[This emperor, even though he has removed so many cuckolded princes, princesses, and concubines, the ruthless one is still there! I wonder if the emperor's body can withstand the torture. The prince is also pitiful. He has such a father who has many children and is blessed with happiness. My father is still the best. I only have my mother, and our family is harmonious~]
Then Ji Yingying got sleepy and dozed off against a pillar, which made the Emperor very anxious. What was the Second Prince up to now? He had investigated and found that the Second Prince was his own son.
Oh dear! Tell me, what kind of person is this Second Prince?
The ministers listened quietly to the emperor's gossip, which was neither here nor there, making them all very curious.
"Ahem~" The Emperor spoke, and the others dared not wait any longer, but continued to present their memorials.
For some unknown reason, they started fighting, making so much noise that they woke up Ji Yingying.
[Oh wow, is this a fight? I've heard that in ancient times, there were scenes of brawls during the morning court sessions, with people spitting on each other and kicking each other's butts. I'm actually lucky enough to see it today. It's a pity I didn't get to see the whole thing.]
Who are these two? Why are they fighting?
[A fight broke out over a woman's abduction? Lord You on the left is accusing Lord Qiu on the right of having his daughter stolen by his child, while the lord on the right denies any abduction. So, was there an abduction or not? Let's wait and see.]
[What? They robbed him! And he's still at Lord Qiu's son's residence. Lord Qiu is quite the official, reaching such a high position, yet he can't even raise his child properly. Look at the child he's raised—he's utterly depraved! Others are child prodigies at nine, while his son has already groped countless young girls by nine.]
Not only that, he's also a lazy bum, a street urchin, and he sleeps with any pretty girl he sees. It's amazing he's still alive. If he encountered a ruthless woman, she could easily give him venereal disease or make him infertile. But luckily, no one's been ruthless enough to bother him.
[Oh dear, how should I tell the Emperor that his son is a notorious womanizer with over a dozen lives on his hands?]
"You... Oh, Your Majesty, I beg Your Majesty to do justice for my daughter, sob sob..." Lord You cried his heart out, his poor daughter!
"Guards, seize this womanizer!" The emperor was furious. Not only had he abducted a woman, but he had also committed murder!
【Huh, what's wrong with His Majesty? He believed Lord You without listening to Lord Qiu's excuses. Oh... I see, there must be the Embroidered Uniform Guard or the Imperial City Guard here. These are secret service agencies that control all officials. His Majesty knows exactly what kind of underwear his subjects wear. It must be. I'll have Granny Xia put away my personal belongings when I get back. We can't let His Majesty find them.】
Not long after, Lord Qiu's son was arrested, along with Lord You's daughter.
Lord You's daughter hadn't been bullied yet, but she was still badly beaten.
[Oh my god, this is terrible! Xiangxiang, level up quickly! I'm a scholar, and scholars have always been useless. If I encounter someone like this, I really can't beat them.]
"Your Majesty, please have mercy. This lowly son of yours is simply in love with Lord You's daughter. Besides, this is the only son I have in my life. I beg to marry the girl from the You family." Lord Qiu was determined to go all out, as Ji Yingying hadn't made it clear who his son had killed.
[What the hell? Shameless! Look at the state of this fight, and you still call yourself 'Xin Yue'? You're blatantly lying!]
When Lord Qiu heard this voice, he was furious. Damn Ji Yingying. If it weren't for her, the only child of their Qiu family wouldn't have been caught here.
His anger was already palpable; even from a distance, Ji Yingying could sense his murderous intent.
"So angry? Like you're about to kill someone? Are you planning a rebellion? Hmph, a rebellion? You can't have any more children, your son is dying, who will sit on the throne if you rebel? Even if your son doesn't die, you won't be tolerated by Heaven. This bastard has killed more than a dozen people, all women and children. He tortures them and then kills them, throwing the bodies into the well in the abandoned courtyard in the backyard. If you went to look, you could definitely find more than a dozen corpses."
"You..." Lord Qiu pointed at Ji Yingying, his anger blazing, he wanted to kill her.
It's a pity he can't move, but even with murderous intent, he still wants to see the founding emperor.
The Emperor waved to Eunuch Cao, and soon someone came up to report: "Your Majesty, thirteen corpses have been found in the abandoned courtyard and dry well in the backyard of Lord Qiu's house. There are children and women among them."
Wow, this scene was really good! It's a pity there weren't any sunflower seeds or chairs, otherwise I could have enjoyed watching it from all angles.
Upon hearing this, the emperor couldn't help but glare at her.
"Hmph, Lord Qiu, what else do you have to say?"
“I, I, I…”
"Guards, throw this boy into prison and execute him on a later date."
"No, Dad, save me, save me, I am your only son."
Lord Qiu wants to save him, but he doesn't know how, even though the evidence is conclusive.
It's all Ji Yingying's fault.
[Oh dear, the show's over. But why is that old man glaring at me? I didn't do anything wrong. Is watching the show a crime?]
"Ahem, that's all for today, let's adjourn."
After respectfully seeing the emperor off, Ji Yingying was about to leave when someone approached her and said, "Master Ji, are you ready to attend court?"
"Alas! You can't say that. We all work for the Emperor. We have to adapt even if we're not used to it. As long as we can make the Emperor happy, that's our duty as subjects. My lord, it's getting late. I need to go back and pay my respects to my mother."
"Ahem, stop being bored, this is your superior!" Ji Cailiang came to the side and spoke.
"ah?"
"What? Lord Ji has already entered the court as an official, yet he hasn't even been to the yamen?" The Crown Prince suddenly stood up, which startled her.
"Hehe, sorry, I'm still young and don't know how to count, please forgive me." Ji Yingying felt wronged!
The Emperor only lets me attend court, he doesn't make me do any work. Does he think I'm just a mascot?
"Let's go, I'll take you to the government office."
"But……"
"Is there anything else, Young Master Ji?" Hearing the question sound like a threat, Ji Yingying could only reply, "Hehe, nothing."
[Something's happened, something big, damn it, I want to curse. I don't want to go to work. I've already worked half my life in this lousy job. This job is really tough. Not only do I have to work hard to improve my skills, but I also have to be wary of backstabbing and manipulation by my colleagues. Everyone says the prince is miserable, but actually I'm the one who's miserable. It's okay, there's still some time. Once the prince is killed and the emperor is killed, I can escape.]
"Thank you, Your Highness, hehe..."
Everyone present who heard this lowered their heads.
Wasn't it said that the Third Prince would stage a coup? If the Third Prince is gone, who else would kill their Crown Prince, the Emperor?
When word of this reached the Imperial Study, the Emperor, who was holding the memorial, nearly crushed it!
They've already gotten rid of the cuckold's hat, so who else is there? Who else wants to kill him? Why doesn't that damned Ji Yingying explain clearly who it was that made him kill someone? She's really keeping us in suspense.
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