Chapter 21 The Unfilial Daughter
In the imperial study, Ji Zunxing knelt beside Jun Heng's desk, not daring to breathe.

"Your Majesty." Gao Dezheng came in hurriedly from outside, "I have brought back the things you asked me to get."

Jun Heng nodded and glanced at Ji Zunxing who was kneeling on the ground. "Show it to me. I want to see what secrets General Ji is hiding from me."

Gao Dezheng responded and handed the manuscript he had just retrieved from the General's Mansion to Jun Heng.

This manuscript is the one that Ji Zunxing found in Ji Chenxing’s room last night - Ji Chenxing's deduction diagram.

The stack of manuscripts was quite thick. Jun Heng roughly estimated that there were about twenty pages.

On each page of paper, there is a map of the battlefield, with the enemy and our troops, as well as the routes of action, drawn on the map.

There are many notes written beside the painting, which are about how to mobilize our soldiers and the results of such mobilization.

Ji Chenxing's handwriting is very beautiful. Jun Heng's pupils widened when he saw the manuscript for the first time, "Is it Su He's handwriting?

"No, that's not right. Although this calligraphy is similar to Su He's, it is much sharper than Su He's. Moreover, based on my understanding of Su He, he can't draw these things."

Jun Heng stroked the beard on his chin, and suddenly smiled as he looked at it.

"General Ji, you just told me that your copy is almost the same as the original, but from what I see, it seems to be more than a little different."

The so-called "copy version" was what Ji Zunxing copied based on Ji Chenxing's manuscript after much thought last night.

He was very serious last night. He lit several candles and copied from three o'clock in the morning until the morning court session. He finally copied all the manuscripts word for word.

When Ji Zunxing heard Jun Heng say that it was very different from the original version, he found it a little hard to accept.

"No... no way?" Ji Zunxing said truthfully according to his own thoughts: "I copied everything from the original. I can't say it's similar, I can only say it's exactly the same."

At the end of his speech, he actually seemed to feel a little unfair for himself.

Jun Heng was so angry at Ji Zunxing that he laughed out loud. He took the two manuscripts together. "Come on, General Ji, compare them. Are these two really exactly the same?"

Ji Chenxing's handwriting was originally practiced by imitating Su He's. Her hairpin-shaped small regular script is very delicate. Coupled with her own heroic spirit, the whole page of words looks three times better than the one written by Su He herself.

Ji Zunxing was a military general and had never taken writing seriously since he was a child, so naturally his handwriting was not good-looking.

If you look at Ji Zunxing's handwriting alone, it's fine, it just makes people feel that it's a bit ugly. But if you put the two together, it's no exaggeration to say that the difference is like heaven and earth.

This is true for writing, let alone painting.

The map drawn by Ji Chenxing was exactly the same as the sand table; but the handwritten copy by Ji Zunxing had crooked lines. If it weren't for Ji Chenxing's original manuscript for comparison, Jun Heng would not have been able to tell that the drawing was actually a map.

In other words, Jun Heng had not been exposed to the culture of the 21st century. If he had been exposed to it, he would definitely use the word "abstract" to describe this manuscript written by Ji Zunxing himself.

"How is it, General Ji?" Jun Heng pointed at the two manuscripts in front of him, "Do you still think they are exactly the same?"

Under such a comparison, if Ji Zunxing can no longer see the difference in the fonts, then it is not a problem with his eyes.

"I am ashamed." Ji Zunxing's old face blushed.

"General, please don't be ashamed." Jun Heng sat in front of the desk and read through the entire manuscript. "The things written and drawn here are really interesting. Miss Ji must be a wonderful person to be able to write such things. However, General, you don't seem to trust her, otherwise she wouldn't have written such a thing.

"General, you raised such a good daughter. It's foolish not to trust her, and it's even more wrong to hide her like this." Jun Heng drank tea while looking at the calligraphy and painting on the manuscript, with more smile than anger.

Originally, this kind of deduction could be completed in the mind, but Ji Chenxing insisted on writing it into a manuscript. The purpose was probably to make others believe in her, cooperate with her, and use her strategy to win the battle.

Such forbearance, such perseverance, such loyalty and such intelligence are not something even many men can achieve.

Jun Heng couldn't help but feel curious about this woman he had never met before.

Jun Heng was a wise ruler. Ji Zunxing had made great military achievements, so he did not intend to punish or demote Ji Zunxing for such a small matter. A small punishment would be enough.

What's more, Ji Chenxing has now married into the Prince's Mansion and is considered a member of the royal family. Instead of punishing Ji Zunxing, it would be better to promote Ji Chenxing and make use of him in the future.

"By the way, speaking of which, Rui'er and Chenxing have been married for so many days, but they haven't even come to offer me a cup of tea. This is really rude. The general is here today, so why don't I send a message and call them to have lunch together?"

The war had just ended, and droughts and floods occurred from time to time in the north and south. Jun Heng reviewed memorials until late at night every day, and neglected a lot of family affairs.

In addition, Ji Chenxing's death was unclear, and the Prince's Mansion and the General's Mansion deliberately suppressed the news, so Jun Heng did not know.

Jun Heng had a good idea, but at this moment, Ji Zunxing's heart was already in his throat.

"Your Majesty, our family is in misfortune. My daughter was disloyal and unfilial. She colluded with foreigners and was discovered by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. This marriage has been annulled."

Ji Zunxing knelt on the ground, his slow tone still hinting of guilt.

Jun Heng was stunned, and the smile on his face disappeared completely. "Colluding with foreigners? When did you find out? Why didn't you report it to me?"

Ji Zunxing lowered his head very low, and he vaguely realized that something seemed wrong.

"About seven days ago, on her wedding day."

Jun Heng's face looked a little ugly. He put down the tea in his hand and asked, "How did you find out? Do you have any evidence that she colluded with the outside world?"

"Yes, there is evidence." Ji Zunxing's forehead was sweating, and he said confidently: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said that if Ji Chenxing had not colluded with the outside world, how could he have accurately calculated the enemy's whereabouts every time.

"She must have defected to the enemy country!"

"Is it because I calculated the enemy's whereabouts and helped you win the battle?" Jun Heng sneered and threw Ji Zunxing's manuscript in Ji Zunxing's face.

"During the Qin and Han dynasties, there was Zhang Liang, who made plans and won battles thousands of miles away; during the Three Kingdoms period, there was Zhuge Kongming, who stayed in his thatched cottage but watched the world from his heart. If being able to calculate the enemy's whereabouts and win a battle is considered collaborating with the enemy, how can that be tolerated?"

Ji Zunxing's eyes were red, "But, but she is a girl, how can she be compared with Zhang Liang and Zhuge Liang!"

Jun Heng pinched his brows. For the first time, he felt that the general under his command was so short-sighted.

"Forget it, you go back." Jun Heng didn't want to see Ji Zunxing's face again. No matter how much he said to him, it would be better to talk to Ji Chenxing in person.

"Gao Dezheng, go to the general's residence this afternoon and have this woman come to the palace to meet me."

Ji Zunxing, who was about to get up and go home, felt a sudden shock in his heart and pressed his knees even tighter against the ground.

"Your Majesty, this unfilial daughter has been executed according to the laws of my family, Your Majesty."

(End of this chapter)