Yu Tian knew she was trying to comfort him. He forced a bitter smile and said, "Miss Ji, don't delude yourself. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is determined to have you. Seeing Xiao Bei helping you pass messages, I'm afraid he even wants to kill her now."
Ji Yunxi didn't say a word, but she knew in her heart that he was right.
"Yu Tian, I'm sorry for Xiao Bei."
Yu Tian shook his head. "I know my daughter. I'm afraid she volunteered to help you, right?"
Ji Yunxi nodded. "I shouldn't have had such thoughts either."
The two fell silent for a moment. It would be too much to ask Yu Tian to say he didn't mind at all. But whom could they blame?
They had done something wrong in the first place, so they should accept the retribution they were getting now.
Yu Tian thought to himself, but why couldn't the retribution fall on him instead? Why did it have to involve his daughter?
After a while, Yu Tian gradually regained his composure and his emotions settled down. Only then did he start to wonder about Ji Yunxi's appearance.
"You didn't sneak out, did you?!"
Ji Yunxi didn't think it was a big deal, so she simply nodded. "Yes, Yu Mingyi drank too much, so I got the chance to come out."
However, as soon as she finished speaking, Yu Tian exclaimed in shock, "Impossible! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a very good drinking capacity. Moreover, it's his wedding tomorrow. He would never get drunk!"
His face was full of panic, afraid that Yu Mingyi was nearby and had heard everything they had just said.
Ji Yunxi thought to herself that it was a good thing she had been very secretive when she drugged him and had asked the maid to feed him the medicine. Otherwise, wouldn't she have been found out?
"It's okay. I gave him the muscle - numbing powder. Even if he's awake now, he can't move. As long as he doesn't catch me in the act, he can't say anything."
Yu Tian was stunned. He hadn't expected things to turn out like this.
But at this moment, his own daughter was in great danger. What right did he have to care about others?
Ji Yunxi thought that Yu Xiaobei had suffered because of her. It would be absolutely unacceptable for her to stand by and do nothing.
Moreover, Qing Xuan and the others were coming soon. By then, it would be hard to explain Yu Xiaobei's situation.
"Yu Tian, do you know where Xiao Bei is being held now?"
Yu Tian didn't know what she was going to do, but he could only reply, "At this moment... she should be in the water dungeon."
Ji Yunxi nodded. "Then I'll go and rescue her. You show me the way."
Yu Tian couldn't quite describe his feelings. He just pointed in the direction of the water dungeon.
Ji Yunxi told Yu Tian to go back and not get involved with her. Then she quietly made her way to the water dungeon alone.
There were several guards patrolling back and forth outside the door.
A wisp of divine power slowly crept up. She hid behind the guards and then knocked them all unconscious with one strike.
She walked a few steps inside and saw Yu Xiaobei. She was sleeping soundly with her hands under her head.
"Xiao Bei! Xiao Bei!"
Ji Yunxi lowered her voice, afraid that her voice would be too loud and attract others.
Yu Xiaobei vaguely seemed to hear someone calling her name. After hearing the sound, she opened her eyes and saw that it was Ji Yunxi standing in front of her.
"Miss Ji?" She was obviously very happy to see Ji Yunxi.
Ji Yunxi quickly made a shushing gesture. "Don't be afraid. I'll rescue you."
Yu Xiaobei's joy gradually faded. She shook her head and said, "Miss Ji, forget it. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince finds out I'm missing, he'll get angry again."
"Who cares about him!" Ji Yunxi was a little annoyed, but then she thought about it and understood her reason. "Xiao Bei, I'm sorry. I've dragged you into this. Don't worry. I'll definitely find a way to rescue you."
Yu Xiaobei held her hands. "Miss Ji, you're being too polite. This is not your fault at all."
Ji Yunxi looked at her lovingly. In just one day, her little face had turned even paler.
Yu Mingyi definitely wouldn't be kind to Yu Xiaobei. Ji Yunxi didn't plan to ask any more. She could see Yu Xiaobei's little thoughts. It was just that Yu Mingyi was not a good man.
Suddenly remembering something, Ji Yunxi quickly took out a white porcelain bottle from her body and poured out a few spiritual pills for her to replenish her body.
Yu Xiaobei looked surprised. "What is this..."
"It's nothing special. Just some tonics." Ji Yunxi whispered, "I'll come to rescue you tomorrow!"
Yu Xiaobei knew that it was the wedding banquet tomorrow. Although she was curious about how Ji Yunxi was going to rescue her, since she had said so, she would believe her.
Early the next morning, Ji Yunxi was drowsily fished out of the quilt by someone.
With her eyes half - closed, Ji Yunxi didn't intend to cooperate much, but she didn't resist either. One reason was to make them relax their vigilance, and the other was to conserve her energy. She was afraid that there would be a tough battle later.
After changing her clothes, Ji Yunxi was then forced to sit in front of the mirror and had her face made up.
Ji Yunxi felt uncomfortable. This set of procedures should have been done with Feng Xingzhi.
A violent emotion welled up. Ji Yunxi suddenly stood up. "Get out!"
The maids were startled and carefully said, "Your Highness the Crown Princess, we still need to..."
"I said get out!"
Ji Yunxi absolutely didn't want to look good at this time. It would be unfaithful to Feng Xingzhi and also unfaithful to her own heart.
The maids looked at each other, not knowing whether to stay or go. They could only look at each other in dismay.
Ji Yunxi directly took out Nian Yun and put it on the table, as if she would cut anyone who came closer.
"Tell Yu Mingyi that if he doesn't follow my wishes, then this wedding won't go on! We might as well just die together!"
As soon as she said this, the maids' faces changed greatly. They quickly went to find Yu Mingyi, and soon they all left.
It seemed that Yu Mingyi was also afraid that she would really fight to the bitter end.
According to the customs of the Merman tribe, when the royal family gets married, they have to offer sacrifices to their ancestors and perform the grand ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows.
Although Yu Mingyi was a little dissatisfied because of Ji Yunxi's tantrum just now, he thought that she would soon be his anyway. It didn't matter. He would indulge her for a while.
He came to Ji Yunxi's door and wanted to go in to fetch her, but Ji Yunxi walked out on her own. Her face under the veil was cold.
Yu Mingyi walked silently with Ji Yunxi to the altar.
On the way to the altar, the maids bowed their heads and supported Ji Yunxi, who was covered with a veil, as she walked beside Yu Mingyi.
"Did you sleep well last night?" Yu Mingyi tried to strike up a conversation with Ji Yunxi. "I was really excited last night."
"This wedding dress is really beautiful. You look even more beautiful in it."
Yu Mingyi wracked his brains to say a lot, but Ji Yunxi seemed to hear nothing and didn't answer a single word.
The maids supporting her were a little nervous. Ji Yunxi's sudden outburst in the morning was still fresh in their minds.
Fortunately, she was just silent now.
Ji Yunxi sneered in her heart. Yu Mingyi was really good at deluding himself. He knew very well why she was marrying him, yet he still had the nerve to talk.
"Yunxi?" Yu Mingyi laughed. "It doesn't matter. I'm not angry. Anyway, we're going to get married. It doesn't matter if you don't answer now. You'll have to answer later."