Chapter 928: Chapter 928: I Like it but I Won’t Give it to You_1

Li Hongyuan was studying a map intensely. After a while, he finally looked up and said, “If you’re planning to mess with Master Jieming, you should know when to stop. Even a cornered dog will bite.”

“How did you figure it out?”

“You asking me about a monk usually means you’re not planning to make him your spiritual guide.” Li Hongyuan said indifferently, “After all, you’re not one to enter the hall of treasures empty-handed.”

“Sigh, you always think I’m too utilitarian.”

“Take what you came for and go. I’m busy here. I don’t have time to entertain you.” Li Hongyuan bent back over his map. From Jiang Ning’s angle, she could vaguely make out that it was a detailed map of where Silla and Rouran intersected, complete with mountains and lakes.

This map was even more detailed than the one Jiang Yi had given Jiang Ning.

In this era without satellites, it’s incredibly difficult to draw such an accurate and detailed map.

Very few people can get their hands on a map like this.

Jiang Ning couldn’t help but take a few more looks.

“Do you like it?” Li Hongyuan glanced at her.

“Yes,” Jiang Ning had always been straight to the point and never hesitated in expressing her feelings.

“Well, you can’t have it,” Li Hongyuan said.

“….”

What’s the point of asking then?

Jiang Ning sulkily replied, “Enjoy your day, I’m leaving.”

Li Hongyuan said, “Remember what I said, know when to stop.”

“I know.”

She left quickly, clutching a piece of paper.

Li Hongyuan shook his head.

He knew her promises always amounted to nothing.

Her spoken phrases such as “ok” and “I understand” were merely words she uttered without intentions of keeping.

If anyone thought her agreement was sincere, they would especially suffer at her hands.

Because she never took her own promises seriously.

Li Hongyuan often thought of her as quirky. The morality of society seems unable to constrain her. She had her own set of rules.

There were things she couldn’t bear by society’s standards, and yet, she didn’t consider them a bother.

For example, a concubine mother in charge of all the affairs at the East Palace and even receiving provisions from the Princess Consort.

This was unimaginable to other main wives.

Yet, Jiang Ning didn’t care and even voluntarily asked Concubine Li to help manage things.

Even now, with Li Yuanyuan severely injured, she could still get things done with the aid of her crutches. Jiang Ning never suggested taking back power.

On the other hand, she was stubborn about seemingly unimportant matters.

For example, her obsession with shoes.

The clothes were unimportant to her; she was comfortable in any plain cotton dress. But when it came to shoes, she was incredibly picky.

Even a tiny bit of discomfort was unacceptable to her.

Li Hongyuan was convinced that she was the person who owned the most shoes in the Great Sheng, especially luxury ones.

Apart from shoes, there was also the matter of Concubine Jin’s death.

To this day, most people had forgotten the matter.

Even the Emperor, for a vague prophecy, decided to let it slide. Even Concubine Jin’s own son bore the grudge for the Imperial Throne.

She was just an outsider with no real relation to Concubine Jin. It wasn’t necessary for her to risk anything.

But she refused to let it go.

Li Hongyuan once asked her, “Why are you so insistent on getting revenge for the concubine mother? Just because she helped you a few times, loved the food you cooked?”