The shopkeeper Liu and Miss Jun were both in the hall, and they stood up when they saw him come in.

"As you expected, he didn't react at all." Chen Qi said, taking out the imperial edict and handing it to her, "This is also useless."

Shopkeeper Liu sighed in relief and nodded.

"Lu Yunqi is taking a very risky action in this matter," he said. "Although he took advantage of the time he spent with the young lady to frame her, the young lady's current reputation is not something he can easily tarnish. If the young lady gets angry and complains to the emperor, I think even if the emperor doesn't consider the previous emperor's edict, he will have to consider public opinion."

Fang Jinxiu and Chen Qi nodded.

"That's right, Miss Jun is no longer the same as before." Chen Qi said.

However, Fang Jinxiu noticed that Miss Jun seemed to be distracted.

"What do you think?" she asked.

Miss Jun came to her senses and smiled.

"No," she said, "that's what everyone says."

Is that so?

Miss Jun smiled again.

"Yes, I know everyone is worried about my reputation being damaged," she said, "but he, Lu Yunqi, is a little unconvinced to slander me. After all, my reputation is better than his."

Shopkeeper Liu and Chen Qi both laughed, and Fang Jinxiu also pursed her lips.

Miss Jun sighed again.

"What I am more worried about now is whether Dr. Feng, an old doctor who has never been an official, can keep the situation under control," she said.

Shopkeeper Liu laughed even more.

"Don't worry about that. I have already found three assistants for him," he said. "They are all extremely reliable and smart."

"Yes, this official is different from other officials. Those who know how to be an official may not necessarily do a good job." Chen Qi also said with a smile.

The topic changed here and everyone talked about smallpox vaccine. Seeing that it was getting late, Shopkeeper Liu took his leave.

"You are tired too, so take a good rest." Fang Jinxiu said to Miss Jun.

"Everyone is tired." Miss Jun smiled and looked at Chen Qi and Fang Jinxiu, "You should also have a good rest. Don't worry, we are doing good deeds, and God will be fair."

"That's right." Chen Qi smiled and nodded, "I'm not tired at all."

Fang Jinxiu also smiled, a rare occurrence for her.

"We are going to have a midnight snack, do you want to join us?" she said.

Miss Jun smiled and shook her head.

"I'm tired. I don't have the energy to eat," she said, waving her hands and turning away.

Chen Qi looked at Fang Jinxiu.

"Shall we have a midnight snack?" he asked.

Fang Jinxiu glanced at him.

"It's up to you whether you want to eat it or not." She said, and then turned around to tidy up the furnishings in the hall.

Chen Qi followed with a chuckle.

"Eat, I mean should we eat at home or go to the night market."

"Come to think of it, we've been in Beijing for so long, but we haven't been to a night market yet."

"I heard there's a really good tea shop."

On a spring night, the Jiuling Hall was filled with laughter and chatter, and it was lively and peaceful.

Miss Jun walked out of the front hall, and the smile on her face disappeared.

Unexpectedly, in the face of such provocation, Lu Yunqi did not get angry and fight back.

This was not because Lu Yunqi was concerned about the Fang family's imperial edict and her reputation and status among the people.

Be it the imperial edict or the public opinion, they mean nothing to Lu Yunqi.

He didn't get angry or take action, just to show that he didn't care and would do what he had to do.

This is a lunatic.

Miss Jun clenched her hands in front of her.

…

In Princess Jiuli's room, dinner had been cleared away. Seeing Lu Yunqi walking in, Princess Jiuli did not ask him if he wanted to eat.

"Princess, I want to tell you something." Lu Yunqi said directly.

Princess Jiuli smiled.

"How could I disagree?" she said.

Her expression looked even softer under the bright night light.

"No." Lu Yunqi said, his voice also very soft.

The maids in the room had already left, and the couple, one sitting and the other standing, sat facing each other quietly.

With such a commotion happening outside the door, Princess Jiuli had to know about it even if she was trapped in the inner house.

The red silk, the complete specifications of the betrothal gift, the angry shouting of the man outside the door, everyone except the blind and the deaf knew what had happened.

It is really infuriating that the husband is going to take a concubine but the wife doesn't know about it.

But Princess Jiuli did not ask questions angrily or cry.

The atmosphere in the room was still warm.

Princess Jiuli simply expressed her opposition, which was a normal reaction of a wife.

As a husband, Lu Yunqi did not get furious at his wife's opposition. He just expressed his opposition and showed his persistence.

The room fell silent.

Princess Jiuli smiled.

"But I don't want to." she said.

"There are so many things in this world that people don't want to do," Lu Yunqi said. "No one wants to live in the prison of the Zhenfusi, but the prison of the Zhenfusi has never been empty."

Princess Jiuli sighed lightly.

"But this girl has just done something great for the people, saving the world and people, and her merits are immeasurable." She said, "Doing this is bullying."

Lu Yunqi couldn't help but laugh.

He seldom cared about what had happened, let alone been amused by what had happened, but now when he heard what Princess Jiuli said, he couldn't help but laugh.

Because he remembered that someone had said the same thing to him not long ago, and it was also because of this girl.

Is this destined?

"Isn't it normal for me to bully people?" he said. The more he laughed, the more he wanted to laugh. His face looked even paler under the light. His smile overflowed from his eyes, making his whole face glow.

It is beautiful, but it is also like a colorful and poisonous snake, which makes people dazzled and tremble at the sight of it.

Princess Jiuli was neither afraid nor looked away, her expression still gentle as before.

"But it's not good to bully this person," she said softly.

Lu Yunqi looked at her, then suddenly lifted his clothes and knelt on one knee.

"So please ask for permission, Princess." He said, "Please write to the emperor so that he won't bully others."

No wife would be happy if she had to kneel down and beg for another woman. She would only be more angry.

Princess Jiuli did not rush over to fight with this ungrateful man, but smiled helplessly.

"What glory is my face?" she said.

"At least it's enough for a woman who is about to come in." Lu Yunqi looked up and said with a smile.

He had never laughed so much.

Princess Jiuli looked at him.

"Can I say no?" she said.

"No." Lu Yunqi shook his head with a smile.

This was probably the longest time the couple had spent together since they got married, and it was also the time when Lu Yunqi's expression was the softest and he spoke the most.

But no matter how gentle his expression was or how many words he spoke, there was only one meaning: no.

What he wants to do cannot be stopped.