Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 136 Hidden Murderous Intentions

Ji Qinqin was speechless. She sat on the ground crying silently with a look of despair on her face.

The prince looked at her coldly. The girls from the Duke's Mansion are just annoying!

"Go back to your room and cry if you want! Don't look so sad in front of me, it's bad luck!"

"Your Highness, can I go out of the palace to see them?"

Shen Yuxian said with disdain.

"They have committed a crime. As my woman, you must cut ties with them. If you leave the palace to see them, others will mistakenly think that I instructed you to go."

Ji Qinqin knelt down and walked forward to hug Shen Yuxian's thigh.

"Then I will go there secretly at night and no one will find me."

Chen Yuxian was so annoyed that he pushed Ji Qinqin away and said, "Don't come back after you leave the palace. Make your own choice!"

Ji Qinqin sat there in a daze, feeling hopeless.

Shen Yuxian smiled disdainfully, he knew that Ji Qinqin was selfish and would not choose to give up staying in the East Palace.

"Eunuch Yu, take her down." Shen Yuxian didn't want to see Ji Qinqin's dead look, which would affect his mood.

Ji Qinqin was carried back to the house with a numb expression.

At this time, Deng Qiqi and Ji Yunchu returned to the villa.

"My dear cousin, your great vengeance has been avenged. The Dali Temple has sentenced Ji Xiuyi and Deng Huajie to death in the autumn. From now on, you can stay in the other courtyard and recuperate."

"Thank you, Miss Ji." Deng Qiqi let go of the hatred that had been hidden in his heart for many years, and now he just felt relaxed all over.

Ji Yunchu smiled gently, "The medicine is on the table. I'll ask the servant to make the decoction the doctor prescribed for you. My cousin can study as usual and pass the imperial examinations to bring honor to our family."

Ji Yunchu signaled Yuemei to take out the incense she had prepared and light it.

"My dear cousin, this incense can help you sleep and relax. You should have a good rest. I'm leaving now."

"Thank you."

Deng Qiqi was dissatisfied with Ji Yunchu because of the betrothal gift, but because of Ji Yunchu's frequent kindness, his displeasure disappeared immediately.

After Ji Yunchu left the villa, she did not return to the Duke's Mansion immediately. Instead, she was worried that the night would be long and she would have more trouble, so she went directly to the Dali Temple prison to meet Ji Xiuyi and Deng Huajie.

"What are you doing here?" Deng Huajie couldn't help but tremble with fear when she saw Ji Yunchu looking like a devil.

"Uncle, aunt, we are a family. When I heard that you were locked up in the cell, I naturally came to see you. Unfortunately, sister Qinqin is still in the palace and can't come out to visit you."

Ji Yunchu's face was full of regret and pity.

"Sister Qinqin has been involved with you. I don't know if His Royal Highness will vent his anger on her. If you all want to die to atone for your sins, oh my! Look at my mouth. I deserve to be beaten."

She slapped her mouth as if in regret, with a cold smile on the corner of her mouth.

Deng Huajie couldn't stand steadily and tears welled up in her eyes.

Ji Xiuyi saw through Ji Yunchu's thoughts, raised his finger and pointed at Ji Yunchu angrily.

"I knew you were not a good person! Get out!"

"Uncle, you did something wrong yourself, how can you blame me? Uncle has brought shame to the Duke's Mansion. Even if my father were alive, he would surely agree with my idea. That's all I have to say. Uncle, don't listen."

After Ji Yunchu left, Ji Xiu was silent for a long time. He took out the silver bills hidden under his feet and bribed the jailer to help him pass the message to the Duke's wife.

About an hour later, Cao Lingru put on a cloak and came to the Dali Temple secretly.

Ji Xiu also saw Cao Lingru and immediately knelt down to beg.

"Sister-in-law, I was the only one who did the murder. Hua Jie doesn't know anything. I have kept her in the dark. Please help her out, sister-in-law."

Deng Huajie felt a pang of sadness in her heart and her chest was so tight that she burst into tears.

"Husband, what nonsense are you talking about? You and I are husband and wife, and the verdict has already been made." "No! There is still hope. I will write a confession later. I did everything by myself, and you were just implicated by me."

Ji Xiuyi looked at Cao Lingru with red eyes, "Sister-in-law, I have always respected you. For the sake of our past friendship, please save Hua Jie. She is really innocent."

Seeing their deep affection, Cao Lingru also felt depressed.

"Well, I'll give it a try, but things are different now. Since the Duke passed away, many dignitaries have stopped communicating with the Duke's Mansion. You guys should wait for my news in prison."

Ji Xiu also kowtowed excitedly, "Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Deng Huajie's tears streamed down her face.

As soon as Cao Lingru walked out of the Dali Temple, he immediately ran around for Deng Huajie.

"Madam, Deng Huajie almost harmed the eldest daughter. Why do you work so hard for her?" Yuan Niang looked at Cao Lingru's tired face with heartache.

Cao Lingru pulled her cloak tighter.

"I'm not doing this for Deng Huajie, I'm doing this for the Duke. He only has this one brother. Now his brother is dying and he's asking me for help. Of course I have to accept it. Deng Huajie's husband is gone, and she's a woman in the harem. She won't be able to get out of my control in the future."

Yuan Niang thought about it and agreed, so she stopped trying to persuade Cao Lingru.

Cao Lingru took great pains and finally persuaded her old friends to help her, and she took Deng Huajie home in the evening.

Yuemei went to the kitchen to get some bird's nests. When she heard that Deng Huajie had returned to the Duke's Mansion, she was so shocked that she almost dropped the nests.

Her eyes moved, and she went back to tell Ji Yunchu without saying a word.

"What did you say? Deng Huajie is back!" Ji Yunchu was furious, she was just about to kill Deng Huajie with a kick.

Deng Huajie actually returned to the Duke's Mansion safely.

"Who helped her?" Ji Yunchu looked at Yuemei fiercely, "Speak!"

Yuemei was afraid and bowed her head, "It's the Duke's wife."

"My mother?" Ji Yunchu snorted. "I never thought that my mother would help her. She had hurt me before, but my mother ignored my safety and rescued her from the Dali Temple."

Ji Yunchu clenched his fists with murderous intent in his eyes.

"Second Aunt is back, and I should go and congratulate her on her release from prison. Yuemei, take this bowl of bird's nest and follow me."

When Deng Huajie saw Ji Yunchu coming over, she clenched the chopsticks in her hand and glanced at Cao Lingru.

See, she said that Ji Yunchu would definitely come to see her when she heard that she was back.

Cao Lingru looked at Ji Yunchu with complicated eyes. She had already learned from Ji Xiuyi and Deng Huajie that Ji Yunchu had gone to the prison cell specifically to force someone to commit suicide as an apology.

She couldn't believe that this was the daughter she had raised with great difficulty and seen grow up.

"Yunchu, why are you here instead of resting in the house?"

Ji Yunchu's expression froze for a moment. Ever since she appeared, her mother's expression seemed to be not right.

"Mom, I heard that Second Aunt came home, so I came here to congratulate her."

Ji Yunchu glanced at Yuemei and said, "This is the bird's nest I had someone cook for Second Aunt to nourish her body."

Deng Huajie sneered, "Who knows if there is anything in the bird's nest? I dare not eat it."

"How could Second Aunt doubt me like this?"

Ji Yunchu squeezed out tears out of grievance.

"I know that what I said in the cell made Second Aunt uncomfortable, but I did it for the good of the Duke's Mansion and even more for the good of Sister Qinqin."

She saw Deng Huajie looking at her with an expression on his face and sobbed.

"Sister Qinqin must know about what happened to Second Uncle and Second Aunt, but she has not left the palace until now. It must be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not want her to leave the palace. After all, the matter of Second Uncle and Second Aunt has implicated Sister Qinqin."

(End of this chapter)