Is Lu Ziqi an illegitimate child?
Yes, his wife... she wasn't exactly a model wife. She was a little better after they got married, but later... well, she couldn't take it anymore! She had plenty of other women in her bed.
He's already a cuckold, after all, a man with strong lust can't be satisfied with just one.
When Lord Lu heard this, his face turned green. He actually...
And this woman actually attacked the Seventh Prince; now she's probably not even fit to be an official.
"Your Majesty" Liu Yuanpan came in and knelt down. The Seventh Prince had been waiting for him before entering the palace. Rong Yi also came back to report that he had been poisoned, and said that he would only enter the palace after the poison was removed.
"The poison in the Seventh Prince's body has been removed. Although it didn't damage his fundamental condition, it has caused his blood and energy to be depleted. He must rest and recuperate for the next three months. He must not touch anything cold, spicy, or pungent."
"Ji Yingying, have you found out who poisoned the Seventh Prince?"
"I don't know..." Ji Yingying denied it directly. How could she know who poisoned the Seventh Prince?
[Xiang, who poisoned him?]
[This poison was intended for the Crown Prince, but the Seventh Prince accidentally drank it. This scheme has three purposes: first, to kill you; second, to kill the Crown Prince; and third, someone wanted to harm the Sixth Prince and become his consort. Lu Ziqi turned the tables on them, and then the Sixth Prince handed the Seventh Prince over to Lu Ziqi.]
[No way, there are three more points! Who did the Crown Prince offend this time? Who did I offend this time? Who plotted against the Sixth Prince?]
[It was the Sixth Prince's cousin who orchestrated this, but upon entering, she discovered it was the Seventh Prince. She then threw Lu Ziqi, who was halfway in, inside. Lu Ziqi initially tried to struggle, but upon seeing it was the Seventh Prince, she disregarded his unconsciousness and proceeded to attack, thus worsening the Seventh Prince's poisoning.]
[Where was the poison placed?] Ji Yingying wanted to know whether the food or the tea was poisoned.
[Both your and the Crown Prince's water cups were poisoned. What the other party didn't expect was that you don't like tea and drink mineral water instead. The Crown Prince was about to drink when the Crown Princess called him away. Then the Seventh Prince finished his cup and drank the Crown Prince's cup, and that's how he got poisoned.]
Who poisoned me? Who wants me dead?
[All I know is that she's a maid; there's no other gossip, so I don't know anything else. Be careful.]
Not long after, Rong Yi came back with a maid and a box.
"Your Majesty, this is what we found on this maid. It's all written by Your Highness. It's a letter from the enemy country. I've been keeping an eye on it all night. I just wanted to bury this maid under a tree in the courtyard of Four Seasons Residence."
After reading it, the emperor immediately slammed the table, obviously angry.
[That old man Deng scared me to death, haha... I want to quit, I'm done! What kind of person is he, trying to kill me? If I didn't know how to make a scene, or dared not make a scene, I was afraid this old man Deng would just take my life.]
"Your Majesty..." Ji Yingying was about to say that she wanted to resign when the Emperor said, "Go and investigate, find out who framed Minister Ji."
"yes"
As soon as the guard left, Ji Yingying spoke up: "Your Majesty, I quit. This is killing me every day. I'm quitting."
"Yingying, I will give you an explanation about this. It's late today, so don't go back. Rest in the side hall. You will be excused from the morning court tomorrow. How do you think?"
"No matter what, I don't want to do this anymore. Being an official is life-threatening. Look at the past six months, it's more tiring than the previous ten years, and I still have to protect my life."
"I don't blame you. Well, I have a golden medal of immunity from death here, I'll give it to you."
The emperor threw a golden medal of immunity from death to Ji Yingying, and the people around her were so shocked that they didn't dare to look up.
"That's more like it."
"Someone, take the princess to rest."
"yes"
After Ji Yingying left, the Emperor said, "Minister Lu, you heard it too. This daughter of yours is not your biological child."
"I heard that. I will definitely deal with her and make sure the Seventh Prince doesn't find out."
"Okay, go ahead!"
Lord Lu took Lu Ziqi away, thinking in his heart that he would deal with that woman as well.
"Rong Yi"
"I'm here!"
"Go and find out who wants to kill the Crown Prince and the Princess."
"yes"
Even Ji Yingying doesn’t know, it seems it will take some effort for them to investigate.
...
[This is terrible! I feel like every banquet I attend ends up with something bad happening. Last time the gossip was so bad it made my head explode, and today the gossip in my family is exploding too, it's practically killing me! If I ever drink tea, just one sip and I'm done for!]
[Dog, do you really not know who wants me dead?]
[I don't know. There's no new gossip, so I don't know, host. I'm not one of those powerful systems. We're just here to enjoy the gossip. The supermarket is open so you'll have some gossip to eat while you're enjoying it; otherwise, why would there be a supermarket?]
[I know, just wait and see. Once I get involved with that person, I'll definitely catch them.] Ji Yingying washed up and went to sleep. She slept soundly, but outside, another storm of bloodshed was brewing.
Several more people were liquidated.
Although fewer officials were present, they returned home and received news that Ji Yingying had brought people to the palace to file a complaint.
Everyone wanted to know what happened, but they didn't dare to ask, for fear of being caught by Ji Yingying and being punished by the emperor. They could only wait to eat melons the next day.
As a result, Ji Yingying did not come to court the next day. It would have been fine if she just didn't come, but even Ji Cailiang did not come to the morning court. Everyone was immediately panicked.
After the emperor came in, he didn't dare to breathe, for fear of angering the dragon.
"If you have something to report, speak now; otherwise, the court is adjourned!"
No one dared to speak up. This kind of atmosphere hadn't been experienced in a long, long time.
In the past, when Ji Yingying was around, the atmosphere was very relaxed.
Finally, Minister Gong spoke up, handing the bicycle blueprints to the Emperor, explaining that a considerable amount of timber was required.
After the emperor finished reading it, he was about to call Ji Yingying, but she didn't come. So he said, "Then wait until spring when the trees can be cut down, and then cut them down and make it."
"yes"
We also talked about bok choy and lettuce, and those vegetables have already grown.
"According to Your Highness's arrangements, we should be able to have a batch of vegetables to eat by the end of the month."
"Okay, very good."
The atmosphere in the main hall was not good, but the atmosphere in the side hall of the imperial study was very good. Ji Yingying woke up, but did not move, just lay on the bed in a daze.
Granny Xia and Apple were brought into the palace to take care of her.
[Host, there's new gossip. The person who tried to harm the Crown Prince yesterday was... a man from out of town named Ning Yuda. He's a businessman and is twenty years old.]
Why poison the Crown Prince?
He didn't know the Crown Prince was the Crown Prince; he thought he was just our Ji family's cousin.
[What do you mean?] Ji Yingying found it amusing. Could it be that she had targeted the wrong person for revenge?
It was obvious that Ning Yuda was a man who wanted revenge. Ji Yingying felt that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must have done something to him.
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