kingnovel Chapter 397 Confident
Chapter 397 Confident
The "ghost" is the body of the "ghost king", and the "ghost king" is the master of the "ghost". The ghost dedicated his body to the ghost king, and the ghost king truly awakened through the ghost's body. This was the agreement reached between Yun Zhen and the ghost king more than ten years ago.
At that time, Yun Zhen was just a child and had no idea how terrible this agreement was.
At that time, his whole body and soul were consumed by hatred, so he became the Ghost King's puppet.
More than ten years have passed, and nothing has happened. Yun Zhen thought that the future would continue to be peaceful, but after Ji Anni entered the palace, he found that the time when he had to pay the price for the hatred more than ten years ago was getting closer and closer...
The news that Prince Ming was recuperating in Xianke Pavilion reached Long Mohan's ears, and he rushed to visit him in the evening.
At that time, Prince Ming was sitting on the bed, slowly drinking the sweet porridge that Ji Anni fed him. After hearing the voice of "The Emperor has arrived" from outside the door, Ji Anni's hand holding the spoon suddenly trembled. I still remember that the last time I saw Long Mohan was in Shui Furong's West Palace. At that time, Long Mohan had just quarreled with Shui Furong and his face was very dark. I wonder if he is in a better mood now?
Ji Anni put down the bowl of porridge, stood up to greet him, and looked up, only to find that his expression was full of fatigue and anxiety. The fatigue was probably due to the busy government affairs, and the anxiety was probably due to the worry about the health of Prince Ming.
"Father..." Prince Ming greeted Long Mohan.
When Long Mohan heard his clear and powerful voice, he felt relieved and turned his gaze to Ji Annie.
Ji Anni stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Ming'er is fine now, don't worry."
"How can I be at ease?" Long Mohan frowned, "I heard that Yuan Rong is targeting Ming'er and wants to kill him. If he fails once, there is always another chance. The anti-imperialists love to do despicable things. No, the palace is too dangerous. Let's go to the temple to hide for a while."
Except for a few people like Liuguang and Yunzhen, everyone else thought that Taoist Yuan Rong was a spy of the Anti-Imperial Society. It was already well known that the Anti-Imperial Society was committed to hunting down the dragon veins. So when Long Mohan heard that Prince Ming was attacked by Yuan Rong, the first thing he thought of was that Yuan Rong wanted to kill Prince Ming. However, he didn't know that Yuan Rong's target was not Prince Ming, but Prince Ming's mother, Concubine Zhao Ji.
Fortunately, Long Mohan misunderstood. Otherwise, how could Ji Anni explain it clearly? She made the best of a mistake and followed Long Mohan's words, saying, "Your Majesty, we must send someone to protect Prince Ming's safety and not let Yuan Rong take advantage of it."
Long Mohan agreed without hesitation: "Okay, let Prince Ming stay in the Xianke Pavilion temporarily. With the protection of the Imperial Master, Yuan Rong will definitely not dare to get close."
"Your Majesty, that's not necessary. Have you heard about Yizhen's situation?"
Ji Anni changed the topic too quickly, and Long Mohan was unable to keep up for a moment, with a blank expression on his face.
Ji Anni added: "Your Majesty, today is all thanks to Yizhen. It was Yizhen who drove Yuan Rong away."
Then she repeated the entire incident to Long Mohan.
After hearing this, Long Mohan frowned even more tightly, with surprise written all over his face, "Is there such a thing?"
"Of course, Prince Ming also saw it at that time." As he said this, he winked at Prince Ming, indicating that Prince Ming should nod quickly.
But Prince Ming hated Yizhen very much and was unwilling to admit this fact, so he turned away without saying a word.
For the first time, Ji Anni realized that Prince Ming could get angry. She had always thought that he was a gentle and well-behaved child.
"The other two kids in Wenhua Courtyard also saw it!" Prince Ming refused to testify, so Ji Anni had to drag out two other witnesses.
After hearing this, Long Mohan's face darkened. "Are they skipping classes again? It seems that we have to discipline them properly..."
Hearing this, Prince Ming's body suddenly shrank by half a head, and he shrank into the quilt and dared not make a sound. If possible, it would be best to disappear, so that Long Mohan would not criticize him later.
"Hey, they are just kids, it's okay, it's okay."
Compared to skipping classes, Ji Anni was more concerned about another issue.
"Your Majesty, can you allow Yizhen to stay at Wenhua Court for a few days?"
This unexpected request made Long Mohan confused and asked, "Why?"
"Didn't I just say that it's thanks to Yizhen that she drove Yuanrong away today that Ming'er is safe. If Yizhen lives in Wenhua Courtyard, won't she be able to protect Ming'er? After Furong left, there's an extra bed in my room, so it's just right for Yizhen to move in." Ji Anni tried her best to persuade. The room was originally for two people, so one more person wouldn't be too crowded, and one less person would make it seem empty.
Long Mohan didn't think too much about it and nodded, "Okay."
He had met Yizhen several times and had a good impression of her. It was much more reassuring to let Yizhen take care of Prince Ming than to let Ji Anni take care of him.
Seeing Long Mohan nod, Ji Anni immediately smiled. She didn't expect things to be so easy. She wouldn't have to worry about being alone and bored anymore.
But at this moment, Prince Ming shouted, "No! Don't let her move in!"
"What's wrong?" Long Mohan turned his head.
Prince Ming lowered his head and pinched the quilt and asked: "Father, I don't like that Concubine Su Cong... Who is she? Why... Why would there be... would there be..."
Hearing this, Ji Anni immediately guessed that the second half of Prince Ming's sentence was about the wooden bead necklace, and rushed over to cover his mouth.
Long Mohan asked Prince Ming: "What does she have?"
Ji Anni said on behalf of Prince Ming: "Nothing, this is a secret between us mother and son."
At this moment, the door was slammed open!
A cheerful voice rang out: "Prince, look, we have repaired the necklace!"
The three people in the room turned around at the same time and saw Zhuang Xiaomeng rushing in happily holding a wooden bead necklace, followed by her eldest grandson Mingri. They used the time after school to go back to the place where they met Yizhen, picked up all the wooden beads scattered on the ground, and repaired the necklace.
Long Mohan's eyes widened.
Ji Anni stroked her forehead and cried out, "Oh no..."
Zhuang Xiaomeng and Chang Sun Mingri didn’t know what had happened. Why did the atmosphere in the room become so strange?
At this moment, Long Mohan suddenly laughed, and immediately guessed that Ji Anni's giving the necklace to Yizhen had caused dissatisfaction among the Ming princes. He patted the Ming prince's head lovingly and said, "So that's what happened..."
Long Mohan's reaction was much calmer than Ji Anni had imagined. Ji Anni thought he would be furious.
"Father, mother gave the necklace to Concubine Su Congfei..." Prince Ming didn't understand why Long Mohan could still laugh.
"It doesn't matter. Concubine Su is your mother's good sister."
If it was Zhaoji who gave the necklace to Concubine Su Congfei, Long Mohan would be very sad, but he already knew Ji Anni's identity. He knew that Ji Anni was not Zhaoji and did not have Zhaoji's memories. She certainly did not know what the necklace was, so it was not surprising that she gave it away to random people.
"But..." Prince Ming was very sad. Was he the only one who cared about their token of love?
"Take good care of yourself and don't think too much. Father has something to say to mother." He glanced at Ji Anni.
"What?" Ji Anni suddenly became nervous.
"You come out first." Long Mohan deliberately created a tense atmosphere and turned to walk out.
Ji Anni had no choice but to follow after hesitating for a moment.
As soon as I went out, I heard the wailing of Zhuang Xiaomeng and Chang Sun Mingri behind me. They must have known that the emperor was going to punish them for skipping classes.
Ji Anni found it funny. Looking at this group of children, she felt like she was back in her childhood.
Long Mohan brought Ji Anni to a quiet corner and asked softly, "Do you know what I and Shui Furong quarreled about last time?"
Ji Anni replied cautiously, "I see. It seems that Shui Furong suspected that Concubine Hui was related to the death of the little prince."
Long Mohan nodded, "Yes, in fact, it's not just him, even the general has this suspicion."
"Even the general?" Ji Anni couldn't believe it. It was possible that Shui Furong was just making up stories and misleading people, but the general would never speak nonsense. If he didn't have evidence, he would never dare to suspect Concubine Hui.
Long Mohan said: "The general said that Concubine Hui had contacted him before her death, hoping to bring me back to the palace. But who would have thought that Concubine Shui Cong suddenly gave birth to a prince, so the general gave up the plan to bring me back to the palace. Maybe... Concubine Hui killed him because she was jealous of the little prince..."
"Is there any evidence? Is there any evidence?" Ji Anni asked twice in a row, her heart beating faster.
"This is what I want to ask of you, Ji Anni... Only you can clear the suspicion of Concubine Hui."
"Me?" Ji Anni didn't understand, "How can I prove that Concubine Hui is innocent?"
Long Mohan said, "You don't need to prove that Concubine Hui is innocent, you just need to prove that the Queen Mother is guilty. There is only one murderer, and it can't be Concubine Hui if it's the Queen Mother. As long as the Queen Mother is guilty, Concubine Hui is innocent."
Ji Anni felt a tightness in her chest, and Long Mohan's crazy words made her a little scared.
"What do you want me to do?"
"Let Yanniang plead guilty and admit that she was ordered by the Queen Mother to kill the little prince."
"Are you crazy? Yan Niang had already left the palace at that time, how could she kill the little prince? And... and... Yan Niang is already dead, where can I find her..." Ji Anni's voice became smaller and smaller. She looked at Long Mohan timidly. She always felt that Long Mohan seemed to know something, otherwise he would never make such an unbelievable request.
Long Mohan should have thought that Yan Niang had died a long time ago, just like everyone else. Why...
Long Mohan said: "You should know better than me, Yan Niang is not only alive, but... she is still with us..."
In order to hide her nervousness, Ji Anni laughed dryly, "Haha, you must be kidding, how could Yan Niang be with us?"
Long Mohan did not smile, his eyes became even darker, "Ji Anni, Kang Xiaorong has found the real Princess Tianning outside the palace. Therefore, this Princess Tianning in the palace can only be a monster."
"So it must be Yan Niang?" Ji Anni didn't understand why Long Mohan was so sure.
"Yes, it must be." Long Mohan was confident and unwavering.
"Why are you so sure?" Ji Anni looked at him in confusion.
"Because someone told me with certainty that Tian Ning is Yan Niang, and Yan Niang is a fox demon!"