Chapter 380: Come incognito, don't be polite
Madam Ji opened her drooping eyelids and her eyes lit up.
"Changlin is back, come to grandma quickly."
Ji Changlin said to his father and mother: "Father, Mother."
Mrs. Qiao patted her eldest son's shoulder and stood up to make room for him beside the bed.
The old lady loved her two grandsons sincerely, and she wanted to sit up.
Ji Changlin hurried forward to support Madam Ji and said, "Grandma, it's only been a short time since your grandson left, and you're already sick."
When Mrs. Ji saw her only remaining grandson, tears started to flow.
"Changlin, your third brother passed away. None of us even got to see him for the last time..."
Ji Changlin was in Nanchu and also heard about this.
Ji Changyan killed the censor, a serious crime, and was tortured to death in prison. It is fortunate that no other members of the Ji family were implicated.
Ji Changlin said, "Grandma, please don't be sad. What happened to Changyan." He paused for a while and said slowly, "It's fate."
Madam Ji said with tears in her eyes: "Changlin, your third brother is innocent. There must be someone behind him, and that person is Yong..."
Ji Bolian, who was sitting at the end of the bed, holding a medicine bowl, glared at the old lady, trying to stop her from blurting out the name.
"Mother! You can take random medicines, but you can't say random words!"
Ji Qingwu pursed his lips at the door and suppressed his inappropriate smile.
Her mother was right, her father's words were sometimes really shocking.
In the room, only Qiao and Ji Qingwu knew the inside story of Ji Changyan's affairs, and they, mother and daughter, would never feel sympathy for him.
Madam Ji looked even sadder and said, "Changlin, your father is very dissatisfied with me. I might as well go with Changyan to avoid annoying him by staying here."
Ji's father couldn't get angry again, so Qiao pulled him and asked him to go to the bedside to get some fresh air and calm down.
Ji Changlin said: "Grandma, let's not talk about the past anymore. It's only right for us to live a good life now."
Ji Qingwu nodded in agreement and said softly, "That's right."
Madam Ji turned her gaze to the door and saw that she had also arrived. The old lady stretched out her wrinkled index finger and pointed at her.
"You get out."
Ji Qingwu said: "I am from the Ji family, and I am here to visit my grandmother. Why did my grandmother drive me out?"
Madam Ji could no longer pretend, and said with hatred in her voice: "You... It was because of you, the troublemaker, that Chang Yan lost his life."
Ji Qingwu raised her eyebrows in surprise. Only today did she understand why the old lady always disliked her. It turned out that the crux of the problem was Ji Changyan's death.
She said with clear eyes: "Grandma blamed me for this, I am so wronged."
Madam Ji stared at her and said, "You were with Chang Yan when the accident happened. Why are you the only one who came back safely? And you have been unwilling to tell us what happened at that time."
Qiao's expression also became serious and she shook her head at Ji Qingwu.
"Mother, don't get excited. Doctor Qi has already told you to rest."
Madam Ji said, "I want to say it now. This is the thing that weighs on my heart. How pitiful my grandson is..."
She looked at Ji Qingwu and questioned loudly, "People from the Imperial City Bureau and the Censorate came that night, and Prince Yong was also nearby. It's likely that you and Prince Yong colluded and used Chang Yan and then threw him aside."
The old lady was no longer as weak as before, she was holding up her body and staring at her with her eyes wide open.
"The last time Princess Yong confronted you in the Cining Palace, I don't think it was all groundless. Tell me, what benefit did Prince Yong promise you to make you betray your brother?"
Ji Qingwu was speechless, but he was also afraid that he would really anger the old lady to death.
She frowned, hid aside timidly, and spoke softly.
"Grandmother, I swear that Prince Yong and I have never had any affair or made any deal."
When Ji Bolian heard Xiaowu's denial, he immediately turned around and said, "Mother, your voice is still full of energy. You can live at least another 20 years."
Ji Changlin held Madam Ji's hand and said, "Grandma, Fifth Sister would never do this."
The old lady looked at them with great sorrow and said, "You guys, you were all deceived by her. She was not so obedient in front of me."
Ji Qingwu raised his eyes and said with an aggrieved look: "Even rabbits will bite when they are angry. Grandmother has always disliked me and would scold me whenever she saw me... I was not convinced and talked back to you."
As she spoke, she bit her lower lip and her eyes began to moisten.
"I know you don't like me as much as my fourth sister, just because I grew up in the countryside, which makes you embarrassed."
Ji Bolian interrupted, "Xiao Wu, don't say that."
He no longer cared about pretending to be a strict father.
"It was Dad who didn't take good care of you. It's not your fault, and it's not your fault either."
Since Mrs. Ji has brought up this matter, I must find out the truth today.
"Since you said it had nothing to do with you, why don't you tell me what happened that night?"
Ji Qingwu lowered his head, hesitating whether to tell the truth.
Ji Changlin pondered for a moment and said, "Fifth sister, why don't we clear up this misunderstanding right here."
Ji Bolian nodded, his eyes powerfully saying: "Xiaowu, feel free to speak up, Daddy won't be partial."
As soon as I heard this, I knew my heart was biased. As for who I was biased towards...
Even someone as insensitive as Ji Qingwu could sense that the opinion was leaning towards him.
Qiao turned her head away. Ji's father actually wanted to give Xiaowu a chance to prove his innocence.
But the fact that she was given aphrodisiac and sent to Prince Yong's painted boat would not only be embarrassing if it got out, but if Xiaowu entered the palace in the future, such a thing would spread...
Mrs. Qiao said, "Madam Feng, take the servants out."
Ji Qingwu sniffed and his pitiful eyes fell on Ji Bolian. Ji's father's words "Forget it, don't say anymore. Look how wronged the child has become" were on his lips.
There was a loud exclamation at the door.
Judging from the voice, it was Ji Qingyuan who had arrived late.
Several members of the Ji family looked towards the door together.
A man wearing a purple and black brocade robe with gold edges appeared in front of everyone.
Compared to their expressions of extreme surprise and not knowing how to react, the man in front of them had a cheerful look. Unlike his usual stern expression in the court, there was a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.
"I heard that the old lady was seriously ill, so I brought some supplements to visit her."
Ji Bolian and Ji Changlin reacted first and were about to kneel down to greet the emperor.
Li Yuzong, who was dressed in dark blue, hurried forward to stop them and whispered, "Your Majesty is here incognito, please don't be too polite."
Ji Qingwu stared in amazement at Emperor Wu Su who suddenly appeared in his home.
We used to meet every night, but this time we met in broad daylight, and I felt a little...uncomfortable.
Zhao Mingyan's eyes swept past her, seemingly without lingering any further.
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