Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 292 Two-person world

"Zhao Ji! Zhao Ji!" Long Mohan shouted behind her.

What should I do? What should I do... Ji Anni hid in a corner like a mouse, anxious and at a loss.

Should I be angry, should I help So-hee to get back on her feet, or should I pretend I saw nothing?

Ji Anni squatted in the corner and grabbed her hair anxiously. Suddenly, she felt the light above her head dim. When she looked up, she saw Long Mohan standing in front of her.

It can't be that fast, can he transfer instantly? Ji Anni was so frightened that she even forgot to run away.

"Zhao Ji..." Long Mohan suddenly grabbed Ji Anni's shoulders.

Ji Anni stammered, "I'm sorry... Your Majesty, I... I didn't mean to peek..."

If she hadn't heard Concubine An crying, she wouldn't have witnessed such an embarrassing scene just now.

"Zhao Ji, you misunderstood me." Long Mohan thought that Ji Anni's "peek" was a deliberate mockery of him, so he became even more anxious and explained, "I and Concubine An... Concubine An..."

In a hurry, Long Mohan couldn't think of any words to define the relationship between him and Concubine An.

They can't be called childhood sweethearts, right? They only met once in the Queen's Palace fifteen years ago, so they can't be considered childhood friends. But I never expected that a brave act of justice in childhood would bring me such troublesome peach blossoms.

"Zhao Ji, Concubine An just told me some past events. She was sad for a moment and suddenly started crying."

"Okay, okay, Zhao Ji completely understands. Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about me. Go and comfort Concubine An." Ji Anni knew that Concubine An was not only a jealous person, but also had a strong desire for revenge. She didn't want to bring trouble upon herself.

"Sooji, are you speaking in anger?"

"I'm speaking from the heart..." Ji Anni muttered softly.

"Zhao Ji... I can swear to you that I and Concubine An..."

"Your Majesty." Long Mohan was about to swear when he heard Concubine An's soft call from behind him. This call came at the right time, as if Concubine An deliberately didn't give Long Mohan the opportunity to swear and cut off the relationship between the two of them.

"Your Majesty, I was out of control just now. Please don't blame me." Concubine An lowered her head sadly.

Ji Anni had always thought that Concubine An only had an overbearing face, but now she suddenly saw her aggrieved and sad look, which was a bit hard to adapt to. At that moment, she even had the illusion that she had wronged Concubine An before.

Afterwards, the three of them returned to Prince Ming's room.

Prince Ming didn't know what was going on. After seeing their strange expressions, he also sensed a subtle atmosphere and didn't dare to speak.

Ji Anni was most afraid of this awkward atmosphere, and hurriedly told jokes to Prince Ming.

Her jokes were quite funny, and after she told a few, everyone's laughter diluted the previous strange atmosphere.

Prince Ming has not been reunited with his parents for a long time. If Concubine An was not present, the atmosphere would probably be more harmonious.

Concubine An also knew how inappropriate it was for her to be here, but she just refused to leave, as if she wanted to use this method to force her way into the family of Long Mohan and Prince Ming.

She cursed Soji's existence, and her desire to wipe Soji out of this world became stronger.

If there was no Zhao Ji, she, the concubine with the same mother, would have taken her place and become the real mother.

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In the evening, Ji Anni was sent back to Wenhua Courtyard by Long Mohan.

It was already late, so Long Mohan did not stay. After seeing Ji Anni walk into Taoyuan, he turned and left.

Ji Anni came to the door alone, knocked on it, and called out, "Furong? Furong?"

There was no response from the room. Just when Ji Anni was wondering why Shui Furong had disappeared, she suddenly heard a faint "creak" sound and the door opened a little.

Shui Furong poked her head out and greeted lightly like a female ghost: "You're back..."

Ji Anni was so frightened that she shuddered and asked, "Furong, what's wrong?"

"Well, come in and talk..." Shui Furong pulled Ji Anni into the room and closed the door.

The light in the room was very dim, with only one candle lit, and the atmosphere was so eerie that it seemed like someone was summoning a spirit.

"Furong, are you okay?" Ji Anni's heart was pounding. The more she looked at Shui Furong's expression, the more she felt that he was possessed.

"Well, nothing happened to me..." Shui Furong sighed and pulled Ji Anni to sit beside his bed.

"Who's in trouble then?" Ji Anni asked anxiously.

"Princess Tianning is in trouble."

"Tianning?" Ji Anni stood up excitedly.

"Hush, don't get excited, just listen to me." Shui Furong pulled Ji Anni back to her side and continued, "I heard that... Princess Tianning has granted marriage to the young general. After the young general recovers from his injury, the two will get married."

"What?" Like a bolt from the blue, Ji Anni almost fainted.

It's only been a day, and the marriage has been finalized? It's too sudden!

"Then...then...has Princess Tianning agreed?" Ji Anni asked stutteringly. If she remembered correctly, Princess Tianning should have planned to give up Kang Xiaorong...did she suddenly change her mind?

Shui Furong said, "What can the princess say? She is so happy. As for the young general, I heard that he almost quarreled with the eunuch Lian who came to announce the decree. Fortunately, the general arrived in time and no trouble happened. After listening to his father's advice, the young general obediently agreed to the marriage."

"Have you agreed?" Shui Furong said it lightly, but to Ji Anni it sounded like thunder.

"What else can I do? Reject the marriage proposal?" Shui Furong spread her hands.

If the marriage goes ahead, Princess Tianning will be very pitiful. If the marriage doesn't go ahead, Huarong will be very pitiful.

Why can't we have the best of both worlds? Why is it destined to hurt one person?

Ji Anni sighed as she thought, and suddenly heard Shui Furong yawning. She turned her attention back to Shui Furong and asked, "By the way, aren't you under house arrest? How come you are so well-informed?"

Shui Furong said, "Of course, Huarong came here today."

"Hua Rong?" Ji Anni was shocked again, thinking that Hua Rong wouldn't have told Shui Furong about Tian Ning's marriage in person.

"What's Huarong's...she's...her expression?" Ji Annie asked cautiously.

"Expression? What expression could she have? It's still the same as before. She came to see you, but you were taken away by the Emperor, so she told me about Princess Tianning's engagement with Kang Xiaorong, and asked me to tell you not to say anything to Princess Tianning."

"Don't talk nonsense to Princess Tianning?" Ji Anni pondered, what does this mean?

Is he asking me not to ruin the marriage between Princess Tianning and Kang Xiaorong?

If he kept silent and let Princess Tianning marry Kang Xiaorong, it would probably end in tragedy.

Shui Furong didn't know what Ji Anni was thinking, so she continued to talk to herself, "After Huarong left, Yizhen came again. She came to visit you, and wanted to leave when she saw you were not there, but I was really bored staying in the room alone, so I pulled her to chat, and by the way, I asked her about Princess Tianning's marriage. It was she who told me about the general persuading the junior general."

"Then the marriage is settled..." Ji Anni was worried. If the Queen Mother and the General did not object to the marriage, Princess Tianning and Kang Xiaorong probably had no right to interfere.

Shui Furong continued, "After Yizhen left, another young Taoist priest came."

"Little Taoist priest?" Ji Anni was a little amused and thought that Wenhua Courtyard was really lively today, with three guests coming in a row.

"That little Taoist priest is called... That's right, Xuanjizi." Shui Furong slapped her head and finally remembered this difficult name. Xuanjizi was Yun Zhen's apprentice. When the fox demon was causing chaos, he came to Wenhua Courtyard to capture the demon and met Shui Furong once. But in Shui Furong's mind, Xuanjizi was just a half-baked person who didn't learn the skills well.

Shui Furong pointed at the window and continued, "He said he was worried that there would be more demons causing trouble in the future, so he was ordered to come here to install magic tools. Not only here, but also in the Li Garden next door."

Ji Anni looked up and found that there was indeed an eight-diagram pattern on the window.

Shui Furong carefully observed Ji Anni's face and asked, "Xiao Zhao, are you okay? Are you dizzy?"

Ji Anni smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm not dizzy at all."

It seems that I am a monster of a certain level, and not all magic weapons can get rid of me. Xuanjizi is indeed a half-baked one.

After shifting her gaze from the window back to Shui Furong's face, Ji Anni asked again, "By the way, Furong, why did you make the room so dark? Are you catching ghosts?"

"I've already gone to bed. If I hadn't heard you knocking on the door, I would have fallen asleep long ago." Shui Furong said while yawning.

Ji Anni took a closer look and noticed that he was only wearing a single piece of clothing, and the quilt on the bed was messy. It seemed that he had just gotten up from the bed when she knocked on the door. No wonder she felt that Shui Furong was in a bad mood when she entered the room just now, as if he was possessed by evil spirits. It turned out that he was a little confused because he was woken up in the middle of his sleep.

But it was only evening now, not the time to go to bed. Ji Anni asked in surprise, "Why did you go to bed so early?"

Shui Furong yawned again and said, "Ah... it's my fault that I haven't slept well recently..."

As he said this, he lifted the quilt and got into bed.

Ji Anni then remembered that Shui Furong had not slept all night the night she disappeared. The next morning, she fell into a coma as soon as she returned to Wenhua Courtyard. Shui Furong did not rest at that time, but watched over her. Shui Furong had indeed worked hard these two days.

Thinking of this, Ji Anni gently helped Shui Furong fold the corners of the quilt like a mother, and said, "Furong, thank you."

"What? So corny..." Shui Furong turned over, facing the wall, and rubbed the goose bumps on her arms. "By the way, how is Prince Ming? Is his condition better?"