freenovelworld Chapter 331 Keeping Secrets
Chapter 331 Keeping Secrets
If Taoist Yuan Rong were to find out that Zhao Ji was a fox demon, then things would be very bad.
What if they ordered Zhao Ji to be burned to death? Even if Long Mohan was reluctant to burn Zhao Ji to death, what about the queen mother who was afraid of the fox demon? The queen mother would definitely kill Zhao Ji without mercy.
In order to keep Long Mohan calm and prevent him from asking for help from others, Ji Anni raised her right hand and swore solemnly, "Your Majesty, I swear that I will not occupy Zhaoji's body for too long. As long as I find a way to switch back to Zhaoji, I will switch back with Zhaoji immediately and restore Zhaoji to her original state, okay? You must not tell anyone about this, otherwise... otherwise, Zhaoji might not even be able to save her life."
"Your life is in danger?" Long Mohan, who had just calmed down, was excited again by Ji Anni's words. He stood up suddenly, grabbed Ji Anni's shoulders, and forced her to speak clearly.
"What happened to Zhao Ji? Are you hiding something from me?"
"No more, Your Majesty, it's really all gone." Ji Anni swore to the heaven that except for the fact that Zhao Ji was a fox demon, she really told Long Mohan everything she could tell him.
Long Mohan sighed depressedly and pushed Ji Anni away. At this point, it was useless to vent his anger on Ji Anni. The key was how to get Zhao Ji back.
Ji Anni was afraid that Long Mohan could not keep the secret for her, so she continued to talk incessantly, "Your Majesty, you also know that the Queen Mother is afraid of ghosts and gods. If she knew that Zhao Ji and I had swapped souls, she might kill me as a monster. Your Majesty, do you want to see Zhao Ji executed? Your Majesty, you must not..."
"Alright, alright." Long Mohan was now upset and couldn't stand Ji Anni's nagging. "I can help you keep the secret, but... you must find a way to let me see Zhao Ji as soon as possible. Otherwise, in order to save Zhao Ji, I will have to ask other Taoist priests for help. By then, even if you are executed as a monster, I may not be able to save you."
Long Mohan deliberately said something so harsh to scare Ji Anni and force her to obey.
Although Ji Anni said in her heart, "I don't believe you are willing to watch Zhao Ji being executed as a monster", she pretended to be scared and said, "Your Majesty, I will find a way, please don't be anxious."
This was a delaying tactic, and as for how long it could last, Ji Anni herself had no idea. Well, forget it, things have come to this point, so let's delay it for another day.
If Long Mohan is really anxious, he can think of other ways to shut him up and prevent him from telling anyone else.
Seeing that Long Mohan's frown had gradually relaxed, Ji Anni knew that he had calmed down, so she bravely said, "Your Majesty, if that's the case, you should go back first and wait for my news."
Ji Anni and Long Mohan's communication disorder has not been completely cured until now. She just wants to see him off quickly and let Long Mohan go home early and stop questioning her.
Long Mohan stood there motionless, organizing his thoughts. After a while, he suddenly raised his head and asked, "Did Ming'er find it?"
Unexpectedly, he suddenly mentioned Prince Ming. Ji Anni was startled. After thinking for a while, she replied, "Prince Ming... maybe, maybe he hasn't found out yet..."
Hearing this reply, Long Mohan felt relieved. He heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Listen carefully. I don't care who you are or what your purpose is. As long as you are still in Zhaoji's body, I hope you can take good care of Ming'er like Zhaoji did. Ming'er can't leave Zhaoji, and he must not know that Zhaoji is missing. If you want me to keep the secret for you, you must agree to my only request."
"Okay, don't worry about that. I will take good care of Prince Ming." Ji Anni clenched her fists tightly to show her determination.
Long Mohan looked at her deeply, then turned and left.
When Ji Anni saw him leaving, she asked hurriedly, "Your Majesty, where are you going?"
Long Mohan stopped and turned around and said, "As you wish, I will go to the Xianke Pavilion to meet the Imperial Master right away."
"Your Majesty, I know you are magnanimous and open-minded. Could you do me another small favor?" When asking others for help, say all the nice things first.
Long Mohan snorted helplessly and asked unhappily, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
This fake Zhao Ji is really getting more and more unreasonable. Isn't she afraid of making me angry?
Ji Anni did not forget what she promised Hua Rong. She seized this last chance and begged Long Mohan, "Your Majesty, can you issue an order to lift my house arrest? I don't need to return to the Concubine Palace. I just need to continue living in Taoyuan. Can you order the guards to be withdrawn? I am locked up in the yard every day. I can't move freely and I can't help you find a way to save Zhao Ji, right?"
Knowing that Zhao Ji is Long Mohan's Achilles' heel, Ji Anni always uses Zhao Ji's name as an excuse, not believing that Long Mohan will not obey.
"You, you..." Long Mohan didn't know how to address this fake Zhao Ji for a moment, so he pointed at Ji Anni's face with his index finger to vent his anger.
"Your Majesty, you can just call me Annie. My full name is Ji Annie." Ji Annie introduced herself. She had already made up her mind anyway, and was not afraid of Long Mohan's anger.
"Okay, Ji Anni, I'll remember you." Long Mohan endured and endured, and finally suppressed his anger. It was the first time he met such a strange woman like Ji Anni. She had committed a heinous crime, but she still had the leisure to bargain with him. Not only did she want him to keep her secret, but she also wanted him to help her lift the house arrest order. If it weren't for the fact that she was occupying Zhao Ji's body, he would have punished her long ago.
"Your Majesty, it's not enough for you to just remember my name, you have to promise me to lift the house arrest order." Ji Anni took a step forward and blocked Long Mohan's way with her body. She seemed to be determined not to let him leave if he didn't agree.
Since Long Mohan already knew that she was not Zhao Ji, he would never come to visit her in the Imperial Hospital again. If she let Long Mohan leave today, she would probably never have the chance to ask him to lift the house arrest order. Ji Anni couldn't let go of this only chance, so she had to force Long Mohan to agree, no matter how soft or hard it was.
Long Mohan had no way to deal with her, so he pointed at her nose and said, "Okay, I can promise you this last thing. I have done my best for you, so you'd better take care of yourself and don't get too carried away."
Didn't she use Zhao Ji's identity to cheat him out of enough promises? Helplessly facing Zhao Ji's familiar face, Long Mohan couldn't bear to say no.
His biggest weakness was in the hands of this fake Zhao Ji, and it was difficult for Long Mohan to escape her control.
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After seeing Long Mohan off, Ji Anni closed the door, windows and gauze curtains, and locked herself in the small space on the bed.
She took out the small communication stone that had fallen around her neck and kept calling Yun Zhen.
"Yun Zhen, Yun Zhen...can you hear my voice?"
Long Mohan is now on his way to the Xianke Pavilion, so he must inform Yun Zhen as soon as possible so that he can be mentally prepared and not be caught off guard by Long Mohan.
After calling out more than ten times, Yun Zhen's long-lost voice finally came to my mind.
"My lady, what's wrong?"
Yun Zhen's voice seeped into Ji Anni's body like a trickle of clear spring water, gradually calming Ji Anni's nervous and restless heartbeat.
It was incredible. She was so flustered and at a loss just a moment ago, but after hearing his voice, she suddenly calmed down.
As long as I know he is by my side, as long as I can still sense him, it seems that nothing in this world is scary.
"Yun Zhen, I want to confess something to you. Please don't get excited after hearing it, and don't blame me..."
Ji Anni knew that it was wrong for her to confess to Long Mohan without permission, but she really couldn't hide it any longer.
She didn't want to use Long Mohan's feelings for Zhao Ji to protect herself, nor did she want to continue being an emotional liar. She worked hard to run a scam, and worried every day about when it would be exposed. Instead of enduring such torment, it would be better to confess the truth as soon as possible.
Long Mohan's goal is the same as his, both want to find Zhao Ji, switch her soul back, and restore the past. Since they have the same goal, they should be comrades-in-arms and can work together.
After seeing Shui Furong and Long Mohan gradually reach an agreement, the bold idea of winning Long Mohan over to become a friend who could stand together with her gradually sprouted in Ji Anni's heart.
Today, when Long Mohan asked her again and again who she was, Ji Anni finally plucked up the courage and broke through the thin layer of truth.
"What's the matter, Your Majesty?" Although Ji Anni stuttered and hesitated to speak, Yun Zhen was not anxious at all and asked patiently in a low voice.
"Yun Zhen...the emperor was here just now..." Ji Anni took a deep breath.
"And then?" Yun Zhen asked calmly.
"And then... he seemed to be a little suspicious of my identity. He suddenly grabbed me and asked me if I was really Soji. I felt... I felt... I really couldn't hide it any longer..."
Even now, when Ji Anni recalled Long Mohan's serious and somewhat scary face just now, she was still a little scared.
"Your Majesty, did you say anything to the Emperor?" Yun Zhen was worthy of being Yun Zhen. Without Ji Anni finishing her words, she had already guessed what the other party wanted to say.
"Yunzhen, I told him everything about why I am not Zhaoji. But you don't have to worry, he promised me not to tell anyone else." Ji Anni was afraid that Yunzhen would be angry, so she hurriedly explained.
There was no response from Yun Zhen for a long time, and the place fell into a terrifying silence.