C5

All men had their own heroic plot. When a weak and helpless woman looked at him, with reliance and desire in eyes, and looked at him as if he was her life’s last chance; even the weakest of men would have the courage to save a beauty. Imperial Advisor Ji was no exception.

Hearing Imperial Advisor Ji’s words, Ji Yunkai closed her eyes to conceal the tears and pain in them. This is the original owner’s sadness, this is the original owner’s tears.

“But, but…” Madam Ji looked troubled, as if she couldn’t make a decision.

The original Ji Yunkai, would always see this family standing together and laughing together, and would not be able to resist the jealousy and grief in her heart. But, she did not have such feelings.

After her foster father asked her to change her aspiration form in order to have his biological daughter take the test and get a much better result, she only felt despair towards any type of kinship and affection.

One had to know that her foster father’s life was saved by her father. If her father hadn’t pushed him out in the nick of time and sacrificed himself, her foster father wouldn’t have been able to survive.

However, it was these two people that had forced her onto this road. One, who had taken her father’s pension to remarry into a wealthy merchant family, and, the other, who had continuously bullied her after taking her in. She had been forced to sail with the army to the most dangerous regions of the sea and then died; just like her father.

“You hurt your sister, but now you’re not willing to take out some ointment?” Imperial Advisor Ji looked at Ji Yunkai in disbelief, as if he couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

“Don’t you know why she got injured?” If Ji Lan didn’t have the intention to harm her, she wouldn’t have hurt Ji Lan.

“I saw you throw it with my own eyes, yet you still want to quibble?” It was obvious that Imperial Advisor Ji was standing on Ji Lan’s side.

“Big Sister, *sob*! Big Sister….” Ji Lan let out a timely cry. The moment she moved, the blood in her mouth flowed out even faster.

“You, why aren’t you taking out the medicine? Can’t you see that Lan`er is in so much pain?” The Imperial Advisor Ji was anxious, if not for the fact that there were outsiders around, he would have definitely went in to snatch them away from her.

Madam Ji seemed to know what the Imperial Advisor Ji was thinking. She pointed to the medicine chest placed in the corner and asked, “Husband, do you see that the medicine chest that was opened by Yunkai?”

“You all… go. Bring it here.” Imperial Advisor Ji replied without even thinking.

Ji Yunkai’s body reacted too quickly, ignoring her weak body, she stepped forward and shielded the medicine box behind her, “Who dares to move!?” The medicine in the medicine box was of a different value to the original owner even if it wasn’t expensive.

Those pills were left behind by the original owner’s master and were the only thing that contained any warm feelings for the original owner. It was also the key to finding the original owner’s master and must not be taken away by anyone. Not even her own father.

“Yunkai, you disappoint your Father. You actually ignore your sister’s life and death for the sake of some dead object?” Imperial Advisor Ji looked at Ji Yunkai painfully, his eyes filled with disgust.

“Husband, don’t blame Yunkai. Yunkai never liked Lan'er and me, and now Lan'er has replaced her as an imperial concubine of the Emperor. It is only right that she doesn't want to save Lan'er. If Lan'er is disgraced, the Emperor won’t have Lan`er become his Imperial Consort.” Madam Ji lowered her head with a sorrowful look on her face.

“Yunkai, you’re too selfish! You can’t ruin your sister’s face and her future just because yours is.” Imperial Advisor Ji originally did not think too much about it, but when Madam Ji mentioned it, he thought about what she had said.

“Hmph.…” Ji Yunkai could not help but sneer. She finally understood why the original owner was afraid of Madam Ji. This woman was too clever.

“Father, you think too much of Ji Lan. What qualifications does she have to replace me? I was the Emperor’s fiancee before, and I was nearly married to the Emperor as his empress. What is Ji Lan? She may be appointed as an Imperial Consort, but in reality, she’s just a concubine of the Emperor. How could a mere concubine compare to me?” She was not the original owner who, once provoked by Madam Ji, would ignore all reason and say some words, intending to hurt others; but in the end, it would only leave herself with numerous injuries.

Madam Ji’s foot stepped on her pain. Shouldn’t she be able to strike at Ji Lan?

Before Madam Ji could speak, Ji Yunkai said again, “Father, Ji Lan’s nose is crooked, her lower jaw is askew, and her left cheek is damaged. If you don’t bring her to be treated, she might really be disfigured.”

“Since you know that your sister is severely injured, why aren’t you taking out the medicine?” When Imperial Advisor Ji saw that the servants did not dare to move, he did not want to walk forward. He could only restrain his temper and continue speaking.

“She doesn’t have the qualifications to use my medicine.” Having lost too much blood caused Ji Yunkai’s body to become abnormally weak. She did not have the energy to deal with this family now, “Father, I suggest that you quickly get the doctor to diagnose Ji Lan now, lest you further delay my recovery and my rest. You must know that I am Ji Yunkai, the one who deeply loves Prince Yanbei and does not regret it. If I make a ruckus on the day of our wedding and am not willing to marry into Prince Yanbei’s Mansion, then it would not be a beautiful sight at all.”

This was a threat!

Ji Yunkai used her own life to threaten Imperial Advisor Ji and Madam Ji to not find trouble with her. Otherwise, she would not mind falling out with them and taking her life to play with their family of three.

Left or right, all paths lead to the same end. She had no chance in surviving after marrying into Prince Yanbei’s Mansion. It would be better to drag a few more people into the water with her before she dies.

“Are you threatening me?” Imperial Advisor Ji’s face turned green, his entire body trembling in anger.

When Madam Ji saw this, she hastily pushed Ji Lan aside, indicating for her to speak words to ease the situation. But, she did not expect Madam Ji to put too much force into her movements. With a *kacha*, Ji Lan’s spine was dislocated.

“Ahh…!” Ji Lan let out a mournful cry as her body went limp and she fainted.

“Lan’er, Lan’er…!” Madam Ji’s expression changed drastically as she hurriedly supported Ji Lan. There was no hint of her previous weakness or helplessness.

“Lan’er, how are you? Quick, quick…! Someone, come quickly! Carry the young lady back to her room and find the imperial physician! Get him here!” Imperial Advisor Ji was so flustered, and he did not know how to make a move.

Facing this crisis, he didn’t have time to care about Ji Yunkai, and he could not care whether or not she would blow the matter up.

Nothing was as important as the health of his daughter, Ji Lan!