Drunk and got into trouble but was later rescued
After Ji Xi changed shifts, he went to the Imperial Training Ground and spoke with the leader of the Nine Gates Admiral for a while before pulling Li Yanzhang away. Li Yanzhang, puzzled, asked, "What's wrong? Ji Xi, where are you taking me?"
Ji Xi pulled him along, saying, "Didn't you hear anything?"
Li Yanzhang asked, "What did you hear?"
Ji Xi said seriously, "When I was on duty today, I heard the palace servants talking about how good and approachable Her Majesty the Empress is."
Li Yanzhang then asked, "Isn't this a good thing?"
Ji Xi said, "At first I thought so too, but later I realized why they were all saying good things about the Empress. It turns out that the Empress said, 'The common people are my children!'"
Upon hearing this, Li Yanzhang proudly exclaimed, "She truly is my sister!"
Ji Xi stopped abruptly, turned around, and tapped him on the head, saying, "Fool! There's nothing wrong with it in itself, but those with ulterior motives might misinterpret it. After all, this is the imperial palace, and people's hearts are unpredictable. We can't guarantee that the people will place any hope in this statement!"
Li Yanzhang rubbed his head and waved his hand, saying, "Oh dear, Young Master Ji, you're overthinking things. Besides, weren't you just speaking up for the palace servants? Why are you being so suspicious now?"
Ji Xi explained, "I have my reasons for that, and please don't call me Young Master Ji."
Li Yanzhang raised his chin and looked at him, saying in a teasing tone, "Hmm... could it be... that one of those palace servants last time was someone you liked?"
Ji Xi pretended to hit him again, then said, "You know perfectly well that I..."
Li Yanzhang paused for a moment after hearing this, then put his arm around his shoulder and said with a smile, "Oh? So that's all. Then tell me why you spoke up for them last time."
Ji Xi raised his fist as if to hit him, but ultimately didn't. He lowered his eyes and said, "Because..."
Li Yanzhang was listening when he suddenly heard a strange voice say, "You! Turn around!"
Li Yanzhang stood behind Ji Xi, who was facing him. Li Yanzhang looked around and saw that there was no one else but the two of them, so he must be referring to Ji Xi.
Li Yanzhang looked toward the source of the sound and saw a woman dressed in very luxurious clothes, accompanied by only one or two palace maids.
I've never seen this woman before. Could she be another of the Emperor's concubines? But I don't remember anyone coming to the palace today! Never mind.
Thinking this, he walked over and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Your Highness. May I ask which family you are from?"
Upon hearing this, the woman became angry and was about to strike him when two palace maids beside her immediately stopped her. One of the maids stepped forward and shouted, "How dare you! This is His Majesty's sister, Princess Huimin! How can you say that the princess is His Majesty's concubine!"
Li Yanzhang asked, "Huh?"
This is Princess Huimin! How unlucky of me to run into her! I even mistook her for one of the Emperor's concubines!
Li Yanzhang bowed again and said, "Greetings, Your Highness. I was offended just now, please forgive me."
Qi Min rolled her eyes at him and said, "You have no sense of propriety. Fine, get up!"
Then she pointed at Ji Xi and said, "You! I told you to turn around! Didn't you hear me!"
Ji Xi first recognized the voice but couldn't place it. He wondered if he had offended her. Then he heard that she was Princess Huimin, which made him even more confused as to why she had turned around.
Ji Xi had no choice but to obey the princess's words, so he turned around and bowed, saying, "Your subject greets Your Highness!"
Qi Min said, "Raise your head."
Ji Xi obeyed the order and looked up. Qi Min, after recognizing his face, immediately pointed at him and said, "Guards! Arrest him for this princess! Throw him in jail!"
Ji Xi and Li Yanzhang were both shocked and stunned.
Li Yanzhang immediately said to Qi Min, "Wait! Your Highness! What mistake has Ji Xi made that warrants imprisonment?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Min chuckled and said, "So your name is Ji Xi! You know perfectly well what you've done!"
Ji Xi hurriedly said, "Your Highness! I really don't know what mistake I have made, or where I have offended you."
As Qi Min spoke, she walked towards Ji Xi: "I don't know! You really don't know!"
Upon reaching Ji Xi, she shouted, "Last night you brought me to the city wall and made me spend the whole night there! Don't you know what you've done?!"
Then she whispered in his ear, "And... how dare you steal this princess's kiss!"
Ji Xi had already suffered enough for the crime of trapping the Emperor's sister on the city wall for a night, but now he had even forcibly taken a kiss from the Emperor's sister!
Ji Xi himself felt incredibly audacious. He had no idea that what he had done while drunk last night was enough to get him beheaded!
After hearing this, Li Yanzhang walked towards Ji Xi and said, "Ji Xi, why did you take Princess Huimin to the city wall last night? And why did you let her sleep there all night?"
Ji Xi himself didn't know the reason; he had no recollection of what happened last night.
How should I know?! I'm never drinking again!
Qi Min chuckled and said, "This princess would also like to know why you took me to the city wall and then left me to sleep there all night without any regard for me!"
Ji Xi glared at Li Yanzhang.
Li Yanzhang! Thank you so much!
Li Yanzhang immediately apologized in his heart.
I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I don't know why this happened, but at least you won't be going to jail right now.
Qi Min, seeing them exchanging glances, said, "What are you doing?! Ji Xi, you'd better give this princess an explanation right now!"
Ji Xi stammered, "Princess, your subject..."
With nothing to do in the palace, Shi Yan wandered around and spotted Li Yanzhang and Ji Xi in the distance. Just as she was about to go up and talk to them, Qi Min walked over. Shi Yan slowly walked over and heard a series of shocked exclamations.
She herself couldn't believe that Ji Xi was so bold as to dare to talk to Qi Min like that. Seeing that Ji Xi couldn't speak, she wanted to help him. After Fu Rong went to find Li Xingyi, Shi Yan took the opportunity to appear and said, "Cousin, why didn't you come to see me when you came back?"
Qi Min turned around upon hearing the voice and saw Shi Yan. She said, "Oh, it's my cousin. I just got back yesterday. But what are you doing here?"
As Shi Yan walked towards them at a leisurely pace, she said, "I'm just taking a stroll around the palace since I have nothing else to do."
A person beside Qi Min whispered in her ear, "Princess, Miss Shi Yan was recently conferred the title of Consort Duan and is now residing in Yonghe Palace."
Qi Min knew that for a concubine, the most important thing was to gain the emperor's favor.
She kindly said, "Cousin, why don't you go find your brother? He's currently handling state affairs in the Xuanzheng Hall. You could go and help him grind ink or deliver something to him."
Shi Yan smiled without saying a word, then looked at Li Yanzhang and the others and asked, "Cousin, what's going on?"
Qi Min glanced at Ji Xi and said, "Oh, this one, he offended me."
Shi Yan feigned ignorance and asked, "What happened? Didn't you just get back yesterday?"
Qi Min had someone keep an eye on them, and then she and Shi Yan recounted in detail what happened last night, except for that kiss.
After arriving at the Imperial Hospital, Furong looked around and finally spotted Li Xingyi. She rushed forward and said, "Your Majesty, please go and save Young Master Li and Young Master Ji!"
Li Xingyi asked, "What's wrong?"
Furong said anxiously, "It's too late, you should come with me first!"
Li Xingyi nodded and said, "Alright, lead the way."
Qi Wenzhe said, "Wait! Your Majesty, I will go too."
Li Xingyi politely declined, saying, "No need, Imperial Physician Qi, please go ahead with your work. I can handle it myself."
Upon hearing this, Qi Wenzhe had no choice but to give up, saying, "Alright, Your Majesty, please go quickly."
Li Xingyi then followed Furong. Qi Min had just finished speaking when they arrived, since Shi Yan had been stalling for time by rambling on and on.
Furong quietly returned to Shi Yan's side. When Li Xingyi arrived, he asked indifferently, "What happened?"
Qi Min looked at Li Xingyi with a puzzled expression, and the palace maid beside her said, "Princess, this is Her Majesty the Empress."
Qi Min hesitated before calling out, "Sister-in-law?"
Li Xingyi followed suit and said, "Royal sister."
Qi Min asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, what brings you here?"
She then looked at the others around her and asked, "Did someone go to inform you?"
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