Chapter 165 A Love Letter Expresses Deepest Feelings; Your Majesty Calms Down

Wei Ting took out a yellowed piece of paper with frayed edges from his pocket, which looked like it had been preserved for a long time.

Prince Yong was the first to snatch it.

"General Weiting, are you joking? My cousin is not such a frivolous person."

He would believe it if you said Ji Qingwu was ruthless, but he wouldn't believe it if you said she was frivolous and promiscuous.

Prince Yong glanced at it a few times, and his expression was initially normal.

But his eyes caught something, and Prince Yong, who was indulging in revelry, shuddered as if he had seen something terrible.

This four-inch-long piece of paper began to circulate among the dozen or so men who wanted to marry Ji Qingwu. After reading it, everyone had the same strange expression.

For some reason, the letter ended up in the hands of Lu Juan, who was standing to the side.

He glanced down and knew that the writing was done by Ji Qingwu. He had seen the prescription that Fifth Sister had given to Qingrong before, and her handwriting was difficult to judge.

Simply put, it's impressive.

He silently recited in his heart: "General, I wish to be the moon beside you, shining brightly over a thousand miles of road. In my dreams, we will spend this life together, hand in hand, admiring the flowers and the moon. Let us not waste our youth and be intoxicated by the gentle breeze."

This is a love poem expressing heartfelt feelings, but that alone is not enough to elicit strange reactions from everyone.

Lu Juan's gaze shifted upwards, and the hand holding the Huanhua letter paused.

At the top of this paper is a bright red, full heart.

Although it has faded slightly, it is still possible to tell that it is a woman's lip prints overlapping.

I've never heard of or seen such ingenious ideas from a woman so engrossed in love.

Finally, Li Chengxun took it, and after reading it, his hand holding the tablet tightened involuntarily.

His mind raced, and as if struck by a sudden thought, he frowned and asked, "Is Miss Ji's child General Wei's?"

This time, a strange look flashed across Wei Ting's face. He tightened his chin and tried his best to maintain his composure by nodding with a smile.

"Lord Li is right, that child is mine."

Wei Ting added, "We had a long-standing relationship, but it was a time of war and it wasn't a good time for us to get married."

Wu Bo, standing behind him, frowned and said, "But why did Miss Ji say that her former husband is dead? If it's consistent with what the general said, and you two have a deep relationship, why did she run off to live in a small town in Southern Chu?"

Wei Ting clenched his teeth and said, "This is a private matter between the two of us, and I didn't want to tell outsiders."

The group started arguing again, each taking turns to say something.

Emperor Wusu, dressed in a black imperial robe, stood up and walked down the high platform step by step. His steps were slow and heavy, as if he were stepping on the hearts of everyone.

In an instant, the emperor's majesty stunned the entire audience, and everyone fell silent, bowing their heads and daring not to utter another word.

Emperor Wusu walked up to them and looked down at the two rows of people kneeling in the hall.

Those chilling gazes felt like dark clouds looming over them.

Lu Juan, who was standing on the left, secretly shifted his position, trying to get away from the emperor to avoid being innocently implicated.

This time, however, Emperor Wusu was furious and raised his voice considerably.

"What do you take the Golden Palace for! Is it the incense hall of the Old Man of the Moon?!"

Faced with the emperor's fury, all the officials in the hall knelt down.

The crowd cried out, "Your Majesty, please calm your anger!"

Emperor Wusu caught a glimpse of the letter held in Wei Ting's hand, and his tall figure seemed to sway for a moment.

"Why are you all begging me to marry Miss Ji? Go beg her instead."

After leaving those words, the emperor, his face full of anger, strode away, flicking his sleeves.

Li Yuzong jogged behind the emperor, and when he passed Lu Juan, he even gave him a wink.

Lu Juan slowly got up, pretending not to see it; self-preservation was the most important thing.

He couldn't persuade Wei Ting, and he dared not offend the emperor.

But we need to quickly send a message to Fifth Sister...

The courtiers who had been watching from the sidelines waited until Emperor Wusu's figure had completely disappeared before cautiously patting their chests and standing up.

He was puzzled. The emperor was not the kind of person who would lose his temper for no reason. Why was the emperor even angrier than General Wei, whose territory had been intercepted?

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The morning court session ended some time ago.

Unaware of the situation, Ji Qingwu was still sitting in a private room in the restaurant, seeing the old women that Mi Zhenchuan had invited.

She was very pleased with an old woman surnamed Sun, who had previously worked for the Wei family.

Ji Qingwu handed her the plaque and said, "Granny Sun, according to the schedule, you can start working at the clinic next month. You should settle things at home first."

She had barely finished speaking when she saw Qiao's servant appear at the door.

"Fifth Miss, please go home quickly, the First Madam is looking for you."

Why did Madam Qiao urgently summon her home? Ji Qingwu dared not delay, handed over the remaining matters to Manager Mi, and left with the servant.

Just as Ji Qingwu arrived at the entrance of Anjuyuan, Qiao Shi was about to come out. Upon seeing her, she pulled her inside.

Qiao said anxiously, "If you don't come back soon, I'm going to go out and look for you in the streets."

Ji Qingwu rarely saw Qiao Shi look so flustered.

She helped Qiao Shi back into the house and asked softly, "What's wrong? Mother, tell me slowly, don't rush."

"You child, really..."

After sitting down, Madam Qiao frowned and said, "Why don't you tell your mother the truth? You've been back home for so long, yet you still treat us like outsiders."

Ji Qingwu rarely received any criticism from Qiao Shi, so she tried to please her with smiles.

But Qiao Shi wasn't buying it today.

Looking at her radiant face, which was even more beautiful than before, I could see a glimpse of her radiant beauty.

Madam Qiao said seriously, "Your eldest brother mentioned your ability to disguise yourself to me when he first came home. I thought you were just being wary of me when I first came home. These past few days, you finally managed to get rid of the disguise, and I thought you were finally at ease."

Ji Qingwu stammered, "Mother, I didn't have any suspicion of you."

Qiao pulled her arm away from her grasp and said, "Who knew you were hiding such a huge secret!"

A huge secret...

Ji Qingwu's smile froze. Could it be that the Qiao family already knew the inside story?

Qiao said, "Tell your mother who Qiuqiu's father is."

Looking at Qiao's reproachful gaze, she lowered her head and asked in a tight voice, "How did Mother know?"

"How I know this is because Wei Ting said it in public today."

Ji Qingwu suddenly looked up. Did Wei Ting know?

Mrs. Qiao said, "He said that he and you are in love and that he has even recognized Qiuqiu as his daughter."

Ji Qingwu remained silent for a long time, his eyes flickering.

This was completely different from what she had imagined. It wasn't as she thought, that her relationship with the emperor would be discovered. Instead, it was Wei Ting who came forward first.

At this moment, Ji Qingwu had only one thought in his mind.

Wei Ting has gone mad!

Five years ago, he was like the pure and noble moon in the sky. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get him to open his heart and accept her.

Besides, what relationship does this child have with him that he would readily acknowledge him as his own?

All of this is illogical and can only be explained by his mental instability or other ulterior motives.

Ji Qingwu asked anxiously, "Mother, do you know when and where Wei Ting said that?"