vrcanaries Chapter 181 The Wind Rises
Chapter 181 The Wind Rises
"Princess, please forgive me. It's all my fault for not telling you the truth!"
Sang Luo knew that he was in the wrong, and tears welled up in his eyes with fear, but he gritted his teeth and dared not say anything more.
Lu Xuan held her gaze tightly and said, "Speak!"
Sang Luo swallowed nervously, took a deep breath, and tried hard to calm her mind before she continued, "After the princess returned from the Xu residence, the court physician said that your body was extremely weak. If you don't rest and recuperate, you might not be able to recover in this lifetime..."
So Jiang Xing issued an order to the entire palace, no news about the Ji family and the Xu residence was allowed to reach her ears.
Even if you have to spread news, you can only spread good news, not bad news.
Moreover, most of what Xu Shu said when she came before was fake because she was under pressure from Jiang Xing...
Lu Xuan clenched his hands tightly as he listened to Sang Luo's confession, closed his eyes and gasped for a long time before he recovered.
I couldn't tell whether I hated Jiang Xing, was angry, or had some other feeling. I just felt a dull pain in my heart.
When Sister Xu was in so much pain, she still had to cooperate with Jiang Xing to act for her.
How painful her heart must have been at that time!
It’s also my body’s fault. Why is it so disappointing?
Lu Xuan felt as if a huge rock was pressing down on his heart, filled with guilt.
No wonder I haven't seen Jiang Xing in the past half month. I guess he feels guilty about her, and coupled with what she said before, he dares not see her again!
"Sang Luo, I remember that you did this because you were worried about my health. But you need to make it clear who you belong to in the future!"
She looked towards the courtyard, a trace of determination surging in her eyes: "Go and tell Prince Jin that I know how to handle my own affairs. He doesn't need to interfere now, and he shouldn't interfere in the future! Please let him take care of himself. If there is a next time..."
As she spoke, she suddenly paused for a moment.
"Forget it, there won't be a next time."
Behind Jinyuan, the person who had been listening to all this suddenly felt his palm tremble.
……
royal palace.
Since Ji Qingyan fell into the water, she did not receive timely treatment and was ill for a while.
It was not until yesterday that she was completely well again and then she entered the palace directly.
That day, He Yuanguang gave her an inspiration. Since she couldn't do anything that would be known by the people and bring shame to the royal family, and she couldn't swallow her anger towards Lu Xuan, where else could be safer than the palace?
My sister is all-powerful in the palace. For the sake of my sister, the emperor will not let anything spread no matter what happens.
Then naturally there would be nothing to worry about.
The most important thing is that the palace is actually the easiest place to take action.
The Queen invites the Princess, how dare she not come openly?
Even if she doesn't come, she has a way to make her come!
"Qingyan, I'm always a little nervous. My elder brother and you have fought so many times before...will there be trouble this time?"
As Queen Ji spoke, she felt something was wrong. She looked at Ji Qingyan's expression and then let go of the uneasiness in her heart.
Normally, she always spoke to Ji Qingyan like an elder sister.
But recently, because she had forced her to admit the crime that she should have been responsible for, Empress Ji still felt a little guilty towards her. Even her tone of voice softened a bit.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. You are the mother of a country, and you are the one who calls the shots in this palace. You are so loved by the Emperor, so how can you not escape?"
Ji Qingyan took a sip of the fine tea, and a flash of dissatisfaction flashed across her eyes.
"Also, our plan this time is to let her commit suicide out of fear of guilt. No matter how you look at it, the Ji family and Your Majesty will not be implicated. When the time comes, please make the decision and grant me and Prince Jin a marriage."
Since she had become the scapegoat for the Queen's gossip and rumors, and things had come to this, complaining was pointless. Not only would it not make people remember her kindness, it would only annoy them. She might as well take advantage of this moment when they felt guilty about her and ask for a reward for her.
Things that would be impossible to agree to on normal days, maybe they can be agreed to at this critical moment?
Queen Ji's eyes widened in disbelief, "Qingyan, you, you, you actually fell in love with Prince Jin?!"
She was so excited that she was a little incoherent: "Jiang Xing is the enemy of the Ji family, you, you are confused!"
Ji Qingyan glanced at him with a hint of dissatisfaction, "Sis and big brother are together, so you're not confused anymore?"
She swirled the teacup in her hand, watching a tea leaf flutter in the liquid. "Besides, why did Prince Jin become our Ji family's enemy? It's because my eldest brother wanted to pave the way for the Third Prince, and he was worried that Prince Jin would stand in his way, so he took action against him."
"Because of this incident, my eldest brother was first imprisoned and then executed. He is a prince after all, and we are not powerful enough to touch him. Even if we did, the Empress Dowager and the entire court would have a hard time dealing with him!"
She stood up, her eyes gleaming with hope, "So now let's change our strategy. If we can't move him, then change him! Sacrifice me and marry him. Gradually, won't he become closer to the Ji family? By then, with me here, he won't be able to threaten the Third Prince's throne!"
Empress Ji's brows were almost knotted. "But we have been trying to take Lu Xuan's life time and again. After all, Lu Xuan is his princess consort. Even if our plan succeeds this time, since you have killed the person he loves most, will he still be willing to marry you?"
Empress Ji glanced at Ji Qingyan meaningfully: "By then, it will be considered a good thing if I don't kill you!"
Queen Ji's reminder brought more worries.
Ji Qingyan looked at her frowning brows and smiled nonchalantly, "Sister, your reminder is not unreasonable, that's why I asked you to arrange a marriage for me. As long as I become the Princess of Jin, I will find a way to make him inseparable from me!"
After ten days, half a month, a year or two, Jiang Xing might really not be able to forget Lu Xuan.
But he has been dead for three to five years. Can she, a dead person, be better than me who is by his side every day?
In the previous life, there were too many TV dramas in which men could not live without women. If these methods were used on Jiang Xing of this era, wouldn’t it be easy to catch him?
Looking at her confident look, Queen Ji felt that she was too conceited, but thinking that she really owed her this time, she didn't say anything.
I just hope that this time, everything goes well.
At this time, a palace maid who was sweeping the floor in an inconspicuous corner of Queen Ji's palace quietly left from the corner of the palace corridor under the pretext of changing jobs.
……
In the four-courtyard mansion in Xianyifang, Jiang Yuanfeng was leisurely playing with the exquisite lovebird in the birdcage under the corridor.
"Did you hear that? Is this flower viewing banquet really intended to get rid of Princess Jin in the palace?"
The shadowy figure beside him handed him a small wooden stick to tease the bird, and then replied respectfully, "It seems the Second Miss of the Ji family has taken a fancy to Prince Jin. Furthermore, the Ji family has an old grudge against the princess, so they want to get rid of Lu Xuan as soon as possible."
Jiang Yuanfeng stood with his hands behind his back, staring into the distance, his mind swirling with thoughts. After a long moment, he nodded with a slightly melancholic expression, "I don't want to embarrass the daughter of an old friend, but this Princess Jin is not only bold but also a bit too clever..."
Shadow looked at him suspiciously and asked tentatively, "What about Ji Qingyan? Do you want to help?"
"Help?" Jiang Yuanfeng turned to look at him, provoking a hint of mockery. "A lonely ghost from another world shouldn't exist in this world. And you still want me to help? Why should I get myself involved in the karma that shouldn't be despised by you?"
Shadow was a little confused. "Then you rescued her from the water? I thought..."
Jiang Yuanfeng snorted coldly, his face tinged with anger. "The second young lady of the Ji family has ruined my plans! If she hadn't fallen into the water that day, I would have been able to see clearly whether that person was Lu Xuan, and whether it was someone else in Shenshui Lane, using such a powerful mystical technique!"
"She was lucky. As soon as she fell into the water, there were powerful people following her. I had no choice but to save her!"
Shadow smiled knowingly, "No wonder you later ordered me to send her back to the gate of Ji Mansion. You are so far-sighted!"
Jiang Yuanfeng glanced at him and said, "Stop flattering me! Put more people in the picture and keep a close eye on Ji Qingyan and the Queen's flower viewing banquet."
He looked out the window with a worried look in his eyes, twisting his fingers back and forth in his palm. "I will be restless until I figure out the secret of Lu Xuan."
As he spoke, he sighed heavily, "Let's just wait and see, and keep quiet. Ji Qingyan isn't a good person, but Lu Xuan, if he possesses any profound skills, could be an even greater threat. Let's just watch them fight!"