Chapter 177 Ji Chen's Retribution

Inside the yamen, Yunfang suddenly called out to her, "Your Highness, can you really help me? You really don't hold a grudge against me for what happened before? I know you've been fighting with Consort Su all along, and I was Consort Su's maid."

Jiang Fenghua smiled and said, "What do I resent about you? Strictly speaking, I have no hatred for you. On the contrary, I feel sorry for you. You are clearly a maid of the Su family, yet they still treat you like this. Even when you went to the Su family, they knew that Ji Chen had bullied you, but not a single one of them stood up for you and sought justice. They even took advantage of you. In the end, think about what you can get: fame, fortune, power, status, or money from them?"

Yunfang suddenly became mute. What she wanted was a life of wealth and luxury. We are all human, but some people are born princesses, while she is just a servant.

She and Ji Chen moved into the Su residence, where she was still a lowly maid.

The Su family would certainly not seek justice for her, because in their hearts, she was a servant of the Su family, a dog by the side of Consort Su, and her life was worthless.

"Let's go see Ji Chen. Since you're getting a divorce, say goodbye to him properly and make things clear so you don't get entangled later." Jiang Fenghua said all she wanted to say. She understood Yun Fang. She hated the unfairness of fate and wanted to climb the social ladder, but unfortunately, she wasn't destined for that. The only way to change her fate was to get married, but she married someone who wasn't even human. How miserable she must be!

Even though Ji Chen was about to die, she still wanted Yun Fang to vent her anger by trampling Ji Chen under her feet and crushing him.

Upon arriving at the dungeon, Jiang Fenghua said, "I'll excuse myself for a moment, you can talk slowly!" Only with her gone could Yunfang vent her pent-up frustrations.

Yunfang said, "Your Highness is not afraid..."

"What am I afraid of? This is a dungeon. Do you think I'm afraid you'll rescue Ji Chen?"

Yunfang got straight to the point, "Does Your Highness want to know from Ji Chen and me who is trying to assassinate you?"

"Yunfang, you're overthinking it," she said calmly. "Do you think the person who wants to kill me will be convicted because of your and Ji Chen's testimony?"

Su Xuan was so confident because he knew that this matter would not involve the Su family at all. Even if it went to the emperor and they accused the Su family, it would only be a false accusation, since there was a war going on at the border.

The Emperor wouldn't be foolish enough to offend the entire Su family for the sake of an unimportant Princess Heng.

Yunfang had no idea what Jiang Fenghua was thinking. The moment she saw her turn around, she felt her heart tremble violently. Princess Heng was only fifteen or sixteen years old, but her eyes were too determined and sharp. It was as if she already knew who wanted to kill her.

Thinking of how Su Tingwan always stumbled in front of her, even though the princess looked weak and naive.

She shuddered and headed toward the cell where Ji Chen was being held, but she was making a momentous decision.

When Ji Chen saw her, he asked, "Yun Fang, how did you get into the dungeon?"

"It was Princess Heng who brought me in." Yunfang didn't hide it from him; she knew she couldn't hide it anyway.

"Jiang Fenghua? Why did she bring you in?" Ji Chen stared fiercely at Yun Fang and said angrily, "They came in just now and said you wanted a divorce? Is that true?"

Yunfang sneered, "Yes, I want to divorce you. I want to leave you, you good-for-nothing, and I'll never be bullied by you again. I've had enough. Who do you think you are, spending my money and expecting me to serve you like a maid? I hate you. It's all because of you that I've become like this."

Ji Chen only knew that Yun Fang wanted a divorce from him, and he was unaware of what was happening outside. He thought that Jiang Fenghua must have said something to her to make her act this way.

He said directly, "Yunfang, don't listen to Jiang Fenghua's provocations. She's lying to you. You want a divorce now? Are you stupid? Where can a woman like you go? What can you do? Do you think Jiang Fenghua will let you go back to the Prince's Mansion? It was Prince Heng who personally kicked you out of the mansion. You're already my woman. You can't get into his bed anymore."

Yunfang slapped him across the face. "If you hadn't drugged me, how could I have lost my virginity to you? I wouldn't have been kicked out of the palace and had to live a miserable life with you. It's all because of you."

Ji Chen was beaten, and he wanted to mock Yun Fang. At that moment, he suddenly saw a corner of clothing around the corner. He thought it must be Jiang Fenghua eavesdropping, trying to get evidence of their assassination attempt on Princess Heng and find out who was behind it all.

Even now, he still remembers Su Xuan's instructions and cannot reveal a single word.

He winked at Yunfang to stop her from talking nonsense, and then said, "Yunfang, calm down. You are my woman now, we are husband and wife."

"Who said we're husband and wife? Did we even have a wedding ceremony? Did you give me a betrothal gift? Ji Chen, I feel disgusted just looking at you. I'm here today to make things clear: from now on, we have nothing to do with each other." Yun Fang finally felt relieved after venting her grievances.

"What's wrong with you?" Ji Chen almost cursed her out, mentioning the Su family. "Yunfang, stop making trouble. I'm innocent. I didn't assassinate Princess Heng." Trying to trick me into revealing information? Do you really think I'm a fool?

Seeing that he was still pretending, Yunfang felt that they were all clowns in front of Princess Heng, including Su Tingwan. No matter how much they jumped around, they could not escape Jiang Fenghua's palm, and Ji Chen was about to die.

She suddenly had a mischievous thought and wanted to know what Ji Chen's expression would be in the face of life and death. "If I told you that you were about to die, would you still work for them?"

"Are you insane?" Ji Chen roared again, but Jiang Fenghua dared not let him die. "You dare betray..."

Yunfang had been tormented by him for months and had long since come to hate him. Without blinking, she pulled out the hairpin from her hair and plunged it into the back of his hand, causing Ji Chen to scream in pain, "Ah!"

"Ji Chen, how have you treated me these past few months? You can't even bear this little bit of pain. When you're sent to the guillotine and your head falls to the ground, how much pain will you feel!" She felt only pleasure in personally seeking revenge against Ji Chen.

Ji Chen's pupils were unfocused from the pain. He had been subjected to severe torture and had barely endured until today, waiting for this opportunity to ruin Jiang Fenghua's reputation. "How dare they kill me without evidence?"

"Do you think you've only committed the crime of assassinating the princess?"

"What do you mean?" Ji Chen was in so much pain that he couldn't speak, but he still didn't feel the fear of impending death.

"You were disqualified from taking the imperial examination. Haven't you thought about why? Why do you insist that they wouldn't dare to kill you just because they have no evidence? Who do you think you are? Do you think you're still Prince Heng's sworn brother? If you were really his sworn brother, why would he kick you out of the manor?"

Yunfang didn't say much. She pulled out the hairpin and stabbed it into his other hand. The scene in the prison cell was horrific, but not a single soldier came out to stop it.