Over the years, Ji Qianqiu has regretted more than once whether her decision to leave was the right one.
But as time went by, year after year passed in the blink of an eye. The children grew up, and her attachments to this world grew stronger. She was even more reluctant to leave like this...
That was the child she carried for ten months before giving birth!
That's flesh that fell from her body!
She greedily wanted to stay and watch the children grow up, to wait for them to get married, have children, and to hold her grandchildren when she got old, enjoying the joys of family life.
Ji Qianqiu, as his wife, was aware of some of the things the Crown Prince had done, but it wasn't just about maintaining peace in the family; she didn't want to break ties with him. More importantly, when she looked back, she realized she had no power left. Giving up power for her child was easy then, but getting it back now was harder than climbing to heaven!
Of the connections she cultivated in her youth, some have died, and others have long since become subordinates of the Crown Prince.
And what about her?
She's over thirty now and has long lost the ambition she had when she was young.
She used to have a wealth of novel ideas when she spoke, but now, the more she talks, the less she has left to offer.
Ji Qianqiu was tired.
She thought she would just live out her life like this, since Nian Chi had promised her that he would explicitly forbid anyone in the household from using that thing.
The prince cleverly renamed the poppy "the flower of forgetting worries."
They named the substance "Immortal Medicine" and used Ji Qianqiu's name to quickly gain acceptance among the people of the capital for cultivating the Flower of Forgetfulness. Soon, cultivation began throughout the country, and it was even exported to other countries...
Ji Qianqiu didn't want to get involved anymore, and he couldn't get involved anyway.
She knew that the Crown Prince wouldn't easily touch her because of her fame and their years of marriage. She would just let things continue in this muddled way, since her attention had long since shifted from the Crown Prince to her children.
But one unpleasant thing after another always happens, and my brooding has returned!
Judging by her age, Chen Nianyi is already forty-five years old this year? Ji Qianqiu's thoughts were the same as those of the ministers in the court. An old woman, who could be said to be over fifty years old, with one foot in the coffin, not far from death, what is she doing back here?
It can't be that he's too old and wants to return to his hometown, hoping to be buried in his native land after he dies, right?
Whenever Shen Nianyi returned in her twenties, Ji Qianqiu would worry that the female lead might have returned in a darker state, wanting to reclaim everything that belonged to her.
Forty-five years old?
Her daughter, Ji Tingwan, is already sixteen years old!
Chen Nianyi, what are you thinking?
It wasn't until the emperor hosted a banquet and she saw her former nemesis again that Ji Qianqiu was surprised to find that the other party's luck was even greater than what she had taken away back then!
Ji Qianqiu didn't understand what Chen Nianyi wanted to do.
Fortunately, Chen Nianyi hadn't done anything all year, until last night when her daughter's personal maid rushed over to report that the person was missing!
What happened next was just as it had happened before.
Faced with her mother's worries, Ji Tingwan thought about what had happened that night, and finally gritted her teeth and told her about seeing her second brother consuming the elixir in the brothel...
Before this, Ji Tingwan had no intention of telling anyone, but hiding it wouldn't solve the problem, especially after witnessing how terrible the "miracle drug" was. She felt that rather than letting her second brother sink deeper into it, it would be better to find a way to get him to quit it as soon as possible!
"How could this be! How could this be! How could he... Doesn't he know what that is?!"
The children were Ji Qianqiu's spiritual support in this world. The fact that the children she had raised with all her heart had become addicted to that substance was hard for Ji Qianqiu to accept!
"Nian Chi! Nian Chi! You've ruined my child, you've ruined our son!! You promised me you wouldn't let that thing into the Eastern Palace..."
Anger, pain, resentment... countless emotions surged into my heart.
In the end, two lines of tears streamed down Ji Qianqiu's face. She said, "This is retribution..."
“Mother, please don’t be like this, we can think of a way,” her strong reaction clearly frightened Ji Tingwan, who quickly comforted her, “I went out last night to investigate this matter. As long as Second Brother understands the seriousness of the situation, we can help him gradually quit…”
Ji Tingwan didn't know how difficult the path to quitting was, but Ji Qianqiu did.
How many people try it out of curiosity, become addicted, and then can never quit? And even after quitting, there's always the possibility of relapse... It's a road of no return!
Ji Qianqiu's mind was in turmoil. She thought for a long time, and in her extreme unease, she suddenly realized something she had overlooked.
The daughter went out to find her second son. She was famous but powerless, and much of her information was outdated. But Nian Chi was different. The emperor's health had been poor in recent years, and the current crown prince could practically control everything in the capital! So... Nian Chi, with so many secret guards under his command, how could he not know about the two children?
Once this terrible idea takes hold, there's no going back!
Ji Qianqiu couldn't stop thinking about it.
Yes, if this whole show wasn't arranged by Shen Nianyi, then who was it?
Year Pool!
Nian Chi had always wanted to get rid of Shen Nianyi, but he had no way to do so, so... he devised this whole thing today!
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