"It's just nonsense. Look at how you are dressed."
Looking at his daughter who was standing there and seemed to know that his move was inappropriate, Ji Xiu's tone was more helpless: "We have been going to Lingshan for more than three hundred miles, and you are a girl who didn't even bring a maid with you, so you just followed her.
, if something goes wrong along the way, are you going to let dad live?"
"My daughter knows that this is wrong, but if she discusses it with her father, you will definitely not agree, so she can only make her own decisions and kill her first and then report her... This time I have made you worried, but my daughter promises that there will be no next time."
"Then you shouldn't be so silly." Ji Xiu shook his head and sighed: "Tell me, why did you come with me?"
When mentioning this, Ji Wanyou's eyes dodge slightly: "My daughter just wants to go out with her father to relax."
"Relaxing? Are you really stupid to be a father?"
There was a trace of helpless anxiety in Ji Xiu's tone: "Wan'er, how many times do you want dad to tell you again before you give up?"
He was surprised. What kind of ecstasy drug had been given to Zhan Yunzhu, a daughter of his who was usually quite smart?
"To tell the truth from my father, my daughter came here just to ask for an explanation..." Ji Wanyou lowered her eyes and said, "If I can ask for an explanation, my daughter can give up completely."
Thinking of that young and hypocritical face, Ji Xiu couldn't help but sneer: "Please understand? If you can really come back with him asking for an explanation, that would be a big weird thing!"
I'm afraid that if I understand and ask for help, I won't come back, but I will be deceived and become even more confused.
"Father, my daughter now has a sense of balance in her heart." Ji Wanyou pursed her lips and said, "Just trust my daughter this time and let her see, ask and judge for herself."
Mr. Zhan is now in the palace, and she has no chance to meet him.
This visit to the imperial mausoleum to worship her ancestors was her only chance.
"No, dad will never allow you to see him even once again!"
Ji Xiu's tone was decisive, leaving no room for negotiation.
"Father……"
When Ji Wanyou was about to say more, she heard someone knocking on the door twice from outside, and then a servant's voice came in: "Master, a father-in-law just came to send a message, saying that if the master has arranged the arrangements, he will go to the back."
I will meet His Majesty in the hall to discuss matters with several princes and gentlemen..."
Hearing this, Ji Xiu glanced at his daughter one last time: "You are not allowed to go anywhere, just wait here for dad to come back."
Seeing her father opening the door and leaving, not forgetting to instruct his servants to keep an eye on her, Ji Wanyou frowned slightly and sat back in the chair thoughtfully.
In fact, she didn't know what she was going to do during this trip or what she could do...
Should I ask Master Zhan directly?
This is undoubtedly foolish and pointless.
So what should she do to get the whole truth?
…
Ji Xiu took an entourage and went to the back hall of the post house.
When passing through a long corridor, I happened to meet King Yan who was also going to the back hall to discuss matters.
It was almost dusk at this time, and the weather was not good. The sky was heavy and low, and everything was gray.
But the two sides still recognized each other at a glance.
"I have met the prince." Ji Xiu raised his hand in salute, but there was obviously no warmth in his tone.
"Ji Shangshu."
There was no one else around, so King Yan also raised his hand and said in a sincere tone: "I haven't returned to the capital in these years, and I haven't seen Ji Shangshu for a long time. I still have to apologize to Ji Shangshu for what happened back then."
Especially when he heard that Ji Xiu had no children and nothing to do in these years, he felt very sorry for this.
Back then, in the military camp, if they had not followed him in the raid, nothing would have happened to the two sons of the Ji family.
Even though there are many doubts about this matter, he has never given up investigating the truth over the years. However, no matter what, he failed to protect his friends who were following him, so he cannot shirk his responsibility.
"It's an old story, it's hard for the prince to still remember it." When Ji Xiu mentioned this, there was a coldness in his eyes.
"The cause of Qingyun and Qingcheng's death is unknown. I dare not forget it one day."
Ji Xiu sneered silently.
Cause of death unknown?
In times of crisis, they were used as human shields to delay their escape, and they both died tragically at the hands of the enemy. How can the cause of death be made clear and detailed?
It is clear at a glance who died and who came back alive!
However, I heard King Yan in front of me say: "Back then, I promised your lord that if you need my help in any difficulties in the future, I will never refuse. This promise still counts today. Even if it is insignificant, it is far from making up for the mistakes made back then.
——”
Listening to these words, Ji Xiu felt extremely ironic.
He sounded magnanimous and responsible, but if that was really the case, how could he abandon his two sons and escape alone?
This is why he still can't let it go.
But if we really talk about it, later he also helped the current emperor take away many important things from the other party——
Therefore, there is no need to discuss what is right or wrong in this matter.
"As soldiers, it is their fate to die on the battlefield. Many years have passed since this incident. I don't want to recall the pain of losing my son again, so I ask the prince not to mention it again."
After saying that, Wuzi raised his hands and walked into the corridor.
King Yan didn't follow him immediately. He waited until Ji Xiu had gone a little further before he took off.
A misty drizzle fell before the night.
After eating the dinner that was sent to the room with Princess Yufeng, Xu Mingyi grabbed her friend who was about to take a bath: "Jiaojiao, it's still early, why don't you take me to the Queen Mother's place?"
"Why are you going to the Queen Mother?" Princess Yufeng looked at her puzzled.
Xu Mingyi shook her sleeves: "Just treat it as a walk after dinner, go ahead."
Princess Yufeng made a move to pull back her sleeves: "Okay, okay, I'll just take you there. You don't have to use the tricks you used against Wu Haokan on me..."
Xu Mingyi shook it twice more and said with a smile: "Nonsense, this trick has only been used on you."
"Yes, yes, I am the easiest to fool."
The two of them were chatting and laughing, and called Shi Shi to come in and tidy up their clothes.
The posthouses on the way were not as spacious as the palaces, and the female members of the clan lived very close to the harem concubines. Although the Queen Mother's residence was in a separate courtyard, it was not far from Princess Yufeng's residence.
When Princess Yufeng took Xu Mingyi over, she happened to meet Princess Jing and Princess Xiang walking out of the Queen Mother's backyard.
Princess Yan also came, but this time she was sitting in the hall talking to the Queen Mother.
She said she was accompanying him to talk, but in reality she was mostly listening. She was timid and taciturn, and was not good at speaking in front of others. She rarely spoke on her own initiative.
If it weren't for the Queen accompanying her, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law alone would have nothing to say.
At this time, the palace maid heard that Princess Yufeng was here. The queen mother thought about her granddaughter's overly bohemian temperament and style, and couldn't help but worry that she would scare this delicate and weak daughter-in-law and make people feel uncomfortable——
