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

Chapter 157 Help Ji Yunchu

"Hey, have you heard? Ji Yunchu has broken off her engagement with the Crown Prince, and she is no longer the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion."

"But the Queen still protects her. I heard that the Queen held this banquet just for her."

"For her? Oh, yes, she is not young anymore. If she delays any longer, she will become an old maid. However, the Queen is quite good to Ji Yunchu."

"Of course not! After all, the Queen liked Ji Yunchu very much before, and Ji Yunchu almost became the Crown Princess. It was such a pity, but even if Ji Yunchu didn't become her daughter-in-law, she wanted to find a good man for Ji Yunchu."...

Everyone had different expressions and lowered their heads to discuss among themselves.

Wei Luoyan listened to the various people talking around him, gradually came back to his senses, and his eyes became hot when he looked at Ji Yunchu.

He had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and finally he had a legitimate opportunity to propose to Ji Yunchu.

Ji Yunchu was very satisfied with everyone's gazes on her. Regardless of whether these gazes were good or bad, she had become the focus of everyone's attention today as she wished.

Cao Lingru looked at Ji Yunchu proudly. Her daughter, whom she had carefully nurtured for more than ten years, was naturally the center of everyone's attention. Seeing that her daughter was a little too proud of herself, she was worried that she was still thinking about marrying into the royal family, so she reminded her at the right time.

"Yunchu, look at the young masters sitting in the corner on the right. They are all new nobles in the court. Although their family backgrounds are not so good, they have earned their positions by themselves. They are no worse than those young masters from aristocratic families."

Cao Lingru smiled like a mother-in-law. "I have inquired for you. Those new nobles either have no women in their backyards, or only have one or two maids. Moreover, these people have been selected by the Queen Mother for you. They are very reliable."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yunchu looked over and unexpectedly made eye contact with several young masters. The other party had already known the purpose of their visit to the palace through the hint of Nanny Mei, the Queen's confidante, and they all smiled at Ji Yunchu.

They had originally set their sights on the backer behind Ji Yunchu, but when they saw Ji Yunchu appear, they couldn't help but be amazed and were extremely satisfied with Ji Yunchu. If they could marry Ji Yunchu, their career would be much easier.

Ji Yunchu retracted her gaze and suppressed her contempt. She had spent so much effort to dress up not for them. With their poor family background, were they worthy of marrying her? Her man must be of noble birth! Only then would he be worthy of the suffering she had endured over the years.

From a distance, Ji Anyu had a clear view of Ji Yunchu's movements. Just now, Ji Yunchu was exchanging glances with the upstart sitting in the corner. It was obvious that the Queen wanted to matchmake for them, but Ji Yunchu's ambitions were too high. How could she be attracted to them?

Ji Anyu tapped the table lightly with his index finger, wondering who Ji Yunchu would set his eyes on.

Suddenly, a thin voice was heard shouting, "The Second Prince is here!"

Ji Anyu's eyes lit up. Wasn't it the Second Prince who was more powerful than the Crown Prince right now?
Ji Yunchu was forced to break off the engagement with the Crown Prince, and she must have been unwilling to do so. The Crown Prince's rival was the Second Prince, and Ji Yunchu's best choice was the Second Prince.

Shen Jing saw Ji Anyu staring at the Second Prince with excitement in her eyes, and felt a strange chill on his back. He leaned against Ji Anyu's arm and lowered his head and whispered, "Madam, why are you smiling so happily?"

That smile is chilling.

"Ah Jing, leave the sachet in Ya Yan's hand in the mansion. Let him work on developing the antidote. Don't worry, someone will deliver the sachet to the Second Prince."

Shen Jing was stunned for a moment, looked at Ji Yunchu, and suddenly smiled.

Ji Yunchu didn't dare to look at the Second Prince openly and could only glance at him secretly. In the past, all her attention was on the Crown Prince and she didn't realize that the Second Prince was much more handsome than the Crown Prince.

The second prince looks like the emperor, and therefore is more favored by the emperor.

The eyes of many unmarried girls would not leave the Second Prince.

The second prince was used to standing on a high place and attracting everyone's attention. He raised a faint smile and glanced at the female relatives, stopping at Concubine Shu, and finally stopped at the Queen.

The Queen wondered how the Second Prince had time to come here today, but she did not think much about it, mistakenly believing that it was the Imperial Concubine who asked the Second Prince to come and meet his wife.

The queen and the concubines left in the middle of the banquet, leaving time for the young men and women to spend time together. The young men and women naturally took advantage of this opportunity, as it was a rare opportunity to talk openly. In the middle of the banquet, a game of pitching pots was placed for everyone to play.

Cao Lingru hurriedly urged Ji Yunchu to go and talk to those upstarts, but was startled to see Ji Yunchu frowning and covering his head.

"Yunchu, what's wrong with you?"

"Mom, my head hurts a bit, maybe I drank too much fruit wine." Ji Yunchu covered the gleam in her eyes with her hands, "I want to go to the side room to rest for a while before coming back."

A side room was set up in the palace to prepare for emergencies.

Cao Lingru looked helplessly at the upstart, then at Ji Yunchu's painful expression, "Then go and take a rest and come back soon. You are the protagonist today. If you miss this opportunity, you will never have another one in the future."

Ji Yunchu was delighted, but remained calm, "My daughter understands."

She left with the help of the palace maid Ah Hua. When she reached the dark corner, Ji Yunchu straightened her back and asked seriously, "Has anyone arrived?"

She had spent a lot of effort to bribe Ahua, who secretly helped her do a lot of things.

Ah Hua accidentally broke a bowl of soup and was dragged out and beaten to death by Concubine Dong. Fortunately, Ji Yunchu stopped her and she survived. She always remembered Ji Yunchu's life-saving grace.
"Miss, the people have already gone there, and everything is ready."

Ji Yunchu touched her hair and ruffled the strands on her forehead.

When Ji Anyu saw Ji Yunchu leaving, he reached out and pulled Shen Jing's sleeve, and nodded to indicate that the fish had taken the bait.

Seeing this, Shen Jing waved to Zhusha, "Zhusha, bring some people to help Ji Yunchu."

Zhusha took the order and followed quietly.

Half an hour later, Cao Lingru waited and waited but did not see Ji Yunchu coming back. She clutched her handkerchief tightly in anxiety.

"Yuan Niang, go to the side room to see Yun Chu and ask her to come back soon."

"Yes."

Yuan Niang understood the Duke's wife's painstaking efforts, and hurried to look for Ji Yunchu. She walked into the side room and called "Miss" several times, but did not hear the Miss respond to her. Then she walked around the side room but still did not see any trace of the Miss.

What happened? Where did the young lady go?
Yuan Niang was panicked. She tried to calm down, but her hurried steps betrayed her.

"Madam, the eldest lady is missing. I asked several palace maids but none of them saw her."

"What!" Cao Lingru grabbed her handkerchief in panic, "Go and ask the Queen to help you find it secretly."

Wei Luoyan had been paying attention to Ji Yunchu. When he saw that there was no one sitting where Ji Yunchu was, his face turned slightly unhappy. She hadn't come back for so long. Did something happen? He thought Ji Yunchu had gone to change clothes.

Seeing that Yuan Niang and Cao Lingru looked unwell, Wei Luoyan thought something was wrong, maybe something happened to her.

"Shuda, use our people to find Yunchu."

Shuda was displeased that the spy that the young master had trained with great difficulty in the palace was sent out to look for someone, but seeing that the young master had a serious expression and would not allow him to refuse, he had to nod and go to look for someone.

(End of this chapter)