Chapter 690: A New Way to Survive
If Yu Shiyi could survive this time, he might understand in the future that his current resentment and dissatisfaction were actually nothing.
Ji Yunshu disagreed with her words: "There is no such thing as someone so lucky that they are born with everything. Aren't you lucky enough? You were born into a golden family, and there is also Yu Shiyi, born into the Yu family and a legitimate son. Yu Chuannan may not have everything going his way either, otherwise how did he become like that?"
When she said this, Princess Rong An kept looking at her.
After she finished speaking, the other party did not speak again and continued to look at her.
Ji Yunshu was puzzled: "Am I wrong? Why are you looking at me like that?"
Princess Rong An rolled her eyes: "What about you? What in this world do you want that you don't have?"
Ji Yunshu: “…”
If you think about it carefully, it seems that there really isn't one.
Princess Rong An looked at her with a teasing expression, as if she had said that on purpose to show off. She quickly said, "I'm not greedy. I'm very satisfied with my current life. There's nothing wrong with that."
Princess Rong An snorted, "You have everything that others don't have. What else is there to be dissatisfied with?"
Ji Yunshu felt that this was unreasonable. "I don't have your noble princess status. My mother died when I was young, and my father and brother were stationed at the border. I never saw anyone year-round. I lived alone under someone else's roof. My fiancée had been disabled for ten years, and my aunt didn't even ask for my opinion before finding me a new fiancé. On the wedding night, he slept with his sweetheart. I later learned that marrying me was a huge conspiracy. If I hadn't acted decisively and changed my groom, I might be a pile of bones now. Everything I have today is the result of my own hard work, but it's not necessarily as perfect as you think."
Princess Rong An was silent for a moment before she said, "You're right. Everyone has their own troubles, regardless of their status."
Ji Yunshu said, "That's right. I envy you. After this, you're free."
Princess Rong An suddenly asked, "How did you come up with the idea of changing the groom to Zhao Shen? I was stunned when I heard about it."
This world is too harsh on women, especially aristocratic women like them, whose every word and action has been bound by rules since childhood.
If she had the courage to fight against her father, she might not have been married into the Yu family.
Ji Yunshu: "Well...he's good-looking."
Princess Rong An didn't believe this: "If you were attracted by his face, you wouldn't have had to change him in the first place. He has a broken leg, but he's not disfigured."
Zhao Shen has always been so handsome.
"I told you, when my aunt changed people, she didn't even ask for my opinion."
Princess Rong An said, "When the Queen Mother made the decision to replace her husband, you were too young, so she certainly wouldn't have listened to your advice. But you decided to replace her on your wedding night. It actually had little to do with Zhao Shen, right? If there was any connection, it was because he was a cripple at the time, and marrying him would have saved you a lot of trouble."
Ji Yunshu: “…”
Princess Rong An didn't guess it right, but it was almost there.
What she cared about at that time was not that Zhao Shen was a cripple, but that he would not live long.
Princess Rong An continued, "It was only when I found out about Yu Chuannan that I realized not only wasn't I sad, but I felt relieved. We were taught from a young age that our husbands are our heaven, and once that heaven is gone, there's nothing weighing us down. You're more insightful than I am. You knew from the beginning that instead of hoping he would become successful, it would be better for him to be a useless person from the beginning."
Ji Yunshu: "I haven't thought about it that way."
Even if she did, she would never admit it.
If Zhao Shen knew about this, he would be so afraid of death that he would torture her to death.
Unfortunately, what she feared came true. When she turned around, she saw Zhao Shen and Qi Zheng standing not far away. She didn't know how long they had been standing there.
Princess Rong An also saw the two of them and said with a smile, "I'm afraid the Yu family will be raided soon. I'll go pack my things first."
Qi Zheng scratched the back of his head when he saw this: "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
The man had already run away when he said this.
Ji Yunshu walked up to Zhao Shen and asked curiously, "Why is he running?"
Zhao Shen said without any emotion: "It must be something urgent."
Ji Yunshu knew that even if he got the account book, he would still be busy with the Yu family's affairs. He nodded and asked, "Are you okay?"
Zhao Shen said: "The evidence has been found, and the rest can be left to Qi Zheng."
"Oh, can we leave now?"
Zhao Shen nodded and walked out.
Ji Yunshu followed and asked curiously, "What did Old Master Yu say to you?"
Zhao Shen said calmly, "I want to use some information about Prince Yong to exchange for a chance for the Yu family to survive."
Ji Yunshu: "Your Majesty didn't intend to kill the Yu family, did you?"
Although treason was a serious crime, the account books clearly proved that the Yu family had been providing money to King Yong.
But when dealing with a family like the Yu family, one must be extremely careful.
What will the other families think once the roots are eradicated?
Who can guarantee that there won’t be another Yu family in Jiangnan in a few years?
Zhao Shen nodded: "Yes, so I agreed to him."
Ji Yunshu: "...Princess Rong An, you didn't teach her to say those words, did you?"
Even Princess Rong'an wanted to distance herself from the matter so quickly, so Old Master Yu misunderstood that the Emperor was going to kill the Yu family.
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Princess Rong An is smarter than she lets on."
Ji Yunshu understood immediately that what Princess Rong An needed to do now was to make more achievements and create a good impression in front of the emperor.
Of course she knew that the emperor would not execute all the members of the Yu family, but only if the old man believed so would he play his trump card to protect the Yu family.
This is also the reason why she keeps provoking the old man.
People become more cunning as they grow older. If the old man had remained rational, he might not have been fooled.
"It's very clever."
When the two returned to their residence, the servant reported that Madam Ye was waiting.
Ji Yunshu knew that it was about Yu Chuannan and Ye Zhenzhu, so she changed her clothes and went to see her.
When she arrived at the reception room, Madam Ye had been waiting for more than an hour and was a little anxious.
Seeing Ji Yunshu coming, he hurried forward and said, "Madam, the princess sent someone to inform me this morning that she wants to take the pearl away."
Ji Yunshu thought about how she had truly raised Ye Zhenzhu like her own daughter for so many years, so she said, "This is the princess's own idea. Knowing that her daughter is still alive, she wants to take her with her. But you raised Zhenzhu, so if you don't want to, you can explain it to the princess, or let Zhenzhu choose to stay or go."
Madam Ye smiled after hearing her words and said, "Madam, won't you advise me to let go and let Pearl go with the princess?"
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "If it weren't for you, Pearl wouldn't be alive today. If you didn't want to, I don't think the princess would have taken her away by force."
If it was before, Ji Yunshu was not sure, but after today's conversation, she knew that Princess Rong An would know what to do best for her daughter.
After a long while, Madam Ye said, "From what Madam said, the princess is a sensible person, so she will treat Zhenzhu well, right?"
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