dognovel Chapter 397 Entering the Soul
Chapter 397 Entering the Soul
A man in a green robe came in from outside the door. The clothes were a bit old, and he looked a bit aloof. His eyes were bright and sharp. Wherever his eyes looked, he seemed to be sharp and intimidating, yet also gentle and humble.
He has a kind of energy and spirit, which seems to come from his bones. At first glance, one can feel that he has great ambitions.
In Ji Xiangli's sea of consciousness, Lu Xuan recognized him at a glance.
Jiang Yuanfeng!
Jiang Yuanfeng politely asked, "Excuse me, is this the Ji Mansion of Zuo Tongzheng Lord Ji Xiangli?"
Seeing that this person seemed unfamiliar, Ji Xiangli smiled and replied, "It is me. May I ask who you are?"
"My name is not important. I just happened to be passing by your house and noticed the auspicious aura of a phoenix. I also remembered the recent news that the emperor has arranged a marriage between the crown prince and your young lady, so I came to offer my congratulations."
After hearing this, Ji Xiangli thought that this man was a liar.
The corners of her mouth twitched awkwardly, "Sir, to be honest, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has rejected the Emperor's marriage proposals many times. My daughter and His Royal Highness are probably not destined to be together, so if you are lying like this, you should find another family to deceive. I will not keep you in the Ji Mansion!"
Having said that, Ji Xiangli drove the people out.
Jiang Yuanfeng was about to be pushed out by Ji Xiangli, but he obviously didn't want to leave. He held on to the door frame tightly, the veins on the back of his hands were bulging, but he still refused to move.
"Master Ji, I never lie. Whether I have the luck of a phoenix or not, we will find out today!"
Ji Xiangli paused in his gesture of dismissing the person. "Will today truly reveal the outcome? Could it be that... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has changed his mind and is willing to marry me, Jiaru?"
Ji Xiangli felt that he would laugh if he said this.
He saw with his own eyes how good the relationship between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess Lu Siyu was. How could the Crown Prince go against his oath to the Crown Princess just to marry his daughter?
This might be a trick that the person in front of me came up with to cheat me in order to get some extra money or for some other purpose.
There was a flash of white before his eyes, and a sheathed dagger was thrown into his arms.
"Let's wait for a day. If what I said is even slightly wrong, I will pay with my life." The man in the long gown spoke in a hurried voice, but his tone was absolutely certain. His eyes were bewitching, as if he wanted to see into Ji Xiangli's soul.
After taking the dagger, Ji Xiangli felt it was uncomfortable no matter how he held it.
I don't even know this person, so what's the point of taking his life?
And he got a reputation as a murderer for no reason.
But when he thought about the eldest son that Ji Jiaru was carrying in her belly, he became extremely anxious. After thinking about it, he decided to let him stay in the mansion for the time being and give it a try.
No matter what, as long as he can get the opportunity to get along with the prince, he must use all means to create the fact that Jiaru and the prince are together!
As long as you have this layer, everything will be easy!
Anyway, now that things have come to this, we might as well wait and see if what this young man said is true!
Therefore, he looked him up and down, took the dagger, and said in a gloomy tone: "Come in! Let's make it a date by dusk today. If the thing you mentioned hasn't happened by the evening hour, I will use this dagger!"
Jiang Yuanfeng stayed at the Ji family for lunch. After a while, the doorman came to report.
"Master, people from the East Palace are coming outside the door!"
Ji Xiangli's eyebrows lit up with joy, and just as he was about to leave, Jiang Yuanfeng held him back, "Wait a moment, let the young lady go and take a look first."
At that time, the Ji family was not living in the later marquis' mansion, but a house with three courtyards. The place where Ji Jiaru lived was called Huayingxuan.
Miaoyue, the little maidservant beside her, got the news and ran all the way with a red face: "Miss, Miss, the people from the East Palace are here, the people from the East Palace are here..."
When Ji Jiaru heard that it was someone from the Eastern Palace, she was so happy that she almost screamed. She quickly changed into a light red gauze dress with scattered flowers and winding branches, and put two layers of rouge on her face.
After Miaoyue repeatedly answered, "The girl is so beautiful and graceful, with a stunning appearance, so beautiful!", she finally shyly picked up her skirt and hurried to the outer courtyard.
The people from the Eastern Palace were arranged to drink tea in the main hall. When Ji Jiaru arrived at the main hall, she could not move her feet.
Her shy face instantly turned red like a ripe peach, and her waist instantly softened. Holding a soft handkerchief, she walked gracefully towards the man who was drinking tea.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." Ji Jiaru lowered her timid eyebrows and only gave him a few glances secretly.
However, what he didn't expect was that the man in front of him who had been indifferent to her this morning suddenly looked at her and forgot to blink.
"Ji, Ji, Miss Ji."
The man in front of her blushed, staring at her sparkling eyes, and couldn't speak clearly.
She deliberately wore a dress of organdy to reveal her voluptuous figure. Judging from the prince's reaction at this moment, he was obviously fascinated by her.
Thinking of her father's previous instructions, as long as there is a chance to get close to the prince, she must quickly seize the opportunity for the two of them to be alone together, otherwise when the month is advanced, the fact that she is pregnant will not be able to be hidden.
Without waiting for the person in front of her to speak, Ji Jiaru ignored the gender distinction, pretended to be innocent and pretty, and pulled the person towards his Huayingxuan.
"Brother Prince, the roses in my yard are blooming. They are pink and white, so beautiful. Come with me to see them!"
She was shrouded in a faint and alluring feminine fragrance. The man behind her seemed to have forgotten to react and just let her pull him, running towards the inner courtyard with his heart beating rapidly.
In his sea of consciousness, Lu Xuan saw Ji Jiaru pulling the man to the backyard. He hid his figure and always felt that something was wrong.
Is this the prince?
That is the current emperor.
But no matter how you look at it, this face seems to be wrong.
Similar in spirit, but not in form.
Moreover, there was hardly any trace of purple energy on his body.
Just as I was wondering and was about to go up to take a look, I saw Jiang Yuanfeng and Ji Xiangli coming out from the side hall.
Ji Xiangli watched Ji Jiaru pulling a man towards the backyard, and his brows, which had been furrowed for many days, finally showed a hint of relaxation.
But his relaxation only lasted for two seconds, and soon his wrinkles became even worse than before.
"That man... is he the prince? His clothes don't seem to be suitable for a prince..."
Pulling down Ji Xiangli's finger that was raised in the air, Jiang Yuanfeng said with a smile, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince often goes on low-key private visits when he leaves the palace. I have seen him wearing all kinds of clothes, it's very common."
Seeing that the people around him were determined, Ji Xiangli didn't say anything else.
In short, there was finally a turning point in the secret of his daughter.
Seeing that the two of them had completely entered Huayingxuan, Ji Xiangli hurriedly settled Jiang Yuanfeng and turned around to find Mrs. Ji.
He hurried into the mistress's courtyard from behind, his throat and thighs trembling with joy.
"Madam, Jiaru and Cheng'er are saved!"
Madam Ji put down the embroidery frame for the round fan, her eyes lit up and she stood up. "Are you serious? How can it be saved?"
Ji Xiangli stopped her from asking, took out a small cloth-wrapped object from his bosom and handed it to her, saying hurriedly, "Don't worry about it for now. Light this incense and send it to Huayingxuan and Jiaru's boudoir. Whether it will succeed depends on today!"
Mrs. Ji took the cloth bag, put it to her nose and sniffed it, her heart trembling with fear, "Oh my God!"
"Master, how can you use this incense on your own daughter?"
Her face turned from red to white. She was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something and asked doubtfully, "Could it be that the man from the East Palace who came to the mansion is the prince?"
Touching his chin, Ji Xiangli nodded and said, "Go quickly, this is a rare opportunity!"
Madam Ji took the burning incense to the outside of Huayingxuan, gave it to the maid and left.
But she must not let anyone discover that she is Mrs. Ji.
Otherwise, if the truth is revealed, the entire Ji family will be guilty of deceiving the emperor!
Everything depends on Jiaru's luck!
Lu Xuan followed Madam Ji to the outside of Huayingxuan, and then followed the maid who took the aphrodisiac incense all the way to Ji Jiaru's boudoir.
The incense was placed at the corner of the bed. Before Lu Xuan had stayed there for a while, he saw Ji Jiaru hooking a piece of silk ribbon from a man's jade pendant and luring him into the boudoir on the pretext of appreciating his poetry and calligraphy.
So fast!
Lu Xuan was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out.
I have to say that Ji Jiaru was probably born with some talent when it comes to teasing men.
Looking at her gesture of wanting to refuse but also wanting to accept, her seductive eyes, her shyness in guiding him, and her trembling calls of "Prince Brother"...
Any woman like Ren Luxuan would feel her bones soften when she saw it.
After a while, the man in front of him felt hot all over and could no longer control himself.
Looking at the man in front of her who couldn't control himself, Ji Jiaru looked around and blushed reluctantly.
"Brother Prince, what are you doing?"
"We haven't gotten married yet, Prince."
"Jia Ru, I'll do whatever you say, but this isn't right, brother..."
"Crown Prince, Jiaru, if Jiaru obeys you, she will belong to you from now on..."