Ji Yujin looked at the fox fur on the table and said, “Tsk, your fox fur is a bit thin. It’s quite cold on Mount Yu.”
Chu Fengqing: “……”
If he hadn’t had the fox fur coat that could cover two of his fox fur coats in front of him, he would have believed it.
But… why does he need to go winter hunting?
Ji Yujin seemed to have read his mind and said, “His Majesty specifically mentioned your name and had it put on the list for the winter hunt.”
Chu Fengqing was puzzled: “His Majesty?”
Logically speaking, he had only met the emperor once, so how could the emperor specifically mention his name?
Ji Yujin nodded. “En, I’ll have someone check it out.”
He closed his eyes, looking very tired. “Of course, if you don’t want to go, that’s also fine. I’ll just go and have a walk with the old emperor.”
Chu Fengqing: “……”
Only Ji Yujin could say such a thing as beating around the bush with the Emperor.
But…
Chu Fengqing shook his head and said to him, “I’ll go.”
He wanted to see who was targeting him again and again.
The winter hunt is in five days. Because the two masters will have to accompany them, the entire Ji Mansion is busy preparing the formalities. This aspect must be taken care of. If something is missing on the mountain, it will be difficult to deal with.
There was no servant in Chu Fengqing’s room. The steward wanted to match him with someone the day after he got married. But he was a man after all, it was not right for him to be matched with a male servant. He was also uncomfortable with being matched with a maid. Besides, having a personal servant would be like an extra fuse to detonate a bomb for him, so he declined early on.
Fortunately, Ji Yujin was also a rough man, and he didn’t even have anyone to serve him personally, so he didn’t think that Chu Fengqing was any different.
Chu Fengqing had been ill for many days and had delayed his father’s business. After he recovered, he was busy for several days before preparing the medicine. However, he had never seen this poison before and didn’t know if it would be useful.
He still has to go to the prison again…
The secret line from last time can no longer be used. What should he do next… As he was thinking, his eyes turned slightly, and he suddenly saw a token on the desk.
Chu Fengqing walked closer and picked up the token. There were two big characters, “Xichang” engraved on the token. It was obviously Ji Yujin’s. He and Ji Yujin were not in the same yard now, so it was not right to say that it was lost accidentally. The only explanation was that it was done intentionally.
He tightened his grip on the token. It turned out that Ji Yujin knew everything.
All the guards for the winter hunt this time were arranged by Ji Yujin, so he became busy. When he had arranged everything, he looked outside and saw that it was already late at night. He pressed his temple tiredly.
His injuries had not yet healed fully, and now he had to work non-stop all day long. Even Ji Yujin found it a little too much to bear, and his eyes were filled with dark circles.
Li Yu lay on the table, like a dead dog. “If I were given another chance, I would definitely not choose Jinyiwei.”
He originally thought that the uniforms of the Jinyiwei were good-looking, the names of their swords sounded nice, and they looked very cool when they walked out. He never expected that there would be so many things to do!
Ji Yujin didn’t have the energy to chat with him, so he asked, “How’s the investigation of the Chu family case going?”
Li Yu hummed a few times and said, “I was just about to report this to you.”
He straightened up from the table and looked a little more serious. “There really is something fishy going on. I originally thought that the man who brought down the Chu family wanted the position of Minister of Revenue, but you were one step ahead and put one of our people in the position. I thought the Chu family was in bad luck, but after checking, I found out that there was something else going on.”
“Your father-in-law seems to have something incredible in his hands, but I don’t know what it is. Your father-in-law is a meticulous person, and the things he hides are really hard to find.”
He kept calling father-in-law left and right, which made Ji Yujin feel a little uncomfortable.
Li Yu continued, “Your father-in-law has been fooled now, and it’s impossible to get him to take out the things. If you really want to get him out, it’s not difficult either. Just find a substitute and chop him up.”
Ji Yujin propped his chin up in thought. It’s not like he hadn’t thought of this method before, but if this method is used, Chu Zhengyin will never see the light of day again, and the Chu family, a big family, will never be able to become scholars again. The most important thing is…
Thinking of that person in his house, Ji Yujin’s heart beat a little faster. He made a “tsk” sound and frowned. It didn’t matter to him, the main thing was that he didn’t want him to be unhappy.
So this idea was rejected by him almost as soon as it came up.
Seeing him like that, Li Yu almost guessed his thoughts and said, “It’s difficult to overturn the case if you want to. Others are in the dark, while we are in the light. Let alone favorable evidence, I don’t even know where to find evidence now. It’s too late now. Some clues have been covered up long ago. If it were a month or two earlier, I would have done it for you. After all, what is our relationship? Your father-in-law is also my father-in-law.”
Ji Yujin glanced at him.
Li Yu: “……”
Ji Yujin: “Don’t talk nonsense.”
Li Yu blinked and didn’t react at first. When he finally reacted, his almond-shaped eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, “No way, Big Brother, I didn’t even say that your wife is my wife, I only acknowledge a father-in-law, and it is even impossible! I didn’t even ask you to be my father! You are so stingy, are you still Ji Yujin?!”
Ji Yujin’s expression froze. “Qing…”
Li Yu: “F*ck! Ji Yujin, if you dare to call Qing Niao, we will end our friendship today! Immediately!”
Seeing that Ji Yujin’s hand had not yet dropped, Li Yu immediately softened, “Big Brother, I don’t dare anymore. I was wrong. Your father-in-law is your father-in-law. I won’t recognize him as mine anymore.”
Li Yu’s noise made Ji Yujin very uncomfortable. It was quite tricky that there was no favorable evidence after investigating for such a long time. The only thing he could be sure of was that this matter was related to those princes, and none of them was easy to deal with.
Headache.
Even though he had a headache, he still called Qing Niao because Li Yu was too noisy.
Looking at Li Yu being tied up by Qing Niao, Ji Yujin felt a little better and then asked Qing Niao, “Qing Niao, tell me what you found out.”
Qing Niao is in charge of the hidden line, while Li Yu’s Jinyiwei is the visible line of Xichang.
Li Yu: “Since you asked Qing Niao to check! Why are you still asking me to check ah?!”
Ji Yujin half leaned forward and lazily said, “To make you realize how useless you are.”
Li Yu: “……”
Qing Niao bowed to Ji Yujin and told him everything he had found out recently.
“The marriage between the Third Young Lady of the Chu family and you was hindered by the Second Prince.”
Ji Yujin: “Second Prince?”
Qing Niao: “The Second Prince was engaged to the Madam before, but Chu Zhengyin lost power, so he wanted to cancel the marriage because he was no longer useful. So he begged Li Guifei, and Li Guifei asked His Majesty to grant you the marriage.”
He even repeated what Li Guifei had said to the emperor: “Your Majesty, the Third Young Lady of the Chu family is now the daughter of a criminal. How can she marry the prince? Isn’t this a loss of face for our royal family?”
“But if the Third Young Lady’s engagement has been cancelled and her father has now committed such a serious crime too, which young man would dare to marry her in the future? It’s really pitiful. If you ask me, Your Majesty should be merciful and grant her another marriage.”
“I have a good candidate. What do you think of the Governor of Xichang, Lord Ji? After all, the Third Young Lady is a clean and honest lady from an aristocratic family, and we won’t wrong Lord Ji either.”
“Also, these two will definitely not have any offspring in the future. I heard that General Chu died on the battlefield, and the second son of the Chu family is a sick person who will not live for many years. This will not allow the bloodline of this criminal from the Chu family to be passed on. What do you think?”
Ji Yujin listened to Qing Niao’s retelling, his eyes darkened. “Zhao Yiyu…”
Li Yu was stunned for a moment. “This is really heartless. His father-in-law is in trouble, but he didn’t even offer to help. He just cancelled the engagement without any hesitation, and he even used a painstaking solution.”
Qing Niao continued, “As for Chu Zhengyin’s corruption case, Zhao Li has already obtained some evidence and asked someone to deliver it here. We’ll talk about the details after the evidence arrives.”
Ji Yujin nodded. “Alright.”
As he said this, he stood up, brushed off the non-existent dust on his body, and walked out.
Seeing Li Yu staring at him, he kindly explained, “My wife is waiting for me at home. It’s already late, and if I don’t go back, she will be worried.”
He hooked his lower lip and said, “Oh, I forgot. You are alone, and you won’t understand.”
Li Yu: “……” Damn, I really want to bite someone.
After Ji Yujin left, Li Yu glanced at Qing Niao and said, “Big Brother, your boss is gone already, can you release me?”
Qing Niao tilted his head and said, “Master didn’t say so, so I can’t release you.”
Li Yu was anxious. He forgot that Qing Niao was stubborn. He only listened to Ji Yujin’s words. “No, you are not planning to tie me up for the night, are you?”
Qing Niao blinked and said, “When Master says to loosen up, Qing Niao will loosen up.”
Li Yu: “Damn, you all are crazy.”
Qing Niao, who was standing aside, had a blank expression on his face, as if he had heard nothing.
On the lethality of the word “father.”
After Ji Yujin returned home, he asked Steward Mo, “Did Madam go out today?”
Steward Mo shook his head and said, “No, Madam is in the house all day.”
Ji Yujin frowned in confusion. He walked to the outside of Chu Fengqing’s room. The lights in the room were still on. When he was about to knock on the door, it opened from the inside.
Chu Fengqing was waiting for him, and when he saw him coming, he just said, “You’re here.”
Ji Yujin: “En.”
He walked into the room. This was obviously his room, but it seemed a little unfamiliar. The furnishings in the room had not changed much, and it was obvious that Chu Fengqing was trying his best to maintain its original appearance.
But the whole room was filled with the scent of Chu Fengqing, like red plum blossoms in the snow, with a hint of plum fragrance hidden in the coldness.
On the desk was a half-read book that he had just read, and the wind blowing in from the window made the book rustle.
Chu Fengqing handed over the token and said, “I’ll return this to you.”
Ji Yujin sat on the chair and tapped the table with his fingers, but did not take the token. “You don’t want to use my things?”
Chu Fengqing pursed his lips and shook his head. “You can’t get involved in this matter.”
Ji Yujin smiled. “Are you worried about me?”
Chu Fengqing: “……” Although he always felt that the worry Ji Yujin was talking about was not the same as his worry.
Ji Yujin: “It’s fine, just use it. As long as you don’t make a hole in the sky, I will always find a way to help you.”
He had seen him go to such great lengths to get into the prison, and he was very unhappy that his wife went so far away to seek help. However, he did not say anything. He was waiting for this person to come and beg him someday, but he waited and waited, and he never got it. He was very proud, so there was nothing he could do, he could only come to him himself.
Chu Fengqing wanted to say something, but Ji Yujin said first: “Actually, since you were married in, I have been involved in this matter already. You’re this smart, there’s no way you don’t know.”
Chu Fengqing acquiesced and softly said, “Sorry.”
He didn’t want to involve Ji Yujin, but he was already involved in the matter.
Ji Yujin was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, “Are you stupid? I’ll go with you tomorrow, I also happen to have something to do there too.”
The next day, Chu Fengqing went to the prison again. This time, Ji Yujin took him there directly. The treatment he received was completely different. Everyone was very respectful to them.
The prison was dark and cold. A foul smell hit their noses before they even walked in. Fortunately, neither of them was a pretentious person, and their expressions did not change.
The straw on the ground and the snow water that flowed in were mixed together, and every time they stepped on it, they would get dirty water. The two people were dressed in gorgeous clothes. Ji Yujin was dressed in red and solemn, while Chu Fengqing was wearing a snow-white fox fur, which was out of place in this scene.
Ji Yujin looked at the dirty water under his feet and couldn’t help but frown. It was not because he was afraid of dirtying his shoes, but because he saw a little mud on Chu Fengqing’s shoes.
Chu Fengqing walked up to Chu Zhengyin carrying a food box and called out, “Father.”
Chu Zhengyin’s eyes were cloudy and unfocused. When he heard Chu Fengqing’s voice, he raised his head slightly and glanced at him, but seemed not to hear it. He quickly turned his head away, leaned his head against the ground with his fingers, and drew sloppily on the ground, muttering to himself, and no one knew what he was saying either.
Ji Yujin glanced at Chu Zhengyin, who had messy hair and was dirty. He looked like a madman. It was hard to imagine that he was the stern Minister of Revenue.
Chu Fengqing handed him the bowl of medicine. Fortunately, although he was crazy, he had no aversion to food. He would eat anything you gave him. While he was drinking the medicine, Chu Fengqing took his pulse. It was still disordered, and there was no improvement. Fortunately, no one urged him this time, so he could check it carefully.
Chu Fengqing glanced at Ji Yujin and asked, “Can I go in?”
Ji Yujin waved to the jailer. The jailer was a little hesitant at first, but when he raised his eyes, he saw the displeasure in Ji Yujin’s eyes and hurriedly took the key from his waist and opened the door.
The door of the Tianlao was extremely low, and anyone who walked in had to bend down and lower their head. Ji Yujin frowned and stretched out his hand to protect the door railing and prevent Chu Fengqing from accidentally hitting his head.
After he went in, Ji Yujin found an excuse to leave, leaving time for the two of them.
But he also didn’t go far. Most of the people in Tianlao Prison were extremely evil. He felt a little worried if he went too far. Realizing his current state of mind, Ji Yujin let out a “tsk”. Why did he feel like his life was doomed?
He found a seat and sat there carelessly. After a while, he directed the jailer to clean up. The floor was really too dirty, and Chu Fengqing would have to walk this road again when he came out.
The jailer who was cleaning the prison: “……” I have never been so speechless in my life. I actually have to clean the prison!?
Chu Fengqing looked around the environment. Eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating in the same environment naturally couldn’t be much better. He glanced at the thin cup and the prison uniform on his father’s body, a trace of pity flashed across his eyes, and he softly said, “Father, you have suffered.”
As he said this, he took off his fox fur coat and wrapped it around his father, then took out the silver needle. The medicine was taking a long time to take effect, and he couldn’t wait any longer, so he wanted to try the silver needle.
Chu Zhengyin was stunned for a moment when a warm fox fur was put on him, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.
Chu Fengqing tied up his messy hair and said to him softly, “Father, I will help you cure your illness. Can you promise me not to move?”
Chu Zhengyin tilted his head and looked at him. Not sure if it was because he still had some memories or not, but he stared at his face for a long time and even reached out to touch it.
Chu Fengqing rubbed his hand against his face, his eyes curving.
Ji Yujin had just instructed his subordinates to improve Chu Zhengyin’s environment and not to skimp on his food. Then he waited for a while, but there was still no movement over there. He couldn’t wait any longer, so he got up and walked over there.
Chu Fengqing took off his fox fur coat. Logically, he should have been shivering as he was afraid of the cold, but acupuncture consumed too much of his energy and concentration, and now beads of sweat have already appeared on his forehead.
The next moment, a hand touched his head. Chu Zhengyin’s still unclear eyes reflected his face, as if he were somewhat familiar with him but not that familiar. His father touched his face again. He was a little confused now and asked doubtfully, “Qing’er?”
When Ji Yujin heard the voice “Qing’er”, he paused.
T/N: Two chaps today
