“You…”
Before Ji Xiangyun could finish speaking, he heard hurried footsteps from outside.
Then a figure walked in, “Marquis.”
Ji Xiangyun looked at the woman who entered with a hint of helplessness and stepped forward, “Madam, why have you come?”
Li shi held Ji Xiangyun’s hand and exchanged a look with Ji Wuran.
Ji Wuran nodded slightly and walked towards the door.
Watching Ji Wuran leave, Ji Xiangyun was utterly powerless. After all, he was afraid of his wife.
“Madam, your excessive doting on Wuran will harm him,” Ji Xiangyun said with a sigh.
Li shi snorted upon hearing this, “Harm him? Not at all. Wuran knows what’s important. It’s you, Marquis.”
“I… What about me?” Ji Xiangyun was confused. What did this have to do with him?
“If you didn’t manage Wuran so strictly all the time, Wuran wouldn’t be out of the mansion every day,” Li shi said with dissatisfaction.
Hearing Li shi’s words, Ji Xiangyun felt a mix of amusement and exasperation, “Madam, according to you, I’m forcing the scoundrel to be idle?”
“Of course. When you get angry, you either use family discipline or scold people. If I were Wuran, I wouldn’t want to return home either.”
Ji Xiangyun twitched his lips. If it were Ji Wuran in front of him, he could scold him, but now it was his wife, so he had to swallow his anger.
“Madam, I’m not that strict. It’s just that the scoundrel is really out of line. If I don’t say a few words to him, won’t he turn the world upside down?”
Li shi glanced at Ji Xiangyun coldly and said, “Don’t think I don’t know. If I hadn’t arrived in time, would you have used family discipline on Wuran?”
Ji Xiangyun felt a sense of foreboding and quickly stepped forward to support Li shi, fawning, “Madam, you repeatedly instructed me not to use family discipline on the scoundrel. How dare I not listen to what you say?”
“You wouldn’t dare not listen,” Li shi said coldly.
Ji Xiangyun breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself that this scoundrel had found quite a capable helper.
Ji Wuran left the study and returned to his room. Before he could enter, the things in his hand flew out first.
A groan was heard from inside, followed by the voice, “Ji Wuran, are you trying to murder me?”
“Murder? You are in my room, isn’t it you who is trying to murder me?” Ji Wuran stepped into the room and said coldly to the man sitting there.
Zhao Yanluo smiled upon hearing this, “Aren’t I just coming to see if you were reprimanded by the old Marquis?”
“Watching the show?” Ji Wuran raised his eyes and gave Zhao Yanluo a cold glance.
Zhao Yanluo curled his lips and chuckled, “Not at all, how could I dare to watch your show? I’m just concerned about you.”
“No need for your concern,” Ji Wuran withdrew his gaze and said faintly.
Zhao Yanluo suddenly leaned closer and said, “Did you get Princess Xingyue drunk?”
Ji Wuran’s gaze was clear and cold as he looked at Zhao Yanluo. Zhao Yanluo’s heart stirred slightly, and he smiled, “Don’t be angry. You know that I can’t keep secrets from the palace.”
“Know what you should know, and don’t know what you shouldn’t,” Ji Wuran said coldly.
Zhao Yanluo was slightly taken aback and quickly said, “You are right, I won’t make the same mistake again.”
“Did Princess Xingyue make any other moves?” Ji Wuran suddenly asked.
Zhao Yanluo said, “No moves, but Princess Xingyue seems to have transferred Feng Wu, who is always by her side.”
Ji Wuran asked, “Why?” Feng Wu had always been by Princess Xingyue’s side, to the point of being inseparable. Suddenly transferring away such an inseparable person made him suspect something was amiss.
Zhao Yanluo shook his head, “As you know, I can only gather superficial information. After all, I can’t enter Princess Xingyue’s room…”
“Who told you to go into Princess Xingyue’s room?” Ji Wuran suddenly asked coldly.
Zhao Yanluo was stunned and seeing Ji Wuran’s stern face, quickly explained, “You misunderstand. How could I possibly get in? Princess Xingyue is heavily guarded, and outsiders simply cannot enter.”
“Even if you can get in, you shouldn’t,” Ji Wuran said coldly.
Zhao Yanluo heard this and said, “Rest assured, I remember everything you’ve said.”
Ji Wuran nodded and said, “Send someone to investigate where Feng Wu went after being transferred away from Princess Xingyue.”
“Are you suspecting Princess Xingyue might be doing something else in secret?”
Ji Wuran said, “I don’t know, but it’s better to be cautious.”
Zhao Yanluo nodded, “Okay, I’ll arrange it now.”
Suddenly, footsteps were heard from outside. Ji Wuran stood up and looked outside, seeing a servant from his courtyard. He walked out and asked, “What is it?”
The servant said, “Young Marquis, Princess Xingyue is here.”
Ji Wuran was stunned. Princess Xingyue was here? Why would she come?
Xue Xingyue stood at the gate of the Ji An Marquis’s mansion. For some reason, she felt a little apprehensive. She had been so confident before coming, but now that she was here, she wanted to retreat.
“Your Highness, Marquis Ji An and his wife are here,” Feng Yi said in a low voice.
Xue Xingyue looked up and saw the middle-aged man and the beautiful woman rushing out from inside. The middle-aged man took the lead and bowed, “This humble subject did not know Princess Xingyue was visiting, and thus failed to welcome you properly. I beg for your Highness’s forgiveness.”
Xue Xingyue stepped forward and pretended to help him up, “Marquis, please rise. I came unannounced, and did not notify the Marquis beforehand. I beg for your forgiveness.”
Ji Xiangyun quickly said, “Your Highness, by doing so, you are humbling this old minister.”
“Marquis, I just had a sudden whim. You need not be alarmed.” Xue Xingyue said.
“This humble wife, Li Shi, pays her respects to Princess Xingyue.” Li Shi stepped forward and curtsied.
Xue Xingyue quickly helped Li Shi up, “Madam, please rise. It was my sudden visit that was impolite. Madam, please forgive me.”
Li Shi secretly looked up. Although she had seen her before, it was from a distance, so she couldn’t see Princess Xingyue’s appearance clearly. Now, being so close, Li Shi could finally see clearly.
She saw that the maiden before her had a clear and bright countenance, her gaze pure and bottomless. However, what was unusual was the noble and radiant demeanor that the maiden possessed, which ordinary people could not emulate. This was because it was innate.
Li Shi could not help but praise inwardly, what an unparalleled beauty.
If she could stand with Wuran, they would surely be incredibly well-matched.
However, upon remembering that Princess Xingyue had already been forced into marriage, Li Shi felt that her thoughts could be discarded.
“Your Highness, since you have finally come, may I invite you into the mansion to sit for a while?” Li Shi said.
From the moment she saw Princess Xingyue, Li Shi could not suppress her fondness.
Although Princess Xingyue would no longer have any connection with Wuran, it was still possible to befriend Princess Xingyue.
After all, although Princess Xingyue was a woman, she had nevertheless commanded an army of a hundred thousand.
Such a person was someone Li Shi admired.