Chapter 1152: Sleepless
As soon as Mrs. Ji left, the courtyard outside the study became quiet for a moment. The two brothers Ji Wei and Ji Xiang appeared from nowhere and quietly entered the study.
When Ji Xiang saw them, his complexion had returned to normal, and the saliva on his face had been wiped clean. He acted as if nothing had happened before. After glancing at his two sons, he said, "Tell your wives to stay in the mansion for the next few days and not go out. You should also avoid going to banquets and other such things."
The two sons agreed, and Ji Wei bowed and asked, "Father, Hao'er made such a scene in the court..."
"It's already happened. There's no point regretting it. Misfortunes often bring blessings. This may not necessarily be a disaster. It all depends on how far the King of Yizhou has gone."
Ji Xiang whispered, "Father, last year when Hao'er was dismissed from his post, Tang Zhihe took advantage of the situation and took away a lot of fertile land from various families and distributed it to the victims. We gave most of it away, but we still have some. If we investigate this matter..."
Ji Xiang's face turned grim. "I'll send a letter to the clan elders. Those clan members who stayed in Yizhou are too tactless. They shouldn't have interfered with the disaster victims in the first place. Fortunately, most of the money was donated last year. Let's donate the rest now that the autumn harvest is over."
Ji Wei: "I'm afraid some people won't agree."
Ji Xiang snorted coldly and said, "This is not their decision. They are really stubborn. Give them some more money as compensation."
Ji Xiang's hair was already gray, and now it was even grayer due to worry. Even with a large family and a lot of wealth, it wasn't easy to live like that.
The Ji family father and son urgently discussed the matter. Madam Ji, who had led Ji Hao back to the backyard, twisted Ji Hao's ear and slapped him several times. She sat on a chair angrily and said, "You have such a big mouth. Isn't this a lesson enough?"
Ji Hao lowered his head obediently.
Madam Ji sighed as she looked at him, then waved her hand and said, "Alright, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore. Go back to your room and rest."
Ji Hao knelt in front of Madam Ji, clung to her knees and looked up to ask, "Grandma, are Zhou Man and the others okay?"
Madam Ji still liked Zhou Man very much. Upon hearing this, she sighed and said, "Who knows? But if what she said is true, the King of Yizhou will be in trouble. She got what she wanted."
Ji Hao opened his mouth wide and asked in a low voice: "Can't Grandfather protect her?"
"Him?" Madam Ji snorted coldly. It was a relief that he didn't cower like a cuckold, but she couldn't say that about his grandfather in front of the child, so she changed her words, "Your grandfather couldn't even take care of himself."
Ji Hao sat on the ground, leaning against his grandmother's knees and said nothing.
Old Master Tang had just returned home from the palace when his daughter-in-law, leading a group of people, hurried over to greet him. She bowed and said, "Father, Master Wei is here. I asked him to wait in the front hall."
Old Master Tang paused as he returned to his study, nodded, and said, "You go and rest. I'll go see him."
"yes."
After Old Master Tang left, Madam Tang glanced at a servant behind her. He was a dowry from her mother's family and was used to run errands for her.
The servant understood what he meant and ran to chat with the old master's servant. A maid also followed him, intending to try soft tactics if hard tactics didn't work.
Old Master Tang took Wei Zhi to the study. They closed the door, sat down, and sighed in unison.
Old Master Tang asked Wei Zhi, "Is this what Your Majesty meant?"
Wei Zhidao: "If it wasn't your Majesty's intention, I really don't understand why the two children would complain at this time."
He frowned and asked, "But why is this?"
Seeing that Old Master Tang didn't say anything, Wei Zhi frowned, "Why, you know?"
Old Master Tang said, "When I entered the palace today, someone among my men said that some officials had secretly contacted me and wanted to bring up the matter of the Eastern Palace at the banquet."
Wei Zhi frowned and asked, "What's going on in the East Palace? Hasn't the East Palace been very quiet recently?"
"How recently?" Old Master Tang asked, "Su Jian's downfall was resolved in a muddled way, but the matter of the Eastern Palace concubine's abortion has remained unsolved. Old Feng and I have inquired about it, and he is also very dissatisfied. The person has been found, but His Majesty has suppressed it, and he is unwilling to close the case in a muddled way, so the matter remains unsolved."
"The Crown Prince's kidnapping of the Du brothers was settled privately, but the court officials refuse to acknowledge it, not to mention the destruction of the Third Prince's residence." Old Master Tang shook his head and said, "Many people don't speak publicly, but privately they are very suspicious of the Eastern Palace. How can he be a future ruler if he acts so recklessly?"
Wei Zhi frowned, "Just for this?"
Old Master Tang shook his head and said, "I don't know much. I only know that someone wants to submit a joint petition to the Crown Prince, but I don't know what it is about. Your Majesty obviously doesn't want the King of Yizhou to use the two princes as a weapon again, so he launched the attack in advance."
"We should have informed them in advance. Those two kids were obviously unprepared..."
Old Master Tang, however, had a different idea. "Looking at what Zhou Man was carrying, do you think they were unprepared?"
Wei Zhi frowned, then shook his head after a long moment. "No, given Madam Liu's character, she would never allow Bai Shan to file a complaint on a day like today, and she certainly wouldn't have let me know."
At this point, Wei Zhi looked up at Old Master Tang and asked, "What's going on with the Xiang family in Dongxi Village?"
Old Master Tang held his forehead and said, "I don't know."
Wei Zhi looked skeptical, "You don't know?"
Old Master Tang was furious and said, "I said I didn't know, and that's it. How would I know what that kid did?"
Wei Zhi withdrew his gaze.
The two of them sighed together again and began to worry about tomorrow's court meeting.
Originally, they were supposed to have a day off tomorrow and the day after tomorrow as well...
But now that such a big thing has happened, it is impossible to take a day off. It would be a blessing if I don’t die of exhaustion.
But at this time, the most tired person should be the queen.
Ever since the Queen Mother was sent back to her room, the Princess of Yizhou has been kneeling on the ground crying. Princess Yunfeng had just changed her clothes and was stopped by the Queen's men before she even reached the main hall. When the Queen Mother and the others came back and learned what happened in the front hall, she wanted to go to the front hall with a whip to find Zhou Man, but was stopped by the Queen's men and taken away to rest.
The Queen Mother was really troubled and heartbroken, and could not take care of her at all. She sent the Queen away on the pretext of resting and began to send out her own people continuously.
As a result, after all the trouble, it was not until dark that she received the news that her people could not even get out of the palace gate. They were all captured or tripped. If it had not been dark and the key to the palace gate had not been locked, she probably would not have known about it.
In the harem, only the queen has this ability.
So the Queen Mother got angry and called the Empress to kneel in the palace. When the Emperor finally finished meeting the people he was supposed to meet and returned to the harem, Mingda, who had been waiting, ran over and said, "Father, please go and save the Queen Mother. She is kneeling in the Imperial Grandmother's palace."
The emperor's face changed. He patted Mingda's hand, had someone send Mingda back to the palace to rest, and strode towards the empress dowager's palace.
The next update will be around 6:00 PM
(End of this chapter)
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