kingnovel Chapter 1324 Treating One's Own Life as One's Own
Chapter 1324 Treating One's Own Life as One's Own
As soon as Yue Zhenchuan stepped out of the Vermilion Bird Gate, before he could even find his own carriage, someone blocked his way.
"Madam Ji?"
"Lord Yue..." Madam Ji looked repeatedly towards the Vermilion Bird Gate, her face filled with worry. "I see many officials have come out, but I haven't seen my old master Ji. May I ask if... he has been kept behind by His Majesty?"
Yue Zhenchuan's expression froze.
In his haste to go to the kiln to inventory the limestone, he completely forgot that Old Ji was still lying in the Golden Palace!
"This..." He was momentarily anxious and subconsciously wanted to return to the Golden Palace.
"Lord Yue!" Madam Ji's heart clenched at the sight, and she hurriedly followed after him. In her panic, her words quickened: "Has my husband offended His Majesty? Or... or has his leg injury worsened, and he can't walk anymore?"
The thought of the second possibility made Madam Ji feel as if her heart was being fried in a hot oil pan.
Seeing the anxiety she couldn't hide in her eyes, Yue Zhenchuan wanted to say a few words of comfort, but just then two officials passed by them.
One person said, "Oh dear, that Japanese envoy had a really rough time today. That barbarian's fists are bigger than sandbags. One punch... Ouch—it hurts just watching it!"
Another person said, "Can anything be more tragic than Lord Ji's? He's so old, and he was provoked in public by the Japanese envoy, almost earning a terrible reputation. If it were me, I probably wouldn't just faint from anger, I'd die of anger! What's more, Lord Ji's leg is already limping, it's heartbreaking to see... What do you call this? Misfortunes never come singly!"
Misfortunes never come singly!
Old Ji fainted in the Golden Palace!
Madam Ji felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and she almost lost her balance.
"Madam!" The nanny reacted quickly and helped her up.
After a long while, she finally found her voice: "Lord Yue, what they said... is it true?"
Yue Zhenchuan glared at the two officials, then turned back and tried to reassure them, "Madam Ji, please rest assured, the doctor examined Lord Ji. He was simply overworked, and his leg injury hadn't healed yet. The sudden stress caused him to faint..."
As he spoke, Yue Zhenchuan gradually fell silent.
Just as the two men had said, Old Ji hadn't slept for several days, had injured his leg in a fall on the Heavenly Ladder, and had been severely provoked by the Japanese envoy today.
After all this, Lao Ji... has really suffered a bit.
"Madam Ji, please wait here for a moment." With that, he turned back again and walked towards the Vermilion Bird Gate. "After I return to the palace to see Old Master Ji, I will come back and explain to you in detail."
Madam Ji was very grateful: "Thank you very much, Lord Yue..."
Seeing Yue Zhenchuan step into the Vermilion Bird Gate, she clutched her pounding heart and paced back and forth in front of the gate.
In the short span of half an incense stick's time, she had prayed to every deity she could in her heart.
“Madam…!” A faint voice sounded from inside the door.
She turned around abruptly.
The good news is that although Lao Ji's complexion is not good, he is still relatively lucid.
The bad news is that Lao Ji was carried out on someone's back.
"Lord Yu...please put me down." Ji Benchang gently patted Yu Zhengqing's shoulder and whispered, "So that your wife at home won't worry again..."
Yu Zhengqing, being an "experienced person," squatted down and gently put Ji Benchang down.
"Old Ji!" Madam Ji came forward and immediately helped Ji Benchang up. She then called over two servants and hurriedly said, "Bring the carriage over and help the master into the carriage!"
Ji Benchang coughed lightly twice, his complexion becoming somewhat rosy: "I'm fine, Madam, please don't worry..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Zhengqing took out a thick stack of prescriptions from his pocket and handed them to Madam Ji, saying, "Madam Ji, this is the prescription written by the imperial physician for Lord Ji. The imperial physician also said that Lord Ji's leg may have broken a bone. They need to go back to the National Medical Bureau to get a plaster cast first, and then come to the mansion to treat Lord Ji's leg later."
"The bone is broken?!" Madam Ji's face turned ashen.
For someone of Lao Ji's age, a bone injury is a huge deal!
To put it bluntly, if he doesn't take good care of himself, he might lose several years of his lifespan!
Ji Benchang's face also turned pale: "Lord Yu! We clearly agreed to keep it a secret, why have you betrayed me!"
It's a shame he was so generous just now, giving all of Huai Gongwang's property to Liuyang Prefecture!
Yu Zhengqing sighed and pointed to his leg: "Lord Ji, your health is the most important thing. How can a bone injury be treated so lightly? Besides, Madam Ji certainly wouldn't want to be kept in the dark..."
But you can't either...
"Thank you for informing me, Lord Yu!" Madam Ji interrupted Ji Benchang in a hurry, bowed to Yu Zhengqing, took the prescription and said, "Once Old Ji's leg injury has healed, I would like to invite Lord Yu and his wife to the mansion for tea."
Ji Benchang secretly curled his lip.
Yu Zhengqing will be leaving the capital soon for a local post, so I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy the fine tea at his residence.
"Madam, you're too kind," Yu Zhengqing replied.
The sun hangs high in the sky, and the autumn breeze is gentle.
With the help of two servants, Ji Benchang hurriedly got into the carriage.
The cart wheels slowly began to move, heading towards the Ji residence.
The atmosphere inside the carriage was somewhat tense.
Or rather, Ji Benchang was somewhat nervous: "My wife, I didn't mean to hide it from you, I just didn't want you to worry..."
Madam Ji remained silent, only wiping away her tears.
Ji Benchang frowned: "Madam, don't listen to that brat Yu Zhengqing's nonsense. We should listen to the imperial physicians, right? After the imperial physicians have examined you properly, let them tell you! It's really not as serious as Yu Zhengqing says!"
Madam Ji sniffed softly, her gaze slowly falling on his right leg: "It's been hurting a lot these past few days, hasn't it?"
Ji Benchang immediately shook his head: "I didn't feel anything! It felt like I was pinched by ants."
Looking at his pale lips, Madam Ji knew he was lying again.
That's all...
After sighing, Madam Ji gently took his hand: "I don't understand much about court affairs, but I do know that this locust plague is no small matter. I don't ask you to rest immediately, I only ask that you get at least three hours of sleep each day for the next few days... Once your leg injury is better, even if you want to stay at the Ministry of Revenue, I will have no objection."
She thought that compared to all living beings in the world, she was too insignificant, as was the Ji family.
But as the wife of the man in front of her, she couldn't help but have her own selfish motives.
“I hope you can also consider your own life as a life,” she said.
Ji Benchang pursed his lips to hide his sore nose and said in a deep voice, "These past few days, I haven't gone anywhere. I haven't gone to court or the government office to report for duty. I've just been recuperating in my residence."
Madam Ji was shocked and even let go of his hand.
"You've been demoted by His Majesty?!"
"..." Ji Benchang choked for a long time, "Madam, is it possible that the locust plague has been resolved?"
"what?!"
"Madam, you heard right. Moreover, those locusts were suppressed as soon as they flew out of Fuzhou, and they didn't even get to touch the rice in Fuzhou."
"What--?!"