Chapter 634 Qi San’s Hatred
Ji Yunshu was stunned: "What happened?"
Zhao Shen said, "The old marquis passed away suddenly without any warning. Qi San's father was serving in another country at the time. When his family received the news and were returning to the capital to attend the funeral, something happened. Only Qi San survived."
"This...isn't an accident?"
Zhao Shen nodded: "Qi San searched for many years before finding the evidence. It was the current Marquis of Jingning who had it done."
Ji Yunshu's voice was a little hoarse: "Just for the title?"
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Isn't the title enough? The number of marquises in the entire Great Xia can be counted on one hand, and even fewer are hereditary. The Jingning Marquisate is one of them. Moreover, for the Jingning Marquis, it originally belonged to him."
The legitimate son of the original wife has the most legal right of inheritance.
The old marquis favored his second wife's youngest son, which brought fatal disaster to himself and his youngest son's family.
In this kind of matter, Ji Yunshu couldn't say who was right or wrong.
If Qi San also died, the matter would naturally be over.
But Qi San survived.
"Since the Third Prince Qi has found the evidence, why doesn't he expose Marquis Jingning and avenge his parents?"
Zhao Shen said, "Before, the time wasn't right. Now, I guess he doesn't have time. He hasn't been back to the capital for several years, so even if something happens, he naturally won't have time to do it."
Ji Yunshu didn't believe him. "How can you be so busy that you don't even have time for revenge? Besides, isn't it the Emperor and you? Didn't they say you have a good relationship?"
Zhao Shen said, "Of course, revenge is best done personally. It's been so many years, there's no need to rush."
"Is that really all? What did you mean by not having the time before? Isn't revenge just about finding evidence? Why wait and see when?"
Seeing that the topic couldn't be circumvented, Zhao Shen had no choice but to say, "When Qi San investigated the Marquis of Jingning, he discovered that he had some connection with Prince Yong. Prince Yong's matter hadn't been dealt with before, so it wasn't the right time. Now, let alone accusing him of murdering his own brother, the mere fact that he was involved with Prince Yong's mansion would bring disaster to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion."
In fact, the old marquis had reasons to consider changing his heir.
The current Marquis of Jingning is really not a capable person to manage the family.
He is narrow-minded and petty, these are just small matters.
His biggest problem is his lack of ability.
Not only him, but also none of his descendants have any future.
Today, the prince of the Marquis of Jingning is a notorious playboy.
When the old marquis was alive, he was also a popular figure in the army, but only more than 20 years after his death, the Jingning Marquisate had declined.
If this were not the case, there would not be any need for a young man like Qi Liu, who was born in the eldest son's family, to choose a lower-class marriage.
Of course, none of this has anything to do with her now.
Ji Yunshu asked, "Does this mean that something bad will happen to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion sooner or later?"
Zhao Shen nodded: "Yes, and it shouldn't take long."
"Why? Aren't you in no hurry? Or is Qi San coming back?"
According to Zhao Shen's words, Ji Yunshu felt that even if Marquis Jingning had some connection with Prince Yong, it was probably not much.
It doesn't really matter what he is like.
Zhao Shen said, "As soon as Prince Yong got into trouble, Qi San wanted to return, but at that time he had an imperial decree and could not leave his post without permission. Now that half a year has passed, he should have almost finished his work."
Ji Yunshu: "Alright, then I'll tell Auntie San to pack up Zhao Fei as soon as possible and send her to the Marquis of Jingning's mansion."
Zhao Shen smiled; "I thought you would sympathize with her."
She has always been soft-hearted, especially towards girls.
Ji Yunshu said, "Let's not talk about the fact that I don't have any friendship with her. Even if I did, this is the path she chose herself. Why should I sympathize with her?"
She knew very early on that she had to let go of her need to help others and respect their fate.
When Zhao Shen heard this, he knew that she didn't like Zhao Fei. She had worried a lot about Zhao Fu back then.
Even Zhao Xuan was willing to accompany her third aunt to help look after her.
"Well, that's up to you. Now can we get down to business?"
"Business?"
Zhao Shen reminded: "Yu Qi."
"Oh, she came to chat with me today, but I pissed her off and she ran away."
Zhao Shen: "What did she say?"
Ji Yunshu recalled the scene of meeting Yu Qi today, and it seemed that they really didn't say much.
"I think your previous guess was correct. She is a very smart person. If she had the antidote, she wouldn't ask to be your concubine."
Yu Qi’s test today was actually nothing to Ji Yunshu. It seemed that the woman had made up her mind to stick to Zhao Shen.
After today, the rumors will get worse.
After all, there were a lot of people at the banquet.
Zhao Shen played with her hand and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of her."
Ji Yunshu leaned in his arms and smiled, "With you here, I have nothing to worry about. But you have to hurry up, I suspect she will do something to you next."
Yu Qi's purpose was obviously to separate the couple.
Ji Yunshu didn't go out much, and now the Marquis' Mansion was no longer managed by Yao, but by the Third Madam, who had replaced most of the people Yao needed.
Although she was only the temporary housekeeper, after understanding the Marquis's attitude, the Third Lady knew that the chances of Yao coming out were slim.
So she directly chose to stand on Ji Yunshu's side and acted rudely towards the Yao family's people.
It’s not easy to do anything to her in the mansion now.
Zhao Shen is different. He is often outside, so it is more appropriate to attack him.
And in this matter, he is the key.
Zhao Shen nodded: "I understand."
His tone was gentle, but where Ji Yunshu couldn't see, his expression was cold.
In the courtyard where the third wife lived, Zhao Fei cried to Aunt Lin about her grievances as soon as she returned home, saying that she must have been plotted against by Zhao Xuan.
Aunt Lin's face turned pale after she recounted what had happened. "Are you saying that Madam has already discussed with the wife of the Marquis of Jingning and made you the concubine of the Marquis's son?"
Zhao Fei nodded, and when she thought of this, she couldn't control her tears and fell.
"What should I do, mother? I don't want to be a concubine."
Aunt Lin's mind raced. She tried every possible way, but finally said in frustration, "You can only do as you're told."
In this world, there are not many paths a woman can take, and she originally planned to let Zhao Fei compete for Zhao Xuan's marriage.
She couldn't leave the house and didn't know what was happening outside.
She couldn't be careless about her daughter's life, so she asked Zhao Fei to pay attention to Zhao Xuan's marriage.
The marriage the lady chooses for her daughter must be the best one.
That’s why what happened today happened.
Who would have thought that Zhao Fei actually hugged the wrong person.
Now, she couldn't think of any way to prevent Zhao Fei from becoming a concubine.
Zhao Fei collapsed. "I don't want it, mother. Please think of a way. There must be a way. I don't want to be someone's concubine. Besides, the Fourth Master Qi will not treat me well if he knows that the person I'm looking for is not him."
Both of them had their own plans, but they knew each other's intentions.
What Qi Si wants is Zhao Xuan, and what she wants is Qi Liu.
Aunt Lin thought for a moment before slowly saying, "If you really don't want to be the Fourth Young Master Qi's concubine, there might be another way."
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