Chapter 282 - The Lost Child (2/2)
Tarico laughed, “You know men well.”
“I can also help you find one or two to make you happy,” said Jin Xiaoyu.
“Not necessarily,” Tarico smiled still, then picked up his gla.s.s to drink.
“Do you have a girl you like? Do you worry about going to brothels will make you feel guilty to her?” Jin Xiaoyu asked again.
Ye Xiaoxian’s figure flashed in Tarico’s mind.
However, he knew he couldn’t miss her anymore, so he said with a smile, “No one.”
“The moment of your hesitation betrayed you.”
“Haha, really?” Tarico didn’t explain and only was drinking.
Jin Xiaoyu was not afraid of angering him, so he continued to ask, “Is that person little Ye?”
Tarico paused again and looked at Jin Xiaoyu wonderingly.
“Your facial expression betrayed you again,” Jin Xiaoyu giggled, “You have a good taste. She is indeed a good woman. But it is a pity that the man she likes is not you.”
“Obviously, she likes her husband,” Tarico drank two more cups.
Jin Xiaoyu patted him on the shoulder. “There is nothing wrong with liking someone. That’s out of your control, but you did a great job not bothering her. As long as you are willing to let go, you will definitely meet someone suitable for you in the future.
Seeing that Jin Xiaoyu was so eloquent, Tarico asked, “What about you, you don’t have a husband, do you have someone you like?”
Jin Xiaoyu cast him a charming smile, “Make a guess.”
“Brothers said that you might have been abandoned, so you look unhappy,” Tarico said bluntly.
Jin Xiaoyu used arms akimbo and felt that Tarico’s words were too direct, but she had to admit that he was right.
“Alright, you are right. Then we’re even. Cheers for n.o.body likes us!”
Their gla.s.ses met.
They drank together into the night unconsciously.
Both were a little tipsy when they went back in the evening.
The streets were quiet, and cold as it was late autumn now.
Jin Xiaoyu stumbled a bit as they walked back together.
She nearly lost her balance and fell off when she went up the stairs of the post house.
Tarico was sharp-sighted and swift, instantly grabbed her waist and brought her in front of him.
He didn’t expect her waist to be so soft. With a gentle movement, she fell into his arms, a fragrance rushed into his nose.
He was stunned.
He hasn’t had such a close touch with a woman since he got closed to little Ye in the storm.
Of course, those grils in the brothels didn’t count.
Jin Xiaoyu looked mature and full of feminine charm, but there was a faint fragrance on her body, like a blooming rose, dripping with water.
The moment she b.u.mped into him, he could feel her softness even more.
Tarico looked at her in amazement.
Jin Xiaoyu reacted first, but she was not angry. She just smiled and gently pushed him away. Then she said, “Thank you, you really are a graceful man.”
She went upstairs after pus.h.i.+ng him away and then threw him a charming smile when she walked around the corner.
Tarico suddenly remembered Jin Xiaoyu’s words, “As long as you’re willing to let go, you’ll definitely meet someone suitable for you in the future.”
He suddenly felt the sound of flowers blooming around him like a prairie in spring, blooming overnight.
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Imperial court.
State preceptor went to see Li Chengshen.
Li Chengshen asked, “Has the grandson of the prime minister Xun been found?”
State preceptor sighed, “Several groups of men had been sent out to look for, but none of them found him, and the clues are gone. I a.s.sume he was wandering in the boondocks in Baoning City.
Li Chengkun said while correcting the memorial, “Forget it. Prime minister Xun is already dead after all and he is just a child. He won’t make any big waves. He will be protected by the people of Ganghood at most, who may teach him martial arts, so he will come to seek revenge in the future. However, there are quite a few people who have come to seek revenge recently. No one is able to survive the Yulin Guard.
The state preceptor also said, “Yes, that little child is not worth mentioning.”
Li Chengkun asked again, “How is the situation in the north?”
State preceptor said, “The situation is under control, the Emperor doesn’t need to worry.”
In fact, the so-called situation was just to send troops to suppress it, not to quell the rebellion at all.
Li Chengkun’s intention wasn’t to quell, otherwise it won’t pursue.
If they wanted to quell the rebellion, there would be a war or it would be difficult to suppress the anger of the people there.
He did not think it was time to use force.
……
State preceptor came out of the Emperor’s palace and went to the empress dowager’s chamber.
The matter between the two was no longer a secret in the palace, and rumors also spread outside the palace. However, after prime minister Xun died, no one dared to criticize them in person, so they became more brazen.
When they met, empress dowager looked a little unhappy. “Why haven’t you been here for so long?”
“It’s all because of the old man, prime minister Xun, had dismissed three groups of my men in order to hunt him down.”
“Still haven’t found him yet?”
“His corpse was found, but his grandson ran away.”
“Just let it be. A child won’t make any threat to us. We should show some mercy.”
Empress dowager suddenly began to mourn as mentioned here.
She had a child with the state preceptor before she entered the palace. In order to please the late emperor, state preceptor offered her to the late emperor. Their child was secretly sent out of the capital city, Then it disappeared.
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