A sneer and complacency flashed across Yiyun's eyes. The next moment, her chest ached and she covered her chest and coughed softly.
Yiyun frowned, wondering when she caught a cold. It was clearly just a minor illness and she had been taking medicine for half a month, so why was there no sign of improvement
Ji Yuqing smiled and said, "Then I look forward to seeing Ji Lingxue being thrown into hell in such a miserable state."
At this moment, the housekeeper hurried over and bowed at the door, saying, "Concubine Qing, Concubine Yun, the prince has received a letter and will return home tonight."
"Ahem," Yiyun stood up and said with a smile, "Thank you, housekeeper. I understand."
The butler hummed outside the door, turned around and walked away slowly, the sound of his footsteps gradually fading away.
At night, Yiyun kept coughing and tossing in bed. Suddenly, she heard the sound of wind blowing the window. Yiyun closed her eyes and didn't pay attention. Perhaps her maid forgot to close the window at night.
A shadow gradually enveloped the big bed where she was lying. A strange smell drifted into her nose. Evian nervously opened her eyes and turned around. She was shocked to find a figure standing in front of the bed. It was a dark and windy night. The room was extremely quiet. Evian could hear her own heartbeat getting faster and faster.
After a moment of silence, Yiyun asked, "Who... are you?"
The Prince Chen's Mansion is heavily guarded. Anyone who can enter her room quietly must be an expert. Such an expert must be moody, so she has to deal with him carefully.
"It's me, my cousin." The other party finally spoke, and Yiyun's heart was half relieved. It was good that she was not a master with bad intentions.
Yiyun said: "It turns out to be my cousin. I thought it was someone else, sneaking around. Haha, how did you get in? Did anyone notice you? What do you want from me so late at night?" She asked all the questions in her mind in one breath.
Since she married into the palace, she had no contact with her cousin. If she hadn't met him on the street last time while shopping, after a lively chat, she would have told him all her troubles. He patted his chest and said he would help her find a solution. Then, according to the rumors in the capital, he went to Dayan to inquire about witnesses and had Ji Lingxue divorced. He was away for two months.
My cousin said, "I came to tell you that the witness is lost."
Yiyun covered her mouth and suddenly coughed, "Cough, cough, cough, what, what did you just say... Didn't you send a message saying that everything is going well and that someone can be found to prove that Ji Lingxue is a spy for the Great Yan Kingdom... Why is such an important thing as a witness lost? How do you do things? You can't even handle such a small matter?"
In the darkness, her cousin remained silent. Yiyun couldn't see his expression. She covered her mouth and coughed for a while before she heard a soft sigh from him. A big hand was placed on her back, patting her gently to help her breathe.
Yiyun was so stiff by the other party's action that she raised her hand to wave away the hand on her back. She said, "You haven't answered my question yet. When you left, you swore to help me, but in the end you let me down?"
My cousin said, "Originally, things were going smoothly, but I didn't expect something unexpected to happen at the last minute."
Yiyun sneered, "Accident? What a ridiculous excuse."
My cousin said: "What I said is true..."
"Why can't you do what you say? I'm very disappointed in you."
The cousin was silent for a moment and then said, "Cousin, let's elope and start a new life in a place where no one knows us. I will support you."
Yiyun's eyes flashed with disgust, and she sneered, "You support me? Are you kidding? It's not funny in such a cold day. What right do you have to say such things? I am the Princess of Chen, not someone a mortal like you can dream of."
The cousin sneered, "Yiyun, wake up, do you know where the Prince and Princess Chen went?"
Yiyun said: "I went to the temple outside the city to burn incense and pray for blessings."
My cousin laughed and said, "They are not in the capital, let alone in the temple outside the city. Haven't you discovered that Xiao Yichen in the mansion is fake?"
When mentioning this, Yiyun remembered that half a month ago she went to the study to find Xiao Yichen. At that time, Xiao Yichen was sitting behind the desk with a book in his hand. They only talked for three sentences and there was nothing strange about it. Xiao Yichen later invited her for tea.
Tea…
Ever since she drank that cup of tea, she felt very sleepy. Later, she caught a cold and fell ill in bed. Xiao Yichen would occasionally come to comfort her, but his tone was very flat. If her cousin hadn't mentioned it suddenly, she really wouldn't have dared to think that the prince in the mansion was fake.
"What do you know?" Yiyun stared into her cousin's eyes, waiting for his words.
My cousin said, "Because I met him in Dayan, I am sure that the person in the palace is definitely not him."
“What…” Yiyun felt as if struck by lightning. Her body swayed and she felt inexplicably cold all over. So, her cold was also caused by Xiao Yichen
Yiyun was in a state of confusion, but he didn't expect his cousin to suddenly hold his hand and said in a gentle tone: "Cousin, Xiao Yichen is not worthy of your lifelong trust. Leave him and follow me..."
"Shut up!" Yiyun said angrily, glaring at her cousin coldly. She didn't want to hear him continue. She wanted to be quiet and think carefully. Why did Xiao Yichen go to Dayan? The Xiao Yichen in the palace was fake and it was arranged by him. Why did he do this? Except for her, who didn't recognize him, what about other people in the palace? Didn't they find out?"
The more Yiyun thought about it, the paler she became. Just then, there was a noise outside, "My Lord, you are here."
In the room, Yiyun and her cousin looked at each other. Even if it was a fake Xiao Yichen, they still had to treat him with respect.
Yiyun said: "It's too late for you to leave now. You will be discovered. Hurry, hide first."
My cousin nodded, turned around and hid behind the screen. At this time, the lights outside were bright, and Xiao Yichen walked in, surrounded by guards holding lanterns.
Yiyun covered her face with a handkerchief and coughed twice.
The candlelight in the house was lit. Xiao Yichen stood in front of Yiyun, looking exhausted. He smiled and looked at her. "Yiyun, I heard that you had a bad cough today. Are you okay?"
Yiyun smiled and shook her head, "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. I'm feeling better now." But she glanced at Xiao Yichen suspiciously, but no matter how she looked, she couldn't tell from his aura whether it was Xiao Yichen himself.
Xiao Yichen understood Yiyun's thoughts from her suspicious eyes, smiled, and looked around with the corner of his eyes, which fell on the screen not far away.
Xiao Yichen stood up and walked towards the screen. This action scared Yiyun, who was lying on the bed with evil intentions, so much that her face turned pale. Even if nothing happened, a single man and a single woman being alone in the room in the middle of the night would still be criticized.
"Your Highness!" Yiyun called out urgently and suddenly started coughing.
Xiao Yichen turned to look at Yiyun, "Well, what's wrong? You seem to be very nervous. Is there a man hiding in the room?"
Yiyun laughed dryly and said, "Your Majesty, how could you think of me like this? It's… It's not true."
Xiao Yichen turned around and walked towards the somewhat nervous Yiyun, saying with a smile: "Yiyun, you know why we got married. It was my royal brother who arranged the marriage. You were carried directly into the palace without even a proper wedding. This marriage is not approved by me. If you have someone in your heart, I will definitely help you. I will take care of the rest."
The screen shook a little, a trace of sadness flashed across Yiyun's eyes, and she lowered her eyes.
Xiao Yichen said: "Yiyun, I came here just to tell you that you and I are good friends and confidants, but if you do something to hurt my princess, then don't blame me for not thinking of our friendship..."
Yiyun lowered her head, bit her lip, and said with great grievance: "Prince, how can you think of me like this? Since I married into the palace, I have treated the princess as a sister, and I have absolutely no intention of dealing with her."
Xiao Yichen looked at Yiyun's trembling shoulders, turned away and said, "It's best that you think so..." Then he turned and left.
Yiyun reached out to grab Xiao Yichen's sleeve and wanted to say something, but Xiao Yichen turned too fast and her body fell directly to the ground with a scream.
When she looked up again, Xiao Yichen was no longer in the room. Yiyun lowered her eyes. He was Xiao Yichen, the real thing.
The cousin walked up to Yiyun, picked him up and put him on the bed, "Cousin, the Prince of Chen has said so much, your enthusiasm has been wasted."
Yiyun looked up and glared at her cousin, "Shut up! The prince has left, you should leave quickly, or you won't be able to leave when daybreak comes."
The cousin curled his lips and looked at Yiyun with regret, "I am just concerned about you. The prince doesn't want you, so why don't you consider me? We grew up together and we know each other. I am not like the prince who has three wives and four concubines. I will not treat you well, cousin."
Yiyun picked up a pillow and threw it at her cousin's hateful smile, angrily saying, "Get out! Get out of here!"
Yiyun responded with a hearty laugh and the words, "Cousin, calm down. I'll come to see you another day!"
On the other side, as soon as Xiao Yichen walked out of Evian's yard, he met Ji Lingxue who was leaning against a pillar and looking at him with a smile.
Xiao Yichen smiled and said, "Princess, are you still awake?"
The carriage bumped all the way back to the princess. Xiao Yichen took advantage of Ji Lingxue's deep sleep to warn Yiyun. Although he had someone drug Yiyun to make her sick so that she wouldn't have any extra thoughts to do anything bad to Ji Lingxue, it was just a delaying tactic. Yiyun was not Ji Yuqing, and playing a trick on her was just a little girl's trick.
Ji Lingxue pulled out a pillow from behind and shook it, "Why did your Highness come out so soon? I prepared a pillow for you, the one you always use." After saying that, she threw the pillow in Xiao Yichen's face, picked up her skirt and turned away.
Men are really untrustworthy. When they pamper you, they say sweet words and express their tenderness, and they can do a lot of things for you. But as soon as they come back, they go to comfort Evian first. It can be seen that woman is his concern.
Xiao Yichen caught the pillow, flew behind Ji Lingxue, and followed her forward, "Princess, the relationship between the king and Yiyun is not what you think..."
Ji Lingxue turned her head, and the light from the lanterns in the corridor illuminated Xiao Yichen's handsome face, his black eyes shining like stars.
Ji Lingxue said: "Yiyun is the prince's concubine. The emperor personally granted the marriage. Even if you have something, it is legitimate."
(End of this chapter)