Part 1 - Yu Nu Jiao / Jade Slave / Enslaved By Love

Chapter 068 The Emperor is Injured

Yin Ji stayed in Changnian Palace for several days. Xiao Baobao was still under house arrest, so she could only sulk by herself, but she couldn't make any trouble.

Concubine Zhuang knew that Yin Ji rejected her, and she had no chance of being favored at least for the time being, so she could still suppress her temper and endure it.

But the Queen Mother couldn't stand it anymore. Since she became the Queen Mother, she naturally hoped that the position of Queen would continue to remain in the Xun family. But according to the current situation, Huipin couldn't even get favor, so how could she get the throne?

So one day, someone from Changxin Palace came to pass on the message, and sent Liangpin to talk.

Changnian Palace was not close to Changxin Palace, and Liangpin was weak and walked slowly on the road. It was normal for her to be late for a while, but such a small matter made the Queen Mother furious, and she punished people to kneel at the gate of Changxin Palace for two hours to reflect on themselves.

But within a quarter of an hour, Concubine Liang fainted from illness. Yin Ji got the news and went to take her away personally. He had clearly arrived at the gate of Changxin Palace, but he did not even go in to greet the Queen Mother.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this was an expression of dissatisfaction with the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was angry, but she was not the Emperor's biological mother, and she did not even have the grace of education. She did not dare to really fall out with the Emperor, at least not before her adopted son, Prince Jin, grew up.

She could only swallow her anger and let people bring a lot of supplements to Changnian Palace as rewards. Although she could not say sorry, it was rare for her, as a Queen Mother of a country, to be able to do this.

But the Emperor did not give her face. He waved his hand and drove the people from Changxin Palace out, and summoned half of the imperial doctors from the Imperial Hospital.

But these people did not enter the inner hall, and even the palace servants were sent out. When there were only two people left in the inner hall, Liangpin opened her eyes, looked at Yin Ji and chuckled: "This sick body can be useful sometimes." 

Yin Ji did not seem surprised, and added a pillow behind her: "I have troubled you."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to say such things. We just take what we need. How can there be any trouble?"

Yin Ji said nothing more and asked someone to bring medicine to Liangpin.

But the nanny brought in not only medicine, but also the news that the concubines came to visit.

Yin Ji is here, if not now, when will he come?

Since the face-saving thing will have to be done sooner or later, it is more cost-effective to show it in front of the emperor.

Yin Ji waved his hand impatiently and asked Cai Tianxi to chase the person away, but Liangpin stopped him: "You'd better meet her. Maybe there is someone you want to meet?"

Yin Ji sighed, still a little unhappy, but this attitude was a tacit agreement. The nanny looked at Liangpin and wanted to persuade her, but Liangpin nodded firmly, so the nanny had to go out and invite the person in.

Not long after, Huipin and two nobles came in. The group of beautiful women was very pleasing to the eye, but Yin Ji was not in the mood to appreciate them. He sat aside with a cold face, and his whole body was written with "No strangers allowed".

The concubines couldn't help but sneak a few glances at him, but no one had the courage to get close to him. After several hesitations, they still reluctantly retreated.

There were only two people left in the inner hall again. Liangpin glanced at the door, sighed with a little disappointment, and turned to ask the nanny: "Has the news of my fainting not spread yet?"

The nanny sighed: "Maybe, after all, she is far away, and she is not so well-informed now."

"She is a heartless person, you'd better not count on her."

Yin Ji suddenly spoke in a cold tone. Although Liangpin never mentioned who she was waiting for, he still guessed it.

Liangpin pursed her lips and suddenly raised her hand to pull down the curtain: "Your Majesty, please go back. If you are here, the sisters don't know how many times they will come. It's not annoying enough."

Was it the concubines who were annoying, or did they find him annoying?

Yin Ji knew that Liangpin's words were double-entendres, and he was too lazy to care about it. He stood up obediently: "Okay, I'll have someone send you some supplements later."

Liangpin responded vaguely without even showing her face.

Yin Ji didn't care and walked out of Changnian Palace with light steps. He probably knew that his way back would not be peaceful. He deliberately chose a small road, but he didn't expect to see a familiar figure sneaking towards Changnian Palace.

"Your Majesty, isn't that Miss Xie Yun?"

Yin Ji didn't say anything, but his footsteps stopped unconsciously. Although he didn't turn around, the distance was enough to hear the voices in Changnian Palace.

Not long after, a burst of surprised cheers came out, and Liangpin's voice was a little more energetic: "Sister Xie! I knew you would come to see me when you heard that I was sick."

Yin Ji glanced at Changnian Palace with an ambiguous meaning, turned around and left. Cai Tianxi thought he was angry with Xie Yun, so he didn't dare to say anything and followed closely behind.

When Yin Ji went to Changxin Palace to look for someone, he left the courtiers behind. It was the end of the year, and he provoked them with words and they were drunk, so the four great families agreed readily. 

But after a while, they came to their senses and kept thinking about increasing the number of quotas. Especially the Wang and Xun families frequently pestered him, and after being blocked by Yin Ji neither softly nor hard, they wanted to cause trouble for him and force him to back down.

They did this a lot in the past few years.

They secretly made a lot of trouble during the spring plowing this time. Yin Ji was not angry. He could even say that he had been waiting for this day for a long time, just to see who was impatient and quick to make the first bird to stand out and be killed by him as a warning to the monkeys.

At this time, people were probably still waiting in the imperial study. He was not in a hurry to go back, so he simply walked around the imperial garden, but saw several eunuchs from the Shanggong Bureau chiseling a rockery, and the broken stones rolled all over the ground.

He frowned: "What are you doing?"

The eunuchs didn't expect to meet the emperor at this time, and hurriedly knelt down to greet him. The leader said tremblingly: "Your Majesty, it was the Queen Mother who said that the rockery is not in a good shape, so we should change it."

Not in a good shape?

The Queen Mother of a country actually believed this?

But after all, she was his stepmother. Although it was ridiculous, he couldn't say anything. He waved his hand and was about to pass through. Cai Tianxi hurriedly stopped him: "Your Majesty, let's take another way. There are gravels everywhere. It's not safe."

Yin Ji had no choice but to turn around after hearing the advice, but at this moment, the eunuchs suddenly shouted in a rush. Yin Ji looked up and saw a disc-sized stone falling on him.

Although he was not valued in the Xiao family, he had been taught the skills of strengthening his body, so he could avoid this, but the moment he moved, the words of Liangpin just now suddenly appeared in his mind.

In that moment of distraction, it was too late to dodge. He watched the stone roll down and hit him hard on the chest.

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