GTB Chapter 178

Chapter 180: The Eighth Prince Likes Her

“Just put it there!” Shí Yan said, standing up. “A few days ago, some confidential documents were stolen from my study. I’m investigating for an internal spy. In the future, Miss Lin, please don’t enter this study.”

As he spoke, Shí Yan strode out from behind the desk and walked out.

He figured it was already noon, and Jiang Jiuchu should be awake by now. If she happened to see this Lin Yue in his study, he probably wouldn’t be seeing a good expression from her tonight.

He lowered his eyes to hide the darkness within. If he didn’t want to keep this Lin Yue around for a possible counter-plot at a crucial moment, he would have packed her up and sent her to Shí Xiu long ago.

Seeing Shí Yan leaving, Lin Yue quickly placed the book in her hand on the nearby coffee table and followed him out.

Shí Yan’s estimation was correct. Jiang Jiuchu in the main room had already opened her sleepy eyes a moment before.

She dressed with the help of Lu Luo, and after washing up, at Lu Luo’s reminder, she disregarded the discomfort in her lower body and quickly walked to the bronze mirror, leaning in to examine her neck.

When she clearly saw the multiple red marks exposed, her face instantly darkened.

This Shí Yan… was too much. Could she even go out?

Remembering Shí Yan’s behavior last night, her face flushed red, then black, then red again.

She truly hadn’t realized this guy was so lecherous. It just goes to show, you can’t judge a book by its cover. He usually acted like he had no desires, but in the end…

No, she had to think of a way to stop him from running wild like this, otherwise, her body would be ruined by him sooner or later.

Thinking this, she asked Lu Luo, “Is His Highness here?”

“Yes! His Highness didn’t even have lunch, he’s waiting for you to wake up to eat together.”

Jiang Jiuchu walked towards the door while asking Lu Luo, “Is he in the study?”

Lu Luo nodded. Just as she was about to speak, she saw her mistress beckoning her over. She immediately walked closer to listen.

“Here’s what we’ll do. Help me walk in a bit…” Jiang Jiuchu finished explaining her plan to act pitiful. Then, she had Lu Luo open the door.

She had already assumed a posture of supporting her back and leaning on the door.

Lu Luo was very surprised by Jiang Jiuchu’s words. She immediately understood that His Highness had abstained for too long and had been too rough with her mistress.

Just looking at the red marks all over her mistress’s neck confirmed it. Otherwise, her mistress wouldn’t be acting pitiful to gain sympathy.

At this moment, Lu Luo was thinking about the lines Jiang Jiuchu had taught her, and had long forgotten what she wanted to say.

As soon as Lu Luo opened the door, she quickly turned back to support Jiang Jiuchu, who was holding her lower back and looking pitiful, like a delicate willow in the wind. She looked down at the threshold and said, “Princess Consort, be careful. Where exactly does it hurt? Tell this servant, and I’ll help you call a doctor.”

“No… need…”

As soon as Jiang Jiuchu spoke, she noticed that there seemed to be more people in the courtyard.

As a result, she turned her head and saw Shí Yan stepping out of the corridor of the study, and Lin Yue following behind him.

She paused slightly, then her gaze fell on the swing. Princess Xiao Li from the Northern Kingdom? Shí Yuanchen?

Jiang Jiuchu looked at these suddenly appearing outsiders, stunned for a moment, then immediately withdrew the arm she was leaning on from Lu Luo, as well as her hand supporting her lower back, and quickly straightened her body.

The weak appearance from just now was gone.

However, Lu Luo’s voice was not quiet just now, and everyone in the courtyard had heard it clearly.

Even Shí Yuanchen and Xiao Li, who had no martial arts skills or internal energy, could guess the general meaning of the not-so-clear words based on Jiang Jiuchu’s weak and feeble appearance.

The moment Shí Yan saw Jiang Jiuchu, he immediately walked towards her.

He thought to himself, he had been massaging her until dawn last night, was she still sore all over?

So serious that she needed someone to support her just to walk?

Jiang Jiuchu looked at Shí Yan walking quickly towards her, and glanced displeased at Lin Yue, who was still standing at the door of the study, then glanced at Xiao Li on the swing.

Finally, she gave Shí Yan a meaningful smile.

Looking at Shí Yan’s eyes, she seemed to be saying, “You have quite the good fortune! One after another is coming to your door, one in the study, one waiting in the courtyard.”

Seeing Jiang Jiuchu’s expression, Shí Yan knew things were not good, and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Shí Yuanchen who suddenly ran over.

“Seventh Sister-in-law, what’s wrong? Are you not feeling well? Let Seventh Brother ask Imperial Physician Liu to come and take a look, his medical skills are very…”

Before Shí Yuanchen could finish speaking, Shí Yan suddenly picked up Jiang Jiuchu by the waist, stepped into the house, and then a door slammed shut, instantly isolating the surprised gazes in the courtyard.

Lin Yue looked at the closed red carved wooden door, her eyes deepened. When did they become so intimate?

Before she could think more, Mu Feng gestured to her to leave.

“Miss Lin, my Prince doesn’t like having too many people in the courtyard. Why don’t you go back first!”

Lin Yue nodded, glanced at Xiao Li opposite her, and left the courtyard.

“Who is that person?”

Xiao Li, ignoring Shí Yuanchen’s attempts to drive her away, asked, looking at Lin Yue’s back.

“Just a physician in the residence.” Shí Yuanchen replied, then said: “This has nothing to do with you. You saw it too, my Seventh Brother and Seventh Sister-in-law’s relationship is great, he didn’t even look at you properly, you should just leave and not embarrass yourself!”

Xiao Li still ignored Shí Yuanchen’s words and said to herself: “Doesn’t look like just a physician in the residence. She can enter your Seventh Brother’s study as if no one else is there, their relationship doesn’t seem ordinary!”

“Not ordinary, my head! You think everyone is like you…”

The two of them went back and forth, one in a hurry, one leisurely, somewhat similar to the situation in the house.

Inside the house, after Shí Yan hurriedly explained, he looked at Jiang Jiuchu with an innocent expression, “Really, Chuchu, believe me, I won’t let her enter the study in the future.”

“I won’t let her enter the courtyard either, and I will definitely not let her get within ten meters of me. You can have the servants in the residence monitor it. If this husband ever lets her get within ten meters of me, I will kill her.”

Jiang Jiuchu sat at the table, her leisurely and indifferent expression finally turned to wide-eyed shock by Shí Yan’s last sentence, “I will kill her.”

She really wanted to ask, if that’s the case, why not just send her out of the residence.

Sensing that something was not right, Jiang Jiuchu tentatively asked: “Is she useful to you?”

Shí Yan didn’t expect Jiang Jiuchu to be so smart, or rather, to believe in him, that she would think he had other reasons.

He didn’t hide it and nodded slightly, “Yes, I suspect the plague in Dan City is related to her. I suspect she deliberately approached me, so I want to find some clues from her.”

He didn’t mention Shí Xiu, not wanting to add to her worries with his own conflicts.

Jiang Jiuchu didn’t continue to ask after hearing this. She wouldn’t interfere with things he didn’t want to tell her.

She took a sip of tea, then teased in a light voice, “That Northern Kingdom princess seems to be in love with you at first sight! She even chased you into the courtyard.”

As she spoke, she looked at Shí Yan with feigned suspicion, “Tell me… when did our courtyard become so easy to enter?”

Shí Yan’s eyes paused, then he said, “The Eighth Brother brought her in. The Eighth Brother likes her, didn’t Madam notice they were inseparable?”

As he spoke, he even pointed to the window on the side, “If you don’t believe me, open the window and take a look.”

Although Jiang Jiuchu was a little surprised, she remembered that the two of them were indeed standing and sitting very close just now.

Seeing that Jiang Jiuchu seemed to believe him, Shí Yan quickly stepped forward and asked, “Where does it hurt? Let me see.”

He thought about what Lu Luo said when she supported Jiang Jiuchu, that it was “hurt” not “sore”.

He had massaged her legs and waist yesterday, but he had indeed forgotten to apply medicine there.