"Stop." Ji Yunxi called out to Feng Qi in a cold voice.
Feng Qi inwardly groaned. He had come to tell Ji Yuchen about the poison, but who would have thought he'd run into Ji Yunxi by such a coincidence.
How could he explain himself now?
"Feng Qi, who am I?"
"You are, the future princess consort."
"Then will you tell me?" Ji Yunxi fixed her bright eyes on him, making Feng Qi feel a burning sensation on his back.
Finally, he gave in. Anyway, even the prince would have to tell the princess the truth in the end. Why should he hide it?
"Miss Ji, the prince originally planned to come in person today. But a guest came early in the morning, and this matter was extremely urgent. So the prince sent me here."
Having gotten the explanation, Ji Yunxi didn't make things difficult for him. "Fine. My brother is in the mansion. Go and find him."
After letting Feng Qi go, Ji Yunxi wondered if there were any relatives or elders visiting Feng Xingzhi's mansion.
Should she show up and have a look?
Actually, she was still tempted by what Qing Xuan had said. All that talk about relatives and elders was just an excuse.
"Chun Yuan!"
A cute little maid in a yellow dress popped her head out, still holding a feather duster in her hand.
"Miss."
"Go and find the steward. Open the storeroom and get those things. I'm going to the prince's mansion."
Chun Yuan's eyes lit up. Gossiping, she said, "Miss, are you going to see the prince? Shouldn't you dress up and do your makeup? What kind of gifts should we bring?"
Ji Yunxi blushed under the little maid's eager gaze. Chastising her, she said, "Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up. Just tell the steward that there are guests in the prince's mansion, and we don't know if they're male or female. Let him prepare accordingly."
"Yes, heh heh."
Ji Yunxi led her entourage to the gate of the prince's mansion. She was dressed in a white dress with simple accessories, just a pair of hairpins given by Feng Xingzhi, which made her look as fresh and elegant as a lotus in the water. It was obvious at a glance that she was still in mourning.
As soon as she got off the carriage, she caught the attention of the surrounding commoners.
"Who is that?"
"Don't you know? She's Ji Yunxi, the daughter of Prime Minister Ji. She has high spiritual power and cultivation. She's a celestial beauty!"
Chun Yuan puffed out her chest. Those who praised her mistress really had good taste!
Ji Yunxi didn't care about the comments of these people. She lifted her feet and walked into the Prince Feng's mansion.
However, as soon as she walked in, Ji Yunxi felt something was off.
The servants all had their heads down. When they saw her, they just bowed and didn't dare to say much, as if she were some kind of scourge.
Ji Yunxi suppressed the doubts in her heart and made her way to the main hall. Before she even entered the door, she heard a sweet female voice inside.
"Xingzhi! You know I also want the Seven - Leaf Divination Star Fruit, but you won't give it to me. I'm even willing to offer three hundred thousand taels of gold and waive decades of taxes. Why won't you agree?"
Feng Xingzhi didn't reply. The woman continued, "You, you won't even see me. You must give me a reason today!"
Ji Yunxi was secretly shocked. She had thought the person from Xirong who had bid against her was some mysterious figure, but it turned out to be a girl?!
Moreover, this girl knew Feng Xingzhi, but why did she say Feng Xingzhi wouldn't agree to her?
Feng Xingzhi only knew the owner of the Dream Flower Pavilion. Did he have the power to control the pavilion master?
What exactly was the relationship between Feng Xingzhi and the Dream Flower Pavilion...
Ji Yunxi stood silently at the door, her mind filled with bits and pieces of Feng Xingzhi.
"Miss Ji, why are you here?!"
Ji Yunxi was startled. She turned around and saw that it was Feng Qi who had returned.
Feng Qi's voice was quite loud. Feng Xingzhi heard it inside the room and quickly walked out.
Seeing Ji Yunxi, a smile appeared on his face. He walked forward quickly, wishing he could reach out and hold Ji Yunxi tightly.
"Why did you come?"
Ji Yunxi gave a gentle smile. "I heard you had guests in your mansion, so I came to pay a visit."
Hearing this, Feng Xingzhi was overjoyed. Ji Yunxi's meaning was very clear. As his future wife, she was willing to meet people with him.
"Am I disturbing you?" Ji Yunxi frowned slightly. It seemed that this woman wasn't any relative or elder. Ji Yunxi was worried that she might be interfering with Feng Xingzhi's business.
Feng Xingzhi shook his head, still looking deeply into Ji Yunxi's eyes.
At this time, the woman in the room walked out.
Only then did Ji Yunxi see what this person looked like.
The woman wasn't as fair - skinned as those from the capital, but she was extremely good - looking. Her willow - leaf eyebrows carried a heroic air; her upturned eyes had a lazy and casual look; her nose was like a hanging gall, tall and full; her thin lips were slightly pursed as she looked at Ji Yunxi unhappily; her long black hair was coiled with pearls and jade, and a jade hairpin was inserted obliquely at her temple. The gold ornaments on her head were a bit heavy, but she still held her neck straight. A pair of gold and jade pendants hung from her ears, and the coiled green jadeite was extremely valuable.
Ji Yunxi thought of the accessories on her own head, a pair of wave - treading hairpins that Feng Xingzhi had sent to her mansion on the day he received the imperial edict. The cloud patterns and the waves echoed each other, and the long tassels hung on both sides, simple yet elegant.
Secretly feeling that she had won a round, Ji Yunxi smiled slightly, as if she didn't sense the faint hostility emanating from this woman.
The woman looked at her for a moment and then walked out completely. Only then did Ji Yunxi see her clothes.
The slightly tightened sleeves and ankles made her look slender and capable. Her red outer robe was as passionate as fire, which matched her upturned eyes, looking enthusiastic and flamboyant.
Ji Yunxi carefully looked at Feng Xingzhi's clothes. Not bad. He was dressed in white, which matched her very well.
She didn't even notice that she was unconsciously making comparisons.
For a moment, the three of them stood still, looking at each other.
Feng Qi was the only smart one. He quickly ran behind Feng Xingzhi and secretly poked him.
"Your Highness, here's the future princess consort, and there's another woman in your mansion. You'd better say something quickly!"
Feng Qi, the front - row spectator, was more anxious than the parties involved.
Only then did Feng Xingzhi suddenly realize. He quickly cleared his throat. "Cough cough, Xixi, this is Miss Jiang Yaoji, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family from Xirong."
Jiang Yaoji looked quite proud and raised her head slightly when Feng Xingzhi introduced her first.
Ji Yunxi gave a faint smile and didn't take it to heart.
"Miss Jiang, this is my fiancée, Miss Ji Yunxi, the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion of Nanyan."
Jiang Yaoji's face showed a momentary daze. Feng Xingzhi actually called her Miss Jiang. Their relationship wasn't that distant!
She quickly recovered from her daze, but Ji Yunxi caught it all.
Ji Yunxi had originally thought that such a passionate woman must be very likable, and she had already started to feel a bit nervous, fearing that Feng Xingzhi might have other thoughts.
But now Ji Yunxi was relieved. A girl and a fiancée, there was nothing to compare.
"Miss Jiang, hello. I'm Ji Yunxi." Ji Yunxi spoke first, gentle and generous, looking like the proper mistress of the prince's mansion.
Jiang Yaoji unceremoniously sized Ji Yunxi up and down, with no lack of malice in her eyes.
Then she said meaningfully, "It's really true that seeing is believing."