Xu Lingshu was so angry that she almost went crazy. She suddenly slapped Jin Niang on the face several times, making Jin Niang scream repeatedly.
Jinniang was kneeling on the ground. Seeing Xu Lingshu's continuous slaps, she tried to hide behind her, but her hands were stepped on again. Jinniang screamed in pain and kept wailing for mercy.
After a long time, Xu Lingshu finally felt relieved. She sat down on the garden bench, covered her face and began to cry. Jinniang on the side was also crying, her face was swollen from being beaten, and her hands were stepped on and were red and swollen.
After a long time, Xu Lingshu stopped crying. She looked at Jinniang coldly and said sternly: "Why didn't you stop the plan in advance? Don't you see that we fell into Lu Qingtang's plan? She just wants to use the trick to expose her identity in public!"
She had already thought of this when she saw Lu Qingtang's proud eyes. When she thought about it more carefully, she felt more and more that she was a fool.
However, she didn't understand why Lu Qingtang did this.
Jinniang looked at her with tears in her eyes, aggrieved, "Madam, I really followed your plan."
Xu Lingshu looked at her with a look of boredom, "You idiot, didn't she remind you just now? Didn't you mention not a single word about the conversation between Lu Qingtang and Ji Wenzhan?"
Jin Niang was stunned for a moment, recalling the scene just now.
She hid in the tall grass, with the cold wind whistling in her ears, and waited for a long time before Lu Qingtang and Ji Wen fought.
They stood under the corridor and greeted each other with smiles. She vaguely heard her brother and sister, and she thought they were on guard against outsiders and deliberately called each other that way.
Later, I heard about the imperial court and the reduction of vassals...
Yes, cut down the feudal clan!
Jinniang immediately looked at Xu Lingshu and lowered her voice, "Madam, I'm afraid that the court is going to attack the prince. We need to make a decision early. Just now, Princess Chen and the prince mentioned the matter of cutting off the vassal. It seems that we have to cut the knot quickly. ”
"As long as you can be the Princess of Zhennan, it doesn't matter whether the Prince of Zhennan is Ji Wuhen or Ji Wuxuan, no matter how much you love him, he will never look at you seriously. Anyway, you have done some things that are sorry for Ji Wuhen, even if you follow him If something happens to him one day, you won't be able to escape his involvement..."
Jin Niang's words made Xu Lingshu feel numb. If it weren't for her reminder, Xu Lingshu would have believed it herself. It turned out that she didn't love Ji Wuhen that much. It was all just because of her unwillingness.
Three months ago, Ji Wuxuan, who had been secretly harassing her, found her again.
At that time, she had just been looked down upon by Ji Wenzhan. When she was feeling sad and angry, Ji Wuxuan proposed to her that he would kill Ji Wenzhan to help her vent her anger.
She was angry for a moment, but even agreed, and used Ji Wuhen's notes to write a letter with the intention of treason, and designed it to be seen by Ji Wenzhan. She knew Ji Wenzhan's character. He would definitely go to Fangcheng County to confront Wang Biao and his gang of bandits. Ji Wuxuan would then contact Wang Biao to set up an ambush in advance and capture him alive.
But what they didn't expect was that Ji Wenzhan actually escaped along the secret passage. Wang Biao and the others searched for him for many days but couldn't find him. Later, Lu Qingtang's intervention made this matter like a wild horse running wild and getting out of control.
Xu Lingshu now finally understood why a dignified prince would go to the border of Nanzhou. It turned out that there was indeed a matter of cutting down the vassal. But how could Ji Wuxuan know in advance and set up this series of traps? This is too incredible.
No, she was going to find Ji Wuxuan to ask what the connection was.
Thinking of this, Xu Lingshu wiped away her tears and told Jin Niang to hitch up the car. She would go to Ji Zhai in Qingshui Lane to find out.
The carriage arrived at Ji's house soon, and Xu Lingshu carefully applied medicine to Jin Niang along the way. She was too impulsive just now. Jin Niang had been with her for almost thirty years, so she shouldn't have treated her like this. However, Jin Niang knew Xu Lingshu well and knew that she was ruthless and cruel, so she did not dare to express her resentment even if she felt resentful in her heart.
After getting out of the car, Xu Lingshu knocked on the back door of Ji's house. As soon as she knocked, the door opened. First he poked out Ji Wuxuan's head, and then there was a thin man in black. He covered his face, revealing only a pair of stern eyes, which frightened Xu Lingshu in front of the door.
She couldn't help but take several steps back until Ji Wuxuan asked, "Why are you here?"
She finally came back to her senses, but the man in black in front of her had already disappeared, so she asked Ji Wuxuan, "Who is that man? Why does he smell of alcohol?"
She could clearly smell the strong smell of alcohol and the smell of dishes in the air, and it seemed like this person had attended a banquet before. Moreover, she seemed to have seen that thin and tall figure somewhere before, but the look in those eyes made her hesitate and she didn't dare to think about it any further.
Ji Wuxuan did not tell her the identity of the man in black and directly invited her into the study. Jin Niang was waiting for her in the carriage.
The light in the study was still on, so she walked in casually. Xu Lingshu sat down in a familiar manner. She looked at Ji Wuxuan coldly, with only the flickering candlelight in her eyes.
With his arms still hanging around his neck, it seemed very difficult to pour tea with his left hand and then bring the tea to Xu Lingshu. But he still kept his smile and walked forward and said: "Madam, let's have a cup of tea. Why are you here late at night?"
Xu Lingshu snorted coldly, "You still have the nerve to ask, let me ask you, is the matter of cutting down the vassal clan true?"
Ji Wuxuan was silent for a moment, then raised his head and looked directly at her, "Yes, and no."
Xu Lingshu was a little confused, "What do you mean?"
Ji Wuxuan smiled, stood up and fiddled with the wick in the candle with an iron skewer, "The emperor has the intention to cut down the vassal, but if someone replaces the king of Zhennan and hands over the military power, it doesn't matter whether the vassal is cut down or not. ”
The room was a little brighter. He put down the iron stick in his hand and looked at Xu Lingshu, "This person is me. My eldest brother is too prominent and everyone in the court is afraid of him, but I am different."
Xu Lingshu sneered, "They are just like the same raccoon dog. One is showing it openly and the other is secretly doing it. No one should say that the other is noble."
Ji Wuxuan's face instantly turned cold. Under the candlelight, the dark spots on his head that had not dissipated made him even more mean and ugly.
Xu Lingshu immediately felt a chill running down her spine. Why did she get on a boat with this person?
She really shouldn't have been so hot-headed as to do such a thing for him, but she had no way out. Her home was gone, she didn't get anyone, and in the end she had nothing. The only thing that can be guaranteed now is the man in front of her. Although he is nothing, fortunately he is still considerate to her.
She sighed slightly, "I have no other choice now. I just want to be the Princess of Zhennan. I don't care about anything else."
After speaking, she lowered her slender and fair neck, revealing a small piece of fair skin to the study room. A trace of charm lingered in Ji Wuxuan's eyes, and he quickly lifted Xu Lingshu's chin with his left hand.
