Ji Ruhua regretted it the moment the Shuizhou army entered the city, but when she thought of Ji Xingzhi's hypocrisy towards her and the safety of her mother and Xiaojuan, she felt relieved.
She hardened her heart and refused to look at those pairs of resentful eyes, allowing herself to be held in Shui Lianche's arms. The dignity of a princess had been lost the moment she agreed to help Shui Lianche deceive Xiao Qingyan and others.
No, maybe... even earlier than this.
The soldiers of Lizhou wanted to cut Ji Ruhua into pieces. However, Ji Ruhua could endure and turn a blind eye to Xiao Qingyan's disbelief, Ji Jiangshen's indifference, and everyone's spit and abuse.
However, when Ling Lan appeared, Ji Ruhua's face instantly turned as pale as paper.
Ran Linyu rescued many people, and Ling Lan could have left with them, but he refused.
Ling Lan did not forget Ji Xingzhi's words "If you can't win, run away", but he didn't have the face to run away.
He felt that the fact that Lizhou City was captured so easily by Shui Lianche was all his fault, just because he rescued Ji Ruhua.
Ling Lan committed suicide, dying to atone for his sins after being defeated in the battle.
After learning the whole story, Ji Xingzhi did not blame Ling Lan for anything. After all, she underestimated Shui Lianche's methods.
In fact, Ji Xingzhi always thought that Ji Ruhua and her mother Ji Wenshui were living well in Shuizhou, but only now did Ji Xingzhi realize that this was not the case.
From what Ji Ruhua said before her death, we can guess that Ji Ruhua was used by Shui Lianche, and used very thoroughly.
Ji Xingzhi knew that there must have been many misunderstandings between her and Ji Ruhua. She had no idea where these misunderstandings came from, but at this moment, Ji Xingzhi vaguely knew why the person who pretended to be her stayed in the palace all day.
I'm afraid... their purpose is to alienate her and Ji Ruhua. It turns out that Shui Lianche had already planned everything back then.
Ji Xingzhi frowned slightly, but where had she been at that time? Why wasn't she in Lizhou?
Ji Xingzhi felt his mind was in a mess. The more he thought about it, the more confused his mind became. His heart was beating rapidly and he even felt a little breathless.
The first person to discover that something was wrong with Ji Xingzhi was Yuan Qin.
"Your Majesty?" Yuan Qin was close to Ji Xingzhi and noticed that Ji Xingzhi's breath was a little disordered, so he called out in confusion.
Yuan Qin's voice seemed particularly abrupt in this secret passage where the only sounds were breathing and footsteps.
Everyone couldn't help but stop and look at Ji Xingzhi.
Wu Fang approached Ji Xingzhi with a tinder in hand. In the light of the fire, Ji Xingzhi's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, his lips were dry, and he looked tired.
Seeing this, everyone was shocked.
Yuan Qin was about to reach out to support Ji Xingzhi, but was stopped by Xiao Qingyan with a smile.
"Let me do it." Xiao Qingyan supported Ji Xingzhi and let Ji Xingzhi lean on her.
Yuan Qin lowered his hands and gave way. At this point, Ji Xingzhi's identity as a girl was no longer a secret, and he really shouldn't have overstepped the line.
Xiaotong took Ji Xingzhi's pulse, and everyone looked at Xiaotong with nervous worry.
In a moment, Xiaotong frowned tightly and said, "The air in the secret passage is thin, and the emperor has difficulty breathing. Everyone, please disperse."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly moved away, especially Zhou Zheng, who retreated so far that he was almost out of sight.
"We have to get out quickly." Xiaotong frowned.
Xiaotong was a little confused. In the past, the emperor could stay in a basement like Wuzhoumen for several days and nights without any problem. But now it’s just a secret passage, why does it seem so strenuous?
Moreover, the emperor is a martial arts master, so his health shouldn't be so weak. There must be other factors, but her medical skills are not good enough to see them.
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