Chapter 102 Habit
Feng Qingsui sat at the table silently, watching Miss Lai Er's actions.
She specifically revealed the relationship between Lu Yunjin and Concubine Lu to Miss Lai Er, and specifically stopped Miss Lai Er when she was chasing Concubine Lu out of the palace, so that Wuhua could take away the palace maids around Concubine Lu so that Miss Lai Er could catch the adulterer smoothly.
Judging from Miss Lai Er's performance, things are becoming a reality little by little just as she planned.
Lu Yunjin and Lu Meiren, who once teamed up to slander their brother-in-law, are about to face a catastrophe.
This is the retribution they deserve.
She glanced at the emperor sitting in the distance, acting out the filial piety of a loving mother with the empress dowager, and lowered her eyes.
Unfortunately, no matter how miserable the end of those two people was.
My brother-in-law couldn't make it.
It also cannot wash away the charge of disrespect.
The emperor had covered up the scandal and ended it hastily. Even if he knew the truth now, he would not overturn the verdict for his brother-in-law.
After all, he is the emperor.
Ordinary people cannot admit their own stupidity when they are fooled, let alone the emperor.
The emperor didn't learn about this until the birthday banquet was over from Yu Mofang.
He went to the locker room himself.
Looking at the unconscious Lu Yunjin and Concubine Lu, he suddenly remembered that last July, when Concubine Lu cried and said that Minister Jiang molested her, it was Lu Yunjin who testified for her.
Minister Jiang refused to plead guilty, saying that he had entered the palace to seek justice for his daughter who had died unjustly in the Rongchang Marquis's Mansion, and that he had never touched a single hair of Concubine Lu.
He was blinded by rage at the time, and with the imperial guards as witnesses, he didn't even listen to Minister Jiang's defense and threw him into the Sky Prison.
Unexpectedly, Minister Jiang died in prison the next day.
He was just a minister. If he died, he died. There are plenty of people to fill the vacancy.
He quickly put the matter behind him.
I never expected that this matter would have a boomerang effect.
The person who actually defamed him was not Minister Jiang, but Lu Yunjin.
Not only did this man openly help Concubine Lu to give false testimony, he also hid in the locker room with Concubine Lu on such an important day as the Queen Mother's birthday banquet.
What do you take him for?
"Wake them up."
He said to Mo Fangdao.
Yu Mofang quickly scooped up a spoonful of water and splashed it on their faces.
The two of them woke up slowly.
Lu Yunjin was still immersed in the excitement of getting what he wanted, but when he suddenly saw the emperor's face, he was so frightened that he almost died of fear.
Subconsciously, I wanted to kneel down.
But he found himself tied up and unable to move.
"Your Majesty! While I was on duty, I saw a dark figure flash past the locker room. I came over to take a look and was knocked unconscious. I really didn't mean to leave my post!"
When Lady Lu heard what he said, she also reacted quickly.
"Your Majesty, what happened? Wasn't I changing clothes? Why am I tied up?"
Both of them looked clueless and as if they were being set up.
Yu Mofang closed his eyes.
It's already this late, and you still want to deceive His Majesty? There must be a limit to playing tricks on people.
What's more, you are treating a dragon like a monkey.
A hint of sarcasm flashed across the emperor's eyes.
"Am I so foolish in your eyes?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly drew out the sword hanging at Mo Fang's waist and pierced Lu Yunjin's throat with it.
"Your Majesty..."
Before Lu Yunjin could even beg for mercy, he could no longer make a sound.
The emperor drew his sword.
Blood gushed out.
It poured all over Lady Lu’s head and face.
"ah!--"
She screamed.
"Your Majesty, please don't kill me. I've been wronged!"
The emperor's expression was expressionless. "You are willing to risk your life to meet here, and you are so inseparable. I will grant your wish."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me..."
The cold blade pierced her chest.
The emperor turned away.
In the middle of the night, a pigeon flew out of the palace.
He flew to the air above Ji's residence and hovered for a while. Seeing that his natural enemy was not there, he dived into the study where the light was still on.
"Gugugu~"
Ji Changqing untied the bamboo tube from the pigeon's leg, pulled out the letter, unfolded it and read it, then held it to the candle and lit it.
The little fox dealt with two more enemies.
The only remaining enemy is the Crown Prince, right? I wonder if the Queen counts.
After taking revenge, will she leave?
For some reason, he felt very upset.
"Habit is a terrible thing."
He talked to himself.
When the little fox didn't come to the house, he and his mother lived there alone and didn't feel lonely.
Now, when he thought about the little fox leaving and only him and his mother eating at the table, he felt extremely empty and cold.
He had never felt this way before.
He must have been too idle lately.
Otherwise I wouldn't have such wild thoughts.
He shook his head, cleared his mind of all the messy thoughts, turned off the lights and went back to his room to sleep.
The next day, when he came back from the morning court, as soon as he got off the carriage, he found that Feng Qingsui's somewhat old donkey cart was gone, replaced by a brand new cart.
When I walked to the stable, I saw that the black donkey's iron hoof was also brand new.
It looks like he is going on a long journey.
Thinking that Feng Qingsui was very likely planning to look for the prince and leave Ji Mansion, he felt heavy in his heart.
This heavy feeling was aggravated when I went to the kitchen and found the cook was marinating meat jerky.
I suddenly lost the mood to cook.
After returning to the courtyard, he called Yan Chi: "What did she do today?"
Yan Chi replied, "I went to the car dealership to buy a new one, asked a farrier to come and repair my donkey's hooves, and bought twenty or thirty pounds of meat for the cook to make into jerky. Oh, and on the way back from buying the new car, I also stopped at the bookstore and bought some itinerary maps."
"Itinerary map? Which state?"
“Several states surrounding the capital have bought it.”
Ji Changqing's eyes darkened.
It was all preparation for going out.
Logically speaking, he should be happy. Now that this little evildoer is gone, even if gods and Buddhas are killed in the future, it will have nothing to do with him.
He doesn't have to worry all day long and can live a peaceful life.
But why does he feel so reluctant?
Is it just a habit?
After returning to the courtyard, he was preoccupied with things and could not continue writing the memorial, so he simply rode his horse to Shangguan Mansion to find Shangguan Mu.
I happened to meet Shangguan Mu going out.
"Where are you going?"
He asked.
"How about we go run a few laps together at the racecourse?"
Shangguan Mu's eyes wandered. "I have an appointment. I plan to go for a walk in the suburbs. I'll go horseback riding with you another day."
Ji Changqing instantly understood his true itinerary.
"Are you going to Qingshui Town to see Miss Pei?"
Shangguan Mu smiled and said, "I can't hide it from you."
Ji Changqing frowned: "With her status, she is destined not to marry you, why are you so stubborn?"
"I don't feel bitter."
Shangguan Mu replied.
"If I can't be a flounder, I'd be content to be a flower-watcher outside the wall. As long as I can see her from afar, I'll be satisfied."
Ji Changqing was speechless.
Is this what it means to be a love-sick person?
If it were him, he would never be able to do it.
How can it be enough to just watch from afar? If he truly loves someone, he will try every possible way to be together with him, no matter how difficult it is.
There is no word "compromise" in Ji Changqing's dictionary.
After running a few laps alone at the suburban horse farm, he worked up a sweat and felt much more relaxed.
I fell asleep as soon as my head touched the pillow at night.
I had a dream in the middle of the night.
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