Chapter 309 National Fortune Blessing, Things Become Clear
Ji Qingwu thought to himself, "It's over."
I've been using my brain too much, and now it's malfunctioning.
Her vision was still normal, but a white fog filled her mind. This feeling was strange, and her thoughts suddenly froze.
Suddenly, a gold frame popped up.
Almost simultaneously, a cold, mechanical voice echoed in my mind.
[Congratulations, host! The national fortune enhancement mission has been fully charged and will soon refresh at your location and be released.]
Ji Qingwu almost thought he had contracted some strange disease.
She tried to calm herself down and suppress the urge to curse, saying, "Peanut...isn't this too sudden?"
The system didn't find it sudden; the voice seemed to be sped up.
[Please check your reward for completing the last Intimacy Mission - F-level National Fortune Boost]
After saying this, a white light flashed, the system disappeared from his mind, and Ji Qingwu returned to normal.
She didn't have time to express her dissatisfaction with the system's overly dramatic approach; what she wanted to know more about was what the national fortune of an F-level nation was like.
Moreover, isn't the timing and location of this release of national fortune a bit off?
Ji Qingwu stood at the corner of the street, looking suspiciously at the passersby around him.
Could there be spies from another country by her side? Could it be... that the fourth prince of Xijin is here?
Just as Ji Qingwu was making all sorts of guesses, a carriage behind him suddenly rushed forward as if it had gone mad.
Ji Qingwu tried to hide to the side, but it was as if she was frozen in place, her feet stuck to the ground and unable to move.
Watching helplessly...
She watched as the carriage wheels brushed past the edge of her shoes.
The purple-gold curtains of the carriage were blown up, and the people sitting inside were thrown off balance by the runaway carriage, raising their hands to hold onto the side of the carriage.
The black horse suddenly reared up, and the coachman couldn't control it. The people in the carriage were thrown about.
At that moment, something flew out from inside.
It flew right in front of Ji Qingwu, almost hitting her face, and she instinctively reached out to grab it.
A hard object pressed against a soft palm.
The carriage continued speeding away and soon disappeared at the end of the alley.
Ji Qingwu discreetly put the object in his palm back into his sleeve and quickly returned to the Wei family.
She entered the courtyard of Xinyuan Hall.
Xuemei greeted her, saying, "Madam, you're back."
Ji Qingwu nodded: "Why are you the only one here? Where did Lanzhi go?"
Xuemei said, "Lanzhi is keeping Miss company in the side room."
Ji Qingwu walked to the door and turned back to say, "You don't need to follow me. I'll call you if I need anything."
Xuemei bowed her head and said yes, then opened the door for her.
Ji Qingwu stepped across the threshold with her head held high, her gaze falling on the sleeve pocket on her right sleeve, the contents of which were related to the fate of the Northern Li Kingdom.
Throughout the journey, she resisted the urge to take it out and examine it closely.
Just as Xue Mei was about to close the door, Ji Qingwu's fingers immediately reached for his sleeve pocket.
"You're back!"
Ji Qingwu clenched her five fingers, which hung limply at her sides, and looked up at the person who had come.
Upon receiving news from the gatekeeper that the lady had returned home safely, Wei Tongyou rushed over.
She circled around Ji Qingwu, checking his condition from head to toe.
"Are you alright?" Wei Tongyou asked.
Ji Qingwu could tell that she meant well, and replied neither intimately nor coldly, "I'm fine."
Seeing the vibrant energy in her eyes, which she couldn't suppress despite her suppressed emotions, Wei Tongyou was taken aback.
With Wei Ting away on campaign, leaving his newlywed wife at home, I'm sure my elder brother would worry if she were to be mistreated.
Wei Tongyou's actions were purely out of affection for Ji Qingwu; she didn't want anything to really happen to Ji Qingwu, otherwise it would be difficult to explain later.
However, Ji Qingwu didn't look like she was being taken away to be questioned at all; rather, she seemed to have received some kind of reward, radiating joy from head to toe.
Ji Qingwu walked to the tea table, sat down, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it.
That afternoon, she didn't even get a sip of water at the Song family's house.
It wasn't that the Song family was being unhospitable, but even if they poured her water, she wouldn't dare drink it.
Wei Tongyou saw Ji Qingwu pick up the purple clay teapot and fill herself a full cup of strong tea, unlike ordinary noblewomen who adhere to the rule of filling tea to seven-tenths full.
Moreover, he didn't care that the tea was cold; he felt relaxed and comfortable.
Ji Qingwu tilted her head back and took small sips of water, noticing that Wei Tongyou was staring intently at her throat as she swallowed.
He asked, "Are you thirsty too?"
Wei Tongyou wasn't thirsty at first, but seeing her glistening lips, she licked her own lips as well.
Ji Qingwu shook the teapot in her hand and found that the tea was empty. She said, "I'm out of water. If you're thirsty, go back to your room to drink some."
Forget about thirst, Wei Tongyou almost forgot why she came.
She pressed further, "Did the Song family do anything to you? Has the matter of Madam Song's miscarriage been investigated?"
Ji Qingwu put down her teacup and, instead of answering, asked, "Why are you so concerned about me?"
Wei Tongyou raised her chin and said, "I'm not concerned about you, I'm just curious about this. How did you prove your innocence?"
Ji Qingwu exclaimed "Eh?" again, then asked with a smile, "And how do you know I'm innocent?"
Wei Tongyou said, "I can tell at a glance that the Song family deliberately caused trouble, and it might even have been at Su Fengyue's behest."
Ji Qingwu hadn't thought of that. She turned her gaze and deliberately said, "Prime Minister Su is, after all, the prime minister of a country, and his virtue is outstanding. I have no grudge against him, so Prime Minister Su wouldn't do that."
Wei Tongyou said, "You don't know, on the night that person in the palace was injured and fell into a coma, Su Fengyue appeared with the Prime Minister's Seal. If my elder brother hadn't stopped him, Su Fengyue would probably be the regent now, not just the assistant minister."
She was very concerned about politics and military affairs, and continued, "When the Western Jin invaded, the court should have provided the full amount of food and pay, but he delayed for a long time on the grounds that the national treasury was empty. How can the soldiers on the border fight if they are not well-fed and clothed?"
Wei Tongyou's face was filled with indignation.
"That old man Su did it on purpose, abusing his power for personal gain, not wanting my elder brother to come back and compete with him for the position of powerful minister."
Ji Qingwu nodded, then lowered his eyes to look at his sleeves, seemingly lost in thought.
Once Wei Tongyou starts talking, she won't stop easily.
She analyzed logically and with evidence: "I think it's very obvious. Su Fengyue asked his son-in-law to frame you, wanting you to be the scapegoat, and then wanting to use your situation to influence my older brother."
Ji Qingwu's left eyelid twitched slightly, and things began to become clear.
Wei Tongyou's other guesses were all nonsense, but she was right about one thing.
Su Fengyue and Wei Ting were at odds, and Su Fengyue even hoped that Wei Ting would get into trouble. This was not the demeanor and consideration expected of a prime minister of the current dynasty.
Wei Tongyou waved her hand in front of her and asked anxiously, "Did you hear what I said?"
Ji Qingwu blinked slowly, nodded, and said in a low voice, "Of course I heard you when you were speaking so loudly."
Seeing that she still didn't react much, the short-tempered Wei Tongyou stomped her foot.
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