Chapter 586: She’s a Jinx

Chapter 586: She's His Kryptonite

On the other hand, Hua Feixue's strength and height didn't look like a woman's in any way.

Except for that face of hers—so beautiful it could pass for either gender—which was indeed enough to drive countless men wild.

Ji Qingqing's words snapped Luo Jingshen back to reality.

Only then did it hit him—he'd been around Snowflake for so long, and besides holding her hand and putting his arm around her waist, he'd never done anything more intimate when they were alone.

Like, every time he tried to kiss her, Snowflake would pretend to be shy and dodge away.

Then she'd grab his hand all bashful-like, telling him it was too soon and not to be so impatient.

Luo Jingshen had never thought much of it back then, completely hooked by Hua Feixue's looks.

Now that he looked back, wasn't she just playing him the whole time?

He didn't even want to imagine—if Snowflake really was a man, then hadn't he been hugging, kissing, and flirting with a dude every day?

Just her getting close to him had made him get turned on by a man?

Just picturing that scene was enough to make him want to puke.

Luo Jingshen's face went scary dark, and he swore to himself that he would find Snowflake.

Getting the military token back was one thing, but the main thing was getting to the truth of this mess.

He asked Ji Qingqing, "Where did your second brother pick her up from, and where's her home?"

When she heard that, Ji Qingqing's first thought wasn't to answer him, but to wonder—had Hua Feixue already left the Eastern Palace?

She was secretly overjoyed, because this meant the Crown Prince might come back around to her.

With that in mind, Ji Qingqing tested the waters: "Your Highness, did Hua Feixue pull one over on you?"

Luo Jingshen obviously caught the joy on Ji Qingqing's face. His eyes darkened as he said:

"Yeah, she swindled me out of something really important, so I've got to find her and get it back."

"Qing Qing, tell me everything you know. This time I'm going to find her, skin her alive, and chop her into pieces."

Hearing Luo Jingshen say that only made Ji Qingqing happier inside.

She thought to herself, Hua Feixue, your days are numbered—the Crown Prince will never let you off easy.

Even though she was ecstatic inside, she kept an innocent face and said, "Your Highness, Hua Feixue was brought back by my second brother from outside. The second he got back to the manor, he announced in front of the whole family that he'd marry no one but her."

"All I know is that Hua Feixue used to sell those picture books, but where she's actually from, I have no idea."

Luo Jingshen frowned, annoyed. Ji Qingqing's words were basically useless—she might as well have said nothing.

He'd come today specifically to pry info out of her about where Hua Feixue was.

But as it turned out, Ji Qingqing clearly didn't know anything.

Luo Jingshen ran out of patience and turned to leave.

He figured he'd be better off just going straight to ask Ji Qingfeng.

Seeing him about to leave, Ji Qingqing panicked and lunged after him, but the cell bars stopped her.

She shouted, "Your Highness, didn't you say that if I answered a few questions, you'd get me out of here?"

Luo Jingshen stopped and shot her a cold, sneering look.

"I only said I'd ask you questions—I never said I'd let you out."

"Do you think someone as dirty and despicable as you is worth saving?"

Ji Qingqing: "..."

Luo Jingshen's words stabbed her right in the heart, choking her with despair.

She thought she'd grabbed a lifeline, only to realize she was just a fool in everyone's eyes.

Ji Qingqing watched Luo Jingshen walk away, the light in her eyes fading, feeling like her heart had sunk to the bottom of a pit.

She had a feeling this was the last time she'd ever see Luo Jingshen—he wasn't coming back.

She slumped to the ground in despair, tears silently rolling down her cheeks, but nobody gave a damn.

After leaving the prison, Luo Jingshen got ready to head to the Marquis Yongning's place to find Ji Qingfeng.

He figured that since Ji Qingfeng had brought Hua Feixue back and announced in front of Madam Ji and Ji Nanchuan that he'd marry no one else, he must have already dug up her background.

But just as he was about to walk out, he bumped into an old imperial physician carrying a medicine box.

Luo Jingshen exploded. "How dare you! Are you blind? You actually bumped into me?"

The old physician thought the voice sounded familiar. When he looked up and saw it was Luo Jingshen, he dropped to his knees in terror, kowtowing and begging for forgiveness.

"Forgive me, Your Highness! This humble official didn't mean it—I was urgently called by the prefect to come save someone."

"In my hurry, I accidentally ran into Your Highness. Please, Your Highness, forgive me."

Luo Jingshen furrowed his brow, glancing back toward the government office.

"Is someone in Lord Zhao's family injured?"

The old physician shook his head. "No, it's the Second Young Master Ji. I heard he was stabbed in the prison and has lost too much blood—he's fallen unconscious."

"I was rushing in to treat the Second Young Master Ji and did not intend to offend Your Highness."

Luo Jingshen: "..."

Luo Jingshen: "!!!"

A sudden thought hit him, and he immediately asked, "The Second Young Master Ji you speak of—is that Ji Qingfeng of the Marquis Yongning's manor?"

The old physician nodded. "To answer Your Highness, yes, it is."

Luo Jingshen felt as if the sky had collapsed.

He had been about to go to the Marquis Yongning's manor to ask Ji Qingfeng about Hua Feixue, only to find out the man had just been stabbed in the government office.

Connecting that to the blood on Ji Qingqing and the food box on the table, what else could Luo Jingshen not understand?

Ji Qingfeng must have brought a food box to visit Ji Qingqing, only to be stabbed by her instead.

At this moment, Luo Jingshen cursed Ji Qingqing to himself a hundred times over.

A total screw-up—good for nothing but making things worse.

He felt that Ji Qingqing was born just to mess with him.

Every idea he had, Ji Qingqing found a way to ruin.

But now was clearly not the time for blame; the priority was saving the man.

If Ji Qingfeng died, he'd have no shot at finding Hua Feixue. And then wouldn't the fifty thousand Longyue Army troops stop following his orders?

With this thought, Luo Jingshen immediately said to the senior physician, "No matter what method you use, you'd better bring Ji Qingfeng back."

"If you don't, I'll hold you personally responsible!"

The senior physician's heart skipped a beat. Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, he quickly said, "Rest assured, Your Highness the Crown Prince. I'll do everything I can to treat Second Young Master Ji."

Luo Jingshen followed the physician to the guest room in the back courtyard of the government office.

Ji Qingfeng lay flat on his back on the bed, his handsome face as pale as paper, devoid of any trace of color.

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