Chapter 149 The Daughter of a Guilty Minister vs. the Disabled Prince 63
Liu Xi came over to announce the imperial edict. Qianhe knelt on the ground in the palace. Xiao Yan stood there without moving. Liu Xi pretended not to see it. After reading the imperial edict, he handed it over with both hands.
Xiao Yan took the imperial edict calmly. He had been the crown prince since birth and it was just taking back what he deserved. There was nothing to be happy about.
Qianhe Palace was renamed "Eastern Palace". This time the plaque was written by Lord Tian. Every word was majestic and impressive.
Wenlan became the Crown Princess, and Ji Yunhuan was made a concubine because she was pregnant with the Crown Prince's only child.
The Imperial Medical Bureau unanimously concluded that the prince would have difficulty having children, and the baby in the concubine's belly might be the prince's only child, so it was particularly precious.
Although the emperor was unhappy about a criminal slave becoming the prince's concubine, he was now paralyzed in bed and relied entirely on the prince to govern the country. As long as the criminal slave was not the prince's consort, he would turn a blind eye and not interfere.
Sun Jiayi was tied up and locked in the woodshed, and had not eaten or drunk anything for three days.
Ji Yunhuan was wearing the crown and robes of the crown prince's concubine. She had just accompanied Xiao Yan to meet the emperor. Because she was pregnant, Xiao Yan didn't even let her salute the emperor.
Xiao Yan carefully supported Xiao Yun and frowned, saying, "Sun has done many evil things, and was sentenced to death with a cup of poisoned wine. Why did you have to come and see it? What's so good about it?"
Yuling brought a chair and covered it with soft cushions. Xiao Yan sat down first, stretched out his hands to hold Xiaoyun in his arms, and gently stroked her belly. "I'll carry you back later. Xiaoyun must be tired after walking for so long."
Ji Yunhuan didn't feel tired at all, but she couldn't resist Xiao Yan, so she could only nod in agreement.
"Your Highness, don't you find it strange? Sun Zhi is just a historian in the Imperial Academy. He has no power or influence, and I have never heard of him doing anything for the Wu family. But Wu Xin privately gave Sun Zhi a lot of good land and houses."
"Sun Zhi did not participate in this rebellion, and Wu Xin did not admit any connection with Sun Zhi, so I wanted to start with Sun Zhi, maybe I could get some information out of him."
Sun Jiayi was dragged into the yard, and two eunuchs forced her to kneel down. When the gag was taken out, Sun Jiayi started swearing, using obscene language.
Yuling slapped him, "How dare you! The Concubine is here, what nonsense are you talking about!"
Sun Jiayi's face had already been scratched by Lin Wan'er, and this slap tore her skin apart, causing her to go black in pain.
"Bah! What a shitty concubine, a mere criminal slave, why are you trying to show off in front of me!"
Ji Yunhuan's expression remained calm. "If you were smart, you wouldn't have angered me at this time. His Highness will not forgive you. I am your only hope of survival."
In her previous life, when she was sent to a brothel, Sun Jiayi proudly revealed to her that Sun Zhi was also involved in the case of the Duke Ji's Mansion, so Sun Jiayi was able to enter the Fifth Prince's Mansion as a concubine.
And she was just a chess piece used by the Fifth Prince. From the beginning to the end, the Fifth Prince had no intention of giving her the position of concubine.
Sun Jiayi was a little bit unbelievable, "You really won't kill me? Why should I believe you?"
Ji Yunhuan hugged Xiao Yan's neck, like a demon concubine who brought disaster to the country and the people, "Just because Your Highness loves me, if I say I won't kill you, Your Highness won't kill you. Some things are more important than killing you. I don't care whether you live or die."
"Tell me what Sun Zhi did for Wu Xin. My patience is limited. This is your only chance."
Sun Jiayi was silent for a long time before she spoke with difficulty: "My father was good at calligraphy, and he especially liked to copy the Feihong style of Duke Ji. When I was young, I accidentally entered the study and saw a lot of letters. My father was furious and punished me by confining me to my room."
"Later, I found out that those letters were forged by my father. Wu Xin betrayed the Changhong Army, causing the Northern Frontier to fall. He took the forged letters back to the capital to report the news, slandering Duke Ji for treason, and then led his troops back to the Northern Frontier, recaptured the eight cities in the Northern Frontier, and became a general who defended the country!"
"Father is a fool. He has such a big handle on Wu Xin, but he doesn't seek promotion or wealth. Instead, he stays in the Hanlin Academy to compile history books. If father wasn't incompetent, I wouldn't have ended up like this!"
Xiao Yan waved his hand, and someone immediately tied up Sun Jiayi and dragged her away. "Feed her some water and rice every day, don't let her die."
Ji Yunhuan nestled in Xiao Yan's arms blankly, crying silently. She had already had some guesses in her mind, and now it was just confirmed.
Her grandfather was a founding hero who followed Emperor Xiao Taizu to build the country. Her father was a general who guarded the northern border for many years. More sons of the Ji family died on the battlefield than were alive. The Ji family would never commit treason!
Those so-called ironclad evidences of treason are all forged!
She opened her mouth, but her throat felt like it was blocked by a ball of cotton and she couldn't utter a word.
The heavy truth weighed on her so much that she couldn't breathe. Eighty thousand soldiers of the Changhong Army died in the Northern Frontier. Her grandfather, father, and mother all died in battle in the Northern Frontier. Her brother didn't survive the castration and was thrown into a mass grave with a straw mat. Her uncle was beheaded and displayed to the public. Her newly married aunt was hanged on the beam of the house...
"Xiao Yun! Xiao Yun! Are you okay? Don't scare me..." Xiao Yan picked up Xiao Yun in a panic and walked towards Xiaozhu Garden with big strides.
"Wei Ling, go get Divine Doctor Ye, quickly!"
Ye Jueming's Qinggong was not as fast as Wei Ling's, and he was carried all the way to Xiaozhu Garden by Wei Ling. He almost vomited when he landed.
"Can't you just hold me? Ugh..."
Wei Ling's cold face flushed red, "Men and women should not be intimate with each other, hugging and cuddling is inappropriate."
Ye Jueming was so angry that he kicked Wei Ling. The kick was particularly hard because Wei Ling didn't even dodge.
"Stupid! Do you understand what I mean by emergency? Forget it, I'm too lazy to tell you. Where is Xiaoyun? Let me see Xiaoyun!"
Wei Ling stood in the yard, scratching her head, and muttered quietly: "Last time I flew over with my arms around her waist, she slapped me, and this time she kicked me again. Hey~ Can I hug her or not?"
"Bring in the medicine box! You're so stupid!" Ye Jueming's voice came from inside the house. Wei Ling responded and immediately went in carrying the medicine box.
Ye Jueming took out a silver needle, disinfected it, and inserted it into Xiaoyun's acupoint.
Ji Yunhuan felt a sharp pain, and her soul seemed to return to its place. Her eyes fell on Xiao Yan. It took her a long time to realize where she was. The person in front of her was not the cruel official who branded her, but Xiao Yan.
Xiao Yan felt extremely distressed and helplessly helped Xiao Yun wipe her tears. "Don't be afraid, Xiao Yun. I'm here."
Ji Yunhuan blinked her eyes, grabbed Xiao Yan's arm tightly, threw herself into his arms, and burst into tears.
Ye Jueming breathed a sigh of relief, and she wrote another prescription for calming the mind, "If you are distracted for a while, just cry it out. If you keep feeling depressed, it will be troublesome."
Ji Yunhuan cried until she was hoarse, as if she wanted to cry out all the pain she had experienced over the years.
"Xiao...Xiao Yan, I feel bad, my heart feels bad. So many people in the Ji family died, why am I the only one left alive? I miss my mother. I just saw her. It would be great if I could go with her..."
Xiao Yan hugged Xiao Yun tightly, feeling extremely panicked. "Not good, not good at all. Xiao Yun must live well and stay with me forever."
After a long time, Ji Yunhuan was tired of crying and fell asleep in Xiao Yan's arms.
Xiao Yan leaned over and kissed Xiaoyun on the forehead, then stood up quietly and walked to the outer room.
"There is no need to wait for Xiao Qiping to pass away. I will overturn the case for Duke Ji's Mansion right now and tell Sun Zhi that if he wants his only daughter to live, he should do as I say!"
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