"Your Majesty?" The Queen was stunned, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief. Her husband, the emperor of the highest rank, actually said in the court, in front of everyone, that he wanted to marry Ji Wan Ge.
Her heart was beating like a drum and her thoughts were in a mess. So many people were seeking to marry Ji Wan Ge, the famous person in the capital, why did he join in the fun?
Song Jiao sat aside, her eyes sweeping over all the civil and military officials in the court. She saw that they were either surprised, secretly delighted, or jealous, and were all whispering to each other.
Isn't the fun beginning now?
At this moment, Ji Wange was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, running around in circles.
I have no idea what happened.
She asked the system beside her in panic, "System, what's going on? Aren't I targeting ordinary noble children? Why is the emperor like this?" There was a tremor in her voice, and she was obviously frightened by this sudden change.
The system was also bewildered. It quickly worked, trying to figure out the problem. [Host, I'm checking too. This... this is so strange. Everyone's favorability suddenly maxed out. This has never happened before. Furthermore, the Emperor's favorability suddenly skyrocketed. I... I don't know why this happened.]
Ji Wan Ge was extremely shocked when she heard what the system said.
She originally just wanted to make a name for herself in the capital, and by the way, win over a few powerful noble sons to pave a smooth road for herself.
However, the current situation obviously exceeded her expectations.
The Emperor's favorability? How...how is this possible?
"I didn't even try to conquer the emperor, so where did this damn favorability come from?" Ji Wange widened her eyes, looking at the favorability bar that suddenly appeared on the system interface, which clearly showed that she had an incredibly high favorability with the almighty emperor.
Her heart was filled with confusion and astonishment, and she wanted to call the police immediately to see if this was a prank by a hacker.
The system's voice rang out in her mind, with a hint of helplessness and urgency: [Host, please stay calm for now. Don't get excited! I'll go check what's going on. There must be something wrong.]
Ji Wange wanted to say something else, but she found that the system voice in her mind had disappeared without a trace, as if it had really "escaped to death" as it said.
She rubbed her temples helplessly, trying to calm herself down.
Finally, she could only kneel down and said, "Your Highness, I accept your order."
In ancient times, kings never joked, and everyone knew this.
The palace banquet finally ended. The moonlight shone on the gate of the imperial palace, stretching out the shadows of the hunted people.
They formed a small circle, all with anxiety and resentment on their faces, and discussed in low voices how to rescue Ji Wange from this unfair marriage.
Everyone's heart was filled with helplessness and anger. They could not bear to see their beloved woman marry an elderly emperor, but after discussing for a long time, they still could not find any feasible solution.
In the end, they could only disperse helplessly and disappear into the night.
At the same time, Song Jiao had already returned to the East Palace in a carriage.
She walked into the original owner's room with an expressionless face and without looking back.
Seeing this, Chun Tao was the first to ask, "Crown Princess, what should we do now?"
Song Jiao raised her eyes and looked at Chun Tao with cold eyes, a sarcastic smile on her lips: "What? Are you anxious? If someone doesn't know, they would think you want to marry the emperor!"
He is indeed Ji Ning'an's most loyal lackey, and he is still questioning this situation.
It seems that Ji Ning'an wanted the heroine to die directly, otherwise it wouldn't be like this.
Chun Tao's face changed when she heard this. Seeing that Song Jiao's expression was not right, she immediately knelt on the ground and begged for mercy in a trembling voice: "Crown Princess, please spare me! I don't have such thoughts!"
Song Jiao stood up, picked up the whip, and hit Chun Tao hard. Each lash was filled with power and anger. "Spare my life? I have been wondering, whose maid are you? How much benefit did she give you for working so hard to pass on Ji Ning'an's message?"
Chuntao screamed in pain, but Song Jiao didn't stop, and immediately hit her hard with the whip. The noise in the room startled the maid Fanyin standing outside the door. She heard the screams inside and whispered, "Crown Princess, what happened? Do you need me to go in and help?"
Upon hearing this, Song Jiao paused the whip in her hand and smiled morbidly.
Looking at Chuntao crawling on the ground, he stepped hard on her fingers.
Then, Song Jiao said coldly: "It's okay, Fanyin, you stay outside and don't let anyone in."
Upon hearing this, Fanyin was puzzled but did not dare to ask any more questions. She could only reply, "Yes, Crown Princess."
Song Jiao in the room looked at Chun Tao again, her eyes filled with indifference and determination: "Tell me, who are you to? Why did you betray me?"
Chun Tao was in so much pain that tears streamed down her face. She replied in a trembling voice, "Princess, please understand. I have never betrayed you! I just... just..."
"Just what?" Song Jiao took a step closer, raising the whip in her hand again, "If you don't tell the truth, I will make you taste even more pain!"
Chun Tao was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She finally spoke: "Princess, please spare me! I was just...just asked to pass on a few words to you! I really didn't mean any other thing!"
"Entrusted by someone?" Song Jiao sneered, "Entrusted by whom? What benefit did Ji Ning'an give you that made you not even listen to me?"
Chun Tao replied in a trembling voice, "Yes...it was Ji Ning'an's personal maid Xiao Cui who found me...She gave me some silver...and asked me to help her pass on a message...Please spare me, Crown Princess! I was really just greedy for a moment..."
When Song Jiao heard this, she threw the whip to the ground fiercely and kicked Chun Tao: "Greedy? Well, you don't have to be greedy now."
"Come here, drag Chuntao away and beat her to death!" Song Jiao's voice was as cold as ice, without a trace of emotion, as if the verdict was not on the fate of a living person, but just an insignificant object.
The door was flung open, and Fanyin walked in with several guards. Their steps were heavy, and each seemed to foreshadow the cruelty that was to come. Chuntao's eyes were filled with fear and despair, and she struggled, trying to break free from the guards' restraints.
"Crown Princess, please spare my life! I was just greedy for a moment, please give me another chance!" Chuntao's cries echoed in the room, but Song Jiao's face became colder.
"Opportunity? I've given you so many opportunities. But you betrayed me time and time again and colluded with Ji Ning'an. Do you think I'm blind?"
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