Chapter 33: I Can Read Faces
Ji Yao looked at the two people in front of her and laughed wildly, but there was endless bitterness at the corners of her mouth.
"Yes, I was already defiled by him before I married you. When he knew that I was not the biological daughter of the Ji family and had no blood relationship with him, he tricked me into drinking drugged wine on the anniversary of my parents' death and forcibly took my body."
"When I woke up the next day, he was sitting by the bed, looking at me like that. He told me with a smug look on his face that I was his from now on and that I would never be able to escape from him in this life."
"You know what? If I hadn't been unable to defeat him, I would have wanted to kill him."
"Since then, I've lived a life worse than death. I didn't dare tell anyone, and I didn't dare run away, until... that autumn hunt when I met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
When Ji Yao said this, she looked up at Xiao Jingrui, her eyes full of memories.
"Yes, meeting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was indeed a carefully planned plan of mine, in order to escape from Ji Pei. If it weren't for your status as the Crown Prince, Ji Pei would have tried every means to stop me from marrying anyone else."
"But you are the prince, he dare not do that. He can only take great pains to find a Miao doctor and ask her to help me recover so that I can marry into the prince's mansion smoothly."
"Your Highness, whether you believe it or not, these three years in the Prince's Mansion have been the best and happiest three years of my life."
"Yes...I am sorry for you."
Everyone's eyes turned red after hearing Ji Yao's words, and Tang Shuangyu couldn't help but plead for her.
"Your Highness, although the Crown Princess... she also has a miserable life. She is also a victim in all this. I beg you to spare her life."
"Yes, Your Highness, the Crown Princess was also forced. You should... divorce her, assign someone to guard her, and let her live out her remaining days in seclusion."
"The Crown Princess always does good deeds. She's humble and never gets into arguments. She'll stop and feed even stray cats and dogs, not to mention beggars. If it weren't for this kind of woman... she truly could be called a good Crown Princess."
Bu Ruo snorted: "Be kind to others? I'm afraid not."
"Perhaps it's because...she feels guilty, and doing good deeds is just a way for her to make herself feel better and comfort herself?"
Tang Shuangyu was anxious and didn't notice the panic that flashed in Ji Yao's eyes after Bu Ruo said this.
But she quickly calmed down again. She did those things very secretly and no one would find out.
"Yun'an County Master, what nonsense are you talking about? We all know what kind of person the Crown Princess is. You've only been back in Kyoto for a few months and don't know anything. What gives you the right to say that? Do you have any evidence?"
Bu Ruo glanced at her and said, "Why would I say that? Because I can read faces. Wasn't it me who noticed that the Crown Princess was pregnant?"
"Haha, do you think you're some street shaman? You even read faces. There are only two people in the Three Kingdoms who can really read faces, and that's..."
Bu Ruo waved her hand and said, "You don't need to tell me, I know. One is Master Fuyun of Baotong Temple, and the other is Jin Wuyou, the master of Wuming Mountain."
"What a coincidence! Master Fuyun and I are close friends, regardless of age difference. And Jin Wuyou... he's my master. You only know that I was sent out of Kyoto when I was young, but don't you know that I was sent to Wuming Mountain?"
"So... is there anything wrong with me saying I can read faces? Not to mention faces, I can even tell a little bit about fate. For example, this county lady thinks that the War King will not die young."
All the ladies from noble families present were shocked by Bu Ruo's words. Wuming Mountain... She was actually from Wuming Mountain.
You should know that in fact, the more noble one's status in Kyoto is, the more he believes in fate, and there are countless people who pray to gods and Buddhas. Even in the imperial palace, there are Taoist priests who have been worshipped for generations to calculate the country's fortune in order to ensure the prosperity of the Great Zhou for a hundred years and good weather.
Every year, a lot of people go to Baotong Temple in Kyoto, and some people visit the nameless mountain master many times, but... those who go there can't even see the mountain master in person, let alone anything else.
But they had no idea that even the combined abilities of Master Fuyun and Jin Wuyou were not as good as Bu Ruo in the slightest. After all, Bu Ruo was personally taught by the so-called old witch in her words, and well... his methods might be a little flawed.
Bu Ruo looked at Xiao Jingrui seriously: "Your Highness, although I am only a county lady, today's incident is obviously targeted at me. I am not used to following the rules. I only want to watch the fun and don't want to meddle in other people's business."
"But the premise is... I can't be the one making the most of it, otherwise I will definitely seek justice for myself."
"After General Ji Pei woke up, he kept saying that I lost my virginity to him and even said he wanted to marry me without even seeing me. Don't you think this is a bit funny?"
"I was staying peacefully in the garden, and then a maid came to tell me that Miss Lin wanted to tell me about the rare flowers here, and some secrets about the War King. That's why I followed her here."
"But then the maid pushed me and my maid into the house. Luckily my maid had some martial arts skills, and Ji Pei was drugged, so she managed to escape with me."
"As for why the Crown Princess and that maid were here later, I don't know. I guess they wanted to come back to see if anything had happened, but ended up being... something."
Having said that, Bu Ruo continued to ask in a mysterious and low voice. Although it was said to be low voice, in fact everyone could hear it.
"Your Highness, aren't you really curious about what evil things your Crown Princess has done over the years that made her do good deeds everywhere to appease her conscience?"
Xiao Jingrui stared at Bu Ruo, not knowing what to say. If he said that she didn't want to know, he would be implicated if something bad really got out in the future.
But if he gave in and said it in public... would he still be able to maintain his dignity as the crown prince?
Just when Xiao Jingrui was in a dilemma, Xiao Yulan said calmly: "This matter concerns the reputation of the prince. If Ruo'er knows anything, please tell her, so as to avoid bringing bad influence to the prince in the future."
Although Xiao Jingrui knew that his Ninth Uncle was venting his anger on Bu Ruo, he could only grit his teeth and nod in the current situation: "Ninth Uncle is right. Since the Yun'an County Master is so capable, there is no harm in talking about it. I will send someone to verify it afterwards."
These threatening words did not hurt Bu Ruo at all, because what he was going to say was the truth and he was not afraid of investigation at all.
"General Fuyuan Ji Pei has a particularly secluded villa in the suburbs of Beijing. Six months after losing her virginity, Crown Princess Ji Yao has been deceiving innocent and kindhearted women from remote mountain villages to work in his villa. In the end, all of them were raped by Ji Pei."
"Some of those women were hanged to death after being unable to bear the humiliation, while others who tried to escape had their limbs broken and were locked up in the courtyard, never to see the light of day, and were never allowed to leave until their death."
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