Embroidered Uniform Guard: I Can Plunder Talents-Chapter 178 - 34: If He Dares to Give, Why Wouldn’t I Dare to Take? (Part 2)
"Come, Brother Ye, I and the Princess Consort toast to you!"
As he spoke, he shot a glance at Qu Sisi who stood beside him.
In the past, even though Prince Jin Yan Ze had used Qu Sisi’s looks to attract followers, Qu Sisi had rarely played along.
But this time—
Qu Sisi only stayed silent for a moment before picking up her wine cup and looking toward Ye Liuyun.
This scene made Yan Ze exceedingly satisfied.
After all, wasn’t this exactly what obedience looked like?
The atmosphere during conversation remained rather congenial.
Prince Jin Yan Ze had some scheming, but not too much; at first he still played at appearances, but the more he spoke, the more obvious it became that he wanted to recruit Ye Liuyun.
He might as well have written his intentions right on his face.
Since he still needed to make use of the other party, Ye Liuyun of course wouldn’t embarrass Prince Jin Yan Ze directly.
Though he didn’t agree outright, he also didn’t refuse clearly, which left Prince Jin with the impression that he was interested but had other factors to consider.
Prince Jin Yan Ze also understood this.
After all, the other party was a Martial Artist at peak Innate Realm—spending a bit more time recruiting him was normal.
If Prince Jin Yan Ze ever found out that Ye Liuyun wasn’t actually peak Innate, but already a Grandmaster, he’d probably be even crazier than now.
They chatted a while longer.
Feeling that saying any more would be excessive, Prince Jin stopped at the right moment.
"My apologies—once I start talking, I lose track of time!"
"It’s my honor to have such a long conversation with Your Highness Prince Jin!"
Ye Liuyun replied with a smile.
Such an answer, in Prince Jin’s view, proved the other party was inclined to join him—he only needed to push a little harder.
"My apologies, I have quite a lot to handle lately. How about this: if you want to tour around here, I’ll have the Princess Consort accompany you!"
With that,
he looked toward Qu Sisi again.
To let his own Princess Consort accompany them around town—there was, admittedly, something impressive about this Prince Jin.
Qu Sisi did not reply, only nodded slightly.
Prince Jin was all the more satisfied; it seemed Qu Sisi understood her fate and finally learned to submit.
"This..."
Jiang Jing, who had remained silent the whole time, truly couldn’t hold it in when he saw this.
Just as he was about to speak—
"Hmm?"
Prince Jin Yan Ze glanced over with a look.
Whatever Jiang Jing had prepared to say, he could only swallow it back down.
"In that case, we’ll trouble Her Highness Princess Consort."
Ye Liuyun took the chance to offer Princess Consort Jin a cupped-fist salute.
This Qu Sisi’s acting really was quite something—he had just met her the previous night, but she showed not the slightest anomaly on her face now.
...
After a few more polite words,
Ye Liuyun led Si Nan and Shi Sheng away.
"I’m not feeling well, so I’ll take my leave first."
After Ye Liuyun and the others left, Qu Sisi also rose, excused herself, and turned to go.
She didn’t even give Yan Ze a chance to make her stay.
To this, Prince Jin Yan Ze was utterly unconcerned—she was just a woman fated never to escape his grasp, after all.
The current Prince Jin Yan Ze
was completely preoccupied with the thought of recruiting a Martial Artist at peak Innate. His mood soared with anticipation.
"Your Highness!"
Watching Qu Sisi’s departing figure,
Jiang Jing finally couldn’t help but speak out.
"Having the Princess Consort accompany them to tour the city—isn’t this a bit..."
"No need to worry."
Before he could finish, Yan Ze, understanding his meaning, waved his hand dismissively.
"The Princess Consort will handle things well."
With that, he didn’t give Jiang Jing another chance to speak and left directly.
"Your Highness..."
Jiang Jing still wanted to say more, but it was too late.
In the end, he could only watch Ye Liuyun and the others go and clench his fists.
To tour the city with the Princess Consort—this had only ever existed in Jiang Jing’s fantasies. Why, as an Embroidered Uniform Guard, did Ye Liuyun get it?
Jiang Jing was deeply unwilling.
...
"Sir, what do you think Prince Jin really means by all this?"
On the bustling streets of Prince Jin City,
Si Nan had, at first, truly been dazzled by Qu Sisi’s beauty, so much so that he forgot to think.
But once he calmed down,
with his wits, Si Nan still managed to see through a few things.
"Weren’t they saying that Prince Jin and Princess Consort Jin are deeply in love? Why does it look like Prince Jin is deliberately matchmaking his wife and you, sir?"
Si Nan could at least tell:
Prince Jin Yan Ze was emphatically trying to win over their lord.
But wasn’t this method a bit much—using his own woman?
Not that this kind of ploy was bad,
it simply felt... very much contrary to the rumors.
"Is that so?"
Shi Sheng beside them, upon hearing Si Nan’s analysis, looked on with open curiosity.
Evidently,
Shi Sheng could only tell Prince Jin was trying to recruit Ye Liuyun; as for the rest, he saw nothing.
"If you could see through it, I’d call you possessed!"
Si Nan rolled his eyes at Shi Sheng, not in the best humor.
If you can’t see it, that’s only normal.
"And you, did you mean to kill me earlier, hitting that hard?"
Though he knew Shi Sheng meant to snap him out of it, it was still too much—just for a moment, Si Nan had really thought he’d meet his end.
Facing Si Nan’s resentful little glare,
Shi Sheng only shrugged in a very unconcerned way.
