What Xiao Yichen meant was: Feng, your daughter is Ji Yuqing, not Ji Lingxue. Did you come here to find the wrong daughter
Feng blushed for a moment when Xiao Yichen said that. Yes, she was Ji Lingxue's stepmother. Xiao Yichen didn't need to remind her of this. Was it strange that she came to find Ji Lingxue? A stepmother is also a mother.
Feng said humbly, "Your Majesty, Qing'er is indeed in Ji's house. There have been rumors outside for the past two days, and Qing'er has suffered a lot of grievances. I will let her stay at home for two days."
Xiao Yichen nodded and said, "That's good. I don't know what you want to talk to Xue'er about. I will help you pass on the message."
Feng was so upset that she waved her hands and said she didn't dare. Even if she had ten times the courage, she would not dare to ask the prince to pass on the message to her.
Xiao Yichen's face turned cold, "Feng, if you have nothing to do, go back and spend time with Qing'er. I've been very busy recently and can't take care of her."
Seeing that Xiao Yichen was rude and wanted to drive her away, Feng said hurriedly, "In five days it will be the anniversary of Xue'er's mother's death. I came here to remind her not to become a princess and not even go to pay respects to her own mother."
Xiao Yichen nodded to show that he understood, and raised his hand to ask Feng to leave. Feng expressed regret that she could not see Ji Lingxue and could not teach her a lesson in person, but she had to submit and leave under Xiao Yichen's tyranny.
As soon as Feng left, Xiao Yichen ordered, "If there's nothing special to do, don't disturb the princess' sleep." Then he strode away.
Ji Lingxue slept until she woke up naturally, and heard what happened in the morning from Mo Xiang.
Ji Lingxue said: "Feng is so kind to remind me not to forget my mother's death anniversary. What kind of heart is this?"
Mo Xiang shook her head. When Ji Lingxue's mother was alive, Feng was extremely jealous of her. Has her nature changed now
Ji Lingxue said: "If Feng hadn't reminded me, I would have really forgotten my mother's death anniversary. Mo Xiang, please help me prepare the things for the memorial service."
Mo Xiang nodded and couldn't help but say, "Princess, why do I have a bad feeling?"
Ji Lingxue smiled and said, "What bad feeling? Is your period coming?"
Mo Xiang was embarrassed, turned around, covered his face and walked away.
Five days later, Ji Lingxue got up very early. It was four o'clock in the morning and it was still dark. Ji Lingxue yawned and got ready to take Mo Xiang out.
Feng came specially to remind her of her mother's death anniversary. Even though she knew that the other party had bad intentions, she had to go to the cemetery. Anyway, she felt more at ease with Ruge protecting her in secret.
As soon as she walked out of the house, she met Xiao Yichen going out. Xiao Yichen had been busy with the cooking competition these two days and often came back very late. Ji Yuqing had been living in the Ji family mansion these days and it was quiet. Zisu had come several times, but Xiao Yichen had been very busy recently. Ji Lingxue wanted to help Zisu but was unable to do so.
Ji Lingxue blinked and greeted, "Good morning, Your Majesty."
Xiao Yichen nodded, "It's so early in the morning and the sun hasn't even risen yet. Where are you going?" After thinking for a moment, he said, "Are you going up the mountain to worship my mother-in-law?"
Ji Lingxue nodded, "Yes, Your Majesty, are you going to court?"
Xiao Yichen said, "I was supposed to go to court, but now I don't want to go." Then he turned around and went back to his room.
Ji Lingxue looked puzzled. She was too lazy to care about Xiao Yichen's fickle thoughts and went out with Mo Xiang. In the last darkness before dawn, the two did not choose a heavy carriage to go on the road, but each rode a horse.
When they arrived at the cemetery and the sun was high in the sky, Ji Lingxue and Mo Xiang cleaned the cemetery, burned incense, and poured three cups of wine.
She stood in front of the tombstone and looked at the simple words on it. Suddenly her eyes became sour. In her memory, her mother was a very gentle woman who never spoke loudly to her. But the face in her memory gradually became blurred, and she could hardly remember what her mother looked like.
Mo Xiang knelt in front of the tombstone and burned some paper money, muttering, "Madam, the young lady has grown up and married the son-in-law you chose. Prince Chen didn't like this childhood marriage at first, but he still married the young lady. Now the prince has also married the third young lady. The young lady is now the princess, and the prince is gradually falling in love with the young lady. Don't worry, everything is fine with us..."
Ji Lingxue: “…” Is it necessary to tell her mother all these trivial matters, making her feel uneasy in the fields
Ji Lingxue glanced at the gray sky and said, "Mo Xiang, it's going to rain soon, let's go back." After that, the two turned around and walked down the mountain.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Mo Xiang felt her neck getting cold. She shivered and tightened her hands holding the basket.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, the leaves kept shaking, and suddenly dozens of black shadows fell and surrounded Ji Lingxue and Mo Xiang. There was a cold sword light, a gloomy sky, and the birds perched on the trees spread their wings and flew away uneasily.
"Miss, be careful!" Mo Xiang stood in front of Ji Lingxue, his eyes gradually turning cold.
Ji Lingxue had a few more silver needles in her hands, and she shot them quickly and accurately when the men in black attacked her. Dangdangdang, a few silver needles were blocked by the knife, making crisp sounds, and a few of them penetrated into the bodies of the men in black. They still moved quickly, and the knives in their hands went towards Ji Lingxue with a sharp sound.
Mo Xiang raised his hand and pulled out a soft sword from his waist. He quickly blocked the knife light in front of him and made a way for Ji Lingxue to kill.
Unfortunately, there were too many men in black, and Mo Xiang’s kung fu was not as good as Ruge’s. After a round of killing, he had several wounds on his arms.
Ji Lingxue cursed, "Why didn't Ruge come?" This bodyguard is so incompetent.
Mo Xiang curled her lips, "Maybe he hid somewhere and ate secretly."
Ji Lingxue waved her hand, and the white powder instantly spread in the air. The man in black stepped back a few steps, waved his hand, and used his internal force to disperse the white powder that was flying towards him.
After the white fog dissipated, Ji Lingxue and her servant were no longer seen in the open space in the middle. The man in black looked puzzled and turned around to search separately.
Ji Lingxue was dragged by Mo Xiang to run up the mountain. Ji Lingxue asked: "Why are you running up the mountain? Isn't it more dangerous?"
Mo Xiang said: "They may have blocked the way down the mountain. Going down the mountain at this time will only lead to a trap."
Ji Lingxue thought about it and it made sense. A drop of rain hit Ji Lingxue's face. Ji Lingxue looked up at the sky and said, "It's raining."
The rain was falling very fast, and the two found a cave to take shelter. Mo Xiang said, "Princess, let's exchange clothes. If we encounter danger later, you can at least protect yourself."
Ji Lingxue shook her head, "We will be fine."
Mo Xiang blinked and looked at the rain outside. "It's raining so hard. It's hard to say whether those assassins will come after the rain stops."
Ji Lingxue said: "I just saw a mark on a tree in the mountains. It was left by Xiao Yichen." Every royal palace has its own special mark. Ji Lingxue had seen it in a royal palace. The mark of Xiao Palace was a leaf.
Mo Xiang said, "Prince? Princess, you said the prince is here, but we were in danger just now, why didn't he come out?"
Ji Lingxue shook her head and sighed: "Maybe he wants to use me to find the kidnapper from last time."
The last time she was kidnapped, it was people from Dayan. Xiao Yichen searched the entire mountain but couldn't find them. Now that the capital is under martial law, those people from Dayan are nowhere to be found. If he wants to find them, he can only use her as bait.
Mo Xiang thought about the situation when she met Xiao Yichen in the morning. Xiao Yichen was wearing casual clothes, not court dress, so his statement about going to court was fake. He was just in the yard to see when they would go out.
After figuring out the whole story, Mo Xiang curled her lips and said, "The prince actually used us this time. He didn't even consider what would happen if you, Princess, got hurt."
Ji Lingxue shrugged, looking nonchalant, "It's not the first time he's seen me get hurt." The last time she was kidnapped and injured, he only said three words: "I'm sorry." I'm afraid he will apologize in the same way this time.
The rain kept falling, and it was hazy outside. Ji Lingxue and Mo Xiang were bored waiting and leaned against the wall, feeling sleepy.
The rain stopped at some point and footsteps were heard outside.
Ji Lingxue was awakened and pushed Mo Xiang beside her. Mo Xiang walked carefully to the entrance of the cave, pushed aside the branches and leaves that were blocking the entrance and looked outside. She saw two masked men in black holding sharp swords walking towards them.
Mo Xiang turned around and made a gesture to Ji Lingxue. Ji Lingxue nodded, leaned against the wall to hide her body, and calmly picked up a stone and held it in her hand.
In a blink of an eye, the two men walked to the cave entrance. The cave entrance was blocked by dense leaves, so the two men did not see it. One of them turned his back to the cave entrance and said, "These two women don't have any martial arts skills, but they run very fast. I have to look for them all over the mountain."
Another person said: "This woman is worth 10,000 taels of silver. Stop complaining and think about the silver and keep looking."
Suddenly, a man screamed and raised his hand to grab the thing that hit his forehead. It turned out to be a pine cone. The man glared at him and shouted angrily, "Who! Get out here!"
The mountain wind was silent, and no one responded. The next moment, another person was hit on the forehead by a pine cone, and he screamed.
Ruge stepped on the tree branch, her black clothes fluttering in the wind, and suddenly she swooped down. The two men in black felt a flash before their eyes and a sudden pain in their bodies. Something liquid spurted out and there was a blood mist in front of their eyes.
Mo Xiang twitched his lips. This way of killing was so brutal.
Ruge jumped, as if afraid of being stained by blood, and moved away. Seeing the two men in black fall to the ground, he shook his head and sighed, "With just this little ability, you still want to kill the people I protect."
Mo Xiang let out a breath, the danger was over, and he relaxed completely. He lifted the leaves and walked out, "Ruge, why are you here just now? Where did you go just now?"
Ruge said, "People have three urgent needs. I just went to the toilet and you disappeared. It took me a long time to find you. Where is the princess?"
Mo Xiang turned his head and looked at the cave behind him. Ji Lingxue picked up the leaves and walked out. "I'm here, Ruge, have you seen the prince's men?"
Ruge nodded, "It was the prince who asked me to pick you up. All the assassins have been captured today, except for these two who escaped."
Ji Lingxue nodded, "Let's go, take me to find him."
Ruge turned around and led the way. Ji Lingxue and Mo Xiang followed behind him. Mo Xiang looked at the mountain road and pulled Ji Lingxue to prevent her from falling. "Princess, be careful on the slippery road."
Ji Lingxue nodded and wrote on Mo Xiang's palm: "He is not Ruge."
(End of this chapter)