He opened his eyes tentatively, and there was no grimace on his face, but the most familiar face in his memory.
"Rong, Rong'er?"
Ji Xiurong's expression twisted for a moment. No, this Bai Yueguang has a similar name to hers?
Not noticing her loss of composure, Xiao Chuji stared at her blankly with eyes full of nostalgia.
“It’s me…”
Ji Xiurong continued to speak softly, taking the initiative to approach him: "Your Highness...are you attracted to me?"
Xiao Chuji was stunned.
He didn't expect that the words he hadn't said when he was alive were now made clear by the dead. Xiao Chuji felt mixed emotions, his throat was dry and he couldn't speak, he just nodded slightly.
"In that case..." Ji Xiurong's voice suddenly turned sharp, "Why don't you come to find me, why don't you come to accompany me?"
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, and Ji Rongrong's hair and clothes flew everywhere. Combined with her face, she looked like a ghost that was seeking death.
Xiao Chuji: "..."
He felt like fainting again.
The hand hidden under his sleeve was clenched into a fist, his nails digging into the flesh. The pain stimulated his nerves, and he was able to regain consciousness.
He was about to say something, but Ji Xiurong didn't give him a chance to think and rushed forward.
An enlarged face suddenly came into view. Xiao Chuji's pupils constricted, his eyes turned black, and he fainted again.
【It is truly a love that lasts till death.】
Ji Xiurong: “…”
You can use more sarcastic tone, she loves to hear it!
This situation happened repeatedly overnight. In the end, Xiao Chuji seemed to have finally learned his lesson. Even if he woke up, he was determined not to open his eyes.
He lay on the cold ground all night and managed to survive until dawn.
As soon as the sky turned pale, Xiao Chuji crawled out of the house, and did not dare to turn around and look back.
…
Early in the morning, Xiao Lingyu got up and went into the palace to see the queen.
The queen saw him come in, but she didn't raise her eyes. She picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said lightly, "Kneel down."
Xiao Lingyu knelt down as he was told.
"You came to see me today, but did you come to admit your mistake?"
Xiao Lingyu looked up at her and said, "What are you talking about, mother? If it's because I haven't come to see you for a long time, I'm unfilial. I admit my mistake. If it's about something that happened before, please tell me clearly. What's my fault?"
The queen's mouth twitched, and she picked up the teacup on the table and threw it at Xiao Lingyu. The scalding tea touched Xiao Lingyu's exposed skin, causing it to become red and swollen, looking extremely terrifying.
Xiao Lingyu endured the pain and said nothing.
The palace maid serving beside him hissed subconsciously and hurried to find medicine for him.
"Don't move," the Queen stopped them sternly, her eyes fixed on Xiao Lingyu who was kneeling on the ground: "Everyone, get out! No matter what noise you hear, don't come in without my order. Otherwise, you will be beaten to death!"
The palace maids retreated one after another, and the palace door was immediately closed.
"What exactly do you want to do?" The Queen said in a cold voice, "You are the Crown Prince. You are born to inherit the throne and become the Supreme Being. You will ascend to the most honorable position in the world, the one that everyone covets!"
"But what about you? You're so good! Not only did you not behave well in front of your father, you even gave the opportunity away!"
"Are you worthy of me? Are you worthy of those ministers I worked so hard to win over?!"
She screamed at the top of her lungs, and Xiao Lingyu looked at her with fluctuating eyes.
"So, in your eyes, I am nothing more than a tool to fight for the throne?"
"What did you say?!" The queen frowned and looked at him in surprise.
"Isn't it?" Xiao Lingyu said calmly, "Since I was little, all you've told me and taught me is about vying for power and status, and wanting me to behave well in front of our father. Isn't all this just for that position?"
"What happens next? When I take that position, will you follow the example of the previous dynasty, sideline the emperor, and rule the country from behind the scenes?"
Xiao Lingyu looked at her sharply, but the queen avoided looking at him.
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Although it was a rebuke, the Queen's tone at this moment was full of anger and shame after being exposed: "As a prince, this is what you should do. I am doing this for your own good."
"Besides, you're the Crown Prince. Even if you don't fight for it, what about the others? Will they let you sit in this position just because you don't fight for it?!"
The more the queen spoke, the louder her voice became, as if she had convinced herself: "Impossible! I asked you to fight so that you could better protect yourself!"
"Mother, you know the truth very well in your heart. Why do you have to say these high-sounding words to fool me?" Xiao Lingyu looked at her calmly.
"My mother and I know exactly how I became the crown prince."
It was as if a thunderclap rang in her ears. The queen's eyes widened and her mouth slightly opened: "What did you say? What did you know?"
Xiao Lingyu stood up and approached the queen step by step. His shadow gradually enveloped the queen, giving her an indescribable feeling of oppression.
It was at this moment that the queen suddenly realized that the person in front of her was no longer the child she had known in her childhood who allowed herself to be squeezed and kneaded into shapes.
"Mother, today is the first and last time I'm speaking to you," Xiao Lingyu leaned over to her ear and said calmly, "I will never fight for or snatch the throne. It never belonged to me."
After the banquet, Xiao Lingyu turned around and walked out of the palace without even looking at the queen's furious face.
…
In a blink of an eye, a few days passed, Xiao Chuji calmed down and did not go to find Ji Xiurong.
Perhaps this incident had a huge impact on Xiao Chuji. It was said that Xiao Chuji no longer allowed the maids to blow out the candles at night. Even at night, the house was as bright as day, and many Buddha statues were placed in it.
Jiang Zhiyu: “…”
[That's all he's capable of. He keeps saying he's harming my brother for Bai Yueguang, but now Bai Yueguang has appeared and he doesn't dare to even fart. He even wants to exorcise evil spirits. Tsk tsk tsk.]
[If Bai Yueguang knew this, she would be so angry that she would come back to life.]
Jiang Kangan, who told her about this, said: "..."
So, who is Xiao Chuji’s white moonlight?
He also sent people to inquire, but found nothing.
…
When the Nan Gu delegation came to Beijing, they did not make the news known to the whole city like in Mobei. They entered Beijing in a low-key manner, followed Jiang Wenjing into the palace, met the emperor in the imperial study, and then lived in the place arranged for them by the emperor. They were extremely well-behaved along the way and did not even mention Malzahar.
Jiang Wenjing went into the imperial study to report to the emperor. The emperor was reviewing memorials and his eyes were full of confusion when he heard what he said.
That shouldn't be the case. The people who came with the Nan Gu delegation this time were Prince Erzhu Huaji and Princess Tudola.
Although Erzhu Huaji and Malzaha were half-brothers, they had a close relationship like brothers. It was said that he personally sought permission for this diplomatic mission.
Now that we've arrived in Shengjing, there's not a single word about it...
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