Chapter 74 Belated affection

As the carriage stopped, Shen Ruyan realized that they had arrived at the Prince's Mansion.

In the live broadcast on the screen, Wen Ya and a few others were lying motionless in their chairs. The staff next to them were busy around their faces, and no one knew what they were doing.

Shen Ruyan watched the live broadcast for a while with a frown on her face, then got off the carriage and walked into the Prince's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, the Prince's Mansion was completely unguarded against her. After seeing her, the housekeeper even took the initiative to open the door and let her in.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is waiting for you in the study." The butler bowed to Shen Ruyan.

This was not the first time Shen Ruyan came to Jun Jingrui's study, so she didn't need anyone to lead the way and walked there on her own.

After the servant informed her, Shen Ruyan walked into Jun Jingrui's study unhindered.

Jun Jingrui sat on a chair, holding a book in his hand, but his eyes were always looking away.

He put down the book in his hand only after seeing Shen Ruyan coming. "You took the initiative to come to me today. Is there something?"

Shen Ruyan bowed to Jun Jingrui and said, "Kill three people from my Shen family. What am I doing here today? Your Highness the Crown Prince is asking even though you already know the answer."

Jun Jingrui burst out laughing.

"So, the general's wife is here today to call for justice?"

Shen Ruyan's status was lower than Jun Jingrui's. Even if she was angry, she didn't dare to use the term "raising an army to hold him accountable".

"Your Highness, you are joking." Shen Ruyan stood up straight. "I just feel that there seems to be some misunderstandings between Your Highness and me. I came here today just to clear up these misunderstandings. Xueyao is my only daughter. Your Highness rejected her invitation and killed three people in my family. It must be because of these misunderstandings."

Shen Ruyan was angry but dared not say anything. After hearing what he said, Jun Jingrui laughed out loud.

"In fact, there is no misunderstanding between us as you said. I told you before we started working together, don't lie to me, otherwise I will not let you off easily."

Shen Ruyan couldn't help but tremble even though she was standing straight.

"Your Highness, do you mind the general's demotion?" Shen Ruyan explained, "After all, the general saved the emperor's life. He is loyal and has made great military achievements. His demotion is just because the emperor was angry for a while. It will be fine in a few days.

"What's more, the war may start again soon, and the general will be entrusted with important tasks. Why is Your Highness so anxious to kill our Shen family?"

After Shen Ruyan finished speaking, she raised her eyes to look at Jun Jingrui's reaction and found that Jun Jingrui was not moved at all.

"Is your highness angry because of Ji Chenxing?"

Shen Ruyan changed direction and asked tentatively.

After hearing this name, Jun Jingrui became interested in Shen Ruyan's words.

"Yes, it's because of Ji Chenxing." Jun Jingrui admitted openly: "Ji Chenxing is still alive, but she is in another world now. We can see her but she can't see us."

After Jun Jingrui finished speaking, he looked at Shen Ruyan with more respect in his eyes, "You are her family, can you still contact her? Tell me what to do, I have a lot to say to her."

After hearing Jun Jingrui's request, Shen Ruyan took two steps back and forced a smile. She did not directly answer Jun Jingrui's question, but changed the question in another direction.

"Your Highness, you are joking. Chen Xing is already dead. Why are you always thinking about a dead person? You might as well give this thought to the other girl who is waiting for you." Jun Jingrui tapped the pages of the book on the table with his fingers. "The girl who is waiting for me? Are you talking about Ji Xueyao?"

Shen Ruyan nodded and was about to say something when she heard Jun Jingrui say, "She is far inferior to Chen Xing."

No one can stand hearing people say that their daughter is not as good as others. Shen Ruyan dared not speak out and clenched her fists.

But when it comes to Ji Chenxing, Jun Jingrui keeps talking about him endlessly.

"You know, it was snowing that winter, and she was wearing a black battle armor and holding a black tasseled spear in her hand. She was so cool. In all my years, I have never seen a woman like her!"

Jun Jingrui looked at the place not far away, his eyes full of nostalgia.

"That year, the flood had just passed and the plague was rampant. A large number of refugees poured into the capital from outside. These people were unreasonable and undisciplined. They were carrying the plague and guarded the gates of the capital, insisting on entering the capital.

"At that time, even the officials in the capital did not dare to leave the city. In the end, my father ordered me to leave the city myself. Only then did I know that she was also outside the city."

When talking about Ji Chenxing, Jun Jingrui's indifferent expression just now disappeared completely, replaced by a pair of affectionate eyes.

Shen Ruyan snorted sarcastically.

"Your Highness, you were very firm when you accused Ji Chenxing of treason. Why are you pretending to be affectionate now? If you had half of the demeanor you have today, I'm afraid Ji Chenxing wouldn't have died."

Jun Jingrui was silent.

Shen Ruyan is still persuading:

"It's too late to undo what has been done. If Your Highness wants to compensate Ji Chenxing, you might as well put that love into Xueyao. Xueyao is young and very smart. Your Highness will definitely fall in love with her if you spend more time with her.

"In the past, Chen Xing's favorite person was Xue Yao. If Your Highness is willing to treat Xue Yao well, Chen Xing would definitely agree if he knew about it in the other world."

In Shen Ruyan's words, Ji Xueyao is still an ignorant child. If Jun Jingrui had not seen Ji Xueyao's comments in the live broadcast, he would have been deceived by Shen Ruyan again.

Jun Jingrui shook his head. "Don't say those things. It's useless. If you don't want me to target your Shen family, then show some sincerity and compensate me for my losses."

Having said that, we finally got to the point that Shen Ruyan wanted to hear.

Shen Ruyan perked up her spirits, "I wonder what your Highness means by sincerity?"

Jun Jingrui cleared his throat and said, "I've already said it before, find a way to help me contact her."

Shen Ruyan secretly cursed Jun Jingrui in her heart. This man was so disgusting. He was the one who agreed to kill Ji Chenxing first. Now that Ji Chenxing was dead, he was pretending to be affectionate again.

If any modern person sees Jun Jingrui like this, he will at least curse him for his belated love, which is worth less than grass.

Shen Ruyan didn't dare to get angry with Jun Jingrui directly, so she could only persuade him: "Your Highness, Ji Chenxing is already dead, and I am not a witch doctor who can summon gods, how can I possibly invite Ji Chenxing over?"

Unexpectedly, Jun Jingrui not only did not regret it, but spoke more confidently.

"I don't care. I don't know what method Ji Zunxing used to invite her back from that world, but I want to tell you that from today on, I will still kill a member of the Shen family every day as before. As for when to stop, it depends on when you find a way for me to talk to her."

(End of this chapter)