"Besides, isn't the money I earn for you to spend? Use it without worry!"

Although he said that, Xiao Jingyi still felt a pang of heartache.

That's 20 taels of gold!

Damn it, I'll never pretend like that again.

No, faking it is fine, but we need to ask about the situation first.

"Really? Your Highness, I love you to death!"

Hearing Xiao Jingyi say this, Xu Weixiong's eyes gleamed, and she kissed him on the cheek: "Then this concubine thanks Your Highness."

"That's it?"

Xiao Jingyi touched his face and looked at Xu Weixiong with a mischievous grin.

Seeing his intense gaze, Xu Weixiong shrank back: "Your Highness, what do you want?"

"I paid double the price, so you naturally have to pay double the price too, right?"

As he spoke, Xiao Jingyi lifted Xu Weixiong up in his arms, causing her to cry out in surprise.

However, she soon understood what Xiao Jingyi wanted, so she didn't object and let him carry her back to the room, where they spent an unsettling night.

The next day, Xiao Jingyi handed Xu Weixiong a stack of silver notes, saying, "They're all here. Count them carefully."

"Okay... I understand, I'll rest for a while."

Xu Weixiong didn't open her eyes. Instead, she waved her hand impatiently, stretched out her fair hand from under the covers, and nudged Xiao Jingyi: "Your Highness, if you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I'll sleep a little longer."

She was exhausted by the end of the night and said she didn't want to move at all.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingyi didn't disturb her, chuckled, and left.

Xu Weixiong didn't get up until noon.

Feeling her body ache, she lightly scoffed, "Ah, Your Highness is in such good health."

However, when she saw the silver notes on the bedside table, she happily hugged them to her chest.

"Hmph! I lost a thousand taels of gold yesterday, and now I have two hundred thousand taels here. At this rate, I can lose for 200 days!"

"Hehe~ For the next 200 days, I've got the prince all to myself, sisters, don't blame me~"

"Who told me to be rich? Tsk tsk."

Xu Weixiong immediately produced a silver note of one thousand taels, dressed himself, and ran to the mahjong room where the sisters played mahjong.

As soon as he entered the door, Xu Weixiong took out a silver note and slammed it on the table.

"Come on, lose! Whoever loses more than me today, I'll write my name backwards!"

...

Nothing much happened for a while after that.

After Dian Wei finished cleaning the courtyard, he officially reported to Xiao Jingyi.

From then on, Xiao Jingyi had this big guy following him around.

Meanwhile, in the imperial court, for some unknown reason, the Crown Prince and Prince Yu enjoyed a brief period of peace.

This piqued Xiao Jingyi's curiosity.

Upon inquiring, it turned out that the case of the Duke of Qing, whom Prince Yu had bribed, had been exposed, and Prince Yu was busy rescuing him.

Meanwhile, the crown prince secretly had people sabotage him.

Xiao Jingyi knew about the Duke of Qing.

He is currently the only military officer in the court who has explicitly expressed support for Prince Yu.

Unfortunately, he was a bad person, abusing his power for personal gain, and even causing a death.

Now that the truth has come out, no one can save him.

The court was finished, but Xu Weixiong, having lost the most money, came to see Xiao Jingyi for 20 consecutive nights.

This left Xiao Jingyi speechless.

And so, after yet another struggle...

Xiao Jingyi put his arm around Xu Weixiong's sweaty waist and said speechlessly, "Xiongxiong, you've been losing for 20 days in a row. If you lost once or twice, you could say it was just bad luck."

"But if you've done it 20 times in a row, then it's not about luck anymore. You're playing cards terribly."

"Your Highness~"

Hearing Xiao Jingyi belittle himself, Xu Weixiong shook him and said, "Your Highness, I've already lost so badly, and you're still making fun of me. That's too much."

"Okay, okay, don't shake it, don't shake it."

Seeing Xu Weixiong like this, Xiao Jingyi didn't say anything more to her. Instead, he said to her, "How about this, I'll be free during the day tomorrow, so I'll go to your mahjong room and give you some pointers."

"how?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Weixiong was startled.

She dared not let Xiao Jingyi in, after all, the sisters' sordid deals took place there.

If Xiao Jingyi finds out about this, there will definitely be trouble.

She quickly replied, "No need, no need, Your Highness, I will definitely win tomorrow."

"Really?"

“Really!” Xu Weixiong nodded solemnly.

She had already made up her mind to take a day off tomorrow and let the other girls lose once.

Anyway, she has plenty of money, so she can just lose again next time.

There's plenty of time in the future.

It's better than being discovered by Xiao Jingyi.

Seeing her so serious, Xiao Jingyi laughed: "You rascal, do you really think you can just win money like that?"

Xu Weixiong flicked her nose, looking like he was enjoying it, but she soon realized something was wrong.

Her face paled instantly: "Your Highness, didn't you just...?"

"Sigh, what can I do? I have so much energy. Come on."

"No!"

At that moment, Xu Weixiong suddenly felt that winning money once in a while wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

...

That night, outside Kyoto, a carriage was parked.

The carriage curtain was lifted, and Mei Changsu peered out at the magnificent capital city.

He silently murmured to himself: Kyoto, I, Lin Shu, have returned.

"Brother Su, this is Kyoto."

"After such a long and tiring journey, I can finally get a good night's sleep tonight."

Upon seeing Mei Changsu peek out, Xiao Jingrui, who was on horseback, immediately spoke to him.

He was visibly much happier when he finally got home.

On the other side, Yan Yujin also breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, my butt is sore from sitting all this way, I definitely need to rest properly."

"Brother Su, once we return to the capital, I'll introduce you to a few friends."

“Yujin, I brought Brother Su to the capital for recuperation, and we need some peace and quiet.”

Xiao Jingrui said speechlessly.

"Okay, okay."

Yan Yujin waved his hand, but then said, "I don't need to introduce others to Brother Su, but we should at least introduce Prince Yi. After all, Prince Yi is quite a remarkable person."

Prince Yi....

Is it Jingyi?

Upon hearing the name, Mei Changsu's heart stirred, and he inexplicably agreed, "If it is His Highness Prince Yi, then I would be willing to meet him."

016 Targeting Officials (Seeking flowers, ratings, and monthly tickets)

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Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin both looked at Mei Changsu in disbelief after hearing his words.

They knew Mei Changsu's personality; he always preferred peace and quiet.

Part of it was due to his health, but more so to his personality.

And yet, this very person would actually take the initiative to want to see Xiao Jingyi.

That's amazing, absolutely amazing.

“Brother Su, my original intention in bringing you back to the capital this time was to let you recuperate here.”

"I didn't mean to bother you."

Xiao Jingrui thought that Mei Changsu felt he couldn't refuse, so he said apologetically.

"It's alright. I've heard of His Highness Prince Yi's reputation before. It's said that he doesn't concern himself with court affairs or politics. Meeting him is nothing unusual."

Mei Changsu was determined to see Xiao Jingyi.

Because he wanted to see if the once spirited Xiao Jingyi had truly become like this.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingrui nodded: "That's true. Prince Yi dislikes the court. It is said that when His Majesty wanted him to enter the court, he refused, saying that he wanted to find a beautiful woman."

Xiao Jingrui knew about Mei Changsu's current situation.

Both the Crown Prince and Prince Yu wanted to recruit him.

Therefore, at this time, it's best to avoid getting involved with the imperial court as much as possible.

"Of course, Prince Yi is truly dashing, he is a role model for us all. No woman he sets his sights on can escape his grasp."

"Now he has many wives and concubines, and is always accompanied by beautiful women. It is truly enviable."

Yan Yujin's words revealed a longing for Xiao Jingyi's life.

"Alright, let's go into the city first."

Xiao Jingrui shattered Yan Yujin's daydream, and then led Mei Changsu's carriage toward the gates of the capital.

The group was naturally investigated, but because Yan Yujin and Xiao Jingrui came from prominent families, they were not made to suffer.

That night, Mei Changsu stayed at the Ningguo Marquis's residence.

...

The news of Mei Changsu moving into the Ningguo Marquis's residence reached the ears of the Crown Prince and Prince Yu the very next day.

The Eastern Palace.

"what?!"

"Lord Xie, is what you're saying true? Mei Changsu is in your Ningguo Marquis's residence?!"

Xiao Jingxuan looked at Xie Yu and asked with a smile in his eyes.

"Your Highness, I only discovered this morning that there is an extra person in the mansion."

Xie Yu bowed respectfully: "It was my son Jingrui who brought him back. After testing him, we found out that he was Mei Changsu. Jingrui and Mei Changsu are on good terms, and he is now using the alias Su Zhe."

"Hahaha, okay, okay."

In Xiao Jingxuan's view, Mei Changsu's entry into the Ningguo Marquis's mansion would greatly increase his chances of recruiting him.

After all, everyone knows that Xie Yu is his man.

"Okay, very good. You must take good care of him."

Xiao Jingxuan valued this brilliant young talent highly.

Xie Yu, on the other hand, had a slightly somber expression: "Your Highness, this person sneaked into Jinling at a crucial moment, brazenly and quietly staying at my residence. Was this intentional or unintentional?"

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