Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 36 Do You Really Think the Duke's Mansion Is Your Home?

"What's the matter, mother? Do you want to help build the wall?"

Ji Anyu stood in front of Shen Jing, staring into Cao Lingru's eyes as if he was watching a joke.

"What did mother want to do by asking father to meet with Xu Yuyan?"

She glanced at Ji Yunchu.

"Do you want to introduce me to my sister? Don't you want to be the Crown Princess? Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. If you don't want to enter the palace, then I'll go instead. I'm happy to suffer for you."

"You are talking nonsense!"

Cao Lingru wanted to grab Ji Anyu's arm hard, but Ji Anyu dodged quickly, and Cao Lingru missed and almost fell down.

"Mother, you should refrain from bringing my sister to see other men. If the nobles in the palace knew about this, would my sister still be able to be the Crown Princess?"

Cao Lingru's face turned pale in an instant.

"Shut your mouth! Don't forget that you are the daughter of the Duke. You and the Duke's Mansion will rise and fall together. If Yunchu is not doing well, you will not be much better off!"

"Of course, I remember it, and please don't forget it, mother. You must always keep it in mind! Mother, you can do it again in the future like what happened tonight. Don't blame me for disregarding the reputation of the Duke's Mansion when the time comes."

Ji Anyu looked coldly at Cao Lingru, who was unable to stand steadily because her thoughts were exposed, and glanced at Shen Jing sideways.

"let's go."

By the time Cao Lingru reacted, Ji Anyu and Shen Jing had already walked away.

"Evil creature! I'm so angry! I said she was born to be unlucky for me, but the Duke didn't believe me!"

Ji Yunchu supported Cao Lingru and followed Ji Anyu's back.

"Mom, you'd better not try to match Xu Yuyan and my sister. I think my sister doesn't like Xu Yuyan."

She asked Guixiang to go out of the house to inquire about Xu Yuyan. She asked more than a dozen scholars, and all of them praised Xu Yuyan for his talent and good character.

If Xu Yuyan really passes the imperial examination, then Ji Anyu will not suffer but enjoy happiness by marrying Xu Yuyan!

If Xu Yuyan wins the top spot in the imperial examination, Ji Anyu will be extremely famous.

Before meeting Xu Yuyan, she only knew that Xu Yuyan was very knowledgeable, but she was not deeply impressed.

Now that I have met the real Xu Yuyan, I have a deep feeling that Xu Yuyan is definitely not an ordinary person.

She had been with the prince for many years, and one of the benefits was that she had met many powerful people, so she could conclude that Xu Yuyan would achieve great things in the future.

How could such a handsome man marry Ji Anyu?

His determination to make Ji Anyu marry Shen Jing became even stronger. Ji Anyu should remain a widow for the rest of her life to justify the suffering she had endured over the years.

"Mother, my sister doesn't appreciate your kindness. You don't have to worry about her anymore, or she will get sick from anger. Just hand her over to the prince. She can't be stubborn with the prince."

Cao Lingru sighed helplessly and she did not agree to Ji Yunchu's request.

Instead, she thought that since Xu Yuyan had already moved in and they were living together day and night, she didn't believe that they couldn't develop feelings for each other.

When Ji Yun first met Cao Lingru, she was unwilling to give up and opened her mouth to say that Ji Anyu and Shen Jing were a better match, but she had to swallow the words back.

Everyone in the capital knew that Shen Jing was uneducated, short-lived, arrogant, and often angered the emperor.

Cao Lingru would not marry Ji Anyu to Shen Jing, especially since there is Xu Yuyan now.

Ji Yunchu suppressed her anger. Last time, Ji Anyu had luckily escaped from being a beggar. From now on, she would have to take her time.

Chaoyang Courtyard is peaceful and quiet.

Ji Anyu took Shen Jing to the eaves to pretend, while Qiao Xin and Han Yan held lamps at the side.

"This, this, this, and that! They are all old stuff, what are they doing with them? Is the Duke's Mansion so poor that it can't even afford to repair it?"

Shen Jing stood with his hands behind his back, looking up at the eaves wall critically.

Ji Anyu resisted the urge to kick Shen Jing into the lake nearby.

"Where did you find this evil spirit from, young lady? Is he really the servant in the front yard? He is even more arrogant than Wen Cheng beside the young master... no, no, he is even more arrogant than the Duke."

"That's right! I've been a slave for many years, and this is the first time I've seen such a presumptuous servant. My eyes are almost raised to the sky."

Ji Anyu pretended not to hear Qiao Xin and the others whispering, and her curved brows showed that she was in a very good mood at the moment.

After a while, Shen Jing winked at Ji Anyu, saying he had something to say. Ji Anyu understood and found an excuse to get Qiao Xin and the others away.

"Ergou, it's getting late, you should go back to your nest." She said impatiently.

"What bed? Your bed?"

"go away!"

"Okay, I won't bother you."

Shen Jing said seriously, "Ji Anyu, do you want to enter the palace?"

"What are you thinking? I was afraid that my mother would find out about you, so I said those words on purpose to anger her. Otherwise, you would be exposed now!"

Shen Jing was very happy. As long as he didn't want to enter the palace, he could finally put his mind at ease.

Ji Anyu snorted coldly, stretched out two fingers and patted Shen Jing's chest.

"You are a prince pretending to be a servant in the Duke's Mansion. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

Shen Jing looked at her with a smile and remained silent for a moment.

"Ji Anyu, I'll take you to meet some people the day after tomorrow, don't break the appointment!"

The small note was stuffed into Ji Anyu's palm.

Ji Anyu looked down, and when he looked up again, Shen Jing had disappeared from his sight.

"He comes and goes without a trace. It's true that he treats the Duke's Mansion as his own home." Ji Anyu murmured to himself.

She went back to the room, walked to the candlelight, and slowly unfolded the note, which read "See you at Liu Ting".

"Where is Liu Ting? Shen Jing is always going crazy. Can't he write it clearly? I'm not a worm in his stomach."

……

When Shen Jing returned to Prince Zhong's mansion, Zhusha had already cleaned the toilet and was squatting at the door of the study with a letter in his hand. Seeing that Shen Jing seemed to be in a good mood, he hurriedly went up to him with a playful smile.

"My Lord, are you feeling better? It seems Xu Yuyan is not doing well."

"Well, he is much better than the troublesome Wei Songlin." Shen Jing sat at the desk happily.

"Hehe~ The person in Prince Qi's Mansion asked you to give the letter to Ji Yunchi."

Shen Jing's eyes turned slightly cold. He grabbed the letter, glanced at it and threw it on the desk.

"Humph! Ji Yunchi hasn't even fully grown his hair yet, what's there to like about him?"

Zhusha secretly complained that the prince was only a few years older than Ji Yunchi.

"Go back to Prince Qi's Mansion. This prince will not help others casually. If you want this prince to help you, you have to do something for me first."

"Yes."

The next day, Ji Anyu received an invitation from Prince Qi's Mansion, which happened to be the day Shen Jing had asked her out.

She has never had any contact with Prince Qi's Palace, so why invite her?
I heard that the Prince of Qi was the Emperor's uncle. He was ill and has passed away, leaving behind the Princess of Qi and Princess Zhaohui.

Although the Qi Palace was weak, the Qi Princess and Princess Zhaohui were both listed in the Imperial Book of Rites and were members of the royal family.

Even powerful officials did not dare to bully them at will.

Ji Anyu seemed to see his own future and immediately developed a liking for Princess Zhaohui.

If Princess Zhaohui invites her, she will definitely go.

There must be something bad going on with Shen Jing, so I'll delay it as much as possible and put it off until next time.

Princess Zhaohui made an appointment with you, don’t blame her for breaking it, blame Princess Zhaohui if you want to.

"Qiaoxin, ask someone to find some boards and seal the windows tonight."

"Ah? Why are you sealing the windows for no reason?"

Ji Anyu felt inexplicably guilty, "Ahem, I told you to seal it, and open it another day."

The window is sealed. Watch how someone climbs through the window in the middle of the night.

(End of this chapter)