Chapter 93: I'm Not a Good Woman If I Don't Take Revenge
After the court was dismissed, Ji Changqing was walking on the way out of the palace, looking at a large mushroom cloud floating in the sky, thinking about going back home to make a dish of braised pork belly and morels.
Zhang Tixing, the criminal justice officer, was walking towards him.
This man had a grim and ghostly look, with inverted eyebrows and three white spots under his eyes. Even when he wasn't frowning, there was a "chuan" character on his forehead.
It is said that 80% of the suspects would confess voluntarily without being tortured after seeing him.
"Master Ji."
When Chief Justice Zhang saw him, he stopped and greeted him.
Ji Changqing nodded slightly: "Master Zhang."
Zhang, the judge who should have said hello and left, didn't move his steps. Instead, he smiled a smile that could be described as a "ghost smile" and complimented:
"Master Ji's family is truly filled with talented people, hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Not to mention you and your brother, your sister-in-law is also a prodigy."
Ji Changqing: “???”
He was just attending the morning court session when that little fox made trouble in the Ministry of Justice?
He clenched the jade scepter in his hand.
"I wonder why Master Zhang said that?"
Judge Zhang told him that Feng Qingsui had brought several yamen runners to the Criminal Justice Department to report a case that morning, and had disguised himself as the Ox-Head and Horse-Face to conduct interrogation on his behalf.
"...I have mastered hundreds of torture methods, but none are as ingenious as your sister-in-law's. If she hadn't refused, our prison department would have wanted to ask her for assistance."
The corners of Ji Changqing's lips twitched.
That little fox is really good at torture.
But she acted too quickly. His people were still collecting evidence of the crimes of the Lu family father and son, but she had already sent them to the Criminal Court.
If she were to take the position of Minister of Justice, Daxi would have no worries about combating corruption and solving unsolved cases!
Faced with the admiration of Chief Justice Zhang, he could only respond with a humble smile.
"Master Zhang, you are too kind. Commander Lu and his son have committed countless crimes, too numerous to list. They must be severely punished. This matter cannot be delayed. If it is delayed, it will lead to trouble. I will not delay any longer."
Judge Zhang understood the hint and said, "Don't worry, Lord Ji. I will urge His Majesty to issue an order as soon as possible."
So that the one in the harem won’t have the chance to beg for mercy.
The two passed each other.
Ji Changqing returned home and stewed pork belly and morels.
Judge Zhang requested an audience with the emperor, requesting that Commander Lu and his son be punished.
Lu Chuanzong was originally the county lieutenant of He County, Daizhou. Because Lu Zhaoyi was selected to enter the palace, he won the emperor's favor and was promoted step by step to the commander of the Dongcheng Bingmasi.
The emperor showed no expression when he saw that he was abusing his power for personal gain and allowing his son to commit crimes, but he was instantly moved when he saw the figures of the Lu family's wealth.
"These corrupt officials, who suck the blood of the people and kill them, should be beheaded in public, their property confiscated, and exiled to a bitter cold land!"
With a single decree, the father and son of the Lu family were executed immediately, the Lu family's property was confiscated, and their family members were exiled.
Only Concubine Lu in the harem was safe and sound.
When Concubine Lu received the imperial edict, she immediately went to the Ganning Palace and knelt down to plead for mercy. The emperor did not see her, but only sent a message: "It is late at night, go back and rest."
Concubine Lu refused and knelt until midnight, even passing out. The emperor did not revoke his decision.
She made a fuss for a few days and finally gave up.
"My father has always been a good ruler. How could those yamen runners go to the Criminal Justice Department and report him for no reason?"
She was extremely puzzled and secretly sent a message outside the palace to ask someone to investigate thoroughly.
Upon investigation, he found out that his third brother had offended Ji Changqing's widowed sister-in-law, and the yamen runners who went to the Criminal Justice Department to surrender themselves were originally sent by his third brother to find the widowed sister-in-law!
I don’t know what tricks that woman used to make those yamen runners turn against us.
"We can't just let this go!"
She gritted her teeth.
The emperor's favor is all false. If you want to stay prosperous in the palace, you have to rely on the strength of your mother's family.
In the two years since she entered the palace, relying on the emperor's favor for her, she finally moved her father from a small place to the capital, and she was about to have a new noble family.
My father and third brother were beheaded!
After the Lu family is extinct, who will support her?
There is only the prince.
But whether it was because she used too much love fragrance or was poisoned by other concubines, she had served the emperor in bed many times but never got pregnant.
I might never get pregnant in this lifetime.
She destroyed her father and brother and ruined her future. If she doesn't take revenge, she is not a good woman!
After washing her face and thinking calmly for a while, she called her trusted palace maid.
"Send the message to the person in Mingxiu Palace..."
The newly arrived Luo Zhaoyi lived in Mingxiu Palace. She was the empress dowager's niece and became pregnant only three months after entering the palace.
I just had severe morning sickness and vomited everything I ate. In a short period of time, I lost a lot of weight.
I was so worried that I couldn't even sleep.
"I really have no appetite, let's leave."
That day, the palace maid brought lunch to her, but she didn't even look at it and let it be taken away.
The wet nurse who had accompanied her into the palace stopped her and said, "You can't not eat it. Even for the sake of the baby in your belly, you have to eat a few bites."
Luo Zhaoyi burst into tears instantly: "I'm almost vomiting to death, how can I care about this piece of meat? If I go through so much trouble, the baby won't be a good thing. It's better to..."
The nurse quickly covered her mouth.
"The palace is different from the mansion. You can't say everything. It's just a few months of trouble, but it will be better later."
Luo Zhaoyi grabbed the teacup and threw it hard to the ground.
"How long do we have to wait?"
The little palace maid serving on the side knelt down and picked up the broken pieces.
After picking up all the fragments, she said weakly, "Your Majesty, when I was sweeping the palace gate yesterday, I heard two young eunuchs passing by talking about how Prime Minister Ji's eldest sister-in-law is a great doctor. She cured Princess Shouyang's son's illness and also helped the wife of the former Marquis of Rongchang to lose weight and get pregnant."
The nurse frowned and said, "Just listen to what I say. No matter how good the doctors outside the palace are, can they compare to the imperial physician? What's more, this is a female doctor who just came from a remote mountain village."
The palace maid fell silent immediately.
Luo Zhaoyi seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
"Go and ask His Majesty to summon Madam Ji to the palace for me."
She ordered the eunuch without hesitation.
The eunuch took the order and left.
The nurse frowned: "My Lady, please be careful when you ask for a doctor..."
Luo Zhaoyi interrupted her, "Madam, I understand what you're saying, but I've been vomiting for days now, and the imperial physician's prescriptions haven't worked. Madam Ji must have some special abilities, since she was able to cure Princess Shouyang's son. What if she has a secret recipe?"
He sighed again and said, "If you keep vomiting like this, I won't want to live anymore."
The wet nurse had no choice but to swallow her words.
"Then let her see the doctor for now, but the prescription she prescribes must be reviewed by the imperial physician first."
Luo Zhaoyi nodded: "Of course."
The child in her belly is her entire hope for the future, so of course she will be extremely cautious.
She waited patiently for a long time, but only received a message from the palace maid.
"Your Majesty sent a eunuch to the Ji Mansion to ask for help. Madam Ji said she had the measles and was afraid of infecting Your Majesty, so she dared not enter the palace. Please forgive Her Majesty."
Luo Zhaoyi: “…”
She gritted her teeth and said, "Find an imperial physician to see if she is really sick or not."
Could it be that he just made up an excuse because he didn't want to see her?
The palace maid went to report to the emperor again.
The emperor had few children, so he was quite indulgent towards his cousin who was pregnant with the prince. When the court was dismissed, he appointed an imperial physician and asked Ji Changqing to take her back home.
"I heard that your beloved sister-in-law is seriously ill, so I have specially sent Fangyuanpan and you back to the palace to see her. The medicine you need can be withdrawn from the inner treasury."
Ji Changqing: “???”
Is the little fox sick?
How come he doesn't know?
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