"Zhizhi, what's wrong?"
Why doesn't anyone praise her?
Even though it was just the two of them, mother and daughter, in the room, Yu Zhi still felt shy. She glanced out the window and, under her mother's constant urging with questioning eyes, carefully said, "Actually... lying flat is more comfortable."
It is both effortless and long-lasting.
A tingling, exhilarating sensation that makes your soul feel like it's ascending to the heavens.
With a look of regret that seemed to say, "Mother, you've missed out," Liu Boyan blushed and said, "But...but Sister Rong is really beautiful."
Looking at her daughter's gentle and charming demeanor, a realization slowly rose in her heart. She hesitated for a moment, but finally couldn't help but say, "Zhizhi... how come you are so delicate?"
Chapter 96 A Family
Liu Boyan left with Princess Yunzhang. Ji Pingxi saw off his mother-in-law and aunt, then slipped back to Yu Zhi's side. Suddenly remembering the complicated expression on his mother-in-law's face before she left, he asked, "What did you say to your mother-in-law? Why did she look at me like that?"
"..."
Yu Zhi's ears burned: "What did she think of you?"
"I can't quite put my finger on it." Ji Pingxi pondered for a moment, "It just looks a bit strange."
Her eyes crinkled slightly: "You didn't tell on me, did you?"
"I didn't."
"That's good." She stroked her chin and muttered to herself, "I don't have anything for you to sue me for."
She and Zhizhi had just gotten married, and their wedding night had just passed. They were at their most intimate time, and she served them meticulously in every way, doing everything perfectly. How could Zhizhi not be satisfied?
She asked, "Are you still satisfied with me?"
Yu Zhi turned to look into her serious eyes, rubbing her earlobe with her fingers: "Satisfied."
They served me so well.
"Why are you blushing?" Ji Pingxi asked knowingly, which earned him a shy and reproachful look from the beauty.
The princess's residence was filled with laughter and joy. Cun Cun and You You were frolicking in the sunlight, barking at each other as if trying to compete to see who was the most majestic barking dog in the residence.
The wedding of Liu Boyan and Ji Rong was set for the eighth day of the tenth month. With His Majesty having already bestowed a marriage upon Princess Changyang, Princess Yunzhang's marriage to another woman did not seem so shocking.
The royal family is a royal family that the subjects trust and love, and the emperor and empress are emperors and empresses praised by all the people. The Great Yan Dynasty is in a period of prosperity and peace, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. As for who marries or who remarries, we can just listen to it and forget about it.
The candlelight flickered dimly in the Changming Palace, and the elderly Empress Dowager Yan had not slept well for several nights in a row.
The woman who once ruled from behind the curtain, wielding immense power and influence, has lost her power and is no longer as energetic as before.
Yan Hui sighed at the void, unsure whether to lament her own blindness in actually believing Ji Ying was a docile sheep, or to lament her bad luck in ending up in such a state, worse than death.
She is an absolute schemer; ever since she plotted to frame Yin Yun years ago, she has harbored an astonishing desire for the throne.
But she ultimately failed to attain the highest position.
The throne fell to the young fourth prince, Ji Ying, who regarded her as his mother and painstakingly bided his time for many years before achieving his true ambition and dominance.
That's really impressive.
She deserved to lose.
No wonder he's Yin Jun's flesh and blood.
Empress Yin Yun was a legend of her time and a model of virtuous women throughout the land.
Unfortunately, he was too virtuous and his reputation was even greater than that of the emperor. The late emperor was wary of the Yin family and worried that the maternal relatives would become too powerful, so he wanted to take the opportunity to deal with the Yin family.
The late emperor truly loved Yin Yun.
I love it, respect it, and fear it all at the same time.
So when the man learned that Yin Yun was having an affair, he wouldn't listen to anyone else and flew into a rage.
A man's ridiculous pride and inferiority complex are vividly displayed in him.
It was by grasping this point that she was able to push Yin Yun into an abyss of no return.
Inside the Hehuan Palace, Yin Yun remained nonchalant and composed in the face of her relentless pursuit, even in death, as if he were drinking not poison that would lead to his demise, but a rare and precious elixir.
Not only was the late emperor afraid of Yin Yun, but Yan Hui was also afraid of her.
Therefore, Yin Yun must die.
Only after her death could Yan Hui possibly seize control of the government.
Empress Dowager Yan sighed again and again, for after years of hunting birds, she had finally been pecked in the eye by an eagle.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." The palace servants guarding outside the hall bowed and greeted Ji Ying, who was dressed in the emperor's robes and walked into the large, empty, and lifeless Changming Hall.
Changming Hall, the Hall of Fame.
The Emperor's heart is unfathomable.
He walked steadily to Yan Hui's side: "Your daughter is getting married."
Your enemies often know you best.
Having been engaged in a power struggle with his mother for many years, he knew how to speak in a way that would most provoke the person in front of him.
Yan Hui raised her head and stared intently at the man with full wings and an imperial demeanor: "Jing Heliu?"
Ji Ying chuckled: "Otherwise what?" He sat leisurely in the sandalwood chair: "You should be glad that your elder sister is not like you, otherwise I would definitely kill her."
"She's really accomplished."
Ji Ying smiled even more brightly. Having reigned as the most beautiful woman on the beauty list for thirty years, her smile made the heavens and earth seem to dim: "You're quite an interesting person."
What's interesting about it?
"You won't shed a tear until you see the coffin."
Yan Hui didn't argue with him. The winner takes all, and she was convinced of her defeat at Ji Ying's hands.
The two sides engaged in open and covert struggles. Ji Ying, having endured for many years, struck a decisive blow, giving her opponent the respect they deserved. Having succeeded, she was entitled to enjoy the pride and glory of a victor.
She laughed: "Did you see Yin Yun die?"
"right"."
"Have you seen everything clearly?"
"I saw it clearly."
He saw it clearly, so much so that when Yan Hui fell, he took ruthless action against the Yan clan.
“Your mother…” Yan Hui paused, “was a very formidable woman.”
"No matter how powerful you are, you can't be more powerful than the human heart."
"That's true. She was too perfect, so perfect that she seemed to have no flaws, which is why she suffered such a tragic defeat. The world doesn't need saints; there are plenty of ordinary people."
Ji Ying lowered her head to count the square bricks under her feet, her gaze circling back to the embroidered gold boots: "Once my elder sister's marriage is over, I will bestow upon you a cup of poison, and then you can die."
Thank you.
Heroes cherish heroes. On the road to vying for power, they had a brief time working together. However, due to their different stances, Yan Hui could not trust him because of the fact that "the fourth prince is Yin Yun's son."
But she underestimated him.
He was allowed to ride the wind and transform into a dragon.
"I have one last question."
Ji Ying paused: "Ask."
Yan Hui was sentenced to death by him. Whether she died or not was not so terrible for her. Losing her coveted power was tantamount to having her bones removed. Living was a torment.
She gave Yin Yun a quick death back then, and now Yin Yun's son is giving her a quick death; this is justified.
She squinted: "Are you a man or a woman? How can a man be as beautiful as you? If you are a woman, where did the celadon and glaze come from? With your love for Yan Xiu, you would never have let her have a child through artificial insemination. Ji Ying, you are too scheming. You are better than me, a born emperor."
He deserves to be the emperor of this world.
This is the highest praise she could give to her opponent, and also the best footnote to her life of defeat.
Ji Ying's eyes were gentle: "You're wrong. I wasn't born an emperor. I also want to be loved by my family, and I also want to receive favor and ease without having to pay a price. No one is born to suffer the hardships of being an emperor. I've come to this point because you forced me to."
To protect himself, he had no choice but to take that seat.
"Bitter?" Yan Hui seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world: "You say being emperor is bitter? I wish I could experience that kind of bitterness too."
Upon hearing this, the Great Yan Emperor smiled and said, "You want to, therefore you can't."
You are too eager to be above everyone else, so you are not the popular choice.
...
"Your Majesty, you may go in now."
Ji Rong had felt pity for this younger brother of the emperor since childhood, and now she felt even more awe for him. With his permission, the princess entered the Changming Palace.
...
As the autumn winds swept in in August, His Highness the Crown Prince followed closely behind his father, the Emperor, and neither of them uttered a word.
As you walk deeper into the palace, the gates are all open, guarded by the emperor's most loyal bodyguards.
Doors opened one by one, and then closed one by one.
It opened, it closed, sealing away the world's deepest secrets.
A destitute man resides in the Golden Palace.
The term "useless person" doesn't refer to someone who lacks ability; rather, it refers to someone who is missing an arm, has had an eye gouged out, and whose right sleeve hangs freely, with a pure black silk ribbon obliquely covering his horrifying eye socket.
However, he was beautiful and refined, which made him very easy to like.
The woman who was taking care of him was a pretty woman.
The woman showed gentle goodwill towards Ji Ying's arrival, but quickly glanced at the Crown Prince standing behind Ji Ying and dared not look at him any longer.
"Sister-in-law."
Ji Ying shouted.