C40

That's right, a battle!

She could refuse to do anything about telling them about the assassins, but she could not conceal the matter of Xiao Jiu'an waking up. Not only could she not do it, she had to shoulder the blame for Xiao Jiu'an.

They knew that they were not qualified enough to be personally welcomed by Prince Yanbei's Wife, although they were curious in their hearts, they tactfully took their leave.

With fewer people, she did not need to speak so loudly.

Before Ji Yunkai even entered, everyone had already noticed her.

There was no helping it, the mask on her face was too dazzling. With the light shining down on her, it was even more eye-catching, making it hard for people not to look at her.

"Is this Prince Yanbei's Wife?" Seeing Ji Yunkai, who was wearing a beautiful mask and was slowly walking over, the the Nine-Gates Commander was stunned for a moment before he asked Xiao Zirong.

The Xiao Family's Xiao Zirong was the only person present who had seen Ji Yunkai before. It was normal for the the Nine-Gates Commander to ask him.

"Yes, this is the princess consort that Prince Yanbei has just married." The corner of Xiao Zirong's mouth could not help but twitch slightly as he looked at the noble and elegant Ji Yunkai, who wore a mask and was incomparably beautiful.

He had seen the black spots on the right side of Ji Yunkai's face, and he really could not help but think that the beautiful and noble Ji Yunkai in front of him had no trace of the Ji Yunkai who was ugly.

Although it was the same person, when Ji Yunkai put on and took off the mask, the difference was really huge!

Could it be that Ji Yunkai did not know that the more beautiful she was while wearing the mask, the more others would not be able to accept her ugliness in the future?

While Xiao Zirong was speaking with the the Nine-Gates Commander, Ji Yunkai had already walked in. Ji Yunkai did not take them as outsiders and immediately addressed everyone inside: "Today's matter has frightened everyone, let me apologize on behalf of Prince Yanbei's Mansion. Tomorrow, I will prepare gifts and come personally to apologize."

"Princess, you're too courteous. We've only been frightened a little, and nothing serious has happened. Princess, there's no need to take it to heart." Everyone waved their hands to indicate that they did not mind. Without waiting for Ji Yunkai to take her seat, they immediately said: "I wonder how Prince Yanbei is doing now? Hearing that Prince Yanbei has woken up, we are all very happy. I wonder if we can go visit him?"

It was obvious that these people did not place Prince Yanbei's Wife, Ji Yunkai, in their eyes. Ji Yunkai did not mind, and directly went to the Master's Seat and sat down: "Thank you all for your concern towards our Prince. He has indeed woken up, but he is currently too weak to receive guests. I hope everyone will forgive me."

"Really? Prince Yanbei is awake? Does this mean that he's fine?" Amongst the people present, there were some who were close to Prince Yanbei's Mansion, and sincerely hoped that Xiao Jiu'an would wake up.

Of course, there were also some that had conflicts of interest with Prince Yanbei's Mansion. Deep in their hearts, they hoped that Xiao Jiu'an would die early and reincarnate. Even if he did not die, they thought it would be best if he was at least crippled.

"With This Princess here, how could anything happen to the Prince!" Ji Yunkai acted very arrogantly, her face was not dyed red due to shyness or shame, and she carried the blame without even breathing.

"Was it the Princess who saved the Prince?" Everyone was shocked, and a few of them looked at Ji Yunkai with unfriendly eyes.

Ji Yunkai asked in reply, "Otherwise, how do all of you think the Prince would wake up today?" It had to be said that Xiao Jiu'an had chosen a good time, but even if he did not wake up today, he still had to do so.

The Infanta was missing. If Xiao Jiu'an did not wake up, the Yanbei Army would be in chaos.

"I wonder, what kind of poison the Prince was poisoned with, and how did the Princess cure it?" Someone asked in a probing tone. Ji Yunkai did not reply, but coldly looked at him with unkind eyes.

"Princess, what do you mean?" The man pretended to be stupid, as if he was humiliated.

"Idiot!" Ji Yunkai evaluated without restraint.

*Pah!* That person slammed the table angrily and said with a dark expression, "How dare you scold me!"

"This is Prince Yanbei's Mansion!" Ji Yunkai swept her gaze over him coldly, completely disregarding his ferocity.

Did they really think that she was a naive little girl? That just putting on an act was enough to scare her?

"You, you…." The man was flustered and exasperated, but Ji Yunkai did not even look at him, completely not giving him a chance to step down. The person beside him saw what was happening and stood up to persuade him.

After persuading him, she cupped her hands towards Ji Yunkai: "Prince Yanbei's Wife, don't be angry. Oh right, where is the Infanta now? How come I haven't seen Infanta Shiqing after such a huge incident?"

Regarding the fact that Ji Yunkai had woken up Prince Yanbei, everyone still held some doubt about it, because no one had seen it with their own eyes. Furthermore, it just so happened that Infanta Shiqing of Prince Yanbei's Mansion had also disappeared without a trace.

"Shiqing's face is injured, it's not convenient to see her." Ji Yunkai continued to lie with her eyes wide open. She was not afraid at all.

"The Infanta injured her face? Was it serious? I have the Jade Skin Ointment that was offered as tribute to me this year at home. I'll get someone to go get it and send it to the Infanta." A purple-clothed man stood out and said in concern.

"There's no need. Our Prince's Mansion does not lack Jade Skin Ointment." Ji Yunkai rejected him without a second thought.

The purple-clothed man continued, "Then tomorrow, I'll have my wife visit Infanta Shiqing and accompany her to have a chat, so that she can relieve her boredom."

"The Infanta hurt her face!" Ji Yunkai did not outright reject him, and only repeated her words.

The purple-clothed man was stunned and did not know how to reply.

Seeing this, Ji Yunkai got up: "It's getting late, if everyone has nothing else, I will not send you all off. There are still a lot of matters that I need to take care of at home."

"Wait a minute, Prince Yanbei's Wife, you repeatedly stopped us from seeing Prince Yanbei, and now you won't even allow us to see Infanta Shiqing. What exactly do you mean by this?" General Lin who was previously angered, stood up again. His eyes were sharp like blades as he glared at Ji Yunkai.

Ji Yunkai did not dodge, but smiled and asked, "General, what do you mean by that?"

"Princess, you have repeatedly stopped us from seeing Prince Yanbei, and we suspect that there is some secret behind all of this. Or perhaps you have done something you shouldn't have done. After all, you're the only Master left in the entire Prince's Palace." General Lin and the Yanbei Army were in a dispute over benefits. Whether Xiao Jiu'an had woken up or whether Xiao Shiqing had disappeared, all of this was of utmost importance to him. He had to do his best to ascertain whether the news was real or not.

"I'm just a newlywed bride. What can I do?" Ji Yunkai said with an unfriendly tone.

"For example, you intentionally spread the word that Prince Yanbei is awake so that you could avoid the fact that you will be buried with him." General Lin said with ill intentions.

Ji Yunkai was so angry that she almost vomited blood!

Ji Yunkai answered with a question: "Even if I run away, how many days can I run away for?" Xiao Jiu'an was Prince Yanbei. How many people were watching over his life and death? And this was Prince Yanbei's Mansion, so what could a weak girl like her, who had just married into Prince Yanbei's Mansion, do to him?