“Jiu’er, I… I’m sorry! But you are my daughter after all, how could I bear to let my daughter show her true colors?” Ji Chenyuan looked very distressed.
Ji Chenyuan's words caused passersby to stop and look.
It gives the impression that she's being unreasonable!
"General Ji, who are you trying to fool with this act? What were you doing when Ji Fengyan kicked me out of Qinglan Courtyard? Where were you when I was starving and freezing? And where were you when Ji Fengyan whipped me?"
"I still have the proof that you kicked me out of the house. What do you think I did all this for? This is the day I'm here!" Ji Jiuying said angrily.
Upon hearing this, the onlookers began to discuss among themselves, all feeling indignant on behalf of Ji Jiuying, and their gazes toward Ji Fengyan changed!
Ji Fengyan's face darkened!
"Ji Jiuying, what nonsense are you spouting?"
"Yan'er, shut up! Go back and apologize to your older sister properly!" A hint of anger flashed in Ji Chenyuan's eyes.
"Father! You actually yelled at me for that bitch?" Ji Fengyan stared at Ji Chenyuan in disbelief.
Ji Chenyuan was naturally heartbroken, but he couldn't catch a wolf without risking his cub, so he had no choice but to make her suffer a little!
Everything he did was for her; he'll explain it to her later.
“Jiu’er, no matter how much you resent your father, it doesn’t change the fact that you are a member of the Ji family. These past few days, your grandmother has been talking about you all day long. Jiu’er, even if you hate your father, can you really bear to watch her live a life of not being able to eat or drink?” Ji Chenyuan looked at Ji Jiuying and pleaded.
Immediately, the onlookers began to criticize Ji Jiuying for being unfilial... some even began to persuade Ji Jiuying to go back.
"Jiu'er, I..."
Ji Jiuying coldly watched Ji Chenyuan try his best to play the emotional card, and the corners of her mouth slightly curled up. "Alright, I can consider going back for a while, but I want to stay at Qinglan Courtyard."
"Ji Jiuying, don't go too far! That's my courtyard!" Ji Fengyan immediately objected and started cursing.
"Excessive? Is it excessive for me to go back to my old place? You've lived in my courtyard for nine years, how did it become your courtyard?" Ji Jiuying said coldly.
"Yan'er, stop arguing! Qinglan Courtyard belongs to your eldest sister. You can go back to Luoxiang Courtyard!" Ji Chenyuan roared, leaving Ji Fengyan stunned on the spot.
"Father~ I'm your daughter~ How could you..."
Ji Chenyuan's face darkened, and he quickly knocked Ji Fengyan unconscious before carrying her to the carriage!
"Jiu'er, your sister is young and speaks without thinking, don't take it too seriously," Ji Chenyuan said nervously as he approached Ji Jiuying.
"However, as long as you can go back, your father will agree to anything you ask!" Ji Chenyuan said hurriedly!
"Hmm~ I still need to go to the Queen's place."
Ji Jiuying was about to leave when she finished speaking.
"Jiu'er hasn't told her father when she's going back yet. Um~ Father should pass on the message to your grandmother to make her happy."
Ji Chenyuan quickly chased after him!
"Come and let me know after you've replaced everything in Qinglan Courtyard."
After saying that, Ji Jiuying turned and left without looking back!
After Ji Jiuying had walked away, Ji Chenyuan withdrew his kind expression, turned around, and got into the carriage.
Looking at the unconscious Ji Fengyan, Ji Chenyuan was puzzled. How did Yan'er know about that matter?
Could it be that Haiping told her? Suppressing her unease, she realized she would have to ask her properly when she got back.
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Ji Jiuying took this opportunity to return to the Ji family and thoroughly investigate any clues about her mother, Feng Lan!
Her intuition told her that Ji Chenyuan might be a breakthrough.
As for Ji Fengyan, the culprit who caused the original owner's death, it's time to send her to atone for her sins with the original owner...
Kunning Palace!
"Your Majesty, have you found anything?" the Empress asked slowly.
"No, you've hidden it too well. But Rou'er, you've been getting close to Jiu Yatou lately, so it won't be long before you reveal your true colors."
"Rou'er, I'm afraid you'll have to put up with this for a while longer," Emperor Jun Bufan said helplessly.
How could the Empress not know his meaning? Until the source of the poison was found, she had no choice but to play along completely.
The Empress smiled gently. "By the way, didn't you say you summoned Ninth Girl? Why has she not arrived yet?"
No sooner had the Empress finished speaking than Fuling's voice came from outside the hall, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Empress, Princess Anping has arrived."
"Bring her in!"
"This humble woman greets Your Majesty and Your Majesty the Empress. Long live the Emperor! Long live the Empress!" Ji Jiuying curtsied to the two people in the main seat.
"Ninth girl, no need for formalities, come quickly and help Rou'er check her pulse," the emperor said anxiously.
Ji Jiuying was a little stunned. The Emperor had summoned her just to ask her to take the Empress's pulse?
But Ji Jiuying still stepped forward and took the Empress's hand to examine it.
The emperor stared intently at Ji Jiuying's expression, noticing her changing expressions of surprise, frown, and confusion.
Seeing that she remained silent after letting go, the emperor asked anxiously, "What's wrong? Ninth Girl?"
Ji Jiuying gave a wink, and the emperor politely dismissed the servants.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it seems that the person who poisoned you did not know that the Soul-Shattering Laughing Poison on Your Majesty's body had been neutralized, but that there was now a Soul-Shattering Grass in Your Majesty's body that could accelerate the onset of the poison."
"This Yin Soul Grass can enter the Empress's body not only through food and drink, but also through incense, clothing, or even the presence of her maids... all of which can trigger the onset of the Soul-Losing Laughter prematurely."
Ji Jiuying explained.
Hearing Ji Jiuying say this, the Emperor and Empress exchanged a glance. It seemed that Kunning Palace needed to be thoroughly reorganized, but the scope was too vast, and it would not be easy to investigate.
"Heh heh~ It seems the person behind this wants me dead!" Empress Ji Yuerou said sternly.
"Ninth Girl, will that Yin Soul Grass cause any harm to Rou'er?" the Emperor asked worriedly.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, this Yin Soul Grass is a great tonic for ordinary people, but it is a deadly poison for those who have been poisoned by the Soul-Losing Laugh. The Empress's Soul-Living Laugh has been cured, and she is fine. However, it would be better to find this poisonous snake as soon as possible!"
Upon hearing this, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief; it was good that nothing had happened.
Finally, for the Empress's safety, the Emperor exchanged ten Hundred-Year Spirit Fruits for an Antidote Pill.
Rumors circulated that Consort Liang was the most favored concubine in the harem, but Ji Jiuying had long seen through it all; she realized that everyone in the palace was probably being manipulated by them.
Not long after returning from the palace, I heard that the Empress of Kunning Palace had dismissed most of the palace maids because she had lost an important phoenix hairpin.
Ji Jiuying raised an eyebrow. The emperor and empress were indeed not as simple as they appeared on the surface.
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In the study, Ji Fengyan woke up to find her parents looking at her with gloomy faces. Before she could speak, Ji Chenyuan spoke first.
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