The imperial concubine is charming and charming, and only seeks power and wealth

The person in front of her was standing against the light, and Jiang Lingyue couldn't see his expression clearly, but she knew that his face must be very ugly at the moment.

It happened so suddenly that she didn't know what to do.

Kneel down and apologize?

Kneel down and beg for mercy?

Or explain while crying?

Jiang Lingyue stood there stiffly, her lips parted, but she couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Qi Junyi lowered his eyes and waited for a while. Seeing her like this, he suddenly grabbed her wrist and pulled her out.

The door to the next room was still open. Shen was crawling on the ground with blood all over her face, and her tongue was gone from her open mouth.

But the moment he saw Jiang Lingyue, the pain in his eyes instantly turned into intense hatred.

His mouth kept opening and closing, making "ahhh" sounds, as if he wanted to say something.

But she could no longer make a sound.

Qi Junyi tilted his head and said, "How do you plan to deal with this woman who is throwing dirty water on you even when she is about to die?"

Throwing dirty water...

Jiang Lingyue blinked and looked at the guards around her and several officials not far away.

Shen's voice was so loud before that they must have heard it all.

Understanding what he meant, she breathed slightly, and said with difficulty, "Your Majesty, please uphold justice for me and clear my name."

Qi Junyi looked at her steadily and said with a smile, "Okay."

"Shen is guilty of treason and disrespect. All his descendants should be punished as well." He summoned a guard and ordered, "Go to the Jiang family and bring the second young lady from their mansion. Reunite them with their daughter."

After saying this, he didn't even glance at the woman writhing miserably on the ground, and took the girl beside him and got into the carriage.

There is plenty of ice in the car, which makes it cool and refreshing.

As soon as Jiang Lingyue got in the car, she retreated to a corner. When Qi Junyi came up, he saw her guilty look like a little quail, and he felt a little annoyed unconsciously.

Avoiding something.

Explain it.

As long as you explain it seriously, it doesn’t matter whether I believe it or not. I can’t really do anything to you!

The two of them had different thoughts, and no one spoke for a while.

Inside the carriage, it was strangely quiet.

Jiang Lingyue hid her hands in her sleeves, clenched them into fists, and the pain of her nails digging into her palms gradually calmed her down from her panic.

...Now that things have come to this, I have to give an explanation.

She swallowed and whispered, "I am innocent."

Qi Junyi was pouring tea from a jade pot. He looked up at her and said, "How could I not know whether you are innocent or not?"

Not to mention that if she wasn't a virgin, she wouldn't be able to enter the palace and participate in the election. Just to mention how many times he had personally pinned people down and bullied them in his past and present lives.

How could he not know whether she was innocent or not?

But, what else is there besides this bottom line?

Two years.

They were together for two years.

A girl who was exiled to Zhuangzi, eager to escape the situation of being forced to marry by her stepmother, met a handsome young man of noble birth and similar age.

They fell in love with each other and promised to spend their lives together.

She was not a noble lady who was influenced by worldly ethics and morals, and she did not develop a law-abiding character. Even under the oppression of the Shen family, she developed an unyielding rebellious spirit, and would rather break than bend. She was very bold.

In order to avoid marrying into the Shen family, she regarded Chen Ziwei as a life-saving straw that could rescue her from the cage of the Jiang family.

...So, what did they do in those two years?

This is why Chen Ziwei was completely devoted to her and insisted on marrying her.

In her previous life, this question had driven Qi Junyi mad with pain, and her heart felt like it had been pierced by needles soaked in aged vinegar. But at that time, she had already been poisoned, and her limp body lay on the couch, looking very pitiful.

He was extremely angry, furious, and jealous, but he could only grit his teeth and swallow all the questions.

Even Chen Ziwei didn't dare to move rashly.

I was afraid that after she found out, she would be anxious and angry, which would aggravate the spread of the poison.

In this life, he brought her here on purpose. This time, he was not the only one who heard Shen's words.

Qi Junyi bent his knuckles and knocked them on the small table, looking calmly at the girl opposite him.

Right now, he just wanted to know what kind of explanation she would give him after hearing these words.

'bang bang'

His fingertips moved slowly and his face showed no emotion at all, and it was impossible to tell whether he was angered by Shen's words.

The sound of tapping on the table sounded rhythmically, and Jiang Lingyue's heart became increasingly tight with the sound.

In this cool carriage, a layer of sweat suddenly appeared on my forehead.

Qi Junyi glanced at it, raised his hand to pour a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying lightly: "You are so nervous, do you really have something to do with Chen Ziyu?"

Jiang Lingyue was about to take the teacup with both hands. When she heard the words, her fingertips softened and she almost knocked it over. Fortunately, she managed to hold it firmly in the end.

But she was really shocked.

I don't know if he was testing me intentionally or just saying it casually.

...How much did the Dragon Guards find out about her and Chen Zishu?

I can't think about this problem, it makes me panic.

But the current situation does not allow her to escape.

Jiang Lingyue took a sip of tea, suppressing the turmoil in her heart, and said, "When I was fourteen, Shen wanted to betroth me to the youngest son of the third branch of the Shen family. Later, the late emperor passed away, and during the period of national mourning, marriage was not discussed. That's how I escaped."

"When I was fifteen, Madam Shen took the young master of the Shen family to stay with the Jiang family for a while. He walked around the inner courtyard every day. I was terrified, so I thought of a way to anger Madam Shen, and was sent to a farm outside Beijing."

Sending a noble lady to a country farm is a severe punishment.

But for Jiang Lingyue, those two years on the farm were the most comfortable and happy two years in her past and present life.

There is no bullying from the stepmother, no indifference from the father and brothers, and no sisters sharing the same husband in the deep palace.

Although her life was poor, she was really happy.

Under the peach trees in the spring breeze of March, in the lonely wine cellar in late autumn, in pavilions, lakes, and pleasure boats.

Every landscape she saw and every place she visited in those two years became a colorful memory in her short life.

Jiang Lingyue closed her eyes, drank the cold tea in her cup, and continued, "It is true that I know the young master of the Chen family, but it is definitely not what Shen said. We were affectionate and polite, and we never violated any etiquette. I hope Your Majesty will understand."

Start with emotion and end with etiquette...

Qi Junyi pondered these words and then looked at the pale face of the girl opposite him.

Suddenly, he leaned over, stretched out his arm and lifted her chin. Their eyes met, and they could see each other's expressions clearly.

His eyes were deep and he looked straight into her eyes, "Do you like him?"

Jiang Lingyue's breath shuddered, and she instinctively lowered her eyelids to avoid his gaze, but the hand under her chin suddenly tightened, "Look at me and talk."