Chapter 108 The Carefree King is Paralyzed Again
This merit is a reward from Heaven for her doing good deeds, and it can be used to improve her cultivation.
As long as she completes the conversion of merits before Heaven discovers what she has done, Heaven cannot simply extract her cultivation as punishment.
Thinking about it this way, Yu Zhiyi was happy again and converted her merits into cultivation overnight.
Three days later, Yu Zhiyi changed into some light clothes and took Li Rou to a popular restaurant, where they booked a room on the second floor by the window.
He claimed he wanted to take Li Rou to see the excitement.
Yu Zhiyi ordered a few side dishes and the restaurant's special plum wine, and then asked Li Rou to sit down and eat with her.
Li Rou initially felt guilty and dared not sit with her master.
But Yu Zhiyi insisted, and the little girl dared not resist, so she obediently sat down.
She picked up her chopsticks, glanced quickly at Yu Zhiyi, and seeing that her mistress showed no dissatisfaction, she finally felt completely relieved and carefully picked up some food to eat.
She took a bite and squinted her eyes in enjoyment, looking just like a little mouse, which was very cute.
Seeing that the little girl had relaxed, Yu Zhi turned her attention to the street.
When she said she was there to see the excitement, she really meant it.
The carefree prince stayed in the palace for three days.
Logically speaking, this is against the rules, since he is already an adult.
Apart from the princesses, the empress dowager, and a few imperial concubines, all the other women in the harem were the emperor's women. When he was paralyzed, it didn't matter how long he stayed in the palace, but now that he's recovered, his reluctance to leave makes him a target of criticism.
But the reason he gave was very apt.
He had a grudge against Yu Zhiyi, and she possessed unpredictable abilities. Who knew if she might have seemingly cured him but actually tampered with his body, causing him to become paralyzed again once she left?
He needs to stay in the palace. If something like this really happens, the emperor and empress dowager won't suspect that he deliberately framed Yu Zhiyi.
However, three days later, his health improved day by day. He not only regained his former demeanor and bearing, but his spleen and stomach also seemed to be much better than before. He was able to eat an extra bowl of food every day.
The Carefree King: "..."
He had to admit that he had been petty.
Once he was certain he wouldn't revert back to his original form, he prepared to return home.
These days he's been staying in the palace. Although he's instructed the people in the mansion to listen to Yue'er, he's also well aware that many people in the mansion are opportunistic and snobbish. He doesn't know if Yue'er has been wronged.
He was eager to return home, so he arranged for a sedan chair from the palace to escort him.
Completely unaware, this sedan chair, though seemingly ordinary, was actually quite extraordinary.
Unfortunately, he hadn't personally followed up on arranging the sedan chair three days ago, so he had no idea that this was the same sedan chair that was responsible for picking up Yu Zhiyi three days ago.
The carefree prince, who knew nothing, got into the sedan chair.
The understated yet luxurious sedan chair swayed and wobbled along the long street, passing in front of a restaurant.
Yu Zhiyi gently swirled the cup and said to Li Rou, "The excitement is about to begin."
Li Rou still had something stuffed in her mouth, and upon hearing this, she didn't bother to swallow it whole and immediately looked out the window.
The sedan chair, which had been moving steadily, suddenly began to "bloom" on all four sides as if a celestial maiden were scattering flowers, revealing a magnificent and astonished man inside.
The bustling street fell silent for a moment, and then someone immediately burst into laughter.
"These sedan chairs of high-ranking officials aren't any good either; they just collapse suddenly while they're moving, plop..."
"Luckily, it was the other part that was damaged. If it had been the bottom, that would have been a real problem."
As if in response to his words, the bottom of the sedan chair also fell off.
At that moment, the carefree king was in a state of confusion and shame, and for a moment he forgot to go down. When the bottom fell, he also fell down.
He reacted quickly and was about to use his light-footed skills to jump up.
However, the bottom of the falling sedan chair could not provide him with any support. He tried to use one foot to lift himself up, but this only accelerated the fall of the bottom, and he fell down as well.
As he fell, his lower back struck the seat of the sedan chair.
With a loud "crack," the Carefree King was once again unable to move.
"Let's go." Yu Zhiyi stood up.
The food on the table was almost finished. Li Rou swallowed what was in her mouth and stood up.
She glanced thoughtfully at the disheveled young nobleman.
She was present when the Prince of Xiaoyao came to the Du residence to act arrogantly last time, so she naturally knew that this man had once caused trouble for her young lady because of another woman.
She felt no sympathy whatsoever for such a person who had fallen on hard times.
The fact that she didn't kick him is already a testament to her kindness.
But a vague thought inevitably surfaced in her mind: those who oppose Miss will not have a good ending.
Yu Zhiyi had no idea what Li Rou was thinking. If she had known, she would have applauded her.
While the carefree king's actions today were indeed orchestrated by her, if we were to truly analyze the situation, we could only conclude that he brought it upon himself.
Three days ago, when the palace servants came to fetch her, the sedan chair had been tampered with. If she hadn't always been sensitive to ordinary crises, the miserable state of the Prince of Xiaoyao today would have been the same as hers three days ago.
Of course, she might not end up in such a terrible state, but she'll definitely be embarrassed.
That person clearly sent someone to kill her, yet still resorted to such despicable means, obviously wanting to make sure she couldn't even die in peace.
Imagine, Yu Langzhong, the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel who had just become famous for his metaphysical skills, not only failed to foresee his own death, but also had his death witnessed by countless people in Shengjing...
What a vicious public execution!
This is probably even more sensational than her being parachuted into the Ministry of Justice as a fifth-rank official, a woman confined to the inner quarters.
If the master finds out, he'll be furious.
She ignored the farce on the long street and took Li Rou to Yi Luan Charity.
Hongluan was not there, but Wu Shan, the manager, was tidying something up at the oversized octagonal table on the left.
"The big boss."
Hearing the commotion, he quickly stood up and bowed to Yu Zhiyi, then took the opportunity to talk about the progress: "Boss, we have found several families who need help, but only one family is willing to accept our help."
Yu Zhiyi took the information and her expression changed: "Old Zhang's only son disappeared five years ago. Two years later, his parents and wife died one after another. He went out to search for his son for two years. When he returned, he found that his family had fallen into ruin. Since then, he has been living a life of barely surviving, neither human nor ghost."
Wu Shan said, "This old man has lost the will to live. The only reason he's clinging to life is to find his son."
"Everyone else thought we were liars, only he..."
He didn't say the rest aloud, but Yu Zhiyi understood the subtext.
This old man has nothing left to lose.
If it's fake, he'll at most lose his life.
But for him, death might be a relief.
If it's true, he was able to find his son through a charity.
The information contained the birth date and time of the person being helped. Yu Zhiyi glanced at the birth date and time, her face darkened, and she took out a token from her wide sleeve: "Take my token to the Ministry of Justice and have them send a few constables over."
"Remember, be quick!"
Wu Shan didn't dare to delay and hurriedly took the token to find someone.
Yu Zhiyi then headed towards the North Suburb Street where Old Zhang was.
As they walked to a certain place, they saw two people walking towards them.
Who else could it be but Du Ziheng and You Bingyue?
You Bingyue was tilting her head to say something to Du Ziheng, whose brows were furrowed, and he looked somewhat troubled.
Both sides saw each other, and the scene...
It's not embarrassing.
Yu Zhiyi was in a hurry to deal with her own affairs and had no intention of becoming a part of this two's emotional game.
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