Chapter 77: What an awkward situation!

"Rong Er, he just saved me and killed a assassin. That thing must have been someone who tried to kill me. Sigh... I made an enemy for meddling in other people's business." Ji Yingying said nonchalantly.

"Rong Er, come in." Then Rong Er came in: "Your subordinate greets Your Majesty."

"Arrange for people to surround all the wells in and around the capital as Ji San instructed, and make sure to capture the person."

He believes me! Oh my, how wonderful the Emperor is these days!

That's great, you're happy even doing the work of a beast of burden.

"Hehe, you know how to put people down." Ji Yingying's face fell.

Rong Er went out for about 15 minutes and returned with a man. The moment Ji Yingying saw his face, she immediately asked Xiangxiang, "Is it him?"

It was him. He was the husband and father of that mother and daughter. What a pity, he was a person who hated society and couldn't stand seeing others do well.

"Then tell me, why did he poison them?"

[Because of their misanthropic nature, such people exist in every dynasty. They cannot bear to see others prosper, are easily tempted by greed, and drag the entire nation down with them.]

These two types of people are truly terrifying.

[Host, he is the second type; he attacks others indiscriminately, deriving pleasure from the death of others.]

So, he arranged for someone to kill me, and if that didn't work, he wanted to find an entire village to die with me?

Yes, people like this need to be closely monitored and properly educated.

[Let's see how the Emperor decides!]

Then she sat to the side eating pastries and watching the emperor ask questions, and finally learned that he really intended to poison a village and kill everyone in it.

The Emperor was furious and threw him into prison, to be executed on a later date. After all, he had just learned from Ji Yingying's conversation that this person had a vengeful mentality. Although he didn't quite understand it, it was still too frightening and he could not be allowed to live.

"Perfect timing, Ji San is here. Receive the decree."

"Huh?" Ji Yingying quickly stood up from the chair. She didn't kneel, and she didn't even intend to kneel down, since she was exempt from kneeling.

Eunuch Cao took out the imperial edict and read, "By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees..." Ji Yingying didn't hear a word of the long poem, but heard Eunuch Cao read, "Hereby, you are appointed as the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works, a fourth-rank official. It is hoped that you will be more diligent, conscientious in your duties, assist in the management of the ministry, promote what is beneficial and eliminate what is harmful, so as to demonstrate the court's thirst for talent and live up to the Emperor's trust and the people's expectations."

After two long paragraphs of nonsense, we finally get to the point: she was appointed as the Right Vice Minister of the Fourth Rank. So where did the original Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Works go?

[Host, quickly thank the Emperor for his great favor! You've been promoted again, and by two ranks at once! Most importantly, no one in the entire court is more capable than you. Your promotions are incredibly rapid, like a rocket launch—two promotions in a month, while others don't get promoted even once every ten years.]

[But the workload has increased again. A while ago, I was promoted from fifth rank to full fifth rank, and I thought I had been promoted. But later I found out I'm dispensable. The emperor just keeps me like a pet. Now I'm a fourth-rank Left Vice Minister. What's the use of that?]

[Host, there's money to be made. Think about it, whether you're promoted to a fifth-rank official or a full fifth-rank official, you're still an Inspector... but the salary has increased, isn't that just because they want you to earn more?]

[It seems you're quite right. Regardless of my rank, I haven't really accomplished anything substantial. So, whether he gives me an eighth or ninth rank today, it doesn't matter, as long as my salary goes up.]

[And it increased twice in one month.]

[Wait, I vaguely remember that when I was promoted to the fifth rank, some ministers mocked me?]

[Host, you really want to be an official?]

I don't want to, but... I have my pride too.

[Forget it, you should hurry up and thank the Emperor for his great favor, lest he give you a hard time.]

Your Majesty: ...Do I dare? He wouldn't dare even now.

"Thank you for your great favor, Your Majesty." After receiving the imperial edict, she was now a fourth-rank Left Vice Minister, which meant she could now stand a little closer to the front of the court.

Moreover, the official robes also need to be changed.

"Your Majesty, how much is this salary?"

"Go, go ask your superiors." The Emperor dismissed her and left. At the same time, two imperial edicts were issued, one to the Fifth Prince.

The Emperor bestowed the title of "Idle Prince" upon the Fifth Prince. Upon learning this, Ji Yingying quickly remarked, "Does the Emperor intend for the Fifth Prince to live a life of leisure and freedom?"

[The Fifth Prince thinks so too, that's good. The father understands the son, and the son understands the father, truly filial.]

Ji Yingying couldn't help but roll her eyes at it. Filial piety? Tell her about the royal family's filial piety. What about the Nine Princes' struggle for the throne?

When Ji Yingying got home, she asked An Yi for a storybook to read. Since she was still on vacation, she might as well read a storybook.

This look went on until nightfall.

Perhaps because she went to bed late last night and was busy all day, Ji Yingying was a little sleepy and went to bed early.

When she woke up, it was already daylight. Ji Jiayu was on leave and came to find her early in the morning.

"Little sister, your second brother is off today. Would you like to go on an autumn outing with me?"

"Okay, let's go on a picnic. Let's bring a stove and have the kitchen bring vegetables and meat. We can eat while enjoying the scenery."

"Alright."

The second young master wanted to take the third young lady out for a walk, so everyone started to busy themselves preparing things. When Ji Yingying came out with her second brother, everyone was dumbfounded.

They even prepared a carriage.

"Second brother, we're only going for half a day, do we really need to bring so much stuff?"

"This... even Second Brother doesn't know?"

"apple"

"Oh, Miss, this was prepared by Granny Xia. She said it would be useful."

Since it was all prepared by Granny Xia, Ji Yingying couldn't say anything more and got into the carriage to prepare for departure.

Once they reached the outskirts, Ji Jiayu somehow found a beautiful place with mountains, water, and a waterfall.

The key is that the flowers at the foot of the mountain are in full bloom, so beautiful that it's hard to look away.

So beautiful!

Suddenly thinking of the scene from "Princess Pearl," Ji Yingying couldn't help but burst into song: "Let us live freely and unrestrained in this mortal world, galloping on horseback and sharing the splendor of life, singing and drinking to express our joy, seizing the prime of our youth with fervor..."

Standing behind him, Ji Jiayu couldn't help but look at his cheerful and lively younger sister. This was his sister, so carefree...

"Good words, good words, haha..." Suddenly someone rode over on horseback. The newcomers were the Crown Prince of Baohe Kingdom, along with Prince Xian and his wife.

I never expected that he would be running a horse here today.

"Greetings, Prince Baohe, Prince Xian, and Princess Xian!" The brother and sister greeted each other. The Prince of Baohe replied, "I just wanted to take a walk and will be leaving in a couple of days. I didn't expect to meet Lord Ji today. Lord Ji's poems are really good. They remind me of the freedom on the grasslands."

"Ah...hehe, I don't know this song. I just couldn't help hum a few lines when I saw this beautiful scene."