C18

What happened outside the hall naturally could not be hidden from the Emperor. After hearing that it was the Son of Prince Duan that sent away the nosy women, the Emperor was indeed somewhat unhappy, but he immediately laughed out loud afterward.

"It's quite a coincidence, Miss Yunkai was using Infanta Tao'an's whip just in time, allowing her to gain the upper hand. Otherwise, the Son of Prince Duan wouldn't give her any face." When the eunuch, who reported the news, saw that the Emperor was not angry at all, he spoke up.

As for the consequences?

After successfully escaping, Ji Yunkai did not dare to stay a single second longer and directly exited the palace. When she arrived at the entrance, she discovered that the carriage that brought her here had actually disappeared.

Ji Yunkai asked around, to see if anyone knew where her carriage had gone, but everyone that she asked claimed that they did not know. She then asked if she could arrange a carriage to take her home. The other party just looked at her in a daze, then turned and walked away, as if she was an idiot.

"As an emperor, you can't be so stingy, right?" Ji Yunkai walked around the perimeter and asked again, but in the end, she still could not get the location of the missing carriage, nor could she borrow one. From the Imperial Palace to Ji Manor, a carriage ride took an hour. How long was it on foot?

On such a hot day, her body was weak and injured. If she walked back, would she still have the strength to get married two days later?

Is the Emperor bestowing marriage or bestowing death?

For a moment, Ji Yunkai really wanted to crouch down at a corner of the wall and cry bitterly.

She thought about how she had no father in her previous life, as he died before she was born. It was already tragic enough for a three-year-old to be abandoned by her mother in order to remarry. She did not expect that her current life would be even worse.

Not only did she lose his mother when she was born, but her father was barely better than nothing.

Her half-sister and stepmother not only managed to swindle her father, they even swindled such a heartless ex-fiancé from her. This ex-fiancé was the Emperor who could decide life and death with a single word, not to mention that she even lost the Phoenix Pendant the Emperor wanted.…

"Just how many sins did I commit in my previous life?" Ji Yunkai wanted to cry, but she realized that she could not even cry.

Crying required strength. How could she walk back to the Ji Manor after she cried with all her strength?

Ji Yunkai looked at the scorching sun above her. She raised her hand and wiped away her sweat. Suppressing the stinging pain in her eyes and the anger in her heart, she walked out of the palace step by step under the watch of the Imperial Guards.

Is it not just returning to the Ji Manor from the palace? With so many servants walking around every day, what couldn't she do?

Didn't the Emperor want to torment her? As long as he did not torture her to death, she, Ji Yunkai, would still be Ji Yunkai. No matter what the Emperor did, he would not be able to defeat her.

Ji Yunkai endured the scorching sun, dragged her weak body, and walked along the corner of the building. As she walked, she realized that she did not know the way!

Not only that, but she did not even know anything about Revelation. How could she be familiar with the roads in the capital?

The original owner had spent most of her time in the Ji Manor and would occasionally go out by carriage. She had never gone through the streets, so it was impossible for her to know the way. "Where do I go?" Ji Yunkai stood at the intersection, looking blankly at the people on the street.

She hesitated on whether or not she should go up and ask someone. The people that passed by saw her loose long hair and the blood on her clothes and stayed far away. They did not even give her a chance to ask for directions.

The hidden guard that was following Ji Yunkai saw her standing on the street in a daze and immediately became confused. "Miss Ji couldn't have gotten lost, right?" Being too far away, he could not see Ji Yunkai's expression. He only knew that Ji Yunkai had stood in place for a long time.

"How should I guide Miss Ji?" The hidden guard waited for a long time, but seeing that Ji Yunkai still did not move, it had confirmed his guess. Just as he was thinking about how he could guide Ji Yunkai without leaving a trace of himself, a man in rough clothes suddenly rushed in front of Ji Yunkai. Without saying a word, he grabbed her wrist and bellowed: "You woman! You actually dare to run; you're too bold!"

"Ahh...!" That coarse man just so happened to grasp onto her wound on her left wrist, causing Ji Yunkai's entire body to be in pain.

"'Ah' what? Now that you're brave, you actually dared to run away with a wild man. Are you tired of living?" Without even speaking, the man raised his hand to slap Ji Yunkai. Fortunately, Ji Yunkai's reaction was fast and nimble, blocking the man's slap, "Let go!"

It was a pity that the innate difference between males and females was right there. Coupled with the fact that Ji Yunkai was already in a state where she was physically exhausted, she could not stop him at all.

"Let your mother go...." The coarse man paused, and continued to slap Ji Yunkai. But just as his palm was about to land on Ji Yunkai's face, he suddenly saw the black spots on Ji Yunkai's face."Ah! Ghost! Ghost!" Ji Yunkai's face was deathly pale. There was still blood on her face and there was a terrifying black spots on her right cheek. Without even thinking, the brute flung Ji Yunkai off.

"Ahh...!" Ji Yunkai became weightless and was thrown a few steps back by the coarse man. Then, she fell to the ground, revealing her right cheek with black spots on it.

"Ah! This girl is so ugly! " When Ji Yunkai was caught by the coarse man, there were already many people who gathered around to watch the commotion. Initially, they thought they could hear about the coquettish love story of a stolen wife getting caught by her man, but they did not expect nor want to see a girl as ugly as a yaksha.

"Heavens, how can there be such an ugly girl? Someone wants such an ugly girl?" The surrounding crowd discussed animatedly.

"Your wife is so ugly, how could she steal a man while being with you?" The spectators were all pointing at Ji Yunkai.

"What woman? This is still a girl! Look at what she's wearing. This is top quality silk cloth, how could a rough man like you be able to afford it?" Not everyone was blind, and many people could tell that something was amiss.

"What are you talking about? This is my wife." The coarse man was frightened but quickly reacted. He fiercely glared at the youth when he saw that there was doubt in his eyes.

"That's right, that's right! This lady's clothes are made from fine silk and she has a golden hairpin on her head. How could she possibly be your wife?"

"My wife was originally a lady of a noble family. Because she looked ugly and couldn't be married off, I didn't mind her, so she eloped with me. Do you have any objections?" The stout man clenched his fist and waved it menacingly at the speaker.

He had been staring at the girl for an hour. He had not seen anyone looking for her, nor did he see what she was like. Presumably, she was unattended and homeless. If he did not bring her back, he would be letting the heavens love for him down.