"Your Majesty, I can't go out. I can't go out." Xie Feng hurried in from outside and rushed in front of Ji Youran with a look of panic on his face.
Compared to the previous few days, Ji Youran has gotten much better. She was not beaten severely in the first place. At most, she was just caned to punish her, but it was impossible to really cripple her.
Although Pei Yuanjun is the king's uncle, he is also a subject. He can't really beat Ji Youran to the point where he can't get up. After returning to the East Palace and taking good medicine, he will walk slower and is no longer in danger.
"Whose man is he?" Ji Youran's face turned extremely ugly and he took a deep breath.
"They are the Crown Princess's people, sent by the Crown Princess. What should you do? The Crown Princess is going to take action against you. What...what can you do?" Xie Feng was shaking with fear, looking at Ji Youran in a panic. He stared at Ji Youran and asked her to make a decision.
Ji Youran sat down with a headache and pinched her eyebrows. Shui Ning, her closest maid, was called away for questioning. Now, Xie Feng was the only one she could rely on.
"Don't be afraid, the Crown Princess's people. We still have His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Go out secretly and see the Crown Prince, and tell him... I'm in a critical condition and my heart disease has worsened."
Ji Youran thought of a reason.
He had never had the so-called heart disease before. After being kicked in the chest by Pei Luoan, he vomited blood and then suffered from heart disease.
The doctor said that he would be fine if he took good rest.
"My lady, I cannot go out. There are people guarding the door. They say...something happened to the Madam." Xie Feng said hesitantly. He looked pale and helpless, which was really unpleasant.
But no matter how much he dislikes her, Ji Youran has no choice but to use her now.
"What do you mean something happened to grandma? Go and find out the details." Ji Youran's face lit up with joy, but then it became gloomy again. What kind of accident must have happened? Otherwise, she shouldn't be under surveillance at this time. She wanted to go to Ling Anbo's mansion to attend the funeral, and Liu Jingyu couldn't stop her.
You shouldn't stop yourself.
"Yes... yes, I'll go now." Xie Feng calmed himself down, turned around and ran out. He looked a lot smarter than before, but still not as good as his original personal maid.
Thinking that her previous personal maid was no longer around and that she had no choice but to use a maid like Xiefeng, Ji Youran felt even more aggrieved.
Of course, she trusts Shui Ning more than Xie Feng.
Xie Feng left quickly and came back quickly. Not long after, he ran in breathlessly: "Madam, it's bad. The Madam has fainted."
"What did you say?" Ji Youran scolded in a low voice, "Speak more quietly."
Xie Feng lowered his voice hastily, and even looked towards the door, "Madam, something happened to the Madam. Someone wanted to murder her, but she was rescued. She fainted and hasn't woken up yet."
"Grandma... is everything alright?" Ji Youran felt dizzy and had a splitting headache. "How could she be alright? Who... saved her? Who did it?"
"I don't know about this. I only heard that the Madam was rescued and now the Ministry of Justice is investigating. The Crown Princess is afraid that this incident will affect Your Majesty, so she has specially sent people to protect Your Majesty." Xie Feng continued, and after he finished speaking, he turned around in circles in panic, "Your Majesty, what should we do, what should we do, this... what should we do!"
"Shut up!" Ji Youran shouted fiercely.
Xie Feng finally stood still, with no trace of
Bloody, asked cautiously: "Madam, if people knew that this matter was related to you... what would... happen?"
The words were spoken lightly and as if he was talking in a faint voice. Ji Youran couldn't help but feel panicked.
But then he angrily shouted: "Shut up and let me think about it."
As she spoke, she waved her hand, motioning Xiefeng to go outside and wait, as she wanted to be alone.
In the end, Xie Feng didn't dare to say much, so he retreated outside and left the inner room to Ji Youran.
My grandmother was actually fine. How could she be fine? If she was fine, I would not be able to get rid of the siege.
Ji Youran only hated the person who did the job for not being efficient. If all else failed, she would just stab her grandmother to death. She was just an old woman, was there really no way to do it
What should I do now? When my grandmother wakes up, will she know that it is me? If she knows, she will definitely not tolerate me. What should I do then
She stood up and, like Xiefeng, turned around a few times on the spot, then stopped with gritted teeth. She was not as stupid as Xiefeng, she still had a way.
She had to figure out what Liu Jingyu wanted to do by imprisoning her here? Was it her own idea or His Highness's
She can't just sit there and wait...
If her grandmother's path doesn't work, what else can she do? Does the prince believe in her? Is the princess going to deal with her? …
All the questions popped up in her mind one after another, making her unable to sleep or eat...
"Empress." Xie Feng's voice came from outside, and it was much calmer than before.
"Can the servant come in?"
"Come in!" Ji Youran calmed herself down. She couldn't panic at this moment. She must not get confused. There must be a way. When Ji Hanyue was sure to win, she could have pushed Ji Hanyue to death. What's more, now, she must still have a chance.
Xiefeng walked in from outside, carrying a food basket.
"Your Majesty, this was brought in by the maid outside just now. She said that the Crown Princess sent it specially to you, asking you to rest well and ignore what's happening outside." Xie Feng said as he took out a few plates of exquisite pastries from the food basket. They were obviously carefully made, and they were Ji Youran's favorite pastries in the past.
"Why did she send these? Is she so kind?" Ji Youran sneered. The words sounded very nice, but they could not change the fact that he was imprisoned.
"Your Majesty, don't be angry. I think this is a good thing." Xie Feng was much calmer than before. He seemed to have gained strength all of a sudden, and his eyes brightened.
"What do you mean?" Ji Youran asked.
"Your Highness, think about it, if it wasn't His Royal Highness's intention, why would His Royal Highness's Consort treat you so well? It shows that the matter of the Ling Anbo Mansion did not really involve you. The Crown Princess was afraid that you would cause trouble, so she is here to appease you. Maybe locking you up was not His Royal Highness's intention."
Xie Feng analyzed in a low voice.
These words reminded Ji Youran, and she nodded. The prince would never treat her like this. It must be because of Liu Jingyu. It was Liu Jingyu's intention that the prince had to agree to it, to give face to her as the queen.
But she couldn't just be locked up like this, knowing nothing about the news outside. That was the most dangerous thing, and she couldn't let this danger continue.
"I have to find a way to get out." Ji Youran whispered to himself.
"My queen, if you want to go out, you have to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for help.
, the Crown Princess can't do that." Xie Feng said.
"How could I not know, but even now... the Crown Princess won't let me see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Ji Youran said hatefully, she only hated herself for not being the Crown Princess, otherwise there wouldn't have been so many troubles, and she wouldn't have let Liu Jingyu pick the fruits that originally belonged to her. She didn't expect that after all the opportunities she had taken, the benefits would go to Liu Jingyu in the end.
When Ji Youran thought of this, he felt extremely resentful.
"Is there anything that can prove to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince... something that can prove your relationship with the Second Miss? As long as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince no longer doubts you, the Crown Princess can't trap you." Xie Feng thought for a long time before coming up with this suggestion, "You can only deal with the affairs of the Ling Anbo Mansion after you leave."
It can be said that these things are interconnected. Ji Youran inexplicably felt like he was being trapped in a circle. First there were rumors outside, then he was imprisoned, and then the incident at Ling Anbo's Mansion happened, and he could not go there. No matter how capable he was, he could not go to Ling Anbo's Mansion to take charge of things.
“Your Majesty, those rumors outside have made His Highness suspicious of you, thinking that you and the Second Miss are not of the same mind. Then His Highness will doubt everything you said and did in the past... But... But..." Xie Feng suddenly became alert at this point, and his words became unsteady, and his voice even changed slightly because of fear.
"What are you afraid of? Your Highness knows that my relationship with my second sister has always been good. Your Highness must believe me on this point." Ji Youran said coldly.
“Your Highness, you would have believed it before, but now… you may not believe it now, otherwise why would you allow the Crown Princess to do this? Your Highness, don’t you know that the Crown Princess has locked you up?” Xie Feng said again.
Ji Youran was silent for a while, and then he said, "What should I do now?"
She had to go out immediately, quickly to stabilize the situation, otherwise things would get out of control, as if an invisible hand was about to trap her.
“Your Majesty, there is something that used to belong to the Second Miss, something she loved the most… Your Majesty, please take it out and prove it to His Highness. I will deliver this thing to His Highness even at the risk of my own life, in order to seek a chance of survival for you, and for me as well.” Xie Feng said anxiously.
If Xie Feng said that he was doing this only for her, Ji Youran would not believe it. Xie Feng was not Shui Ning and was not that loyal to her. He came back to her only because it was beneficial for him to be with her.
What she said now was the most truthful. If she was not in good shape, Xie Feng, who was following her, would not benefit from it either.
“There’s something… There’s nothing there…” Ji Youran looked relatively calm, but in fact, he was at a loss.
"Your Majesty, please think about it again. It must be the Second Miss's favorite thing in the past. If you get it, it will prove that you have a good relationship with the Second Miss. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will not doubt you and will truly stand on your side." Xie Feng's eyes searched Ji Youran's body, as if he wanted to find something he needed from her.
Ji Youran's gaze followed her as she passed over herself, and she cursed this idiot in her heart. All she had on her was clothes and some jewelry. The clothes couldn't possibly be given by Ji Hanyue, and the jewelry was basically a reward from the prince. How could it be Ji Hanyue's things? It was so unlucky for a dead person.
The next moment, her eyes fixed, as if she had thought of something, her face was overjoyed, she stood up suddenly with her hands on the table, "Quick, go open my jewelry box!"