Chapter 210 Old Plot
She glanced at Prince Ping, then at Princess Ping, and burst out laughing.
King Ping was furious: "You took money to do bad things, and you still have the nerve to laugh?"
Yu Zhiyi finally looked at her properly: "I just find it novel because it's the first time I've seen a script come to life."
Then, ignoring Prince Ping, she turned to Princess Ping and asked, "Do you remember five years ago when you returned to your hometown to pay respects to your ancestors, and unintentionally saved a person covered in injuries on the road?"
Princess Ping was stunned for a moment before she remembered: "It seems... there was such a thing."
Prince Ping sneered: "Yu Zhiyi, I know you do have some ability, being able to see through the process of how I met and fell in love with Ali, but don't even think about pretending that all of this was done by that woman. How could a woman as boring and cold as her possibly save an injured person?"
Princess Ping was reminiscing when he interrupted her with these malicious words.
She was initially heartbroken, but upon hearing him call her boring and cold, she became so angry that she stopped being heartbroken and gave a cold laugh: "If I could, I would rather have never saved you five years ago!"
He then looked at Yu Zhiyi and replied, "That is indeed the case. At that time, we were passing through the official road of Tianfengjun. Because we were still some distance from the next post station and it was approaching noon, the group stopped to rest."
“When I went down to play, I heard someone calling for help, so I led the people in the direction of the sound and soon found a person covered in injuries.”
"The man was seriously injured, with more than twenty sword and knife wounds on his body. But the most fatal one was near his heart. In addition, there was a penetrating wound on his thigh. The doctor said that penetrating wound was very dangerous. If it was not treated properly, he might be crippled for the rest of his life."
"In comparison, the wound near his heart was not the most troublesome because he had medicine to protect his heart meridian and took it in time."
“I begged my father to take him with me the whole way so that the accompanying doctor could continue to treat him.”
"Half a month later, we arrived at my hometown, Lian Guan County. The man's fatal injury was no longer a problem. Although his legs were still a little inconvenient, they no longer affected his ability to take care of himself. So I had someone take him to an inn and left him fifty taels of silver."
Fifty taels of silver might be just a small amount of money for a meal for high-ranking officials and nobles, but for ordinary people, it's enough to live off their savings for a long time.
Even if this person needs to take medication and recuperate afterward, they can still last for two or three years.
Princess Ping let out a breath.
Upon learning that her and her husband's destiny had actually begun several years ago, but neither of them knew it, and that a fox spirit had taken advantage of the situation, she couldn't describe how she felt.
Compared to this ill-fated relationship of being impersonated, Prince Ping found her cold and boring, and the fact that he had been enduring his disgust and being with her all these years was even more unacceptable to her.
King Ping was stunned: "No...impossible."
What Princess Ping said is completely consistent with the facts.
Suddenly, something else occurred to him: "It was that charlatan, she must have told you these details..."
Princess Ping frowned: "This is a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Justice, personally appointed by His Majesty, not some kind of divine being! Moreover, even if Lord Yu saw through all these things, and it was I who wanted to claim someone else's life-saving grace, the purse I gave you back then had an azalea pattern embroidered by me! The 'zhen' in my name, Shao Manzhen, is hidden in the azalea!"
King Ping hurriedly reached into his robes, unaware that his body was already able to move.
The fox spirit's expression changed, and she suddenly reached out, intending to snatch the purse.
Unfortunately, she was destined to have no chance of success in front of Yu Zhiyi.
The fox spirit had just reached out her hand when she realized she couldn't move either. She could only watch helplessly as Prince Ping found the purse, turned it over to the azalea pattern, and sure enough, found the character "珍" (zhen, meaning precious) embroidered with a special needlework technique among the flowers.
He had noticed this unusual pattern before, but he had never given it much thought, assuming it was just some clever idea from the owner of the purse.
Princess Ping explained to Yu Zhiyi, "Women of our status may seem high and mighty, but in reality, it's like standing on a high platform made of paper. If we're not careful, we'll fall off the platform and be smashed to pieces."
“There are some underhanded methods in the inner quarters that can easily ruin a woman’s reputation.”
"Personal items such as purses and handkerchiefs should not be left unattended."
“But I have loved embroidery since I was a child, and I especially like to imitate those embroidery masters and put my own name on the complete works.”
“But as I said before, once these things are out of your possession or stolen by someone with ulterior motives, you are likely to be ruined. Especially the kind of behavior that brazenly embroiders your name directly on a handkerchief or purse is even more likely to bring trouble. So I came up with this idea.”
"I incorporate my name into my work using different colored embroidery threads. Unless someone is very familiar with my embroidery, an ordinary person who finds my embroidery would not know that my name is actually hidden on it."
Yu Zhiyi was deeply shocked.
She was quite knowledgeable, but in the past, most of the people who sought her help were ordinary people from the lower classes, with only a few high-ranking officials and nobles like the Lady of Wu'an Marquis.
This was the first time she had ever heard of such a self-protective measure within the inner quarters of a household.
Princess Ping looked somewhat haggard: "Doctor Yu, please take this female ghost away."
King Ping wanted to refuse: "No!"
Unfortunately, he was not Yu Zhiyi's destined master, so Yu Zhiyi directly threw a talisman at the fox spirit.
A burst of golden light appeared, and in the blink of an eye, the female fox spirit was enveloped in the golden light.
The talisman automatically folded into a triangular shape and flew back into Yu Zhiyi's hand. Yu Zhiyi picked up the fox paperweight: "I'm taking this with me. Otherwise, another evil spirit could appear in here at any time, and it would be impossible to guard against it."
Princess Ping had no objections.
King Ping had objections, but Yu Zhiyi did not accept them.
Anyway, her destined master is Princess Ping.
With the matter concluded, Yu Zhiyi prepared to take his leave. Princess Ping, remembering something, asked anxiously, "Doctor Yu, what you said about Prince Ping only having three days left..."
Yu Zhiyi said, "Don't worry, the evil spirit has been removed, and I've also taken the paperweight that could hide it, so his life won't be in danger. However... he'll definitely be unlucky for a while."
"Does Your Highness intend to buy some talismans to dispel negative energy? They're not expensive, only one hundred taels each, and you don't need to pay cash to buy them."
She doesn't actually want to make this money, but if the client needs it, she won't be stingy with a talisman.
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