Ji Lingxue smiled mysteriously and said, "There is always a way. Let me keep you in suspense. I need to meet your biological mother first."
Ji Mingyang's eyes were full of hope. He was willing to do anything as long as his mother could regain favor.
The more Ji Mingyang thought about it, the more impatient he became. He pulled Ji Lingxue's arm and said, "Let's go!"
Ji Lingxue almost choked on her rice. She tried hard to swallow the food in her throat and asked, "Where are we going?" The food had just been served and she hadn't even taken a few bites. Where were they taking her? Even if they were taking her to see his mother, there was no need to rush, this little brat!
Ji Mingyang naturally didn't hear Ji Lingxue's complaints, "Go back home, I'll take you to see my mother!"
Ji Lingxue only had time to grab the chicken leg in front of her before Ji Mingyang pulled her to the door. Ji Lingxue turned to Mo Xiang unwillingly and said, "Mo Xiang, pack them all for me."
"Yes, master, I understand." Mo Xiang covered her mouth and laughed secretly, watching the backs of the brother and sister walking away at the door.
A solitary dim light was on in a remote courtyard somewhere in the Ji Mansion. Ji Mingyang took advantage of the night and pulled Ji Lingxue into the courtyard. He skillfully led Ji Lingxue around the water tanks and vegetable plots in the courtyard, and walked to the lighted house and knocked on the door.
"Who?" A cautious female voice came from the room.
Ji Mingyang said, "Mom, it's me, open the door."
There was a noise in the room, and soon the door was opened. A middle-aged lady with a pale face and thin body, wearing an outer coat and holding a candle, stood at the door and looked at Ji Mingyang in the night with a loving face.
"Child, why are you here? It's so late. What happened?" The lady turned her gaze to the back of Ji Mingyang, looked Ji Lingxue up and down, and asked hesitantly, "Who are you?"
Ji Mingyang took his wife's hand and said, "Mom, let's go in and talk." Then he squeezed into the room and the door was quickly closed...
The warm candlelight was on all night. When Ji Lingxue came out of the house, it was just dawn. Ji Mingyang followed her out of the house and stood behind Ji Lingxue, "Sister..."
Ji Lingxue turned around and smiled, "It's getting late, I should go back, I've said everything I need to say. If your mother doesn't want to fight or compete, and just wants to live a comfortable life, then don't do anything. But living in this wealthy mansion, comfort is only suitable for the dead."
Ji Mingyang nodded, "Sister, you should go back and have a good rest too. Let's give her some time to digest it."
After they finished talking, they left one after another.
Ji Lingxue brought Mo Xiang back to her yard. The yard was in a mess, as if it had been blown by a strong wind.
Mo Xiang said, "It must be Madam who sent people to mess up our yard. It's really too much."
Ji Lingxue walked forward slowly, her eyes sweeping over the broken trees and flowers in the house, "She is just messing with these flowers and plants to vent her anger. We won't stay in the house for too long, so let her be."
Two days later, Ji Lingxue received the news that Feng had fallen out of favor. Ji Mingyang's mother, Xu, was quite capable and it only took her two days to seduce Ji Baichuan so much that he was completely bewildered. He went to her room every night, and even when Feng sent someone to invite him, Ji Baichuan found various reasons to refuse.
In just two days, Ji Mingyang's mother rose from a forgotten abandoned woman to the status of a concubine, second only to Feng Shi. Feng Shi was so angry that she couldn't sleep well for several days.
Feng's target of hatred quickly shifted from Ji Lingxue to Aunt Xu, giving Ji Lingxue plenty of time to do her own things.
In the study of Prince Chen's mansion, Chi Feng reported to Xiao Yichen, who was buried in a pile of official documents: "Prince, the spy has sent a message that Ji Lingxue has been very quiet since returning to the Ji Mansion, and has not made a fuss about seeing you or returning to the palace."
(End of this chapter)