Chapter 125 Zhuo Ji
Sun Wei looked at her and smiled.
"I met with Chief Steward Tian a few days ago. He said it was just a slight cold, nothing serious. Judging from his appearance, he does have a cold, but I think it's nothing serious. You all can have dinner in the palace, and then go back to get the medicine."
Ma said, "Your Highness, you may not know that my husband has been ill since last month and has been ill for quite some time, with no improvement. The doctor said that this decoction must be taken on time every day, without delay. I could have handed it over to a servant, but I am so worried that I must prepare the medicine myself. Please forgive me, Your Highness."
"So you've been ill for quite some time?" Sun Wei asked in surprise. "In that case, there's no time to lose. I just happened to bring a good doctor from Jiankang. He's an expert in treating both difficult and complicated illnesses and poisons. I'd love for Chief Steward Tian to have him examine him."
As she spoke, she looked at Ma's expression.
Unexpectedly, Ma's gloomy face showed joy, and the concubines also looked happy and hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
Zhuo Ji, on the other hand, had a frozen smile on her face and an uncertain look in her eyes.
"Madam," Zhuo Ji whispered to Ma, "Madam, the doctor said earlier that the master must take the medicine continuously, otherwise, the symptoms will get worse. Madam, please..."
After hearing this, Ma also showed some hesitation.
Sun Wei also heard it, looked at Zhuo Ji, and took a sip of tea.
"Since there are such circumstances at Madam's residence, I will not invite you to dinner." She said sensibly, "In the future, if General Tian is still not well, please be sure to inform the palace. General Tian is the late king's favorite general. His affairs are the palace's affairs, and Madam must not let anyone know."
Ma and others hurriedly thanked him and left.
A'ru watched them go away and asked Sun Wei, "What did the princess see?"
Sun Wei asked, "This Zhuo Ji, is there any way to keep her here?"
Aju is a person with ideas.
Not long after, a palace maid came to report that Tian Yingji's concubine's carriage broke down on the road and overturned in front of the palace.
The person sitting inside was Zhuo Ji.
Sun Wei was quite concerned and asked someone to bring Zhuo Ji back and wait until the carriage was repaired before returning.
Zhuo Ji looked a little embarrassed. When she saw Sun Wei, she knelt down to express her gratitude.
"Such an accident has happened." Sun Wei asked, "I wonder how Madam is doing?"
"Madam is fine. I'm going back to the mansion to get medicine for my husband."
Sun smiled.
"I heard that Zhuo Ji helps Madam take care of the affairs in the mansion?" she said.
"That's right," Zhuo Ji said, "Madam is in poor health and has no time to take care of many things. I don't want to make her suffer, so I help her from the side."
Sun Wei asked about the situation of the Tian family again, and Zhuo Ji told him one by one.
It's roughly the same as what I knew in my previous life.
Since Ma and Tian Ying's marriage, they haven't had children. Tian Ying has therefore taken in several concubines. Ma, by nature, is arrogant and has a cold relationship with Tian Ying, and she dislikes the concubines. Only Zhuo Ji, because of her ability to handle affairs, earns her favor.
Like Ma, Zhuo Ji did not give birth to a son or daughter. However, she had been pregnant before, but she lost the child due to a miscarriage and could not bear children again.
Sun Wei sympathized and said, "It's hard for you."
Zhuo Ji lowered her head and said, "I dare not. My Lord and Madam have treated me well, I dare not ask for anything else."
Sun Wei nodded and said slowly, "If that's the case, why did you poison Chief Steward Tian?"
Zhuo Ji's expression changed and she suddenly raised her eyes.
Sun Wei looked at her and said seriously, "Right now, Chief Steward Tian is checking the medicine with the imperial physician. I think the person who poisoned them will soon be known."
Zhuo Ji stared at Sun Wei blankly.
"The princess knows everything?"
Sun Wei did not answer.
"You haven't told me yet, why do you want to kill Tian Zongguan?"
Zhuo Ji's expression changed constantly.
"You still don't want to tell me?" Sun Wei sighed, "In that case, I will have no choice but to hand you over to Manager Tian."
After saying that, she was about to get up.
"If I don't kill him, I'll have no way to live!" Zhuo Ji suddenly said, "Even if I die, I will fight for justice!"
Sun Wei paused and looked at her.
Zhuo Ji's eyes were red as she gritted her teeth and said, "I was originally the daughter of an official family. If there hadn't been a turmoil in the north and I hadn't been forced to flee to the south, where my parents had both died and I was left without a place to rely on, how could I have been sold as a concubine? I originally thought that I would just live a peaceful life, raise children, and have enough food and clothing. But when I was only three months pregnant, Tian Ying welcomed a new concubine into the family. A Taoist priest said that my child and Tian Ying were incompatible, so Tian Ying believed the Taoist priest's words and ignored me. I was depressed and unhappy, and within three months I had a miscarriage and never had another child."
"Over the years, I have lived cautiously, serving my mistress and my uncles and aunts, never daring to slack off. But Tian Ying has no pity at all, and is heartless and ungrateful." Zhuo Ji shed tears, "Gu has been ill for many years, and I have been serving her tirelessly. But when Gu passed away last year, Tian Ying scolded me for not taking good care of her and locked me up for three months. Just two months ago, someone sent several beautiful girls to our house. One of them, Wu Ji, took a fancy to the courtyard where I live and persuaded him to sell me. He actually agreed! If it weren't for my wife stopping me, and if he hadn't gone to Jiankang, I don't know where I would be now. I know he is heartless and disloyal. If he did it once, there is no guarantee he would do it again. It's better to act quickly..."
As she spoke, her voice became more and more choked, and her body trembled: "I have been a slave all my life, and now I just want to make a living... What's wrong with that... What's wrong with that..."
Sun Wei looked at her with deep eyes.
"Everything in the world has its ups and downs," Sun Wei said. "Have you ever considered the consequences of being exposed?"
"Of course I expected that." Zhuo Ji wiped her tears and gritted her teeth, "Without children or anyone to rely on, my life is already over. How can I not die? It's a pity that I can't take him with me. I can only die with resentment."
Sun Wei was silent for a long time.
"That may not be the case." Sun Wei said, "I can help you, but you have to help me too."
Zhuo Ji was stunned, as if she thought she had heard it wrong.
She raised her eyes and looked at Sun Wei, unable to believe it.
"But..." she stammered, "But Tian Ying already knows..."
"Whether he knows or not has nothing to do with whether I help you or not," Sun Wei said. "When you leave Xunyang Palace, head straight out of the city. I will give you money, and in the future, you can live however you want. But you must promise to stay away from it. Can you do it?"
Zhuo Ji had a complicated expression.
"Why did the princess save me?" she asked after a while.
"Tian Ying has indeed wronged you, but you haven't committed any crime by not killing him," Sun Wei said. "However, I must make it clear that Tian Ying is still useful to the Crown Prince, and he cannot die. If you persist in your wrongdoing, I will not let you go."
Zhuo Ji was silent for a long time, then asked, "What if Tian Ying is no longer useful in the future?"
"That has nothing to do with me." Sun Wei said, "Everything in the world has its cause and effect. I am only fulfilling my own wish."
Zhuo Ji bit her lip for a moment, then, as if she had made up her mind, she kowtowed to Sun Wei, "Thank you, Princess."
Sun Wei said, "There is one more thing I want to ask you."
"Princess, please."
"According to what you just said, someone sent Meiji here not long ago. Who was that person?"
Zhuo Ji said, "It's Chief Secretary Fu Cheng."
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