Chapter 122 The Daughter of a Guilty Minister vs. the Disabled Prince 36
The morning sun shone in, Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes, and subconsciously touched Xiaoyun beside him.
He slept so soundly that he didn't even notice the dawn. As Xiao Yan was feeling around, he realized something was wrong. The person lying next to him was clearly "himself", and he had turned into Xiao Yun.
"Xiaoyun, wake up, are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable?"
Ji Yunhuan yawned and slowly opened her eyes. What she saw was her "own" anxious face. She turned over impatiently and muttered, "Don't make a fuss. I have nothing to do today. Let's sleep a little longer."
How could Xiao Yan sleep? He couldn't understand why he changed his body after just a nap?
This was the third time, and he still found it incredible. But why was Xiaoyun's reaction so calm?
He even suspected that this strange body swap was caused by Xiaoyun, but how did Xiaoyun do it?
Being stared at like that, Ji Yunhuan lost her sleepiness. She stood up, hooked her arms around Xiao Yan's neck and kissed him on the face. The feeling of kissing "herself" was quite strange.
"What's wrong, Your Highness? It's not the first time. What's there to be surprised about? We will change back tomorrow."
Ji Yunhuan pulled Xiao Yan off the bed, walked around the room, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, feel for yourself, am I in good health? I can walk and jump, no problem at all. On the contrary, your body is seriously damaged, the dark circles under your eyes are almost falling to the ground, you should rest well."
Xiao Yan did not feel any discomfort. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "You have indeed recovered well. You must be obedient and take medicine on time in the future, so that your body will be better."
Ji Yunhuan was anxious. "Your Highness, what I mean is that I am really fine. There is nothing wrong with me. You can rest assured. You don't need to keep an eye on me day and night."
Xiao Yan was surprised and said, "What are you talking about? When your belly gets bigger, you will definitely feel uncomfortable. How can I ignore you? Of course I will take care of you every day!"
Ji Yunhuan had nothing to say. It seemed that soul swapping was useless. Xiao Yan was too stubborn and refused to listen to any advice.
Well, at least today she is using Xiao Yan's body, so she can relax for a day.
After breakfast, Xiao Yan wanted to go to the study, and Ji Yunhuan had to go with him.
The emperor assigned Xiao Yan a position to compile history books and also rewarded him with many classics. Now all of them were piled up in the study, densely filling up an entire wall.
Xiao Yan said, "The emperor said that I had wasted three years and should study hard to learn knowledge. To put it bluntly, he put me in the Hanlin Academy to kill time so that I would not delay his peace talks. I will have to report to the Hanlin Academy in a few days. It is really annoying."
"Dongdong~Dongdongdong~" There was a regular knocking sound coming from the inside of the wall.
Xiao Yan immediately protected Xiao Yun behind him and cautiously opened the secret door. "I'll go in first, and you come later."
Dark room.
Wei Ling knelt on one knee and handed over a stack of secret letters.
Xiao Yan subconsciously reached out to take it, but halfway through he remembered that he was now "Xiao Yun". He took Xiao Yun's arm and said, "Your Highness, why don't you take it and take a look? But has there been a response to the letter I sent out before?"
In the previous century, Yun Huan had devoted all his energy to the Fifth Prince. He visited his grandfather and father's old acquaintances time and again. He said so many good things for the Fifth Prince and built up momentum for him before some people agreed to support the Fifth Prince as the Crown Prince. However, more people chose to wait and see.
In this life, she only wrote a few letters, in which she mentioned some old stories to prove her identity, and those people were willing to support the eldest prince to seize the throne. What they valued was not her identity as an orphan of the Duke of Ji's Mansion, but Xiao Yan's own talents.
Ten years have passed, and the court has changed several times, but there are always people who remain true to their original aspirations and care about the suffering people in the northern border.
Each letter was very short, some were just unsigned notes. Ji Yunhuan burned them cleanly after reading them. Only the last letter was particularly long.
Ji Yunhuan stared at the letter for a long time. A tear fell on the letter paper, blurring the signature. The two vigorous characters "Tian Ji" appeared on the paper with sharp strokes, as if they were about to break through the paper.
Wei Ling stood quietly aside and looked at the "Master" in surprise. Why was the "Master" so weird today that he even cried after reading a letter?
"You step aside first. I have something to say to His Highness." Xiao Yan glanced at Wei Ling.
Seeing that his "master" had no objection, Wei Ling bowed and left.
Ji Yunhuan gently stroked every word on the letter paper. "This is the handwriting of Mr. Tian. He wrote it himself. No one else can imitate it. When I was a child, my father asked Mr. Tian to teach me calligraphy. I liked to pull his beard the most. Mr. Tian never got angry and was always cheerful."
"My father always wanted to give me the best. I am a girl in the boudoir, and the six arts of a gentleman were all taught by the best masters. I don't like boring women's work and needlework, and my father didn't force me. He said that the daughter of the Ji family can do whatever she wants, as long as I am happy."
"Now only Lord Tian still remembers these little things, and only he dares to mention my father in the letter using his own handwriting."
Xiao Yan also finished reading the letter. Lord Tian wrote several pages in a very eloquent manner. Every word he wrote was about recalling the friendship they had in the past with the Duke Ji's Mansion. In the end, he asked Xiao Yan to give Xiao Yun a status, at least the position of a concubine.
In this way, when Xiao Yan ascends the throne in the future, Xiaoyun will at least be the head of a palace and will have someone to rely on for the rest of her life.
Xiao Yan wiped Xiao Yun's tears distressedly, "Okay, don't cry. When I become the emperor, I will definitely return the Duke of Ji's Mansion to you. The dead can't come back, but I will definitely take back the lost territory!"
"If you like this letter, let's keep it and don't burn it. When there's a chance, I'll take you to see Lord Tian. He looks down on me too much. What concubine position? I said I'd marry you!"
Ji Yunhuan shook his head. "I appreciate your kindness, but we can't keep this letter. If someone finds it, it will not only harm Elder Tian, but also your Highness. Let's burn it."
After the brazier was lit, Ji Yunhuan personally put the snow-white letter paper in it. The flames flew up to the sky with Xuan'er. Ji Yunhuan gently closed his eyes and silently said in his heart:
"Grandpa, grandma, dad, mom, uncle, aunt, brother... If you are still alive, please watch over me. Ten years have passed. No matter how many more years I have to wait, I will definitely clear the name of the Ji family. The Jiguogong Mansion has never committed treason. You are all heroes. Your names should be recorded in history and admired by future generations."
Xiao Yan made some more plans. With the support of these people, his path to succession would be smoother. The most important thing right now was to disrupt the peace talks.
But he couldn't do it too obviously and let the emperor suspect him, so he could only plan slowly.
Half an hour later, two people came out of the dark room.
Xiao Yan was sitting at the table, writing something, so Ji Yunhuan picked up a travel book and read it.
The room was silent except for the rustling sound of the wind.
"Your Highness, Eunuch Liu Xi is here and is waiting at the door." Xia Yang's voice came from outside the door.
Ji Yunhuan quickly pulled Xiao Yan up, sat upright at the desk, took out a book given by the emperor, spread it out, and covered the painting on the table.
She thought Xiao Yan was doing something serious, but it turned out that he was just painting. What a waste of time.
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