Chapter 12: Maneuvering
It was already past evening. The evening breeze blew gently, and the leaves made a rustling sound, which made people's hearts hairy.
Zhong Lishuo sat alone by the window, there was ground ink on the table, and in front of him was a white piece of paper, on which there was not a single word. At this time, he was frowning slightly, with a vague smile on the corner of his mouth. Reaching out to pick up the tea bowl on the side, I took a sip gently, and the entrance was indescribably fragrant.
He didn't understand why he was in such a good mood at this time, maybe it was the reason why he caught the Oiran named Hatsuchen. This time, maybe something valuable will come out of her mouth, or maybe it's better to trap her by your own side.
As he thought so, his attendant hurried in from outside, came to him, knelt down on one knee, and clasped his fists in both hands:
"Your Highness, the woman is awake." Zhong Lishuo squinted his speech, and there was a glimmer of light in his pupils, he got up and straightened his clothes:
"Let's go, let's see." After saying that, he walked straight to the place where Jinse was held.
In the dimly lit room, there were only a few candles, and near the wall there was a square shelf, with a chain attached to each corner, and Jinse was hanging there.
Zhong Lishuo entered the room and saw Jin Se who was locked on the shelf, and suddenly felt anger coming from his heart:
"Suppose you tied her up?! Hurry up and release the people to me! Zhong Lishuo shouted, and a guard soldier next to him hurriedly stepped forward to explain:
"Your Highness, by all means, this woman's martial arts are extremely high, and we can only ensure that she does not harm Your Highness by tying her up like this!" The little soldier said impassionedly, and tears flowed from his eyes. Zhong Lishuo glanced at him with slanted eyes, did not speak, waved his hand, and asked him to step back. He walked forward until he stood in front of Jinse, he looked up at Jinse, and the corners of his mouth raised a very good-looking smile:
"Miss Chuchen, are you awake?" Jin Se raised his head and looked at Zhong Lishuo coldly, and a sneer also raised at the corner of his mouth:
"Didn't the eldest prince see it, why ask knowingly." Zhong Lishuo looked at the woman in front of him, not as enchanting and charming as he met for the first time, but there was an inaccessible coldness in his bones. Her eyes were now fixed on her, and the sharpness in her eyes was as sharp as a sword. Zhong Lishuo suddenly felt that he couldn't communicate with Jin Se in this environment, he took a deep breath and said to the little soldiers beside him:
"Put her down." The little soldier beside him hurriedly stepped forward, Zhong Lishuo glanced at Jin Se, and blocked the little soldier who was just about to speak:
"Don't worry, Miss Chuchen won't be unfavorable to me." After saying that, he turned around and walked out the door, and after taking two steps, he seemed to remember something, and stopped: "Bring her to my room." With that, he went straight to his room.
In the room, Zhong Lishuo sat at the low table in the small hall outside, reached out and took the wine jug and wine glass on the table, poured two glasses, one in front of him, and the other opposite him.
There was a knock on the door suddenly, Zhong Lishuo turned around and sat down, posed as if he was sitting upright, and said lightly:
"Come in." The door opened, and two guards walked in in Jinse. Stopped three paces in front of him, and one of the guards clasped his fists in his hands;
"Your Highness, someone brought it to you." Zhong Lishuo didn't glance at the guard who was talking, but stared at Jin Se not far away, waved his hand, and motioned for the guard to retreat.
When the two guards exited the door, they closed it from the outside. Zhong Lishuo still looked at Jin Se with a smile and stood up:
"It's better for Miss Chuchen to sit down and talk." After speaking, he motioned for Jin Se to sit down. With a cold face, Jin Se walked to the opposite side of Zhong Lishuo and sat down. She looked at Zhong Lishuo and raised her chin slightly, revealing a look of disdain.
Zhong Lishuo sat down again, raised his hand and pointed to the wine glass that had been poured in front of Jin Se:
"Just now, my subordinates were too rude to Miss Chuchen, and I ask the girl to bear with me." When Jin Se heard this, a cold snort came out of his nose:
"Rude? So dare to ask the eldest prince if he is a decent man and a gentleman if he secretly attacks? After speaking, he pulled the corners of his mouth to the side, and his disdain was so obvious. Zhong Lishuo smiled embarrassedly:
"What a sharp tongue the girl is! Thinking about it this way, the girl is not just the Oiran of the Drunken Immortal Residence, after all, the girl has such wonderful martial arts••••••"
"The eldest prince has won the prize. Although I am not from an Oiran, I am also a last resort. Does the prince have to put me to death? Before Zhong Lishuo could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Jin Se. Jin Se leaned forward, and the sharp blade between his words pressed on Zhong Lishuo step by step. Zhong Lishuo laughed dryly twice, ready to change the topic:
"To tell you the truth, when I met the girl for the first time, the girl's red dress and the girl's song and dance really made me miss the girl." After saying that, Zhong Lishuo suddenly felt wrong, how could he say such a thing. He suddenly felt annoyed. Subconsciously took a sip of the wine glass on the table. Jin Se on the opposite side laughed unconsciously:
"The eldest prince is really interesting, there are so many beauties in the palace, isn't it up to you to pick them. But then again, the battle for power between you and the crown prince has begun, and the eldest prince probably won't have so much energy to focus on women. When the eldest prince heard this, he was suddenly startled, and said sharply:
"How do you know?" Jin Se smiled skillfully, moved his body back, reached out and picked up the wine glass in front of him, and shook it:
"The eldest prince doesn't care how I know. Sooner or later, the world will know about it. For now, though, I would like to know something else from the Great Prince. Zhong Lishuo had a feeling of being seen through, which made him very uncomfortable. He frowned and lowered his voice:
"What do you want to know?" Jin Se suddenly laughed, and continued to lean forward:
"I don't believe that the eldest prince can't see that now besides you and the crown prince, there are other people who covet the throne, and they seem to have already begun to act." As soon as Jin Se finished speaking, Zhong Lishuo suddenly felt shocked in his heart, and couldn't help squinting his eyes:
"How do you know?" Jin Se still smiled and shook his head:
"It turns out that the eldest prince will only say this sentence?" After speaking, she paused and continued: "Don't get me wrong, the eldest prince, my friend and I were also involved in this turmoil under inexplicable circumstances. We just want to find a way to survive in this strife. Perhaps, I can also cooperate with the Great Prince. Zhong Lishuo still squinted his eyes when he heard this, he was not sure if he could trust the woman in front of him, she was too mysterious and too dangerous. But he desperately wanted some other news from her, so he nodded:
"Yes. However, I don't know much about the third-party force, but I just heard that it has something to do with Shangguan Hong. ”
"Shangguan Hong?" Jin Se asked, but the eldest prince just nodded and did not speak again.
The sudden silence made the two of them very uncomfortable, but they couldn't find any other topics to talk about to test each other, so they sat with their own ghosts.
"Doesn't Miss Chuchen still refuse to drink?" Zhong Lishuo was the first to break the silence, "Are you afraid that I will be poisoned?" He smiled to himself. When Jin Se heard the word "poison", he couldn't help but be shocked. Then she looked up at Zhong Lishuo:
"How could it be. I still believe in the personality of the great prince. After speaking, he picked up the wine glass and took a sip. Then she got up, took the flask, leaned over to Zhong Lishuo, filled the wine glass in front of him, and then offered it with both hands:
"I am grateful to be able to survive under the protection of the eldest prince. Here, I will give the prince a cup first, and it can be regarded as the prince who is willing to reward me with face. When Zhong Lishuo saw Jin Se like this, he smiled, reached out to take it, and drank it all.
Then, he felt Jinse wrapping his arms around him from behind, a pair of delicate hands slowly rubbing against his body. Zhong Lishuo had a trace of trance:
"Chuchen, what are you going to do?" After saying that, he pulled away the hand that Jin Se wrapped around his body, turned around, and let her face him. Jin Se lowered her eyes and raised slightly, looking at herself like a cat, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and the smile was undoubtedly bewitching, she tilted her head slightly, and a pair of hands inadvertently slid across Zhong Lishuo's chest, and finally wrapped around his neck like a vine.
"The eldest prince bothered to catch me so much, he didn't have any other ideas." The voice was as low as a cat's moaning when it was flattering, with a hint of laziness, Zhong Lishuo felt that his body was starting to heat up, and when he looked down at Jin Se again, he found that the smile on the corner of her mouth became more and more intense, and the long hair on her forehead outlined the shadows, making her look more exquisite, Zhong Lishuo seemed to be unable to control his desires anymore, but he tried to restrain it again, and he gently called her name:
"Jin Se, don't ••••••" Before he could say "don't", Jin Se had already raised his head first, tilted his head to the side, and blocked Zhong Lishuo's mouth with his lips.
Zhong Lishuo was frightened by this sudden gentleness. He instinctively wanted to pull Jinse's body away, but the harder he pushed, the tighter Jinse's arms became, so he had to give up. Slowly, his hand slid onto Jinse's back, rubbing her back with his palm.
Zhong Lishuo felt the weakness of Jin Se's thin lips, with a slight coldness, and was rubbing his own lips at this time, and the gentle touch made him feel intoxicated. In this gentleness, he gradually became unable to extricate himself. At this moment, he felt Jinse's hand slipping down his collar into his middle coat.
It was also a slightly cold touch, which made Zhong Lishuo's body tremble, and after this trembling, he felt extremely looking forward to it. That's what it's like to be confused. He had never felt anything like this. Wen Shumei has never done this to him. Between them, most of them are as light as clear water, and there is always a little less excitement.
Thinking of this, Zhong Lishuo couldn't help but be even more fascinated by Jin Se, and he also began to take the initiative, his hand hugged Jin Se tightly, and began to move to the side of the bed.