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

Chapter 161 Are you so optimistic about Qin Junxun?
After Wei Luoyan left, Ji Yunchu threw the hairpin in her hand onto the table like garbage. She lay on the bed and slept soundly listening to the faint crying sounds that came all night.

The next day, Ji Yunchu wore mourning clothes and went to the mourning hall prepared by the servants. As soon as she entered the mourning hall, she saw Ji Anyu and Shen Jing burning incense.

Ji Anyu saw Ji Yunchu approaching from the corner of her eye, and she said sarcastically, "Hey! Miss Ji finally woke up. It seems that you slept well last night."

She twirled the pendant in her sleeve. If Yuan Niang hadn't told her the truth when Ji Yunchu was away, she wouldn't have known that Ji Yunchu had even harmed Cao Lingru.

Yuan Niang glared at Ji Yunchu with hatred in her eyes. She wanted to report to the police, but she had no evidence and the officials would not believe her one-sided story. She had no choice but to tell Ji Anyu who came to pay her condolences, and gave Ji Anyu the pendant she found under the bed of the Duke's wife.

Ji Yunchu didn't know that Ji Anyu already knew the truth. She looked sad but glanced at Ji Anyu with a smug look on her face.

"Didn't the Crown Princess see that my mother passed away? I cried until I was exhausted and went to bed very late last night, so I got up late today."

When Ji Yun first saw Ji Anyu looking at her with those eyes that saw through everything, she became angry out of guilt.

"I know that the Crown Prince's Consort is jealous of my mother's love for me. Although you are my biological daughter, I am the one who has been with my mother for more than ten years. You don't need to say those sarcastic words in front of my mother. If my mother sees you making things difficult for me, she will be sad and angry. Sister, you don't want me to be angry, right?"

"But I think the Duke's wife will be very happy~" Ji Anyu deliberately prolonged the last syllable and looked at Ji Yunchu with a meaningful look.

When Ji Yunchu saw Ji Anyu's strange look, she suddenly got goosebumps. Ever since she was discovered poisoning her grandfather, she had to do everything by herself so that no one would find out.

Ji Anyu saw the panic that flashed across Ji Yunchu's eyes, and slowly raised the corners of his mouth in an unpredictable way.

"Ji Yunchu, have you forgotten who cut ties with the Duke's Mansion a few days ago? Since the Duke's wife has raised you by her side for more than ten years, why are you willing to break off the relationship? Isn't this hurting the Duke's wife's feelings? I heard that your name is not even on the family tree."

Ji Yunchu's expression changed and she wiped the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Princess, there is another hidden story behind this. The Duke's wife is very considerate and doesn't want to drag me down. It was the Duke's wife's idea to remove me from the family tree. The elders in the family all know about this."

Ji Anyu sneered sarcastically, "Oh, you were calling me mother just now, but now you're calling me Madam Duke. You changed your words really quickly."

Ji Yunchu tightly grasped her handkerchief. She was in public and it was not convenient for her to break up with Ji Anyu. Otherwise, if the news got to the palace, her position as concubine would be in jeopardy.

She forced a gentle and harmless smile, and suddenly heard Ji Yunchi behind her say, "Ji Yunchu, you are really pretending!" Her smile froze instantly.

Ji Yunchu looked back at Ji Yunchi who was staring at her with red eyes, and said with an innocent and aggrieved look, "Yunchi, you are finally willing to come back to see mother. Mother's spirit in heaven will definitely be very happy."

"Shut your stinky mouth!" Ji Yunchi yelled fiercely, his chest heaving violently.

Ji Anyu let go of Shen Jing's hand, strode forward and pulled Ji Yunchi.

"Yun Chi, calm down and don't make a scene in front of the Duke's wife's funeral hall."

When Ji Yunchi heard Ji Anyu's gentle yet serious voice, his eyes instantly became sore, he broke down in tears, his throat choked, his lips trembled, and he spoke with difficulty, "Sister, mother..."

Ji Anyu raised her hand and patted Ji Yunchi on the shoulder. She didn't have much affection for Cao Lingru, but Ji Yunchi was different.

Even though Ji Yunchi left the Duke's Mansion with her, Ji Yunchi grew up in the Duke's Mansion and still had some feelings for Cao Lingru.

"Yun Chi, now that things have come to this, you should stay at the Duke's Mansion to keep vigil for her. Take care of yourself."

Ji Yunchi nodded in grief, then turned his head and glared at Ji Yunchu. Since he was a child, he always felt that there was a layer of paper between Ji Yunchu and their family. This feeling became more and more obvious when he grew up, so he thought that Ji Yunchu's love for his mother was fake, and Ji Yunchu didn't regard his mother as her real mother at all.

Ji Yunchi knelt on the ground and looked at his mother's tablet. He couldn't help but wonder if his mother regretted her cold and hostile treatment of his elder sister before she died?

Most of the people who came to pay their respects to the Duke's wife were her old friends. After burning incense, they glanced at Ji Yunchu, Ji Yunchi and others, sighed, and left in a hurry.

Ji Anyu saw that Ji Yunchi was staring at the tablet without eating or drinking, and gently persuaded Ji Yunchi to eat something before kneeling. When she failed to persuade him, it was the turn of her brother-in-law Shen Jing to persuade him.

Ji Yunchi ignored all of it, and Ji Anyu had no choice but to give up asking Ji Yunchi to eat.

"Ajing, let's go eat first." If the food gets cold, even the most delicious food will lose half its flavor.

Shen Jing had no objection. He opened the food box sent by Qing Wu and just took out the food inside when Zhusha brought Princess Zhaohui over.

Ji Anyu was surprised and puzzled to see Princess Zhaohui bowing her head like a quail. She remembered that two hours ago, Princess Zhaohui followed Princess Qi to the mourning hall to pay her respects, and left after a short while.

"Princess Zhaohui, what's the matter?"

Princess Zhaohui quickly looked up at Shen Jing, then lowered her head as if to avoid him, looking extremely guilty, which attracted Ji Anyu's confused gaze.

Shen Jing snorted coldly, "Don't stand here and block our meal. He's inside."

Princess Zhaohui's eyes lit up, she saluted them happily, and left with brisk steps.

Ji Anyu followed Princess Zhaohui into the mourning hall with a puzzled look, and then his eyes returned to Shen Jing.

"Who is she looking for?"

"Your brother, Ji Yunchi."

"Ah?" Ji Anyu was surprised and quickly sat down next to Shen Jing.

"The man Princess Zhaohui loves is Yun Chi? But didn't Qin Junxun already ask General Xiaoyong's wife to propose marriage? The Princess of Qi didn't reject General Xiaoyong's wife either, and the betrothal gifts are still on display in the Prince of Qi's mansion."

Shen Jing placed the prepared meal in front of Ji Anyu's table. When he looked up, he saw the strong curiosity in Ji Anyu's eyes. He smiled helplessly and hooked Ji Anyu's chin.

"Zhaohui has liked Yunchi for a long time. If she didn't agree, the Princess of Qi wouldn't dare to agree to her marriage with Qin Junxun. The reason she didn't refuse was because the Princess of Qi wanted Qin Junxun to marry Zhaohui."

Ji Anyu immediately smiled and said, "I think Yunchi is also interested in Princess Zhaohui, but Yunchi likes to keep everything to himself. Since hearing that Qin Junxun has proposed marriage, Yunchi has often locked himself in the study to read, and has not mentioned that he wants to go to the Prince Qi's mansion to propose marriage."

Shen Jing smiled but said nothing. Even if the man had feelings for her and the woman was willing, he thought it would be difficult for Ji Yunchi and Princess Zhaohui to be together.

Ji Anyu thought of the steady Qin Junxun, and said with regret, "Qin Junxun is a man you can entrust your life to. If Princess Zhaohui likes Qin Junxun, then everyone will be happy."

Shen Jing was jealous, "Do you think highly of Qin Junxun? Yunchi is your brother after all, how can you help others to be more ambitious and destroy your own prestige?"

Ji Anyu squinted at Shen Jing, "Don't you think highly of Qin Junxun? Someone once said to me earnestly that Qin Junxun was well-versed in military books, had good martial arts skills, was brave and resourceful, and was an upright person. I kept all these words in mind!"

(End of this chapter)