Silence is the... ugh!

Ji Zhen swallowed a mouthful of blood, took a deep breath, picked up the cold tea on the table, took a sip to calm down, and asked again without giving up:

"Then...how much do you think Yunzi likes me?"

That guy got stabbed with a sword while trying to get into her bed. He looked so pitiful. How could you say that he had some sincerity and admiration for her?

"20%."

puff--

Before he could even swallow a mouthful of tea, it sprayed all over the floor.

Ji Zhen put the teacup back on the table with a thud, narrowed his eyes, and sneered, grinding his back teeth:

"Of course! One by one, some are climbing onto the bed, some are hacking at others, as if they would die without me! You dare to act with me here? His grandfather's big watermelon! It turns out that all men are bad! They are all pigs!"

Ji Zhen walked around the room angrily, with a gust of air in her chest that couldn't go up or down, and her face looked extremely ugly.

At this time, the system suddenly said:

"Host, don't be angry. There is still a high score for favorability."

"Who?" Ji Zhen paused, his ears perked up.

"Ye Feng, favorability 90%." The system replied quickly, as if to comfort her.

"Ha!" Ji Zhen almost laughed out of anger: "I carried Ye Feng out of the dead on the battlefield. He and I are close friends, so it's normal for us to have a 100% favorable impression of each other! Do you understand?"

"Host, I think you don't seem to understand the meaning of 90% to 100% favorability..."

The system was about to explain in detail, but was interrupted impatiently by Ji Zhen:

"I know. Isn't it just loyalty? All the soldiers in my Northwest Vanguard Camp are loyal to me. If I say go north, no one will go west! Unlike these men in Beijing, they are all big liars!"

"No, host, that feeling is different from this feeling..."

The system tried to persuade Ji Zhen to understand, but she drank the cold tea in one gulp and put it upside down on the table. Then she took a quilt from the closet and spread it on the floor, lying on it and falling asleep.

"Host...you sleep on the floor?" For the first time ever, there was a hint of hesitation in the system's voice.

Ji Zhen snorted, turned over, and wrapped himself tightly with the quilt, saying:

"I won't sleep on my bed after it's been soiled by those two pigs! Hurry up and turn off your phone and stop bothering me! I have to go to court tomorrow!"

Ji Zhen's mumbling became quieter and quieter. Having been on the frontier for many years, she had developed the ability to fall asleep at any time. Soon, the only sound in the moonlit room was her long breathing.

The next morning, before daybreak, Ji Zhen got up. Perhaps she was so angry and tired that she had no dreams all night and was unexpectedly energetic.

She asked the attendant about the situation of Zhao Youqing and Yunzi, but was told that Zhao Youqing had returned home last night, and Yunzi had taken off his coat and was kneeling outside the door to apologize.

Tsk, why are you asking for trouble for no reason?

Ji Zhen frowned slightly, put on court clothes, took the jade tablet from the attendant, and stepped out of the room to see Yun Zi kneeling at the bottom of the steps in his underwear. There was a layer of white gauze wrapped around his neck, which faintly showed a bit of blood color, which made Ji Zhen frown even tighter.

"Yefeng." Ji Zhen called.

"Your Highness."

Ye Feng appeared beside Ji Zhen, holding her cloak in his hand. He stepped forward and tied the belt for her, saying softly:

"It's still early, the dew is heavy and the weather is cold, Your Highness, don't seek coolness."

Ji Zhen looked down at the cloak that she had just thrown aside with some disdain, her mouth moved, and she couldn't help laughing:

"Ye Feng, you are a good guard. Why did you come to the capital with me and become more and more like an old woman?"

Ye Feng's ears turned red after being teased by her. He helped her tidy up without saying a word, then lowered his head and stepped aside.

In the Nanyue Kingdom, where women are respected, there have always been more men than women. Women are precious, and even fewer are slaves. Even in the Qingyan County Prince's Mansion, there are only male servants. Only the Xianyao Princess Mansion and the Queen Mother's grandchildren can afford to employ a woman of such status as an old nanny.

It's not that Ji Zhen couldn't afford it, but she was really stingy and didn't want to spend money on such a place. Anyway, most of the soldiers in her Northwest Camp were male soldiers, so she was used to it. The only thing she was not used to was the bad habit of the nobles in Beijing who treated people as toys.

Ji Zhen sighed, looked at Yun Zi who was kneeling on the ground, turned his head and asked Ye Feng:

"What's wrong with his injury? It still looks so bad. Didn't he take any medicine?"

"Used it." Ye Feng quickly glanced at Yun Zi who was kneeling on the ground and pursed his lips.

Originally, Ji Zhen felt a little unhappy when he thought of Yun Zi's 20% favorability. But after a night, he calmed down and thought again, he and Zhao Youqing are different.

It's just that I met him yesterday, so it's not an exaggeration to say that we are strangers. A 20% favorability level is already pretty good.

Thinking of this, Ji Zhen bent down, helped him up, gently touched the white gauze wrapped around his neck, and sighed:

"Since your injury hasn't healed yet, don't bother with it so early in the morning. Go back to your room and get some rest."

"Your Highness!" Yunzi lowered his head, not daring to look at Ji Zhen. He said in a low voice with a pale face, "I am guilty, please punish me, Your Highness."

"What crime? The crime of climbing into bed in the middle of the night?" Ji Zhen raised an eyebrow.

"Ah."

Yunzi's face flushed, and in the faint morning light, that overly beautiful face seemed a little unreal, which made Ji Zhen's beauty-obsessed heart stir again.

She coughed lightly, withdrew her hand without leaving a trace, and said:

"You have just arrived at the palace and do not know the rules. I will forgive you. You are injured, go back and take good care of yourself. When you are well, go to the housekeeper to learn the rules, that's all."

Ji Zhen said it very seriously, but her erratic eyes betrayed her. Ye Feng, who was standing by, saw it and rolled his eyes. He stepped forward and reminded her:

"Your Highness, it's getting late. You should go to court."

"Well, come here, send Master Yun back to his room."

Ji Zhen patted Yunzi's hand to comfort him. After watching him return to his room, he mounted his horse with the night breeze and headed straight for the palace gate.

When they reached the palace gate, it was just the right time. Ji Zhen handed the reins to Ye Feng and was about to follow the eunuch inside when she caught a glimpse of Zhao Youqing's carriage.

The wide carriage with green curtains was plain and low-key, parked at a corner of the palace gate. However, it was quite eye-catching among the luxurious carriages.

This is strange. Guest officials are not required to attend the morning court. What is Zhao Youqing doing in the palace so early in the morning?

The driver driving Zhao Youqing was the servant from yesterday. He had met Ji Zhen once and was impressed by her. When he saw her coming, he immediately greeted her with a smile and saluted:

"Greetings to His Highness Qingyan."

"No need to be polite." Ji Zhen gave him a slight push and asked straight to the point, "Why did your master come to the palace?"

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