C39

The Phoenix Pendant!

How did Xiao Jiu'an know?

She was just a woman, he wasn't so stingy as to not be able to tolerate her.

Xiao Jiu'an said: "The day that you are This King's Prince Yanbei's Wife, is the day that This King will protect you." His wife, no matter how much he hated her, he would not allow others to touch her.

Ji Yunkai secretly heaved a sigh of relief and took the initiative to ask: "What do you want me to do?"

"You're indeed very smart. Since you're so smart, do you still need me to teach you how to do it?" Xiao Jiu'an's voice was hoarse and low. His last words were intentionally filled with a beautiful words, but was filled with a threatening tone.

Ji Yunkai resigned herself to her fate and closed her eyes, "I know…".

*Bam!*

Before Ji Yunkai could finish her sentence, Xiao Jiu'an closed his eyes and pressed down on her body, fainting on top of her.

"Damn it!" Ji Yunkai pushed Xiao Jiu'an, and after confirming that he had really fainted, she could not help but curse.

This man, this shameless man, had clearly lost all of his strength, yet he was still threatening her as if victory was in his hands. This was simply… damn it!

Yet, she had no choice but to accept his threat!

She was afraid, afraid that she would anger Xiao Jiu'an, and that she could no longer keep the secret of losing the Phoenix Pendant.

"You win!" Ji Yunkai angrily pushed Xiao Jiu'an away, but she was unable to do so even after pushing him away several times.

Ji Yunkai said snappily: "Why is he as heavy as a pig's body, you obviously don't look fat!" She had just hugged him, so she knew that Xiao Jiu'an's waist was very thin.

Since she could not push him off, Ji Yunkai could only hug Xiao Jiu'an and roll around, hoping to find a different position to save herself. However, as she rolled on the around, she suddenly realized that something was wrong!

Why was the room so bright? It was clearly dark just now?

Ji Yunkai raised her head to look and saw a group of soldiers holding torches standing in front of the bed, staring at her with widened eyes… and the Xiao Jiu'an, who she was currently hugging.

Ji Yunkai's face immediately flushed red, and she immediately let go of Xiao Jiu'an and bellowed angrily out of embarrassment: "What are you looking at! Haven't you ever seen a wife sharing the same bed as her husband!? Hurry up and get out of here!"

"Yes, yes, yes, this lowly one will scram now." A few of the soldiers burst out laughing, but after laughing for a while, they suddenly realized that something was amiss. They immediately revealed serious faces, held up their torches and ran out, afraid of angering Ji Yunkai.

Ji Yunkai was enraged and she immediately pounded the bed!

*Wuwuwu!* She said the wrong thing. She felt so ashamed, and that she had no way of meeting people face to face anymore.

But, she could not hide from everyone, so she had to go out!

Xiao Jiu'an fainted, there was no way for him to take charge of the situation, so he could only leave things to her.

Actually, Ji Yunkai also wanted to pretend that she was unconscious. She had just lost so much face, she really did not have the face to go out, but… she could even bravely hug Xiao Jiu'an and roll around with him on the bed. If she fainted, would anyone believe her?

Moreover, Xiao Jiu'an's threats were still in her ears. Not to mention that she could not faint now; even if she wanted to, she would have to pinch her thighs and do her best to stay awake.

Ji Yunkai resigned herself to her fate and got off the bed. Borrowing the light from the torches outside the room, she slightly tidied herself up before calling the servants in.

"Princess." The person who came in was the Steward of Prince Yanbei's Mansion, the one who brought Ji Yunkai to meet Xiao Jiu'an.

He looked to be in a very sorry state. His arm revealed a large chunk of flesh missing, and there were a few obvious wounds on his body. However, he stood up straight. His expression was solemn, as if he had not been injured at all.

Ji Yunkai looked at him for a moment before retracting her gaze, and said, "Have someone come in and clean up. It would be best if you could find a room for the Prince."

"Yes." The manager agreed softly. He did not question Ji Yunkai's orders at all, nor did he care about Xiao Jiu'an's safety. It was as if Ji Yunkai was his master.

Ji Yunkai raised her eyebrows, but did not ask anything, and only asked, "Where is Infanta Shiqing? Do you need me to meet with those people outside?"

The Steward said, "We have yet to find the Infanta. Outside, with the arrival of the Nine-Gates Commander, as well as the guests who have come to attend today's wedding, are now fully awake. I am afraid that we will need your presence, My Princess."

Since something had happened at the mansion, it had caused the guests to be implicated. Naturally, the Mistress had to go out and apologize to appease the guest's anger.

Usually, this matter should not be handled by the newlywed Ji Yunkai, but it was a pity that the only lords of Prince Yanbei's Mansion were Xiao Jiu'an and Xiao Shiqing. Xiao Jiu'an was unconscious and could not see anyone. There was no one else in Prince Yanbei's Mansion, so Ji Yunkai could only go up.

"I understand. Get someone to clean up for me." Since she had to see the guests, she had to change out of her rumpled clothes, and her right cheek…. Ji Yunkai stretched out her hand and touched it, but still gave up in the end.

The black spots on her face were too large to hide under anything except her mask.

"This little one will do it right away." The Steward bowed and left, completely taking Ji Yunkai as his master, causing Ji Yunkai, who was used to the indifferent treatment in the Ji Manor, to feel overwhelmed.

The Steward was extremely efficient, and, in less than an incense's time, he tidied up the room next door and sent Xiao Jiu'an over.

After settling Xiao Jiu'an down, a maidservant took some clean clothes and came over to help her redo her makeup.

A quarter of an hour later, just as Ji Yunkai finished packing and was about to go out, the Steward came in again.

The Steward had already bandaged his wounds and put on a clean set of clothes. He was no longer as bedraggled as he was before.

"Princess, the Prince has prepared this for you." The Steward held a box in his right hand and respectfully brought it in front of Ji Yunkai.

The half of the golden mask was inlaid with many gems, it was both beautiful and dazzling. What kind of sense of beauty did Prince Yanbei have?

How blatant would it be to wear such a mask on your face?

She felt ashamed to see anyone ever again.

Ji Yunkai hesitated: "This mask…." Could it not be too dazzling?

"Princess doesn't like it?" the Steward asked.

Ji Yunkai shook her head. "No, I like it a lot!" With Xiao Jiu'an's perverted desire for monopoly, if she said that she did not like it or was not willing to wear it, Xiao Jiu'an would probably strangle her.

According to her guess, the reason Xiao Jiu'an had prepared this mask for her wasn't that he thought about or had a good impression of her. It was purely because she wasn't allowed to wear a mask that was from others.

"As long as Princess likes it." The Steward's stiff face revealed an extremely faint smile, as if he was very happy.

What an ugly smile!

Ji Yunkai quietly turned her face away and put on the gold mask that Xiao Jiu'an had prepared.

It was very strange. This gold mask was not heavy, but it was very suitable for her. The mask could cover her face without any sign of discomfort, but Ji Yunkai still did not dare to look at her reflection in the mirror.

She was afraid that if she looked at it, she would not dare to leave her room. Furthermore, there were so many gems on the mask. With the reflection of the mirror, how could she see herself anyway?

"Let's go!" After tidying up properly, Ji Yunkai did not delay any further, and accepted her fate as Prince Yanbei's Mansion's Mistress and went to battle alone.