Chapter 174 Wang Fengyi Tells the Secret

Lu Ji thought that Wang Fengyi came to confront him about what happened yesterday, and he frowned helplessly.

Wang Fengyi slowly walked into Lu Ji's study, and glancing at Lu Ji's gloomy face, she smiled awkwardly: "Don't worry, cousin, I'm not here to argue with you about what happened yesterday."

Lu Ji raised his eyes but said nothing.

Seeing Lu Ji's impatience, Wang Fengyi asked, "Cousin, are you so fed up with me?"

I don’t know if it’s because their horoscopes are incompatible, but every time they meet, there seems to be tension between them.

Lu Ji did not respond to her question, but asked directly: "Cousin, are you looking for me? Is there something wrong?"

Wang Fengyi sat down on the chair and looked up at Lu Ji. The man was tall and straight, with a heroic look between his brows and a good-looking appearance that was hard to find in the world.

For a moment, Wang Fengyi felt dazed.

He fell in love with this man. Was it because of his talent, his looks, or both?

It was the first time that I fell in love with a man. Even though I knew he had someone else in his heart, I still couldn't help but give up my dignity and throw myself at him.

"Something happened."

She turned her eyes away indifferently, trying not to let herself be too obsessed with the man's beauty.

"I know my cousin has been worried about the Jiang family's affairs recently."

Seeing that Lu Ji did not respond, Wang Fengyi could not help but look back at him. The man showed no expression when he heard it, and pursed his lips, as if he was in deep thought.

She continued, "I want to lend a helping hand to my cousin."

Lu Ji finally spoke in a very calm tone: "You know some things about the harem, right?"

Wang Fengyi was surprised when she heard this, and couldn't help but wonder in her heart: Could it be that Qin Xiaoning came to ask her about this matter today at Lu Ji's instruction?

Then why didn't he come and ask himself?
If he came to ask, she would certainly tell him everything. Although these palace secrets could not be told to others, she was still willing to take the risk of telling him.

But he chose not to ask, but let a concubine do the questioning.

Did he hate himself so much?

Thinking of this, Wang Fengyi felt a pang in her heart and couldn't help but turn her head away.

Lu Ji saw her displeasure, but he couldn't understand why this woman was so enthusiastic just a moment ago and suddenly became so cold.

Unable to guess, he simply didn't bother to think about it.

"If you don't want to say it, cousin, just consider it as my rudeness." Lu Ji said in a calm voice.

He would not force her, nor would he tempt her with a marriage contract.

After saying this, the man continued to work at his desk.

Wang Fengyi was silent for a long time, finally stood up, said goodbye to Lu Ji lightly, and stepped out of the door.

The night is cool and the moon is bright in the sky.

She stood in the courtyard and looked up at the vast sky.

Tears couldn't stop dripping out.

It’s hard to control your feelings.

The most painful thing is to ask for something but not get it.

Lu Ji was busy, and suddenly, the door was pushed open with a creak. He subconsciously raised his eyes and saw Wang Fengyi coming back. The woman's face was still dignified and calm, but her eyes were red.

Lu Ji frowned, put down the pen in his hand, and asked her: "What's wrong with you?"

Seeing that the other person was silent, he also fell silent. After a long period of awkward silence, Lu Ji spoke again: "What happened yesterday, An Ning told me in detail when we got home. I was wrong about you."

Seeing the woman so conflicted and aggrieved, Lu Ji thought she was still brooding over what happened yesterday. He was not a petty person, so he gave her an explanation. But if he wanted to apologize to the woman and say something soft, he definitely couldn't do it.

"In fact, why do you have to let yourself be wronged like this? If you are not satisfied with me, you can choose again. I promise you that I will never let your reputation be damaged. Just tell others that it is my fault. You can say that I have a rebellious temper or that I dote on my concubine too much and am not a good person. Whatever you say is fine."

The man spoke frankly, completely for the woman's sake.

Wang Fengyi smiled faintly when she heard this: "Cousin, are you eager for our marriage to end?"

Without waiting for Lu Ji to speak, he continued with a wry smile: "Cousin, have you ever thought about this, even if you cancel this marriage, can you live with your sweetheart wholeheartedly? You are from a noble family, this idea is too simple, isn't it? Even if I am not here, there will be girls from the Zhang family and the Zhao family who will marry into the mansion."

"Forget it, forget it. Don't say anymore." Before Wang Fengyi could finish speaking, Lu Ji waved his hand to interrupt her.

Why is this woman so stubborn?

The man was helpless, with impatience on his face: "I don't want to quarrel with you."

"I'm not here to quarrel with my cousin." Wang Fengyi gradually regained her composure and said, "Since I have already made an engagement with the Duke's Mansion, my Wang family will not do anything to regret the engagement."

Lu Ji didn't say anything, but his expression became even gloomier.

The woman continued, "Although I haven't married you yet, since we are engaged, I can't just watch you fall into hardship."

"There is indeed a secret hidden in the palace, and that secret lies in the saint."

Hearing this, Lu Ji raised his eyes again, but still said nothing and just listened quietly.

Since she had decided to go all out for this man, Wang Fengyi decided to abandon her grievances and vulnerabilities, and her tone gradually calmed down.

She slowly told Lu Ji the secrets of the palace that were kept hidden by herself and the entire Wang family.

When the saint succeeded in his bid for the throne and ascended to the throne, the first thing he did was to marry me, the daughter of Wang of Langya, into the palace as his queen with great fanfare.

My eldest sister was eighteen at that time, and she was the eldest daughter of the Wang family of Langya, making her the best candidate to enter the palace.

In this way, the eldest sister became the fifth queen of the Zhao family and enjoyed great glory for a time.

My eldest sister has not given birth to a child in the past ten years since she entered the Imperial Palace. She is very distressed about this. My Wang family has searched all over the world for famous doctors to treat my eldest sister, but to no avail.

Until the eldest sister suddenly fell ill.

At this point, Wang Fengyi choked up slightly. She wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and continued to talk to Lu Ji.

My eldest sister fell ill, and Wang asked for permission to go to the deep palace to visit her. After the imperial edict came down, my mother took me to the palace.

At that time, the eldest sister was already terminally ill.

She was only twenty-eight years old, still young and in good health, but she suddenly became so ill that the imperial physician was hesitant and could not describe the specific symptoms.

He just said that he became ill due to years of overwork in the palace.

The mother didn't believe it and pressed the eldest sister to explain the reason, but she was vague and hesitant, refusing to say anything. It was not until her death that she took her mother's hand and told her that after she died, she should never send another daughter to the palace.

Wang Fengyi choked up and said, "I will never forget the desperate look in my elder sister's eyes when she was dying. She was only in her twenties, in her prime years, but she died in the deep palace without any explanation."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ji guessed, "Did Zhao Che do all this?"

Seeing that he had guessed it, Wang Fengyi nodded and said, "It was indeed the Saint who killed my eldest sister." She sighed slightly, "It was only because his first wife knew the secret he had tried so hard to hide."