Although she had only seen her once from afar before, she could only vaguely hear about Ji Jiuying from other people.
"Seventh Princess, rumors are not to be believed~" Ji Jiuying said with a smile.
However, Jun Lintian and Fuling did not believe what she said, but they had no way to refute it.
"Little Jiu Jiu, will you be living in the mansion on Huanan Street from now on?"
Hmm, I think so!
"Then I'll come find you another day," Jun Lintian said. He had been longing for the No. 5 mansion on Huanan Street to be Xiao Jiujiu's, and even if he couldn't have it, he would still come to play often.
"good!"
"I want to go too!" Jun Buhui said. She also wanted to see what the mansion her brother had been longing for looked like.
"We'll be waiting for you anytime!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jun Lintian escorted Jun Buhui back to the palace.
Fuling was responsible for taking Ji Jiuying out of the palace.
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At the palace gate, Ji Jiuying was saying goodbye to Fuling.
Several figures walked towards her from a short distance away.
A hint of disdain and disgust flashed across Ji Jiuying's face.
"Greetings, Third Prince, Fifth Prince, and Fourth Princess!" Fuling bowed to the visitors.
Ji Jiuying did not bow, but merely glanced at him and said, "This humble woman greets the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, and the Fourth Princess."
At this moment, Ji Jiuying was quite grateful to the emperor, because she could walk around the palace with impunity and didn't have to perform those messy rituals.
Seeing her arrogant expression, Jun Luoli immediately became angry. She stared at her fiercely, her eyes filled with boundless anger and hatred, making her look sinister and terrifying.
Ji Jiuying glanced at Jun Luoli with disdain, and snorted inwardly. She didn't take Jun Luoli seriously at all.
"Sister Fuling, you should go back first! The palace gate is not far away." Ji Jiuying ignored them and turned to Fuling instead.
Fuling glanced at the palace gate not far away, then at the Third Prince and the others. She figured they wouldn't dare do anything to Princess Anping. Instead, she had to go back to her work. The Empress's food and drink all had to be inspected by her.
He then bowed slightly and withdrew.
"Little Jiu, what a coincidence!" Jun Linyu said with a gentle and refined smile.
Ji Jiuying stared at him without moving, a cold laugh running through her mind. What a hypocrite!
Does he still think of her as the old Ji Jiuying? He clearly came specifically to ambush her, yet he pretends it was a chance encounter, as if he's trying to win her favor?
He doesn't love her as a person at all; he just needs a tool that's useful to him. If one day she becomes useless to him, he will try every means to kill her.
What a scheming scumbag.
"Third Prince, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." Ji Jiuying was about to walk past them when Jun Linyu blocked her way.
"Little Jiu, do you dislike me that much?"
Ji Jiuying frowned slightly, a hint of impatience flashing in her eyes. "Third Prince, I am not familiar with you. Please stop calling me 'Little Jiu' from now on."
In the past, if Ji Jiuying had dared to speak like that, she wouldn't have been able to defeat Jun Linyu even if she had ten lives.
"I would like to explain to you what happened at the banquet just now. Actually, I had no intention of..." Jun Linyu's eyes were full of affection, showing tenderness and sincerity that was captivating.
If Ji Jiuying hadn't known what kind of person he was, she probably would have been deceived by his appearance.
But before Jun Linyu could finish speaking, Ji Jiuying interrupted him.
"Third Prince, you think too highly of yourself! You don't need to explain these things to me. I have no obligation to listen to your useless nonsense!"
Ji Jiuying looked at Jun Linyu coldly, her eyes revealing a clear sense of estrangement.
Jun Linyu thought that Ji Jiuying was still angry about the annulment of the engagement. He originally wanted to find an opportunity at the banquet to give her the True Word Pill and promise her the position of the principal wife.
Unexpectedly, the drugging incident occurred, completely disrupting his original plans, and in the end, he was unable to transfer the position of his principal wife to Ji Jiuying.
"Ji Jiuying, as long as you submit to me, I will take you as my concubine, and your treatment will be no less than that of the principal wife." Jun Linyu's eyes showed a hint of possessiveness as he looked at Ji Jiuying.
What is that?
Ji Jiuying was stunned for a moment by Jun Linyu's confidence, and even doubted whether there was something wrong with her ears.
Jun Luoli and Jun Linfeng couldn't help but frown.
"Third brother, you..." Jun Luoli wanted to ask Jun Linyu where he had placed Yan'er. Wasn't he afraid of hurting her feelings? However, a piercing gaze from Jun Linyu startled her, and she couldn't utter a word.
Jun Linyu cursed inwardly, "Idiot."
"Jun Linyu, is your head filled with shit? What makes you think I would marry you?" Ji Jiuying was so angry she almost laughed, and she didn't even bother to refer to herself as a subject anymore.
"Ji Jiuying, don't be ungrateful. It's your honor that your third brother is willing to marry you!" Jun Luoli felt a burning fire in her heart when she thought about how close Ji Jiuying was to the Imperial Preceptor. At this moment, Jun Luoli really hoped that her third brother would marry Ji Jiuying.
"Fourth Princess, would you like this honor? I also want to give you a piece of advice: don't be so self-important. With so much concern for others, why don't you go to the Imperial Study and help the Emperor review the memorials?"
"you!"
Ji Jiuying looked at Jun Luoli's angry face and immediately felt bored.
"Little Nine, I don't believe you were heartless and ungrateful to me before. If everything you're doing now is to get my attention, then congratulations, you've succeeded!" Jun Linyu said with unwavering conviction, not annoyance.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Ji Jiuying couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Little did she know, her smile was like the lingering mist and rain of Jiangnan in the eyes of others, intoxicating and touching, and it captivated Jun Linyu's heart.
"What are you laughing at?" Jun Linyu couldn't help but ask.
Ji Jiuying's beautiful yet aloof face remained unchanged, her smile unwavering. This Jun Linyu was truly ordinary yet confident; "I'm smiling! You really are like a toad trying to sleep with a frog—ugly as a fish, yet capable of anything!"
However, these words made Jun Linyu, who had just come to his senses, instantly turn pale.
"Jiu'er!"
Not far away, a fine and luxurious carriage was parked at the palace gate. Ji Chenyuan got off the carriage, followed by Zhou Haiping, and walked towards Ji Jiuying.
"Your subject greets the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Fourth Princess, and Princess Anping."
"This humble woman greets the Third Prince, the Fifth Prince, the Fourth Princess, and Princess Anping."
Ji Chenyuan and Zhou Haiping bowed to each other.
Even though Zhou Haiping was extremely unwilling to be with Ji Jiuying, it was a fact that she was a first-rank princess.
"General Ji, Madam Ji, please dispense with the formalities!"
Despite being angered by Ji Jiuying just now, Jun Linyu still had to put on an act in front of Ji Chenyuan.
"Jiu'er, where have you been staying all this time? Your father was so worried about you after you ran away from home!" Zhou Haiping's eyes were full of concern.
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