Jiang Yaoji couldn't have failed to understand the underlying meaning, but at the moment, she had no heart to quarrel with them.
"Thank you, Princess."
Forcing herself to hold back her anger and uttering the words of thanks, Jiang Yaoji didn't even glance at Feng Xingzhi this time. She turned around and left alone.
Her decisive departure left Ji Yunxi somewhat unaccustomed. Watching her back, Ji Yunxi felt a strange sense she couldn't quite put her finger on.
After Jiang Yaoji's figure completely disappeared, Ji Yunxi turned to Feng Xingzhi.
"Azhi, what's wrong with you today? Why are you suddenly on guard against her?"
Hearing this, Hua Siyun was so angry that she laughed. This girl was really too naive, or did she simply fail to notice anything?
She glared at Ji Yunxi irritably. "Anyone with eyes shouldn't have a good attitude towards Jiang Yaoji. What's wrong with you? This woman has such a devious mind. She's extremely terrifying!"
"Moreover, look at her. Signing a contract like that. It's obvious that she has impure intentions towards Feng Xingzhi!" Hua Siyun gritted her teeth, looking like someone who hated iron for not turning into steel. "Are you still going to defend her now?"
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi couldn't help but smile. "That's not what I meant."
Hearing Hua Siyun's words, Feng Xingzhi's alarm bells went off. "Don't talk nonsense. I have nothing to do with her. I just saw that Xixi has been worried about the Empress these days, so I sent people out to help Zhao Qingcang and Jing Weiwei with their investigation."
Hua Siyun only focused on the first half of the sentence. "You say there's nothing, and that's it? I think she's very familiar with you."
Since Hua Siyun had let go of her feelings, she immediately switched camps. Now she was Ji Yunxi's close confidant, and Feng Xingzhi had become the redundant one.
Ji Yunxi looked at Feng Xingzhi with great interest.
He knew that Xixi was having one of her little tantrums again. He sighed helplessly. "We only knew each other before, but... I only like Xixi, from beginning to end."
Hua Siyun was suddenly at a loss for words. Why did she have to pick on him out of the blue? Now it was good. They were showing their affection right in front of her.
"...Stop talking! It's so nauseating."
Ji Yunxi shook her head and turned the topic back. "Azhi, didn't you say you sent people out to investigate? What did you find?"
Speaking of this, Feng Xingzhi's face suddenly turned a bit grim.
"My people found that people from the Moon - Gazing Pavilion had appeared near the courtyard where Lianzhi's mother lived."
"The Moon - Gazing Pavilion?!" Ji Yunxi exclaimed in disbelief.
Hua Siyun knew the name of the Moon - Gazing Pavilion, but she wasn't very familiar with it. "Wait, I know about the Moon - Gazing Pavilion, but their appearance... What's wrong with that?"
"It's a big problem. I'm afraid they are the masterminds behind this."
Hua Siyun couldn't believe it. "Why? We've never had any relationship with them!"
"I don't know. The Moon - Gazing Pavilion acts very unreasonably. They've hunted me down many times before and have always been against me." Ji Yunxi only used the word "me".
But Hua Siyun had already thought of something wrong. "Could it be in the God - Created World..."
"We don't know. Now that I think about it, Ji Yuyan was rescued by people from the Moon - Gazing Pavilion back then. When Ji Yuyan appeared that day, Bai Ze's temperament changed drastically. I don't believe there's no connection. If they can influence Bai Ze, it's hard to say they have nothing to do with Taowu."
Hua Siyun gasped. "This is too terrifying. What grudge do they have against you? Why are they so unscrupulous?"
"Actually, I don't know either. These days, I've never understood the reason for their actions."
Feng Xingzhi continued. "Xixi is right. And strangely enough, as the Empress's personal maid, Lianzhi's salary should be quite high, but she shouldn't be able to afford such a nice mansion in the capital."
"The mansion..." Hua Siyun was a bit dazed.
"It's a three - courtyard mansion."
"Three - courtyard?!" Hua Siyun gasped. She didn't know the customs of the Southern Yan, but she understood the Northern Di well!
A three - courtyard mansion would cost at least a thousand gold!
Ji Yunxi suddenly remembered the jade bracelet on Lianzhi's hand.
Hua Siyun naturally also thought of the bracelet Ji Yunxi had mentioned, and her eyes gradually darkened.
She had always tried to make excuses for Lianzhi before, thinking that she might have been threatened, but now it seemed more like she had received some benefits.
"It seems that Lianzhi has done a lot of things behind our backs?" Hua Siyun's tone was slow, but it was full of killing intent.
"Precisely because there are too many doubts in this, I didn't dare to let Jiang Yaoji take action again."
Hua Siyun was puzzled. "What does this have to do with Jiang Yaoji?"
Ji Yunxi explained in a solemn voice. "Jiang Yaoji has a connection with the Moon - Gazing Pavilion. Think about it. It's impossible for the Jiang family from the Western Rong to come and go in just two days."
Hua Siyun's heart tightened. "Do you mean someone staged this?"
"I don't know. And even if this matter is really related to the Moon - Gazing Pavilion, it's hard to connect it with Jiang Yaoji."
Feng Xingzhi understood what Ji Yunxi meant. After all, the Jiang family was a family of medical practitioners, and their reputation was extremely good.
If it was said that she had a connection with the Moon - Gazing Pavilion, I'm afraid no one would believe it.
Although Hua Siyun was from the royal family, she had also heard of these martial - arts organizations, especially those like the Dream - Flower Pavilion and the Moon - Gazing Pavilion, whose businesses were spread all over the world.
But she never expected that the Jiang family from the Western Rong would actually have a connection with the Moon - Gazing Pavilion. After all, the Moon - Gazing Pavilion had a bad reputation, while the Jiang family was famous for generations for their medical practice.
"What on earth is she after?"
The three of them came to the stone table outside Huaqi's sleeping hall and waited, chatting with each other.
Suddenly, a servant stumbled in. "Princess! An urgent report from the prison guard!"
Ji Yunxi suddenly realized something and stood up abruptly.
Sure enough, the next second, the servant said, "News came from the prison that for some unknown reason, the prisoner suddenly took poison and committed suicide!"
The three of them were shocked. Ji Yunxi's voice turned completely cold. "Someone must have given her the poison."
Hua Siyun slapped the table. "Jiang Yaoji just left the palace not long ago. How could it be such a coincidence! Moreover, it's too fast for her to go back and forth to the Western Rong. It all seems very strange. It's very likely that she staged this herself!"
Ji Yunxi didn't have time to dwell on these things at the moment. She could only immediately call Jing Weiwei.
"Send a message to the disciples of the Dream - Flower Pavilion to surround the sleeping hall tightly! We must protect the safety of the Empress!"
Jing Weiwei still knew her limits. She immediately took out the signal flintlock from her sleeve and fired a shot into the sky.
The steward outside the city saw it and immediately summoned the disciples from the stronghold to come to the Northern Di Palace.
Feng Xingzhi took Ji Yunxi's hand, and the two were about to go to the prison to take a look.
Hua Siyun also wanted to go, but they stopped her.
"You'd better stay here. The first person she wants to see when she wakes up is you."
Ji Yunxi's words made Hua Siyun stay where she was. Watching the two of them walk away, she could only sigh secretly.
These were truly troubled times...