The moon falling to the ground

Chapter 218 Heart-to-heart talk

Ji Yunzhong felt a little distressed: "You don't have to wrong yourself. If anyone bullies you, just give him a handful of poison. Don't worry, I'll take care of everything for you."

A warm feeling surged through Jian Yue's heart.

Even if Ji Yunzhong's words were just polite, she felt warm. In this world, there were not many people who were really kind to her. Although Jian Yue didn't care, she sometimes felt lonely.

It’s like a person running against the wind and rain, and suddenly someone says, “Don’t be afraid, I’m here.” It’s easy to break down one’s defenses.

However, Jian Yue knew the boundary between her and Ji Yunzhong. People could say that, but she couldn't take it seriously. So she joked: "Your Highness gave me such confidence, I have to take it seriously."

"Really?" Ji Yunzhong looked at her seriously, his expression more serious than ever before.

Jian Yue felt inexplicably flustered and suddenly a little at a loss.

When in Yanling Mansion, Ji Yunzhong would visit Yue's house from time to time. Jian Yue gradually became familiar with him from being unfamiliar with him. This was a subtle process. Jian Yue thought it was normal and didn't take it seriously.

Ji Yunzhong is a prince and has a noble status, so be careful not to exceed your status when meeting him.

However, since when, Jian Yue always had an illusion that Ji Yunzhong seemed to care too much about her. Of course, this was just her sensitive feeling, and it was not easy to point it out, lest in the end she was just being sentimental and overthinking.

However, Ji Yunzhong’s current expression made Jian Yue feel very pressured and she didn’t know what to say.

Ji Yunzhong grinned: "We are partners, and you saved the prince brother, so you are actually on the prince's side. Therefore, the prince and I are your backers, so you don't have to worry too much."

Jian Yue opened her eyes wide. Was she on a pirate ship? No, was she inexplicably choosing a side? The key point was that she didn't want to get involved in the fight for the throne. She just wanted to live a peaceful life. Research poisons, see a doctor, and make pills. Really, she wanted to live without ambition.

Ji Yun saw her expression was sometimes tense and sometimes tangled, and laughed dumbly: "You don't have to be nervous. Since the day you recognized your ancestors, you were destined to take sides. Because the official position of the Yan family is there, it is not easy for you to escape. Moreover, by accident, you and I are in business together. Hehe!"

Jian Yue sighed helplessly: "I am not ambitious and I really don't want to get involved in the game of power struggle. When the upper class fights for power, the lower class suffers. I don't have the ability to manage it, so I just want to out of sight and out of mind."

Ji Yunzhong put away his playful expression and said seriously: "I can understand your feelings. I don't have any ambitions, and I have no interest in that position. I just want to be a leisurely and wealthy person, eat all the delicious food in the world, and see all the beautiful scenery in the world. However, the premise of all this is that the person in power is a wise ruler."

Jian Yue nodded in agreement.

It is better to be a dog in peacetime than a man in troubled times. Only when the country is prosperous and the world is peaceful can you have the opportunity to be a salted fish.

Ji Yunzhong continued, "Father is a wise ruler. Under his governance, Nanchang has developed steadily in all aspects over the years without any major disturbances. However, the lagging agricultural development and the lack of food for the people have always been a major headache for Father. Therefore, as soon as the high-yield grain varieties showed signs of development, Father was very pleased and was anxious to reward them. Of course, this is another topic."

"Actually, I want to talk about the heir. The prince was very smart since he was young. Father valued him very much and brought him to teach him personally, training him as the next crown prince. But when the prince was ten years old, he suddenly got poisoned. Father then knew that his most valued son had been poisoned. That time, because the prince was poisoned, many people were implicated. Zhou Shilin, the eldest son of Grand Secretary Zhou, who is also your master Yun Zhonghe, was one of them."

"I won't go into detail about what happened later. What I want to say is that my brother, the Crown Prince, has strategies and means, and the most valuable thing is that he has a kind heart and cares about the world. Therefore, I am willing to help him sit on the supreme throne."

Jian Yue sighed slightly: "Okay! To be honest, if I have to choose between the Second Prince and the Crown Prince, I will choose the Crown Prince without hesitation. The Second Prince has brains and means, but he is narrow-minded and is not suitable to be in power."

Ji Yunzhong's eyes sparkled with approval: "You hit the nail on the head. You are very accurate. But in recent years, since there is no hope for the Crown Prince to be cured of the poison, his health is getting worse day by day, and the Second Emperor is becoming more and more powerful, Father has thought of giving up on the Crown Prince. But fortunately, I met you, and everything is still in time to save it."

Ji Yunzhong spoke in a low voice, with inexplicable emotions in his eyes: "So, don't be polite to me in the future. If you have any difficulties, you must tell me. As long as high-yield grain varieties are popularized, you will be a great contributor to the Nanchang Kingdom. As long as you don't do anything that will anger God and people, the emperor will protect you."

After hearing these words spoken by Ji Yunzhong himself, Jian Yue's restless heart inexplicably calmed down.

The two were dining and chatting in the restaurant when the Eastern Palace suddenly started a major cleanup.

The person who drugged Crown Princess Wei was found. It was Yingyue, a close maidservant of hers. Yingyue was Wei's special tea server. She was bribed at some point and betrayed her master.

As Yingyue was arrested, spies planted in the East Palace by various forces were arrested one after another. For a time, people's hearts were in turmoil and everyone was in danger.

The second prince had Rong Xin sent back to the Grand Marshal's Mansion and told Grand Marshal Rong what had happened in the Eastern Palace.

Taiwei Rong was angry because Rong Yao broke his limbs, so he closed down the brothel where Rong Yao had the accident. He also invited the imperial physician who was good at bone setting to come and treat Rong Yao. Before the imperial physician left Taiwei Mansion, Rong Xin was sent back.

Upon learning that Rong Xin had gone mad in the Eastern Palace, beat Concubine Rong, and made outrageous remarks, even General Rong broke out in a cold sweat.

It's true that he dotes on Rong Yao and Rong Xin, but he also teaches them when he's in a good mood. They're not the kind of people who don't know their limits. They know what to say and what not to say. Why did he lose his mind when he met that Lao Mozi, Princess Mingyue?

After all, Rong Taiwei was a seasoned official. After learning the whole story, he first sent someone to ask a doctor to treat Rong Xin, and then sent someone to investigate Jian Yue. He also asked someone to carefully investigate Rong Yao's fall. He always felt that Rong Yao's injury was not an accident.

Emperor Jingzhen soon learned what happened in the Eastern Palace and was very angry at Rong Xin's arrogance. He sent the eunuch chief, Eunuch Fu, to the Yuxiu Palace to reprimand Concubine Rong and confine her to house arrest for a month. At the same time, he also sent a palace maid to the Taiwei Mansion to reprimand Rong Xin and deducted Taiwei Rong's salary for one year.

Rong Taiwei was sitting at home when a pot fell from the sky, and he was so angry that his beard stood up. However, he was not angry at his granddaughter for her rude words, but felt that the emperor was making a fuss out of nothing.

The girls were bickering with each other, and in anger...