"Then tell me, who was the person with you at the inn?"
Ji Fengyan is now in a dilemma, unable to express her suffering.
The truth could clear her name, but then she remembered her father's words—that was a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of her family, a responsibility she could never bear!
Seeing that Ji Fengyan remained silent, the atmosphere immediately became tense.
"Your Majesty, that person is indeed..."
A male voice broke the silence.
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound, and Ji Fengyan's eyes flashed with surprise.
This person was none other than the newly appointed Vice Minister of Works, Nan Lingmo.
"Minister of Works, why are you alone with Miss Ji at an inn?"
The emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, many people know that the second young lady of the Ji family and the eldest young master of the Ji family are my benefactors. The reason I am at the inn with the second young lady of the Ji family is because my mother has been suffering from a chronic illness, and the pills she takes have always been made by the eldest young master of the Ji family."
"I had already finished the pills that day, and coincidentally, Young Master Ji was also in seclusion for cultivation. That's why I approached Second Miss Ji. I never expected to be misunderstood by someone with ulterior motives!"
Nan Lingmo explained.
In fact, Nan Lingmo was not lying when he said that Ji Rufeng and Ji Fengyan were his benefactors.
A few years ago, Ji Rufeng and Ji Fengyan casually saved a middle-aged woman who turned out to be Nan Lingmo's mother.
But no one knew that Ji Rufeng and Ji Fengyan were just putting on a show for the world and doing the rescue incident casually.
It was around that time that Nan Lingmo met Ji Fengyan. In order to be worthy of her status, he worked tirelessly and became the fourth-rank Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works.
"If you have nothing to hide, why did you run away? If you have nothing to hide, why didn't Ji Fengyan explain it clearly back then?"
Liang Bingyan asked, unwilling to give up, she never expected anyone to come to her aid.
"Of course, it's to avoid suspicion!"
Nan Lingmo said.
"Ji Rufeng, Ji Fengyan, is this true?" the emperor asked.
"Yes!" Ji Fengyan and Ji Rufeng answered simultaneously.
"Father..."
"Alright, since this is a misunderstanding, let's leave it at that!" the emperor said impatiently.
Jun Bufan really didn't want to deal with this kind of thing!
Ji Fengyan looked at Nan Lingmo gratefully, and Nan Lingmo felt that everything was worthwhile.
Consort Liang and Liang Bingyan exchanged a glance. Seeing that their plan had failed, they had no choice but to give up.
Liang Bingyan still glanced at Ji Fengyan with resentment. Damn it, she escaped again.
However, judging from the appearance of the third cousin, he was clearly disgusted with Ji Fengyan.
But Ji Fengyan clearly didn't care. She felt that her relationship with the Third Prince, which had lasted for so many years, was not so easily broken.
As the banquet was about to end, Ji Fengyan felt excited, thinking that the envoys from Western Jin and Jialan would soon be leaving!
Ji Jiuying looked at her and chuckled. "Ji Fengyan, keep laughing, or you won't be able to laugh later!"
After the banquet.
Finally, the emperor ordered Jun Linyu and Jun Lintian to escort the envoys from the Western Jin and Jialan out of the city.
Before leaving, the Crown Prince of Western Jin gave Ji Jiuying a meaningful smile!
Ji Jiuying chuckled lightly, completely disregarding him!
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"Ninth Girl, I took matters into my own hands and made that decision for you. You don't blame me, do you?" the Empress said.
"Your Majesty is too kind! Anping should thank Your Majesty for helping Anping push away Consort Liang!" Ji Jiuying replied with a smile.
Although she had her own way of doing things, since the Empress had offered to help her, she couldn't very well go against her wishes in public.
The Empress and Consort Liang were at odds, and wasn't she the same?
After leaving the Empress's palace, Ji Jiuying led Qingling straight to the city gate, determined not to miss a single moment of the drama.
After leaving the city, Ji Jiuying arrived at Banyue Town, which was not far from the city gate. She had inquired and found out that Xi Jin and Jia Lan would definitely have to pass through this road before parting ways.
Based on her understanding of the Twin Butterflies Love Story, she concluded that the Crown Prince of the Western Jin Dynasty would definitely activate the Twin Butterflies here.
"Miss, should we inform Liang Bingyan about this scene?" Qingling asked excitedly, looking at the crowd of onlookers in the street.
"No need, as long as Jun Linyu is here, the effect will definitely be great with so many onlookers." Ji Jiuying rubbed her hands together.
"What if he's not here and uses the butterflies? Then the people in the city won't be able to see them."
"Don't worry, he'll use it as soon as he gets here. If the distance is too far, wouldn't Ji Fengyan be in agony? And Ji Fengyan will definitely run into the Second Prince and the Third Prince on her way here. Just think, what will Jun Linyu think when he sees his fiancée chasing after the entourage of foreign envoys?"
"Miss, isn't the Crown Prince of Western Jin afraid of angering Cangyue?"
"The Western Jin must have a backup plan, otherwise they wouldn't dare to come to Cangyue to abduct people so openly!"
From the moment she learned of the Twin Butterflies Love, she knew that the purpose of the Western Jin Dynasty's visit was to see her.
As they were speaking, they saw the procession led by the Second Prince and the Third Prince slowly approaching!
Just then, Ji Fengyan, who had just returned home, hadn't even had a sip of water when a sudden scream rang out, and waves of intense pain instantly assaulted her mind and soul.
Ji Rufeng and Ji Chenyuan, who had just left, rushed over!
A wave of dizziness washed over her, and she saw Ji Fengyan writhing on the ground in pain, clutching her head.
Ji Fengyan felt like she was about to faint.
"Yan'er!" Ji Chenyuan and Ji Rufeng felt it at the same time and picked up Ji Fengyan from the ground.
"Yan'er! What's wrong? What happened?" Ji Chenyuan asked anxiously.
"Father...kill me...kill me! It hurts so much!"
Ji Rufeng quickly grabbed Ji Fengyan's hand and began to explore.
Seeing Ji Rufeng's furrowed brows and grave expression, Ji Chenyuan asked anxiously.
"Feng'er, what's wrong with Yan'er?"
"Father, the pulse is normal!" Ji Rufeng replied with a puzzled look.
Before Ji Chenyuan could answer, Ji Fengyan in his arms suddenly stood up with all her might, summoned a level 5 Wind-Chasing Fox, and quickly flew out of the Ji residence.
It also knocked Zhou Haiping, who had just entered the gate, flying.
Ji Rufeng quickly flew over and caught Zhou Haiping, "Mother, are you alright?"
"What was that just now?" Zhou Haiping asked, still shaken.
Because the Wind-Chasing Fox was too fast, Zhou Haiping didn't even see it clearly before being knocked away.
"Mother, that's Yan'er. Yan'er is acting strangely. Father and I are going to chase after her."
Before Zhou Haiping could answer, Ji Rufeng and Ji Chenyuan summoned their mounts and gave chase.
Meanwhile, in Banyue Town, the second and third princes had just bid farewell to the envoys from the Western Jin Dynasty.
Ji Fengyan felt as if her body no longer belonged to her, as if she were being summoned by something, and she involuntarily ran in that direction.
Once outside the city gate, the pain lessened considerably, but the mind still couldn't help but compel the Wind Fox to run in a certain direction.
At that moment, Ji Fengyan ran right into Jun Linyu and Jun Lintian, who were returning.
Jun Linyu frowned slightly, finding Ji Fengyan incredibly annoying for the first time! He had already left the city to escort foreign envoys, so what was she doing here?
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