Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 442 Verification of identity

That night, Ji Anni and Zhuang Xiaomeng slept together. Zhuang Xiaomeng was very alert and still tied Ji Anni with a rope. One end of the rope was tied to his hand and the other end was tied to Changsun Mingri's hand. It was so tight that Ji Anni couldn't escape even if she wanted to.

Even so, Zhuang Xiaomeng was still worried and insisted on holding Ji Anni as if she were a pillow while sleeping.

With the company of Ji Anni, the big fur ball, Zhuang Xiaomeng slept comfortably, but Ji Anni, who was almost killed by the heat, stayed awake almost all night.

She opened her eyes and looked out the window at the moonlight with boredom. On that cold and lonely night, her thoughts became especially clear.

Sometimes I think of my grandfather who is far away in another world, sometimes I think of Yun Zhen whose whereabouts are unknown, sometimes I think of Yi Zhen who misunderstood me, sometimes I think of Prince Ming who is worried about me and Zhuang Xiaomeng who has imprisoned me...

I thought the more I thought about it, the harder it would be to fall asleep, but the result was that I became more and more tired. My mind became fuzzy, and when I opened my eyes again, the warm sunlight was already shining on my body.

Ji Anni yawned and was startled when she saw her long mouth inadvertently.

After a brief moment of daze, he immediately realized that he had turned into a fox and was being held under house arrest in Wenhua Courtyard by Zhuang Xiaomeng.

By the way, where is that bad boy? Ji Anni got up from the bed and looked around for Zhuang Xiaomeng.

The room was empty, without a single person in sight.

The two ropes that were tied to Zhuang Xiaomeng and Chang Sun Mingri's hands last night were now tied to the legs of the bed and the table respectively.

Restricted by the two ropes, Ji Anni had little room to move. She could only crawl five or six steps forward, backward, left, and right before she was pulled by the ropes and could not move. Oh, forget it... I am a prisoner now. Being caught by Zhuang Xiaomeng is better than being caught by the guards. The two children disappeared early in the morning. They must be in class in Wenhua Courtyard.

Ji Anni, who quickly guessed the whereabouts of the two people, was not in a hurry at all and yawned lazily.

Since I can't move now, I might as well go to sleep. Only by conserving my energy can I make a strong effort.

Thinking of this, she lay back down, ready to go back to sleep. But just as she lay down, she heard footsteps outside the door.

Perhaps because of animal instinct, she could tell from the sound of footsteps that the people were Zhuang Xiaomeng and Chang Sun Mingri.

Before I had time to think about it, I heard a "click" and the door was pushed open by Zhuang Xiaomeng.

The loud noise frightened Ji Anni so much that the hair on her back stood up. However, in her fox form, she didn't have enough magic power, so she could only communicate with people with magic like Prince Ming and Yun Zhen for the time being. She couldn't talk to ordinary humans, so she couldn't convey her surprise and anger.

"Hush, keep your voice down. You really have no manners." Chang Sun Mingri said what Ji Anni wanted to say.

"What does it matter? This is the only way I can show my shock." Zhuang Xiaomeng said as he walked to the bed and touched Ji Anni's fox fur. He felt relieved to see that Ji Anni was still in the room.

Chang Sun Mingri sighed helplessly and closed the door silently.

Ji Anni raised her head and looked at Zhuang Xiaomeng beside her in surprise, and asked with her eyes: How strange, aren’t you in class?

Zhuang Xiaomeng is a smart child and fully understood Ji Anni's problem.

He held Ji Anni in his arms like a kitten, stroking her and saying, "Little fox, we don't have class today because Prince Ming is sick. I heard he has a fever... maybe it's because he fell into the pond yesterday."

What? Ji Anni stood up with her tail raised high in excitement.

"But you don't have to worry, it's just a minor illness. Maybe you'll recover tomorrow." Zhuang Xiaomeng comforted Ji Annie.

"I said this fox was a jinx. Look, the prince fell ill just one day later. Who knows what serious trouble might happen in the future." Chang Sun Mingri glared at Ji Anni with dissatisfaction. He was displeased with her no matter how he looked at her.

Ji Anni was only concerned about Prince Ming and had no time to argue with him. She just cried "woo woo" twice.

It was all my fault that Prince Ming got sick. It was a pity that I was now a fox and couldn't go to visit him. Sigh...

Ming'er, don't blame your mother.

On the other hand, in the emperor's bedroom, the fever-stricken Prince Ming was mumbling in his sleep: "My queen..."

The low calls made Long Mohan beside her feel heartbroken.

At this moment, a hand reached out gently and held the back of Prince Ming's hand that was exposed outside the quilt - it was Yizhen's hand.

No words, just a gentle grip.

As if feeling his mother's love, Prince Ming's constant mumbling in his sleep finally stopped.

Long Mohan looked at Yizhen with gratitude. If it weren't for her, he would have no idea how to comfort the sick Prince Ming.

Yizhen didn't notice Long Mohan's gaze. Her gentle eyes were always on Prince Ming's flushed face.

Prince Ming subconsciously grasped Yizhen's hand tightly, squeezing it so tightly that it became a little deformed.

"Mother...you are mother..." As if he had suddenly determined something, Prince Ming muttered with his eyes closed.

Yizhen had no choice but to admit, "Mother is here, Prince, please rest in peace..."

Upon hearing this, Prince Ming slightly relaxed his strength so that Yizhen would not frown in pain.

"Stay with him a little longer, at least in his dreams, so he can be reunited with Zhao Ji." Long Mohan gently placed his hand on Yizhen's shoulder, forcing Yizhen, who wanted to stand up, to sit back on the bed again.

Yizhen looked up at Long Mohan's solemn and sad eyes, and her heart began to ache.

She nodded gently, turned her gaze back to the gradually peaceful sleeping face of Prince Ming, and whispered to Long Mohan: "I'm afraid Yizhen is overstepping her authority by staying with Prince Ming as his mother... After all, Yizhen has no status at all..."

"Since Ming'er has recognized you as his mother, you can just act like her for a while." There was a hint of loneliness in the smile on Long Mohan's face. Zhao Ji had always been the deepest scar in his heart, and it would hurt once it was touched.

Yizhen said nothing and nodded slightly.

Time passed slowly, the room was quiet and no one spoke.

After an unknown amount of time, Yizhen suddenly asked softly as if talking to herself, "Your Majesty, whether in Prince Ming's heart or in your heart... Zhao Ji is irreplaceable..."

She asked directly, and Long Mohan didn't know how to answer for a moment, so he remained silent.

"But she is a demon... She used magic to..." Yizhen subconsciously clenched her sleeves, and an indescribable bitterness rose in her heart. She believed that Zhao Ji used magic to confuse Long Mohan, which is why Long Mohan fell deeply in love with Zhao Ji. But she also used magic, why was she not as impressed as Zhao Ji on Long Mohan? Thinking of this, she was even more unwilling.

Long Mohan still did not answer, but the fact that he allowed Yizhen to say in front of him that Zhao Ji was a demon was already a big change.

"Your Majesty, why can't you wake up?" Yizhen didn't know what else she could do.

Long Mohan's head began to hurt violently. "Don't say anything more... Don't say anything more..."

Yizhen sighed softly and said no more, just staring quietly at the profile of Prince Ming.

She used to hate this child because he was always hostile to her and wary of her. Later, by chance, this child was frightened by a monster and began to rely on her and no longer had a gloomy expression. Yizhen began to like him.

But soon, Ji Anni confessed to Yizhen the truth that she was a fox demon, and Yizhen's grudge against Ji Anni extended to Prince Ming. Zhao Ji once admitted to her that Prince Ming was also a fox demon. Yizhen no longer dared to have any good feelings for the demon prince.

"Your Majesty, you care deeply for Prince Ming because you cannot let go of your family affection, but what can Prince Ming give you in return?... He is just a monster... Do you want a monster to inherit the throne and rule the world?" Yizhen's soft voice was intermittent, but every word was spoken very clearly, causing a lot of echoes in Long Mohan's heart.

"I still can't believe it..." Long Mohan's frowned eyebrows were almost twisted together. He subconsciously shook his head slightly, staring at the peaceful water lily of Prince Ming, and couldn't believe that this cute child was actually a fox demon.

"Your Majesty, Yizhen remembered an incident... maybe it can prove the true identity of Prince Ming..." Yizhen said as she took out a box from her body. She gently opened the lid of the box, and inside the box were several round candy balls.

"What is this?" Long Mohan was puzzled.

"It's sand shell candy, a specialty of Nanhu County." Yizhen handed one to Long Mohan, and then put another one in her mouth.

The reason for doing this is to let Long Mohan confirm with his own mouth that this candy is just ordinary candy and there is no trick done.

"I still remember when Prince Ming went to Wenhuayuan on his first day, Zhao Ji took him from Concubine An to the Concubine Palace to play. I gave Prince Ming a piece of this candy, but I didn't expect... Prince Ming's reaction was very strange. His face was red and his breathing was rapid. Zhao Ji hurriedly took him back to the room. After a while, when I rushed over worriedly to check on the situation, Zhao Ji's reaction was also strange... She hid Prince Ming in the quilt and wrapped him tightly with the quilt..."

The more Yizhen spoke, the more mysterious she became, and Long Mohan's heart began to beat like a drum.

"Your Majesty, Yizhen didn't think much of it at the time, but now that I think about it... Soji might be hiding something..."

"You mean... this sand shell candy will turn Ming'er into a fox?" Long Mohan had heard the legend that a drunk fox would reveal its true form.

Yizhen nodded and handed the candy box to Long Mohan, "If Your Majesty does not believe that Prince Ming is a fox demon, you can verify it yourself."

Long Mohan took the box hesitantly, his hands trembling slightly. Looking at Yizhen's determined eyes, he seemed to know the answer without even trying.

Yizhen helped Long Mohan open the lid of the box, took out the candy balls, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, Yizhen hopes that you will wake up after seeing the truth and stop being deceived by those two monsters."