Chapter Forty-Eight: Embarrassment
Bai Yanran woke up from her dream suddenly, and was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses and slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Meow~"
There was a cat meow in her ear, she followed the sound and looked, only to see Xiaohua's black and white eyes staring at herself, and when she saw that she was looking, she came over and nested skillfully in her arms.
Bai Yanran's heart warmed, and she felt wordless comfort, and couldn't help but hold the cat against her forehead, and said with a light smile: "Xiaohua, fortunately, I feel much more relieved to have you by my side." ”
Ji Lingyun has always been so well-behaved in her hands, but when she heard this, she was mixed in her heart.
After all, she will leave in ten days, and Yan'er will definitely be sad by then, and after they go back, they can't face each other like this day and night, and they still have to deal with the marriage of their father and queen mother, thinking of this, Ji Lingyun has already started to have a headache.
Bai Yanran didn't know the sadness in the heart of the cat in her arms, and she was still immersed in Fang Cai's dream, muttering to herself: "Fang Cai's dream is very strange, and I don't know how good he is now." ”
When Ji Lingyun was stealing from the Bai family, Ji Chengyu was busy and his feet didn't touch the ground. Originally, as the prince, he had a lot of government affairs on his shoulders, and in the past, Ji Lingyun could share his worries and solve problems, but now he has to work hard for him.
And the matter of finding someone who fits Ji Lingyun's eight characters is imminent, although Master Yun'an has repeatedly assured him, but his soul is afraid of changing after a long time out of his body. If you miss ten days later, the next day of extreme clouds will have to wait until three months later, which is really worrying.
It is really a needle in a haystack to find an unmarried woman who fits the eight characters in the whole world during the ten-day period. Even if Ji Chengyu searched for someone at all costs, he still found nothing after three days passed, and he couldn't help but feel anxious. After thinking about it again, Ji Chengyu still decided to enter the palace to see his mother.
Today's Empress Tong was selected by the Queen Mother after Emperor Yuanhe ascended the throne, in order to stabilize the court situation and let Emperor Zhaohe sit on the throne.
And Lan Guifei and Emperor Yuanhe were a young husband and wife, and they were the only side concubines when Emperor Yuanhe had not yet ascended the throne. Only because of the weak family background did not rank and concubine, but for many years has been honored, if it were not for the unfortunate early death of the eldest prince, it is really hard to say who is sitting on the throne of the prince today.
Now, because of the frequent actions in the underground of King Jian, Emperor Yuanhe has been bewitched by Concubine Lan and has always let him go, which has caused a rift between the emperor and the queen.
This time Ji Lingyun's matter involved ghosts and gods, and Ji Chengyu originally did not plan to tell his father and queen mother to add to his worries. But now that the situation is serious, the search for people still needs help from many parties, and they have to hide people's eyes, so they have to ask for help from their father and queen mother.
Before meeting Emperor Yuanhe, Ji Chengyu first went to Fengyi Palace to inquire about Ji Lingyun's physical condition, and saw that the queen mother's expression was haggard, and the worry was overflowing, so he first told the whole story one by one, explaining that now that Ji Lingyun was in a safe place, there was no need to worry too much.
Although Tong felt ridiculous, he also knew that Chengyu would not joke with himself about this. And Ling Yun's current situation is indeed unheard of, and even the imperial doctors are helpless, so no one can believe it.
After listening to Ji Chengyu's plan, Tong Shi pondered for a moment and said: "The matter of finding people can be handed over to the queen mother, and there is no need to alarm your father." Although this matter has not yet been revealed, if you dare to attack Ling Yun, it will always be inseparable from King Jian's mother and son, and if you alarm your father, you may even startle the snake, and it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no more complications. ”
Ji Chengyu also felt reasonable, his father was too fond of Concubine Lan, so that he would indulge King Jian to come here. He will never give up on this matter, so he will present the evidence conclusively before his father finds out about the cover-up, so that he cannot deny it.
The Tong family has a century-old family, and the power in Beijing is intertwined, and the Tong family's search channels are wider than Ji Chengyu's, so Ji Chengyu put his mind at ease and focused on tracking down the people behind the scenes.
He spent a lot of time on his way because he was hunted down and killed, and the people who were chased and killed were just ordinary dead soldiers, which was the usual means of building a king, but the timing was too coincidental. Previously, Ji Chengyu was still skeptical about whether this matter was really related to King Jian, but now it seems that it is eight or nine and ten.
Ji Lingyun at this time didn't take things to heart anymore, anyway, there was an imperial brother who couldn't fall under the burden. This is the last period of time he has accompanied Bai Yanran, naturally he can't waste it, and he can't wait to stick to her all the time. If it weren't for the sneaky Bai Yueyu by chance, Ji Lingyun would have almost forgotten what happened before.
At this moment, it is twilight, everyone in the mansion has already rested after dinner, and the back door of the white mansion has been locked. But Bai Yueyu took out the key from her sleeve and easily unlocked it, and then closed the door and quietly walked out of the White Mansion.
Ji Lingyun thought of Bai Yueyu's restless temperament, and her jealousy and hatred for Bai Yanran were clearly revealed. He was about to leave the Bai family soon, so he couldn't help but feel a little relieved, so he quietly followed behind.
Bai Yueyu wore a cloak to cover her face, because she sneaked out without a girl with her, she walked alone for a long time to avoid people's eyes and ears, and then she entered a house with a familiar way. Ji Lingyun walked around the house a few times, and finally entered the courtyard through the osmanthus tree outside the wall.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, Ji Lingyun knew who the current owner of this house was, because the person guarding the door was Ji Sihong's henchman Liu Zong. It seems that he didn't recognize the wrong person last time, Bai Yueyu really got mixed up with Ji Sihong.
However, Ji Lingyun was sure that Ji Sihong would not know that Bai Yueyu was not innocent, otherwise how could he tolerate an unclean woman with his temperament. I don't know how this Bai Yueyu got through the trick, but she still has a bit of skill.
However, with Ji Lingyun's understanding of him, the third emperor brother, he is just a novelty to Bai Yueyu, although he has always been beautiful, he is very afraid of these troubles. Now Bai Yueyu is probably still dreaming of entering the palace, I don't know if Bai Zonglin will miss her father and daughter in the future.
Listening to the flirtatious words of the two inside, Ji Lingyun only felt bored, and was about to leave, but suddenly heard Bai Yanran's name, and couldn't help but pause.
"This king remembers your sister, but she is good friends with Miss Qi?"
Bai Yueyu said unhappily: "Okay, what are you doing with Bai Yanran, isn't the prince also taking a fancy to that little slut?" ”
Ji Sihong said with a smile: "How come, with Yu'er here, how can this king still see other people in his eyes." ”
Bai Yueyu said unrelentingly: "Isn't the prince thinking about Miss Qi in front of me, it can be seen that this is just coaxing Yu'er." ”
Ji Sihong was silent for a moment, then smiled and said in a deep voice: "This Miss Qi family is not an ordinary person, she is the pearl of the Qi family, if you can marry her back, it is equivalent to getting the military power of the Qi family." In view of this, the king is bound to win her. ”
Bai Yueyu seemed to notice that Ji Sihong's mood was not good, and said in a coquettish voice: "What is this matter, can you take a fancy to Miss Qi that is the blessing she cultivated in her previous life, but the prince wants to see Yu'er jealous?" ”
Ji Sihong was really coaxed by her and smiled: "If this Miss Qi family can be as knowledgeable and interesting as Yu'er, this king won't have to have a headache." ”
Bai Yueyu said tentatively: "Why, is this Miss Qi family so ignorant of lifting?" ”
Ji Sihong casually took out a fine jade pendant from the drawer on the side, and said while playing with it in his hand: "As long as this Miss Qi family falls into the hands of this king, this king has a way to make the Qi family have to send their daughter to this king's mansion." It's just that the Qi family protects their daughter tightly, and this king can't bring people out, so this matter still needs to rely on your help. ”
Bai Yueyu's eyes rolled, and she smiled coquettishly: "The prince is looking for Yu'er's happiness, even the prince can't do it, what can a little woman do about Yu'er." ”
Ji Sihong smiled evilly: "This Qi family is wary of this king, but it is not defensive against your sister. Your sisters' family, Yu'er has always been ice and snow smart, and she must have a way to ask people out. ”
The jade pendant in their hands was put in Bai Yueyu's hand, and she said in a deep voice: "As long as Yu'er can help this king, this jade pendant for building the palace will be given to you, and when the time comes, the king will let people clean up a courtyard and come out, and Yu'er will be able to go to the palace from time to time to accompany the king." ”
Bai Yueyu's eyes lit up, and her heart was stirring. She tried her best to curry favor with King Jian for so long, didn't she just want to enter King Jian's mansion, she thought that King Jian's temperament would need to use some other means, and she didn't want to make her wait for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity so quickly.
Bai Yueyu held the jade pendant in her hand with love, and said with a smile: "Since the prince has spoken, Yu'er will definitely try her best and never let the prince down." ”
"Yu'er is really understanding, come and let this king love you well......"
The two people in the room each got what they wanted, but Ji Lingyun outside the house was shocked when he heard it. originally thought that Bai Yueyu was just relying on Ji Sihong, but he didn't want Ji Sihong to have another purpose, he didn't even give up on the military power of the Qi family.
Ji Lingyun knew the importance of this matter, and even if he wanted to tell the imperial brother to take precautions as soon as possible, he would definitely not let Ji Sihong succeed. This matter not only affects the safety of Miss Qi, but once the Qi family, which has always remained neutral, defects, it will affect the current situation.
Ji Lingyun jumped out of the window and was about to leave, but because he was absent-minded, he accidentally brought down the flower pot and made a noise.
"Who!"
Before the words fell, Liu Zong's sword light had already been killed. If Ji Lingyun didn't take him seriously on weekdays, but now he was just a cat, how could he dodge this cold sword, even if he tried his best to avoid it, he was still injured by the sword qi, and there was suddenly a bloody wound on his back.
"Meow!"
Liu Zong shot out with a sword and saw that it was just a cat, so he immediately took the sword and let the cat scream in pain and flee in embarrassment.
Ji Lingyun staggered down the silent street at night, every step he took would involve the wound on his back, and the blood donation flowed down and fell to the ground.
Ji Lingyun finally managed to reach the back door of the Prince's Mansion, but finally fell out of the door in the dark. When he was confused, Ji Lingyun only felt a sudden lightness, as if he had been freed from the shackles of his body, and he didn't know where to go.