Chapter 121 In My Heart, You Are My Dear Sister
Seeing that their sister had expressed her opinion and her attitude was quite serious, the three princes nodded with satisfaction and reminded her of the precautions to take when entering the palace tomorrow.
The three of them were arguing at the same time, which made Ji Jinyou's head hurt. She stood up, pushed her brothers who were chattering away, closed the door, kicked off her shoes, and threw herself on the bed, ready to have a good sleep.
But when she really lay down, she found that she was not sleepy, so she took the jade pendant out from her neck again, looked at it from left to right, took it off after a while, found a new purse and put it in.
The next day, at the hour of Chen, Xue Yili arrived.
Since the time to enter the palace had been agreed upon yesterday, Ji Jinyou packed up early and went to the Sixth Prince's residence with Seventeen and Fifteen to wait.
As soon as Xue Yili arrived, everyone followed him out of the door and into the palace.
After entering the palace, Xue Yili took the three princes to meet the Emperor of Yao Kingdom, while Ji Jinyou was led by the palace maids to meet the Queen of Yao Kingdom.
This was an unavoidable courtesy, and Ji Jinyou knew about it in advance. She also understood the situation in the Yao Kingdom Palace. She was not in a hurry to separate from her brothers. When she arrived at Changqiu Palace where the Queen of Yao Kingdom lived, she performed the greetings gracefully, and then stood up and sat down with the help of the palace maids.
She sat on the chair, raised her head with a smile, and looked at the Queen Wei of Yao Kingdom who was sitting at the top.
Queen Wei had a thin and haggard face, but she looked very gentle and kind.
Queen Wei smiled slightly and waved behind her. The palace maid standing behind her took out a box and handed it to Ji Jinyou.
Queen Wei smiled and said, "I liked you as soon as I saw you. This is a little gift from me. Take it and play with it."
Ji Jinyou stood up and saluted: "Thank you, Her Majesty."
Then he glanced at Jin Xing, who nodded, stepped forward and took it with both hands, then stood behind Ji Jinyou.
Queen Wei looked at Ji Jinyou with a smile, and Ji Jinyou also looked at her with a smile. The two of them looked at each other with a smile for a moment, and it seemed that neither of them could find the words to say. The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
Just as Ji Jinyou was wondering whether to take the initiative to open the conversation, Queen Wei spoke up, "Your Majesty is not feeling well and needs someone by his side. I have to go and take care of him."
Ji Jinyou originally thought that Queen Wei would at least exchange a few words with her, but she didn't expect her to send her away so abruptly. She was a little surprised, but this was exactly what she wanted, so she quickly stood up and prepared to say goodbye and leave.
Queen Wei turned to look at the purple-robed girl standing quietly at the side and said, "Leyang, send the Ninth Princess to Concubine Yun."
Princess Leyang took a step forward and responded respectfully, then turned to look at Ji Jinyou. The two greeted each other. Princess Leyang smiled and nodded at her: "Let's go, Concubine Yun is waiting."
After Ji Jinyou paid her respects to Queen Wei, she followed Le Yang out, looking at her as she walked.
Princess Leyang is tall, with fair skin, and her every move is graceful and charming. She looks like a gentle woman.
The two of them walked and talked. Princess Leyang politely and enthusiastically introduced Dayao to Ji Jinyou. Ji Jinyou listened carefully, and asked one or two questions that were irrelevant to the overall situation from time to time. Princess Leyang answered patiently and in detail. Her attitude could be described as somewhat attentive, and even had a hint of flattery.
Both of them are princesses. Dayao's national strength is now on par with Dasheng. Princess Leyang's attitude makes Ji Jinyou very puzzled.
She pondered for a while but couldn't figure it out, and couldn't help asking in her heart: [Tongdian, why is Princess Leyang so polite to me? ]
The system flipped through the information and analyzed it based on the information it found: [Perhaps it is related to her current situation. ]
Ji Jinyou: [How do you say that? ]
The system then introduced Dayao's situation: [Empress Wei is the original wife of the Emperor of Yao and the biological mother of the former crown prince. Many years ago, before Xue Yili returned to the country, the former crown prince was deposed for the crime of causing chaos in the palace and has been imprisoned ever since. Later, due to excessive drinking, he became a complete useless person.]
【The Queen of Wei was implicated by the dethronement of the Crown Prince and was forced to give up the management of the harem. The Emperor of Wei, considering their long-term relationship as husband and wife, stopped paying attention to her even though he did not dethrone her.】
[The honor and disgrace of the women in the harem all depended on the emperor. She was treated coldly by the Emperor of Wei, and her son was deposed. She no longer had any real power. The treatment of the Empress of Wei was almost the same as that of the deposed empress.]
【Afterwards, Xue Yili returned to the country and hid for a long time. He finally found out that the Emperor of Wei had been bedridden for many years because the Prince of Liang and He Guifei had poisoned him. He found an opportunity to meet the Emperor of Wei and, with the cooperation of the Emperor of Wei, staged a big drama to capture the Prince of Liang and He Guifei and their son. In the end, they were convicted and executed.】
【Afterwards, Emperor Wei appointed Xue Yili as the crown prince, and Xue Yili's mother, Concubine Yun, was promoted to Concubine Yun Gui and was in charge of the harem.】
[The Emperor of Wei had been poisoned for many years and his health had completely collapsed. Although he had recovered a lot after careful treatment by the imperial physician and was able to get out of bed, he was still sick all day and still needed close care.]
[Concubine Yun was busy with palace affairs and had no time to care for Emperor Wei. Of course, she also hated Emperor Wei for sending her son to Dasheng as a hostage. She didn't want to deal with that cold-blooded man, so she wanted to find a reliable concubine to take care of Emperor Wei's food and daily life. Empress Wei stepped forward.]
Ji Jinyou is puzzled: [Is it because Queen Wei still has feelings for Emperor Wei? ]
System: [That's not the case. It's just that Queen Wei is a person who understands the current situation. At that time, she was just a queen in name only. Her son was already deposed and could no longer be relied on. Her daughter Princess Leyang's marriage was still undecided. What kind of family she would marry into and what kind of life she and her children would live in the future were all decided by the Crown Prince Xue Yili and Concubine Yun, who held real power.]
[Queen Wei saw that Concubine Yun hated the Emperor of Wei, so she took on this job after assessing the situation, which was a favor to Concubine Yun.]
Ji Jinyou was confused: [Since Concubine Yun hated Emperor Wei, why did she still find someone to take good care of him? ]
System: [Because the imperial seal is still in the hands of the Emperor of Wei, even though Xue Yili, as the crown prince, has exercised the power of supervision, the Emperor of Wei still hides the imperial seal and has not given it to him.]
The imperial seal represents the supreme imperial power and is indeed important. Ji Jinyou nodded and asked casually: [Where is the imperial seal hidden? ]
System: [In the secret compartment of the Wei Emperor's bedside cabinet.]
Ji Jinyou: [In the original storyline, he killed his father and the emperor and seized the throne by force. Sixth brother said that the entire Dayao Palace is under the control of Xue Yili. Can't he find the imperial seal? ]
System: [In the original plot, Cong'an, whom Xue Yili regarded as his brother, was killed, and he himself suffered a lot. His mother, Concubine Yun, was also killed, and he didn't even see her for the last time, so he went crazy.]
[But in reality, he returned to Dayao several years earlier than the original plot, and everything is fine, his mother is also fine, and now he is the crown prince, so there is no need to use such drastic measures. ]
[Besides, it was useless for him to just search for the imperial seal, as the tiger talisman was still in the hands of the Emperor of Wei. The tiger talisman was more important than the imperial seal. The Emperor of Wei, like Emperor Wen Zhao, had personally led troops to fight in the past. He had a high prestige in the Wei army, and many generals loyally followed the Emperor of Wei.]
Ji Jinyou: [That means Xue Yili can no longer command the Wei army. ]
System: [It can be said that Xue Yili was held hostage in Dasheng for many years and returned halfway. He has no foundation in the army. If he had not obtained military power from the Emperor of Wei in a legitimate way, it would have been difficult for him to sit firmly on the throne even if he ascended to the throne.]
Ji Jinyou: [In the original storyline, how did he get the military power? ]
System: [In the original plot, he did not return to the palace directly, but went to the army under a false name, and after several years, he established his prestige through his solid military achievements. At that time, the Emperor of Wei was deceived by the Prince of Liang and became incompetent, so Xue Liyi resumed his status as a prince and started a rebellion.]
Ji Jinyou: [So that's how it is. Then why does Princess Leyang treat me like this? ]
System: [I don’t know the details, but I think it’s because you are a guest invited by Xue Yili, and her marriage depends on Xue Yili.]
[Could it be that I, a guest, am more important than Princess Leyang, her sister?] Ji Jinyou didn't understand. She tilted her head and looked at Princess Leyang, who had fallen silent at some point.
You won’t know until you see it. You will be shocked when you see it. Princess Leyang beside him has turned into Xue Yili without knowing when.
The little girl was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously took a step back and almost fell.
Xue Yili reached out and held the little girl's head, steadying her, and smiled slightly, "What's wrong, little princess?"
Ji Jinyou turned her head and looked around, then pointed at Xue Yili with her little finger, and then pointed at Princess Leyang who had already walked out for a long time, and asked in surprise: "Little Princess, when did you come?"
Xue Yili reached out and touched the little girl's head: "She's been here for a while."
Ji Jinyou glanced at Princess Leyang again, estimated the distance she had walked, and thought that it was not long after she came out of the Queen's Changqiu Palace that Xue Yili walked beside her. She was so engrossed in chatting with Tuanjie that she didn't even notice that someone had changed beside her.
But these two siblings are quite strange. One leaves without saying goodbye, and the other comes without saying a word.
Ji Jinyou tilted her head and glanced behind Xue Yili: "But Your Highness, aren't you accompanying my brother?"
Xue Yili put his big hand gently on the back of the little girl's head and led her forward: "The officials from the Ministry of Rites are discussing things with your brother. I will accompany you to see my mother."
After the experience of staring at each other in Changqiu Palace, Ji Jinyou felt that it would be better to have someone familiar with him, so he did not refuse and said with a polite smile: "Thank you very much, Your Highness."
The little girl smiled sweetly and charmingly. Xue Yili's eyes were full of smiles and he couldn't help but reach out and touch her head again.
Ji Jinyou thought of the jade pendant, took out the purse from her waist, held it high and handed it to Xue Yili: "Your Highness, this is your jade pendant. I return it to you."
Xue Yili refused to accept it: "Why are you returning the gift I gave you?"
Ji Jinyou stretched out his arms and raised his purse high again: "It's too expensive, I can't accept it."
Xue Yili reached out and held the little girl's hand and pushed it back, his expression serious and earnest: "When I was in Dasheng, I was so grateful to you. In my heart, you are my dear sister. It's just a small jade pendant, given to you by your brother, just keep it."