Back at Hui Nuan Pavilion.
Xi Que asked in bewilderment, "Miss, has Consort Jia been beaten senseless? Even I know that to get revenge, you need to find a ruthless and powerful figure. Why did she bring over a complete idiot? Isn't this just giving us something to talk about?"
Ji Fengyao remained silent and pondered, not immediately responding.
As Lin Shuang helped Ji Fengyao remove her heavy headdress, she whispered, "Your Highness, I'm afraid Consort Jia will be taking drastic measures soon."
“…He even betrays his own family, so he’s a ruthless person. We should be on guard.” Ji Fengyao looked up at Xique and said, “Before we deal with Consort Jia, don’t wander off to other places. Try to stay by my side. First, neither Lin Shuang nor Bai Lu knows martial arts, so I need you to protect me closely; second, it’s also to prevent them from holding you hostage and threatening me.”
"Yes, Miss!"
When Xique heard that her mistress needed her protection, she was filled with a sense of responsibility.
Bai Lu was bringing in water to wash her face when she heard this, so she casually asked, "Your Highness, are we still going to write that petition?"
"Write two copies. Send one to Prince Li Cang; lock the other in a wooden box and place it in the most conspicuous spot in my room," Ji Fengyao said calmly.
"That damned prince is spouting nonsense and committing treason. Why don't we submit the petition to the Prince and the Emperor? If the Prince and the Emperor find out about this, they will surely punish them severely," Xi Que protested.
“Miss Xique, the Princess is preventing them from resorting to desperate measures,” Lin Shuang chuckled and patiently explained, “As the saying goes, even a rabbit will bite when cornered. Sometimes leaving others a way out is also saving your own luck. If we really submit the petition to the Emperor, that would be exactly what Consort Jia wants, forcing the Li clan to deal with the Princess with all their might.”
We'll write two copies of the petition now. One will be given to Prince Li Cang, to let him know that the Princess Consort has no intention of meddling. The other will remain with us, also as a deterrent, to let him know that we are not without the ability to retaliate.
“In this way, Prince Li Cang will understand that Consort Jia intentionally framed him, and they will no longer fully help Consort Jia deal with the Princess.” Bai Lu was also clever and understood immediately.
After hearing what the two said, the magpie finally showed an expression of understanding.
Ji Fengyao gave Lin Shuang and Bai Lu an approving look. With two clever and insightful girls by her side, she could indeed save herself a lot of trouble.
Inside the Dianxiang Pavilion.
Li Cang, furious, pointed at Consort Jia and demanded, "Li Jiao, why didn't you warn me that that bandit was so difficult to deal with? You even deliberately provoked me to say those treasonous things. Are you trying to kill our Li clan?"
"What are you saying, Second Brother?" Consort Jia's face had returned to normal, her lowered eyelids concealing her cold and sinister gaze.
"Second Emperor..." Li Cang wished he could rush up and cover her mouth: "You still dare to call me that? Don't you want to die! I previously referred to myself as an envoy and a foreign official, and that bandit has already ordered someone to write a petition to be sent to Prince Cheng Jiu and the Emperor. If you add this sentence, our Li family will be executed along with our entire clan!"
"Then kill her, so she can never file this complaint again." Consort Jia raised her slender eyes and stared at Li Cang like a viper spitting its tongue.
When did my younger sister become so terrifying?
When Li Cang met Consort Jia's cold and vicious gaze, a chill ran down his spine. In truth, when he was a prince, he had no desire for the throne; his greatest wish in life was to spend his days indulging in wine, women, and luxury.
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