boyutpedia Chapter 137 The childhood sweetheart who deceived the feelings of the sinister official (25)
Chapter 137 The childhood sweetheart who deceived the feelings of the sinister official (25)
The butler quickly came back and said that the carriage was ready. Ji Chutang nodded indifferently.
Her pretending to be strong made the housekeeper feel sorry for her.
I couldn't help but hate Lin'an Marquis Mansion even more.
Ji Chutang didn't say anything and immediately went out with Hua Rui.
But just as they got on the carriage and the driver had no time to drive, a team of Dragon Scale Guards dressed in black and gold flying fish uniforms suddenly appeared in the distance.
In just a few moments, the carriage where Ji Chutang was was surrounded. The scene was so terrifying that the people along the street could not avoid it.
They hid and gathered together in the distance, pointing in the direction of Ji Mansion.
Ji Chutang heard the noise and slightly lifted the curtain to look outside. She saw that the Dragon Scale Guards had surrounded the area near Ji's mansion, and her carriage was also surrounded.
My heart sank, as if I were falling into an ice cellar.
Is the Emperor going to take action against the Ji family?
Almost everyone thought so. In addition to the imperial guards, the royal family also had two powerful armies at the emperor's disposal.
A Jinlong Guard, controlled by the royal family.
There was also a Dragon Scale Guard, which was once in the hands of the emperor, but was later handed over to the regent by the emperor.
But everyone knows that the Regent was promoted by the Emperor, so almost everything the Emperor wants to do is left to the Regent.
It was just a confiscation of the property of a small Ji family, and the use of the Regent's Dragon Scale Guards made everyone feel that there was no point in slaughtering a chicken with a butcher's knife.
Everyone in the Ji Mansion was shocked.
The timid servants had already started sobbing out of fear, and even those who were usually brave could not help but tremble slightly.
Ji Chutang took a deep breath and prepared to face the disaster that would happen to the Ji family next.
Then a small leader of the Dragon Scale Guards walked up to Ji Chutang's carriage and said in a serious but respectful tone: "Miss Ji, the prince wants you to come with us."
Ji Chutang suppressed his fear and forced himself to remain calm:
"Could you please tell me why the prince wants to see me? And... why he surrounded my Ji Mansion?"
Qin Cheng, the leader of the Dragon Scale Guard, showed no emotion at all, but just bowed slightly and replied:
"I dare not pry into the prince's thoughts. As for the matter of surrounding the Ji Mansion, the prince has specifically instructed that as long as Miss Ji goes with us, the other Dragon Scale Guards will withdraw immediately."
Ji Chutang nodded, lowered the curtain, and a cold voice came from the carriage:
"Let's go. Since the prince wants to see you, I will go."
She had originally prepared the carriage with the intention of visiting the Regent. Even if she had to offer herself to him, she had to save her father and brother and make the Lin'an Marquisate, which had plotted against her family, pay the price.
Since the Regent happened to be looking for her, she naturally agreed.
Besides, with the situation that the Dragon Scale Guards were putting up today, she had no choice but to go.
Upon hearing this, Qin Cheng immediately waved his hand to signal the Dragon Scale Guards to withdraw.
Afterwards, a group of people followed on both sides of Ji Chutang's carriage, seemingly escorting or monitoring him.
Everyone in the Ji Mansion breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the Dragon Scale Guards withdraw. Although some of the people around were puzzled, they soon dispersed.
The Dragon Scale Guards followed the carriage all the way until they arrived at the Regent's Palace. They watched Ji Chutang being taken in and then they left.
This time, it seemed as if he had gone specifically to invite Ji Chutang.
that's the truth.
Ji Chutang entered the Regent's Palace. The servant leading the way in front of him remained silent and just led the way.
Huarui still couldn't stay with her.
The further she went in, the more uneasy Ji Chutang felt. She had never felt this way when she came here before.
The servants I met along the way were all very serious and gloomy.
Ji Chutang felt depressed all the way.
Her facial expression remained unchanged, but she felt increasingly uneasy and depressed in her heart. She always felt that something bad was happening.
Until the servant who led the way brought her to the gate of a rich and elegant courtyard, he just knocked on the door, then motioned Ji Chutang to go in and left.
Ji Chutang waited anxiously.
The door opened from the inside and a young maid came out. She asked Ji Chutang to come in in a respectful but unyielding tone.
Ji Chutang instinctively sensed that something was wrong.
So he stood at the door unwilling to go in, and just said coldly: "Where is the prince? I want to see the prince."
The maid didn't say anything. Instead, she pulled Ji Chutang's arm and pulled him in. The force was just enough to prevent Ji Chutang from breaking free, but not enough to hurt him.
Then with a creak, the door was closed.
Ji Chutang could not help but flew into a rage: "How can a slave like you not understand? Since the prince invited me here, I am a guest. How dare you treat me like this?"
As he said this, he wanted to push the maid away and go out.
However, the maidservant unexpectedly blocked the door tightly and refused to move. Her words were cold and polite, revealing a businesslike attitude.
"Miss Ji, don't worry. The prince asked you to stay here first and he will come to see you later."
Ji Chutang choked and was speechless.
Then he added: "Then I don't want to stay in this courtyard waiting for the prince. Since the prince has something to do, I will leave first and visit him another day."
Unexpectedly, the maid still refused and shook her head firmly.
"The prince has ordered that you cannot leave this courtyard and must wait for him here."
Ji Chutang was incredulous. Was she imprisoned? She had never offended the Regent, so why would he treat her like this?
Although Ji Chutang was anxious, he could do nothing.
Then, as if she had compromised, she said, "In that case, I will wait for His Majesty here. However, my personal maid is still waiting outside the Regent's Palace. Please tell her to go back to the Ji Mansion first."
The maid said nothing.
Seeing that Ji Chutang was stubborn and refused to leave, he spoke again: "Miss Ji, don't worry, someone will arrange for your personal maid. This is not my responsibility."
Her duty is to keep an eye on Miss Ji and ensure her safety. Although Miss Ji will not encounter any danger in the palace... except from the prince.
However, this is the duty assigned to her by the prince, so she must naturally do her best to complete it.
Ji Chutang was so angry that he couldn't speak, but he could only wait quietly for the Regent to return home.
Seeing that Ji Chutang had no strong intention to leave, the maid took Ji Chutang inside.
He opened the door and walked in with Ji Chutang.
The house was decorated with great care, showing the luxury and wealth of the Regent's Palace everywhere. Even the door curtains were made of large South Sea pearls.
The maid said that Ji Chutang could rest first, and if she was hungry, she could serve her food first.
It was not until Ji Chutang said he didn't need anything that he respectfully backed away and closed the door.
Ji Chutang was left staring at the beams in silence.
Ji Chutang suddenly became alert to this strange development trend: [Is this male protagonist the same as the previous ones? ]
The system looked at the host who was half a beat late and said: [You just realized it? ]
Beautiful girl Ji Chutang was speechless.
Qi Jingxiao clearly didn't show any special treatment towards her, so why would he act like this?
And his behavior today was also very strange.
She had never done anything...to let him down in any other way, so why did she suddenly...turn evil?
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My dears, you have misunderstood our love-brained male protagonist. When he meets his wife, he only knows to give up his principles without any reason. How dare he plot the destruction of the Ji family? My dears, think again about the original plot introduced at the beginning of my article.