"I know you are guilty, and you will certainly be punished, hmph."
"Go to the Imperial Pharmacy immediately and bring all the best medicine in the palace to help Duoduo recover. You may only appear before me again when Duoduo is cured!"
Zhao Zhongquan understood perfectly, and a smile played on his lips.
[Your Majesty, you still cannot bear to punish the Prince of Jibei.]
Jin Jinzhi looked at Yun Beiye in surprise, then bowed her head and said, "Yes, Your Majesty!"
...
Inside the bedroom of the Prince of Jibei's mansion, after everyone had left, Jin Zhuangzhuang looked outside, closed the door, patted Yun Duoduo, and whispered, "Sister Duoduo, everyone's gone."
Seeing that Yun Duoduo's forehead was covered in sweat but she was still motionless, Jin Zhuangzhuang laughed. She had never seen Yun Duoduo look so disheveled before.
"Sister Duo, get up. Don't worry, there's no one else here but me."
Yun Duoduo opened one eye with some doubt, and only after confirming that there was no one else in the room did she open both eyes with peace of mind and throw off the blanket.
She's dying of heat!
Jin Jinzhi covered her with a thick quilt, making it hard for her to breathe.
"Hehe, I knew it! Duoduo is so smart, she'll definitely be fine!"
Jin Zhuangzhuang helped her up, got off the bed, and leaned against the cool purple jade coral couch.
"Has everyone left?" Yun Duoduo looked around, worried that someone might still be standing at the door and that they might be overheard talking.
"Yes, they've all left."
Jin Zhuangzhuang poured a cup of tea and handed it to Yun Duoduo. Yun Duoduo took a sip and burst out laughing: "Millipedes and strychnine, what are they? Your ability to make things up is truly..."
Jin Zhuangzhuang laughed as well: "Those two things suddenly popped into my head, and I just blurted them out."
"Who are you, how..."
Yun Duoduo tilted her head and looked at her, unsure of how to express herself.
Before she could speak again, Jin Zhuangzhuang continued, "The medicine in that bowl was prepared by me. Since Sister Duo used the poison I prepared, she must be trying to put on a show."
"I might as well play along!"
Yun Duoduo looked at her in surprise: "There was indeed only croton seeds in that bowl originally."
“I don’t have any other poisons on hand, but you put some of your concoctions in the beads of my earrings before, so I’ll just use those.”
Yun Duoduo always carries various kinds of poison in her arms and sleeves when she goes out. Previously, Jin Zhuangzhuang put her homemade poison in her earring in order to show off her poison.
He even said he wanted to compete with her to see whose poison was more potent.
"But Sister Duo, you really are something else. Why would you actually poison yourself?" Jin Zhuangzhuang sighed, feeling that this was a very unwise move.
"Since Sister Duo has dealt herself such a heavy blow, the whole team must despise Bu Yaolian to the extreme."
Yun Duoduo helplessly spread her hands: "If I don't poison myself, the physician and doctor will know I'm lying as soon as they check my pulse."
"In order to fool them, I had no choice but to do it to myself."
"However, you are quite clever."
Yun Duoduo looked at Jin Zhuangzhuang and suddenly felt a pang of sadness: "You and I teamed up to lie to your brother, aren't you angry?"
"Although Bu Yaolian didn't give you a deadly poison, she did give you croton oil, so she's definitely involved in this."
"It's not entirely unfair to her."
"Besides, it was my brother who was wrong to bring all sorts of women home."
"What has become of the Prince of Jibei's residence?" Jin Zhuangzhuang pouted in dissatisfaction.
Yun Duoduo was somewhat surprised.
[She really is a little leaky...]
"Has your brother suspected anything?" Yun Duoduo looked at Jin Zhuangzhuang with concern. If Jin Jinzhi knew that she was lying to him, would he be angry?
"It seems not. My brother is very anxious and looks very worried."
Hearing Jin Zhuangzhuang's words, Yun Duoduo finally felt relieved.
"Should I go and inform them now that you're alright?"
"No need, Brother Jinzhi should be in the palace right now."
Yun Duoduo looked out the window and rubbed her temples.
This elaborate scheme, though seemingly a self-inflicted injury, ultimately proved effective.
When Bu Yaolian came in to bring the soup, she realized that she had tampered with it.
Although Qingdai wasn't one of their people, she knew that if they couldn't catch the person who poisoned her, she wouldn't have a good time, which is why she wouldn't let go of Bu Yaolian.
Since Bu Yaolian is causing trouble, she might as well play along. She's bored anyway, and it'll save her the trouble of finding an excuse to send this person away.
...
Upon returning from the palace, Jin Jinzhi rushed to see Yun Duoduo. Finding that she was alright, though her face was a little pale, he instructed the maid to take good care of her.
Just as he stepped out of the bedroom, the butler came to announce that a distinguished guest was waiting at the door and requested to see him.
"Distinguished guest?"
Who is it?
The butler shook his head, looking troubled, and said that Jin Jinzhi would know once she went over to take a look.
Jin Jinzhi was so busy today that she didn't even have time to rest, let alone have a sip of hot water, let alone eat. Butler Fu sighed with heartache as he watched his master leave.
"Quickly prepare dinner for the prince." He instructed the maid beside him to hurry to the kitchen to prepare warm porridge and dishes, and to send the food to the study after Jin Jinzhi finished her work.
...
At the entrance of the Prince of Jibei's mansion stood two little boys, each as tall as a carrot.
It was the eldest son, Yun Shaoyuan, with his large head, and the second son, Yun Shaomu, who had no hair.
"Young Master? What brings you here?"
Jin Jinzhi was surprised to see them; they were truly distinguished guests.
"Prince of Jibei, how did you take care of my Ninth Aunt? How could my Ninth Aunt trust you so much?!" Yun Shaomu's tone was very loud and unfriendly.
Ever since he learned that his ninth aunt had been injured at the Prince of Jibei's mansion, he had been very unhappy. He picked out some of the best medicinal herbs from the pharmacy in the backyard of the Prince of Rui's mansion and prepared to bring them over for his ninth aunt to use.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. My younger brother is always outspoken. If he has offended you, please forgive him..." Yun Shaoyuan smiled awkwardly, bowed to Jin Jinzhi, and apologized for his brother's rudeness and disrespect for his elders.
"It's alright, it's alright, Duoduo. She was indeed injured in my residence. It's all my fault..."
Before the two could finish speaking, Yun Shaomu had already stepped inside and coldly asked the servants, "Where is the kitchen?"
A moment later, Yun Shaomu brought a bowl of incredibly foul-smelling, dark brown herbal medicine and a bowl of soup to the bedroom.
thump thump thump...
Hearing the knock on the door, Yun Duoduo frowned. Could it be Jin Jinzhi again?
Didn't he just see me?
"Ninth Aunt, it's me!"
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