As Ji Wanxin spoke, Ji Yunshu calmed down.
Ji Yunshu remained calm.
She didn't care anymore.
Everything was in the past. Moreover, she knew all of this.
After Ji Wanxin finished speaking, Ji Yunshu quietly listened. She stood up and walked to the screen. Her fingers gently rubbed the phoenix embroidered on it.
"Do you know why I did this?" Ji Wanxin asked.
"…" Ji Wanxin's lips curled into a sinister and unwilling smile. She stood up and said, "Actually, when we were young, I really sympathized with you and pitied you. But after we grew up, everything changed. From the day Ji Pei came to the Ji family, everything changed. I'm clearly better than you, I'm better than you in every way.
I'm obviously better than you, but Ji Pei only has you in his heart. There's no room for me. Why? Why? "
Ji Yunshu asked loudly.
At the same time, she grabbed Ji Yunshu's sleeve and tugged.
Ji Yunshu turned around, and the two of them stood face to face.
So close! Ji Wanxin didn't know where she got the strength from, but she tightly held onto Ji Yunshu's hand. Her gentle face was gone, replaced by a sinister expression. She fiercely said, "You're just a bastard. Your mother was born in a brothel! Everyone says I'm good looking, gentle, and generous, but Ji Pei never looked at me. It's all because of you! You took away what belongs to me! As for Prince Rong, I clearly met him at a family banquet. Why is he the same as Ji Pei, only having you in his eyes? And if I can't get it, I don't want to see you get it either. Only if you die can I get it.
Only after you die can I take back what belongs to me. "
At that moment, Ji Wanxin's mouth seemed to be filled with blood.
So sinister!
Ji Yunshu wasn't angry. Her eyes were filled with disgust, disappointment, and even sympathy.
She swung her arm and flung Ji Wanxin to the ground.
That woman must have used up all her strength, as she was flung to the ground.
It was also at that moment that Ji Wanxin cried.
Ji Yunshu stood in front of her, looking down at the distressed sickly beauty.
After a long time …
She pointed at the cup of tea placed in front of her and said to Ji Wanxin, "This cup of tea or this cold courtyard, you choose."
Huh?
Finished speaking, she turned around and prepared to leave.
"Yunshu!"
Ji Wanxin called her name.
She stopped in her tracks but did not turn around.
After a long time, endless sorrow appeared on Ji Wanxin's pale face. Tears filled her eyes as she looked at the cup of tea in front of her. "Can I ask one more thing of you?"
"Speak."
"Second Brother is dead. Only Big Sister and Lingzhi are left in the family. Can you take good care of them for me?"
"Alright, I promise you."
"Thank you." She moved her gaze away from the teacup and slowly looked at Ji Yunshu. Her eyes were full of longing as she said, "I really hope that you and I are really good sisters. If there's a next life, I want to be sisters with you again."
From beginning to end, Ji Yunshu didn't turn around. Her eyes were filled with tears, and her neck was tightly clenched.
In the end, he did not say a word.
He left.
Behind her, through the screen, Ji Wanxin shouted, "Yunshu, I've let you down in this life!"
He shouted himself hoarse.
Ugh!
That apology came many years too late!
Ji Yunshu's body trembled as tears fell from her eyes. Step by step, she walked away with difficulty.
As soon as she left, she bumped into Shen Zhangqin, who was rushing over.
"Where is she?"
Ji Yunshu glanced at him and left without saying a word.
When Shen Zhangqin entered, what he saw was a corpse lying on the ground.
Blood flowed from Ji Wanxin's mouth onto her white silk dress. It was a glaring and sorrowful sight. The cup of tea in front of her was empty.
She would rather die than spend the rest of her life in this empty and cold courtyard.
To her, death might be a release.
Shen Zhangqin's eyes widened as he stood there in disbelief.
After a long time, he walked over and crouched beside Ji Wanxin's body. He reached out and picked her up.
"Wanxin, no … no …" Shen Zhangqin shouted in a daze.
Tragic beyond compare!
After Ji Yunshu left the courtyard, she walked along the long corridor of the palace walls.
At this moment, she didn't know what she was feeling.
Suddenly —
A small cuju rolled out from around the corner and hit her feet.
It bounced off a little.
Huh?
She regained her senses and picked up the cuju.
The cuju was very exquisite. There were several beautiful beads on it that made a sound when it was gently shaken.
The sound was very pleasant.
Just as she was wondering where the cuju came from, a small figure dashed in front of her.
"This is Zhen's."
Ji Yunshu looked and saw a young boy standing in front of her. He was dressed in a dragon robe.
His big eyes were looking at her.
Ji Yunshu smiled gently. "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"No need for formalities. There's no one else here."
It was true!
This little emperor was really ambitious. He had only been on the throne for a few days and he already didn't bring any eunuchs with him.
Jing Cheng probably sensed the doubt in Ji Yunshu's heart, so he said, "It was We who didn't allow them to follow us. They secretly came here to play Cuju."
He explained seriously.
Ji Yunshu asked, "Your Majesty is now the Emperor of Great Lin. Shouldn't you be studying in the imperial study?"
She held the cuju in her hands and didn't give it to him.
Jing Cheng wasn't an impatient child. Since Ji Yunshu asked, he answered, "I've already finished reading what Grand Tutor taught me. I read it for a long time and ran out when Grand Tutor was napping."
"Oh? How did Grand Tutor fall asleep? "
"I heard from Grand Tutor that he played chess with himself the whole night last night. Naturally, he didn't have much energy this morning."
Pfft!
Ji Yunshu's heavy heart relaxed a lot.
She tossed the cuju in her hands up a few times. "Your Majesty, do you really want to play?"
"Yes. When I'm at home, I play with them. But when I come to the palace, I stay in the imperial study all day. I can't go anywhere. Even if I want to go, there are many people following me. It's not good at all." Jing Cheng's little face puffed up.
He was not used to it since he had just ascended to the throne.
Thereupon —
Ji Yunshu said, "How about this. I'll play cuju with Your Majesty."
"Really?"
"Of course."
Jing Cheng was very happy.
The two of them began playing cuju in the long corridor within the palace walls.
They were having fun!
Not long after, Shang Zhuo brought a few eunuchs over.
They saw the warm scene from afar.
They also heard the clean laughter.
It was rare to hear it in the cold palace.
The eunuch beside him asked, "Grand Tutor Shang, do you want to go over?"
Shang Zhuo raised his hand. "No need. Just watch from afar. When Your Majesty is tired, Miss Ji will send you back to the hall."
"Yes!"
The eunuchs received the order and waited there.
In the distance, a tall and short figure danced happily.
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