Ji Xiaolan's face turned bright red, and he asked in a very low voice, "Eldest Prince, what's wrong?"
"Undercover agent."
Jiang Yun said mysteriously. Seeing Ji Xiaolan's continued doubts, Jiang Yun made up a lie, "These thieves come from a huge organization. I suspect that Jiang Yun and his group are related to the anti-Qing restoration movement, so I infiltrated Jiang Yun's organization and am currently investigating. His Majesty also knows about this. Lord Ji, please don't ruin my plan."
Upon hearing Jiang Yun's words, Ji Xiaolan's mouth immediately opened into an "O" shape, and Jiang Yun thought to herself with smug satisfaction.
"You're just a city patrol censor now, you can't even see the emperor. Even if I lied to you, you can't verify it with the emperor, hehe."
"So, what does the First Prince mean?"
Ji Xiaolan asked tentatively.
"Just pretend you didn't see it, go home, wash up, and go to bed. I know you love meat, Master Ji. Here, this is one hundred taels of silver. Consider it my treat, haha."
Jiang Yun secretly slipped two fifty-tael silver ingots into Lord Ji's sleeve.
"Since you think so highly of me, I will accept this money. If you ever need my help in the future, please don't hesitate to ask."
This is Jiang Yun's wife's subsidy money, and this old lecher doesn't even know it!
Jiang Yun felt a little like laughing when she thought about this place.
Ji Xiaolan readily accepted Jiang Yun's silver. It was the Qianlong era, a time of great prosperity, with prices soaring and pork so expensive. To receive a hundred taels of silver for free was foolish.
Having accepted Jiang Yun's money and learned of Jiang Yun's 'undercover' identity, Ji Xiaolan waved his hand, mounted his horse, and rode away. Jiang Yun's men were all puzzled, but seeing that their master had spoken, they could only follow Ji Xiaolan away in bewilderment.
"Lord Ji, Lord Ji—"
Seeing Ji Xiaolan suddenly leave, Jiang Yun hurriedly called out to the shopkeeper of Yu Fu Xiang. Unexpectedly, Xiao Yanzi rushed to Jiang Yun's side, kicked him, and spat out, "What are you yelling about? It's just that I took a few of your clothes. You know this is called robbing the rich to help the poor, right?"
After kicking and punching the shopkeeper for a while, Xiao Yanzi looked at Fu Jiangyun with admiration, her face flushed, and asked curiously, "Hey, what did you say to that fat black man? Why did Jiangyun leave without a word? Didn't he just say we were thieves and wanted to arrest us?"
As soon as Xiao Yanzi said this, Liu Qing and Liu Hong also cast curious glances at Jiang Yun, especially Liu Qing, whose curiosity was mixed with a hint of wariness.
Jiang Yun scratched his head, pretending to be relieved, and said, "I told Jiang Yun that I was the Crown Prince and you were the Crown Princess, and that we were just joking around, and then Jiang Yun left."
"ah?"
"You, you—"
Xiao Yanzi and Liu Hong stared in astonishment, their mouths agape, wide enough to fit an egg. Pointing at Jiang Yun, they stammered, unsure of what to say.
"You said you were the Crown Prince and we were the Crown Princess, and Jiang Yun believed you?"
After a long while, Little Swallow finally asked.
"Yeah, that's why I said it was a close call. I didn't expect Jiang Yun to actually believe it, haha."
Jiang Yun feigned surprise and laughed triumphantly.
"Wow, you're amazing! I think you should join us. You're such a good liar, if you come with us to perform, you'll definitely earn a lot of money."
Little Swallow suddenly suggested that now it was Jiang Yun's turn to have an egg fit in his mouth. Jiang Yun finally understood what it meant to be quirky and clever.
However, seeing that Liu Hong also looked eager to try, Jiang Yun didn't want to refuse directly. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Liu Qing say unhappily, "Hmph, it's just a trivial skill. She was just lucky to run into a stupid official."
Little Swallow ignored Liu Qing and, without any hesitation, grabbed Jiang Yun's arm, shook it, and suggested, "Hey, how about we become sworn brothers?"
"become sworn brothers?"
Jiang Yun asked back, while pretending to be unwilling. Seeing that Jiang Yun was unwilling, Xiao Yanzi kept shaking Jiang Yun's arm, and her budding breasts rubbed against Jiang Yun's chest, making Jiang Yun feel itchy.
At this moment, Liu Hong joined in, grabbing Jiang Yun's other arm and gently shaking it, excitedly saying, "Young Master, please agree to Xiao Yanzi's request. She admires heroes the most."
"Do you admire him?"
Jiang Yun asked with a smile.
"Um."
Liu Hong blushed and murmured an "Mmm".
"I like the honey trap."
Jiang Yun thought to himself smugly, completely ignoring Liu Qing's resentful expression.