Chapter 987 - 148 Turtle_2
It turned out she had misread it all along. Xiao Linshuang blinked and giggled, "Haha, of course I knew, I was just joking with you, hehe."
Seeing the girl’s innocent charm, Zhao Hongyan was both fond of her and reluctant to let go, really wanting her to accompany him to the Capital City. However, the thought of her family being here made it even harder to ask her to leave her kin.
After pondering for a long while, he eventually refrained from asking her to go to the Capital City.
Eunuch Chang glanced at Xiao Linshuang with a meaningful look: "Is your old tabby cat blind and deaf? An old friend has left and it didn’t even come out to see them off?"
Xiao Linshuang blinked her eyes, continuing to feign ignorance: "An old friend? Eunuch, do you also have an old tabby cat? Where is it, I didn’t see it?"
"We don’t have one in our household, but we’ll have one very soon," Eunuch Chang’s mouth twitched. This girl was as difficult to deal with as that old codger.
"Let’s go!"
Following Eunuch Chang’s command, the guards hurried the carriages off majestically, of course, not without Li Chang leading the Yamen officials for the escort.
Just before leaving, Li Chang suddenly approached Xiao Linshuang with a sycophantic grin, revealing all his yellow teeth, "Miss Xiaolin, that Jade Pendant isn’t edible or drinkable, it’s no fun keeping it! How about this, sell it to me and I’ll give you silver, then you can buy some nice food and drink."
Taking advantage of Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng’s absence, Li Chang tried to trick Xiao Linshuang into giving up the Jade Pendant. If it came to it, he could just play the scoundrel when they came looking for it. This was the Prince’s item, after all—holding onto it would surely bring glory to his ancestors.
Seeing Li Chang’s calculating eyes, Xiao Linshuang was quite annoyed. Yet, she feigned enthusiasm on her face: "Sir Li makes a good point. So, how much silver are you planning to pay for this Jade Pendant?"