Chapter 442 Let the Empress Have a Headache
Ji Xuan looked at Ji Huashang's expression and felt a little panicked, fearing that Ji Huashang would deliberately trip him up at this critical juncture.
With a fierce flash in his eyes, he stared at Ji Huashang and asked, "Third brother, what do you want to do?"
"I'm telling you, don't try to pin the crime on me. You're making a false accusation!"
Ji Huashang raised her eyes, her eyes were slightly cold, and she said in a gentle voice: "Imperial sister keeps saying it's a false accusation, but the evidence is solid and you admitted it, how can it be a false accusation?"
"The Zhenguo Mansion is full of loyal and brave people. It is a fact that you killed Young Master Ji. If you do something wrong, you should be brave enough to take responsibility. Why don't you put aside your attitude and ask for forgiveness?"
Ji Xuan's eyes were cold and her face was full of anger as she glared at Ji Huashang.
"Don't pretend to be so righteous here! You want me to apologize? Forget it!"
"Also... don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You want to take this opportunity to get rid of me so that your conspiracy can succeed. I tell you, you're dreaming!"
Ji Huashang's face darkened at Ji Xuan's words. Glancing at the strange looks from others, Ji Huashang's eyes turned slightly cold and he spoke in a cold voice.
"I tried to persuade her with good intentions, but my sister thought I was a sinister villain. It's really disheartening."
"Well, since my sister thinks I am meddling in her affairs, I will not intervene, lest my sister misunderstand me as having ulterior motives."
There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
After hearing this, the others also felt that Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess' attitude was too bad. She did not appreciate the other person's kindness, but instead accused the other person of being cunning.
It’s true that a dog bites Lu Dongbin, but he doesn’t recognize a good heart!
"Bah~"
Ji Xuan glanced at him with hatred and disdain: "Hypocritical~"
Seeing the situation suddenly stiff, Di Ran glanced at Ji Yunxie, who was sitting in his arms and looked a little sleepy, and raised his hand to stroke the back of his head.
Then he shifted his gaze slightly, and swept a cold look over Ji Xuan.
"Since both parties hold different opinions on this matter, I think it would be better for us to return to the capital and let Your Majesty make the decision. What do you think?"
After all, given the Duke of Zhenguo's temper, this matter would be brought to the attention of the Empress sooner or later.
The eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo and her husband passed away, leaving only this legitimate son, and the two sons have already married. This Ji Nianfu is the last legitimate line. But now he has died tragically at the hands of the princess, how could the Duke of Zhenguo let it go?
Although the Duke of Zhenguo has resigned, his title remains, his connections remain, and the rewards from Emperor Taizu remain. It may not be so easy to suppress this matter.
If this matter gets out of hand, the empress will definitely be in a difficult situation.
Moreover, she didn't want to cause trouble for herself, so why not throw this hot potato to Ji Yao to worry about?
Anyway, it was her daughter who caused the trouble, wasn't it?
Ji Huashang thought about Di Ran’s words and immediately guessed what Di Ran meant, but she didn’t think there was anything wrong with it.
After all, this matter is extraordinary. It concerns the princess of the current dynasty, and the deceased is the grandson of the Duke of Zhenguo. Ordinary people would not dare to deal with it casually.
If this matter is not handled properly, it will definitely have an adverse impact on the royal family. King Beichen’s move is appropriate.
Ji Huashang thinks this is a good idea, but that doesn’t mean Ji Xuan agrees.
Upon hearing Di Ran's words, Ji Xuan immediately panicked and blurted out a rebuttal.
"no!"
If the Queen Mother knew about this, wouldn’t she beat her to death?
She knew in her heart that Jin Yi Fu was not an ordinary person. If it was any other ordinary citizen or a lowly official's son, she would kill him and the queen mother would turn a blind eye and suppress it.
But this time it was different. She had a premonition that if this got out of hand, even her mother might not be able to protect her.
So, we can’t make a big deal out of this!
Di Ran narrowed his eyes dangerously and said in a cold voice: "Your Highness, do you have any objection to what I said?"
Ji Xuan panicked, her eyes dodged, and she said angrily, "This princess... just felt that it was a trivial matter, and there was no need to trouble the Queen Mother."
"Oh?"
Di Ran's eyes darkened slightly, and his cold gaze made people shudder: "Your Highness, do you think this is just a small matter?"
Being stared at by that cold gaze, Ji Xuan felt inexplicably frightened.
"I……"
(End of this chapter)
