Hearing this, Xiao Yichen looked up at Chi Feng, then fell into deep thought, Ji Lingxue, are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid
In Xiao Yichen's memory, Ji Lingxue was very cute, had a chubby round face, and could cook delicious dishes, so much so that he could never help but run over to eat.
The Empress Dowager told him that Ji Lingxue was his destined wife and he should love and take good care of her.
He was only eight years old at that time, and could not understand the meaning of the word "destiny" in the Imperial Grandmother's mouth. He felt that it was good to have Ji Lingxue around him. There were many delicious foods, and the dishes she cooked were more novel and delicious than those in the imperial kitchen.
However, I don’t know when Ji Lingxue started to become different. When she was ten years old, Ji Lingxue lost her mother and her personality changed drastically. She was no longer cheerful and lively, but became lifeless.
It seemed that from that time on, Ji Lingxue became stupid. There was no more spirit and light in her eyes, and she would never pick up a kitchen knife to cook or study cooking again.
The year he married her, she was only twelve years old and had just passed the age of 15. She wore the bright red wedding dress, but he felt a little confused.
On the wedding day, he did not lift Ji Lingxue's veil. Ji Yuqing's words kept echoing in his mind. She said that Ji Lingxue was crazy and stupid, and it would be embarrassing for him to marry her. Everyone would laugh at him, saying that the powerful Prince Chen married a stupid concubine.
But his marriage with Ji Lingxue was an imperial decree, and he had to marry Ji Lingxue to consolidate his power in the court and win over the royal grandmother's followers. Only in this way, his royal brother would not be afraid that his military achievements would endanger his position and would not want to kill him as soon as possible.
Ji Lingxue had been hidden away by him since she entered the palace. He told others that Ji Lingxue was ill and not suitable to meet outsiders, and refused visits from anyone, including his grandmother.
Until the night of his wedding with Ji Yuqing, he felt that Ji was not the fool he thought she was...
Xiao Yichen gave Ji Yuqing a bitter smile. Royal marriages have always been marriages of interest, and he never married because he loved her. This was probably the sadness of being a royal family member. Even though he had a status and power that others envied, he would always lose some things that he cared about.
Seeing Xiao Yichen's thoughts wandering, Chi Feng couldn't help but wave his hand in front of his eyes.
Xiao Yichen came back to his senses and said, "Keep watching her and report her whereabouts in a timely manner."
Although Chi Feng didn't understand why Xiao Yichen suddenly cared about this silly concubine, he always obeyed his orders.
Chi Feng thought about it and decided to tell the news he got this morning, "Master, today the shopkeeper of Wangshan Tower sent a message saying that the calligraphy you left on the wall has disappeared."
"What?!" Xiao Yichen slammed the table and stood up, his expression shocked.
Chi Feng glanced at Xiao Yichen's expression and said, "Maybe someone is deliberately targeting you, Your Majesty..." They are too weak to pick a fight with you, so they secretly destroyed your calligraphy to vent their anger.
Chi Feng only thought about the second half of the sentence in his mind and didn't dare to say it out loud, for fear of being implicated.
"Go and take a look." Xiao Yichen flicked his sleeves and turned to walk out.
Wangshan Tower was closed for business today, attracting pointers from passers-by on the street. The shopkeeper wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and smiled as he welcomed Xiao Yichen to the second floor.
This was the first time that Wangshan Tower had encountered such a strange thing. A thief broke in last night. He did not steal any money from the counter, but instead scraped away the calligraphy that Prince Chen had left on the wall on the second floor.
The shopkeeper Zuo Siming couldn't understand why the small shop he ran had gotten into such a trouble. Would the Prince of Chen skin him alive in a rage
(End of this chapter)