"Waaah... Your Majesty, I'm so miserable!" Ji Yingying covered her eyes with her sleeve and applied eye drops.
[Haha... I'm so clever! The Emperor will definitely feel sorry for me, and then... he'll dismiss me from my post.]
"Your Majesty, it must be that someone thought I was a girl and unfit to be an official, so they hired someone to assassinate me. I beg Your Majesty to do justice for me!"
[Great, if things continue like this, I can resign from my post any second now, and then... just laze around at home.]
emperor:……
"My dear minister, I will definitely stand up for you. Rest assured, Rong Yi is already investigating."
Not long after, Rong Yi came in to report: "Your Majesty, I have found out that the person who wanted to assassinate Lord Ji tonight is the former Princess Consort of Qi, and she has already secretly entered the capital."
Wow, Rong Yi is amazing! She can practically expose everything! Xiangxiang, between you and Rong Yi, who's more impressive?
Rong Yi: Isn't that obvious? He only found out the reason because of Xiang Xiang, of course Xiang Xiang is amazing.
There's no comparison. We're just bystanders, they're handling big things. It's incomparable.
Okay, now it's my turn to act.
Ji Yingying covered her face with her sleeve and began to cry, "Your Majesty, the former Princess Qi actually wanted to kill me. I have not offended her, have I? Please, Your Majesty, do me justice."
The Emperor felt a pang of sympathy as the ministers wept. It wasn't uncommon for ministers to come and cry before him, but none had ever moved him so deeply.
"I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter, so stop crying. Someone, go to the Imperial Kitchen and fetch some pastries for Minister Ji."
Oh wow, there's even some good food! It would be even better if they gave us some extra perks.
emperor:………
"Young Master Ji, I have a safety amulet here, which I present to you as an apology."
【This...this...isn't this inappropriate?】 Ji Yingying was a little embarrassed to take it. Prince Qi was a nice person, but...it was just...she felt embarrassed to take it, after all, her boss was the Emperor.
"I only have one safety amulet here. How about this, I'll have someone send some trinkets to Lord Ji's residence tomorrow morning so he can play with them."
"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate, hehe~" Ji Yingying still accepted the safety buckle.
[King Qi is such a good man, should I save him? Let him be a force to be reckoned with in bed, a mighty pillar reaching the heavens, majestic and awe-inspiring...]
"Ahem..." King Qi coughed a few times, feeling a little embarrassed. It seemed he would have to befriend this young Master Ji more in the future.
[Host, the pastries haven't arrived yet. Would you like some melon seeds?]
[Yes, that inspector's scandal, let's get him involved, let him impeach me, hmph, Xiangxiang, find me some really juicy gossip.]
The inspector sitting to the side immediately became uneasy. He regretted not meddling in other people's business. No one dared to impeach him during the morning court session. Now, he was in trouble.
He sighed silently; he was... finished!
Alas~
This inspector's surname is Wang. His family is quite wealthy, but the source of their money is questionable.
What? It wasn't embezzled? Or obtained through extortion?
No, he's a good official. Otherwise, why would he impeach you?
Where did he get his money? Could he be up to something bad?
[Of course, it was stolen by his grandfather's father. During his grandfather's father's lifetime, there was a severe drought. The village had almost no food, not even clay. People were either dead or half-dead... They had everything, so they left their homes. At that time, his grandfather's father had gotten into an argument and left the group on his own.]
[Having separated from the group, he had little to eat and even less to drink. Just when he was on the verge of death, he was saved by a merchant. The merchant was in poor health and, thinking that in this time of drought and chaos, he should save as many people as possible, so he gave him food and water. However, the merchant took a fancy to the merchant's ancestral business manual and actually claimed that the manual belonged to the public.]
[Then they went to report it to the authorities, letting them take it, saying that the manual was public property and that he wouldn't have handed it over if he hadn't been saved. Anyway, after all that, the money-making manual ended up being his.]
The person who saved him was so enraged by his despicable behavior that he vomited blood and died. His family was wealthy and powerful, but had no children to inherit it; it was all taken over by his grandfather's father, and the family changed their surname to Wang.
[Holy crap, how shameless! He turned someone else's family heirloom into his own in no time, and even stole someone else's lost heirloom. Shameless! If he were still alive, I would definitely kill him. This kind of behavior—stealing someone else's heirloom and making a fortune out of it—is disgusting.]
That's why they said his family's money came from dubious sources. However, several generations have passed, and it's impossible to find out the truth now. The only thing is, the merchant has a loyal follower who's been trying to retrieve his master's secret manual.
[So, even after four or five generations, that loyal person still harbors this idea?]
Yes, they have no way to seek justice, so now the only option is to try and ruin their family.
Good heavens, what a loyal servant!
They gave that servant so much, and he's doing very well now.
The inspector was bowing his head and didn't dare to speak; his buttocks were practically touching the chair.
He knew nothing about this matter. From birth, he knew that there was a secret manual in his family, which was only passed down to the head of the family. He was not the head of the Wang family.
So they had no idea about it at all.
The pastries arrived, and Ji Yingying took a piece and ate it: [Who is that servant? I'm thinking of helping him out; after all, these belong to their master, and it's not good for the Wang family to keep holding onto them.]
[It's their family's butler. How can you help him, host?]
[This Lord Wang is also unaware of this. You say he's a good official? Perhaps I should secretly tell him to go back and investigate. After finding out the truth, he can return the secret manual to its rightful owner. I'll have to brag about it then.]
He's a good official, that's true, but when his interests are involved, is he willing to accept it?
Lord Wang wiped the cold sweat from his face with his sleeve. He was willing. When he got back, he would return the manual to its owner. It wasn't their property, so how could he take it?
[That's hard to say. Xiangxiang, do you think he has done anything to harm the people or others?]
No, that's not true. He only has a habit of picking his anus; otherwise, he's a good person. He's an upright official, serving the people and the country. At home, he's filial to his parents, educates his children, and has a harmonious relationship with his wife. Although he didn't achieve any great political accomplishments, he was loyal to the emperor.
If I brag to him, he should be able to listen, right?
Lord Wang has decided that from now on, no matter what petty things Ji Yingying does, as long as it doesn't involve harming the country, he will absolutely not impeach her.
Wait, why is it so quiet? Aren't we going to discuss things anymore? Is it because I'm here? Okay, I'm going back to sleep.
Just as Ji Yingying was about to get up to take her leave, Eunuch Cao brought Ji Jiayu in.
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