Chapter 91: Go if you want
He could indeed send his confidants to find Zhao Shen, but for them, it was just a mission.
Ji Yunshu will try his best.
He hoped Zhao Shen would come back alive.
When Ji Yunshu arrived at the Empress Dowager's Ningshou Palace, the Empress Dowager had already prepared her favorite cakes for her.
Seeing her come in, he smiled and said, "Why did you come to the palace and go to the emperor first? If you have anything, can't you come to me?"
"This... is a long story."
Along the way, she thought of many words to persuade the Queen Mother, but now, facing the Queen Mother's concerned eyes, she couldn't say a word.
How should I put it? Taking risks for a man sounds a bit silly.
But the reason she wanted to make this trip was not entirely for Zhao Shen.
What happened in these days was enough to make her understand that Zhao Heng and Yao Ruolan were not the center of this world.
At least not now.
They didn't play the role in the book, but that didn't change the plans of those people.
Conspiring to rebel and usurp the throne is not such a simple matter. She cannot be trapped in the inner house forever. Only by going out can she truly see what the world is like.
Seeing her hesitant look, the Queen Mother realized something: "Did something happen?"
Ji Yunshu knew that she would have to tell the truth sooner or later. Since the emperor asked her to persuade the empress dowager, it meant that he didn't mind the empress dowager knowing about Zhao Shen.
She simply asked the Queen Mother to send all the servants away and told them the whole story from beginning to end.
The Queen Mother was stunned for a long time before she suddenly realized, "No wonder something went wrong during your wedding. You changed the groom, but he didn't even say you were fooling around in front of me. He even kept saying good things about Zhao Shen."
Ji Yunshu apologized, "I only found out about this later, but since it involved so many things, I didn't tell you."
How could the Queen Mother blame Ji Yunshu when she even hid the secret from her own son? What she cared about now was, "You said he has been secretly working for the Emperor. So, is his leg okay?"
No matter how short of people the emperor is, he can't let a disabled person run around all the time, right?
"At first his leg was indeed broken, but he later found a skilled doctor who cured it."
The Queen Mother sighed, "He actually gave up a bright future for the Emperor."
Ji Yunshu felt that Zhao Shen was not doing this entirely for the emperor. He knew what would happen in the future and wanted to change his own destiny, so it would be better for him to hide in the dark.
Only by surviving can we talk about the future.
But there is no need to tell the Queen Mother about this.
"I'm doing everything for the Emperor. As long as the Emperor is well, why would he be worried about having no future? But now..."
The Queen Mother grabbed her hand and said, "Didn't you say he was just missing? The Emperor is a man who values love. They have been friends for so many years. The Emperor will definitely not let anything happen to him."
"But aunt, it's not easy for the emperor either. Those people are scheming against him. So many things have happened in the palace in the past few days. I'm afraid that if something happens, I will become a widow."
"Pah, pah, pah, what nonsense are you talking about?"
The Queen Mother said angrily, "But no matter what, this is their men's business. What can you, a little girl, do if you go there?"
"Aunt, you raised me with your own hands. When I was little, I heard you instruct the Emperor on government affairs. Over the years, I have watched you handle palace affairs. I have also practiced martial arts and have the ability to protect myself. You should believe that the girls of our Ji family are not just delicate flowers that can only hide behind men."
The Queen Mother looked at her determined expression and vaguely recalled when she was her age.
She followed her father to the border and fought on the battlefield.
Before receiving the imperial decree granting her marriage, she had never thought that she would enter the palace, nor did she think that she could be a good queen.
So many years have passed in the blink of an eye, and she has accomplished many things that she thought she could not do.
How could I confine myself to the backyard just because of worry?
She actually knew something. The harem was closely connected with the former dynasty. The harem had been in turmoil recently, and the Jingzhao Yin of the former dynasty had stepped down. She knew what this meant.
The emperor's current situation is probably worse than she imagined.
After a long moment, she sighed and said, "If I don't let you go, you won't be able to rest in peace. If Zhao Shen really doesn't come back, it will be a lifelong regret for you."
"aunt……"
The Queen Mother stroked her hair lovingly and said, "Well, if you want to go, go ahead."
Ji Yunshu didn't expect it to be so easy, but when she thought about it, it had always been easy for her to convince the Queen Mother.
These days, no matter what she said, my aunt listened carefully.
She threw herself into the Queen Mother's arms and whispered, "Don't worry, I won't put myself in danger."
The Queen Mother hugged her and said, "I know you are truly grown up now, and you know your limits in many matters. I will not interfere in these matters, but you must not go in your current position. Just say that I am ill these days, and you come to the palace to take care of me."
"Aunt is really thoughtful. Thank you."
Ji Yunshu did not feel relieved when he successfully persuaded the empress dowager to leave the palace.
After all, when she entered the palace, she didn't know about Zhao Shen's disappearance.
Before leaving, she had to arrange everything properly and must not let anyone find out anything unusual after she left.
She went back and told Chao Qing about it, and Chao Qing immediately said that he wanted to go with her.
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "His identity should not have been exposed yet, you can't leave."
After spending these days together, Chao Qing already knew that Ji Yunshu was not an ordinary noble lady.
But even the prince is missing. If something happens to Madam again...
"How about I send someone? It's too dangerous for Madam to go."
"Don't worry so much. The emperor has already agreed to let me go. He will send people to protect me. I will do the rest according to my ability."
After hearing what she said, Chao Qing didn't know how to persuade her anymore.
Ji Yunshu asked Lan Yin and Lu Ru to pack their bags and told everyone that the Queen Mother was not feeling well and she had to go to the palace to take care of her.
At the same time, ask Bai Ling about the Northwestern medicinal materials merchant.
Gu Xing, the secret guard sent by the emperor to protect her, has already told her the details of Zhao Shen's disappearance.
The place where he disappeared was in Suzhou in the northwest.
Coincidentally, this medicinal herb merchant is from Suzhou.
"The Jin family is the largest medicinal herb merchant in Suzhou. Young Master Jin came to Beijing this time to visit his seriously ill elder sister."
At this point, she said with some disdain, "His sister's condition hasn't improved yet, and he's just living a life of debauchery, eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling all day long."
He sounded like a playboy, but Ji Yunshu felt something was wrong: "If he really didn't care about his sister at all, why would he travel all the way from Suzhou to the capital to visit her?"
Bai Ling said, "Perhaps he was forced to come here by his family, or perhaps he wanted to see the prosperity of the capital."
Ji Yunshu didn't think so. The capital was more prosperous than Suzhou, but there were also many more powerful people in the capital than in Suzhou.
Although the status of merchants is low, it is a different story if they are rich enough.
A family like the Jin family is definitely considered a local tyrant in Suzhou.
But it’s different in the capital. They can’t afford to offend any powerful person.
The Jin family has grown their business so big, would they really let in a playboy who is ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth?
Ji Yunshu pondered for a long time before saying, "Think carefully about how you first met him and negotiated the deal with him."
Bai Ling had a very good memory and quickly said, "Come to think of it, he came looking for me himself."
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