Ji Wan was sure that the eunuchs around her were absolutely loyal! This was because Yang Guan had cast a magical spell on each of them to make them loyal to Ji Wan.
Then the only possibility is that this spy was bribed later, or he followed Ji Wan later.
Now, apart from the little eunuch who had been with Ji Wan from the beginning, the only one left was Xiao Cui.
But there was one thing that didn't make sense. In order to facilitate work and save resources, Ji Wan had converted the reception room in the county magistrate's mansion into a large office.
It is common to have meals together with subordinates. Anyone can find out by asking around. It is not a secret.
Yang Guan's work gradually shifted to the outside, and he was promoted from the chief eunuch beside Ji Wan to a member of the advisory group.
As a result, Xiao Cui was promoted to the person closest to Ji Wan besides Yang Guan, and her job was more like secretary, assistant and housekeeper.
He basically took charge of all matters, big and small, in Ji Wan's mansion.
If Xiao Cui was really bribed, considering the Queen Mother went to great lengths to send the magic weapon, Ji Wan would definitely die.
Then why did Xiao Cui, who had so much power, not just sprinkle a handful of arsenic to send Ji to death at night, but instead required him to be closely monitored?
Ji Wan lost all idea at this point and subconsciously pinched his subordinate Yang Guan's arm in annoyance.
Thinking back, the orders given by the Queen Mother to the brothers Cui Ping and Cui An were also strange. If she wanted to get rid of Ji Wan, why didn't she give the order when Ji Wan was still weak in her hands?
They had to wait until Ji Wan's power grew strong enough to gain a firm foothold in Qingshi State before they could take action.
Stand firm...
Ji Wan had a flash of inspiration in her mind, and finally remembered why she was still alive!
It’s an arranged marriage!
At that time, Ji Wan asked the Imperial Concubine to eliminate the female officials of the Shanggong Bureau who were on the Queen's side.
This was Ji Wan's open declaration of war against the Queen.
Because of this, the already bad relationship between Imperial Concubine Xiling Mingyue and the Queen in the palace worsened.
It was the lightning invasion of the Southern Xia Kingdom, the mother's clan of the Third Prince, that prompted the Queen to propose that Ji Wan be sent as a foreign marriage partner to protect her own child, the Second Princess Ji Zhi, from disaster.
If the incident with the Southern Xia Kingdom had not happened at that time, and if Ji Wan had been temporarily helped to stop the Queen's plan, Ji Wan would probably have turned into a handful of dirt by now.
Thinking of this, Ji Wan felt a cold sweat on his back and was very glad that he had saved his life.
Among the royal family of the entire neighboring country to the east, Ji Yuanheng was the only one with pitifully few descendants.
The queen has always had a tight grip on the harem. The entire royal family has only five children, excluding Ji Wan and the third prince who was also born to a princess of the Southern Xia Kingdom.
The remaining three all have the blood of the Cui family. The status of other concubines in the palace is not as high as that of the two princesses, nor do they have as powerful a background as the Cui family. Naturally, it is difficult for the princes and princesses they give birth to to survive.
There are only two princesses in the entire palace, so the queen naturally would not let her daughters marry off as foreign princes. No one would protect her most beloved daughter.
Because of this matter, the queen had to temporarily give up the idea of killing Ji Wan and nominate Ji Wan as a candidate for marriage.
This is another way of shooting oneself in the foot.
The queen was domineering, and the hardships that Ji Wan went through to survive in the cold palace and even grow up to this age can be felt without further elaboration.
Now that there is no marriage incident to hinder her, the Queen will naturally want to get rid of Ji Wan.
"Yang Guan, tell Rucheng that if he can tell me who is a spy among my entourage, or a spy in my army, I will reward him handsomely!"
It didn't matter if she couldn't figure out who the spy was for now, she could still use other means. Getting the whole story out of Cui An would make her feel more accomplished, wouldn't it?
"Yes." Yang Guan waved his hand, and the little eunuch took small steps, bent his waist and ran out quickly.
Ji Wan figured it out, and the huge stone in her heart fell temporarily. She quickened her pace a little. The thin aqua-green summer shirt she was wearing danced on Yang Guan's navy blue robe from time to time as Yang Guan held her arm.
Yang Guan was a cultivator, and there was no messy sweat smell on his body, only a smell like a burnt cedar tree burned by the scorching sun.
This was very friendly to Ji Wan's nose. She leaned towards Yang Guan like a boneless person and took a deep breath: "Yang Guan, what kind of incense are you using? I like it."
Yang Guan carefully felt the smell on his body, but he really couldn't detect anything. Thinking about the whole night he had been fighting against his inner demons, he said: "Your Highness's nose is really excellent. I didn't smell anything at all."
"Really, really, I like it very much. Why haven't I smelled this scent on you before?" Ji Wan teased Yang Guan. She always felt that Yang Guan was as serious as an old man at such a young age.
Yang Guan's eyes and eyebrows also showed some tenderness, and he recalled: "When His Highness was young, he always loved to hold me in his arms and ask me what I smelled like."
At that time, he was covered in the smell of blood, and His Highness would always hug him in fear and distress when he smelled it.
At that time, the little prince always stayed up late at night. He would wear pajamas and pretend to have just woken up, sitting on the bed waiting for Yang Guan to come back.
But everyone knows that His Highness has never liked to wear pajamas when he was a child. It was obvious that he was waiting for Yang Guan. His Highness was very stubborn when he was young. When the Imperial Concubine found out, she couldn't persuade him. In the end, she could only let the maid beside her hold His Highness for a walk in the courtyard of the cold palace, waiting for Yang Guan to come back after killing someone.
"Hahaha, I just remember being so sleepy I couldn't even lift my head, and I was still waiting for you! Nanny Nie was about to fall asleep!"
Yang Guan smiled. His Highness was mentally retarded when he was young and had a stubborn personality. Once he decided on someone, he would want that person to stay by his side forever.
"When I think about your Highness's appearance back then, I feel heartbroken."
Ji Wan also shrugged and said helplessly: "I don't know why I was so stupid back then."
Then he said in a roundabout way, "Back then, there weren't so many people around me. Now that there are more people around me, I still don't feel as happy as when you and I were playing together as children."
Yang Guan was silent for a moment, and he understood Ji Wan's meaning: "Your Highness is praising me. I was extremely lucky to be able to play with Your Highness."
He wanted to say that it would be good if he could accompany Ji Wan. Really, he just wanted to accompany Ji Wan back then, and he wanted it even more now.
However, because of his inner demon, he has been unable to control himself recently. After a whole day of killing outside the city, the inner demon not only did not disappear, but its presence became stronger. He has even been tortured by the inner demon and has not had a full night's sleep for two or three nights.
Ji Wan shook her head, knowing that Yang Guan was avoiding the question: "Yang Guan, the inner demon will turn you into a madman. I don't want you to get hurt, or even... forget me."
Ji Wan is thirteen years old this year. She met Yang Guan when she was four years old. A few days after her birthday on September 28th, it will be exactly ten years since they knew each other.
“…” Yang Guan subconsciously lowered his head, wanting to bury his face deeper.
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