The eldest lady has been acting strange these past few days.

Zhao Xi was wiping the blue and white porcelain vase in his hand, but his mind was already wandering.

Jiang Shuliu has been very busy these days and has to deal with a lot of letters. After all, it is not easy to build a commercial ship. Jiang Shuliu hasn't closed his eyes for several days, and Zhao Xi feels that he is working hard.

However, the situation was almost the same in Pingsheng City. The only difference was that Jiang Shuliu spoke much less.

She usually likes to tease Zhao Xi, but now she sits in front of the desk all day long, dealing with documents without saying a word. The only communication between them is when Zhao Xi asks her if she wants tea.

It was the same today. Zhao Xi brought in the medicine that Jiang Shuliu had to take every day. Jiang Shuliu just said briefly: "Put it there. I'll take it later." Then he didn't reply.

Today, Jiang Shuliu was still wearing plain white clothes. The red bracelet on his wrist slipped off when he was holding the writing brush. The sunlight from the window was reflected just right, making Jiang Shuliu's snow-white face half light and half dark. With the dark circles under his eyes caused by not sleeping for many days, he looked like a vampire who had escaped from the coffin for a hundred years.

The eldest lady was in a bad mood, and Zhao Xi felt it.

Usually she would be in trouble at times like this, so Zhao Xi quietly put down the medicine and went out.

Standing outside the door, Zhao Xi looked at his task panel. The seduction task did not move at all, which made Zhao Xi suspicious.

Jiang Jin looked at her as if he wanted to swallow her up. Zhao Xi swore that Jiang Jin definitely had desires, but she didn't know what was going on. He didn't do anything at all, which was so annoying.

For this mission, Zhao Xi ran outside every day. At first, Zhao Xi was afraid that Jiang Shuliu would ask him about it, but the eldest lady seemed not to notice and reacted normally.

Zhao Xi had just given Jiang Jin the sea map with the wrong route marked on it, and he didn't know whether the mission could be moved on.

This task is so annoying, Zhao Xi thought with puffed cheeks.

The footsteps outside the door sounded again, gradually moving away, which meant that the person who had originally stayed at the door had left.

Jiang Shuliu paused while writing, and large drops of ink fell on the rice paper, staining the Buddhist scriptures he had just written.

Although copying Buddhist scriptures represents the wasted time of her mother's childhood, Jiang Shuliu did find peace from this behavior, so when she was upset, she would choose to copy Buddhist scriptures.

But today nothing seems to work.

The ink pen was placed casually on the table, leaving a larger stain. Jiang Shuliu had a gloomy face, and her long hair hung down, making her expression unclear.

She turned around, opened the carved wooden drawer, and stared indifferently at the sea map inside.

The position has been moved, and the bookmark that was originally placed upside down has been placed neatly. It seems that the little mouse knows how to conceal the evidence.

Jiang Shuliu wanted to ask Xichun why she betrayed her, but when he looked into her clear eyes, he swallowed his words.

What is there to ask? If you are abandoned, you are abandoned. Asking more questions will only make things more embarrassing.

But Jiang Shuliu couldn't understand why Xichun betrayed him. Jiang Jin was a loser, he was greedy and lustful, and he didn't know what was good for him.

Why would you choose this kind of person?

Jiang Shuliu closed her eyes gently, she didn't seem as calm as she had imagined.

Turning around and walking to the table, the brown medicine juice exuded a strong bitter taste. This medicine tasted bitter and fishy in the mouth. People who just drank it might vomit uncontrollably as soon as they tasted it.

But Jiang Shuliu has been drinking it for almost ten years.

The difference between men and women is not reflected in gender, the most obvious feature is the difference in body size. So since Jiang Shuliu started puberty, she has been drinking medicine to suppress her body development.

This would slow down her development, giving Jiang Shuliu more time to keep a low profile.

In fact, you can stop taking the medicine. After all, Jiang Shuliu is no longer the kid who had to watch everyone's movements before eating.

Now, she is the one that others have to watch her moves.

But Jiang Shuliu didn't care. She, or he, was not too opposed to playing a woman. On the contrary, this identity would bring him the contempt and carelessness of his competitors, and the peace of mind of his biological father to give him power... It was just that it was more difficult to hide.

But now, Jiang Shuliu discovered another drawback.

"Why?" Jiang Shuliu picked up the medicine and slowly walked to the window.

There is a white jasmine planted on it, which was placed by Xichun. She said that the fragrance of the flower can help relax the nerves.

"Zi-"

The medicinal juice was slowly poured into the soil of the jasmine flowers. Jiang Shuliu watched coldly until the whole bowl was filled, and then he put the bowl aside.

"Because he is a man?" Jiang Shuliu seemed to be talking to himself. He stroked the flower and then pinched it. The small jasmine was held between his fingertips.

The snow-white jasmine slipped between Jiang Shuliu's lips and teeth, and he chewed it carefully. His naturally charming phoenix eyes were as cunning as a fox, his unpainted red lips were slightly raised, but his eyes were as cold as ice, just like a lurking poisonous python, dangerous and terrifying.

Jasmine is slightly bitter, but has a slightly sweet aftertaste.

Who says forced things can't be sweet?

Jiang Shuliu's trip to the South China Sea is about to begin.

As the eldest lady's personal maid, Zhao Xi had to prepare a lot of things, including Jiang Shuliu's underwear, jewelry, and necessary medicines...

"Hey, where did they go?" Zhao Xi rummaged through all the boxes and drawers, but couldn't find the pair of gold butterfly earrings that Jiang Jin gave her.

Zhao Xi didn't care about the things Jiang Jin gave her, but they seemed a little strange. She was afraid that a thief might have come in.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Shuliu actually came.

"Miss," Zhao Xi stood up and called out, frowning, "A piece of my jewelry is missing. I looked everywhere but couldn't find it. Could a thief have gotten in?"

Jiang Shuliu smiled gently, like a piece of snow: "What kind?"

Zhao Xi said without hesitation: "It's a pair of gold butterfly earrings."

"Where did you get it from? I don't think I gave you the golden butterfly pattern."

Zhao Xi stopped talking. No matter how stupid she was, she could still feel the strange atmosphere.

Jiang Shuliu walked in slowly. She stood in front of Zhao Xi and opened her palms, revealing the pair of golden butterflies.

What else did Zhao Xi not understand? Jiang Shuliu was well-connected when he was in Pingsheng City, so it was impossible for him to have no arrangements when he came to the capital.

Zhao Xi clenched her hands into fists. She wanted to explain, but found that she could not say anything.

I didn't mean to betray you, it was just because my mission was to get close to Jiang Jin.

Regardless of whether Jiang Shuliu believed it or not, Zhao Xi’s mission could not be told.

"Miss, I'm sorry..." It's done. Even if Zhao Xi had her own reasons, Jiang Shuliu was also the one who got hurt: "But I never wanted to hurt you!"

Jiang Shuliu trusted her very much, and Zhao Xi couldn't understand why. However, when Zhao Xi took out the sea map from the drawer, she had already betrayed this trust.

Even if Zhao Xi said that the route given to Jiang Jin was fake, the logic here doesn't make sense.

For Jiang Shuliu, since Zhao Xi is on Jiang Shuliu's side, why should he approach Jiang Jin without permission?

After hearing what Zhao Xi said, Jiang Shuliu closed his eyes slightly, but clenched his hands!

Zhao Xi was shocked: "Miss, let go!"

Zhao Xi tried hard to pry Jiang Shuliu's hand away. The originally golden butterfly was now stained with blood. The sharp edges of its wings pierced deeply into Jiang Shuliu's palm, and blood gradually flowed down. Zhao Xi helplessly held Jiang Shuliu's hand with both hands, not daring to touch it easily.

"This one is dirty. I'll change it for you." Jiang Shuliu's voice was hoarse, like a traveler who had been thirsty for a long time.

"Don't worry about that, take care of the wound first..." Before Zhao Xi could finish his words, Jiang Shuliu withdrew his hand, and without listening to what Zhao Xi said, he turned around and walked out.

Zhao Xi's eyes suddenly turned red.

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