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

Chapter 127 The Gift of Duke Zhou
Ya Yan hurriedly checked the Duke's body and became more and more frightened the more he looked.

"Prince, Princess, the Duke died of poisoning."

Ji Anyu's heart was beating violently. She clutched the coffin tightly and stared at the Duke's face.

"But the imperial physician said he died of illness. Who could have done this? Could it be the Second Prince's party?"

Shen Jing said in a deep voice, "The imperial concubine is powerful, so it is not difficult for her to control a few imperial doctors."

Zhusha suddenly rushed in, "My Lord, the Emperor is here! He brought quite a few people with him."

Shen Jing and Ji Anyu looked at each other suddenly and said in unison, "Maybe it's him!"

"Ya Yan, the emperor recognizes you, you should hide first." Shen Jing looked outside with cold eyes.

Zhusha quickly placed a bottle of medicine on the nose of the sleeping person, then put the medicine away and retreated behind Shen Jing.

Ji Yunchu woke up first. She opened her eyes dazedly and saw Ji Anyu's head resting on the side of Shen Jing's shoulder, as if sleeping.

She looked around and saw that others were sleeping, which dispelled her doubts.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

The emperor came in and saw Shen Jing shaking Ji Anyu.

Ji Anyu rubbed his eyes, was surprised to see the emperor, and kowtowed to him together with Shen Jing.

Ji Yunchu felt a chill down his spine and he knelt down with trembling body.

"No need to be polite." The emperor looked at the coffin with a sad look in his eyes. "Xiu Xu has been my friend for many years. Now that he has passed away, I came to see him."

After a moment, he glanced at the prince and his wife, "Ah Jing, it's getting late. I heard you have been guarding here for a long time. Go back and rest."

Shen Jing's eyes moved slightly, and he took Ji Anyu's hand and said.

"The Duke is An Yu's biological father. An Yu and I want to keep vigil for him tonight."

Shen Weixiao nodded with relief, "You are all filial children. If Xiu Xu knew about this, he would be happy too."

He glanced at their tightly clasped hands and smiled.

"However, there are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no offspring. Ah Jing, you don't have much time left, so you should prioritize having an offspring. Besides, Ji Anyu once claimed that she and the Duke had no father-daughter relationship. She is no longer the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion, so I allow her not to observe mourning for the Duke."

Ji Anyu glanced at Shen Jing, then looked at the emperor and knelt down to kowtow.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

Ji Yunchu was excited. Would she not have to observe mourning for three years? She seemed to see hope again and could not help but speak incoherently.

"Your Majesty, then... should I... I don't need it..."

Shen Weixiao looked at Ji Yunchu coldly, "You are the legitimate daughter of the Duke, so you must observe mourning for him for three years."

Ji Yunchu was struck by lightning, and her bright eyes turned sad.

She was clearly following the emperor's orders, so why did Ji Anyu not have to do anything and not observe mourning?

Ji Yunchu really wanted to ask the emperor why, but when she saw how majestic the emperor was, she didn't dare to ask.

Shen Weixiao ignored Ji Yunchu, walked towards the coffin sadly, and looked down at Ji Xiuxu lying in the coffin.

Ji Xiuxu, ah Ji Xiuxu, look at the daughter you cherish, she not only sent you to the underworld personally, but she was even unwilling to observe mourning for you.

If you knew all this, you would probably want to poke out your own eyes. You are so poor at judging people, which is both pathetic and hateful.

When Ji Qinqin woke up and saw the emperor in yellow clothes, she was shocked and kowtowed.

Shen Weixiao frowned and glanced back at Ji Qinqin, remembering that this girl was carried into the East Palace by the prince from the Duke's Mansion.

He smiled meaningfully and said, "You are lucky. No need to be polite."

Ji Qinqin trembled and grabbed her dress tightly. How could she suddenly fall asleep? Why didn't Ji Anyu and the others call her? It made her embarrassed in front of the emperor.

She had just been negligent in keeping vigil, and she wondered if this would reach the prince's ears.

Shen Weixiao stayed in the mourning hall for nearly half an hour before leaving.

"Your Majesty, are you still going to light the fire?" Eunuch Zhang bowed his head respectfully.

Shen Weixiao glanced at the Duke's Mansion and said, "A Jing and his wife are still inside. Forget it, just bury Ji Xiuxu properly." "Your Majesty, the prince seems to have become suspicious."

Shen Weixiao sighed secretly, “A Jing has always been smart, let someone clean it up.”

"Yes."

The next day, Shen Jing carried Ji Anyu back to Prince Zhong's Mansion. Ji Anyu felt dizzy and fell asleep.

He carefully lifted up Ji Anyu's clothes and applied the healing medicine on his knees.

"Hiss... It hurts." Ji Anyu woke up in pain. She opened her wet eyes and watched Shen Jing apply medicine.

Shen Jing let go of his hand gently, "The emperor has already said that you don't have to observe mourning, and you don't have to kneel from now on." He leaned over and blew on it.

Ji Anyu lowered her eyes and looked at Shen Jing's black hair.

"Ah Jing, your head is so beautiful."

Shen Jing was so shocked that he almost kissed his knees. He looked up helplessly at Ji Anyu's innocent and sincere expression.

"Are you hungry? Jinghualou sent someone to bring breakfast."

Ji Anyu's eyes lit up, "I'm so hungry, put it on the table quickly."

"Do you like the food at Jinghua Tower so much?"

"I like it. Everyone knows that the food at Jinghualou is the best in the capital."

Shen Jing tidied up Ji Anyu's hair and said, "Actually, I am the owner of Jinghua Tower."

"Really? Then I can often enjoy the food at Jinghualou in the future."

Shen Jing held up Ji Anyu's face with both hands, "You don't look surprised at all. Have you known for a long time that I'm the owner of Jinghua Tower?"

"I'm not a fool. I guessed that you are a good friend of the owner of Jinghua Tower, and I also guessed that the owner of Jinghua Tower is you."

Ji Anyu scratched Shen Jing's wrist with a teasing look in his eyes.

"Ah Jing, the emperor said that you don't have much time left, let's do the Zhougong ceremony tonight!"

"Ahem, ahem..." Shen Jing's neck turned red and he took back his hand and put it on his knee. "I'm in good health, didn't I tell you? You're just lying to others when you say you don't have much time left."

Ji Anyu grabbed Shen Jing's arm tightly, her eyes shining brightly.

"Since you are in good health now, we should perform the Zhougong Ceremony as soon as possible!"

Shen Jing turned around and said, "Are you ashamed? You keep talking about this. There is no rush for this matter."

Ji Anyu stretched out her hands to straighten Shen Jing's body, fixing Shen Jing so that he could not avoid her gaze.

"Ah Jing, we are already married. The Zhougong Ceremony is a fun thing for couples. There is nothing to be shy about. Where did your previous nonchalant and shameless look go? Besides, this is not our first time."

Shen Jing stared, "How can that be the same? That's saving my life!" His voice gradually weakened, "You don't even like me, why do you have to go through the Zhougong ceremony? It's meaningless."

Ji Anyu hugged his arms anxiously, "I like you, I like you!"

"You are still young, let's talk about this later." Shen Jing rubbed Ji Anyu's palm gently, "Let's eat first."

Ji Anyu didn't know what Shen Jing was resisting. Could it be that the words she said at that time hurt Shen Jing's self-esteem?

Now she could only take it slow.

"Okay, man, let's eat and go!"

When Ji Anyu saw Shen Jing was about to help her serve the food, she took the chopsticks from Shen Jing.

"Husband, I will help you serve the dishes today." Ji Anyu smiled and picked up half a bowl of dishes for Shen Jing, "Husband, you have lost weight, eat more."

When Shen Jing saw Ji Anyu's extreme enthusiasm, the corners of his mouth twitched helplessly.

"By the way, the spy sent a letter saying that last night Eunuch Zhang ordered someone to secretly carry two barrels of oil to the Duke's Mansion."

Ji Anyu was surprised, "Are they going to burn down the mourning hall?"

(End of this chapter)