Chapter 522
~ UNLUCKY JIN WANG ~
When Jin Wang found out the poisonous lady was leaving, he frowned and did not let go for a long time.
Qin Sui bowed and stood aside, “Your Royal Highness, the poisonous lady has an unstable personality. She had already suspicious when she suddenly came over on our way to Jiangnan. It’s better for her to leave now, than she will do something unfavorable to Master in the future.”
Jin Wang frowned. He didn’t have a good impression of the poisonous lady, who had ruined her appearance and acted strangely. But when she left suddenly and went to Mu Yunyao, causing him to be very concerned about her, “Let’s have some people pay more attention to her. Although I don’t know what kind of abilities she has, I think she isn’t an ordinary person.”
“Yes.”
For the next few days, the skies were still considered beautiful. Other than the two drizzles of rain, it did not continue to fall. The rest of the journey proceeded smoothly as Qi Yun led his men to survey the river channel and plan the riverbanks.
Mu Yunyao flipped through the account books of Ni Yun Fang and Bu Xian Luo and couldn’t help but sigh. After this battle, she had spent most of her silver taels, so she had to find a way to earn more silver.
On the other side of the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Concubine Zhen was kneeling in front of the Emperor’s study. Her delicate body was thin, and her body did not even have the slightest bit of jewelry. “Your Majesty, please be merciful.”
Xu Li gently placed the teacup on the Emperor’s side and bowed, not daring to make a sound.
The Emperor took a sip of tea, but it was not the Lotus Fragrance Dew that he liked to drink. “Is there no the Lotus Fragrance Dew left?”
“Reporting to Your Majesty, the Lotus Fragrance Dew that was sent to the Palace was personally picked, dried, and stir-fried by Princess Wenxian. The Princess was far away in Jiangnan to provide disaster relief this year, so the new tea hasn’t been delivered yet.”
The Emperor placed the teacup by his side, picked up the red ink brush, and continued to read the imperial reports. After a long while, he said, “Get someone to take Imperial Concubine Zhen back to her residence. If she has nothing to do, let her copy some Buddhist scriptures and do not forget the imperial concubines’ rules should abide by.”
“Yes.”
As Xu Li walked out of the hall, the Imperial Concubine Zhen hurriedly raised her head and looked over, “Eunuch Xu, is the Emperor willing to see me now?” When she found out her brother’s crime had been revealed, she hurriedly went to the Imperial Palace to take off her hairpin and beg for forgiveness. However, the Emperor was acting out uncharacteristically and did not show the slightest trace of pity.
Xu Li stepped forward and bowed. “Imperial Concubine Zhen, the Emperor has decreed that you return to your residence to write down Buddhist scriptures carefully and think about the rules you should abide by as Imperial Concubine of the imperial harem.”
Imperial Concubine Zhen’s face turned pale for an instant. Just a few days ago, someone suddenly reported to the Emperor about her maiden brothers seizing property, forcibly robbing civilian girls, and even beating people to death. Afterward, Imperial Concubine Li suddenly launched an attack on the imperial harem, revealing that she was secretly bewitching Concubine Zhou and making Concubine Zhou have an affair with the imperial guards.
The Emperor was furious on the spot. Even though she had tried to prove her innocence afterward, it still made him unhappy. Moreover, regarding the matter of her maiden brothers, the Emperor had asked the Ministry of Justice to investigate strictly. If she didn’t intercede and plead for mercy now, her maiden family might not be able to survive.
“Eunuch Xu, please let me make a formal appearance. I want to meet the Emperor and explain the reason to him personally.”
The corners of Xu Li’s lips curved up in a cold smile. “Imperial Concubine Zhen, don’t make things difficult for this servant. Who would dare disobey the Emperor’s decree? Please go back.” He turned around and went back to the study room.
Concubine Zhen was on the verge of collapse. Because of her humble background, she supported her maiden family and brothers to be prosperous. Unexpectedly, just after some improvement, it was a complete failure.
The Ministry of Justice was Ling Wang’s territory, to begin with. Now that they had the chance to handle the cases of Imperial Concubine Zhen’s family, their speed was naturally very fast, and they had already sent the closed case file to the Emperor in just five or six days. By the time Jin Wang, far away in Lingjiang City, received the news, everyone had already been exiled and executed.
Ling Wang swept away his depression for a few days after hearing about it. After he tidied himself up, he went to see Jin Wang.
Jin Wang didn’t know what had happened to his arm. The wound in his arms had lingered for a long time and didn’t heal well. He had finally healed, but when he heard about the news in the Capital, he was so angry that he threw a cup of tea. Accidentally, it caused the wound to split open.
When Ling Wang arrived, the Imperial Physician had just bandaged Jin Wang’s arm.
“Third Imperial Brother’s injury must have been for at least a dozen days. Why is he still bleeding?” His Third Imperial Brother loved to show off his skills. Previously, when he patrolled the riverbank, he even went into the water to save people. It was all for the sake of gaining a good reputation. Now that his good reputation had just earned a little, his mother’s maiden family had been plundered. When he returned to the Capital, Jin Wang would probably lose all face.
Jin Wang’s arm twitched, not knowing whether it was pain or anger, but his face turned pale as he said, “Thank you for your concern, Eldest Impperial Brother.”
Ling Wang sneered, looking at Jin Wang, who was clearly angry, but still pretended to be refined and elegant, only feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.“Third Imperial Brother is injured, so there’s no need to worry about Imperial Concubine Zhen’s matter. Imperial Concubine Zhen has fallen ill because of her own family affairs now and made Imperial Father very upset. But my Mother and other Concubines have been together for many years, so they will definitely take good care of her.”
Jin Wang raised his head with a cold expression in his eyes. “When I return to the Capital, I will definitely thank Imperial Concubine Li well.” There must be the handwriting of the Li family behind this matter!
Ling Wang naturally heard the threat in his tone but was not bothered by it. “Then, Third Imperial Brother, please wait for you to recuperate from your injuries properly. I hope that your injuries will recover before we return to the Capital. Being injured for the sake of the commoner can gain a good reputation. However, if this injury was never healed, it is too much of a pretense.
After Ling Wang had left, Jin Wang slammed his teacup angrily, the wound on his arm was torn, and blood flowed out. “Go ask for other Imperial Physician. It’s just a wound. Why is it not healing?”
“Yes.”
The Imperial Physicians complained incessantly. The wounds on Jin Wang’s hand were indeed not too serious. He had injured his blood vessels before and had caused more blood to flow. More than ten days had passed, and the deep wound should begin to scab and heal, but the injury on the body just won’t heal. Furthermore, they had suspected someone had poisoned them, but after several investigations, they found no signs of poison.
The Imperial Physicians had no choice but to tactfully advise Jin Wang, “Your Royal Highness Jin Wang, this official and others’ medical skills are shallow. Thus, why don’t you ask Princess Wenxian to have a look? Her medical skills have reached perfection, and the pills she made before to treat the plague are effective. If Your Royal Highness tet her take action, the wound on your body should heal faster.”
“Got it, thank you Imperial Physician.”
Mu Yunyao was in the middle of picking medicinal materials and was about to rush out another batch of medicinal pills.
The poisonous lady was lying on her soft couch, waving a fan in her hand as she tossed sparkling red grapes after another into her mouth.
When Si Qin walked in and saw this scene, she secretly curled her lips. Miss was very indulgent towards this poisonous lady, and she followed no matter what she did. It was really incomprehensible, “Miss, His Royal Highness Jin Wang sent a personal attendant over, saying that he wanted you to come over and help take a look at the wound on his arm.”
Mu Yunyao’s finger paused for a moment before she smiled slightly. “Got it. Tell him I’ll be there after I pack up my things.”
“Yes, Miss.”
After Si Qin left, the poisonous lady sat on the soft couch. “If you go and help Jin Wang recover, will he be still be well in this lifetime?”