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

Chapter 140 Drinking
Dong Yan closed his eyes. He had done his best to serve the Queen and the Crown Prince in his life, but he had let down Xu Yuyan's mother.

The big knife suddenly chopped down at Dong Yan's neck, and blood splattered on Xu Yuyan's clothes.

Xu Yuyan's eyes were red as he stared at the rolling head.

My mother had a rough life because Dong Yan gave birth to a child out of wedlock. Now she can finally rest in peace.

"Mr. Xu, are you scared silly?"

Qing Wu saw Xu Yuyan staring blankly at Dong Yan's body and patted Xu Yuyan on the shoulder.

She saw Xu Yuyan turn around and looked up into his eyes, but was so frightened by his scarlet murderous eyes that she subconsciously took a step back.

Xu Yuyan took in Qing Wu's wariness towards him. He quickly adjusted his fierce look and looked at Qing Wu with harmless and gentle eyes.

"Miss Qingwu, do you have something to ask me?"

"Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?" Qing Wu lowered his head and squeezed his purse tightly. "Have you finished the rice and flour you bought last time? The Crown Prince's Consort said that if it's not enough, she will buy you another cart."

Xu Yuyan smiled helplessly, "How can I finish all that rice and flour by myself? The rice and flour I got last time is enough for me to eat for a year."

"Oh." Qing Wu's lively eyes blinked, "Have you settled the house deed issue?"

"No, Miss Tang Mian has not been seen yet. Her father has already reported to the government to find someone. Last time you said that Miss Tang Mian might be with Wei Songlin. I think Miss Tang Mian is in danger."

Xu Yuyan had no evidence, so he did not tell Tang Ershan his guess. Instead, he indirectly suggested that the constable go to Wei Songlin to check.

When Ji Anyu saw Qing Wu and Xu Yuyan having a pleasant conversation, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"I didn't expect Qing Wu and Xu Yuyan to have so much to talk about."

Zhu Sha said unhappily, "Qing Wu is chattering all day long. Only Xu Yuyan can stand her. If I listen to her, my ears will get calluses."

Ji Anyu smiled jokingly, "So Qingwu didn't come to chat with you."

Zhusha hugged Jian Leng and looked at the people below.

Shen Jing shook his head helplessly and smiled.

"Ah Jing, don't you think Dong Yan and Xu Yuyan have similar features?"

"My lady is smart, why not make a bold guess about their relationship?"

Ji Anyu's eyes were full of surprise. She looked around carefully and moved to Shen Jing's ear and whispered.

"Could it be that Dong Yan is Xu Yuyan's biological father?"

"Ah."

"When did you know?"

"Dong Yan is cunning. It took a lot of effort to investigate him. I only found out about him not long ago." Shen Jing glanced at Ji Anyu's round ears.

Ji Anyu looked at Xu Yuyan's brisk steps.

"No wonder Xu Yuyan came to watch Dong Yan's beheading. But when I look at Xu Yuyan, I can't see any sadness. Instead, he seems very happy."

Ji Anyu retracted her gaze. "When Xu Yuyan and his mother came to the capital, they had nowhere to stay not long after. It was as if Dong Yan didn't know that Xu Yuyan and his mother existed. No wonder Xu Yuyan didn't regard Dong Yan as his father."

Shen Jing clenched the teacup. Dong Yan later learned that Xu Yuyan and his mother came to the capital, and less than half a month later, Xu Yuyan's mother passed away. Such a coincidence inevitably made him wonder if there was another hidden story behind it.

At this time, Qiao Xin came to the teahouse anxiously to look for Ji Anyu.

"Princess, ever since I heard that Master Ji committed suicide, the Master has been drinking heavily. The Young Master has advised the Master many times, but the Master would not listen. The Young Master asks you to go back to the Ji Mansion and persuade the Master."

Ji Anyu and Shen Jing looked at each other, and they both stood up and went downstairs at the same time.

At the Ji Mansion, Ji Chengting was wailing in grief, with wine bottles piled around his feet.

Ji Yunchi squatted on the side with a helpless look on his face as he watched Ji Chengting hugging the wine bottle and crying.

When Ji Anyu came over, she saw that the old and the young looked hopeless, so she gave the housekeeper a look. The housekeeper quickly signaled the servants to follow him and leave.

Ji Anyu walked to Ji Chengting's side and whispered, "Grandfather, the emperor has long wanted to kill the Duke's Mansion. It's fortunate that the Duke's Mansion has not been implicated."

Ji Chengting's wailing stopped abruptly. He opened his mouth and looked up at Ji Anyu, and saw Ji Anyu nodding to him firmly.

"How do you know?" The voice was hoarse and haggard.

"Grandfather, please think carefully. Is the Emperor not as kind to the Duke's Mansion as before? The Duke's Mansion has always been hereditary. The Emperor knew that the Duke was seriously ill, but he was unwilling to agree to let Second Master Ji inherit the position of Duke. Now Second Master Ji's affairs involve the Crown Prince. The Emperor must take the royal family's reputation into consideration. No matter what grievances the Duke's Mansion has, it will have to accept them."

Ji Chengting hunched his back and said, "Our government helped him build this kingdom. He can sit back and relax and sit on the throne. Our government has contributed a lot."

He laughed at himself, "Everything that happened in the past was ridiculous."

Ji Anyu took the bottle of wine from Ji Chengting.

"It's time to retire from the Duke's Mansion. Even if you feel sad, you have to think positively. If you continue to drink every day, how can your body bear it? If something happens to your grandfather, won't that person laugh at you?"

Ji Chengting sobbed for a while, "Grandfather is old but he doesn't see things as clearly as you, An Yu. Okay! Grandfather will listen to you and stop drinking."

Ji Anyu glanced at Ji Yunchi and smiled at him. She breathed a sigh of relief and helped Ji Chengting up.

"Grandfather, think about it, if you could live longer than that man, wouldn't that be more satisfying?"

Ji Chengting thought about it and blew his beard, "I just want to live longer than him!"

"Yeah!" Ji Anyu nodded heavily and looked at Ji Yunchi.

"Yunchi, help Grandpa back to the house to rest. I'll ask someone to get a doctor to check on Grandpa."

"Okay." Ji Yunchi smiled and supported his grandfather. It was still his sister who had the solution.

Ji Anyu watched the grandfather and grandson leave. She pulled Shen Jing out and asked the housekeeper to prepare some sobering soup for her grandfather.

Seeing Ji Anyu was about to leave, Shen Jing said, "If you want to stay at your parents' home for a few days, we will stay."

"No, my grandfather is a man who cherishes his life and always considers the overall situation. He just didn't think it through for a while. Now he has come to his senses and will get better soon. I can't help here. Ah Jing, let's go home."

Shen Jing's eyes were filled with pity and he held Ji Anyu tightly with his backhand.

"Let's go home."

As soon as the two returned to Prince Zhong's mansion, Ya Yan passed on the message that the incense taken from Deng Qiqi was Qingxiang.

"It's just as I thought."

Ji Anyu instantly thought of many ways to deal with Ji Yunchu. She calmly let Han Yan continue to stare at Deng Qiqi.

"Find a suitable time to let Deng Qiqi discover that Ji Yunchu poisoned him."

"Yes!"

At this time, Deng Qiqi was so happy that he heated a pot of wine to celebrate because Ji Xiuyi and Deng Huajie had died.

Yuemei came to the villa to light incense every few days as instructed by Ji Yunchu.

"My dear cousin, you are still injured, so don't drink this wine."

"Well~ don't stop me, I'm happy today!"

Deng Qiqi happily filled the glass with wine, "Miss Yuemei, you should try it too. My wine is just fruit wine, not intoxicating."

When Yuemei heard that it was fruit wine, she stopped persuading Deng Qiqi. Smelling the sweet aroma of wine in the air, she couldn't help but look at Deng Qiqi's slightly pink face.

Suddenly I found that my cousin was very handsome. No wonder he was engaged to the daughter of the Marquis Nan before. It's a pity that my cousin has no chance to marry the daughter of the Marquis Nan, otherwise his status would definitely be improved.

(End of this chapter)