[Xiangxiang, do you think the department store makes painkillers?]
[Host, don't you know how to do that?] Ji Yingying is a miracle doctor; she can write a simple pain relief prescription.
[It's not that I don't want to write it myself; I'll just buy him a copy so he can study it carefully.] Isn't handwriting tiring?
I've seen lazy people, but I've never seen anyone as lazy as you.
Judge Liu couldn't help but nod. Indeed, it was true. Young Master Ji was outrageously lazy.
[Hehe, it's tiring. I just want to be a playboy. I've known this since the moment I was born. I'll only ever be a top-tier playboy. Eating, drinking, and having fun—nothing else matters as much as being a playboy.] She had barely finished speaking smugly when her ear was pinched.
"The Emperor is almost here, and you still have the mind to stand here? Get back to your proper place." Ji Cailiang snorted, looking like he was angry.
"Oh dear, Dad, I wasn't doing anything. I was just talking to a colleague." As she spoke, she glanced at Judge Liu. Why a glance? Because Ji Yingying was a child.
"Don't do that again next time, stand up straight right now!"
After the Emperor arrived, the court erupted into noise again, just like a marketplace. Ji Yingying picked at her ears, intending to listen to the commotion and try to fall asleep, but then the Minister of War stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the weapon designed by Lord Ji has been completed."
The emperor's eyes widened in surprise, and he quickly said, "Quickly take it out so I can see it and test its power."
[Haha, you even want to take it out for a look? Such a tiny place, aren't you afraid of dying?]
The emperor, who was being mocked: ...Fine, I forgive you.
The ministers were already used to it. Lady Ji was someone who dared to expose even the Emperor's bedroom affairs. What else couldn't she say?
"Please invite Your Majesty to the outside of the palace."
"Walk"
It seems the Ministry of War has already tested the use of muskets to fire at targets.
Three shots shattered the target; looks like this thing is pretty well-developed. (Just kidding! Don't mind!)
"Guards, bring two prisoners to the jail." Since the emperor had spoken, the men immediately went to fetch the prisoners.
After the guards left, the Emperor said to Ji Yingying, "Ji San, the Empress says she needs to see you. Go and see her."
[Heh... Don't think I don't know you're trying to get rid of me. No problem, I don't want to see bloodshed anyway. I'm a powerful minister; I can command others as I please.]
"Yes," he said, turning and leaving.
The emperor sighed helplessly. How could someone like that be a powerful minister? His heart was like a leaky dam.
Ji Yingying left, and Ji Cailiang breathed a sigh of relief. Everyone knew what the purpose of extracting the prisoner was.
He was also worried that Ji Yingying wouldn't be able to handle it, after all, she was still a child.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor allowed Ji Yingying to leave. Suddenly, Ji Cailiang felt that the Emperor truly cared for Ji Yingying.
The ministers also started to get excited, thinking that they must not offend Ji Yingying in the future, because the emperor might not let them off the hook.
The prisoner was brought in, and the Minister of War shot him dead with a single bullet to the heart. The other prisoner trembled in fear; anyone who could get here must be…
Before she could even beg for mercy, a loud bang was heard, and she was shot in the head.
"Haha... Not bad, not bad, Ministry of War."
"Your subject is present."
"Arrange for casting immediately, and make sure everyone gets one."
"Yes, but this musket is made of bronze..." Before he could finish speaking, the Emperor stopped him and ordered Eunuch Cao to call Ji Yingying back to continue the morning court session.
…………
As soon as Ji Yingying arrived at the Empress's palace, the Empress wondered why Ji Yingying, who didn't attend the morning court, had come to her.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. The Emperor said you were looking for me."
Seeing her half-asleep state, the Empress recalled what others had said about her being able to fall asleep while standing during court sessions.
"Oh~ I'm having breakfast right now, would you like to have some, Lord Ji?"
Ji Yingying's eyes widened: [The Empress is such a good person, an incredibly good person!]
"Yes, Your Majesty, I thank you. Hehe~" Ji Yingying almost laughed out loud. Great, she could freeload another meal.
As soon as she sat down, a palace maid prepared a bowl and chopsticks for her.
"Then... shall I start eating?"
"Hmm, eat up. If it's not enough, have someone make more." Seeing how obedient she was, the Empress ordered someone to make another plate of chicken.
After Ji Yingying finished eating and drinking, she ate a chicken leg before Eunuch Cao came over to call her back to court.
"Ah...are they done with their work?"
"Yes, His Majesty has instructed this servant to escort you to court."
After accepting two rounds of questions, Ji Yingying quietly said to the Empress, "Your Majesty, your palace needs to be cleaned. Someone has planted rats inside."
She ran off immediately after saying that, but the thought lingered in her mind: "The Empress should understand what I'm saying, right? I feel like I've told her directly."
[That's quite tactful, host. I think the Empress should understand.]
Following behind, Eunuch Cao couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Is this what you call being tactful? They've told the Empress directly."
[Hey you, why did you plant someone in the Empress's palace? Is this the start of a palace intrigue? What do you think about me asking the Empress to let me stay in the palace for a couple of days so I can observe this power struggle?]
[Host, former court officials are not permitted to stay overnight in the inner palace.]
"Indeed, I am a minister, I cannot have any dealings with the concubines. I've heard that many concubines have passed away, do you think the Emperor will still choose new consorts?"
[Probably. The emperor may look old, but that doesn't mean he's not lecherous.]
That makes sense. If he truly wasn't lustful, how could he have so many concubines? People always say that those concubines were involved with the power struggles of the previous dynasty, and that taking them in was a way to maintain balance in the court. But a truly capable emperor wouldn't need concubines to manipulate such power struggles. In the end, it all comes down to lust.
Before she even entered, her thoughts had already reached inside; she was clearly complaining about the Emperor again.
All the ministers lowered their heads, not daring to look around, for fear of causing trouble.
"Your Majesty~" Ji Yingying was happy after eating and drinking her fill, and her obedient manner made people feel happy.
"Oh, have you eaten and drunk your fill?" The Emperor was pleased. As for her digging into his private affairs, well, that was to be forgiven; it was nothing to be surprised about!
"I'm full, hehe!"
[The Empress is such a kind person! She even gave me the breakfast she had prepared for the Emperor, hehe!]
Emperor: ...She ate it all, what am I supposed to eat?
"The issue of the muskets has been resolved. Luo Jiayan has already set off for Haixiang Kingdom. The Ministry of War should expedite the process of procuring the weapons and sending them over."
"Your Majesty, this weapon requires relatively little bronze!" He said this with obvious difficulty, even a little force, making Ji Yingying think that the Minister of War was putting on an act.
"My dear Minister Ji, do you have any ideas?"
"Well... it seems the Tianyou Dynasty doesn't have much bronze. Bronze production... I don't know. Xiangxiang, could you check if the department stores sell bronze? I'd like to buy some for the Ministry of War."
[Yes, there are some, but not many. If each person has one, it should be enough, since the Tianyou Dynasty doesn't have many soldiers.]
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