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Chapter 25 Vicious Fake Gold 24

The situation in the imperial court became increasingly unpredictable and volatile.

The crown prince might be praised one day and punished the next, or the fifth prince might be lectured, or some prince might be demoted to commoner status...

Among them, Ji Qingying's path to promotion was particularly smooth. From a minor official to a high-ranking minister, he gradually won the emperor's approval and even gained some followers in the court.

After realizing that Ji Qingying would not become close to the Crown Prince because of Ji Qingwei, the other princes all extended olive branches to Ji Qingying.

However, soon, news spread that Ji Qingying's true identity was unknown. The Fifth Prince's birth mother, Consort Shu, met with the Emperor and accused the Empress of having already given birth before entering the palace, and that she was not worthy of being the Empress!

"The Empress's crime of deceiving the Emperor is beyond description. I simply cannot tolerate such a woman, who has lost her chastity and defiled the harem, becoming the Empress, the mother of the nation! It is a disgrace to the royal family and will be despised by the people of the world!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor was furious, but upon seeing the evidence presented by Consort Shu, he had no choice but to believe it.

Strangely, the Empress did not say much, nor did she plead for him. She only hoped that the Emperor would not blame Gu Ye, and then she committed suicide with a white silk ribbon.

The entire court was shocked, and the Ji family was immediately plunged into turmoil, living in constant fear.

Even Ji Qingying began to be investigated, and her identity was just one layer away from being revealed.

Everyone was afraid, but Qingyu had already prepared everything to run away. However, she did not expect to see Ji Qingying climbing over the wall and coming in in the middle of the night.

The latter looked quite dejected. Her former calm and composed demeanor had turned into that of a rough and unruly man. Qingyu watched her warily, and even secretly picked up a brick, waiting for it to hit her.

Ji Qingying had no intention of getting close. In fact, he just wanted to come and see. Too many things had happened recently, and the Ji family was in trouble because of him, which kept him up at night.

I just didn't expect Qingyu to still be awake so late.

Ji Qingying felt a pang of sympathy and asked in a hoarse voice, "Why aren't you in bed? Are you scared?"

Qingyu: "...Big brother, why didn't you use the main entrance?"

"You won't be seen if you go through the front door."

Qingyu: "..." What a perfectly reasonable excuse!

Seeing Qingyu choke, her fair and beautiful face hardened, her eyes filled with accusation. Ji Qingying's expression softened, her heart melting.

This spoiled and mischievous Jiaojiao truly had his heart completely captivated.

After a long while, Ji Qingying slowly smiled and whispered, "I will always protect you."

Despite the seemingly nonsensical words, Qingyu sensed a resolute intent. Considering Ji Qingying's current predicament, Qingyu couldn't help but make some guesses. She looked at Ji Qingying seriously and finally waved her hand, "Brother, do as you please. I'm sleepy."

After saying that, he closed the window. The candlelight inside the room could reveal the figures of the people inside, and it could also reflect the presence of people outside.

Ji Qingying didn't know how long he had been standing there. His thoughts were in turmoil. The surroundings were completely silent. In his heart, this was the last chance he could spend with Qingyu properly.

Ji Qingwei was too ruthless. She directly grasped Ji Qingying's feelings for Qingyu and also gave up on Gu Ye.

He never imagined that a woman could achieve such a feat, but now it seems he shouldn't have underestimated Ji Qingwei from the start.

After all, someone who had just returned from the countryside had an extraordinary air about him, which was suspicious in itself, but unfortunately he didn't pay attention to it at the time.

Suppressing her last bit of regret, Ji Qingying finally turned and left.

In that instant, Qingyu blew out the candlelight.

In the darkness, she stroked the jade pendant in her hand, her expression unreadable.

This was thrown in by Ji Qingying in an instant. Since the jade pendant is on him, he must have known everything all along.

"Tsk, the female lead is indeed the female lead." Qingyu sighed, leaving the system puzzled. "You guessed it's related to the female lead? No way, those are the male lead and the male supporting character, both of whom are the female lead's helpers. Why would she go and expose her own people?"

“Not many people know Ji Qingying’s identity, so do you think—Ji Qingwei, who is familiar with the plot, might tell us?” Qingyu’s words made the system freeze in place. Thinking of the recent events, the system felt like its fur was standing on end.

"My God!" the system muttered to itself, its head about to explode, "So how did the female lead become like this?"

Qingyu chuckled softly, "What's there to be afraid of? Everything will be over soon."

Her tone was relaxed, and after stretching, she went straight to bed.

Just as Qingyu had guessed, after that day, Ji Qingying's influence in the court suddenly declined, and he even sided with the Fifth Prince. His joining the Fifth Prince greatly increased Gu Ye's chances of winning.

As for the latter, he was eventually disliked by the emperor because of the empress's affair. In fact, when the fifth prince came forward to find evidence to prove that Ji Qingying was not the empress's son, but could not find the empress's other child, the emperor directly took his anger out on Gu Ye.

The once-glorious Crown Prince has been suppressed to the point of being unable to breathe.

Even a month later, the emperor found an opportunity to depose Gu Ye from his position as crown prince, on the grounds that his subordinates had embezzled one hundred taels of silver.

In a short time, many people with good intentions were caught off guard by this change. On the other hand, the Ji family became an object of desire for the powerful and wealthy to curry favor with overnight.

After all, who can't see that the Fifth Prince is the most likely to ascend the throne? As for the Ji family, Ji Qingwei and Ji Qingying are both favorites of the Fifth Prince, not to mention that the former is also a county princess. Given their various statuses, the Ji family receives even more support.

Qingyu thought that her parents would seize this opportunity to expand the family, but unexpectedly, her mother found her with a troubled mind and asked an unbelievable question.

"Qingyu, if your father and I were to go back to our hometown, would you—be willing to go?"

Qingyu looked at Ji's mother in surprise, trying to see if Ji's mother was joking, but she was speechless when she met the latter's calm eyes.

After a long pause, she asked in confusion, "Mother, our family is doing well now because of my elder brother and the others, so why do we need to leave?"

Her eyes were innocent, as if she didn't understand these worldly matters. Madam Ji touched Qingyu's face affectionately and sighed, "Our Ji family never intended to stand out. This time, Qingwei and Qingying... that's their good fortune, but your father and I are a bit tired."

Speaking of this, Madam Ji suddenly recalled the Empress's death in the palace. To this day, she still doesn't understand why the Empress would hide the truth, after all, that person has always been selfish...

In the end, they could only attribute it to their final affection for the two children.

Upon hearing this, Qingyu fell silent, a hint of guilt in her voice.

She had already collected a lot of jewelry and was preparing to run away. But if she knew that her parents were also going to run away, she wouldn't bother with it!

She's been sneaking around like a sly old fox lately!

Qingyu smiled and nestled obediently beside her mother, blinking her eyes and saying sweetly, "Wherever Mother goes, Qingyu will go."

Ji's mother smiled with relief.

Of all these children, the one she worried about the most was Qingyu.

The latter was charming and graceful. If she guessed correctly, her eldest son had already fallen into a trap. If other powerful figures saw this, who knew how much trouble it would cause?

All she wanted in this life was for Qingyu to live a peaceful and safe life.