Chapter 408 Old Ji's Report
After the barking, the emperor felt refreshed and left the court without looking back. Many poor ministers, both physically and mentally injured, walked along with him in misery.
"Old Jiang, can I ask you a favor?
When you are free, can you find a chance to visit the Queen?
It's not about anything else, it's just about asking the Empress to be a little nicer to the Emperor, so that we, the weaklings, can't be squeezed less, okay?"
When the Minister of War thought of the look the Emperor had just given him, which promised him a vengeance, his mouth felt bitter as if it were covered in Huanglian water. He grabbed his old friend's elbow and gave it a good shake!
"Okay, okay, Old Xu, please let me go first. I'll definitely get the job done when I have time. Hey, Old Qin, I just happen to have something to talk to you about. Let's go, let's talk while we walk!"
Jiang Huailiang agreed readily, turned around, found a suitable opportunity, and slipped away without looking back.
Ji Xun looked at this group of old monsters, smiled and said, "I have something to do." Then he put the magic pill in his pocket and went back to the imperial study.
With the emperor, empress and prime minister as the iron triangle, a discussion on how to take advantage of the rebellion and treason to catch the rat began in full swing.
"You eat it alone. This thing has a bittersweet taste. I don't like it. I'll give it to you as a reward!"
The emperor looked at the familiar four-happiness meatballs that the prime minister took out, and instantly felt a sense of disgust in his throat. He refused very firmly.
The Prime Minister didn't force it, but took back a few bites and swallowed them himself. They had wanted such a delicious dessert before, but they couldn't get it. Li Laosi, this wild boar, just couldn't eat any fine bran!
After seeing the Prime Minister finish his meal and quickly give him a bowl of tea to moisten his throat, the Empress finally spoke.
"When are you going to start?"
Ji Xun put down the teacup in his hand and discussed with him in a low voice.
"That evil creature only gave us three days, not counting today. So, Empress, after I leave the palace, I want to come to the Emperor and cure him of the poison by the time he is critically ill. Do you think this is feasible?"
"Can."
The queen nodded.
“Who are the people connected?”
"Thank you, Lu, Qian, and Zhu, the four great families. The civil officials are headed by the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Rites, and the military officials are led by the Marquis of Ji'an and the Marquis of Jingbian. The mighty general of the camp outside the capital has the Three Thousand Battalion and the Divine Machine Battalion at his disposal."
"Yang Keli is among them? Did you instigate your son-in-law to get involved, or was it Ji Yunzhi who dragged him into this?"
Jiang Wan frowned, and Ji Xun sighed several times in frustration.
"Alas, Your Majesty, you are mistaken. This is really not my credit.
His family was an old official of the previous dynasty. However, when welcoming the Yihuai Army into Beijing, they had helped open the city gate with the Qian family, thus avoiding a fierce battle and casualties in the capital. That was why the late emperor kept Yang Keli in the court.
But this time, Lord Yang is the one who plays the leading role!
Alas, if he hadn't teamed up with Ji Yunzhi, I wouldn't have nearly fallen into this trap. It was only later that I figured out that they had probably been in cahoots for a long time.
Including having his eldest son marry my daughter so that he can get involved with me, this must have been part of their plan long ago!"
It's a pity for his good legitimate daughter, who was killed this time! The more Old Ji thought about it, the more regretful he felt like slapping his thigh. He regretted that he had carefully selected such a family for his beloved daughter in order to marry into a noble family.
"Jingshu's side...?"
"Don't worry, Queen. My wife was so heartbroken last night over the loss of her son that she fell ill and fainted several times.
So early this morning, before dawn, the old minister ordered someone to go to Yang's house to call back Yuan's biological daughter, and asked Ji Jingshu to accompany her mother and stay in Yuan's house for a few days.
It also prevents her from getting upset when she sees me, which would make it harder for her to recover.”
He sighed again in mock manner.
"I truly did have good intentions out of conjugal love, but Yuan not only didn't appreciate it, she even accused me of being heartless. Seeing that her biological son was gone, she planned to divorce my wife and remarry in order to humiliate her.
So in a fit of rage, she took all the children away from home, saying that she wanted me to experience the feeling of being abandoned by everyone and left alone.
Ah, woman, when you are demented you are really unreasonable, really unreasonable!
Wow, this old fox is really thoughtful. He took away his wife and children in one go?
"Is Ji Jingshu willing to divorce Yang Cheng?"
"Of course! My daughter, Ji Xun, how could she not know what is right and wrong when faced with such a big issue?"
Prime Minister Ji pulled out another divorce letter from his wide sleeves and respectfully placed it on the imperial desk. Then he flicked his sleeves, lifted his robe, and knelt on the ground with great respect.
"This is the divorce agreement my daughter Jingshu wrote this morning, with her own seal on it. I implore the Emperor and Empress to invoke the marriage law to divorce Ji Jingshu and that bastard Yang Cheng!"
The emperor, who loved to join in the fun, quickly picked up the divorce letter and read it over and over. Every word on the paper was a condemnation of the Yang family's ambition, disloyalty and injustice. The lady of the Ji family would never associate with them and from then on she broke off all ties with Yang Cheng.
"Tsk, Ji Jingshu is still like she was when she was little, cursing people as dryly and crisply as if she were eating candy beans. Look at this, my wife, it seems to be Ji Jingshu's handwriting, it's so fierce and aggressive."
As a classmate who had studied under the same old teacher since childhood, the emperor could certainly recognize Ji Jingshu's handwriting. After all, his handwriting was as ugly as his own, but it was the only one of its kind in the entire Jiusi Hall.
The queen also took it and took a look. In the end, she could only sigh and comfort Prime Minister Ji with a few words.
"Master Ji, please get up. The Emperor and I have both approved this divorce agreement.
Let's also think on the bright side. After all, at least Jingshu is still young and has no children to worry about. It's a blessing to be able to escape from this quagmire.
Don’t you think so?
"Yes, I think so too."
Hearing that the Queen was willing to let him take her daughter out, Ji Xun finally breathed a sigh of relief. He kowtowed again with great gratitude before standing up from the ground.
He glanced outside. Although the palace guards who had been guarding the door had been sent to the archway to watch from a distance and should not be able to hear their private conversation, Old Ji still cautiously took a few steps forward and whispered in a low voice when he got close to the emperor and empress.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I learned from that evildoer last night that the people behind him are not only the Dali people who are plotting evil, but I'm afraid there are also remnants of the previous dynasty causing trouble!"
"How do you say that?"
When the emperor and empress heard the news, their brows turned grim.
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