Just in case
Prince Yi's estate.
The palace attendant had just left. Jing Yi held the imperial edict with a deep smile on his face.
He had achieved his goal.
Dou Quan congratulated, "Congratulations, Your Highness. You are now one step closer to your great cause."
Jing Yi glared at him, the corners of his lips curling up slightly as he revealed the look of an infatuated fool. "Don't spout nonsense here. This prince sincerely wishes to marry that Miss Ji."
Haha.
There's no outsider here. What's there to pretend for?
Dou Quan bowed. "Yes. Congratulations, Your Highness, on marrying a beauty."
That's not bad.
Jing Yi instructed, "Immediately bring this prince's generous gift to the General's Estate. The gift must be valuable."
"Yes."
Dou Quan accepted the order.
Jing Yi was just about to enter the room to plan his great cause.
The sound of footsteps approached from afar. The sound was forceful and filled with hostility.
Looking in the direction of the sound, Jing Yi saw Ji Li walking in with a solemn expression.
Jing Yi signaled to Dou Quan with his eyes.
Dou Quan nodded and withdrew.
"War Secretary Ji, why have you come at this time? Shouldn't His Majesty's decree have already been delivered to your estate? Shouldn't you be celebrating at your estate? "
Celebrate your sister!
It was already good enough that Ji Li didn't kill anyone.
Jing Yi hurried over, his eyes fierce.
"Your Highness, why don't you get straight to the point?"
Straight to the point!
"Oh? Why doesn't this prince understand what you mean? "
Pretending to be ignorant!
Ji Li replied, "The bestowal of marriage is an order from His Majesty. This subject can only obey. However, this subject has come today to clarify a matter with Your Highness." His face was stern, and it was impossible to tell what he was feeling.
Anger?
Unwillingness?
Jing Yi looked at him and sneered, "I'm all ears."
If you have something to say, then say it directly. Your Highness marrying Mu Qing as your legal consort is a good thing on the surface, but those who understand your Highness's thoughts are naturally aware of what you are thinking. You only want to rope us two brothers in to work for you, and control the military power in our hands. Although your Highness is currently in power and will fall with the wind, this has always been the fate of the court, and we should do the same. However, ever since the First Prince besieged the palace, we two brothers no longer participate in the struggle between factions. Who is the Crown Prince now? Who would ascend the throne? This official does not care. If Wangye thinks that by marrying Muqing, you can control us two brothers, then I advise Wangye to dispel this idea as soon as possible. "
What he said was too clear!
Since ancient times, no official had ever dared to say such words to a prince.
But War Secretary Ji dared!
As the War Secretary of the Ministry of War, he controlled the entire Ministry of War and the safety of the Imperial Palace. With a stroke of his brush, tens of thousands of soldiers had to obey his orders. Ji Huan was a general personally appointed by the Emperor and held military power in his hands.
Today, with their status, there was no need for them to rely on marrying a woman to obtain power.
Jing Yi was also very clear that Ji Li was an extremely intelligent person.
He took two steps forward and said to Ji Li, "This Prince is truly surprised by War Secretary Ji's words. Let's just assume that everything you said is correct. This Prince's purpose in marrying your sister is to seize the power that you and your brother hold."
"Your Highness's influence in the Imperial Court is already unrivaled. The only person who can contend against you, Prince Rong, has been demoted to Yufu. The position of heir apparent is already in your bag. This official has already said that after the First Prince's death, I will no longer participate in the struggle between factions. Naturally, I will not obstruct Your Highness. Why do you need to make an unnecessary move to rope this official in?"
"Just in case!" Jing Yi said, "As long as Prince Rong is still alive and this prince has yet to ascend the throne, there is always the possibility of betrayal. That's right, just in case! You and your brother were able to serve the First Prince in the past. Now, why not lend this prince a hand? Whatever the First Prince can give you, this prince can too. "
"Forgive this official for being powerless."
"That is not up to you, War Secretary Ji."
"What do you mean?"
"Has War Secretary Ji never wondered why Miss Ji fell ill and left the palace on the day of the Crown Prince's Conferment? Why is she so eager to marry this prince? "
Eh?
Ji Li did not know.
He had also asked, but Ji Muqing was unwilling to tell him.
However, for Jing Yi to ask such a question, there must be some unspeakable secret hidden within.
He looked at Jing Yi's deep smile and narrowed his eyes, waiting for the answer.
Jing Yi frowned, "This prince wants to be a good person and help Miss Ji, as well as the entire Ji Family."
"… …"
"War Secretary Ji, do you know why Miss Ji's name list was not sent to the residence? It was not the Imperial Clan Temple's fault, but the Imperial Clan Temple's Vice-Director Gao, Gao Bingze's doing. Because he pitied Miss Ji, he did not want her to enter the palace to participate in the Crown Prince's Consort Consort Selection. What was even more unexpected was that during the few days of the Consort Selection, Vice-Director Gao and Miss Ji were actually in the palace … "
Hehe!
He did not say it out loud.
But Ji Li understood.
Jing Yi continued, "If His Majesty were to find out about this, it would not be as simple as Miss Ji being sentenced to death, but the entire Ji Family would be implicated. Perhaps even nine generations of your family would be executed. This prince could not bear it and suppressed the matter. When I saw that Miss Ji was also being forced, I thought of a way to save her life by letting her fall ill and leave the palace. However, once a woman loses her chastity, it is a great humiliation. That Miss Ji is so lovely that this prince could not help but feel pity for her. Thus, I asked Imperial Mother to ask Imperial Father to bestow a marriage. On one hand, it would protect Miss Ji, and on the other, it would fulfill this prince's love."
Wow, how shameless!
How dare he place such a high hat on his own head!
However, Ji Li retorted, "Impossible!"
He did not believe it. Although his sister was not a gentle and virtuous person, how could she have done such a thing?
No matter what, Ji Muqing had been raised to be the Crown Prince's Consort since she was young. She knew what she should and should not do.
Jing Yi said seriously, "This prince's every word is the truth. If War Secretary Ji does not believe me, you can go and see if the chastity mark on your sister's wrist is still there."
Ji Li's expression turned ugly.
His parched lips could not form a single word.
"Although Miss Ji is no longer pure, this prince truly loves her and does not care about such things. For her, this prince did not hesitate to kill Vice-Director Gao so that no one would ever know about this matter. If not for War Secretary Ji's visit, this prince would have kept this matter a secret forever."
Oh!
So …
"Vice-Director Gao's death … was because of this?" Ji Li suddenly understood.
"That's right." Jing Yi said, "For Miss Ji, this prince did not kill anyone. Only the dead can shut up forever. This prince will marry Miss Ji and make her my Imperial Consort. In the future, if this prince ascends to the throne, she will be the Empress. Tell me, who would benefit the most from this?"
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