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

Chapter 128: Strange Sachet

"Maybe, but somehow they took the two barrels of oil away in the end."

Shen Jing thought for a moment, "And when our spies got there, the clues had already been cut off."

"Ah Jing, has the emperor already noticed that we are investigating the Duke's affairs? If he ordered the burning of the mourning hall, wouldn't it prove that he is the mastermind behind it?"

"There is no evidence, and words are not enough. Besides, even if the emperor did it, we can't do anything to him for now." Shen Jing's eyes were dark.

At this time, Yayan came into the room to report.

"My Lord, Princess, I have consulted medical books and found that the poison that the Duke was poisoned with was Man Xiqu. However, Man Xiqu added aconite, so it is difficult for ordinary doctors to detect the cause."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhusha happened to find out where the servant who had stared at the eunuch yesterday came from, and immediately came to report.

"My Lord, that man is indeed the Emperor's man."

"Isn't Man Xiqu the poison that my grandfather and I were poisoned with before?" Ji Anyu was shocked. "Wei Luoyan also has this poison in his hands. He also poisoned Xu Yuyan's mother with this poison."

Ji Anyu took a bite of the bun to calm herself down, "I guess the emperor wants us to suspect the imperial concubine. Everyone knows that the Duke is a member of the prince's party, so it's reasonable for the imperial concubine to take action."

Shen Jing pondered for a moment.

"Why don't we take advantage of their trick and pretend that it was done by the Second Prince's party? This will help the Emperor lower his vigilance against us."

"It can only be done this way, since he is the emperor now."

Ji Anyu looked depressed.

"So the emperor is so afraid of the Duke's Mansion. No wonder he doesn't agree with Ji Xiuyi's inheritance of the Duke's position. Fortunately, the family was divided in time, otherwise my grandfather and Yun Chi would be doomed."

Shen Jing put a piece of steamed cake into Ji Anyu's bowl.

"When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked. If the Duke had understood this principle earlier, he would not have aroused the Emperor's fear and brought about his own death."

Isn’t it the same for Prince Zhong?

Ji Anyu was worried that Shen Jing would feel sad about Prince Zhong's situation, so she held Shen Jing's hand tightly.

I just hope that Prince Zhong can turn danger into safety and turn bad times into good times.

Seven days later, Ji Anyu and Shen Jing went to bury the Duke.

Ji Anyu glanced at Cao Lingru. After not seeing her for a few days, Cao Lingru looked even worse, while Ji Yunchu beside Cao Lingru looked energetic.

Ji Yunchu once gave Manxiqu to her grandfather, and then gave Manxiqu to Wei Luoyan.

Ji Anyu suspected that Ji Yunchu still had a lot of Man Xiqu in his hands, and these Man Xiqu were enough to kill the Duke.

"Sister, why did you keep looking at me along the way?" Ji Yunchu felt guilty but tried hard to look calm.

As soon as he finished speaking, Cao Lingru was afraid that Ji Anyu would bully Ji Yunchu by relying on the Duke's absence, so she protected Ji Yunchu behind her.

"Evil girl! What evil idea are you planning?"

Ji Anyu laughed sarcastically, "I have already left the Duke's Mansion and am married, what can I pay attention to? I just think Miss Ji looks good, but Madam Ji looks much worse."

Everyone's eyes fell on Ji Qinqin, and her face did look bad.

Ji Qinqin received everyone's attention and smiled with relief. She felt that these seven days of kneeling were not in vain.

"As the daughter of the Duke's mansion and the prince's concubine, it is my duty to keep vigil for my uncle."

Ji Qinqin raised the corners of her mouth. If the prince knew how hard she worked, he would probably stay in her room longer.

When Ji Yun first saw Ji Qinqin's shy look, she gritted her teeth in anger.

Cao Lingru patted Ji Yunchu's back distressedly, "Yunchu, mother is here. When your father's funeral is over, mother will go to the palace to ask the queen for help."

Ji Anyu raised his eyebrows and chuckled. Cao Lingru was so nice to Ji Yunchu. It was a pity that his passion was wasted.

After Ji Qinqin burned incense in front of the Duke's grave, she hurried back to the East Palace. She dressed up and waited in the room for a long time but the prince did not come.

"Gingxing, have you told Eunuch Yu? I'm back, why isn't the Crown Prince here? Where is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

"I have already said that Eunuch Yu asked me to come back first."

Ginkgo held up a bowl of medicine timidly, "My queen, you have been kneeling in the mourning hall these few days, and your voice has become hoarse from crying. Please drink some medicine."

Ji Qinqin stamped her feet in anger, looked at the black medicine soup impatiently, and then drank the medicine in a huff.

"I am in such a miserable state, with my knees bruised and blue. I must let the prince see this, so that he will remember my efforts. Ginkgo, please invite the prince to my room again."

"Yes."

An hour later, Ginkgo came back with a slightly red mouth and lowered her head nervously.

"My lady, I waited for a long time before I saw the prince come out. He went to see the concubine and said he would not come to your place tonight."

Ji Qinqin was so furious that she knocked over the carefully prepared soup bowl on the table.

"I went to the Duke's Mansion to offer condolences for seven days on behalf of the Crown Prince, earning him a good reputation. But the Crown Prince was so unhappy that he didn't even want to come to my house."

Ginkgo knelt down, enduring the pain, fearing that Ji Qinqin would vent her anger on her.

Ji Qinqin's eyes were filled with tears. "I said that I would fall out of favor after leaving the Eastern Palace for seven days. It turned out to be true. The prince favored someone else. All the dramas I performed were a joke!" She lay on the table and burst into tears.

At this time, outside the palace, Shen Jing took Ji Anyu to relax while they were in the wild.

Ji Anyu spotted a man and a woman in the distance.

"Ah Jing, look! Aren't those Wei Luoyan and Ji Yunchu? I didn't expect that Ji Yunchu would dare to secretly meet Wei Luoyan at this critical moment. Let's go and listen."

"That's not good. Aren't you going to catch some fish? Don't you want to eat grilled fish?"

"Oh, fish are always available, but they are different. Let's go." Ji Anyu pulled Shen Jing, who had a look of rejection on his face.

Shen Jing reluctantly followed Ji Anyu.

"Yunchu, the Duke passed away suddenly. You are not young anymore, and you have to observe mourning for three years. You are not the Duke's daughter. This is too unfair to you." Wei Luoyan glanced at Ji Yunchu's thin body.

Ji Yunchu looked melancholy. "Although the Duke didn't give birth to me, he raised me and treated me like his own child. How could I be unfaithful and unfilial? I am willing to observe mourning for three years."

"But in this case, you won't be able to marry the prince as you wish. I grew up with the prince, I know him better than you do, he won't wait for you for three years."

Wei Luoyan looked at Ji Yunchu with a determined look in his eyes.

"Yunchu, I like you. If you are willing to marry me, I can stay out of the relationship for three years."

Ji Yunchu suppressed her calculating smile and looked at Wei Luoyan innocently.

"I can't let you down, and your parents won't agree to you not getting married for three years."

Wei Luoyan took Ji Yunchu's hand and said, "I have my own way to persuade my parents to agree. I said I would wait for you for three years, and I will wait for you for three years."

Ji Yunchu pulled her hand back as if frightened.

"Luo Yan, I am sorry for you."

Wei Luoyan sighed, "Alas, it would be great if you were not the daughter of the Duke's Mansion."

Ji Yunchu's eyes sparkled, "Luo Yan, I remember all your kindness to me. I made a new sachet for you."

Wei Luoyan took the sachet, lowered his head and took a deep sip.

"Every time I smell this scent, I will think of you, Yunchu. I can't live without you. No matter what I do, I will think of you."

(End of this chapter)