The Virtuous Wife

Chapter 67

"All were killed! And no one escaped?" Jingyi asked.

Yuan Xi shook his head, "I checked, all those registered have been executed, even the concubine, the biological mother of Prince An, was ordered by the emperor to drink poisoned wine, and then her body was thrown into a mass grave."

Jingyi shook her head lightly and sighed: "Time flies, and the beauty has turned into dry bones! Who would have thought that the concubine who was favored by the late emperor for more than ten years would end up in such a miserable way!"

Yuan Xi smiled without comment: "I think this is her own fault! If she was not too arrogant and domineering! How could she end up like this? It can only be said that she is too conceited and too stupid!"

"The men of the royal family are cold-blooded, but the women of the royal family have a bad fate! After all, the most unfair thing is women!"

Yuan Xi raised his eyebrows and agreed with her words, but it was too bold. If someone with ulterior motives heard it, they would make trouble out of nothing.

Jingyi changed the subject: "What about Prince An's wealth?"

Yuanxi shook his head, "I don't know. Ten years ago, there was a rumor that he left behind a huge fortune, but no one has found it so far."

"Who would tell me about a huge fortune if they found it?"

"You don't understand this. Most of what he left behind are some rare treasures in the palace, which are all registered in the royal family's Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even if the royal family found them, they would not dare to touch them, let alone other people?"

Jingyi suddenly realized: "So that's it. So, the things he left behind are very likely in the hands of a confidant."

Yuanxi stood up, paced a few steps in the room and said: "This may not be the case. Prince An is suspicious by nature, maybe he will hide somewhere, who knows. However, the huge wealth is actually exaggerated by people. I checked the account books of the treasury. Although those things are good, the quantity is not large. So it's not as weird as people say. Why do you want to ask this?"

Jingyi looked at Yuanxi, this young man, who was saved by herself and was always regarded as a confidant by herself. Should I trust him?

"I have a good feeling."

Yuan Xi's eyes tightened, "What's wrong?"

Jing Yi said solemnly: "Yuan Xi, I feel that we are only one step away from the truth, but this truth is extremely cruel, and may drag the entire Pingnan Marquis Mansion into hell!"

Yuan Xi's expression was a little nervous and said: "How could it be? What did you think of? Or did you notice something?"

Jing Yi shook her head and said nothing. Yuan Xi was even more anxious. He put his hands on her shoulders and locked her body. He asked sharply: "Tell me, is there anything that makes you embarrassed?"

Jing Yi looked up at Yuan Xi's deep eyes, and her shadow was clearly reflected in his eyes. From Yuan Xi's eyes, she could clearly feel his nervousness and concern. But she didn't know how to tell him. This was an extremely complicated feeling that made her feel extremely clear, but she just couldn't say it. She didn't know how to word it, nor did she know where to start.

Yuanxi saw her hesitation, so he squatted down, put his hands on Jingyi's hands, and looked up at her, "Yiyi, is there anything we can't say? Speak out, maybe I can help you share it!" Jingyi's eyes were misty, and she was moved by Yuanxi. Yuanxi's concern for her was different from that of her family. His concern made her feel that she was also a person who needed to rely on others. Yuanxi's concern for her always made her feel that she was a weak person who needed someone like Yuanxi to protect and rely on. If it were someone else, she might not like this feeling. But this person was Yuanxi, and everything was different. In front of Yuanxi, she was just a little girl. She didn't have to guard against him, but trusted him a little. When she woke up in the middle of the night, she often dreamed that her soul floated out of this body, away from those who loved and cared about her. But in front of Yuanxi, Jingyi felt that she was more like a complete person, not a soul without a body. Jingyi looked at Yuanxi's still worried eyes and smiled softly: "It's okay, but it's just my own guess. Maybe it's not that bad?" Yuanxi still looked at her motionlessly, but did not speak. Jingyi sighed and said softly: "Okay, you get up first, I'll tell you." Yuanxi's expression was a little relaxed, and he sat next to her. Jingyi adjusted her thoughts, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Yuanxi, have you ever thought that if Yu's true identity is revealed, it is very likely to be detrimental to Pingnan Houfu." "Why? How did you know?" "Intuition!" Jingyi said quietly: "Yuanxi, I have a hunch that Yu's true identity may bring disaster to Pingnan Houfu!" Yuanxi's body trembled, disaster! No, he would not allow this girl to get into trouble! He would not allow such a thing to happen! Jingyi saw his expression change and knew that it was too sudden for him. The little hand covered the back of his hand and said softly: "Don't worry. I am also thinking of a solution."

"Solution?" Yuan Xi said a little confused.

Jingyi nodded, "I always feel that there is a thousand threads between her and Prince An, but I just can't figure it out. Prince An's rebellion happened ten years ago. But Yu married into the Su Mansion thirty years ago. Yuanxi, I just can't figure this out, so I don't want to tell you."

Yuanxi pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "Not good! Bai Fei captured one of Yu's subordinates today. What if that person confesses Yu's true identity?"

Jingyi smiled and said, "I'm not afraid of that. I'm sure Siqin has already reported to you about the middle-aged man's performance today. If you wanted to say it, you would have said it long ago, but Bai Fei's people tortured him severely, but it was still useless. It means that the man didn't know either."

Yuanxi nodded and said, "Then what are you going to do?"

Jingyi shook her head, "I haven't thought about it yet. I guess Yu has discovered that something happened to her men, so it depends on what she will do."

This time, Yuan Xi chuckled a few times and said, "Are you thinking of catching the mantis while the cicada is waiting behind?"

Jingyi rolled her eyes at him, "Don't talk nonsense. Maybe Bai Fei can't find out Yu's background, but he can find out the person behind her for us? Who do you think is behind Yu?"

Yuan Xi shook his head, "Are you so confident in that Bai Fei?"

"It's not that I have confidence in him, but people like him who live in dire straits must have the ability to protect themselves and the keen observation of the things around them. Just like you!"

Jingyi said this and looked at Yuan Xi with a smile.

Yuan Xi curled his lips. Compare him with Bai Fei? He felt that Bai Fei was a lot worse than himself. At least, his living environment was much worse than Bai Fei's! That Bai Fei at least had a grandfather who loved him, and his father also praised him! On the other hand, what about himself? He only had an adoptive mother who had no power and was cowardly and could be bullied! Although this adoptive mother sometimes looked at him with love, she was not his biological mother after all! The feeling was different!

Jingyi saw that he was silent and knew that he must have remembered his past. Jingyi gently pulled back the hand on the back of his hand, and this action woke up Yuanxi who was immersed in the past.

Jingyi glanced at him: "It's late, you should go back."

Yuanxi looked at the sky outside, and it was indeed late. It was almost midnight!

If it were normal, Yuanxi would have gotten up and left if Jingyi said this. But tonight Yuanxi himself didn't know why he didn't want to move. He walked to a low couch of Jingyi, sat on it, took off his boots, held his head with both hands, and lay down flat.

Jingyi was shocked to see him like this! She stood up and said: "What are you doing? What if someone finds out? Get up quickly!"

But Yuanxi closed his eyes tightly, as if he was asleep, and didn't move.

Jingyi was anxious now, and hurried forward, pulling his sleeve, "Get up quickly! If someone finds out tomorrow morning, my reputation will be ruined!" Yuanxi laughed softly after hearing this. Jingyi was annoyed, sat in a corner of the low couch, glared at him and said, "You're still laughing! Do you know that it's immoral for you to do this?" Yuanxi opened his eyes and said, "How old are you? You ruined your reputation?" After that, he laughed softly again. Jingyi was embarrassed and annoyed: "Boys and girls should not sit together after the age of seven, don't you know? Get up quickly!" "Okay, stop making trouble, I'm very tired. Let me lie down for a while, Siqin and the others are here, no one will find out. Good Yiyi, let me sleep for a while. Hmm?" Jingyi didn't know what to do after hearing this. She looked at Yuanxi, who had closed his eyes and was ready to sleep, and saw that there was indeed a circle of black ink under his eyes. I guess he didn't have a good rest for a few days? At this moment, Jingyi remembered that Yuanxi had told her that he wanted to create an empire of his own! He wanted to build a solid wall around his loved ones to prevent any bad guys from taking advantage of it!

Now that I think about it, I wonder if he was just joking or serious?

Jingyi sat for a while and suddenly heard Yuanxi's even and long breathing. Jingyi was stunned. Did he fall asleep like this?

After a moment of hesitation, Jingyi had no choice but to take out a thin blanket from her cupboard and cover Yuanxi with it. Then she went to her bed, took off her shoes and socks, took off her outer robe, and lay down.