A Troublesome Princess
Concubine Xiao was truly a lucky woman. Not only did she have a proud son who was good at seducing people, but she also had an eloquent daughter. Moreover, she was also deeply loved by the emperor.
In her previous life, she probably saved the entire Milky Way Galaxy!
Jing Xuan was, after all, a princess. If she wanted to tag along, Ji Yunshu couldn't refuse. She could only sit upright without saying a word.
A person slipped into the carriage, and it was a princess. Jing Rong naturally wouldn't let her go.
Sure enough, the curtain was pulled open and Jing Rong's hand reached in and grabbed Jing Xuan's arm.
"Get down!"
His voice was a little scary.
As Jing Xuan was being pulled out of the carriage, she subconsciously grabbed Ji Yunshu's arm, causing Ji Yunshu's body to fall out of the carriage as well.
Seeing this, Jing Rong loosened his grip a little.
"Imperial Brother, I won't cause you any trouble. I promise." She was very sincere.
"I'll count to three. If you don't come down, I'll break your legs and throw you out."
"You're doing this again!"
With tears in her eyes, Jing Xuan subconsciously shrunk her legs and leaned back with all her strength.
In fact, this wasn't the first time. Seven years ago, Jing Xuan was only ten years old. Because she sneaked into the Rong Estate, she pestered Jing Rong. Jing Rong pushed her for an entire morning, but he couldn't get rid of her.
In the end, he couldn't bear it any longer. He picked up a sword from the shelf in the room and used its hilt to strike her leg.
The result was obvious. Jing Xuan lay in bed for a whole month. Concubine Xiao cried in front of the emperor for two days. In the end, the emperor couldn't resist the beauty's tears. Moreover, it happened to be the time of Empress Xuanshu's funeral. The emperor punished Jing Rong to the mausoleum and guarded the coffin for a year.
"Imperial Brother, I won't cause you any trouble. I promise. I'll just stand there quietly. I won't say anything. Really. "
"One, two …"
Before he could count to three, Ji Yunshu said, "It's getting late. Let's hurry."
In other words, Jing Xuan agreed to let Jing Xuan stay.
Jing Xuan understood the meaning behind it. Of course, she was very happy. She smiled at Ji Yunshu gratefully.
Jing Rong pondered for a moment. After some deliberation, he pulled Jing Xuan's hand away.
With a snort, he lowered the curtain, mounted the horse, and gave the order to set off.
Inside the carriage, Jing Xuan twisted her arm, which was hurting from being grabbed, and complained, "This imperial brother of mine always loses his temper at me. I thought he would change his temper after being away for half a year, but I didn't expect him to still be so rude and irritable."
"Did you offend him?" asked Ji Yunshu.
"Not at all, not at all." She hurriedly denied, "Among all my brothers and sisters, the one I like the most is Imperial Brother Jing Rong. He looks cold, but I know he treats me well."
Treat you well?
Then why should I break your legs?
Could it be that this was what everyone meant by 'you won't die if you don't seek death'?
While Ji Yunshu was puzzled, Jing Xuan raised her eyes, and her face was filled with emotion as she recalled.
She said, "Seven years ago, when I was only ten years old, a group of people from the Yuan Clan came, saying that they wanted to form a marriage alliance with the imperial family. Imperial Father and Imperial Mother discussed that when I reached the age of fifteen, they would marry me. Imperial Mother also agreed. When I found out, I begged Imperial Mother for a long time, but Imperial Mother didn't care about my feelings. I secretly left the palace to find Imperial Brother, and asked him to help me. But Imperial Brother ignored me. I pestered him for a long time, and in the end, he broke my legs in anger."
She paused for a moment, then smiled as if she was very lucky.
She continued, "It was precisely because Imperial Brother broke my leg that when the Yuanzu people found out, they insisted on canceling the marriage with Eighth Sister. Although Imperial Brother broke my leg on the surface, I knew that he was helping me. It's just that he had to mourn over my spirit for a year."
She felt guilty.
Although Jing Rong's method was too unorthodox and extreme, she had to admit that it was effective.
Ji Yunshu had a new understanding of Jing Rong.
Her eyes slightly drooped, and her mind became a little cloudy.
Jing Xuan waved her hands in front of her eyes.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing."
"Why are you like my Third Imperial Brother, who shares the same mother as me? You like to daydream. But I don't like him, I like you."
Ji Yunshu felt a chill down her spine, and the corner of her mouth twitched.
In the next moment, Jing Xuan's body suddenly closed in on her. Her beautiful eyes curved, and she bit her lip. With a strange tone, she said, "Teacher, I like your soft skin and tender flesh."
"Princess, please conduct yourself with dignity."
"Why should I conduct myself with dignity? If I like you, then I like you. If I don't like you, then I don't like you. Yesterday, you knelt in the main hall and forced Imperial Father to agree to open the coffin. Do you know that in the past, if anyone dared to overstep his authority and force Imperial Father to do anything, that person would undoubtedly die? Moreover, your boldness is something that even Imperial Father can't do anything about. I have never seen this kind of boldness in many of the court officials. So, this princess … "
As she spoke, she stretched out her index finger and gently hooked Ji Yunshu's chin.
"Love at first sight!"
Ah!
Ji Yunshu's liver trembled fiercely.
At first, she was stunned, but she immediately grabbed Jing Xuan's hand and moved it away from her chin.
She said again, "Princess, please conduct yourself with dignity!"
"I won't. Not only that, I also want to see what your face looks like under this mask."
She reached out to take off Ji Yunshu's mask.
Ji Yunshu turned her body, and her expression turned cold. "If you continue to act like this, I will stop the carriage and have His Highness throw you off."
Jing Xuan's hand froze, and she immediately calmed down. She pursed her lips and obediently sat down.
"I was only joking with you. Why take it so seriously?"
"It doesn't matter if it's a joke or a joke. If Princess really wants to know the truth about the missing girls case, then you should know your place. Don't test other people's patience."
"I know, I know. At worst, I won't disturb you anymore."
She turned her head and opened the curtain.
Since they were in the southern part of the city, there were very few people on the road. She looked around for a few times, but found it boring. She then sat upright, but from time to time, she would look at Ji Yunshu.
As for Ji Yunshu, she was naturally 'afraid' of her. She moved a little further away and tightened the mask on her face.
When they arrived at the memorial hall, the two of them got off the carriage.
Outside the memorial hall, there were many people from the capital governor's office. When they saw Jing Rong, they all saluted him, completely ignoring the well-behaved Jing Xuan.
Ji Yunshu followed behind Jing Rong and entered the courtyard. The courtyard was filled with people, and all of them had ugly expressions on their faces.
Some of them covered their mouths, and their faces were red.
Some of them even had their eyes closed, and their backs were facing the inside of the house.
It was obvious how disgusting that corpse was!
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