterwheel in the silver shop next door, so Jiang Yu asked Cuiping to take her there first. After packing up, it was time to go back. Suddenly, she felt someone standing in front of her.

Jiang Yu thought it was Cuiping, but when she looked up, she saw the crown prince Lin Bozhi.

"Did Your Highness go to the wrong place?" Jiang Yu asked in surprise.

Lin Bozhi looked straight at Jiang Yu and asked, "Why didn't she tell me that she asked you to enter the mansion?"

Jiang Yu turned her face away, avoiding Lin Bozhi's sight, and said, "Your Highness, since you and I have already divorced, we will have no relationship in the future." Then he stood up and wanted to go out.

As a result, Jiang Yu was blocked by Lin Bozhi as soon as she stood up. The two were almost close to each other, so close that they could smell each other's scent. Lin Bozhi smelled a familiar fragrance, which was the flower dew that Jiang Yu liked to use. She used to like to make her own flower dew, and this smell was not available to others. She was

a little dazed for a moment, and her eyes became deeper.

Jiang Yu took a big step back.

Seeing Jiang Yu avoiding him so carefully, Lin Bozhi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he walked out without looking back. However, when he reached the door, he looked back unwillingly.

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Xu Qian had been accompanying Lin Bozhi. Seeing that he looked very unhappy after returning from the palace room, he was a little nervous for a while, wondering if he had said something wrong again. Fortunately, Lin Bozhi did not lose his temper, so he was relieved.

After a while, Lin Bozhi stood up, and Xu Qian quickly followed suit.

The two walked one after the other, and Lin Bozhi told Xu Qian about Princess Le'an. He said it very tactfully, "His Majesty can't live without the princess. Even when he takes medicine, the princess is always by his side to take care of him, saying that others can't take good care of him."

Xu Qian was also a smart man. He immediately understood what the prince meant and said, "The princess is very filial, which is admirable. I will go back and tell my mother."

The prince nodded, and when he was waiting to come out, he saw Jiang Yu getting on the carriage to go home. When they met eyes from a distance, Jiang Yu quickly lowered her head. Lin Bozhi's eyes turned cold, and he was about to go back, but he saw Du Qing in Jiang Yu's arms waving at him, which was really cute.

Lin Bozhi's expression eased a little.

Suddenly, a curse came from the opposite side. A carriage passed by the front door at a high speed, almost knocking down passers-by. Even Jiang Yu, who was holding Du Qing, was shocked and trembled. Lin Bozhi's face suddenly became ugly. Xu Qian, who was standing aside, said with some anger, "Your Highness, this is the carriage of Lord Zhao."

It goes without saying who Lord Zhao is. He is the prime minister of the cabinet. He has been trusted by the emperor for his meritorious service in eradicating Concubine Wang's party.