12dz Chapter 117 Recalling the Substitute Marriage
Chapter 117 Recalling the Substitute Marriage
The rebellion was over, and Ji Cheng led the royal army back to Chunming City in a mighty force. Xu Qingming's family also returned with them.
The people of Da Chong looked at the traitor's family members being pulled back in the carriage and secretly sighed in their hearts that their king was merciful. Treason was a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan, but the king actually spared the family members and brought them back to the capital.
After Ji Cheng returned to the palace, he first dealt with the urgent affairs of the court as quickly as possible, and then rewarded the generals and soldiers who had made meritorious contributions. Finally, he could not help but call Ji Wuye to ask him about the queen's condition.
To be honest, Ji Wuye didn't know the little queen's situation as well as Fulin, but he didn't dare to tell the truth. Therefore, he reported to Ji Cheng the fact that Yun Yiduo had run a school and provided free clinics, which were well received by the people.
Ji Cheng listened to Yun Yiduo's actions and asked her every word in detail. He was sincerely proud of her. His little queen was a shining existence, shining like a star no matter where she was.
"Ye, I know that it is difficult for me to ask you to assassinate Zhang Qiong. Now that there is nothing to do in the court, I order you to protect the queen. You must keep her safe no matter what."
Ji Cheng's words were very sincere, which made Ji Wuye feel a little embarrassed. The little queen was now his future sister-in-law, so he would naturally protect her. However, he wanted to marry Wu Yu, so should he tell the king?
Ji Wuye knelt on the ground, wavering in his heart and unable to make up his mind. Ji Cheng looked at Ji Wuye who seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and thought that he was unwilling to do so.
"Ye, you don't want to go?"
"No, no... Your Majesty, I am willing. But I have to get married."
"Get married?"
Ji Cheng was puzzled. Ye was actually going to get married?
"I was ordered by the king to assassinate Zhang Qiong, but I was not as skilled as him and was seriously injured by Zhang Qiong. During this period, the medical immortal Wu Yu saved me. I am grateful for his life-saving grace, so I decided to repay him with my life."
Ji Wuye was talking about his own affairs, and the seductiveness in his eyes and eyebrows made Ji Cheng very angry. It turned out that this guy had hooked up with the queen's sister long ago without his knowledge. It was a pity that he had worked hard but got nothing. This guy just carried out a mission and got the marriage done.
"Oh? How come I don't know about such a big thing?"
Ji Cheng turned to look at Fulin, who was sorting out memorials and tidying up the room. Fulin suddenly felt a chill down his spine. He really didn't know about this matter, but when he thought about it carefully, there were many clues to follow.
"I fell in love with the Medical Immortal at first sight, but I have been pursuing her to no avail, so I dare not report this to the King."
Ji Cheng nodded. This person wanted to save face. He was probably afraid of not being able to catch up and losing face. However, he was really lucky. The Medical Fairy was kind and had outstanding looks. She was indeed a good woman.
"Well, since you are so determined to marry me, I will ask Fulin to help you prepare a betrothal gift. When the wedding date is set, you can marry her!"
"Well... the wedding was originally scheduled for the beginning of spring, but the rebellion happened and delayed it. Now the wedding has been postponed to the end of April. I will take my parents to the Central Plains."
"Won't the wedding be held in Chunming City?"
"Well... we will do it, but we will do it in Youlan Valley first. Both parties agree."
Ji Wuye laughed as he spoke, his whole body filled with bubbles of happiness, even as if he was floating. But Ji Cheng was very jealous after hearing this. He didn't expect that his cousin would win the beauty and become the brother-in-law of the little queen after assassinating Zhang Qiong.
He felt so bitter and his face was particularly ugly. Ji Wuye, who had always been cautious, lowered his head when he saw Ji Cheng's face change. He knew that he would definitely be hated by the king, but there was nothing he could do about it. He was so lucky to be favored by the fairy, and his king could only feel jealous of Zhang Qiong.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will mention your good points to my wife and the little queen as well."
Ji Cheng was stunned by Ji Wuye's sudden words. He had always been the Lord of the Temple of the God of Killing in front of the little queen, but he had never said that he was the King of Chongming.
It seems that he needs to meet the little queen in his new identity. This can also be regarded as explaining his identity to the little queen's relatives to reduce the trouble when proposing to her in the future.
"Ye, get ready. I will personally attend your wedding."
Ji Wuye looked up, a little bit unbelieving. The king was planning to take this opportunity to visit the little queen. However, the rebellion here had just been quelled, shouldn't he stabilize the court?
It is not known whether it is fortunate or unfortunate for Da Chong to have such a king!
At Muyun Hongxue Garden, when Yun Yiduo learned that Ji Wuye had set a date for the wedding, she was still a little bit unbelieving. How could the rebellion be resolved so quickly this time? Did she remember the time wrong?
After doubting her memory, she began to recall the events of her past life before she married Ji Cheng. At that time, Princess Zhao Zijun was assassinated, and she became a substitute bride as the eleventh daughter of the Duke's Mansion. The memory of why she was a substitute bride was also very vague.
"At that time, the Duke's Mansion was worried about Ninth Brother going to the Northern Territory, and I was busy preparing medicinal materials for Ninth Brother. However, I had been purchasing medicinal materials from various companies and making common medicines for the army. How did I suddenly sit in the imperial carriage?"
Then, she met the four maids of the eldest princess. They took out the Lin family's jade pendant with a jade landscape and asked her to go to the marriage on behalf of the princess.
"No way!"
Yun Yiduo felt that she couldn't think too deeply about anything, because it was terrifying to think too deeply. If she was right, she was most likely plotted against by someone to get into the princess's carriage. And the jade landscape pendants given to the four palace maids...could it be...
She carefully played the role of the eldest princess in the Ming Palace, and later opened her heart to Ji Cheng and told him about her identity as a substitute bride. During this period, she had been waiting for her brother or sister-in-law to come to find her, but they never showed up.
Given how much my brother and sister-in-law care about her, they wouldn't have ignored her for a whole year. Then, there is only one possibility, that is, they know very well that she is safe in the Great Chongming Palace.
Thinking that it was a year later that she saw her brother entering the Great Chongming Palace, and thinking of her brother's sudden identity as the King of Lingqiong Yun, why did she feel that her going to the Great Chongming Palace was arranged by her brother?
The more Yun Yiduo thought about it, the more she felt that everything in her previous life was planned by her brother. Maybe her brother didn't expect that she would fall in love with Ji Cheng and get pregnant with his child, which triggered the backlash of Lingxi.
Therefore, ever since my brother found me, he had been thinking about handing Lingxi over to Ji Cheng, and then bearing the pain of the backlash himself.
From the beginning to the end, the brother's only thought was to keep her alive and well, but unfortunately, her body was too weak in her previous life and she could not withstand any stimulation, and eventually ended up with one death and three lives.