Ji Jiuying glared at Ji Fengyan, too lazy to waste words with her.
Seeing that Ji Jiuying ignored her, Ji Fengyan turned to Jun Linyu with teary eyes and said, "Third Prince, please don't be angry with my sister. Maybe she just can't accept that we're together right now, so she..."
These words, as expected, made Jun Linyu even angrier.
"Ji Jiuying, you jealous woman, you don't even spare your own sister."
"Yan'er, you are always so kind. Even in this situation, you still speak up for her."
Ugh~ Ji Jiuying felt like she was going to throw up her dinner if she listened any longer.
"Ji Jiuying, I'll forgive you this time for the sake of you being Yan'er's sister. However, for Yan'er's sake, I must make some things clear. Ji Jiuying, I will never like you. Let go!" A good-for-nothing dares to dream of becoming his imperial concubine. He's like a toad trying to eat swan meat.
Tsk tsk tsk~ Jun Linyu is really ordinary yet confident.
Ji Jiuying was stunned for a moment by Jun Linyu's narcissism. She really couldn't take it anymore. What kind of thought process was this!
"Jun Linyu, your brain must be full of shit to think I like you!"
"To be honest, only Ji Fengyan treats you like a treasure. To me, you're not even worth a blade of grass. Third Prince, I really don't think much of you!"
"What do you mean?" Jun Linyu roared. What kind of nonsense was this good-for-nothing spouting? Was he trying to provoke him?
"I've made my meaning very clear. Since there's nothing else, I'll take my leave!" After saying that, Ji Jiuying ignored everyone and turned to disappear through the lobby entrance.
The group was left standing there, looking at each other in bewilderment.
"This wretched girl," Ji Chenyuan shook his head helplessly, "Third Prince..."
"General, there's no need for further words! If it weren't for Yan'er, she would have lost several heads just for insulting me."
"It is my fault for failing to properly educate my daughter!"
How could Ji Chenyuan not understand the meaning behind his words? Jiu'er has completely changed now. She dares to disobey anyone and is completely out of control.
It seems we need to think of a solution, otherwise, if she offends someone she shouldn't one day, the entire Ji family could be ruined!
Jun Linyu was in a good mood, but that good-for-nothing ruined it, and he no longer wanted to stay there.
"It's time for me to leave. I still need to go to the palace to give my father an explanation."
Ji Fengyan's beautiful eyes narrowed as she watched Jun Linyu's departing figure, "Daddy~!"
"Yan'er, don't think too much!" Ji Chenyuan comforted Ji Fengyan.
“That’s right, Yan’er, men understand men best. He’ll be fine in a couple of days! He’s probably still furious with that good-for-nothing right now.” Ji Rufeng patted her head.
"Yan'er, cheer up! You'll be the Third Prince's consort in the future!" Zhou Haiping was overjoyed.
"Ru Feng, take your sister out for a walk to clear her head. Madam, come with me to the study!" Ji Chenyuan's face showed some worry.
"Yes, Father." Ji Rufeng looked at his father, who had a worried expression. Although he answered Ji Chenyuan, he felt that his father seemed to have something on his mind as he watched his father and mother leave.
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When Ji Jiuying came out of the main hall, the sky was already overcast.
Their original plan to go to Qi Yeyue Tower was cancelled, and they went straight back to Lihe Courtyard.
Qingling spotted Ji Jiuying from afar and went to greet her with a worried expression.
"Miss, is there anything you need?"
Ji Jiuying patted Qingling's shoulder and laughed, "What could possibly be wrong with me?"
"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll make you some barbecue!"
She had also heard about the Third Prince's attempt to annul the engagement. Looking at Ji Jiuying's appearance, Qingling's worries immediately disappeared.
It seems that Miss has long since let go of the Third Prince.
"When will Miss learn to make barbecue?" But I didn't ask any further questions; as long as Miss is happy.
As darkness fell, candlelight was lit in the study.
"General, stop sighing and tell me what's wrong?" Zhou Haiping looked at Ji Chenyuan, who kept frowning and sighing without saying a word.
“Madam, do you know why I don’t want to talk to you about Feng Lan too much, and why I’ve been so indifferent to Jiu’er? I also know that you once thought I was doing this to protect Jiu’er.”
"Isn't that right?" Zhou Haiping felt incredibly jealous whenever she thought of that woman.
"I used to like Feng Lan, but she wasn't my real wife!" Ji Chenyuan said, a hint of resentment and bitterness flashing in his eyes.
These words struck like a thunderbolt, and Zhou Haiping abruptly stood up. "What did you say?"
That wasn't enough, but Ji Chenyuan's next words were even more explosive: "Jiu'er is not my daughter either."
Zhou Haiping's mind went blank, as if her brain had exploded. She realized that she had always been his legal wife.
The two figures eavesdropping at the door exchanged a glance, then covered their mouths in shock, afraid of being discovered by the people inside.
Zhou Haiping quickly processed the information.
Ji Chenyuan seemed to be recalling the past. "That year, I was just a minor deputy general. Coincidentally, a beast tide suddenly broke out in the Monster Forest for some reason. The emperor sent people to stop the beast tide from harming the surrounding people, and I was one of the people sent."
In the Monster Forest, I encountered the injured Feng Lan and brought her back to the Ji family. At that time, I did intend to marry her. After returning to the Ji family, she told me that she was two months pregnant.
She said she was being hunted by enemies and begged me to save her and her child. She also said she was an alchemist and that if I saved her and her child, she would make me the most honored general in the Cangyue Kingdom.
I was tempted by both the alchemist and the general, and we eventually reached an agreement to have a fake marriage. And she succeeded; I became a powerful general in the Cangyue Kingdom.
However, just as she gave birth to Jiu'er, a powerful man came to the Ji family mansion, took away Feng Lan, and found me. He told me to announce to the outside world that Feng Lan had died in childbirth, and also told me not to be too kind to this bastard child. He said that as long as she was alive, that was enough, otherwise the Ji family would suffer a catastrophic disaster!
At this time, I was already a general with great military power. The emperor was wary of me and needed me to lead troops into battle. So, after learning that Jiu'er was a daughter, he immediately issued an imperial decree to grant us marriage.
This is why I've always let Jiu'er live in the Pear Garden, holding the titles of legitimate daughter and Third Imperial Concubine, without paying her any attention or concern.
Later, after Yan'er was born, I also thought about having Yan'er replace Jiu'er, but that would be a crime of deceiving the emperor.
When I was five years old, I learned that Jiu'er was a useless person without spiritual roots. I knew that my opportunity had come. I sounded out the emperor, but for some reason, even though the emperor knew that Jiu'er was a useless person without spiritual roots, he did not mention the matter of annulment.
The matter of annulmenting the engagement was thus dropped.
"So the identity of the Third Imperial Consort originally belonged to Yan'er?" Zhou Haiping asked again.
"Theoretically, yes."
Those outside the door thought to themselves: So everything she had painstakingly fought to reclaim ended up being hers in the end.
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