Do they not know where I live? Running away from home? Haha~ Zhou Haiping is really hypocritical!

"Hehe~ Madam Ji, I have severed ties with the Ji family. What business is it of yours where I live?" Ji Jiuying said sarcastically.

"Jiu'er, what are you saying? You still have the blood of the Ji family flowing in your veins, how can you say you have nothing to do with us?" Zhou Haiping said with a forced smile.

Anyone who didn't know better would think she was extremely worried about Ji Jiuying!

"Flows with the blood of the Ji family? Zhou Haiping really dares to say that."

After hearing this, Ji Jiuying's lips curled up slightly, her clear black eyes seeming to see into other people's hearts as she looked at Zhou Haiping meaningfully.

Ji Jiuying's gaze sent a chill down Zhou Haiping's spine, and she even felt a little guilty and wanted to back down.

"Excuse me, Madam Ji, my name is Ji Jiuying, but this Ji surname has absolutely nothing to do with your Ji family. And you, stop pretending in front of me. How you treated me when I was in the Ji residence, others may not know, but don't you know me perfectly well?"

"Hmph~ Let's see how you pretend now." As soon as Ji Jiuying finished speaking, the onlookers raised their eyebrows thoughtfully. Could there be some hidden story behind this?

Zhou Haiping's smile froze instantly, replaced by a guilty and flustered expression.

Ji Chenyuan pulled Zhou Haiping over, glared at her, and said, "Jiu'er, your mother..."

"General Ji, be careful with your words and actions," Ji Jiuying interrupted coldly.

Ji Chenyuan stood there stunned. Before he could react, Ji Jiuying continued, "Since everyone is alright, then I won't keep you company any longer!"

After saying that, he quickly left, leaving the others standing there dumbfounded.

Seeing this, Ji Chenyuan also bid farewell to the Third Prince and quickly left.

“Brother, it’s time to go see Mother!” Jun Linfeng, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.

"Hmm~" Jun Linyu looked at Ji Jiuying's back, his eyes hiding endless determination and a sense of certainty.

A carriage bearing the insignia of the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion slowly appeared before Ji Jiuying's eyes.

A familiar amber scent wafted over. Could he have been waiting for her outside the palace all this time? Ji Jiuying's lips curled up slightly, a hint of sweetness rising in her heart.

"Ji Jiuying".

Just as Ji Jiuying was about to get into the carriage, she heard someone call her from behind. She subconsciously turned around and saw someone she didn't recognize.

"Miss Liang!" Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow; she wasn't familiar with her at all!

"Miss Liang, is there anything I can help you with?" Ji Jiuying asked.

Liang Bingyan sized up Ji Jiuying, her cousin's former fiancée. She seemed different now than before.

She had seen Ji Jiuying once before from afar, and she really couldn't stand her timid and cowardly appearance.

Now, he has almost completely shed that image of a cowardly good-for-nothing.

"Ji Jiuying, how could you... change so much?"

"Because the old Ji Jiuying is dead!" Ji Jiuying said coldly. "Since Miss Liang has nothing else to say, I'm going home!"

The old Ji Jiuying is dead? What does she mean?

Once inside the carriage, Ji Jiuying seemed to remember something and turned to look at Liang Bingyan. "Miss Liang, who do you think benefits most from today's events?"

Liang Bingyan snapped out of her daze, startled, "Ji Fengyan!"

"Miss Liang, you're so smart, you should know what to do, right?" Ji Jiuying deliberately played with the ring on her hand in front of her, looking at her with a slightly meaningful gaze.

Liang Bingyan wasn't stupid; she naturally noticed the ring on Ji Jiuying's hand and immediately understood. She knew that Ji Jiuying and Ji Fengyan had always been at odds, and Ji Jiuying wouldn't lie to her.

Upon seeing this, Ji Jiuying's lips curled up slightly. She turned and entered the carriage, now waiting to watch the show unfold.

Liang Bingyan turned and entered the palace.

"Little Jiu'er really played a good game." Gong Mingyue pulled Ji Jiuying closer and said with a smile.

"Hehe~ Liang Bingyan is a scheming person. It would be good to let her make things difficult for Ji Fengyan." Ji Jiuying looked on with anticipation, eager to see them start to tear each other apart.

Ji Fengyan, that idiot, is no match for Liang Bingyan.

Gong Mingyue found Ji Jiuying's cunning appearance pleasing to the eye.

Huaqing Palace.

Youlan Palace.

Consort Liang had an exquisite oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, bright eyes, red lips and pearly teeth, and a face as beautiful as a lotus. She leaned against the soft couch, just like a spring flower blooming in the wind in late spring, bright and beautiful. After many years in the palace, she did not look like a woman in her thirties who had given birth to two princes.

"Your Highness Consort Liang, Princess Anping stayed in Kunning Palace for less than two hours before being taken out of the palace by Fuling, a maidservant of the Empress!"

Consort Liang listened to the palace maid's report and fell into deep thought. This Ji Jiuying is a Heaven-level alchemist, so her medical skills must be beyond question.

At the banquet, she only said that the Empress's menstrual cycle had been irregular recently and that a prescription would be sufficient to regulate it. The prescription would only take a moment to write. So what was she doing in Kunning Palace for so long?

Consort Liang narrowed her eyes, a cold glint flashing in them.

Where is the Emperor?

"Your Highness Consort Liang, His Majesty has not yet left Kunning Palace."

A surge of anger erupted within Liang Fei. Her gaze, like two sharp swords, pierced straight into the doorway, as if she wanted to see right through it.

That damned Ji Yuerou.

Consort Liang thought of something else, counted on her fingers, and her anger gradually subsided by half. She chuckled and comforted herself that she should just endure it for a while longer!

"Alright, you can go now. While you're at it, check if Yu'er and Feng'er have arrived yet."

"Mother!"

As soon as Consort Liang finished speaking, two sounds came from the doorway.

"Your subject pays respects to Mother Consort." Jun Linyu and Jun Linfeng bowed respectfully to the elegant and noble woman seated in the main seat.

"Yu'er, Feng'er, why have you been here so long?" Consort Liang raised her hand, gesturing for them to come and sit down, her elegant and dignified face full of gentle smiles.

"I ran into General Ji on the road and we exchanged a few pleasantries," Jun Linyu said, glancing at Jun Linfeng.

Consort Liang: "Feng'er, has your grandfather said anything to you lately?"

“Reporting to Mother Consort, my grandfather did not say anything to me, but he asked me to give this letter to you.” After saying this, Jun Linfeng handed the letter to Consort Liang.

Consort Liang took the letter and examined its contents.

After reading the contents of the letter, Consort Liang waved her hand lightly, and the envelope disappeared. "Feng'er, don't go to Star Academy for now. Go to Fengcheng with your uncle after the New Year."

Jun Linfeng's eyes darkened slightly, a hint of bitterness flashing in them. "Yes, Mother."

"Yu'er, you are always cautious in your actions, but you were too careless at today's banquet!" Consort Liang said with a hint of deeper meaning.

Jun Linyu lowered his eyes, a flash of red figure appearing in them. "Who does Mother Consort think it could be?"

"Yu'er, how could someone as clever as you not guess the interests involved? You already have the answer in your heart, don't you?" Consort Liang took a sip of tea and said calmly.

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