I was a princess in ancient times

Seeing that Yu Feng had already handed over the token engraved with Princess An's name to Lin Zhao, Ji Xinxue swallowed the 'disappear' already on his lips.

Not long ago, when they met at the restaurant at the invitation of Mrs. Yu, he noticed that the atmosphere between Yu Feng and Yu Ran was particularly delicate.

They were obviously uncles and nephews of the same family, but their attitude towards each other was cold and alienated, and they were not as cordial as they were with Yu Heng.Obviously, they seem to be in harmony with each other, and each has their own calculations.

Yu Ran just ordered someone to send a letter, using the pen and ink left by Chu Mo before his death, to secretly coerce Yu Heng to help the Yu family through the difficulties.Yu Feng came with Princess An's token and asked Yu Heng to fulfill his promise.

I don't know if they had an agreement and planned to 'persuade' Yu Heng with threats and pleas.They have already completely fallen out, and they can't even maintain the superficial peace, and they will fly separately when disaster strikes.

In just a few days, Yu Feng became visibly thinner and haggard.

He was not at all surprised that Ji Xinxue was still by Yu Heng's side, and said straight to the point, "My mother is getting old, and I am afraid that I can no longer adapt to the cold wind in Gyeonggi. I would like to ask the king of the county and His Royal Highness to ask for a favor for Caomin, allowing Caomin to bring his mother, Children go to Shangluo to settle down."

Ji Xinxue raised her eyebrows.

Yu Feng took out Princess An's token, not because he wanted to add value to the Yu family, but because he wanted to run away early.

It has to be said that compared to Yu Ran who clearly wanted Yu Heng but refused to bow his head, Yu Feng who knew the current affairs and knew how to advance and retreat was much more pleasing to the eye.

Even if he took out Princess An's token, Yu Feng only asked to go to Ji Xinxue's fief to avoid disaster, and did not expect to go to Yu Heng's fief.Take the initiative to put an end to the possibility of him acting as a distant cousin of the Prince of Xianglin County and domineering in the fiefdom of Princess An Guo's Mansion.

However, Ji Xinxue is not forgetful, she will not forget Changping six years, the neither humble nor overbearing, arrogant "uncle" in Langya Pavilion after just three years.

Yu Ran's arrogance is almost the same as that of the "little uncle" in Langya Pavilion and other Yu clan lords with eyes above the top.

The one who changed was Yu Feng.

Yu Heng did not immediately agree or reject Yu Feng's request.

He slowly rubbed the pattern of the token in his hand, and suddenly said something that had nothing to do with Yu Feng's request, "Yu Shi lied to me, you have no evidence that the remnants of the previous dynasty and other aristocratic families planned the assassination, deliberately planted you, and even There is something in the hands of the remnants of the previous dynasty and other families."

Yu Feng looked at Yu Heng silently.

He has already made the decision to be alone, which is equivalent to betraying the family. Naturally, he will not deceive Yu Heng, who is the only one who can pull him out of the abyss, because of the Yu family.

But Yu Heng is also the only one who can pull the Yu family out of the abyss, his words may make Yu Heng decide to give up the Yu family.

He will be the eternal sinner of the Yu family.

In a short period of time, countless complicated thoughts flashed through Yu Feng's mind.

"Yes, you are right."

Now that you have made a choice, no matter whether it is right or wrong, you cannot regret it.

Otherwise, it will only be unfavorable to both sides, and they will be completely abandoned.

Seeing Yu Feng admitting his doubts, Yu Heng's long-strained face not only did not ease, but became more condensed. He asked, "What is the reason for the remnants of the previous dynasty and other aristocratic families?"

"I don't know." Yu Feng smiled wryly, "When the Yu family moved to Jiangnan, Princess An sent a message to the Yu family, hoping that the younger brother would not work like her father again. Because of Princess An's orders, Great-grandfather's family are all wealthy and idle people."

In his generation, the books he read during his enlightenment are still different from those of his peers.

His peers started to learn how to read and write, he guarded Jiulianhuan and played with rattle drums.

His peers are familiar with hundreds of schools, and he is enlightened in reading.

The peers began to learn the way of being an official and the method of controlling subordinates, and he listened to his uncle to teach the style of the family.

……

Yu Heng didn't save any face for Yu Feng, "You don't know if the Yu family accidentally left something in the deal with the remnants of the previous dynasty."

When Yu Feng heard this, he couldn't even maintain a wry smile.

Although so far, no one in the Yu family has admitted to him that the Yu family had cooperated with the remnants of the previous dynasty or the aristocratic family, but he has no confidence to deny Yu Heng's words.

If the Yu family is really as innocent as they say, why not reveal the grievances that Chu Mo encountered in Jiangnan when Emperor Yanguang had passed away for many years and the prince of the small county of Princess Anguo's mansion was favored by the emperor?

The Yu family can completely get those who persecuted Chu Mo to be punished without implicating Emperor Yanguang, so as to gain Yu Heng's favor in an open and honest manner.

Why bother to hide the matter of collecting the corpse for Chu Mo back then, while using the pen and ink left by Chu Mo in Jiangnan to persecute Yu Heng, who is the only one who can help them now, in disguise.

Unless Mrs. Yu has other concerns, she still dare not blatantly oppose the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Three years ago, when Yu Heng was visiting Gyeonggi, he passed by the city where the Yu clan was lingering. The Yu clan didn't even dare to tell Yu Heng frankly where the hidden silver that the Jiangnan merchants headed by the Bai family were looting for many years was. Send copies of the 'treasure map'.

As the person who personally sent this treasure map, Yu Feng felt that something was wrong the more he thought about it afterwards.

Maybe it's because he enjoyed various preferential treatment in the Yu family because of Princess An's mansion since he was a child, Yu Feng's natural closeness to Princess An's mansion and Yu Heng is not weaker than his affection for the Yu family.

He has been hesitating for three years, and finally decided to cut off the connection between the Yu family and Princess An's mansion by running away.

An aristocratic family that has been passed down for thousands of years is like an ancient tree that has withered and flourished for many times. It is normal to have a withered and prosperous.

As long as his bloodline remains, the Yu family will not be cut off.

After another three generations, it may not be impossible to turn from decline to prosperity again.

Ji Xinxue, who had been silent for a long time, blinked, lowered her head and picked up the teacup.

As expected of a family that has lived for nearly a thousand years, it has no integrity and dares to cheat.

There is something to be held in the palm of the hand by the remnants of the previous dynasty.

Wrote a nonsensical foreign story to Yu Heng, pretending to be an honest cow who doesn't know anything.

Aware of the risk of being used as cannon fodder.

He also wrote to Yu Heng, claiming that the evidence was in hand, implying that Yu Heng could cooperate, and only put forward a hypothesis, and expected Yu Heng to exonerate them.

……

Fortunately, Yu Heng is calm and quick-witted, and never falls twice in the same place.

How miserably I was deceived by the Qi family when I was a child, but now when I treat the Yu family, my heart is so hard.

Yu Heng confirmed his doubts through Yu Feng, and determined that the Yu family was an unreliable fool, but happily agreed to Yu Ran's request.

He took the time to meet with Yu Ran, and promised himself that he would thoroughly investigate the assassin's affairs, and would never ignore any clues and wrong the good guy.

As expected, Yu Ran only answered a few words on the scene dryly, and still did not provide any clues about the remnants of the previous dynasty or the aristocratic family personally arranging the assassin.

On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, all the assassins in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice confessed, and the confession made on the fifteenth day was so comprehensive that it was difficult to care about it.

Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng sat quietly for a whole day and night in front of the desk-covered documents, and finally made a decision.

Close the case according to Fifteen's confession, and clear the Chang'an city defenses, no further investigation.

Then quietly revealed the hidden dangers of the small official family to the courtiers, and encouraged the courtiers to come forward to change the status quo of the small official family and abolish the layout of several generations of the family.

When the aristocratic family suffered heavy losses one after another, it would be easier for Yu Heng and Ji Xinxue to gain the trust of the Qi family and the Yu family.Not only can they further find out whether the aristocratic family has any unexposed hole cards, but also continue their original plan.

Since Emperor Changping ascended the throne, the palace banquet on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month has become a family banquet.

Only those in the clan who are especially favored by Emperor Changping have the opportunity to enter the palace on this day.

Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng deliberately closed the case early for this purpose.

Although only a small number of people knew that Shiwu was still alive, Ji Xinxue didn't want to bet on how well-informed the little official would be.He ordered Fifteen to disguise himself as the Jinwu Guard to follow him and Yu Heng back to the palace, and put him directly into the Jinwu Guard's yamen to avoid further disturbances.

Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng first went to Fengxiang Palace to greet Emperor Changping, and informed Emperor Changping of the results of the investigation of the assassins and their decision in advance.

Emperor Changping lazily leaned on the back of the chair, as if casually said, "A few days ago, Fenglang's cousin Jiji?"

Ji Xinxue was stunned, she didn't expect Emperor Changping to care about trivial things first after hearing so many important things.

He subconsciously thought about things in a more complicated way.

Aye... Could it be that he had the same misunderstanding as the people in the British government?

Ji Xinxue secretly raised her vigilance, and said nonchalantly, "When Qi Honglu sent the invitation to the Ministry of Punishment, Feng Lang and I were busy interrogating the assassin, so we sent it everywhere without paying attention to what kind of invitation it was."

Emperor Changping's smile didn't reach his eyes, and his tone was hard to tell whether he was angry or angry, "You did a good deed by accident. Now the whole Chang'an knows that the noble daughter of the British government is at the age of marriage. I'm afraid it will take a few years. There is no more beautiful girl than her."

When Ji Xinxue heard this, her heart became higher and higher.

How could there be no more beautiful girl than Qi Shisan within a few years?

Ji Minyan got married in March, and Ji Jingyu got married in June.

Could it be that the marriage between the eldest princess and the concubine could not be as beautiful as the girl from the Duke's mansion?

What a joke!

Is Ayer hinting at something?

Unable to hide her guilty conscience, Ji Xinxue subconsciously took a few steps forward, leaning against the dragon chair as intimately as she was when she was a child, and tentatively said, "Third sister, fourth sister and Baoshan have all been married in the past few years, how could the scene not be as good as it is?" The wedding ceremony of the girls of the British government is lively?"

Emperor Changping unceremoniously raised his hand to pinch Ji Xinxue's face, his face softened without warning, "You are right."

Two heartless little things, went to the British government to save face for a strange girl, and spent the whole day, but they didn't even remember to go to the palace to say hello.

Yu Heng immediately noticed the gaze from Emperor Changping.

Hesitation appeared in his eyes, and he chose to obey the subconscious thoughts in his mind and move forward.

With the sudden tightening of his cheeks, the sharp eyes that fell on Yu Heng's face also became kind.

"Greetings to Aye!"

Without waiting for Emperor Changping to respond, Ji Mingtong got up with a smile, and naturally turned his gaze to the person he hadn't seen for a long time.

"You..." The bright smile froze before it was fully stretched, and she asked in disbelief, "What's wrong with your face?"

A few red marks like birthmarks suddenly appeared on the fat-like cheeks, which was really distressing.

Ji Xinxue touched her face, which was neither painful nor itchy, her brows were full of bewilderment.

If it weren't for the distress in Ji Mingtong's eyes was too real, he would have doubted whether Ji Mingtong was deliberately joking with him.

It wasn't until Yu Heng raised his hand and touched the barely visible red marks on the side of his face that Ji Xinxue suddenly realized.

He glanced at Emperor Changping's indifferent back, and explained to Ji Mingtong, "Before going out in the morning, I hugged the raccoon slave who came from nowhere, and I thought he was caught by the raccoon slave when he didn't pay attention."

"Where did the wild raccoon come from, so cruel?" Ji Mingtong raised his eyebrows and said without thinking, "You wait, I'll shave the head of that raccoon slave to vent your anger!"

When Emperor Changping heard the words, he immediately felt a chilly wind blowing over his head.

He coughed lightly, and asked with a half-smile, "Why don't I remember, when will you be allowed to go to Princess An's mansion?"

Ji Mingtong hugged Emperor Changping's arm skillfully and acted coquettishly, "I just want to vent my anger on my younger brother. It's okay to ask the Jinwu Guards to catch the wild raccoon into the palace. After I shave its head, I will let my younger brother pick it up."

Ji Xinxue really couldn't hold back the urge to look at Emperor Changping, and immediately received a warning gaze.

He looked away naturally, and his mind was still full of words such as 'wild fox' and 'tick bald'.

If Emperor Changping was bald...

Tsk, even if a handsome person is bald, he is still handsome bald.

However, bringing in the fluffy raccoon slave, and imagining the image of the raccoon slave with only a head and no hair, Ji Xinxue broke his skills immediately, and laughed tremblingly on Yu Heng's shoulder beside him.

As expected of Ji Mingtong, he can really torture cats.

Emperor Changping pinched his brows, almost laughed out of anger at his restless sons and daughters, and asked, "How do you know, it wasn't Xiao Wu who provoked the wild foxes first?"

"How is it possible?" Ji Xinxue suddenly opened her eyes wide, and said unconvinced, "Unless it's not a wild raccoon, but a wild tiger."

Axue loves the poor and the weak the most, how could she take the initiative to bully the weak raccoon slave?

Not only was the helplessness in Emperor Changping's eyes even worse, but Yu Heng, who was always expressionless, also silently raised his hands to cover his face.

Emperor Changping didn't want to distinguish between 'wild raccoon' and 'wild tiger' with Ji Mingtong, so he asked nonchalantly, "Want to go to Princess An's mansion?"

"I don't want to!" Ji Mingtong subconsciously straightened his back, looking at Emperor Changping with sincere eyes.

She really didn't want to go to Princess An's mansion.

To her, Princess Anguo's mansion is not special, it's just a place where there are both Ashe and Ji Cheng.

If she didn't go to Princess Anguo's mansion, she could also see Axue in other places.

Aye didn't allow her to meet Ji Cheng, if she didn't listen to Aye, Ji Cheng would be very unlucky, and even had to leave Chang'an.

Compared with meeting Ji Cheng in a hurry and causing him to stay away from his parents and family, Ji Mingtong prefers to maintain the status quo.

Today Ji Cheng went to the outskirts of the city to play, and she played at the house of the clan sisters.

Tomorrow she will go to Zhuangzi to pluck sheep, while Ji Cheng will fight cocks in Chang'an.

Even if they can't meet each other, they have to resist the idea of ​​asking each other's news. They can still get each other's news through a few words from others, go to the places the other has been, and do what the other has done.

Emperor Changping raised his hand to caress Ji Mingtong's head, and without accident, another bun was ruined.

These days, Ji Mingtong and Ji Cheng's 'avoidance of suspicion' was seen by Emperor Changping.

Ji Cheng went to the banquet for the princess of the British government, but Ji Mingtong took the initiative to stay in the palace.

For today's palace banquet, Ji Cheng asked for leave early.

Since the two separated, they only lived together in the palace banquet on New Year's Eve, and did not communicate alone.

Compared with Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng, who are unrepentant, how can a good boy who knows his mistakes and can make amends be unsympathetic?

"If you want to go to Princess Anguo's mansion, you can go, and I didn't say that you are not allowed to go." Emperor Changping smiled.

Ji Mingtong still shook his head, a slight melancholy appeared between his brows.

She didn't suspect that Emperor Changping was fishing to enforce the law, but she was afraid that she would lose control of her emotions if she really saw Ji Cheng in a place far away from Emperor Changping.

Ji Xinxue held back the idea of ​​helping Ji Mingtong, and silently covered her mouth.

As long as Ji Mingtong's heart is still tied to Ji Cheng, sooner or later she will pass the test of Emperor Changping, and no one can help her.

If he speaks rashly, it will cause Ji Mingtong to take more detours.

Emperor Changping carefully looked at the delicate and innocent pearl in his palm, his eyes flashed with reluctance, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "What do you think of Li Jinhuan from Dingbeihou's Mansion?"

"Not as fair as Axue." Ji Mingtong said without thinking.

Emperor Changping smiled, glanced at Ji Xinxue with anger and resentment, and asked, "Fenglang's companion, Zhang Siyi, is from the Zhang family where the Minister of Rites is, how is it?"

"It's not as good as Yuanbei County Wang Yingwu." Ji Mingtong shook his head.

Emperor Changping didn't care about Ji Mingtong's pickiness.

If you can't be happy everywhere, how can you be called a wishful man?

"How about Lu Liulang, the grandson of the Minister of the Ministry of War? I heard that when he was in northern Xinjiang, he was known as General Yumian. If you don't believe me, ask Fenglang."

Under the eyes of Emperor Changping on the left and Ji Xinxue on the right, Yu Heng nodded calmly and commented, "Has the appearance of Han Yue, but also has the bravery of Liu Fei."

The smile in the corners of Emperor Changping's eyes faded slightly.

Both Han Yue and Liu Fei were military generals of the former dynasty.

It is rumored that Han Yuemei is better than the gods. If he does not wear a ghost mask to go into battle, not only will the enemy's minds be swayed, but even those who have seen his appearance will be distracted.

Liu Fei is famous for his fierceness, he can dismember a corpse without beheading it, and he can splatter blood all over the ground without killing him with one blow, which can greatly boost morale.

As the emperor, Emperor Changping could accommodate courtiers like 'Liu Fei'.

However, as a father, it was really difficult for him to accept such a son-in-law.

The ignorant Ji Mingtong didn't notice Yu Heng's righteousness at all. She blinked her eyes and said in a muffled voice, "General Yumian? Is your brother good-tempered?"

Emperor Changping heard the words and gave up this candidate.

"How about Liu Guogong's second son? He has been skilled in bowing and horses since he was a child, and he is the favorite of his younger brothers and sisters. He was going to northern Xinjiang to fight for a future, but because of his brother's accidental death, he had to stay in Chang'an."

Ji Mingtong's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he couldn't wait to say, "I know this person, sister Xuanwei said that he's not 'living' well."

"What?" Emperor Changping and Ji Xinxue asked at the same time, their phoenix eyes with similar curvatures were full of the same hostility, "How does Xuanwei know that he is not good at 'living'?"

"I've tried it, so I know." Ji Mingtong covered his blushing cheeks before he knew it, and said angrily, "Don't tell me, Sister Xuanwei told me that Liu Guogong's second son is very grumpy. If he finds out that someone else knows about it, he will definitely trouble her."

Yu Heng suddenly felt a little cold, silently looked at the brazier in the corner, and met Mo Jie who didn't know when to open his eyes.

Emperor Changping secretly remembered Liu Guogong's second son, and naturally mentioned the next candidate, "The eldest son of Shaoqing of Dali Temple? He is easy-going, and his personality is similar to that of your elder brother."

Ji Mingtong shook his head, "Indecisive, not as decisive as Feng Lang."

"Young grandson of Shangshu Hube? He is not easily swayed by others, and he is a rare handsome man."

"Stubborn and stubborn, not as gentle as brother."

"Wen Chengbo's eldest grandson? Smart and tough, he can understand the difficulties of others without wronging himself. Among young gentlemen, it is rare to see someone as free and easy as him."

"No, there are no phoenix eyes."

……

Although Emperor Changping prepared enough candidates, with Ji Mingtong's moody and critical way, it is really difficult to find a man who persists for more than two breaths.

So that when Emperor Changping had no one to talk about, Ji Xinxue only remembered Liu Guogong's second son who was not allowed to be mentioned by others.

Ji Mingtong was cheated into a marriage, hum.

Emperor Changping stared fixedly at Ji Mingtong who was getting more and more guilty.

With his keenness, he had already noticed Ji Mingtong's perfunctory.

this is nothing.

When Ji Minyan and Ji Jingrou chose a son-in-law, they were no better than Ji Mingtong.

However, Ji Mingtong was so guilty, if he didn't ask...he really couldn't get over the test in his heart.

"What kind of husband and son-in-law do you want?" Emperor Changping asked as if sighing, with blame but also helplessness and tolerance in the eyes of the phoenix.

Forget it, Ji Mingtong only separated from Ji Cheng for a month, so it's okay if he's not in the mood to choose a son-in-law.

Only 20 years old, wait a minute.

Ji Mingtong silently clenched the hem of his clothes.

She has no self-motivation, but is proficient in having fun and begging for mercy, and has already felt that Emperor Changping has regressed.

Ji Mingtong knew that as long as she gave an answer casually, the matter of choosing a son-in-law could be delayed for a year or so.

But... Aye will be disappointed.

She could never satisfy Aye.

Crystal tears suddenly fell down his eyes, Ji Mingtong hugged Emperor Changping's arm tightly, and said firmly, "I don't want a husband-in-law, and I will never get married."

Before Emperor Changping could react, a low sob broke through his parched throat.

"I am a princess, you can be willful."

She can't ask Aye willfully to allow her to violate the ancestral etiquette, but she can never marry for life.

Ji Xinxue stared blankly at the top of Ji Mingtong's dark head.

Her bun was loosened by Emperor Changping long ago, and her long hair was messily scattered on the side of her face, completely blocking her expression.

Whether it's the pitiful and humble gesture, or the graceful cry, it doesn't look like Ji Mingtong.

However, this is Ji Mingtong, who only uses his brains for the people he cares about the most.

Emperor Changping turned his head expressionlessly, not wanting to see Ji Mingtong's distressed appearance, and said coldly, "Are you and Ji Cheng..."

"I don't want Ji Cheng!" Ji Mingtong raised his head suddenly, his eyes washed with water were filled with unprecedented firmness, "I don't want Ji Cheng, I don't want him, I just want Aye. I don't want a husband and son-in-law, there are sisters, brothers and brothers. My sister is enough!"

Compared with the shock and anger when he first found out about this matter, Emperor Changping's mood was very calm when he suddenly faced Ji Mingtong's stubbornness.

He raised his sleeve and patiently wiped away the tears hanging on Ji Mingtong's chin.

"Yes, you are a princess, you can be willful. As long as you don't want to get married, I won't force you." Emperor Changping's gentle tone seemed to coax an ignorant child, "Wait until Min Yan, Jing Yu, Jing Rou, Even Xiao Wu and Bao Shan have children, so it's not too late for you to change your mind."

Ji Mingtong threw himself into Emperor Changping's arms, tears bursting down the embankment, "I'm sorry, Aye, I'm sorry."

There will be no heirs.

There will never be any offspring.

Unless it is an adoptive heir.

Because Emperor Changping was tolerant beyond everyone's expectations, Ji Mingtong applied boiled eggs to his eyes in time, and then redressed his makeup.Not only was he able to attend the Fifteenth Palace Banquet as if nothing had happened, but with the help of Ji Xinxue, he won several lanterns for Emperor Changping.

The next day, the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, the first court meeting in the ninth year of Changping, the assassin who had troubled the courtiers for nearly a month finally had the exact plotting process and specific whereabouts that could withstand scrutiny.

Habayashi Guard, Qian Niu Guard, and Beijing Suburb Daying were all involved.

A total of 220 nine people were involved in the case, among which those with rank accounted for the majority, and the highest official position was the third-rank general.

Emperor Changping, who was calm when he learned the result yesterday, suddenly lost his temper.

Standing at the same place, Ji Xinxue and Yu Heng quietly exchanged glances, and their minds, which had been tense for a long time, finally eased.