Chapter 194 The Wedding Banquet
"What kind of nonsense is this?" Ji Yingying stopped reading, stood up and walked outside. Since Minister Gong wasn't there, they didn't dare to stop her.
We could only let her go.
Ji Yingying went directly to the Imperial Study, where the Emperor was summoning his ministers for a meeting. Ji Yingying had someone announce her arrival and soon entered the room.
[We're in talks every day, I don't even know how many things we have to discuss.] This helpless complaint was met with a cold snort from Ji Yingying.
National affairs cannot be discussed without consultation. Besides, when she was in school, there were small meetings every three days and large meetings every two days.
"Minister Ji, what is it?" The Emperor put down the memorial, looking furious, but he remained calm.
After all, this wasn't the first time we'd seen something like this.
"Your Majesty, please have someone train those newcomers. They can't even write a proper memorial. What kind of writing is this? Look at it, it's a long and complicated piece of writing, but they haven't even gotten to the point."
"That's all?"
"Yeah, what else? I'm tired too."
The Emperor waved his hand helplessly: "Alright, alright, I understand. I will speak up. You may go back now."
"Alright, I'm off." She even took a plate of the Emperor's pastries with her when she left. Back at the Ministry of Works, Ji Yingying read the memorials for a while, but couldn't bear to look at them anymore.
She simply went home, and by the time the Emperor sent someone to the Ministry of Works to find her, she was already at her doorstep.
Upon hearing that she had returned, the Emperor was furious.
"This little devil is getting less and less of a good worker."
"Your Majesty, His Highness is still young."
"Hmph, she's young. I don't think there's anything in this world she doesn't understand." Although the Emperor was angry, he didn't send anyone to summon Ji Yingying.
They've already gone home. Even if you drag them out, they probably won't use their brains.
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Time flies, and Ji Yingying is busy every day. To prevent her from skipping work, the Emperor even has people watching her. Ji Yingying can only complain about the Emperor in her heart, but she has no other choice.
Finally, the eve of the Lunar New Year arrived, and Ji Jiayu got married. The house was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations from early morning, making it a very lively occasion.
Her mother was dressed in a red outfit and looked very beautiful.
"Mother, you look so beautiful today!"
"Thank you, my darling mother." This was something Ji Yingying taught her; otherwise, she would have just subtly told her to stop making a fuss.
Early in the morning, Ji Jiayu got ready and went to pick up the bride, while Ji Yingying accompanied some of the young ladies and princesses.
No matter what kind of banquet it is, if Ji Yingying is there, there will definitely be plenty of gossip.
In addition, many people who wanted to curry favor with Ji Yingying also came.
Everyone who came was very careful, afraid that they would become the "melon owner" she was talking about, and that would make them lose face throughout the entire capital.
As usual, Ji Yingying took them to play mahjong, cards, and even badminton.
Fortunately, the weather was sunny for the two days before the Lunar New Year. Although there was no sun, it didn't snow or rain either.
Otherwise, this game is unplayable.
"Ji Yingying, Ji Yingying, where are you?"
Ji Yingying had just finished a ball game when she heard Qi Wang's voice. She quickly told Apple to stop the man.
These are all young girls. It would be fine if there were only princesses, since the princesses are his grandnieces.
"If Your Highness is busy, then go ahead and do your work. I will take care of the sisters."
"Thank you, Fourth Princess," the Fourth Princess said with a smile.
When Ji Yingying arrived, she saw Prince Qi chatting with several other old men she had never seen before. These men were old enough to be her grandfathers, no, her ancestors; they were quite old.
Who are these people?
[The King of Qi's brothers, or cousins, who were also the Emperor's uncles.]
Why are you here?
"Ji Yingying, they've come to have their pulses taken; they all want to see how their health is."
"Want to live to be a hundred?"
The gentlemen immediately nodded: "Of course."
“Everyone has their own destiny, so why are you all so concerned? Besides, if the King of Hell wants your life at midnight, can you expect to live until dawn? Furthermore, I don’t have the ability to create an elixir of immortality.”
That's true.
When you get old, you have to accept it; if you don't, there's nothing you can do.
"You're overthinking it. We just came to check on your health."
"Alright then, extend your hand." Ji Yingying told the person to extend their hand.
After taking his pulse, he soon said, "These are all old-age ailments, rheumatism, and also the result of drinking too much alcohol when you were young, which is very harmful to your health."
"The same to you."
"You too, you're even worse off, all your energy has been drained. Don't sleep with women anymore, if you can't get it up, you just can't get it up."
Upon hearing this, the old men's faces turned red. How could such a young girl say such a thing?
Don't be shy!
"What kind of look is that? Can't I, a doctor, tell the truth? Then don't come to me for a checkup, I can't tell." Ji Yingying chuckled twice and turned to leave.
Those old men tried to use their status to intimidate her, but not only did they fail, they were also lectured by the King of Qi.
Back in the backyard, after playing for a while, Ji Yingying was about to call people to the front hall to prepare to welcome the bride and watch the wedding ceremony.
Xiangxiang suddenly said: [Host, someone is trying to poison someone, to the point of death.]
[Who? My family has no enemies. No, I do. Could it be my enemy?]
So everyone stopped rushing to do anything about it; they just wanted to know who had drugged whom and who had been drugged.
[It wasn't you, it was the Fourth Princess. Didn't she get married to someone else?]
[Ishino Akira, that little brat?]
Yes, the person who drugged her intended to drug the Fourth Princess later, so that once she was dead, she could live happily ever after with that prince.
Who targeted the Fourth Princess?
[Her maidservant, that prince—what was her name again?—was incredibly seductive, so alluring.]
Can't the Fourth Princess control him?
[He managed to keep it under control, and he actually quite likes the Fourth Princess. It's just, you know, sometimes some of his actions become innuendos or hints. And that's how her innocent and charming appearance was misunderstood.]
[You mean the Fourth Princess's maidservant misunderstood that the Fourth Prince Consort was making some moves? She even thought he liked her?]
That's exactly right. In reality, the Fourth Prince Consort's heart is only with the Fourth Princess.
【Then let the Fourth Princess deal with that maid. Really, I don't care about infatuation or dogs, as long as she doesn't ruin my family's wedding banquet.】
Ji Yingying glanced at the Fourth Princess, who was about to drink tea, and then said, "Fourth Princess, please have your maid go back. I've found that she's not suitable to be here, as she's disrupting my second brother's wedding."
"Very well, I will let her go back." As for what to do, I will deal with it when she returns to the palace.
The palace maid had just bought the medicine and planned to administer it at the banquet, hoping to kill Ji Yingying and prevent any investigation from reaching her. After all, she had heard that Young Master Ji was incredibly skilled at investigating cases, but she simply didn't know how.
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