When Li Jicai was in a daze, he was forced to be dressed by Jasper and Biluo and put on a haircut, and then he was caught in the front yard.

The fourth prince Jiang Xihu placed her in his backyard, only separated from his concubine by a wall. Such an ambiguous approach has also made many people speculate and discuss.

However, this is what Jiang Xihu wants. He must tie Li Jicai to him strongly, so that even if Li Jicai is centrifugal and disagrees with him, she is still helpless to the outside world, and Qi Qingchu will not believe her.

Although this approach is a bit overconfident.

After settling Li Jicai in his own mansion, Jiang Xihu's hanging heart finally fell.

Jiang Xihu is unwilling to lose any resources that are beneficial to him, and there are many things that can be mined on Li Jicai, and the use value is also very high.

It's just that for the time being, except for him, no one else has found out, especially he is one of the few people who knows that Li Jicai has a relatively close relationship with the prince of the Yan Kingdom.

The succession of Yan Chengli, the third prince of Yan Kingdom, Li Jicai's worth also rose.

There were not many people in the hall, Jiang Xihu sat in the position of carving a dragon and a phoenix, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the armrest, his voice was very dull, and his strength was not small.

His eyes are also very empty, this is Jiang Xihu's habit, he is used to thinking, making some small movements when he is planning, and he is not disturbed.

But this moment is different, he is waiting for Li Jicai to come over.

Counting the days, they haven't seen each other for a long time, and I don't know what Li Jicai's reaction will be when he sees him again.

I can't help but have a little anticipation.

The doors and windows were closed, and the smell inside the house was a little dull, and Jiang Xihu hesitated to let people burn incense or something in the house.

Before it could be put into practice, Biyu and Biluo had already walked in with Li Jicai.

There was a "squeak" sound, which pulled Jiang Xihu's thoughts back.

Jiang Xihu raised his eyebrows a little surprised, he didn't expect that after such a period of time, Li Jicai actually looked much thinner, and much older as if he had experienced vicissitudes.

This made Jiang Xihu unable to say the words of congratulations that he was going to say.

He heard that she had been tied up and suffered a lot, and that her leg had been broken.

Biyu and Biluo supported her left and right, Jiang Xihu didn't expect that Li Jicai didn't even have the ability to walk independently.

It's a bit badly hurt.

"Sit here." Jiang Xihu pointed in a direction, which was the direction of his lower right, Biyu and Biluo understood, and then slowly took Li Jicai to the lower right of him.

This is the closest place to the main seat, which can be regarded as the importance of Li Jicai.

Li Jicai is not stupid, she pretends to be weak more or less, but in fact, she is much better.

"It's definitely tiring to travel all the way, right?" This cold and warm tone made Li Jicai unaccustomed to how to listen to it. Is this person in front of him the Jiang Xihu who threw himself on the road with a ruthless heart?

Li Jicai stared at his eyes carefully, and found that his eyes were really sincere, and he couldn't see the cunning and insidiousness of the past.

In the past, Li Jicai always felt that Jiang Xihu looked not very old, but he was a person with a lot of ghosts and ideas.

Now I didn't expect to see him for a while, but he has changed a lot.

"It's okay, Xi Zien took care of me on the way, and he took good care of me." Li Jicai really can't deny this, even if he brought himself back to make an errand, but Xi Zien should take care of a lot on the road, except for the two stout maids assigned to her, who are strong and rude, she doesn't have to be picky.

"I have sent many people to look for you, but they have not found you, but fortunately, you are back safe and sound now, and I am relieved."

In order to let Li Jicai know that he is not such a ruthless person, and he also contributed to her disappearance, and the scene still has to be said.

Li Jicai glanced him up and down, luxurious black embroidered gold clothes, combed high buns decorated with precious gold crowns, black face and white boots, and a string of white jade hanging around his waist.

His face was cleaned, some white-faced scholars were angry, people relied on clothes and horses and saddles, and he was a royal child, tsk, it was different.

"The fourth prince is worried." Li Jicai smiled, since Jiang Xihu was an official with her, then she also learned to go back in a good way.

"What are you going to do next?" Jiang Xihu asked again, somehow, he felt that Li Jicai seemed to have changed a lot when he came back this time, as if there was something different.

"I heard Xi Zien say that His Majesty wants to reward me?"

"There is indeed such a saying, but the specifics depend on the follow-up."

"Just like at the beginning, I want to be an official, and my heart will not change."

"Why are you so persistent? Being honest behind the scenes is less risk-taking than being in front of the stage. ”

"If it's behind the scenes, maybe one day it will suddenly disappear, and I don't know who killed me, and I don't even have the ability to protect myself."

Li Jicai was not involved in the first place, it was not out of her intention, and now she wants to fight for something, is it wrong?

"That being said, if you work for me, I will be able to keep you." Jiang Xihu said quite confidently, he believed that only Li Jicai could play the greatest role under his hands.

"A man's mouth, a deceitful ghost. Even His Royal Highness, the people's daughters don't believe it anymore. Li Jicai said with a smile, but Jiang Xihu saw in his smile that it was full of ice ballast.

Maybe it was because he threw her on the official road at the beginning, and Li Jicai hated herself.

"After a long time, it is safer for you to stay in my belly, and I have a new identity for you, are you interested?"

Seeing Li Jicai's suspicious eyes, the corners of Jiang Xihu's mouth curled slightly: "The concubine of a certain adult, I recognize it." ”

"Could it be that the State of Chu still allows such a thing to exist? Isn't that anyone who can get involved with high-ranking families and nobles? ”

"I have the final say."

In the end, it was His Royal Highness the Prince, who looked complacent when she said this, Li Jicai felt unhappy when she saw it, but she didn't dare to show her disgust.

"In that case, then I won't be able to ignore His Royal Highness's kindness." As far as the current reality is concerned, Jiang Xihu's arrangement is not harmful to her.

"By the way, there's another thing I think I need to tell you, I don't know, you can be interested in hearing about it?"

"Oh? Your Highness might as well speak up. ”

"Qi Qingchu, Lord Qi invited you, I went to the house to meet, said yes, after all, I am also an old acquaintance with you, this time you have gone through hardships and dangers outside, and finally returned to the capital, I heard that Qi Qingchu Lord Qi is also recovering from a serious illness, and when he heard that you were back, he immediately came to pay respects, in fact, what he wanted to see was you, not me."

"It doesn't matter who he wants to see, if he's here to invite me, why doesn't he come himself? I wouldn't have gone if I hadn't come to my door, so be it.

I will not see anyone until His Majesty offers to receive me. “

"Heh, you haven't sat down yet, but this official authority has been put up first."

Li Jicai shrugged his shoulders and looked indifferent.

In Jiang Xihu's eyes, he was a lot more relieved, if she had been treating Qi Qingchu with such an attitude, then he wouldn't have to worry about whether the two of them would join forces in the future or what would happen for the time being.

Of course, this is also very likely to be Li Jicai's disguise.

However, what makes people a little incomprehensible is that Qi Qingchu has always been very low-key, and has never taken the initiative to invite any family to his house, which can be regarded as fully giving Li Jicai face.

But what she didn't expect was that Li Jicai didn't appreciate it at all, couldn't she see that this was Qi Qingchu's intention to pave the way for her?

If Li Jicai really wants to enter the court, he will inevitably encounter many obstacles, and Qi Qingchu's actions will make Li Jicai take many detours and encounter many difficulties. But Li Jicai didn't appreciate it at all.

Jiang Xihu was also a little confused about her for a while.

"As you wish." In the end, Jiang Xihu could only say this.

"Besides, can I make a suggestion about the women next to me? If you can't manage it, can you change my room? It's noisy every day. ”

Jiang Xihu frowned, he didn't like Li Jicai's pointing point, there was a feeling of villain, which was unpleasant.

"No."

"Okay, it's okay if you don't change it, if you cure them in the future, don't blame me."

"Presumptuous!" Li Jicai took charge of his backyard and threatened him, isn't this arrogant and presumptuous?

"Your Highness is angry? That's it? If you have any ambitions, learn from other people's thatched houses, is this easy to blow up? Which Magi is willing to use it for you? ”

If it was left in normal times, Li Jicai would simply call him rubbish.

Jiang Xihu frowned tightly, he knew that Li Jicai was actually testing his attitude, but he still couldn't help but be impetuous.

"Forget it, with your brutal temperament, I don't have anything to say, just say whatever you say.

Jasper Biluo waits for the young lady, as long as it is not too much, she will go. "He can give Li Jicai enough face, but she can't ride on his head, and she can't go too far.

"Yes, Your Highness." Jasper Biluo bowed and said.

Li Jicai really showed a snickering look, looking at her like this, Jiang Xihu's heart moved slightly, and he had an indescribable feeling.

"Look at how thin you have become, ask the kitchen to get you some tonic every day, like a refugee, there is not a few taels of meat on your face." Jiang Xihu shook his head and signaled himself not to think so much.

The woman in front of him, he didn't have anything to look at, rather than being a woman, it was really better to use it as a man.

That's right, from now on, it's good to treat Li Jicai as a man.

When Li Jicai heard this, he hurriedly touched his face, a little worried.