Chapter 22 Dead, but not completely dead
Jun Heng took a deep breath, "Are there any letters or documents that Ji Chenxing communicated with the enemy country?"

Ji Zunxing shook his head and thought for a moment, "No."

"Have you found the enemy spy who was in contact with her?"

Ji Zunxing shook his head and hesitated for a moment, "No."

"Then you must have found some evidence of treason in her room?"

Ji Zunxing still shook his head, but then nodded quickly, "Yes, Your Majesty, this manuscript doesn't prove that she has connections with the enemy country?"

"Apart from this manuscript?" Jun Heng was a little speechless. This manuscript had nothing to do with treason.

"This..." Ji Zunxing thought again and again, "It seems that I really haven't seen anything else."

Jun Heng was so angry that his head felt dizzy.

There is nothing wrong with being efficient, and there is nothing wrong with sacrificing personal interests for the sake of justice.

But we can’t just kill people indiscriminately!
There was no evidence at all, yet he acted swiftly against his own daughter.

Moreover, looking at Ji Chenxing's manuscript, perhaps she is the real hero in this war!

And such a hero was killed indiscriminately by his own father.

In recent days, disasters have occurred in the north and south, and neighboring countries have been eyeing Daliang covetously. The loss of a hero means the country has lost a bit of security.

The more Jun Heng thought about it, the angrier he became. He picked up the teacup he had just used to drink tea and smashed it on Ji Zunxing's forehead with a "bang".

"Gao Dezheng, have the prince come to see me immediately! I want to ask him why he accused Ji Chenxing of collaborating with the enemy!"

After he finished speaking, he sat back in his chair angrily, "As for you, I will fine you one year's salary and remove you from your position as general..."

Ji Zunxing had already predicted what Jun Heng was going to say, and hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, wait, I have something else to report."

He has a family to support, he can't be fired from his position!
"What else do you have to say?" Jun Heng's brows were furrowed into the shape of a "川" character, and his trust in Ji Zunxing had dropped to the lowest level.

"Your Majesty, please don't worry." Ji Zunxing wiped his forehead twice and explained hurriedly: "The dog girl is dead, but not completely dead."

Jun Heng raised his eyebrows, "I think you are getting old and confused!"

"No, no, absolutely not." Sweat began to seep out of Ji Zunxing's forehead. He knew that this was hard to believe, but he had to say it in order to keep his position.

"Your Majesty, although Ji Chenxing is dead, I spoke to her last night."

Jun Heng showed an expression that said, "You might have burned your brain." "Call the imperial physician to treat the general."

Ji Zunxing said in distress, "Your Majesty, I am really not ill. Please listen to me before making a decision."

Jun Heng then looked him in the eye and said, "Tell me."

Jun Heng was willing to listen, and Ji Zunxing's tense nerves finally relaxed a little, and he started talking about what Ji Chenxing said last night.

"Your Majesty, yesterday you asked me how I could defeat an enemy force of 100,000 with only 50,000 men, and I faltered and was unable to answer. Your Majesty is wise, and I believe you saw at that time that I knew nothing about this matter."

"Not bad." Jun Heng nodded, feeling that Ji Zunxing's brain was finally online.

"As for why Your Majesty asked me to go back and prepare, it is because Your Majesty wanted to give me a chance to see what I can write."

Ji Zunxing tried hard to recall every word Ji Chenxing said last night. His heart was pounding, fearing that if he said something wrong, Jun Heng would pull him out and fire him.

Gao Dezheng poured Jun Heng another cup of tea, and Jun Heng seemed to be in a better mood. "Not bad."

Ji Zunxing breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Ji Chenxing did not lie to him last night.

"I dare to guess that Your Majesty must be wondering at this moment why I suddenly became smart." Ji Zunxing's seriousness made Jun Heng somewhat concerned.

"Not bad." Jun Heng put down the teacup.

"In fact, it's not that I've become smarter, it's just that it was the dog girl who told me all this."

Ji Zunxing told Ji Chenxing everything about his meeting and conversation last night.

Jun Heng was somewhat fascinated by what he was saying.

"You mean, she didn't die? She just went to a place called 'Modern'?" Jun Heng narrowed his eyes and thought.

He has always been 50% sure about ghosts and gods, but 50% suspicious. In addition, last night, the spy he sent to monitor Ji Zunxing reported that Ji Zunxing did not leave the general's mansion all night, and there was nothing wrong except talking to himself in the study room for a long time at midnight.

The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by the death of ten generations of the clan. Under the protection of the law, the fact that Ji Chenxing is still alive seems more and more credible.

"In that case, then you go home and study how to communicate with her." Jun Heng rubbed his brows. He didn't want to pursue the truth of the matter any further, but the punishment still had to be imposed.

"Let Zhang Hanlin draft an imperial decree for me. Ji Zunxing will temporarily hand over his military orders and be demoted one rank.

"When he brings Ji Chenxing to me, I will reinstate him."

After Jun Heng finished saying this, the prince arrived, and Ji Zunxing was ordered by Jun Heng to go home and reflect.

Ji Zunxing looked at the screen not far away that was playing Ji Chenxing's image and was always following him.

On the screen, Ji Chenxing was smiling and having breakfast with her new family.

In Ji Zunxing's eyes, that smile was like a sharp thorn piercing his heart.

"Your father has just been dismissed from his post, and you're still in the mood to eat and drink!" Ji Zunxing muttered unhappily, "You have no filial piety at all, you deserve to die."

As Ji Zunxing muttered, a line of small words slowly appeared on the screen.

[User "Daliang General Ji Zunxing": Anti-fan value +20]

Nowadays, it is already eight o'clock and both families have finished their breakfast.

According to the requirements of the program team, the task this morning is to prepare gifts for the family.

When preparing gifts, you can choose to film them in the live broadcast room, or you can choose not to film them, so that you can surprise your family and the audience at the same time.

In the Qi family, Qi Ziyan was the most active one in preparing gifts. At the same time, the process of him preparing gifts was directly filmed in the live broadcast room.

The photographer adjusted the perspective to Qi Ziyan's first-person perspective, and brought surprises to the family together with Qi Ziyan in an immersive way.

[What gift did Brother Ziyan prepare? This famous brand of skin care products is for Auntie, right? It costs tens of thousands of yuan per set! I can’t bear to buy it for myself.]

[Did you see that? The delivery guy just gave Qi Ziyan a car key. It’s an Audi car key. It must be the car he sent to his dad.]

[I'm jealous, I'm too jealous, just turn me into a sourpuss! Qi Ziyan actually gave Qi Le a set of MW high-end dress!!!]

[What? MW? Is it the brand whose designers are lazy and don’t like to design, but every time they come up with a new design, it’s always a high-quality one? ]

[High-end luxury MW, priceless! I want it too! I want the skirt but I also want a brother like Zi Yan]

[What did Ji Yunfan buy? It seems to be a watch. Who does he plan to give it to? ]

[It looks like a ladies' watch, maybe it was given to Wen Ya or Ji Xueqing, not Ji Chenxing]

[Did anyone notice what gift Ji Chenxing was preparing? She had just married into a wealthy family, would the gift she gave really be liked by her family? ]

[Ji Chenxing didn't seem to prepare any gifts...? After dinner, she locked herself in her room. What kind of gifts could she prepare in her room?]

(End of this chapter)