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When the Morning Assembly ended, Xiao Jiu'an left afterward as he usually did, but before he could exit the hall, he was stopped by Imperial Advisor Ji.

"What did This King do wrong?" Xiao Jiu'an rubbed the ring on his thumb and a taunting look flashing past his eyes.

No matter how dissatisfied he was with the status and power gap between them, he could not beat Xiao Jiu'an up. He could not even scold him.

He, a dignified Prince Yanbei, did not even have the authority to punish someone who dared to offend him?

"Your Highness, Lan'er is only a child. You punished her like that, but have you thought about what she is going to do in the future?" His daughter knelt in the street for two hours. Be it her body or heart, she had suffered greatly. However, Prince Yanbei did not show the slightest sign of regret.

Xiao Jiu'an snorted softly and said, "Even though This King's Princess Consort isn't a child, she is still a treasure in This King's hands. That day, she knelt in the palace for six hours. This King is also worried about how she will do in the future."

Imperial Advisor Ji wanted to show off his "fatherly love", but what about Ji Yunkai?

"Prince Yanbei's Wife, she…" Imperial Advisor Ji's face flushed red, and his expression was awkward. Seeing that many of his colleagues were around him, he became even more uncomfortable and was unable to say a single word.

"Imperial Advisor Ji, be at ease. This King's Consort is doing well." After leaving these words behind, Xiao Jiu'an left with a flick of his sleeve. It was obvious that he did not place Imperial Advisor Ji, his father-in-law, in his eyes.

Ji Yunkai, who had not slept for the entire night, had woken up early. She ate breakfast and went to see Little Doctor Zhuge's medicinal field.

Xiao Jiu'an was already suspicious, so it was better for her to be careful.

"Princess, why are you here so early?" When Little Doctor Zhuge saw Ji Yunkai, he quickly ran over and saw the small emerald leaves growing out of the medicinal field. His mood was elated as he said, "Esteemed Consort, you're too awesome! I've used countless methods to grow these plants, and even after trying countless times, they still would not sprout or live long. You tried it once and they grew so much!"

"Are these plants difficult to grow?" If it was in the past, Ji Yunkai would not bother to ask, but after what happened last night, it made her uneasy. She could not help asking a few more questions.

"It's far more than difficult. It was nearly impossible! The people from Prince's Mansion have already tried it before, but no matter what, they would not live for long." Thinking about the Prince's threat, Little Doctor Zhuge felt a chill on his neck.

Fortunately, he had the help of the Princess Consort; otherwise, his head would have been separated from his body.

"Don't these seeds sprout when thrown? How can they not live?" Ji Yunkai asked casually.

Hearing Ji Yunkai's question, he said mysteriously, "Princess Consort, I'll whisper to you, the people of Prince Yanbei's Mansion say that the Prince can kill plants. Wherever the Prince goes, there won't be a single blade of grass growing. Don't you think it was strange that, other than your courtyard, there wasn't a single flower or herb?"

Ji Yunkai's heart stopped beating and she hurriedly asked, "Isn't it because the Prince doesn't like plants, and he wanted to build training fields instead?" She could not be that unlucky, could she?

"That's not it. As long as Prince is here, no plant will last more than two days. If you give the flowers to Infanta Shiqing, wouldn't they wither in less than three days?" Speaking of this matter, he thought it was really strange. The only plants that were not affected were the plants in Ji Yunkai's courtyard.

"I thought Infanta Shiqing didn't know how to raise flowers." Ji Yunkai's palm turned cold, and the smile on her face froze.

She discovered that she was courting death and sending herself to its door by arousing suspicion.

It was just like how no one would ever think that she could manipulate plants.

This kind of thing was too unusual.

"That's not it. No matter how much the Infanta doesn't know how to raise flowers, they shouldn't last more than three days. Esteemed Consort, be more careful in the future. Don't let the Prince touch your plants or else he might kill them the moment he touches them." Little Doctor Zhuge did not know what Ji Yunkai was worried about and kindly reminded her.

Ji Yunkai agreed repeatedly. The Little Doctor could roughly guess what was going on, and Ji Yunkai left after saying a few more words.

After leaving the medicinal field, Ji Yunkai did not return to her room. Instead, she went to find the Steward and had him prepare some more flower pots.

She needed to use this to confirm if Xiao Jiu'an had discovered anything.

"Esteemed Consort, those plants are dead. Do we still need to replant them?" There was no problem with the plants, and the Steward did not care what Ji Yunkai would do with them.

"I want to try. Who knows, I might be able to help them. You don't need to worry about that, just make the arrangements." If Xiao Jiu'an had found anything, he would not give the plants back to her. He probably agreed to let her replant them because he either did not find anything or he wanted to use this opportunity to test her.

This time, she would not be so heaven-defying as to make Xiao Jiu'an suspicious again.

No, not only could she not raise any suspicions in Xiao Jiu'an, she had to take this opportunity to dispel Xiao Jiu'an's suspicions as well. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient for her to do anything.

Seeing that Ji Yunkai was unhappy, the Steward did not say anymore and immediately arranged for someone to help Ji Yunkai with replanting or, perhaps, arrange for someone to watch over Ji Yunkai to see if she did anything unusual.

After watching her for an entire morning, he still could not find anything abnormal. At most, Ji Yunkai was more meticulous than a gardener and loved to look after her plants.

After spending four hours planting, Ji Yunkai finally managed to replant all of the plants, that might be alive, into a new pot one after another. She then moved them to her current residence.

Xiao Jiu'an returned and found out where Ji Yunkai was. He did not say much and did not even get anyone to watch her.

Ji Yunkai was suspicious. If his people could not find anything, then she was capable, and he had always treated capable people well.

"As long as it doesn't harm Prince Yanbei's Mansion's interests, Ji Yunkai can do whatever she wants." Ji Yunkai was too cautious. If he wanted someone to reveal their fangs, he had to give them a loose and free environment.

Stress makes a person grow, a protected environment makes them degenerate, and those in a free environment will put down their guard eventually.

To let Ji Yunkai reveal her fangs, he did not mind giving her the greatest freedom, just like how he had tolerated Shiqing back then.

"This little one understands." Although the Steward was surprised by Xiao Jiu'an's order, he did not ask further.

He only needed to follow the Prince's orders. The Prince always had his reasons...