"I'm too old to do anything anymore. Oh, Your Highness, what brings you here?"
"You are my superior, so it's only right that I come to see you. I reckon the Ministry of Works still needs to quit."
When this was mentioned, Minister Gong sighed, "If I weren't old and unable to work anymore, I really wouldn't want to retire. I've worked my whole life, and all I care about are these few acres of land on the imperial estate!"
"What's the big deal about those few acres of land? Wouldn't it be better to focus on the money?"
"You're right, but I can't take it with me, so it doesn't matter."
I stayed with Minister Gong at his house for a long time and left only after dinner.
As soon as he left, the emperor summoned him back to the palace.
"It's almost dark, why are you calling me into the palace?" She is already old and has separated from her two brothers. She is no longer afraid of being punished by the emperor.
After all, she only has to eat her fill and the rest of the family isn't hungry!
"I'm thinking of letting you stay in the capital. I've thought about it. What do you think of me abdicating the throne and giving it to the Crown Prince?"
"What's wrong? Are you not feeling well? Can't work anymore?" Ji Yingying asked back. After all, she didn't want to interfere with Emperor Xuande's thoughts.
[Host, I think it's fine for him to retire. His health is really declining, especially since he was poisoned before. In the past, when he was young and healthy, those hidden ailments couldn't affect him, but now it's not so good. However, it's also fine if he doesn't abdicate, since he's much stronger than the late emperor.]
Why are you analyzing so much?
[Isn't this just a bit of gossip?]
“Yes, if you can’t work anymore, then you…” Before he could finish speaking, Ji Yingying told him to stop.
"Your Majesty, you can make your own decision. I don't care. I'm already thirty-five or thirty-six, and I won't run away. My mother is old, too, and I have to stay with her."
These days, I'll just spend each day with them as best I can.
[Yes, host, I have a feeling there's danger.]
[Is there any danger around here? My guards are all here.]
I don't know, but I feel there's some danger.
I believe you. Please spare some time to protect the Emperor; we can't let anything happen to him.
After countless upgrades, Xiangxiang's sense of danger has become much stronger.
If it's dangerous, then it's dangerous!
"Your Majesty, I'm going back now. Think about it carefully. If I think I can do it, then I'll do it!" After saying that, he actually left, causing Emperor Xuande to curse: "This little bastard never gives a positive answer."
However, how can there be a positive answer to such a thing?
In the days that followed, Ji Yingying went to court every day to watch the so-called danger, but she had no idea where it would come from.
Emperor Xuande doesn't seem to be planning to abdicate. However, Ji Yingying knows that it's because the Crown Prince persuaded him that the Crown Prince doesn't want to take over the throne so soon.
After spending three years quietly in the capital, the 73-year-old Ji Cailiang retired.
Actually, he should have retired a long time ago, but Emperor Xuande kept delaying it. Now that he has retired, he spends his days fishing at the Prince of Jin's residence with Fang Yulan, and he also brings Mu Kaiji along.
Mu Kaiji had long since stopped caring about political affairs and just wanted to have fun. To put it bluntly, he just didn't have a strong sense of belonging to the Tianyou Dynasty.
However, Ji Yingying didn't care. She would only be busy occasionally, and most of the time she would just pass on the work and let others do it.
The nearly sixty-year-old Xuande Emperor originally intended to abdicate, but a major event occurred before his abdication.
The Prince of Yan, far away in his fiefdom, launched a political uprising to seize the throne. Unfortunately, he was taken into custody by Ji Yingying as soon as he entered the capital and before he could make a move against Emperor Xuande.
The Prince of Yan and his heir were furious. How could they have been captured before even getting their hands on the throne, after planning for half their lives?
These two are hilarious. We knew about this three years ago, but we never expected it. We've been waiting and waiting, but it just never happened.
That’s right, three years ago, Xiangxiang said there was danger. She felt danger every time she entered the palace. Later, after investigation, she found out that Prince Yan wanted to rebel.
Ji Yingying directly discussed the matter with Emperor Xuande, and they ultimately decided to trap him like a turtle in a jar.
Little did I know that I would be waiting for three years.
"You...didn't we get him out?"
"Do you think you can seize the throne by getting me out of here?"
[Host, they also want to kill you.]
[Good guy, he wants to kill me, did I offend him? ]
[They think you will interfere with their plans.]
"That's true. I did hinder their plans, and look, I've been taken down. Besides, I went to war when I was a teenager, and before I was twenty, I had conquered Baohe Kingdom and Haixiang Kingdom, expanding the territory of Tianyou Dynasty. And he thinks he can mess with me?"
Haha...that's true.
"Brother, believe me, this woman must die, or she will harbor ambitions..." Before he could finish speaking, he strangled himself to death. What did this mean?
【What? I didn't lay a hand on him! I was hoping he'd complain, the Emperor would punish me, and I could go back to my leisurely life. Look at my detective brother, he's working so hard for the Emperor, and he's so happy!】
[Host, I think you can work until retirement, so don't think too much about it.]
[Hehe~ This is going to kill me!]
When the Prince of Yan saw that his father was gone, he took advantage of everyone's inattention and rushed forward with a knife, wanting to kill the emperor.
If you can't kill Ji Yingying, then kill the Emperor.
The next second, he was shot and killed.
[This is truly... cold weapons trying to compete with firearms? What a pity!] Before he could finish his exclamation, the next second Emperor Xuande coughed up blood.
Ji Yingying quickly went up to take his pulse.
"You've been poisoned?"
"I am unharmed!"
"It's okay. I have the antidote for this poison. I'll give it to you right away." Fortunately, I have traveled all over the country over the years and have been to many places, so I have saved up a lot of medicine.
However, after taking the antidote, the poison was neutralized, but the body became increasingly weaker.
Even if Ji Yingying is a miracle doctor, she can only regulate his body, not strengthen it!
Besides, he's still the emperor, and he needs energy to handle things. If he keeps acting recklessly, even if she's very capable, she can't help him live to be a hundred years old.
However, Emperor Xuande also planned to abdicate.
The matter in the palace was resolved, and Ji Yingying stayed in the palace for two days before returning.
After returning home, she slept for two days before feeling better; she was getting old.
I can't take it anymore!
It’s the New Year, and it’s a rare occasion for the family to get together for a meal. This time, Mu Kaiji also joined in the New Year’s Eve dinner.
"Kaiji, I always thought you would be my brother-in-law. I didn't expect that you two would always be in this state. Even Sasa is married."
"I wonder how Sister Sa Sa is doing." It's been so many years since I last saw her.
"We'll see each other soon. The Emperor will abdicate after the New Year this year, and Sa Sa will be back then."
Ji Yingying nodded, feeling a little uneasy, but she didn't take it seriously.
Instead, she nudged Mu Kaiji and said, "I promised to introduce you to Sister Sasa, but it turns out you two are truly destined to be apart!"
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