Chapter 136 Ants
But sometimes cold drinks don't work either.
The queen had just eaten a bowl of iced cold yuanzi, and she was still furious.
She thought she had overestimated Feng enough, but she didn't expect that she still underestimated them.
No matter who attacks, no matter how bad the situation is, Feng can solve it easily and turn danger into safety, just like a monster.
She didn't have many cards left in her hand, and the ones that were left were still very useful, so she really couldn't bear to just throw them to Feng to waste.
But he couldn't bear to see Feng shi being at ease outside.
I was so anxious that I became constipated.
Seeing her worried face, Yongning sat down beside her, took her arm, and said affectionately, "Mother, what's troubling you so much? Tell me, so I can share your worries."
She only gave birth to a son and a daughter. The prince had never been close to her since childhood, but Yongning was her sweetheart.
Not only did he never disobey her, he was also always by her side when she was down. Even after he got married and left the palace to set up his own home, he still often returned to the palace to visit her.
Therefore, she didn't want her to be dragged into the vortex and add to her troubles.
"Just live your life as you please."
She patted Yongning's back.
"It's just some villains causing trouble. Mother will be able to deal with them quickly. You don't have to worry."
Yongning shook his head: "Mother, you said this when I was a child, and you still say this when I grow up. When will I be able to become your right-hand man?"
"If you don't let me gain experience, how can I become a talent?"
"Tell me, please?"
Looking at her daughter, who was still somewhat spoiled but had already shed her childishness, the queen changed her mind and thought that flowers in a greenhouse could not withstand the beating of wind and rain after all. Perhaps it was time to let Yongning learn the ropes.
She then told him how Feng had ruined the prince's plans and how she had tried to find someone to deal with Feng but had been repeatedly frustrated.
Unexpectedly, Yongning burst out laughing after hearing this.
"Mother, you're overthinking things."
She sighed.
"It's just an ant, you can just crush it to death with one foot, why go through so much trouble?"
The queen was stunned.
"Crush her to death? How? She's protected by Ji Changqing's men, so it's not easy to assassinate her."
Yongning smiled contemptuously.
"No matter how powerful Ji Changqing is, can he be more powerful than our royal family? Mother, just wait and see. I will take care of that little bitch and send her to hell within three days."
The Queen grabbed her hand.
"The Queen Mother told you this to make you more careful, not to ask you to take action against her. You don't know, she is very evil. Anyone who wants to harm her will be harmed by her..."
Yongning comforted her, "Mother, you were frightened by Aunt Shaoyao's death. She was nothing serious. Believe me."
Seeing her determined expression, the Queen's hesitation dissipated a little.
"Okay, you can give it a try, but don't confront her directly."
Yongning nodded: "I remember it."
After she left the palace and returned to her princess residence, she immediately summoned her trusted nanny and gave her instructions.
Two days later, just as Feng Qingsui was about to go out for a walk with her dog, a young man from Qinghui Nuanrong Pavilion suddenly came to her in a hurry.
"Master, something bad has happened. Princess Yongning has reported to the authorities that she was poisoned after wearing our sweater. The soldiers have arrested Madam Xu and Qingmai."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
When she had previously inquired about the Queen's news, she had learned about Princess Yongning, the Queen's beloved daughter.
Princess Yongning was very arrogant and would glare at anyone who displeased her and would beat or scold anyone around her, even her husband.
She often abuses her power by relying on the fact that she is a royal princess.
Whenever he passed by the street and heard someone's dog barking, he would immediately order the guards to drag the dog out and beat it to death in the street.
Whenever he encountered someone blocking the road, he would drive his carriage over them without thinking.
So much so that whenever passersby on the street heard the ringing of her imperial bell, they would immediately dodge in panic as if they had encountered jackals, tigers or leopards.
The child stopped crying immediately.
Being so domineering and tyrannical, he was naturally reported by the censors many times.
But she was extremely well-behaved and eloquent in front of the emperor, and she could always find reasons to exonerate herself, so she had never been severely punished.
This time she claimed that she was poisoned by the Qinghui Nuanrongge sweater. She must be planning to accuse her of murdering the royal family, put her in jail, and then team up with the jailer to kill her.
The strategy is simple and crude, but effective.
As soon as Feng Qingsui heard the report from his clerk, the yamen runners came to arrest him.
"Madam Ji, Princess Yongning has accused you of plotting to murder the royal family. Please come with us to the government office."
This yamen is a place where one can never return, so Feng Qingsui naturally would not go there.
But she had no imperial edict, so she couldn't directly refuse the yamen runners. She could only use the tactic of delaying: "Please wait a moment, my two officers. Let me inform my mother-in-law and then I will follow you."
After saying this, he instructed the doorman: "Entertain the two officers well."
Then he led the dog into the second gate.
The yamen runners did not dare to act rashly in the Prime Minister's residence, and they thought Feng Qingsui would not dare to escape, so they followed the doorman to the back room to drink tea and wait.
Feng Qingsui returned to Polangxuan and immediately took out a bottle of medicine from the bottom of the box. Then he found the peregrine falcon eating on the eaves and waved to it to come down.
The peregrine falcon dropped its prey, spread its wings, and slid down to her left arm.
"Do me a favor later."
Feng Qingsui stroked its back fur and said.
"I'll treat you to duck when it's ready."
"Gah!"
Peregrine agreed happily.
Feng Qingsui handed it and the porcelain vase to Wuhua and gave them some instructions.
Wuhua nodded, found a cloak to put on, hid the peregrine falcon in the cloak, and then carried it out of the corner door.
Feng Qingsui then went to Ci'an Hall to find Qi.
"Mom, please deal with them for a while and delay it for an incense stick or two."
After telling Qi about the matter, she asked for help.
Without saying anything, Qi went straight to the back room and pointed at the noses of the yamen runners and cursed:
"Have you asked the coroner to perform an autopsy? You're arresting someone without even examining the body. What kind of law are you using? She said she was poisoned, so it's just poisoned? Have you ever considered that she's hysterical and talking nonsense..."
She was a first-rank imperial consort. Even if she broke the law, she had to report it to the emperor and have him revoke her imperial consort before the government could arrest her.
Naturally, the yamen runners did not dare to confront her head-on.
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and explain to her, "Eunuch Wang from Princess Yongning's residence reported the case. He said the imperial physician had examined her. After Princess Yongning wore a sweater from Qinghui Warm Velvet, she developed a rash all over her body and a persistent high fever. She's in critical condition..."
Qi interrupted him: "Which imperial physician?"
Yamen runners: "All imperial doctors."
"Princess Yongning is almost dead, and she's looking for an imperial physician whose name I haven't even heard of?"
Qi sneered.
"Eunuch Wang might have a grudge against Princess Yongning."
Yamen runners: "..."
"First, have Eunuch Wang invite the Imperial Medical Bureau Director, Deputy Director, and Judge, as well as all the renowned doctors in the capital, to Princess Yongning's residence. After a comprehensive consultation, confirm that Princess Yongning is not ill but poisoned. After questioning everyone who serves her and ensures she's not poisoned, it won't be too late to bring charges against her at the Qinghui Nuanrong Pavilion."
Qi said expressionlessly.
"She's wearing more than one sweater. If you're going to check her clothes, you should check everything equally, even her bedding, quilts, and pillows."
The yamen runners broke out in cold sweats when they heard this.
Qi glanced at them and continued to question, "You haven't checked anything yet. Someone just reported a case and you came to arrest them. Who gave you the right?"
"If you can convict people so easily, then if you enter our house today and I have a headache or fever tomorrow, can I accuse you of poisoning?"
Yamen runners: "..."
Stop talking, stop talking, or I'll kneel down.
Why didn't anyone tell them before they came that Ji Xiang's widowed mother had such amazing verbal skills!
Qi rarely spoke, and she seemed to be unsatisfied. She wanted to continue, but the yamen runners bowed and said goodbye: "Old Madam, we will return to the yamen first and report your suggestions to the Lord. We will come back to visit you later."
"Don't come." Qi waved her hand, "We don't welcome you in the Ji Mansion."
Yamen runners: "..."
While the yamen runners were being scolded, Princess Yongning was eating melon in her mansion.
She didn't have any rash.
No high fever either.
All the symptoms that the imperial physician told the yamen were made up by her.
Although she could definitely take some medicine to make it look more realistic, but——
"A mere ant, is she worthy of my using a cruel trick? I'm lucky enough to be able to accuse her of a crime."
If she saw Feng Qingsui on the street, she would have him pushed under the wheels and run over to death.
There's no need to go through so much trouble.
"Has he been brought to the government office?"
As she asked Eunuch Wang, she threw the melon peel in her hand at the maid standing beside her.
The maid caught it in a panic.
Eunuch Wang said respectfully, "After I reported the case, the yamen sent runners to the Ji residence to arrest the man. I believe he has been taken to the prison by now."
Princess Yongning nodded with satisfaction.
"Have you arranged everything with the jailers?"
"I've made sure she doesn't survive tonight."
Princess Yongning stood up from the couch, looked at the sky outside the eaves, and a cruel smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
"Now that she's dead, my mother can sleep peacefully."
Suddenly, a dark shadow appeared in the air.
It's a big bird.
"quack!"
The big bird circled around and kept making harsh calls, which disturbed Princess Yongning.
"Bring me the bow and arrow that my father gave me."
She said coldly.
"I will personally shoot this evil beast."
The maid obeyed the order and immediately took out the bow and arrow and gave it to her.
Princess Yongning stood in the courtyard, put an arrow on the bowstring, and aimed at the big bird hovering low in the sky. Just as she was about to let go, the big bird suddenly swooped down at her like an arrow.
She was horrified and stepped back in a hurry.
"Someone, protect me!"
The maids rushed towards her, but no one was faster than the giant bird in the sky.
The moment she saw the big bird's feathers clearly, Princess Yongning subconsciously raised her right hand to cover her face.
The bird's claws scratched her wrist.
A sharp pain came over me.
"Kill it! Kill it for me right now!"
She roared, clutching her bleeding wrist.
The maids hurried to find the guards.
However, the big bird left immediately after catching it and was never seen again.
Princess Yongning felt dizzy and fell into darkness as soon as she said "bird claws are poisonous".
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