Chapter 124 Punishment Result
Ji Yunqing:!
Ji Yunqing: ! !
Ji Yunqing:!!!
She couldn't believe what nonsense the maid was saying.
"If I die, your whole family will come back to life? Am I so powerful?"
The maid cried heartbreakingly, raised her head and shouted angrily: "Yes, it's you, if it weren't for you, my family wouldn't have died!"
It was so true and heartfelt, but Ji Yunqing felt that no one would believe what this maid said.
However, people on both sides took a step away from her at the same time.
I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.
Ji Yunqing: ...No, is there really anyone who believes this nonsense?
She felt that she had no choice but to resist, so she immediately said arrogantly: "Why do you say that I can defeat you? You are just a maid, why should I defeat you?"
The maid was stunned, obviously stumped by the question.
As he spoke, Ji Yunqing looked the maid up and down again, and started to criticize: "You are not good-looking again."
The little maid touched her cheek.
"Stupid brain"
The little maid shook her empty head.
“Not in good shape”
The little maid looked down at her flat figure.
“Just throwing tantrums, crying and cursing”
The little maid looked at her blankly, opening her mouth but unable to speak for a long time.
Everyone looked at Ji Yunqing with strange eyes, which clearly meant: How dare you say that someone is throwing a tantrum?
Ji Yunqing didn't think there was anything wrong with her at all. She concluded: "I want to be the prince's favorite concubine. People like you can't compete for favors, so why should I be a nemesis to your family?
You are just making up nonsense and slandering me without any evidence!"
After she finished speaking angrily, she turned to look at the expressionless King Zhao, and her voice instantly became tearful, as if she was some poor little person who had been blackmailed for 800,000 taels of silver.
The tone was filled with indescribable grief and indignation: "My Lord!"
"My Lord, they all bullied me~~"
Everyone was impressed.
No wonder this concubine is so favored this season. She is so shameless that no matter how many people flatter her, they can’t match her.
But is the prince so easily fooled?
In addition, the concubine had previously deliberately threatened and damaged the prince's reputation.
Just wait, the prince has always attached great importance to rules and will definitely ignore Ji Yunqing.
"This little maid is making random accusations. The claim that she is a culprit is nonsense. Ji Shi has suffered an undeserved disaster. Drag her down and give her twenty strokes of the cane."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone was shocked.
Your Majesty, you have changed!
The little maid was also stunned. After twenty strokes of the cane, would she still be alive?
She shuddered violently. She had only thought of finding someone to trouble before she died. If she did a good job, her master might reward her family more for her loyalty.
But as she suffered such pain before her death, the little maid's eyes changed, and she suddenly broke free from the two maids who were holding her down, and hit her head on a stone.
Suddenly blood flowed down his head.
Dead people.
Everyone couldn't stand it for a moment and turned their eyes away quietly.
Ji Yunqing even heard Concubine Jian quietly chanting a few Buddhist mantras.
The princess stepped forward and advised, "My lord, why don't you let the sisters go back first, and leave Concubine Li and the two concubines behind first, and wait until the two concubines, the king and the concubine Zhao, arrive, and then confront them together."
King Zhao rejected it outright: "No need, my wives and concubines have always been as strong as iron, they will not be frightened by such a small matter."
The princess was stunned.
Hard as iron?
She looked at the group of delicate and graceful women with fair skin and beautiful faces, and she couldn't imagine where this "hard as iron" came from?
Concubine Wen didn't want to leave. She never liked anyone competing with her for her cousin.
In her opinion, if there weren't so many women in the mansion, her cousin would definitely have put more effort into her and she would have been pregnant and had a child long ago.
"Cousin, I think there's no need to investigate. These people look very suspicious. They must be involved. We can just send them all to the manor to be punished."
Concubine Li's face was grim: "Concubine, please be careful with your words. Your Majesty, I have really been wronged!"
"If Concubine Li is wronged, then there will be no bad people in the world." Concubine Liu hated Concubine Li. She made such great promises to her, but when the time came, she even plotted against her child.
This is the child she has been waiting for so many years!
King Zhao personally ordered the two concubines to come quickly, who dared to delay?
After a while, everyone saw Concubine Zhao and Concubine Wang coming over together.
Seeing these two people again, everyone couldn't help but sigh.
Although these two people were not particularly stunningly beautiful, they were still beautiful women. Even Wang Shiqiong was a little plump, which did not detract from her beauty but added a bit of charm.
But now, the two concubines' clothes were hanging empty on their bodies, which was unbearable to look at.
King Zhao tried the case personally, and he tried several women in his own palace, so naturally the process was extremely fast.
In no time, King Zhao understood the truth of the matter.
The child swapping was done by more than one person. Concubine Li knew about it, and perhaps she was the one who proposed the plan.
The maidservant around Concubine Liu bribed Concubine Zhao's maidservant with Concubine Wang's jewelry, in order to clear herself of all charges if the matter was exposed.
As for Concubine Wang and Concubine Zhao, it is difficult to prove whether they knew about it or not.
But that’s enough!
King Zhao said in a deep voice.
"Li's moral character is flawed, so he was moved to Jingxin Hall to rest."
Concubine Li bowed slowly: "Yes"
She had felt that the situation was not good as early as when the child was replaced with Liu's concubine's child for some unknown reason. Now this result is already considered good.
In the end, the prince saved Zhier's face by not letting her actually go to the farm.
"Liu..."
Concubine Liu looked at King Zhao with hope in her eyes and murmured, "Your Majesty!"
She knew that the prince still had some affection for her.
"Liu is so audacious that she dared to frame the heir of the royal family. She shall be caned with twenty sticks and sent to the manor."
Concubine Liu's face turned pale in an instant.
Being dragged away by two sturdy maids, she screamed, "My lord, I won't leave. I want to stay with you forever, my lord.
Congcong is our child. If you think that children are not enough, we can have another one. Don’t you like Concubine Ji’s child? We will have her. In the future, we will grow old together and have many children and grandchildren!"
Ji Yunqing's eyes almost popped out when he heard what Concubine Liu said.
Do you want face?
If you want a child, can’t you give birth to it yourself?
If you keep asking for more every day, you’ll end up suffering from this!
However, Concubine Liu is in such a state and still says these things. You wouldn't have guessed that she has a deeply hidden love brain.
King Zhao didn't look at Liu anymore, but at the remaining two people, and snorted coldly: "You two, one said he didn't know his jewelry was lost, and the other said he couldn't control the little maid, you two are really useless!"
Wang and Zhao lowered their heads and said nothing.
Looking more and more like trash.
"Alright, originally Li pleaded for you and you were allowed to come out, now you two will continue to be confined, and the other two will be released."
Continue the house arrest!
The two of them felt a sinking feeling in their hearts, as the prince only said that they were under house arrest, but he didn't say when the ban would be lifted!
They suddenly looked up, but King Zhao was no longer there.
Ever since Prince Zhao left the New Year's Eve banquet, he hadn't been to the backyard for half a month.
The courtyards in the mansion were also exceptionally docile and honest, and no one dared to act like a troublemaker.
Ji Yunqing teased the child and sighed softly, feeling a little bored.
Her previous painting and piano playing don’t quite suit her temperament. Would she like to learn another hobby?
Anyway, she has enough food and drink now, so it's time to fulfill her wishes from her previous life and develop her hobbies.
But what should I learn?
Ji Yunqing held his chin and began to think.
At this time, the princess suddenly sent someone over and said that no one had a good time at the last banquet, so this time she specially set up a Lantern Festival lantern show in the West Garden to make the mansion lively.
Lantern Festival?
Ji Yunqing became interested: "Are there any riddles? Anything else?"
She was stuffed into the palace just three days after traveling to the ancient times, and could not leave the palace easily after that. She no longer had any hope of going out to celebrate the Lantern Festival, and being able to play the simplified version was already good enough for her.
Daylily knew her master was going to ask, and she had already found out.
"Master, the princess said that since we want to have a lot of fun, we should just make it similar to the lantern festival outside. Not only will there be lantern riddles, but she also specially ordered the kitchen to set up a lot of snacks and small stalls.
It is said that the masters of each courtyard can set up a stall, or go out to have fun, and the servants who are not on duty in the mansion can also go for a walk, which is considered lively.
It is said that there is also a super, super beautiful big lantern. If you guess the answer correctly, you can take it away, and there is also a grand prize of 5,000 taels to be won."
When he heard the five thousand taels, Ji Yunqing's heart moved.
Her intuition told her that these five thousand taels of silver were destined for her!
"but……"
Xuancao continued, "Master, I heard a rumor that the West Garden Lantern Festival also invited young men and ladies from outside the palace, but I don't know if it's true or not."
Ji Yunqing thought for a moment and said, "It should be fake, right?"
This kind of activity is obviously an internal team-building activity of Prince Zhao's Mansion. The question is which young man or lady will participate?
Who would like to participate?
The Lantern Festival light show outside is so lively.
Women in the palace are not allowed to go out easily to avoid cheating on the prince and confusing the royal bloodline. But it is so convenient for those young masters and ladies to go out and have fun!
Why are you so upset to come here?
After she said that, Hemerocallis became a little uncertain.
"I don't know if the news is true or not, I think it is just a rumor."
Ji Yunqing thought silently in his heart that even if someone came, it would probably be a newcomer to the mansion.
After all, there are fewer people in the mansion, so we must recruit new ones.
Alas, the newcomer is about to arrive, and she, as the “oldcomer”, should work harder, otherwise she might fall out of favor by accident.
Ji Yunqing shook her head and stopped thinking about it. She said in a brisk tone: "Since we can set up a stall, what kind of stall should we set up?"
Xuancao thought about it and tentatively suggested: "Master, why don't you set up a calligraphy and painting stall?"
The master can both write and paint, so this is the most suitable place for him!
Ji Yunqing looked at Hemerocallis, eyes full of shock.
Are you serious, kid?
Her level is shown off among the maids, but look at the women that King Zhao married, how many of them are maids who can't read a single word?
Is there a market for her doing this?
Seeing that her master was unhappy, Daylily thought: "Since it is the Lantern Festival, why don't we sell lanterns?"
Ji Yunqing was speechless: "Isn't there enough lanterns in the mansion?"
Since it's a Lantern Festival lantern show, there must be a lot of lanterns. Does she need to set up a stall to sell them?
Ji Yunqing finally decided that she wanted to sell some food.
"Listen to me, cooking is the best way to go."
Ji Yunqing shook her head proudly, and the pearl headband on the top of her head swayed, which made little Ruirui stop playing with his toys and just stare at his mother's beautiful hair.
He stretched out his chubby little paws, wanting to grab something to play with.
Ji Yunqing didn't even need to look at him, he easily subdued the brat with one hand.
"Even if we can't sell it, we can still eat some from time to time, so that people who don't know the truth will think that we have sold something."
The weather is still a bit cold now, so Ji Yunqing decided to make some hot and spicy hot pot to warm him up.
It just so happens that the dried vegetables from last year have not been used up yet, so some of them can be used now.
Ji Yunqing's yard has a special advantage over other yards for making snacks, that is, she has a big round pot.
It’s definitely too late to order a special pot now, but it’s just for one night, so I’ll have to make do with it.
She then took the servants to prepare all the side dishes.
If you don’t have bamboo sticks, just don’t use them and divide them into small portions.
Although she thinks it lacks some soul, but then again, other people don’t know what Malatang looks like, so isn’t it just what she says that counts?
He also asked the kitchen to prepare seasonings, broth and the like, and he also pulled out a bamboo from the bamboo forest to make a few simple cylindrical funnels for cooking noodles and vegetables.
Time passed quickly and night fell in the blink of an eye.
Ji Yunqing changed into a bright sky-blue outfit, covered with a large cloak, and held a heater in his hand. Then he said, "Let's go!"
She didn't wear many head ornaments tonight, just a simple pearl headband, and she didn't have any small accessories on her body.
In Ji Yunqing's words, it's dark in the middle of the night, and you don't want to lose something and not be able to find it, which would be so heartbreaking.
Hemerocallis was successfully convinced by these words.
She thought about it and it made sense. The masters in the backyard were all there, and the prince might be very busy tonight, so he might not notice what the masters were wearing.
Ji Yunqing took the lead and walked in front, and the others followed with their things. Hong Feng, who was very strong, walked in the middle of the crowd holding the child. A group of people came to the West Garden in a mighty manner.
Ji Yunqing had only heard of Xiyuan but had never been there.
The princess's main courtyard is in the center, and to the east are the courtyards of concubines, concubines, and maids. The middle is dotted with trees, flowers, various things, and buildings to make it not too monotonous.
To the west of the princess's main courtyard, there are only a few empty courtyards, which are occasionally used for entertaining guests and gatherings. There are several guest courtyards where the front courtyard meets, and the rest is a huge west garden. It is said that the scenery here is very beautiful.
But it was too far away from the concubine's small courtyard, almost spanning the entire palace, and Ji Yunqing had never been there.
At least the distance is closer now.
There were four old women guarding the door. When they saw Ji Yunqing and his group coming, they hurried forward.
One of the maids smiled and said, "Master, are you going to set up a food stall? Food stalls are all over there, so people don't have to run around."
Ji Yunqing nodded: "Thank you for your hard work, we will go there first"
As soon as he entered the West Garden, Ji Yunqing's eyes lit up.
This place is worthy of being the face of Zhaowang Mansion for entertaining guests, it is quite beautiful.