Chapter 230: Did I… accidentally stumble into a battlefield? (1 / 2)
In the courtyard, the breeze carried the fragrance of plum blossoms, filling the entire garden with their scent.
A cat and a dog playfully darted through the fence, and a plump rooster clucked noisily.
The elegant and the mundane coexisted. In Ji Sui’s plum garden, Qin Zheng’s chickens would sometimes wander in. As Ji Sui played the qin, the chickens would cluck in response, creating a comical scene. Not long after, the flustered maidservants hired by Qin Zheng would rush in to carry the chickens away. Qin Zheng clearly wanted nothing to do with Ji Sui.
All of this took place far away in Luzhou.
—Ji Sui was the governor of Luzhou.
Now, however, Ji Sui was lying in his old residence in the capital, wrapped in thick blankets, staring blankly at the canopy above.
Just moments ago, Qin Zheng had come to see him, her footsteps unusually light—steps he had never heard before. What followed was more than a mere conversation; in Ji Sui’s perception, it felt more like a declaration.
His granddaughter had told him that she had found her own path. She planned to help the Crown Prince recover his health and carve out a free and independent future for herself.
Ji Sui… fell silent.