Return of Jin Yi

Chapter 43
Chu Ci nodded seriously, "I asked Zhe Xia to follow the master and servant, and they did enter the gate of the palace. When I was in the Rejuvenation Hall, there was a palace maid who blurted out the word 'Huang'. There is no concubine surnamed Huang in the palace, and even if there is, she can't leave the palace...so inference, that woman can only be the empress."

Meng Jing listened to Chu Ci's list of these reasons, and she was sure in her heart. She nodded and asked, "Then how did you tell her?"

Chu Ci pursed his lips, "Tell me the truth."

Meng Jing was very clear about Chu Ci's medical skills. Hearing this, she took a deep look at her, "Then... how sure are you of being cured?"

Chu Ci shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Meng Jing raised her eyebrows.

Chu Ci looked at him and explained, "Conceiving an heir is a matter of the right time, place and people. Both are indispensable. Even if she and the emperor have no physical problems, I can't guarantee that they will be able to conceive a son. In other words , This kind of thing also depends on fate, if there is a destiny for children, the two may conceive overnight, but if there is no destiny for children, then maybe there will be no day of pregnancy in this life..."

Meng Jing understood the meaning of Chu Ci, said "um" lightly, and didn't say any more.

Chu Ci was tired after a busy day, so he leaned on Meng Jing's shoulder and closed his eyes to rest.

Seeing that she was so tired, Meng Jing couldn't help frowning, and persuaded, "If you're too tired, why don't you go to Huichun Pavilion in the future."

Hearing the words, Chu Ci snorted vaguely, "No!"

The tone was half coquettish and half firm.

Practicing medicine is the only thing she remembers from the past.She doesn't want to forget her previous life in modern times, those family members who love her.So in this life, she will never stop practicing medicine.

This is her wish and her bottom line.

Meng Jing listened to her eagerness and refusal, lightly patted her on the shoulder twice, and compromised with a smile, "If you say no, then you won't..."

Chu Ci snorted softly, and then he was relieved.

When it was almost time to reach the Chu residence, Chu Ci woke up.

Seeing Meng Jing's stern and meaningful face, she thought for a moment, as if thinking of something, raised her hand to stroke the seemingly invisible stubble on his chin, and asked, "By the way, my lord... I haven't asked , how is the concubine's body?"

Hearing Chu Ci mention Concubine Yun, Meng Jing's complexion suddenly turned cold, and his whole body was filled with a cold and murderous aura.Even the strength with which Chu Ci's hand was squeezed became a little heavier.

Chu Ci felt a little hurt from being pinched, couldn't help frowning, and shouted, "It hurts~"

When Meng Jing heard Chu Ci cry out in pain, she hurriedly let go of her hand, nervously cupped her red wrist, and said distressedly, "Is it hurt? Does it still hurt? It's my king's fault, I'm sorry."

"It's okay." Chu Ci told him to look wrong, shook his head lightly, paused, rubbed his wrist again and said, "What's wrong with the prince? Why did he suddenly lose his mind..."

Meng Jing sighed and fell silent again.

Struggling flashed in his eyes.

It took a long time before he said, "About... the concubine, I have something that I have not told you."

Chu Ci raised his eyebrows, a look of nervousness appeared on his face.I am afraid that Concubine Yun's condition will suddenly deteriorate, and I am even more afraid that Meng Jing will be furious when he finds out that he has lied to her...

Unexpectedly, when Meng Jing spoke again, she said, "The concubine herself admits that she is not the king's biological mother."

"Ah?" Chu Ci was shocked, and the stove in his hand accidentally fell down and hit her foot.

But she looked into Meng Jing's eyes intently, as if she couldn't feel the pain, and asked, "What's going on? Why did it suddenly... suddenly..." Because she was afraid of making Meng Jing sad, she deliberately said It's very cryptic.

Meng Jing sighed, closed her eyes slightly, opened them suddenly after a while, and briefly told Chu Ci what happened that day.

When Chu Ci heard that Concubine Yun firmly believed that Chun Xiao was the reincarnation of her own daughter, the corners of his lips curled up, and he coldly uttered a sentence that was exactly the same as Meng Jing's reaction at the time, "It's just nonsense!"

Hearing what she said, for some reason, Meng Jing suddenly felt better. She raised her hand and rubbed her heart vigorously, "Yes, it's nonsense!"

However, Concubine Yun believed it, and she believed it to the point of death.

Seeing Meng Jing smiling, Chu Ci thought he was forced to smile, and couldn't help reaching out, wrapping his arms around his waist tightly, and comforting him, "My lord, don't be sad... even if you don't have a relative like the concubine, you still have Me, and our children. My children and I will always be with you. In this world, you will never be alone. My children and I are your blood, the closest people, and we will never be alone. Leaving you……"

Hearing what Chu Ci said, the worry in Meng Jing's eyes gradually faded, she stretched out her arms and hugged her back, her chin pressed against her heart, and said in a hoarse voice, "A Ci, thank you..."

Chu Ci narrowed his eyes and smiled gently.His right hand patted his back comfortingly...

When the carriage stopped, Han Zhe's voice came from outside, "My lord, my concubine, the Chu residence is here."

When Chu Ci heard this, he paused immediately, and then whispered in Meng Jing's ear, "My lord, you're home."

Meng Jing didn't speak, but hugged her hard again, then let go, looked into her eyes, and said with a twinkle in her eyes, "Okay, let's go home."

Chu Ci let him hold her hand, and the two walked out together.

Stepped on the car ladder and got out of the car.

After entering Xieciju again, Meng Jing let go of Chuci.

He helped her brush her messy hair behind her ears, with a soft light in her eyes, and said, "It's been a tiring day, you should go take a bath first."

Hearing this, Chu Ci looked at the loneliness in Meng Jing's eyes that he couldn't even notice, but couldn't feel relieved.

She stretched out her hand and hooked his belt with some unease, pursed her lips, looked at him, and didn't speak.

It was rare for Meng Jing to see her like this, so she couldn't help but smiled, held her hand, and said, "Why, don't you want to part with me?"

Chu Ci gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, looked at his face, and said, "That's right. I...I can't bear to part with the prince..."

"So?" Meng Jing asked her back with a smile.

There was some struggle in Chu Ci's eyes, and after a while, he finally made up his mind, gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and said, "So I want to take a bath with the prince!"

After hearing Chu Ci's words, Meng Jing was stunned.

"You, do you know what you're talking about?" He looked into her eyes firmly and asked with a smile.

Chu Ci's words have already been spoken, so naturally he will not go back on his word.Therefore, she looked into Meng Jing's eyes and repeated it solemnly, "I said... I want to take a bath with you!"

"Bathing with this king?" Meng Jing still couldn't believe it.

Chu Ci was repeatedly questioned by him, no matter how thick-skinned he was, he couldn't handle it like this!

Therefore, at that time, I became angry from embarrassment, looked at him, and said angrily, "Why, I am your princess, the wife you are marrying, so I can't take a bath with you? Meng Jing, you don't want to take a bath with me, Do you want to take a bath with other women?"

Being questioned by her like this, Meng Jing didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly defended herself, "What kind of nonsense are you talking about, I only have you in my heart, and my little brother only recognizes you as a master. I want to take a bath with other women! In this life and in the next life, this king only wants to take a bath with you, and I will only take a bath with you, okay?"

Chu Ci's face turned pale when he said that without reservation, stared at him for a while, and then said bitterly, "Seqian, who wants to bathe with you forever and ever!"

Meng Jing saw her getting angry from embarrassment, but the smile in her eyes was deeper.

Then, he shook his head and said, "But today is really not good. I still have some business to deal with. I will take a bath and play with you when I am free some other day..."

Hearing what he said, Chu Ci felt very shameless.His face darkened immediately, and he stretched out his hand to push him and said, "Okay, okay, you are busy with business, then you can go and do it! Just treat me as a careless worry, you go, hurry up! If you don't come back later, it's good!"

Meng Jing really had business to do, so he never expected Chu Ci's reaction to be so big.

A look of panic flashed across his face, and he immediately explained to her in a hurry, "Aci, you misunderstood, it's not that this king refuses you, this king really has official duties to attend to! Don't be angry, okay?"

"..." Chu Ci still had a bit of anger on her face, but she refused to admit her anger. She glared at him fiercely, and snorted coldly, "Do I look angry? I won't Angry, I don't care if you like to agree or not, and whether you like to stay or not!"

With that said, he turned around and went to the inner room.

Meng Jing couldn't see that she was furious, so she hurriedly pulled her arm, brought her into her arms, and comforted her with a smile, "Yes, you're not angry, you're not angry with me at all, it's all about me. The king pretends to be sentimental! It is the fault of the king, and the king admits his mistake."

Hearing him coaxing herself humbly, Chu Ci's expression softened slightly.

But still no smiley face.

Meng Jing only felt a lot of pressure.

After taking a breath, he held her shoulders again and asked softly, "Do you know the news about the mysterious disappearance of Liang Guogong and his son?"

Chu Ci really didn't know the news, he was slightly stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Is this the official business you're talking about?"

Meng Jing nodded, "That's right! When Qinglongwei took those two away, some tails were not cleaned up, and the queen mother's people have already found out. This king is anxious to deal with this matter now."

It turned out to be the case.

Chu Ci breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, he looked at him with some embarrassment and said, "Then you go, it will be my fault if you delay your official duties."

Meng Jing shook her head, looked at her, and said with a slight smile, "But this king has changed his mind now!"

"What do you mean?" Chu Ci looked puzzled.

Meng Jing looked at her with bright eyes, then raised her hand, slowly lifted her chin, looked at her with a smile, and said, "Now, this king, I just want to take a bath with you!"

When Chu Ci heard this, his cheeks flushed immediately, he paused, then glanced away, looked at Mei Ping, who was taller than a person beside him, and asked, "What about your official duties?"

"Where is your official business?" Meng Jing said, she let go of her chin, hugged her directly, looked deeply into her eyes, and strode towards the bathroom!
Chu Ci was afraid of heights, so he hugged his neck tightly, his eyes were full of water, and he said in a delicate voice, "My lord, you are like this, really... okay?"

Meng Jing looked into her already emotional eyes, and smiled wickedly, "What's wrong with having sex with the one you love?"

"But your official duties..."

"Don't worry, even if the queen mother knows that it was the king's hands and feet, she wouldn't dare say a word!" That woman, who valued his brother's throne more than anything else, before she had the ability to kill him with one blow, She would never confront him head-on.

Chu Ci nodded belatedly.

While speaking, the two had already walked into the bathroom.

Meng Jing put Chu Ci on the ground, stretched out her long finger, and lifted her chin again.

After staring at each other for a moment, he suddenly lowered his head and kissed her gently.

Kissing and kissing, clothes fell all over the ground.

After that, things went smoothly...

When Chu Ci opened his eyes again, it was already the second day.

As soon as she got up, Zhejin's voice came from outside, "Your Majesty, you are awake, do you want your servants to come in and serve you?"

Chu Ci lowered his head, looked at the bruises on his body, sighed, and refused, "No need, go to the kitchen and help me prepare dinner!"

"Yes, empress!" Zhejin agreed, and then disappeared outside the door.

Chu Ci looked at the marks on his body again, then lifted the quilt, put on a big dress, got out of bed reluctantly, and walked behind the screen...

When she was done tidying up, Zhejin came back with food outside.

They are all Chuci's favorite dishes.

Chu Ci looked at the middle dish of cantaloupe fried shrimp, took a deep breath, couldn't help smiling and said, "Chef Liu's cooking skills are really getting better, remember to reward him for me later!"

"Yes, empress." Zhejin agreed, seeing Chu Ci happy, she also bit her lip and smiled.

Finished lunch.

Considering the twins in her womb, she took a nap for a while before ordering Zhe Xia to prepare the carriage.

After the carriage was ready, Zhejin helped Chuci go out.

On the carriage, Chu Ci leaned on the big welcoming pillow and asked Zhexia, "The Su family that I asked you to investigate last time, how did the investigation go?"

Hearing this, Zhexia paused for a moment, and then said, "The investigation is almost done, it's just some old things, and we need to dig deeper. After half a month, the results may be available. At that time, the servant will bring the results together with the evidence." Present it to the princess."

Chu Ci nodded, "Thank you."

Zhe Xia smiled slightly, "Your Majesty is being polite, it is a great honor for this servant to share her worries."

Chu Ci nodded slightly at her, and was about to say something more, when suddenly there was a sound like a wolf howling and whimpering.

Chu Ci's heart was seized instantly.

She spoke suddenly and yelled "stop".After the car stopped, he got up and walked outside.

Zhejin hurriedly got up to support her, and said, "Princess, there are many people outside, why don't you stay in the car and servants go out to see what happened!"

Chu Ci tilted his head, shook his head seriously at her, and said, "No need, you and Zhe Xia can go out with me together!"

In this way, even if something happens, there is a care.

Seeing that Chu Ci was so determined, Zhe Jin could only nod his head, and then winked at Zhe Xia, signaling that she must cheer up and pay full attention to Chu Ci's safety.

Zhexia understood, nodded, fell behind the two of them, and also got out of the car.

What appeared in front of the three of them was a steamed stuffed bun shop, and a dense crowd had already surrounded the shop entrance.It was impossible to see the scene inside from the outside, only to hear bursts of sobbing.

Chu Ci frowned, and the next moment, the Qinglongwei who was hiding in the shadows appeared immediately, clearing a way for the three of them.

Chu Ci was embraced by two maidservants and walked to the front, only to find that the sobbing that captivated her heart was a beggar whose face had been disfigured and lost her voice.

The beggar was also a little confused, maybe he was passing by and was very hungry, so he stole a bun from the bun shop, and was beaten to death by the boss.

The steamed buns that hadn't been chewed were spat out from his mouth mixed with the dirty blood in his mouth.

The beggar's eyes were full of horror.

She whined again and again.

Chu Ci's eyes were wet, and the next moment, before his brain could react, he had already walked towards the female beggar.

The owner of the bun shop didn't know Chu Ci's identity, but he didn't dare to act presumptuously when he saw the luxurious clothes on her body.

He had no choice but to give up punching and kicking the female beggar, and retreated angrily.

After Chu Ci reached the female beggar's side, he lowered his head, took out a small bag of pastries from his sleeve, and handed it to her.

The female beggar raised her head and stared at her blankly. After a while, she took the pastry from her hand.Then put it to my mouth and gobble it up...

Seeing her eating deliciously, Chu Ci felt a pang of sadness in his heart.

After a while, he stood up again, and folded the brocade and said, "Give the money for the buns that this girl took to the boss, and compensate him for delaying his business for half a day."

"Yes, Princess!" Zhejin agreed, took out two taels of silver from his sleeve, and threw it at the owner of the steamed stuffed bun shop.

The owner of the bun shop took the money and wanted to thank him.

Chu Ci looked at her flattering look, but sneered, and said, "Don't be in a hurry to thank me, I will give you the money this girl owes you, but I will pay you back for the good beating you gave the girl." I didn't care about you..."

"This, this..." The boss didn't seem to expect that a dirty and smelly beggar would be willing to stand up for her, so he stood there for a while, speechless.

Chu Ci didn't bother to pay attention to him, and directly ordered the guards beside him, "Go and invite Jing Zhaoyin, I want him to handle this case impartially!"

"Yes, Princess!" The guard agreed, and ran towards Jingzhao Mansion.

After seeing him leave, Chu Ci looked at the boss whose legs were trembling and was about to kowtow to her for mercy, sneered, and waved his hands, "I am not the one you beat up, so don't ask me to let you go! I can't be someone else lord!"

To be able to open a shop and start a business on Suzaku Avenue, he would naturally not be a fool.Hearing what Chu Ci said, the boss immediately understood what he meant.

Turning his head, his heart became cruel, and he knelt down towards the female beggar, bowed his hands and said to him, "Grandma, it's my fault, I shouldn't have no sympathy to beat you like this for a bun, let alone because of my wife's fault." I blamed you, I was really wrong, please forgive me this time! I promise, I will never dare again, from now on, you can take as many buns as you like...you can eat as much as you want , I will never frown!"

He spoke heartbrokenly, but the female beggar didn't respond.

He just stared at Chu Ci in a daze, and after a while, he got up and gave her a standard court thank you.

Seeing this, Chu Ci was stunned.

Before she married Meng Jing, a special court nurse taught her some palace rules and court etiquette.

And the palace festival that this female beggar performed just now is clearly the palace ceremony of the Yun Dynasty.

Who is she?

Chu Ci couldn't help but have a deep doubt in his heart.

Zhejin and Zhexia beside her also saw this scene in their eyes.

The two looked at each other, then nodded at the same time.

The next moment, Zhe Jin approached Chu Ci and whispered something in her ear.

When Chu Ci heard it, his expression changed.

Then, she turned her head to explain a few words to the guards, and then hurried into the car with the female beggar.

After getting in the car.

Chu Ci found that the female beggar's sitting posture was also very correct. If she didn't care about her dull eyes and dirty body, she was definitely a standard court lady.

"You...what's your name?" Chu Ci asked probingly while taking a handkerchief to help the woman wipe the dirt off her face.

The woman's eyes remained dull as if she hadn't heard what she said.

Chu Ci could not help but sigh.

No more words, just slowly helped her take care of her mess, and applied medicine to her exposed wounds.

"Woooo..."

When she was packing the medicine box, there was a sudden sob in her ear.

Chu Ci turned his head subconsciously, only to see the female beggar looking at her with bright eyes.The look in his eyes was vaguely grateful.

Seeing this, Chu Ci subconsciously touched her wrist.It was found that her pulse was very calm.Absolutely none of the disorders common to mad patients.

Could it be that her madness is intermittent?

Thinking like this, she looked into her eyes and was about to continue communicating with her.

But the female beggar suddenly lowered her head, tore off a pendant from her neck, and stuffed it into her hand.

Chu Ci subconsciously looked down at the pendant, and found that the material seemed to be wood, with a small word "孤" engraved on it.

"Is your name A-Xiang?"

she asked tentatively.

Unfortunately, the female beggar did not answer, and her eyes became dull again.

Only the sitting posture is as elegant and upright as ever.

Chu Ci held the pendant and couldn't help sighing.

A quarter of an hour later.

The carriage stopped at the Rejuvenation Pavilion.

Chu Ci took the two maidservants and the beggar directly to the second floor.

She called the doctor in the hall to prepare a bucket of hot water, and then personally bathed the beggar maid.

There is no way, as long as anyone other than her gets close to the female beggar, she will be very frightened and tremble all over.

After coaxing the female beggar to take off her clothes, she was surprised to find that not only did she have hideous wounds on her face, but the wounds on her body were even more terrifying. Tooth marks, whip wounds, sword wounds, and burns criss-crossed, almost Every inch of skin on your body.

Chu Ci's hands that helped her scrub her body could not help but tremble, her eyes were filled with tears, and her heart was full of anger, who did it!

Who on earth is so insane, to do such a cruel thing to a weak woman, or a high-ranking court lady!
(End of this chapter)