Receiving the expected answer, Ji Fang didn't stay any longer, and quickly retreated after a salute - the imperial chief was still waiting for his reply.

……

It's night.

Qi Zihuan changed into plain clothes and stood in front of Jiang You's coffin in the princess's mansion, looking at the suddenly extra urn in front of him in a daze, and didn't know what to say for a while.

She knew that the mass grave ten miles away would be burned tonight, and those people would be crushed and scattered, and all the ashes would be mixed together, and they would no longer be able to distinguish each other, and they would not even be able to live in peace.

But she didn't do anything.

With the strong hatred in her heart, she selectively ignored Jiang You's last words.

First, with her ability, she couldn't bring Jiang Bowen's body back at all.

The second is that he doesn't want Jiang Bowen to dirty Jiang You's reincarnation.

Such a good boy became her husband by chance, and they could have lived happily, but all this was ruined in the hands of his biological father in the end, how could she swallow this breath?

How many people's lives have been ruined by the Jiang thief?

I can't count them.

Seeing Qi Zihuan looking at the ashes altar in a daze and not speaking, Luo Yi'an stood quietly behind her, and wanted to open his mouth to say something, but he heard Qi Zihuan suddenly ask.

"Brother Crown Prince is back?"

“…… Be. ”

Luo Yi hesitated for a while, thinking that the news of His Royal Highness the Prince's return would spread all over Beijing tomorrow, so he no longer concealed it: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will return to Beijing this afternoon." ”

This is a half-truth.

Since Emperor Jin An was unwilling to let the crown prince be involved in the case of Jiang Thief, he, as a subordinate, naturally would not speak casually.

Qi Zihuan was wearing a white mourning dress, kneeling on the cold ground, and the plain white belt wrapped around Yingying's slender waist, which seemed to be more weak and bullying at this time.

Hearing this, she reluctantly hooked the corners of her lips and said softly: "It's good to come back, I have always believed that the prince's brother will not have an accident." ”

He will not die in the hands of Jiang Thief.

God was still merciful to her, at least she didn't let her lose her two dearest and most loved people at the same time.

Seeing that her eyes had been removed from the ash altar, and she looked lukewarm and unmoved, Luo paused and said, "This is the ashes of the Jiang thief." ”

"I know." Qi Zihuan's face was pale, and he couldn't hear any emotion in his words.

"This ashes were sent by his subordinates on the orders of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Qi Zihuan lifted his eyelids and looked at Luo Yi indifferently.

The latter thought of the instructions of the prince of the East Palace, and continued: "Your Highness already knows about the conversation between the princess and the concubine last night, and His Royal Highness's original words are - the disaster will not affect the meritorious relatives, since it is the wish of the twelve concubines, if possible, it must be as he wishes once. ”

Qi Zihuan's expression finally wavered.

She remembered.

Jiang You's first wish in life was to enter the military camp and go to the battlefield to raise a knife to kill the enemy.

Jiang You didn't want to marry an arrogant princess, but in the end he had to marry her, the most brutal princess of the royal family, and completely cut off the possibility of entering the military camp.

Thinking about it carefully, in this life, it seems that what Jiang You thought has never been realized.

Everything backfired.

And none of them have room to struggle.

"His Royal Highness also said that since the ashes have been sent, what to do with it depends on the princess's mood."

"I see." Qi Zihuan closed his eyes, covering the pain that filled his eyes, and he had made a decision in his heart.

When she opened her eyes again, the thick color of pain was gone.

"Thank you Brother Crown Prince for me, tell her that I know what to do."

"Yes."

Luo Yi arched his hand, turned around and disappeared into the mourning hall.

After the people left, there was only one living person and one dead coffin left in the mourning hall.

Tonight, Qi Zihuan didn't let anyone bother.

She looked at the coffin calmly, and she didn't know how much time had passed, but she finally chuckled.

"I'm sorry, donkey, but I can't fulfill your last wishes."

"Father-in-law, for the sake of the colt, this is the last time I call you like this, since you have already given up on the colt, don't dirty his reincarnation again."

"I will let you enter the earth for peace, but in this life, since the two of you are dead and will never see each other again, in the next life, you will not be reincarnated into a family."

Just a few days before the verdict, because of Shen's complaint, he followed all kinds of signs to investigate, and then tortured Bato to extract a confession, the reason why Jiang Bowen would take action against his own son also surfaced-

When he was in the southeast, the young and vigorous Jiang You pursued the six princes of the Liang Kingdom, causing the six princes of the Liang Kingdom to break their legs.

In order to let Emperor Liang discourage, Jiang Bowen chose to break Jiang You's leg.

Or, maybe it will kill him.

……

Six days of silence, six days later.

Jiang You's coffin was buried at the foot of Lishan Mountain, fifteen miles away from Shangjing.

Because of his embarrassing identity, few people did not come to the funeral.

As for Jiang Bowen's ashes, he was sent by Qi Zihuan to a barren mountain hundreds of miles away to be buried in peace.

As she said, the two of them are dead, and they will never see each other again.

The second day of Jiang You's burial, September 22, was Qi Zihuan's birthday.

She had no intention of celebrating her birthday, but the lotus in the palace was not at ease.

Since the death of Concubine Qin, because of the little prince, Lian Ji can be said to be the only one in the harem.

But before she could be happy for a few days, Jiang Bowen fell again.

As Jiang Bowen's former ally, Lian Ji was very worried for a while, for fear that those things would involve her.

Fortunately, no one associated these things with a concubine in a deep palace.

Hasuhime was able to maintain peace for a while.

But her backer and her alliance are gone, and now the only thing she can rely on is the emperor and her son.

However, the identity of the little prince is a thorn in her heart, and it is the source of her panic day and night.

There wasn't much left for her to grasp.

Therefore, I thought about taking advantage of Qi Zihuan's birthday to fight for the mercy of Emperor Jin'an.

But it's a pity that despite her best efforts, Emperor Jin An still didn't set foot in her bedroom half a step.

At the dinner table, which is large enough to accommodate four people, the mother and daughter sit opposite each other.

One was expressionless, the other was restless.

Seeing that Qi Zihuan was still in the mood to eat vegetables, Lian Ji angrily threw the chopsticks directly on the table, and reprimanded dissatisfiedly: "Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat, now that you have come to this step, you don't know how to make your father cherish you." ”

Qi Zihuan said lightly: "As the daughter-in-law of the Jiang thief, it is natural for my father to hate me, why should I do all those useless works again?" ”

"You are the daughter-in-law of Jiang Thief, but you are also the biological daughter of your father, as long as you run to him and cry, how can your father not be soft-hearted?"

Emperor Jin An didn't want to see her, Lian Ji really had nothing to do, so she could only pin her hopes on Qi Zihuan's body: "At that time, you will take your father and emperor to the Lianchi Palace, with your mother and concubine, are you still afraid that you will fall out of favor?" ”

"Is the mother afraid that I will fall out of favor, or is she afraid that you and the little prince will fall out of favor?"

"You ......"

Lian Ji was angry, slapped the table and scolded the people next to her with an angry face: "Don't you all go down to the palace!" ”

The palace people left in fear.

In the outer hall, only the mother and daughter remained.

At this time, Lian Ji tried her best to suppress the anger in her heart and explained: "Whether you are your mother concubine or your younger brother, we are all a family, as long as your younger brother can show his face in front of His Majesty, are you afraid that you will not get any benefits?" ”

"Benefits?" Qi Zihuan laughed sarcastically, and finally figured out what Lian Ji meant: "It turns out that you want me to compete for the favor of the little prince." ”

"What little prince, little prince, he is my own son, your own brother."

"My son?" Qi Zihuan held the jade chopstick tightly, and his tight jaw hid great anger: "Have you ever thought that I am also your own daughter, my husband was only buried yesterday, and today you asked me to compete for favor for a younger brother I don't like?!" ”

"Mother, how can you bear it?!"

Hearing this, Lian Ji's face froze, and her eyes flickered non-stop because of her weak heart.

Just when Qi Zihuan thought that she was reflecting on her mistakes, she listened to Lian Ji continue without paying much attention: "You are still young, and you are a royal princess, you will not worry about marrying in the future, why waste your mind on a dead person?" Instead of being sad here, you should find a way to find a good future for yourself and your brother. ”

"Mother!!"

Qi Zihuan was extremely disappointed.

She couldn't help but begin to wonder, in the eyes of the concubine, what was she?

Can a marriage really be forgotten so quickly?

Seeing Qi Zihuan's stubborn appearance, Lian Ji was about to say something, when she heard a faint cry from the inner hall.

An anxious look immediately appeared on Lian Ji's face, and she said, "I'll go see your brother, you should think about what you should do." ”

"You have to remember that only the three of us are a real family, and you can be good when your brother is good."

After saying that, Renhime did not delay any longer and hurried towards the inner hall.

When she turned around, she didn't notice that Qi Zihuan's expression was getting more and more disappointed.

There is also a hint of disgust hidden in the disappointment.

is disgusted with the little prince, and also disgusted with himself at this moment.

For her, there are some things that must not be compromised.

Qi Zihuan took a deep breath, got up and walked towards the inner hall.

Crossing the two thresholds, and as she was about to enter the third door, she heard a muffled chatter mixed with cries.

"Niangniang, this child has a fever, do you want to ......?"

As soon as these words came out, Lian Ji was anxious: "Fever? Since the little prince is sick, why don't you hurry up and ask for a doctor! ”

"Mother's ......"

Lian Ji's confidant palace maid said in a low voice: "Taishi Jiang has fallen, what are you still doing with this child?" ”

Hearing this, Qi Zihuan's footsteps stopped.

She couldn't figure out what to do with Jiang Thief if she kept this child?

Hearing this, Lian Ji said sharply: "Put away the thoughts you shouldn't have, you remember to me, this child is the royal bloodline, and he is His Royal Highness." ”

As soon as the words fell, the confidant palace maid became anxious.

"But he is clearly not, this was originally a strategy between you and Jiang Taishi, but now that Jiang Taishi is dead, the prince of the East Palace is back, and if this child is left behind, if the child's identity is exposed in the future, I am afraid that it will lead to endless trouble."