Chapter 123 The Daughter of a Guilty Minister vs. the Disabled Prince 37
When Liu Xi came in, he saw the eldest prince studying classics. A beautiful woman was standing next to him, grinding ink for the eldest prince.
"Your servant greets His Highness. May His Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years!"
Ji Yunhuan waved his hand to let Liu Xi stand up, "Eunuch Liu, please don't be polite. I wonder what you are here for?"
Liu Xi smiled and said, "Of course it's a good thing. His Majesty is concerned about your Highness, so he sent me to invite you over. If there's nothing else, please follow me."
Xiao Yan paused for a moment while grinding ink, and signaled Xiao Yun with his eyes not to go.
Ji Yunhuan lowered her head and coughed twice, then said weakly, "The dew was heavy last night, and I felt dizzy when I woke up this morning. I'm afraid I caught a cold. If I pass the disease on to my father, it will be my fault."
Liu Xi bowed his head and said respectfully, "Your Highness, please go. If you don't go, His Majesty will send someone to invite you."
There is no room for negotiation, you have to go.
Ji Yunhuan said, "In that case, I will change my clothes and leave. Xiaoyun, you come with me and help me change my clothes."
The two of them discussed it while changing clothes.
"Liu Xi is an old fox who won't let anything slip. I guess it's still a matter of peace talks. You should listen to whatever the emperor says. You can't oppose it openly, but there are still many ways to do it secretly. Let Wei Ling follow you quietly to ensure your safety..."
Xiao Yan chattered for a while, changed Xiaoyun into some inconspicuous clothes, and walked her all the way to the door. Only then did he reluctantly let go of her hand and watched her leave.
"Miss Xiaoyun is truly devoted to Your Highness. Such a friendship of sharing weal and woe is truly rare."
Liu Xi looked at "Xiao Yun" from afar and saw her still standing at the gate of Qianhe Palace, like a woman waiting for her husband to leave. He couldn't help but sigh.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. The Emperor is in a good mood and will not embarrass Your Highness. It is indeed a happy event that His Highness was summoned today. However, it is difficult for me to speak in front of Miss Xiaoyun. Your Highness will know in a moment."
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Inside Zhengyang Palace.
The emperor sat at the top, his face rosy and radiant. Compared with the last New Year's banquet, the emperor seemed to be getting younger and younger.
Ji Yunhuan glanced at him and then lowered his eyes. After bowing politely, he stood aside.
Concubine Wu has been released and is still in charge of the six palaces, enjoying even greater favor than before.
However, the Fifth Prince still could not enter the palace, and the Emperor was still somewhat suspicious of him. But with Concubine Wu whispering in the harem and Wu Xin flattering him in the previous dynasty, it was only a matter of time before the Fifth Prince regained the Emperor's favor.
Concubine Wu sat beside the emperor, looking down at the eldest prince with a kind face.
"Sister Qi has a strong personality and left without a second thought. After she left, no one arranged a marriage for the eldest prince. Now Peng'er is married, and the eldest prince still has no one to care for him. This palace feels really bad for him."
"Originally, this matter should not be my business, but since your majesty is so kind, I can only bite the bullet and select a few people for the eldest prince. Do you like them?"
Two young eunuchs opened a scroll and the beauty stood under the crabapple blossoms holding the scroll, looking gentle and quiet.
Concubine Wu smiled and said, "This is the legitimate daughter of Sun Taishi's family. Sun Taishi is a top scholar and has devoted himself to studying in the Hanlin Academy over the years. She is from a very upright family."
"Miss Sun is a woman of good character and appearance, and is known as a talented woman. Everyone in the capital knows her. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
Sun Zhi was just a minor official who had never made a name for himself in the Hanlin Academy all his life, but he was from a well-known family, and the Sun family's eldest daughter was also very famous. Of course, the emperor was satisfied with such a flashy princess.
"She is indeed both talented and beautiful. My beloved concubine is thoughtful and has chosen such a good princess for A Yan. I want to thank you, my beloved concubine."
Concubine Wu lowered her head shyly, "It's all my responsibility, as long as Your Majesty is satisfied."
Ji Yunhuan looked at the beauty in the portrait. Only she knew that beneath that gentle and peaceful face, was a vicious and cruel heart!
In the previous life, after the fifth prince became the crown prince, Sun Jiayi became the concubine of the crown prince.
There were only two positions for concubines, and the originally vacant position was promised to her by the Fifth Prince. But for some reason, Sun Jiayi, the daughter of a minor official, was able to enter the Prince's Mansion, and became a concubine as soon as she entered.
Sun Jiayi is ambitious and knows human nature well. The Fifth Prince wants to get rid of her. Sun Jiayi is the knife in the Fifth Prince's hand, targeting her all the time.
She knelt in the snow until she had a miscarriage, and was dragged into the woodshed like a dead dog. She had nothing left, but Sun Jiayi still refused to let her go!
Sun Jiayi framed her for having an affair with a guard, and then instigated the Fifth Prince to sell her to a brothel. She refused to accept customers and struggled hard, but the madam saw that she was beautiful and didn't want to damage her good looks, so she just kept her to herself.
Later, the brothel owner drugged her and sent her to the client's bed. She knew she could not escape, so she simply hit her head and died, so that she could have peace and quiet.
If it weren't for the system's help, she would have become a wandering ghost.
She saw the final outcome of Sun Jiayi in her previous life in the system. When Xiao Yan broke into the Forbidden City, Sun Jiayi betrayed the fifth prince without hesitation. The fifth prince was hacked to death, and Sun Jiayi luckily survived.
But Sun Jiayi's life was also miserable. A woman without power or influence, and without anyone to rely on, could not keep gold, silver, and treasures even if she had them. Apart from selling herself, there was no other way out.
Ji Yunhuan knew that Xiao Yan would marry a wife, but she didn't expect that day to come so soon.
Sun Jiayi is ruthless and cruel, and is definitely not a good match! As long as Xiao Yan loses power, Sun Jiayi will definitely defect to the Fifth Prince.
She even suspected that Sun Jiayi was a chess piece placed by Concubine Wu next to Xiao Yan!
"Your Majesty, please look at the eldest prince. He is already stunned. Among these girls, Miss Sun is the most beautiful. As expected, the eldest prince has taken a fancy to her."
The emperor was very pleased. "In this case, I will grant marriage between A Yan and Miss Sun. If A Yan gets married soon, I can also put my mind at ease."
Ji Yunhuan knelt down and said loudly, "The Miss Sun is indeed good, and I am really not worthy of her. I am not in good health, and if I die one day, it will delay Miss Sun. Please take back your order, father."
The emperor's face darkened. "What nonsense are you talking about? There are so many people in the world with poor health. Are you determined not to get married for the rest of your life?"
Concubine Wu touched the emperor's chest and advised with a smile: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. It's better if the eldest prince likes her. If he doesn't like Miss Sun, I have many portraits here. Just choose another one."
The emperor snorted coldly, "Then bring all the portraits here and let him choose carefully. He must choose one for me today!"
The eunuchs opened the portraits one by one, and Ji Yunhuan became more and more frightened the more he looked at them.
The granddaughter of Lord Tian, the youngest daughter of Grand Tutor Zhou, the only daughter of the Minister of Personnel, and even the sister of Marquis Xuanping... These girls were not too bad, but too good, so good that Ji Yunhuan didn't dare to choose them at all.
If she showed any sign of wanting to marry into these families, the emperor would certainly become suspicious, and these girls might die suddenly before they could get married.
After all, the marriage that Concubine Wu prepared for Xiao Yan was only for Sun Jiayi from beginning to end!
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