But Ji Qingwu had no intention of letting them see the contents of the imperial edict. She didn't want its words to be sullied.
Mrs. Cui collapsed back into her chair in horror.
"You! You... how... why..."
Seeing her mother-in-law begin to ramble incoherently, her gaze losing focus, Feng Shuang looked suspiciously at Ji Qingwu.
"What is that thing you're using to fool us?"
Ji Qingwu said, "Go ask the Grand Dowager. She knows."
Mrs. Cui swallowed hard several times before coming to her senses. She stared at Ji Qingwu as if looking at a demoness.
'Why is it still the Ji Family? Why is it her...'
'The Ji Family lost an Empress Dowager, and now they've produced an Empress. Has even Emperor Wu Su been bewitched by her looks?'
Ji Qingwu's tone was light as she said, "Father, Mother, I've already spoken with my brother-in-law. We'll take Big Sister home first."
Lu Juan heard himself being called "brother-in-law" the moment he stepped over the threshold.
