Chapter 39: Powerful Ministers and Imperial Concubines
Ignoring the doubts that flashed through her mind, she opened her mouth to say thank you, but she sneezed before the words came out.
He quickly covered his nose with his elbow.
Ji Changqing still remembered her pitying look from last night and wanted to make some sarcastic remarks, but when he saw her hair still dripping with water, the words on his lips became:
"It's better to go home quickly to avoid getting sick."
Feng Qingsui nodded: "Second Master is right."
She really wanted to go back home immediately, change out of her wet clothes, and sit by the brazier to warm herself, but Wuhua had not come back yet.
I don’t know if Wuhua understood her meaning and led the tiger to the prince.
She looked towards the guest house and saw people rushing towards it from all directions. She thought that with such a huge commotion, the prince must have come out.
Then, Wei, Han Ruixuan and others were seen escorting a gentle and fair-skinned young man out of the guest house.
The man turned around and said something. Wei, Han Ruixuan and others stopped and watched him leave.
The two sword-wielding guards she had seen earlier limped behind the man.
This person is undoubtedly the prince.
Feng Qingsui watched without blinking until the prince walked to the other end of the Nine-Curve Bridge and his figure was obscured by the trees by the lake.
Just as I was about to look away, a clear voice suddenly came to my ears.
"The prince is accompanied by secret guards."
She turned her head and looked at Ji Changqing in confusion.
Ji Changqing said softly, "You'd better not set your sights on him, otherwise... I won't be able to save you."
She looked at Ji Changqing steadily.
Suddenly his face turned stern.
"I said it when I got married, I would guard Changfeng's tablet for the rest of my life. How could I possibly have any thoughts about other men?"
Ji Changqing: “…”
What a sharp tongue!
Do you think you can get away with it this way?
He had just seen it clearly. The way she looked at the prince was as cold as the way a fishmonger who had been slaughtering fish in a vegetable market for thirty years looked at fish.
You really don't know how to live or die.
Is the prince Han Ruixuan's concubine? How dare he kill her?
"I'm glad you understand." Ji Changqing said calmly, "Since you're going to guard my elder brother's tablet for the rest of your life, then guard it well and don't run around other people's houses all day."
"One day less, one hour less, is not a lifetime."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
When the stalemate occurred, Wuhua rushed over.
"Ma'am, how are you?"
"I'm fine," Feng Qingsui said, sneezing again. This time his throat felt a little sore. "Where's the tiger?"
"I'm trapped in the Prince's Courtyard."
Wuhua said, blinking.
Feng Qingsui knew that she had done what he wanted, so he took back the silver needle and said with a smile:
"Go tell the Crown Prince's wife that I've caught a cold and will be returning home. I'll come back tomorrow."
Wuhua took the order and left.
Ji Changqing glanced at her coldly: "You are really desperate. You are almost dead, and you still want to accompany others for a walk."
Feng Qingsui glanced at his waist and said, "Nothing compares to Second Master's desperate efforts."
Ji Changqing: “…”
Is this meme going to get over?
Although Feng Qingsui wanted to come and check on her the next day, his health was not good. He developed a high fever soon after returning home and stayed at home for a whole day. He even had to be fed water by Wuhua.
"I wonder how Hua Ling is doing now?"
After the fever subsided, she leaned against the head of the bed, looking at the daffodils on the side table and muttering to herself.
According to Wuhua, when she and Wei rushed into the courtyard where the prince was, the prince immediately came out of the house and no other sound was heard from the house.
She also went to the Rongchang Marquis Mansion that night and tried to sneak into the guest house, but the Rongchang Marquis Mansion was heavily guarded. Even if she could break in, she would not be able to escape safely.
Feng Qingsui had to give up the idea of breaking into the guest house to save people.
But we have to rescue people.
Otherwise, even if he is stopped this time, there will be a next time. As long as the person is in the prince's hands, he will sooner or later become fish feed in the Moon Lake.
But she couldn't get close to the prince and had no way to solve the problem at the source.
"It would be great if I could trip up the prince."
She thought to herself.
As long as the prince does not go to Rongchang Marquis Mansion, Hua Ling should be safe for the time being. She can slowly rescue him.
But she is not the emperor and cannot delegate tasks to the prince at any time. What can she use to hinder the prince?
When she had a headache, an unexpected turn of events suddenly occurred.
"The Crown Princess wants to find a female doctor from outside?"
When Feng Qingsui heard this from Qi, he was shocked.
Qi nodded and said, "Changqing said that the female official next to the Crown Princess asked him to help find it. He asked me to ask you if you are willing to come to the palace to see the Crown Princess."
Feng Qingsui was even more surprised.
Ji Changqing warned her not to set his sights on the Crown Prince the day before yesterday, but now he actually asked her to treat the Crown Princess?
She blinked: "Mother, the Second Master and the Crown Princess...are very familiar with each other?"
The Crown Princess ignored all the imperial doctors in the palace and insisted on looking for a female doctor from outside the palace. She must have some unspeakable secret.
For such a private matter, she didn't ask her own family for help, but asked Ji Changqing, a prime minister who had just been promoted to the capital?
It's too unbelievable.
The tragic love stories she had read in the past about powerful officials and concubines who could not be in love suddenly emerged clearly in her mind.
Could it be that these two people...
But then Qi said, "They probably didn't have much of a relationship. Changqing had been in Jiangzhou the whole time. He only came to Beijing to take the imperial examinations during the spring. He stayed in the capital for half a year and later served in the local government..."
"Mother, why didn't Second Master enter the Imperial Academy when he was the top scholar? Instead, why did he become a county magistrate in a small place?"
Feng Qingsui interrupted her.
"Is it really because of the disagreement with the old man?"
Qi was stunned.
"I don't think the Second Master is the kind of person who would gamble with his future."
The more Feng Qingsui thought about it, the smoother things seemed to go.
"Could it be that he was hurt in love and left his hometown... and even after all these years he still hasn't let go and is unwilling to marry."
Qi always believed whatever her son said and had never considered it from this perspective. Now, after hearing what Feng Qingsui said, she actually felt it was reasonable.
"You have a point. There's nothing wrong with him physically, but he's indifferent to beauty. There must be a reason."
She pondered.
"If he has someone in his heart, it would make sense."
As he spoke, his brows furrowed.
"If that's the case, then it's over. His father is so stubborn that he cut off all ties with the clan just to marry me. If he has the same temper as his father, then his life will be..."
Feng Qingsui quickly comforted her: "Mother, this is just something I made up. Don't take it seriously. Please don't think too badly."
Qi's tone became firm: "No, it's probably true. I know the son I gave birth to."
Feng Qingsui: “…”
Forget it, whether Ji Changqing has kidney deficiency or is unable to get the love he wants, it has nothing to do with her.
She only cares about the prince.
"Mother, it is my honor to treat the Crown Princess. When will I be able to enter the palace to meet her?"
Qi pulled herself back to her thoughts and replied, "I don't know either. I'll have to ask Changqing first. You should take a good rest first."
Feng Qingsui was anxious, but he knew there was no rush, so he could only rest and wait.
Fortunately, the Crown Princess seemed quite anxious. Two days later, Ji Changqing sent someone to pass on the message: "Enter the palace tomorrow."
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