C78

"Why wouldn't This King's consort dare to do that!?"

The dust of light floated around Xiao Jiu'an, and in a moment, the entire room dimmed, and all the light gathered on Xiao Jiu'an's body. It was so dazzling that it made people want to reach out and block their eyes.

"Yes." Even though Xiao Jiu'an was cold and detached, he gave her face in front of others and made his way to sit down on the Seat of Honor beside Ji Yunkai.

Xiao Jiu'an's voice was cold and without any emotion, so naturally, it was not polite either.

"My… My Prince, I—I came to visit Yunkai." No matter how strong Madam Ji's will was, she was still frightened to the point of not being able to say a complete sentence properly. There was even less of a need to talk about Ji Lan, as she cowered in fear the moment Xiao Jiu'an entered the room.

There was a type of person who was destined to be the center of the crowd, there was also a type of person who was destined to only be the one looking up to others, and there was a type of person who only needed to stand there to shock the entire audience; it was no doubt that Xiao Jiu'an was such a person. He stands there and the world notices. He sits there and the world notices. Everyone can only obey his will.

Most people with status always spoke very beautifully. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they had to give face.

"Your Highness, this matter… there's a misunderstanding." Madam Ji was shocked by Xiao Jiu'an to the point that she could not think, and could only explain instinctively.

"Misunderstanding? Oh... what misunderstanding? Tell me!" Xiao Jiu'an casually placed the sword in his hand on the table. It seemed to be a casual movement, but it caused the Madam Ji and her daughter to be shaken until they did not dare move.

"This matter...." Madam Ji really wanted to escape, but facing Xiao Jiu'an's fierce gaze, Madam Ji did not dare to move at all. Since she could not run, she could only brace herself and say, "About this matter... it's soon going to be Elder Sister's Day of Sacrifice. I—I fell into bed with too much grief so I could not come to see Yunkai. Lan'er was also injured a few days ago and could not go out. As soon as she was better, we came to see Yunkai."

The more Madam Ji spoke, the smoother her words became. In the end, she even believed her own words.

"Madam Ji really does have a deep sisterly feelings for This Kings's mother-in-law." As Xiao Jiu'an spoke, he glanced at Ji Yunkai. Seeing Ji Yunkai silently nod her head, he knew that even though Madam Ji had lied, there was still a bit of truth in her words.

At least the Day of Sacrifice was true.

"I grew up together with my sister. My sister protected me when I was young. Yunkai is young, and these are all things that I should do." Madam Ji looked at Ji Yunkai gently and set a trap for her.

Ji Yunkai did not seem to care, and coldly said, "Why are you looking at me?"

"Yunkai, in two days time it will be your mother's Day of Sacrifice. Will you be going home?" Madam Ji seemed like she was giving Ji Yunkai a way out, but she was forcing her to agree.

If she did not even go to her biological mother's Day of Sacrifice, would Ji Yunkai still be human?

"I'm at home, why should I go home?" Ji Yunkai thought she did not understand, and unceremoniously added: "Furthermore, when has my mother's Day of Sacrifice ever been held in the past? What kind of memorial are you planning to host this year?"

She did not know what kind of secrets her mother's death held, but no one in Ji Family dared to mention her mother's Day of Sacrifice.

It it were ever mentioned in front of her cold father, who was always put up kind and gentle persona in front of people, he would put on a dark face in front of everyone and ignore it.

Naturally, no one dared to mention her birthday either. Because, it was her mother's Day of Sacrifice.

With the excuse exposed in front of everyone, Madam Ji looked a little embarrassed and secretly glanced at Xiao Jiu'an. Seeing that he was not displeased, she then continued, "Yunkai, why are you so stubborn now? I know that you were angry at your father, but he was also thinking about my sister, so he ignored you for the past few days."

When Madam Ji said this, her heart was bleeding.

She always knew that even though the First Wife died, her husband never forgot about her. Whether it was due to love or hatred, everything about that woman was firmly engraved in his heart.

Therefore, she hated. She hated that dead woman and hated Ji Yunkai even more. Because, Ji Yunkai's existence constantly reminded her husband of that woman's existence.

"Heh ~ heh ~." Ji Yunkai laughed unhappily. She was too lazy to expose Madam Ji's lies and said impatiently, "I'm tired, I won't see the Madam out."

The man beside her was continuously emitting a cold air, and her current energy was limited. She should have sent Madam Ji and her daughter away earlier so that she would have the strength to deal with Xiao Jiu'an.

"Then in a few days.…" Madam Ji looked like she wanted to say something, but hesitated. It was obvious that she did not want to leave.

Since her goal was not achieved, how could she be willing to leave? However, Ji Yunkai did not give her a chance to speak at all, and directly interrupted her: "I can't leave because of my sickness. I think my mother definitely would not want me to risk my life for her."

Didn't the world revolve around parents?

Parents love their children, so how could they bear to risk their child's life?

"But that's you—" Madam Ji wanted to use filial piety to suppress Ji Yunkai and force her to return to the Ji Family, but before she could finish, Xiao Jiu'an had already driven her away, "Come, send them out!"

Compared to Ji Yunkai's tactful actions, Xiao Jiu'an was much more direct and completely did not give face to Madam Ji.

But this wasn't just sending them off, this was clearly surveillance.

Standing beside the carriage, Madam Ji was so angry that her entire body was trembling.

Prince Yanbei's Mansion was too arrogant!

But no matter how angry Madam Ji was, even if Prince Yanbei held an army, the Son of Heaven would still give Prince Yanbei some face. A puny Ji Manor was nothing in Xiao Jiu'an's eyes.

Once Madam Ji and Ji Lan left, Ji Yunkai informed him that she was going to leave. "My Prince, I'm tired. If there's nothing else, I'll go rest first." Xiao Jiu'an was obviously not in a good mood, if she could slip away, she would naturally do so.

Without waiting for Xiao Jiu'an to speak, Ji Yunkai was ready to slip away, but just as she took a step, she heard a clear sound from behind her. As though a gale had struck her, a longsword swept past her cheek and left a long trail of blood on the blade of the sword. With a *pu* sound, the tip of the sword pierced into the pillar in front of her.