Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 404: Return of Zhao Ji

Huarong replied in a low voice: "I know."

She never raised her head to look at Yun Zhen, as if she felt guilty.

Yun Zhen stared at her, paused and said, "You lied to me. Your eyes told me that you were lying to me."

Hua Rong was about to answer when she saw the young eunuch Xiao Shunzi running towards her in a hurry.

"Imperial Master, Imperial Master, the Emperor has arrived to visit Concubine Zhao."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard other eunuchs outside the courtyard shouting, "The Emperor has arrived."

Hearing that the emperor was coming, Yun Zhenzhen and Hua Rong had to stop talking about whatever topic. They bowed respectfully to welcome Long Mohan's arrival. News spread quickly in the palace. Who knew who had informed Long Mohan of the news?

After Long Mohan appeared in the Xianke Pavilion, he immediately asked Yun Zhen about Ji Annie's condition.

Yun Zhen was so busy answering Long Mohan's questions that he didn't even notice when Hua Rong left.

Hua Rong hurriedly ran back to her room, closed the door, sat on the edge of the bed, her mind in a mess.

She thought she had calmed down and sorted out her chaotic thoughts. She thought she had accepted the fact that Zhao Ji was a fox demon. She thought she could tell the general the news of Zhao Ji being a fox demon as a matter of course. But...

When Yun Zhen said to her, "You lied to me, your eyes told me that you were lying to me," she felt a dull pain in her heart.

Yes...she lied...

She had no intention of helping So-hee keep the secret, but she pretended to be able to do so.

As long as Zhao Ji's identity is found out, the engagement can be cancelled, and the bad relationship between the princess and the general can be cut off. If she misses this opportunity, she can only watch the general and the princess getting further and further away from each other.

However, if the general knew that Zhao Ji was a fox demon, how would he deal with Zhao Ji?

Will he order the fox demon to be burned to death, as Taizu did in the past?

The thought of Zhao Ji's possible death made Hua Rong's chest more stuffy and difficult to breathe. The feeling of walking to Xingtai three years ago and slashing at her father with a steel knife resurfaced. The smell of blood diffused in the air, making her tremble all over.

If Zhao Ji was executed by the general for this, he would be an accomplice and one of the murderers of Zhao Ji.

At the critical moment, Hua Rong hesitated, not knowing what to do...

Should he keep his mouth shut or tell the general? Should he break up the princess and the general's marriage or protect Zhao Ji?

Unconsciously, she had developed feelings for Zhao Ji. Even though Zhao Ji was a demon, she had never hurt anyone. Such a demon was many times better than evil people like the Queen Mother and Concubine An.

If you shouldn't exist in the human world just because you're a demon, that's not fair...

Thinking of this, Hua Rong gradually calmed down. She decided to keep this secret for the time being and not tell anyone.

When Ji Anni opened her eyes dazedly, it was already dark.

There was a candlestick lit at the head of the bed, and the faint light was very soft. So when Ji Anni woke up, she did not feel the pain of the sunlight suddenly piercing her eyes, but opened her eyes very naturally.

"Empress." A strange man with beautiful silver hair hanging by his ears and a handsome face that makes people's heart beat fast.

But it was strange...very strange, who was he?

Confused, Ji Anni turned her gaze away and suddenly saw a man in a dragon robe.

The first impression was still strange, strange dragon robes, strange clothes. But after a closer look, the man's appearance was clearly reflected in her sight, and Ji Anni's eyes suddenly widened.

"You're finally awake." The man in dragon robe, Long Mohan, whispered, with a hint of worry hidden in his calm tone.

"Mo Han?" Ji Anni was not sure and looked at him several times.

This time, it was Long Mohan's turn to be surprised.

As far as she could remember, Ji Anni always respectfully addressed him as "Your Majesty" and had never called him by such an intimate name as "Mo Han".

But not long ago, another woman got used to calling him that—that was Zhao Ji, the real Zhao Ji…

"Mo Han..." Seeing that Long Mo Han didn't respond, Ji Anni thought he didn't hear her, so she raised her voice and called out again, reaching out her hand towards Long Mo Han, wanting to touch him.

Long Mohan stood up subconsciously and held the hand that Ji Anni extended.

The long-lost touch, the long-lost address, the long-lost gaze, the long-lost expression, everything... is not Ji Anni's, but Zhao Ji's...

Could it be that Zhao Ji...is really back?

My heartbeat suddenly quickened. I don’t know if it was because of excitement, nervousness, or maybe... anxiety?

Why did Zhao Ji suddenly return? Where did Ji Anni go? Could this be some kind of witchcraft?

Long Mohan warned himself that he must remain calm, turned his gaze to Yun Zhen, and asked vigilantly: "What is going on?"

Yun Zhen shook his head. Ji Anni looked like she didn't recognize him at all. That blank look in her eyes couldn't be a fake. Could it be...she really forgot about him? But the strange thing was that she knew Long Mohan and called him by his name affectionately...

"Mo Han, what's wrong? Don't you recognize me?" Ji Anni felt very sad when she saw Long Mo Han only talking to the strange man and not even looking at her. She endured the pain in her head, leaned over the bed, and crawled towards Long Mo Han.

"Master, is she Zhao Ji?" Long Mohan took a half step back and stared at Ji Anni, who looked like Zhao Ji. He wanted to go up and help her up, but he was afraid that this was a trap set by Yuan Rong.

Yun Zhen did not answer, but stared at Ji Anni with a serious expression.

Ji Anni tightly grasped his sleeve, raised her tearful eyes and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? What happened? I am Zhao Ji... It's really Zhao Ji, where is this? Why am I here?"

As if she just realized that she was in an unfamiliar environment, Ji Anni looked even more panicked, and two lines of tears slid silently down her face.

"Where is Ming'er? Where is Ming'er?" Ji Anni tried to jump out of bed to find Prince Ming.

"My queen, be careful." Yun Zhen was afraid that she would fall, so he hurried forward and gently supported her.

The sight of the two of them hugging each other was like a sharp needle piercing Long Mohan's eyes. Long Mohan didn't care about any conspiracy or trap, stepped forward to block Yun Zhen, and held Ji Anni in his arms.

"Zhao Ji, is it really you?" Long Mohan touched Ji Anni's face in disbelief.

He wanted to see more clearly, more clearly, to identify her identity from the subtle changes in her eyes and expression.

So similar, so similar...

Ji Anni would never pretend to be so pitiful. The only person who would show such a heartbreaking expression was Zhao Ji. The joy of regaining what he had lost made Long Mohan tighten his arms and hold Ji Anni tightly in his arms, unwilling to let her go.

"Mohan, what happened... Why can't I remember anything? What happened? Tell me... Tell me..." Ji Anni's tears soaked Long Mohan's clothes. The blank memory made her panic. Fortunately, Long Mohan was by her side, otherwise she would be even more scared.

"It's a long story. I will explain it to you slowly." Long Mohan's throat seemed to be choked, and he could hardly make a sound. As long as she could come back, even if she was an amnesiac Zhao Ji, as long as she could return to him and Prince Ming... it was better than anything else. The joy of holding Zhao Ji in his arms again made Long Mohan completely forget to think about Ji Anni's whereabouts.

Yun Zhen advised: "Your Majesty, you should calm down. She might..."

It's not Zhao Ji, but she has been hit by Yuan Rong's evil spell, or has been possessed by Yuan Rong.

Before Yun Zhen could finish his words, Long Mohan interrupted him abruptly: "You don't have to say anything, I know... I know better than you, hugging her like this, this feeling... it must be Zhao Ji, it must be..."

Having said this, he lowered his head to look at the person in his arms, wiping away Ji Anni's tears while humming: "You are finally back, finally back to my side..."

At this time, Ji Anni's eyes gradually changed a little, from the previous panic to confusion. She noticed that Long Mohan's self-proclaimed name and the silver-haired man's respectful title to him were a little strange, "Emperor" and "I"... After thinking for a while, Ji Anni finally understood, holding her swollen and painful temple, and said to herself: "Yes, yes... You are already the emperor, you have inherited the throne and become the emperor of the Tianyou Holy Dynasty, and I... and I..."

The chaotic memories had already been shattered, and Ji Anni had a splitting headache because she couldn't piece them together.

"Ah..." She hugged her head tightly and curled up in Long Mohan's arms in pain.

Long Mohan hugged her with heartache, wishing he could bear the pain for her.

"Souji, don't think about anything... don't think about anything..."

Ji Anni ignored Long Mohan's advice and still stubbornly recalled her life outside the palace.

"I was taken in by a brothel madam named Yan Niang and became a geisha... Then suddenly one day, a man who claimed to be the imperial master found me and said that he was ordered to take me back to the palace... Then, then..." Having said this, Ji Anni could no longer speak. Her memory paused here and became blank. She could not remember anything.

Yun Zhen's expression gradually changed. Does the fact that he could say these words prove that Zhao Ji has really returned?

Ji Anni seemed to remember something, and slowly raised her head to look at Yun Zhen, "Oh, I've seen you... You are the Imperial Master... I remember it now, but... what happened after that?"

"A lot of things have happened, Zhao Ji, but you don't have to know... Just think of it as a dream. Now you're awake, and everything has returned to reality, back to our original life. You don't have to think about what happened in the past, you just have to think about the future, and think about how to spend family time with me and Ming'er in the future..." Long Mohan held back tears of excitement and welcomed Zhao Ji's return with a smile.