The Ji Family's reach was really long.
"If you were a man, everyone would fight for you to be my guest."
"Guest?"
Jing Rong nodded. "You are so smart. Not only can you cure the dead, but you can also cure the living. Such a person, of course, everyone would fight for you."
"What about Your Highness?" Ji Yunshu looked at him with a thoughtful expression. "Does Your Highness also want me to be your guest? Help you get promoted? "
Get promoted?
Jing Rong smiled bitterly. "I'm not Jing Yi."
Yes, he wasn't Jing Yi. He didn't want to get involved in this dispute.
He didn't want to fight to the death.
In the end, both sides would suffer.
Ji Yunshu only smiled and didn't say anything.
The lantern in her hand was already finished. She used her blush to spread open the white paper. On it was a delicate plum blossom with light pink petals.
It was beautiful!
She carried the lantern out of the room, picked up a bamboo pole from the corner of the room, and carefully hung the lantern in the corner.
She raised her head and looked at the lantern. Her eyes sank as she said, "Sometimes, there are many things that are beyond your control. Heaven has arranged the path. Even if you try your best to avoid it, in the end, you will still walk on that path. It doesn't matter if you want it or not."
Jing Rong didn't say anything after listening to her.
Ji Yunshu turned around and met Jing Rong's calm eyes. She continued, "Your Highness, from the moment you were born, you were destined to fall into this whirlpool. Even if you don't want to fight, in the end, you will still fight. The story of the heir to the throne has always been true."
Ah!
"So, do you think that one day, this Prince will be like Jing Yi?"
"I don't know!"
She answered quickly.
Indeed, she didn't know. But she knew that as a prince, he would never live a peaceful life.
She turned around again and stood under the eaves. She looked up at the lantern she had hung.
Jing Rong silently stepped forward and stood beside her.
At this moment, neither of them wanted to break the silence.
But at this moment, a great wave was set off in Concubine Xiao's palace.
Bang!
Concubine Xiao's face and ears were flushed red. She stared at the broken porcelain on the floor with a stern expression.
Jing Yi sat calmly at the side.
"I didn't expect that I would fall into Jing Rong's trap. I'm only one step away now."
Jing Yi glanced at his mother. His heart was filled with anger, and his fists were clenched in his sleeves.
"Imperial Mother, things have already come to this. Don't let your anger harm your health."
"How can I not be angry? This time, Jing Rong has gained the upper hand. In the future, he will naturally have more weight in front of Imperial Father. On the other hand, your words will lose weight in front of your Imperial Father. "
"Is Imperial Mother worrying too much? In the end, this is only a case. Imperial Father's heart will not go so far as to elevate Jing Rong. This matter is also your son's fault. When the Ministry of Justice interrogated Gan Chuliang, I was already watching from the side. Otherwise, Jing Rong wouldn't have been able to take advantage of this loophole. "Jing Yi was annoyed.
Concubine Xiao rubbed her powdered face in disdain. "But no matter what, he's still a bastard whose mother doesn't show off."
At the mention of Jing Rong's birth mother, Concubine Xiao often gnashed her teeth.
That year, she entered the palace with Jing Rong's birth mother, Concubine Zhao. Concubine Zhao was like a foxy fox that captivated the Emperor. However, because she tried to poison Empress Xuanshu's unborn child, she was banished to the Cold Palace. In the end, she couldn't stand the waste of time and committed suicide.
But Concubine Xiao hated Jing Rong! She hated the fact that even if she was favored, the Emperor's love for her couldn't compare to the dead Empress Xuanshu and Concubine Zhao.
These two thorns ruthlessly stabbed into her ribs, causing her pain all day long.
Jing Yi got up and bowed his head. With a solemn expression, he said, "This son knows that Imperial Mother is doing this for my own good. But, Imperial Mother, please rest assured. This son knows what to do."
"Oh? Tell me! "
"Even if Jing Rong can solve this missing girls case and smoothly open the coffins of the Imperial Duke case, he won't be able to bear the consequences if something goes wrong. Moreover, the Lin Capital case happened fourteen years ago. It won't be easy to solve it." Jing Yi narrowed his eyes, reflecting a cold light.
But …
Concubine Xiao had some misgivings. She sighed softly. "If it was before, I wouldn't believe it either. But now that Teacher Ji is here, it's different. I've already met him and offered him an olive branch, but he didn't accept it. I even probed him to see if he would choose Prince Rong or us. His answer was to choose neither. This person's mind is really hard to fathom."
"There is one thing that this son wants to tell Imperial Mother."
"What is it?"
Jing Yi raised his eyes and said, "This Teacher Ji is actually the concubine daughter of Ji Shuhan of Ji Jiang's Ji Mansion."
"What?" Concubine Xiao was shocked.
Ji Shuhan wasn't a famous person, but his two sons, Ji Li and Ji Huan, were famous in the capital.
Concubine Xiao frowned and said incredulously, "He's Ji Shuhan's daughter? In other words, he's a woman? "
Oh my god!
Thinking about it carefully, that man was dressed in a plain robe. Not only was his behavior refined, but his tone was also gentle.
She should have thought of this earlier!
Jing Yi continued, "This son has already investigated clearly. That Miss Ji has already been expelled from the Ji Family's genealogy. That's why she followed Jing Rong back to the capital to help him solve the 'Lin Capital Case'."
"Expelled from the genealogy? Why?" Concubine Xiao asked.
"Imperial Mother might know that Ji Li and Ji Huan recently left the capital to return to Jinjiang. Because of the Ji Family's death, Ji Shuhan's son committed suicide in prison, and Old Madame Ji died of illness." He paused for a moment before continuing, "Because all of this is thanks to that Miss Ji."
Concubine Xiao was confused. "This Imperial Mother has heard of the Ji Family's death. Is this related to that Miss Ji?"
Jing Yi nodded.
He recounted the incident to her in detail.
After listening to him, Concubine Xiao's expression was unusually calm. She pondered for a long time.
She stood up and slowly walked forward. Her brows were tightly knitted as she analyzed the situation. "The people of the Ji Family are truly formidable characters. When Old Madame Ji was alive, she was already respected by the Emperor. When Ji Shuhan was an official in the imperial court, the Emperor also regarded him highly. Of his two sons, one is the Left Secretary of the Lin Yi Army, and the other is the Emperor's personally bestowed the title of Changlin General. Moreover, the title of Crown Prince's consort was bestowed to the Ji Family's first wife's daughter when Empress Xuanshu was still alive. Now, there's Ji Yunshu. The Ji Family's hands are really getting bigger and bigger. They have a woman by His Majesty's side, the Crown Prince's side, and even Jing Rong's side."
She couldn't express her jealousy, only unwillingness.
Jing Yi remained silent.
Concubine Xiao's eyes flashed with an ominous glint. She snorted. "Since that Miss Ji cannot be used by me, then this person cannot be allowed to live!"
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