Chapter 463 Sabotaging the Relationship

Chapter 463: Destroying the Relationship

"Thanks to your efforts this time. You may rise!"

Luo Jingshen knew that if Linchuan's face had been seen, he wouldn't be able to talk his way out of it no matter what!

Even though Jifeng hadn't shown up right away, he had still risked his life to save Linchuan, so it wouldn't be right to hold it against him.

Luo Jingshen looked at Jifeng and said, "I'd like to see my Fourth Imperial Uncle. Can you bring me to him?"

Jifeng's whole mission was to bring Luo Jingshen to Prince Nanxiao on his orders, so he naturally wasn't about to say no.

"Of course, Your Highness. Right this way."

Luo Jingshen disguised himself before heading out, making a point of wearing a cloak to hide his build and face.

Jifeng led Luo Jingshen in to see Prince Nanxiao, then stepped out.

Luo Jingshen greeted him respectfully, "Fourth Imperial Uncle."

Prince Nanxiao eyed him with an unreadable expression. "Your Highness, do you have any idea how reckless it was to send men after Luo Junhe?"

Luo Jingshen dropped his gaze a little and said, "Fourth Imperial Uncle, I know I was wrong. Please don't be mad at me. From now on, I'll run everything by you and won't act so rashly again."

Prince Nanxiao said in a deep voice, "I could never stay mad at you. You are my son, and no one cares more about your safety than I do."

"Jingshen, I know what's on your mind. You want to get rid of Luo Junhe, that thorn in your side, but he's nothing but a cripple who can't even get out of bed now. What you did tonight was way too flashy!"

"What if you'd tipped off the enemy? Wouldn't that have been more loss than gain?"

Luo Jingshen's throat tightened, and he snapped angrily, "Fourth Imperial Uncle, I could've killed Luo Junhe if it weren't for that bitch Ji Yuntang! She screwed up my whole plan."

"If Ji Yuntang weren't at the Prince Ye's residence, Luo Junhe would've been dead who knows how many times over by now!"

Prince Nanxiao was taken aback and looked confused. "Are you talking about the current princess of Prince Ye's estate?"

"She's just a woman. Is she really that impressive?"

Just hearing Ji Yuntang's name made Luo Jingshen clench his fists so hard they cracked. He ground his teeth and said, "Fourth Imperial Uncle, you don't know this, but Ji Yuntang is a woman of incredible talent. After she married into the Prince Ye's residence, she not only healed Luo Junhe's face and eyes, but also cleaned out the rotten elements in the residence and ran the household flawlessly."

"She runs businesses, opened a BBQ joint, won the Canglang Poetry Contest, invented a washing machine that saves people from hand-washing, and even the Yuntang Academy, which is all the rage in Dongchen Kingdom, is named after her."

"Not only that, she's also the real daughter of the Marquis Yongning's household, with Duke Rong and his wife as her godfather and godmother, and even my mother, the Empress, trusts her completely."

"So tell me, with skills like hers, how many women in the capital can match her?"

Prince Nanxiao was utterly stunned. He'd never paid much attention to Ji Yuntang, only knowing she'd been brought back from the countryside as a bride to bring Luo Junhe good luck.

A background that plain wouldn't even register with Prince Nanxiao.

Still, every now and then he'd hear Consort Li complain about how vile and wicked Ji Yuntang was.

Even so, Prince Nanxiao never paid it any mind.

After all, who in this world could be more vile and wicked than Consort Li herself?

The way she'd betrayed Emperor Jingyang and drugged her way into his bed was enough to make Prince Nanxiao sick for the rest of his life!

Though he never said it aloud and put on a show of loving Consort Li deeply, he actually despised her inside.

If Consort Li weren't still useful to him, he'd have gotten rid of her long ago!

Shaking off his thoughts, Prince Nanxiao said to Luo Jingshen, "Since you say Luo Junhe's only alive because of her protection, why don't you find a way to win Ji Yuntang over to your side?"

Luo Jingshen's face twisted in resentment. "It's no use. That bitch Ji Yuntang won't listen to reason and loves to throw punches. She's already dead set on that cripple Luo Junhe!"

"Prince Qi and Consort Chu tried to win her over plenty of times, but it always ended with Prince Qi banged up, and even Father couldn't find grounds to punish her."

"If it weren't for that, I'd have made her mine a long time ago, instead of going through the hassle of sending assassins after them."

Prince Nanxiao frowned. Could there really be a woman in this world who didn't crave wealth or fame, and was willing to serve a crippled prince who couldn't even care for himself?

Was she stupid, or just so arrogant she thought she could actually cure Luo Junhe?

But no matter the reason, since Ji Yuntang couldn't be won over, they'd have to find a way to get rid of her.

Prince Nanxiao mulled it over in silence for a moment, then came up with another idea for Luo Jingshen.

"Since Luo Junhe can't live without her, why doesn't Your Highness think about how to drive this woman away from him?"

"As long as their relationship falls apart and Ji Yuntang is no longer the Princess Ye, she naturally won't stick her nose into Prince Ye's affairs anymore."

Luo Jingshen was taken aback and said in disbelief, "Fourth Imperial Uncle, you mean... have Luo Junhe divorce Ji Yuntang?"

Seeing Prince Nanxiao's confirming look, Luo Jingshen shook his head.

"No way. He was over the moon to marry a beauty like Ji Yuntang. How could he ever divorce her?"

"Unless Luo Junhe's brain was scrambled, he'd never do something that ridiculous."

Prince Nanxiao shot Luo Jingshen a helpless look, inwardly frustrated by his lack of brains.

"Who said anything about him divorcing her? Why can't it be Ji Yuntang dumping him?"

Luo Jingshen was baffled. "But... why would Ji Yuntang dump him?"

They'd been married for almost a year now. Ji Yuntang had already seen Luo Junhe at his ugliest and messiest, and now that he was clean and handsome, what reason would she have to leave him?

Besides, their marriage had always been solid, and Ji Yuntang wasn't the type to ditch someone when they're down.

Her suddenly deciding to leave her husband made no sense at all!

Prince Nanxiao sat down and asked Luo Jingshen, "Before this, didn't Luo Junhe marry four other wives? What happened to all four of them?"

Luo Jingshen thought for a moment and replied, "All four wives were married within a three-year span. The first one was literally scared to death by Luo Junhe, the second one jumped into a well and killed herself on the wedding night, the third one kept throwing a fit about going home and died not long after she got back—supposedly from poison."

"The fourth one didn't die, but she went crazy. I heard Miss Zhong is still locked up at home by Magistrate Zhong and isn't allowed out. Her condition goes back and forth between good and bad."

"Magistrate Zhong thinks she's a burden and keeps trying to marry her off, but no one dares to take her."

Luo Jingshen then remembered a few more details. "I remember Miss Zhong even ran away on her wedding day, and it was Consort Li who sent people to drag her back."

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