Chapter 201 Crazy Plan
New Year's Eve arrived in the blink of an eye, and the marquis's mansion was tidied up from top to bottom, giving it a new feel for the new year.
Because he had to attend the New Year's Eve palace banquet in the evening, Ji Yunshu simply paid his respects to Yao in the morning and then entered the palace.
The Empress Dowager's palace was busier than usual today. When Ji Yunshu arrived, the Queen was chatting and laughing with several concubines in front of the Empress Dowager.
Seeing Ji Yunshu coming, the Queen pulled her to her side with a smile without waiting for her to bow. "My mother was just talking about you, and you're here now. It shows that you two are very close."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "There's no need for me to take care of the house, so I thought I'd come visit my aunt sooner rather than later."
The Queen Mother was also very happy: "I just told the Queen that you always accompanied me at this time of year, and in the blink of an eye you have become someone else's."
Ji Yunshu deliberately acted coquettishly and said, "What do you mean by 'someone else's family'? If I get married, will my aunt stop loving me?"
The Queen Mother couldn't help but laugh: "You little girl, I have watched you grow up so big, who else can I love if not you?"
Seeing that the Queen Mother was happy, the Queen and others also chatted and laughed.
Today, a lot of things in the harem were waiting for the queen to preside over. She sat for a while and then left with her people.
The room fell silent, and Ji Yunshu finally took a sip of tea and exclaimed, "Aunt's tea is still the best."
The Queen Mother glanced at her and said, "This tea was presented as tribute a few days ago. I still have quite a bit here. You can try it and take a jar with you when you leave the palace."
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Thank you very much, aunt."
The Queen Mother shook her head helplessly: "Are you afraid that I won't be able to adapt to this quiet environment? You come in so early, aren't you afraid of your mother-in-law's gossip?"
Ji Yunshu had indeed taken into consideration that the Empress Dowager had handed over the power of managing the harem to the Queen this year, and that the ladies from various mansions who would have paid their respects to the Ningshou Palace in previous years would now go to pay their respects to the Queen.
The Queen Mother's place is naturally much quieter.
But of course she wouldn't admit it: "It's not deserted at all, I think it's just right. In previous years, there were so many people, and the noise was annoying. This year we can finally have a quiet New Year. My mother-in-law is very smart, she wouldn't gossip. Besides, she doesn't have the time for that now."
The fact that Zhao Heng has been favoring Yao Ruolan and neglecting Wei Yuanmin these days has become known to everyone in the mansion. After the New Year, the newlyweds will return to the princess's mansion to pay New Year's greetings.
Wei Yuanmin just didn't say anything, and the people around her dared to hide it from the princess.
Yao must be having a headache right now.
The Queen Mother said, "If she doesn't say anything, it's her business. You don't have to do things that make people talk about you. Besides, you are the wife of the prince of the Marquis's mansion. It's okay if you don't take care of the family, but why don't you even learn to take care of the important matters of the New Year?"
Ji Yunshu said nonchalantly, "My parents-in-law look like they can live for decades. Why should I worry? What does it matter if others gossip about them? They're just jealous of your love for me."
"You," the Queen Mother poked her forehead, "it's because the Crown Prince spoils you. Go around the capital and ask which married girl is living as comfortably as you."
Ji Yunshu laughed and said, "Who can blame me for having good eyesight? At first, they all despised the prince for being disabled, but I was lucky enough to get a good deal."
As she ate melon seeds, she told the empress dowager about Zhao Heng, Yao Ruolan, and Wei Yuanmin. The empress dowager frowned as she listened, "This Second Young Master Zhao is really making a fuss. Yuanmin was personally conferred a princess by the emperor, and he doesn't even give the royal family the respect they deserve. Your decision back then was absolutely correct."
She simply couldn't imagine how painful her heart would be if Ji Yunshu married Zhao Heng and was treated so coldly.
Ji Yunshu said, "Wei Yuanmin is not someone who will tolerate silence. I'm afraid this matter can no longer be concealed. If the princess intervenes, Zhao Heng will be forced to compromise."
The Queen Mother shook her head: "How can we rely on power to suppress the affairs between husband and wife? Huimin should never have married him in the first place."
Ji Yunshu lowered her head while peeling walnuts and said, "The Princess's Mansion knows exactly why I broke off the engagement. It was Wei Yuanmin's own choice, and over the years, the Princess and Yao have been like close sisters."
The Queen Mother is not a woman who knows nothing. On the contrary, as she is in the royal family, she is more perceptive than anyone else.
She was well aware of the turmoil in the imperial court and the harem over the past year.
After hearing Ji Yunshu's words, she thought for a moment and said, "I remember that Yao was Taining's study partner back then. Could it be that she and Prince Yong's Mansion..."
She didn't finish her words, but Ji Yunshu understood. She nodded and smiled, "So she's very busy and doesn't have time to bother me."
The Queen Mother sighed, "I don't know whether your luck is good or bad."
It would have been better if she hadn't married Zhao Heng, but with a mother-in-law like Yao, if she really had any connection with Prince Yong's Mansion, she might be implicated in the future.
Ji Yunshu handed the walnut kernels he had peeled to the Queen Mother and smiled, "Of course it's fine. Her matter is a bit complicated, but the Marquis and the Crown Prince are not fools. They will eventually resolve it."
Ji Yunshu felt that if it weren't for the fact that it was the end of the year and Zhao Shen had a lot of things on his hands, and he also had to prevent people from Prince Yong's Mansion from causing trouble at this critical juncture, he would have probably gone to investigate the truth about the death of his biological mother, Madam Shen.
However, this matter may be postponed, but it will never be let go.
So after this New Year, the Marquis' Mansion will probably no longer be peaceful.
"Just keep it in mind."
The two chatted for a while. Although there were not as many people at the Empress Dowager's place as in previous years, there were still some people coming to pay New Year's greetings.
Ji Yunshu went to the warm room to hide away.
As it was getting close to evening, it was time for the dinner.
Since the Empress Dowager had something to do, she went to the Linding Hall for the banquet by herself.
Unexpectedly, halfway through her journey, a group of guards suddenly blocked her way and said that Zhao Shen wanted to see her for something.
Ji Yunshu felt strange and became alert, but before she could ask more questions, the person opposite her suddenly started fighting.
The man who came was extremely skilled in martial arts and attacked suddenly. Ji Yunshu was caught off guard and was knocked unconscious by the other party before he could even ask for help.
The people following her were also knocked unconscious, drugged, and dragged away.
When Ji Yunshu woke up in a daze, she was lying on a bed. Her whole body felt like it was on fire and hot currents were surging.
As a person with a normal marriage life, she immediately understood what drug had been given to her.
There was another person lying next to her.
After seeing the man's face clearly, Ji Yunshu felt a chill down his spine, and his almost irrational brain instantly understood what was going on.
The person lying next to her was actually the emperor.
No wonder those people were bold enough to attack her in the palace.
There was something desperate and insane about the whole plan.
If she succeeds, she will be completely destroyed.
The emperor couldn't explain to the empress dowager and the Ji family.
The relationship between Zhao Shen and the emperor will no longer be the same.
The effect of the medicine became stronger and stronger, and Ji Yunshu felt that his brain was like bubbling paste.
She bit her tongue hard, grimacing in pain, but it didn't help much.
He could only shake the person beside him vigorously: "Your Majesty, wake up."
It was just the emperor in front of her. How could he be tricked so easily?
Fortunately, Emperor Jingming woke up soon.
But when he opened his eyes, Ji Yunshu looked at his red eyes and thought to herself that something was wrong.
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