Chapter 68
After riding their horses and admiring the peach blossoms enough, Jiang Lin and Wei Yunzhao finally returned to the city with Zhou Chengwang, the Sixth Prince and others. Zhou Chengwang also complained about them for valuing sex over friendship.
[重色轻友 zhòng sè qīng yǒu: lit. valuing sex over friendship; fig. paying more attention to a lover than friends]
Jiang Lin thought there was nothing wrong with what he said. He looked at Zhou Chengwang for a while and answered him, "In terms of looks, you are ten Du Yulings behind Wei Yunzhao."
Du Yuling, who was forced to make the comparison, looked innocent, while Zhou Chengwang almost pounced and hit Jiang Lin.
After making a fuss all the way into the city, Jiang Lin and Wei Yunzhao invited Su Qiao to dinner at the Wei family's mansion. Su Qiao knew that they had something to ask her.
Having dinner was real, and asking questions was also real. After dinner, Jiang Lin started to ask tentatively, "You and the Sixth Prince..."
Before he could finish his words, Su Qiao interrupted him succinctly, "It's impossible for the Sixth Prince and me to be together."
The tone was quick, calm and unhurried, as if it had been carefully thought out and practiced thousands of times.
Jiang Lin was a little stunned and a little surprised.
Wei Yunzhao took over Jiang Lin's words and asked, "When did you two meet?"
"Those people found me," Su Qiao didn't answer directly, but talked about how she and the Sixth Prince met.
She didn't know when she was discovered. By the time she realized something was wrong, those people had already chased her to her house to kill her. Their kung fu was so advanced that they didn't alert the people Wei Yunzhao had arranged to protect her nearby.
Just when Su Qiao thought she was going to die this time, the Sixth Prince showed up with his men and rescued her. That was how they got to know each other. The Sixth Prince would come out of the palace to see her every night, and would often take her out of the city to play.
Su Qiao spoke in a relaxed tone, with a bit of joy that she herself was not aware of. "I know it's impossible for us, but my wet nurse asked me to live for myself once and let me taste the taste of love. I thought that even if it was only a few short months, I liked him and could sense that he was attracted to me. Even if it ended up being a regret, at least I'm happy when I think back on this period of time."
She said it lightly, but Jiang Lin and Wei Yunzhao were not happy at all listening to it. They just felt that this girl was so pitiful.
Jiang Lin asked, "Have you never concealed each other's identities from the beginning?"
Su Qiao replied, "He knew my identity, and it was no coincidence that he came to save me. He also never concealed his identity from me."
Knowing Su Qiao's identity, he should also know what Su Qiao had experienced. If the Sixth Prince still fell in love with Su Qiao after knowing those things (being a prostitute in brothel), Jiang Lin felt that he would look up at him.
He had to admit that in this era, woman impurity was a shameful and potentially life-threatening matter, and not many men could accept such a thing. Especially when one had been to a bandit's den and a brothel, moreover the other was born a prince of noble status.
"If you love each other, why isn't it possible?" Jiang Lin felt that this girl was too rational and the burden she was carrying was too heavy.
"Since you want to live for yourself, why not do it completely."
Su Qiao smiled and shook her head, "There are too many things between us, it's impossible." Su Qiao didn't know how to figure it out. The revenge for her father's murder, the extermination of her entire family, the huge difference in their identities, and the fact that she was no longer innocent.
"General, Madam, you don't have to worry about me. Su Qiao knows what she is doing and what she wants, and she has made preparations long ago."
Jiang Lin didn't know how to persuade her for a moment. He looked at Wei Yunzhao, hoping he would say something.
Wei Yunzhao asked Su Qiao seriously, "Have you thought it through?"
Su Qiao nodded, "I've thought it over and I don't regret it."
The Sixth Prince was destined to be just someone she liked, nothing more.
It was already dark when Su Qiao left. Wei Yunzhao asked Xun Qi to see her off, but Su Qiao refused. "He should be waiting for me outside. There's no need to trouble Guard Xun."
Jiang Lin followed and escorted her out the door. He saw a figure beside Su Qiao after she had walked a few steps, and also heard a cough sound. The image of the Sixth Prince as a sickly and beautiful man was really unshakable.
When it comes to matters of the heart, no one else can interfere.
Jiang Lin went back and told Wei Yunzhao that he felt it was a pity for Miss Su Qiao.
Wei Yunzhao said, "This is not just Su Qiao's business. If the Sixth Prince is willing, the result will be different. We only need to wait and see."
Jiang Lin felt that what he said was true, so he stopped talking about Su Qiao and the sixth prince, and pulled Wei Yunzhao to take a bath together.
It was the big wooden barrel that Wei Yunzhao had asked the housekeeper to find someone to make. Although Wei Yunzhao was the first one to have the idea, it was Jiang Lin who was keen on taking a bath together. After all, he could touch both the abdominal muscles and the thighs, how great.
His character of being greedy for Wei Yunzhao's body was also unshakable.
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