Chapter 561: Reason
Translator: Lord bluefire
Ji Wuyou looked anxiously at Shen Ruojing. His eyes were wide, and he stuttered, trying to explain something. “Princess, I... she...”
But he didn’t know how to put it into words.
Ji Nina’s hand that was holding the chopsticks paused slightly. She then forcefully swallowed the food in her mouth before speaking, ‘Wuyou, don’t be afraid. The Princess has seen through Us...”
Her tone was relaxed, and her whole body seemed to be at ease.
Ji Wuyou was taken aback. ‘What? When did the Princess find out?”
Shen Ruojing looked at Ji Nina, finding her more interesting. She then explained, “That’s right. My maidservant found out that your mother and her mother are only enemies on the surface, but in fact, they support each other behind the scenes just to deceive the Ji family’s matriarch...”
Ji Wuyou was stunned.
Shen Ruojing continued, “Besides, you asked me not to expose Ji Nina and Yan Zihan’s affair, ostensibly to control her and threaten her mother. But in reality, you’re just afraid that Ji Nina will get hurt... isn’t that right?”
Ji Wuyou remained silent.
Shen Ruojing then sat down opposite Ji Nina.
Ji Nina waved to Ji WUY0U. “You go out first, I’ll talk to the Princess.”
Ji Wuyou looked at her worriedly, but Ji Nina gave him a grin.
Seeing this, Ji Wuyou left the room.
When the door closed, Shen Ruojing looked at Ji Nina. ‘What is your true purpose for cooperating with my father and me?”
Shen Ruojing was puzzled as to why Ji WUY0U had lured her to Ji Nina’s palace.
It was only later when Princess Consort Luo died and Yan Zihan fell from grace that she began to feel that Ji Nina seemed to be targeting Princess Consort Luo and Princess Consort Yan.
After that, when Princess Consort Luo died, Shen Ruojing spread the rumor in the palace that the child in Shen Qianhui’s belly was a boy in order to force Princess Consort Yan to act.
However, Princess Consort Yan had just been reprimanded by Queen Dowager Yan. Without Ji Nina, Princess Consort Yan might still have acted, but she would have hesitated for a few months.
But with Ji Nina, Princess Consort Yan let her take action, trying to push all the blame onto her.
Ji Nina could have refused, saying she was afraid, or she could have been more discreet, pretending to fail.
Moreover, she had no power of her own and could not compete for the Queen’s position due to her background. So Shen Ruojing couldn’t understand Ji Nina’s goal!
Ji Nina lowered her head. All of a sudden, she stood up and took off her clothes. When Shen Ruojing’s gaze fell on her, she was immediately shocked!
Ji Nina had been injured during her interrogation, but those injuries had healed and were not too horrifying.
However, outside the wounds, on her arms, legs, back, and chest... her body was covered with small, round burn scars. They were densely packed all over her body!!
Shen Ruojing’s eyes widened in shock
Even though she had seen all kinds of cruel scenes, she was still shocked by the injuries on Ji Nina’s body.
Ji Nina, however, remained calm and said, “Your Highness, you grew up in China, so you probably haven’t heard of the aristocratic school, have you? In our Country A, there is one where children from the three major families can study together regardless of grade. These injuries on my body were caused by bullying at school. In China, this would be considered... school bullying.’
Shen Ruojing hesitated for a moment. ‘Was it Princess Consort Yan and her group who did this?”
Ji Nina nodded.- “At that time, Princess Consort Yan was the school beauty, and she and Yan Zihan were admired by everyone because of the Queen Dowager. No one dared to provoke them. The cigarette burns on my body were their doing, and Yan Zihan even... bullied me...”
Ji Nina lowered her head, seemingly recalling those humiliating days in the past, and clenched her fists tightly. “At that time, I was only fifteen. I told my father about it, but he said that I was just a concubine’s daughter, and it wasn’t worth causing trouble with the Yan family for my sake... Later, I thought about committing suicide, but when I was standing on the top of a building, I thought, ‘What would happen to my mother if I died? And if I’m not afraid of death, what else am I afraid of?’ ‘
Ji Nina gave Shen Ruojing a wretched smile. “After that, I dropped out of school. I wanted to gather strength and take revenge.”
Shen Ruojing furrowed her brows. “And then?”
Ji Nina bitterly smiled. ‘Then I realized how naive I was. What ability did a little concubine’s daughter like me have to take revenge? Moreover, during those ten years, I wanted to let go of the past and start a new life.
“But it just so happened that Princess Consort Yan didn’t want a legitimate daughter from the Ji family to enter the palace and stand on equal footing with her. So with just a small trick, I was sent to the palace. It was Princess Consort Yan who pushed me back into the abyss!”
Ji Nina’s eyes revealed a look of despair. “1 thought that Princess Consort Yan would become more restrained as she grew up, and Yan Zihan would be afraid. But I didn’t expect their positions in the palace to still be very high. I became their plaything again! Yan Zihan had photos of me being humiliated when I was young, and he forced me to serve him. Every time when he screwed me, the duration to his climax was so short, but he still wanted me to praise him for being powerful. It was really disgusting!”
Ji Nina’s body trembled. “So, I wanted revenge! I’ve been waiting for an opportunity, and it wasn’t until you and the King returned that I knew my chance had come!’
Shen Ruojing helped her speak. “So you deliberately let Ji WUY0U lure me over, and then you exposed my identity in front of Princess Consort Luo that day to show her your goodwill. You calculated that Princess Consort Luo would come to you to complain after my father left her palace, and I would just happen to catch Yan Zihan’s affair with you... You let me witness everything, and after Princess Consort Luo died, you used my power to target Yan Zihan. Then you guessed my father’s plan and helped with the abortion medicine... All this, just for revenge! ”
Ji Nina didn’t deny it. “Yes.”
She looked at Shen Ruojing and bowed her head. “I know that using Your
Highness’s power like this was a grave sin. Ji Nina’s life is meant for revenge. Now that my revenge has been achieved, Your Highness can kill me however you want! As for WUY0U, he only agreed to help me because I threatened his life. Please don’t blame him.’
As soon as these words were spoken, Ji Wuyou rushed in and knelt on the ground as well. “Your Highness, my sister was forced into this! She had no other choice! Please spare her life!’
Shen Ruojing looked at the two of them and suddenly sighed, looking at Ji Nina. “Do you want to go to China?”
Ji Nina was taken aback and looked up with confusion. “China is a place where every woman in Country A longs to go, a place where men and women are equal. Everyone is equal there, without discrimination... But I can’t go... With this criminal identity, I can’t go anywhere....”
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