"Isn't he better now?" Ji Yingying was a little surprised, as things shouldn't have gotten worse.
"It's healed. When Father went to see him, an assassin tried to kill him, but Seventh Brother took a knife for Father."
[This is terrible! Are assassins also trying to meet their KPIs? They're so proactive—killing me yesterday, killing the Emperor today! This is in serious trouble!]
[Yesterday's attack was carried out by spies from Hai Xiang Kingdom.]
Didn't the envoy from Haixiang Kingdom return home?
They went back, but the spies didn't.
[I'm just asking if this matter has anything to do with the Fourth Princess's husband?]
No, the fourth prince consort spends all his time playing with the princess; he wouldn't have time to plan anything.
Okay, I understand.
What do you know? You know nothing.
"What about the Seventh Prince?"
"In the guest room, Father Emperor intends for Seventh Brother to recuperate at your residence."
"Okay, just give me the money. Medical expenses, nursing fees, rent, and food expenses. You are his father, so you pay." Ji Yingying stretched out her hand.
"You've become so bold now?"
【No, I'm not bold. I just don't want to do it anymore. Exile is fine too. As long as I live, you will all remain concubines!】
[Hehe...] The emperor immediately signaled Eunuch Cao to give the banknote. Ji Yingying was happy after receiving the banknote!
The group went to see the Seventh Prince. Ji Yingying confirmed that the Seventh Prince was fine and was about to see the guests off when she heard the Emperor say, "I heard that you invented a kind of hot pot at home that is different from the ones on the market. I came here specifically to see it."
"?" Ji Yingying looked at him in confusion. "Different from what's on the market? No, it's not."
They all taste the same.
[It's the porridge pot, you forgot? You cooked a batch.] After Xiangxiang's reminder, Ji Yingying remembered.
"Your Majesty, are you here just for food?"
"No, it was Lord Ji who accidentally said that you can turn a pot of porridge into hot pot. I have nothing to do today, so I came here to try it."
【What? 】
"Alright then, I'll go make the arrangements now. You can rest for a bit." Ji Yingying turned and left, and soon came back to invite him.
"Your Majesty, let's go, it's done."
When we arrived at the restaurant, we saw a table full of delicious dishes and meat. Ji Yingying had prepared a lot, including seafood, not to mention chicken, duck, fish and meat.
"Is this really porridge?"
"Yes, what else could this be but porridge?"
Ji Yingying asked Pingguo to serve everyone and put everything that needed to be cooked into the pot.
"You guys eat seafood."
【I can't eat seafood anymore, that's awful!】
I originally thought I was just trying out this porridge hotpot, but I didn’t expect that this method was actually really good and delicious.
Just as Ji Yingying was about to pick up the prawns, the emperor stopped her and asked, "Don't you think you can't eat them?"
How did you know?
"What you said..." Ji Yingying looked at him suspiciously: [When did I ever tell anyone that I can't eat seafood?]
“I told the Emperor that he is now your godfather,” Ji Cailiang said tremblingly.
"That's true, two will be enough for me."
Looking at all this seafood, I feel so bad that I can't resist eating it. Ji Yingying ate two prawns and then nibbled on some oysters.
Ji Yingying loves to eat oysters, but unfortunately, oysters don’t like her and can’t eat her.
"Ah... these oysters smell so good... I love them!" Ji Yingying looked at the oysters with a pitiful expression. She bought them from the supermarket, and they were very expensive.
"I'm not allergic now, so I'll eat two more." Ji Yingying made up her mind and immediately asked Apple to give her two more apples, which she then happily began to eat.
After eating and drinking her fill, Ji Yingying started scratching her itch.
Then she developed a rash on her face.
"Yingying, what are you doing..." asked the prince, who was sitting next to her.
"It's an allergy, it's okay." After taking two allergy pills and resting for a while, she sent the emperor away.
After the Emperor left, she went to the guest room to check on the Seventh Prince. Once she made sure he was safe, she didn't pay him any more attention.
…………
The next day, Ji Yingying did not go to work, but she would still take the test to get the results. Everyone in the family was at home that day.
Ji Jiaming didn't look nervous, but his body language betrayed him; his tightly clenched hands seemed to be waiting for the moment to relax.
"Brother, what kind of official position do you think the emperor will give you?"
"I don't know either."
"Which department does eldest brother want to go to?" Ji Yingying only knew that her eldest brother was good at studying and her second brother was good at fighting, but she didn't know what they were thinking or what their plans were for the future.
"The Court of Judicial Review or the Ministry of Justice."
"Oh wow, brother, you actually like solving cases."
[Your brother didn't initially have this idea; it was your detective brother who made him think this way.]
"Why? How did the detective brother motivate him?" Ji Yingying asked, seemingly since the two hadn't had much contact.
Of course, I've witnessed your detective brother solving cases firsthand, so naturally I think he's like a god.
[Heh, so when he saw how I solved the case, did he think I was some kind of divine intervention?]
As we were chatting, suddenly there was a sound outside.
"It's a success! It's a success!" Ji Jiaming's page rushed in excitedly from outside.
"Who won? How many?" The whole family stood up in unison, waiting to hear the good news.
"Third place."
"Who is Huiyuan then?"
"Zhang Xinhan from Zhangzhou".
“I know this person. He is very knowledgeable, and it is well-deserved that he won the top prize,” Ji Jiaming said quickly. Although he did not win the top prize, he still ranked in the top three.
"Brother, don't worry about other people's rankings. You are already very impressive for being third."
[These ancient examinations were extremely competitive, selecting only the best of the best. My older brother getting third place was already a remarkable achievement.]
[Host, your older brother is indeed amazing, but do you know who came in second?]
Who is it?
Guess...
"Okay, let me analyze it." Ji Yingying became interested and immediately began to analyze: "You're asking me to guess who came in second place? This means that the second-place person is a very important person, so important that everyone hates them. If not, then it's a matter of identity."
The second place winner is a woman; could she be one of those three women?
Yes, yes, but all three women passed the exam—one came in second, one fourth, and one tenth—which is far more impressive than the men's results.
Ji Yingying's eyes widened.
That embarrassing look clearly showed shock. Not only her, but everyone present was shocked.
Is this woman... that powerful?
"Wow..." Ji Yingying complained, she was really shocked.
"Miss, Princess Yuan has sent something." Apple brought in a letter.
Ji Yingying took it and opened it. There was a letter and a hairpin, a very beautiful hairpin that looked quite expensive.
He opened the letter, which said he was leaving and would try to reach his place of exile before the Lunar New Year.
She was also thanked for saving Liang Kang, whose legs are now slowly recovering.
He should have left long ago, but he stayed because Liang Kang's legs were not strong enough and he needed him. Now that Liang Kang's legs are healed, he will not stay any longer.
"Is Liang Kang better now?" Ji Yingying didn't understand, because she had handed over all the acupuncture techniques and prescribed medicines to Liu Yuanpan.
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