Chapter 338: Pigeon Feast

Chapter 338: The Pigeon Feast

Ji Yuntang raised an eyebrow lightly. "If you want me not to be angry, it depends on your behavior. If you perform well, I won't be angry."

Luo Junhe's gaze deepened, and he said with a smile in his eyes, "A Tang, this prince's performance has been excellent. Guess who I spotted from the carriage just now?"

"Who?"

Luo Junhe said calmly, "Marquis Yongning and his wife. They were watching you the whole time from the second floor of the bookshop next door."

After he finished speaking, Ji Yuntang was shocked!

However, what shocked her wasn't that Ji Nanchuan and Madam Meng were here too.

Rather, it was that they were right there, watching her brutally beat Ji Zihang and Ji Huaiche, cursing and hitting them, yet the two of them stayed completely unmoved.

You have to understand, these two sons were Madam Meng's pride and joy, and she wouldn't tolerate a single harsh word against them.

Let alone a beating right in front of her face!

Ji Yuntang sneered coldly, "Did the sun rise from the west today? Ji Nanchuan and Madam Meng are actually not causing trouble?"

Luo Junhe's thin lips curved into a smile, but a cold glint flashed in the corners of his eyes.

"It's not that the sun rose from the west—it's that they hate you in their hearts but don't dare lay a finger on you."

"Today, Third Young Master Ji came to pick a fight with you. That must have been planned between him and the Marquis and his wife beforehand. Heir Ji must have been in on it too."

"Probably because after you left the Marquis's residence, the abilities you showed were just too impressive. They're all starting to wonder if you're really Ji Yuntang, including Marquis Yongning and Madam Meng, who are also questioning whether you're even their biological daughter. So they wanted to use this chance to test you."

When Luo Junhe said this, a flicker of contempt flashed in his eyes.

It was the first time he'd ever seen biological parents who didn't recognize their own daughter.

Luo Junhe had originally thought his own situation was pitiful enough!

Consort Li didn't like him, and Emperor Jingyang didn't love him—they treated him like a thorn in their side.

But unexpectedly, Ji Yuntang was just as unfortunate.

In any other family, if a daughter this outstanding came along, they'd give her the stars if she wanted stars, the moon if she wanted the moon—they'd hold her up to the heavens.

But what about the Marquis's household?

For them, if a daughter was too outstanding to control, there was only one outcome: death!

Luo Junhe had rarely seen parents so heartless. He supported Ji Yuntang in grinding the entire Yongning Marquis family under her heel.

To prove to the world that the Marquis's residence giving her up was their loss, and that she could live perfectly well without them.

Ji Yuntang stayed silent, then gave a faint, detached smile.

She felt Luo Junhe's analysis was spot on. The entire Yongning Marquis family had already grown suspicious of her identity!

But who could have imagined that inside this shell, a different soul had long since taken over?

Her body hadn't changed, so even if they tested her blood a hundred times, it wouldn't do them any good.

Ji Yuntang suddenly thought of something and looked up at Luo Junhe.

"A He, they're all suspicious of my identity. Haven't you ever had any doubts yourself?"

Hearing this, Luo Junhe flicked Ji Yuntang on the forehead.

A doting smile curled at the corners of his lips. "Silly A Tang, we're husband and wife. There should be mutual trust between us. Do you really think I don't have that much trust in you?"

"You married me, a cripple—I'm the one who aimed too high. You didn't even look down on me, so how could I possibly doubt your identity?"

Luo Junhe paused, then looked at her with deep affection.

"However, I really do wish you weren't Ji Yuntang. That way, you could break free from that bunch of lunatics in the Yongning Marquis residence and live your own life!"

The people of the Yongning Marquis residence didn't love her, yet they wouldn't let her go—it was truly despicable.

As the two were talking, the carriage outside came to a halt.

Chen Hu stared at the black carriage curtain, his face full of hesitation.

The prince and princess were doing it—should he really call them to get out?

What if they were in the heat of passion and he interrupted them? Would they each run him through with a sword?

It was Ji Yuntang who first noticed the carriage had stopped.

She lifted the curtain and saw the carriage had stopped right at the entrance of Prince Ye's residence.

Ji Yuntang frowned and said, "Chen Hu, we're here—why didn't you say something?"

Chen Hu's lips moved, but inside he thought, How would I dare remind you? I want to live a few more decades!

Ji Yuntang jumped down from the carriage. Chen Hu inadvertently caught a glimpse of her sleeve—it was shorter by a section, leaving her wrist exposed. His eyes widened in shock.

The prince and princess—wow, that's impressive!

They'd even torn her sleeve. How intense had things gotten in that carriage?

Luo Junhe entered through the back door of Prince Ye's residence. When he got down, he noticed Chen Hu looking at him with a somewhat complicated, subtle expression.

But more than anything, it was curiosity.

Chen Hu even gave him a thumbs up. "Your Highness, you are simply a god in your subordinate's eyes. You've fully embodied the spirit of 'strong will despite a broken body.'"

"Your Highness, forgive your subordinate for being nosy, but I think you should be a bit more gentle with the princess. She's at the prime of her youth. Even if you're impatient, you can't be too rough with her—it'll scare her."

Luo Junhe: "..."

He looked at Chen Hu speechlessly, wondering what on earth was going on in the man's head.

He had only applied medicine for Ji Yuntang, and Chen Hu had already spun it into such wild fantasies.

One would think the two of them had done something scandalous in the carriage.

Luo Junhe withdrew his gaze and let Chen Hu push him into Prince Ye's residence.

He instructed, "The princess has gone in to bathe. Go tell the kitchen steward about that pigeon feast—tell them not to serve it!"

Earlier, because Xie Liuzheng had prepared braised pigeon for her, and Ji Yuntang had eaten it and declared in front of everyone that it was delicious and that she loved it.

Luo Junhe had felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, so he had Chen Hu buy a hundred taels' worth of pigeons to prepare an entire feast of pigeon dishes for her.

Not anymore, though!

The misunderstanding between them has been resolved, and Luo Junhe no longer feels jealous because of Xie Liuzheng, so naturally, there was no need for the pigeon feast anymore!

Chen Hu was stunned. He'd known women could change their minds, but this was the first time he realized men could be that way too?

Wasn't it his lord who had told him to buy the pigeons?

Why weren't they serving them now?

What was he supposed to do with all those pigeons now?

Seeing that Chen Hu wasn't budging, Luo Junhe furrowed his brow slightly.

"Here's what you do—go tell the kitchen to switch to the princess's usual favorite dishes. As for the pigeons that have already been prepared, you all can divide them among yourselves and take them away!"

Chen Hu: "..."

His lips twitched, and he said, bewildered, "But, my lord, following your orders, I had the kitchen turn all fifty pigeons into different delicacies before the princess returned, and set them out."

"When the princess came back, she had to see this table full of pigeon dishes at first glance—it was all your love for her, my lord."

"So much time has passed by now; the princess has probably already seen them. Isn't it too late to take them away and swap them out for something else?"

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