The Emperor is not anxious, but the eunuchs are anxious to death
For the first time, Ji Yunshu felt like she was sitting on pins and needles.
She was well aware that Ji Li and Ji Huan were still staring at her, their fiery eyes itching to burn her to death.
Jing Rong returned within the time it took to burn half an incense stick before the start of the banquet.
He sat down quietly, his expression unperturbed. The moment he sat down, he looked directly at Jing Yi.
Jing Yi raised his wine cup in Jing Yi's direction, then glanced at Ji Yunshu before draining the cup in one gulp.
"Prince Yi was here?" He tilted his head and asked Ji Yunshu.
She said, "En."
"So, Ji Li and Ji Huan were also here?"
Another grunt of acknowledgment!
Jing Rong frowned and clenched his fists. He ordered Lang Po, "When the banquet is about to end, escort Teacher Ji away."
"Yes!"
Where did Jing Rong go? Did he go to see Kong Yu? He didn't say anything, and Ji Yunshu didn't ask.
At this moment, a few people entered the viewing platform. Everyone looked over.
"General Yuchi!" someone shouted.
Just like the day he entered the palace, Yuchi Lin was still dressed in armor, serious in speech and manner. He followed the eunuch who led the way to his seat and sat down.
But today, there was another person by his side.
Su Ziluo!
Bang!
The sound of a cup falling to the ground!
The moment Ji Huan saw Su Ziluo, his hand trembled and his cup fell to the ground.
He wasn't the only one. Even Ji Li was stunned.
"Ji Pei? He's not dead? "
The two of them looked at each other and widened their eyes.
Their actions attracted Jing Yi's attention. He glanced at them and followed their gaze to Su Ziluo, who was in the wheelchair.
Narrowing his eyes, he was puzzled!
Su Ziluo sat by Yuchi Lin's side, maintaining his usual indifference. However, his calm eyes hid a treacherous and profound meaning.
After a while, he suddenly raised his eyes and looked at Ji Li, just in time to meet Ji Li's astonished gaze.
Ji Li was caught off guard by this exchange of glances.
He nearly knocked over the wine pot in his hand.
Ji Huan tugged at his sleeve and whispered into his ear, "Big Brother, he can't be Ji Pei. That kid died two years ago. He's Yuchi Lin's man."
Ji Li remained silent.
She lowered her brows and avoided Su Ziluo's gaze. She poured herself another cup of wine and took a sip.
Calm down!
Ji Yunshu's gaze was fixed on Su Ziluo. She couldn't help but clench her fists in her sleeves. Her eyes nearly reddened.
He was not Ji Pei!
He wasn't!
She told herself over and over again, but she couldn't help but look at him.
That face was too similar to Ji Pei's.
Jing Rong noticed her expression and glanced at Su Ziluo from the corner of his eyes.
Could it be that Ji Yunshu was acquainted with him?
He wanted to open his mouth to ask, but he swallowed the words that were at the tip of his tongue.
"The Emperor has arrived!" The eunuch shouted.
Everyone stood up and bowed.
Qi Zhen Emperor and Concubine Xiao came together and sat on the dragon throne.
"My dear ministers, there's no need to stand on ceremony."
"Thank you, your majesty!"
One by one, they sat down.
Ji Yunshu didn't retract her gaze from Su Ziluo. She didn't listen to what the others said or what the Emperor said.
She only heard Yuchi Lin's introduction of Su Ziluo to Qi Zhen Emperor.
"Teacher Su is this general's good teacher and helpful friend. He is also a descendant of a family of generals. Although it's difficult for him to move and he doesn't go to the battlefield, he has been this general's best right-hand man for many years. This time, he came with me to Great Lin because I wanted to see the flourishing glory of the Great Lin."
Qi Zhen naturally treated Su Ziluo as an honored guest. He raised his cup of wine and offered a toast.
However, Su Ziluo only took a sip of tea.
At this moment, Jing Rong's brows furrowed even tighter. He leaned towards Ji Yunshu and whispered, "Previously, you said that General Yuchi is a brute. Then, what do you think of Teacher Su beside him?"
"I can't tell."
"Then, why do you keep staring at him?"
"I just feel that … he looks like an old friend of mine."
"Ji Pei?"
His words hit the nail on the head.
Ji Yunshu looked at him in silence.
Jing Rong used his chin to point at Ji Li and Ji Huan in the distance. "The three of you are looking at the same person. They are surprised, but you are disappointed and nervous. Presumably, this Teacher Su has an inseparable relationship with your Ji family. So, is he really the Ji Pei you have been waiting for?"
"He isn't!" Ji Yunshu immediately denied.
He is Su Ziluo, not Ji Pei!
Otherwise, why wouldn't he recognize me? Why didn't he look for me in the past two years?
Jing Rong's heart actually felt a bit more at ease because of her words.
However, Ji Yunshu suddenly asked him, "Shouldn't Your Highness be thinking about how to help Miss Kong?"
At the mention of Kong Yu, Jing Rong's expression turned cold.
After a moment of silence, he said, "She has her own decision."
'Huh?'
It was hard to guess the meaning of his words. What exactly did they talk about?
Seeing that Ji Yunshu was deep in thought, Jing Rong moved closer to her. His originally cold and handsome face suddenly became filled with a trace of evil.
"You want this Prince to marry her, but I'm afraid this Prince can't satisfy you. Because no one else can be this Prince's Princess Rong!"
The unspoken implication was that he wouldn't marry Kong Yu.
But these words of love always came too suddenly.
Ji Yunshu slightly lowered her head and directly ignored his words. She earnestly asked, "Then, do you really want to watch Miss Kong marry to Qujiang?"
"This Prince just said that she has her own decision."
"But she doesn't want to marry!"
"Perhaps, she really wants to marry." Jing Rong replied.
Ji Yunshu was left speechless by his words.
The two of them were very close to each other. They didn't know that when Ji Yunshu's eyes moved from Su Ziluo to Jing Rong, Su Ziluo's eyes also looked at her.
Seeing the two of them being so 'intimate', Su Ziluo's expression was still calm and indifferent. However, his hands, which were on the armrests of his wheelchair, were tightly clenched. The veins on the back of his hands were bulging.
Until …
Qi Zhen Emperor drank to his heart's content and said, "We are honored that the Prince of Qujiang has the heart to come to my Great Lin to propose marriage. In the past few days, we have looked through our Great Lin's imperial relatives and noble families and found a suitable candidate. We have already decreed that she will be married off to Qujiang as Princess Huiwen."
Only then did he withdraw his gaze and gradually relax his hands.
Yuchi Lin moved away and politely said, "The woman chosen by Your Majesty must be a phoenix among phoenixes. His Majesty will certainly marry her with generous gifts."
"It's not like there is no precedent for a marriage alliance between two countries. Five years ago, the two countries met on the battlefield, resulting in countless casualties. We really don't want to see such a scene again. I hope that from now on, there will be no more wars between Qujiang and Great Lin."
"That's natural. This is also His Majesty's wish."
Yuchi Lin replied in an orderly manner.
Qi Zhen Emperor smiled and raised his hand. "Someone, invite Princess Huiwen over. She will be going to Qujiang tomorrow. Today, we will send her off."
The eunuch bowed and hurriedly went to invite Princess Huiwen.
The matter was about to be settled. After all, this matter had nothing to do with Ji Yunshu.
But …
She still reminded Jing Rong, "If you don't propose now, it will be too late."
Jing Rong did not respond.
He did not move.
The Emperor was not anxious, but the eunuch was anxious to death!
Not long after, Kong Yu arrived with the eunuch.
A bright red embroidered robe was spread out on the floor. The robe was embroidered with lotus heads, and the petals of the robe fluttered in the wind.
Gold and silver hairpins and pearls fell off.
A small flower was drawn between Kong Yu's delicate and pretty eyebrows.
Her peach-pink face was gentle and gentle.
She was like a red dot among a hundred flowers.
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