Chapter 24 I Didn’t Go to the Roof
"Bu Ruo actually asked Cui Ji to ask the emperor for money. How dare she! How dare she!!"
"I originally wanted her to live a few more months, but since that's the case, don't blame me for taking her life early."
At this time, Xiao Jingrui's hatred for Bu Ruo reached its peak. He called his confidants to discuss the matter for the entire night and did not leave the study until dawn the next day.
Crown Princess Ji Yao is a member of the Ji family. The Ji family has been a family of generals for generations, and one generation even had a queen.
In fact, after the emperor knew that the Bu family had a legitimate daughter, Bu Ruo was the first choice for the Crown Princess. However, he did not expect that Bu Ruo had a poor health when she was born and was sent away just after one month old. That's why the girl from the Ji family was decided to be the Crown Princess.
The prince was not satisfied with the Ji family at first. After all, the military power of the Ji family had always been in the hands of the emperor.
But during an autumn hunt, the prince was immediately attracted by Ji Yao's temperament on horseback, which was no less than that of a man. So after many years of marriage, there was still only Ji Yao as the crown princess in the prince's mansion, without even a concubine or a side concubine, even though she had been childless for three years.
As soon as Xiao Jingrui returned to his room, he saw Ji Yao sitting in the yard and hurried over.
"How do you all serve the Crown Princess? It's so cold in the morning and evening, and you let her sit in the courtyard. What if she catches a cold?"
Ji Yao took the prince's hand and said, "It was I who wanted to wait for Your Highness here. I don't blame them."
"I know what's troubling you, Your Highness. I want to help you. It's spring now, and the flowers are blooming. I'd like to host a flower viewing party. Is that okay? I'll send invitations to Princess Yun'an and the daughter of Prime Minister Lin. I'm sure they won't refuse."
Xiao Jingrui's eyes were filled with tenderness: "Yao'er is really thoughtful, but I don't want Yao'er to suffer. Yao'er... should be a blank sheet of paper. I don't want Yao'er's pure heart to have even a trace of impurities."
Ji Rouyi is in Xiao Jingrui's arms: "I have been favored by your highness for many years. It is my blessing. I can't bear your highness to be tired, and I am willing to share your worries."
"Don't worry, Your Highness. My feelings for Your Highness will always be pure."
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The next day, Bi'er saw Bu Ruo holding the invitation in a daze and asked, "Miss, are you going to the Crown Princess's flower viewing banquet? I have always felt that this flower viewing banquet is targeting you and has no good intentions."
Bu Ruo smiled and tapped Bi'er's forehead: "This is the flower viewing banquet set up to plot against your young lady. Of course your young lady has to go, otherwise it would be a waste of their efforts."
Bi'er was puzzled: "Miss, why did you jump into the fire pit when you knew it was a fire pit? Wouldn't it be better to just refuse directly?"
But Bu Ruo snorted lightly: "Life is so boring, why not find some fun. Besides, is your young lady the kind of person who runs away when faced with difficulties?"
Beau: No! Absolutely not!
Others might turn back after hitting a wall, but her young lady... would knock the wall down.
"Go to Yanzhilou later to get some information about the Crown Princess. That way, we can know each other better. By the way, where's Jin Congcong? Why haven't I seen him these days?"
Bi'er was also puzzled: "Master Jin has been going out early and coming back late recently. I don't know what he is busy with. Last time I saw him, I asked him about it, but he said it was a secret."
Bu Ruo held his forehead and said, "Let him do whatever he wants. As long as he doesn't make people eat medicinal food everywhere, I'll let him do whatever he wants. I can also spend the money as he pleases. It all belongs to his father anyway."
evening
"Baoer, why are you here? Did you climb over the wall?"
Mo Bao wanted to cry when he heard his own name, but he also knew that business was more important.
"Yes, I climbed over the wall to bring the Crown Princess a message to my master."
Bu Ruo poured him a cup of tea and said, "What important information do you need to deliver in person? Come, Baoer, sit down and tell me slowly."
Mo Bao was speechless, but still sat down.
"The Crown Princess's name is Ji Yao. She is the twin sister of General Fuyuan Ji Pei. Ji Pei loves this sister very much. In order to protect her from being bullied, he waited until she got married before marrying himself, fearing that she would be bullied by her new sister-in-law."
"People say that the Crown Princess is naive, very simple, and kind. She's not like other girls from aristocratic families who are full of scheming and pretentiousness. That's why she caught the eye of Crown Prince Xiao Jingrui."
"But in fact, Ji Yao is a very scheming woman. Even the encounter with the Crown Prince during the Autumn Hunting that year and the Crown Prince's infatuation with her were all her schemes."
"But the most important thing is not these. The most important thing is that Ji Yao is not a daughter of the Ji family at all. She was adopted. Even the Crown Prince and the Emperor don't know about this."
"Ji Pei's father was a mighty general, but he died early due to multiple injuries on the battlefield. Ji Pei was a posthumous child."
"Mother Ji was pregnant with twins, but the baby girls were not breathing when they were born. The successive blows caused her to become mentally ill. Her wet nurse had no other choice but to secretly adopt a baby girl from outside to act as the baby girl. Only then did Mother Ji's spirits gradually improve."
"But she was overly worried and passed away when Ji Pei was two years old. The two children were raised by Ji's mother's wet nurse. She didn't tell Ji Pei the secret until she died. That year, Ji Pei was six years old."
"Later, when Ji Pei was thirteen, he passed the imperial examination and became the top martial arts scholar. He loved her very much, but this love... was not the kind that a brother would have for his sister."
"The Crown Princess and the Crown Prince have been married for three years but have been childless. This is because she was too young and suffered a miscarriage, which damaged her body. Since then, they have had difficulty in having children."
Bu Ruojing's eyes almost fell to the ground. This was really... a huge melon. No wonder Mo Bao had to tell it in person.
"Marrying the prince requires a physical examination beforehand, right? Why didn't the test show anything? Didn't the prince feel anything when he consummated the marriage?"
Mo Bao blushed when he heard Bu Ruo's straightforward words.
"It was for a physical examination, but before the examination, Ji Pei found a Miao doctor from somewhere to restore her innocence. After that, the Miao doctor never showed up again. It's likely that Ji Pei silenced him."
Bu Ruo nodded. She knew that some Miao doctors were quite magical and had skills that others didn't.
"Since she was with Ji Pei, why did she marry the prince later? Were she and Ji Pei in love with each other?"
Mo Bao knew that his master was curious again and could only sigh inwardly.
"I don't know whether they are in love or not, but I know that the Crown Princess returns to the Ji Mansion every once in a while to stay for a few days, and with Ji Pei..."
Bu Ruo: "Incestuous?"
Bi'er wanted to cover her mouth: "Miss, you are a woman, please be careful with your words."
Bu Ruo smacked his lips and said, "What's the big deal? There are only three of us here and no outsiders. Tell me what happened. I didn't go to the roof."
"Hmm? Lying on the roof?"
Bu Ruo's eyes suddenly lit up: "Bao'er, my dear Bao'er, the next time Ji Yao comes back to the Ji Mansion, you must tell me immediately."
Bi'er looked at her in shock: "Miss, you don't really want to lie on the roof, do you?"
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