Chapter 397 Exchange
"I don't mind, hehehe, I don't mind! I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know what's good for me. How can a beggar complain about bad food?
It should be said that an expert can tell whether it is good or not just by looking at it.
Whatever my father said when he was alive was the truth. No matter what time it is, my uncle Ji is still the most intelligent!
Hahahaha, okay!
Uncle Ji, you are truly my good Prime Minister!"
As the saying goes, money can take you anywhere. Prime Minister Ji threw out a silver mine, which immediately hit the dog emperor so hard that he quickly changed his face.
Just now he was curtly scolding people, but now he is calling Uncle Ji superior and Uncle Ji inferior. The greed for money is the human nature, and this is fully demonstrated in the emperor who is almost crazy with poverty.
Fortunately, Prime Minister Ji also knew that the emperor was unreliable, so he only fulfilled his promise with the queen.
"Your Majesty, I have three sons. My illegitimate son was born stupid and useless, and my eldest son was possessed by a demon and has lost all sense of belonging. Now, I only have my second son, who is recovering from his injuries at Old Master Sun's, and he can still be of some use.
If the Emperor and Empress do not mind, Ji Minzhi will be at the Emperor's disposal after his injury heals. I beg the Emperor to consider this humble contribution and give me a chance to advance."
He was clearly seeking credit, yet he acted so weakly to appear strong. However, the emperor no longer had the heart to complain about his pretentiousness.
At this moment, Li Laosi is very excited!
He turned his head and discussed with his wife with his eyes. After receiving her nod, he turned to look at Prime Minister Ji and promised with a pat on his chest.
"Hahahahaha, don't worry, as long as your son Ji Laoer is lucky enough to survive, I promise to give him a place in the court in the future!"
After receiving the promise from the emperor and empress, Old Ji finally felt relieved.
After all, what he wanted in seeking credit was not only the future prospects of his second son, but also the promise that the Ji family would not be destroyed by that bastard Ji Yunzhi.
The emperor might not have thought of it, but the queen definitely understood the deeper meaning. Since she was willing to nod, she agreed that Ji Xun had made up for his mistakes with his merits.
In response, Old Ji was extremely grateful and lifted his clothes and sleeves, then knelt down to express his gratitude.
"Old minister Ji Xun, thank you for your grace!"
"No need to thank me, this is all the result of your hard work. I am a very particular emperor and I never do anything like eating, drinking or taking things for free.
"If you achieve great success this time, I will guarantee your son Ji Minzhi a future. A fair and just exchange, excellent!"
It turned out that the emperor was no longer a purely reckless emperor, and he also learned to speak with hidden meanings.
He only said that he would protect Ji Minzhi's future, but he did not mention protecting Ji Xun's. He thought that when Ji Yunzhi was executed, it would be the time for Ji Xun to retire and return home.
After all, it is the father's fault if the son is not well educated. If the son is about to commit treason, how can the father still hold a high position?
Prime Minister Ji smiled bitterly.
This is good too. I was lucky enough to escape a catastrophe with my whole family at the lowest cost. How could this not be good?
This time, I finally bet on the right chips.
She kowtowed to the queen again with great gratitude, thanking her for remembering the friendship between the two families when she was a child and for helping the Ji family to survive.
Jiang Wan raised his hand and smiled.
"Master Ji, there's no need to be so polite. Please get up quickly. I'll need you to take care of all the arrangements later. Try to get rid of these traitors in one fell swoop."
"I obey your order!"
Prime Minister Ji accepted the order willingly.
The queen is as cunning as a fox and decisive in killing.
This has always been his inherent impression of the Queen, and it was also the reason why he took a gamble and chose to lose everything to bet on the Queen.
Yes, he was suppressing the queen from beginning to end.
The eldest daughter of the Jiang family, Jiang Wan.
He was betting on the Jiang family's daughter's intelligence and ability, as well as her compassion for the people. If it were anyone else who was instigated by his eldest son, he would probably have to either go along with the corruption or perish.
But it just so happened that Ji was good at taking an unconventional approach, and he still won!
Beautiful, wonderful, good.
Hahahaha.
Prime Minister Ji looked serious on the outside, but he was actually dancing with joy in his heart.
The emperor was also very excited. He stretched his head towards his uncle Ji, trying to forcefully establish some non-existent past relationship with him.
"Uncle Ji, you just asked me how I knew this magic pill was fake, right? Look how much your question hurts my brilliant image of wisdom and intelligence."
He pouted in disdain, pointed his finger at the black pill the size of a child's fist on the table, and muttered unhappily.
"These people really don't take me, the emperor, seriously at all. They don't even bother to put in the extra effort to trick me into taking poison. Look, who can give so much money out of such a good thing?
I don't mean to rant, but if you rolled this thing into tiny pills, it could probably send everyone in my Li family away. And they just shoved it all in my face? What a waste.
Tsk, what a wasteful thing! Sometimes I really want to fight these wealthy and powerful families!
The Grand Tutor once taught me that someone once cursed me by saying, "The rich are feasting on wine and meat, while the poor are freezing to death on the streets!" To me, that's just saying, "The rich are all stinking, gnawing on the bones of the poor!"
The emperor still had little knowledge, but he could now express his meaning clearly. His words were rough, but the truth was there, and they resonated with the empress and the prime minister, who also came from humble backgrounds.
"Your Majesty, the evil creature Ji Yunzhi gave this old minister a precious poison called Luohui.
It is said that after taking it, the person will gradually become listless and unbearably sleepy. This poison, taken three or five times at most, will silently take the person's life in their sleep.
Elder Sun has also examined it and said that the poison is indeed genuine and comes from a secret medicine from the previous dynasty, a poison exclusive to the palace!
When listening, one must listen to the tone. Jiang Wan quickly grasped the key points from the Prime Minister's words, narrowed her beautiful eyes and asked in a clear voice.
"Master Ji, are you suspecting that the person behind Ji Yunzhi is related to the remnants of the previous dynasty?"
"I can't say for sure at this point, but that evil creature once accidentally revealed something. The person who healed the scars on his face was a female healer.
I have carefully read the records of the previous dynasty and have also inquired with the remaining officials of the old dynasty. However, I have never heard of any female healer who astonished the world with her bare hands in the previous Daqi Gu Dynasty.
Where did this person come from, and what is his identity? This is something that puzzles me. That is why I am holding off for now, hoping to find an opportunity to find out more.
But I didn't expect that the Queen would be the first to break up with my old wife and daughter.
Alas, words can only reveal one’s failure!
Yuan and Jingshu aren't the type to harbor deep thoughts, so they definitely can't act like they did a few days ago, hating me to the core. I'm afraid that evil creature will notice something's wrong and alert the enemy."
Old Ji sighed, feeling sorry for himself for the possibility of failure.
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