Chapter 338 Double Agent

Even though Ji Yunshu had already witnessed Cen Xi's courage and boldness, he was still shocked by these words.

Most people in the world seek to be cautious in their actions, and many noble families in the capital gradually declined in this cautious environment.

However, Cen Xi not only clearly saw his family's predicament, but also dared to take risks to break the impasse.

Even so, she had to remind him, "Are you sure you want to place your bet on me? Lin Huixue might win, too."

Of course, she would try her best to prevent Prince Yong from taking the throne, but things are unpredictable, and who knows what the outcome will be until the end?

Although there is no character named Lin Huixue in the book, since King Yong came to power, Lin Huixue naturally won.

Cen Xi smiled and said, "The deal between me and Lin Huixue is that he helps me secure the position of the head of the family, and I will be used by him."

Ji Yunshu's eyes widened: "You..."

Is this a double agent?

That’s Lin Huixue, the person who can control the situation in southern Xinjiang.

This girl is really bold.

Cen Xi understood what she meant and said with a smile, "You trust me so much, I can't let you down. So even though I knew Lin Huixue had gone to Southern Xinjiang, I didn't write to you. This was to make Lin Huixue believe that I wouldn't betray him."

Ji Yunshu shook his head: "Lin Huixue won't trust someone easily."

Cen Xi nodded. "I know, so we got married in front of Grandfather and consummated our marriage. Grandfather passed away suddenly, so only the Cen family knew about it. That's why those people didn't dare to make trouble anymore."

Ji Yunshu didn't expect her to be so bold. For a moment, Jing didn't know what to say: "Why do you have to go to this extent?"

He was just using Lin Huixue to resolve the Cen family's issues, there was no need for a real wedding.

It would be fine as long as Lin Huixue is still her fiancé. Anyway, she has to observe mourning for the old man who passed away. The wedding date can be postponed to three years later. Such a long time is enough for Cen Xi to take control of the Cen family.

She did this for only one reason, which was to gain Lin Huixue's trust as soon as possible.

Cen Xi said sincerely, "Trust those you employ, and don't employ those you doubt. From the moment you entered my house until now, no matter what I said, you've never doubted me. But even if Lin Huixue and I slept in the same bed, he wouldn't completely believe me. Since we're destined to place a bet, isn't it obvious who I should choose?"

Ji Yunshu really wanted to say that he did have doubts, but he just felt that Cen Xi didn’t need to trick him.

Even if we take a step back, she has Zhao Shen, the Ji family, the empress dowager and the emperor behind her.

She has plenty of confidence.

Seeing that Cen Xi had made up his mind, she couldn't persuade him anymore, so she asked, "Things in Southern Xinjiang are almost done, and Lin Huixue should be back soon. What are your plans next?"

Cen Xi said, "He didn't say I can't interact with you. I guess he's hoping I can get some information from you so we can still interact normally. As for him, he doesn't fully trust me yet, so I'm afraid I won't be able to help you in the short term."

Ji Yunshu nodded: "Lin Huixue is not someone who can be easily fooled. You must be careful."

Cen Xi smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as I'm useful, he won't do anything to me."

After the two finished talking about the important things, they opened the window.

I happened to hear a few scholars in the hall on the first floor discussing what happened last night.

"The Empress is inherently jealous. It's one thing for her to block entry into the harem, but aside from the one prince she has, the other concubines haven't had any children in recent years. It's no surprise that she would do something so vicious."

"Indeed, someone witnessed her pushing the pregnant Concubine Yi yesterday, so it's absolutely true. How can such a vicious woman be the mother of a country?"

"Of course it's absolutely true. I heard that Concubine Yi lost the baby in her belly on the spot. She bled profusely and hasn't woken up yet."

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The young man couldn't keep his mouth shut. As more and more people gathered around to listen to his gossip, he talked even more excitedly, as if he was completely unaware of who he was talking about.

Cen Xi frowned and said, "I'll send someone to drive them away."

Royal affairs cannot be discussed casually, let alone these people openly criticizing the mother of a country in a restaurant.

If anyone were to investigate, this restaurant would be implicated.

Ji Yunshu shook his head. "What happened in the palace last night spread throughout the restaurant. It's obvious that someone is fanning the flames. Don't worry about them."

Cen Xi asked, "But if you keep talking like this, I'm afraid the Queen's reputation will be affected."

After hearing what Zhao Shen said yesterday, Ji Yunshu thought about it carefully. Given the relationship between the emperor and the queen, there should be no secrets between them.

Especially when it comes to Ning Huanyi's matter.

So the Queen also knows the Emperor's considerations.

"It's just some idle talk. How can it affect Her Majesty in the slightest? Let's wait and see."

Although the queen looks gentle, she is actually tough inside, otherwise she would not be able to withstand the pressure of the court and harem for so many years.

As long as there is a reasonable explanation afterwards, who would dare to continue criticizing the queen?

Cen Xi said: "I worry too much."

As the two were talking, they heard a young man's clear voice from below: "Who do you think you are? How dare you criticize the Queen? Be careful or I'll report you to the police and have you all arrested."

Ji Yunshu felt that the voice sounded familiar. Looking down, he found that it was the Queen's younger brother, the young master Wang Xu from the Wang family.

Someone who was discussing this said with a smile, "What criticism? What we said is not true? If the uncle of the emperor has any objections, please point them out."

Wang Xu angrily said, "None of those are true. It's clearly the Emperor himself who doesn't want to favor other women. What makes you say the Empress is jealous?"

Because the Queen was the only one favoring the Wang family, the Wang family had been criticized a lot in recent years. When the Queen had no children a few years ago, she was impeached by the censors all day long.

But these people just refuse to think about it: if the emperor really wants other women, how can the queen stop him?

Wang Xu grew angrier as he thought about it: "If you have the guts, go and talk about the Emperor. All you do is bring up the Empress. You're just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong."

The young man laughed and said, "It's understandable that the uncle is protecting my sister, but even so, you can't shut everyone up. Someone saw what happened last night. Could it be fake too?"

Wang Xu also attended the palace banquet last night, but later the emperor personally ordered everyone to disperse, and he did not see the queen, so naturally he did not know what exactly happened.

But he believed his sister, and his family also said that his sister was not stupid, so how could she push someone with her own hands?

But he had no evidence, so he naturally couldn't convince these people.

Looking at the man's funny look, it seemed that he couldn't say anything to prove his sister's guilt.

Wang Xu was immediately enraged and raised his fist to rush over.

Seeing the man's lips curled up into a smile, Ji Yunshu immediately realized that he was deliberately provoking Wang Xu to attack. He shouted downstairs, "Wang Xu, why are you hitting someone again? Be careful or I'll tell your father."