ADWMCES Chapter72

Ji Yujin wondered where he learned all this nonsense from. It seemed like he had to go back and check who Chu Fengqing had met these days so that he wouldn’t learn bad things.

Chu Fengqing sat on the horse and pursed his lips. It turned out that what was said in the storybook was true. It was really useful. He had a storybook mixed in with his pile of ancient books. He took a look at it in his spare time. He didn’t expect to be able to use it so quickly. It seems that he can buy a few more copies someday.

After riding around, Ji Yujin was afraid that he would use some unstoppable moves again, so he jumped onto the horse to take the initiative.

Under Chu Fengqing’s slightly disdainful gaze, Ji Yujin rode the horse towards the Ji Mansion. He teased, “Chu Fengqing, do you have any conscience? You are destroying the bridge after crossing it. I just taught you how to ride a horse, and now you turn around and disdain me?”

“Is that reasonable?”

Ji Yujin held the reins in his hands with Chu Fengqing in front of him. The horse walked slowly. Chu Fengqing heard his accusation and curled his lips slightly. The sunlight stretched the figures of the two of them very long.

A few days passed peacefully. On this day, not long after the court session ended, Li Yu came looking for him.

Ever since he learned that Chu Fengqing was the “Saozi” he had spoken of, he felt it was wrong to call him Saozi, yet also wrong not to. Suddenly he didn’t know what to call him, so a new name was born.

“Brothed Chu, where’s Ji Yujin?”

Chu Fengqing was fiddling with his medicinal herbs in the yard at this time. He put down the herbs in his hand when he heard Li Yu’s voice. Compared with “Saozi”, he liked this title much more.

Chu Fengqing: “In the study.”

Li Yu: “Oh, alright, I’ll go find him first.”

After he finished speaking, he walked a few steps and suddenly turned around and said, “By the way, Brother Chu, try not to go out these few days. It’s very chaotic outside.”

Chu Fengqing was stunned for a moment, nodded, and did not ask any further questions, but he knew that something must have happened. Ji Yujin had been hesitating these days, as if he were hiding something from him.

Li Yu knocked on the study door, when he saw Ji Yujin, he went straight to the point, “I just received news that the flood in the south is much more serious than what was reported.”

He took out a secret letter from his bosom and threw it to Ji Yujin. He poured himself a glass of water and drank it all, licking his dry lips. “The report said that only one county was affected by the disaster, but in fact all four counties were severely affected, especially Yufang. After the severe drought, there were floods. There was no harvest of grain, and there was widespread misery.”

“They also claimed to have distributed relief funds and grain, but the grains in the local government has already run out. The secret guards discovered that they couldn’t even provide porridge for several days. Now that our treasury is not well-stocked, I’m afraid it will be hard to sustain this, and we must find another solution.”

“It’s a mess over there right now, and everyone is trying to avoid it. The Second Prince recommended you go there to provide disaster relief, and it would be difficult for you to refuse or to go.”

Li Yu was a little worried. This was clearly a dead end that could not be resolved. “Why don’t you just not go? Not to mention whether your life will be in danger if you go there, this job is a tough one. If you don’t go, at most you’ll be scolded and have your title demoted. If you go and something bad happens, you’ll be beheaded. Weighing the pros and cons, why not just give up? Anyway, your injury has just healed, so there are plenty of reasons.”

After Li Yu finished speaking, the room fell silent. Ji Yujin was still dressed in the bullfighting robe he hadn’t had time to change out of, the dark red first-rank official uniform, with a solemn crown upon his head, which tempered much of his usual cynicism and irreverence.

The bullfighting robe was embroidered with a bullfighting beast, horned and dragon-shaped. This creature, famed for its prowess in battle, was believed to shield the people, ensure favorable weather, ward off calamities, and bring prosperity and good fortune.

Ji Yujin placed the secret letter on the table and said, “Go, why not go?”

Li Yu frowned. “Go my ass, this is obviously a trick set up by the Second Prince.”

Ji Yujin: “If I don’t go, will you?”

Li Yu smacked his lips. He went through all the civil and military officials in the court in his mind. There was really no one who could cover up this matter. Every time this happened, it would give the old emperor a headache. Among so many ministers, there were really only a few who were both civil and military.

He thought about it and could only say, “It’s not impossible either. I’m better than a eunuch like you. I have my father behind me to protect me, and Zhao Yiyu doesn’t dare to do any trick either.”

In fact, he was very conflicted. Ji Yujin was omnipotent in his eyes. He had never seen him stumped by anything. Otherwise, he would not have been able to take this position in just a few years. But he was also worried that if he really went, he would lose his life.

“Trick?” Ji Yujin leaned back and sneered, “Hundreds of thousands of lives, I’m afraid he can’t protect them either.”

Li Yu thought about it and asked, “Are you sure you want to go?”

Ji Yujin let out an “En” and said calmly, “Do the job well.”

Li Yu: “Fine, you’ve made up your mind, and even eight bulls can’t change it. So how are you going to tell Brother Chu about this?”

Ji Yujin pressed his brows, this was the thing that had bothered him the most. First of all, he was reluctant to leave, but he couldn’t tie the person to his belt and take him away in such a dangerous place. Secondly, he didn’t know how to bring it up.

“I’m afraid to say it. I’ve been putting it off for several days already.”

Li Yu: “Tsk, I didn’t expect you would also have such a day.”

Moreover, he had to make arrangements for Chu Fengqing. As soon as he left the capital, some shortsighted people might come and cause trouble. Tsk, he really wanted to take him away at all costs.

Not long after Li Yu left, Ji Yujin came out. He had changed into a casual outfit, which was moonwhite. It was rare to see him in light-colored clothes. Chu Fengqing’s eyes brightened slightly when he saw him.

Ji Yujin raised his eyebrows when he saw this. “It seems that my Physician Chu has been coveting me for a long time. If you had told me earlier, I would have stripped naked and waited for you tonight.”

Chu Fengqing had no expression on his face. “Alright.”

Ji Yujin: “……”

“There is no emotion at all. They’re just perfunctory words.”

Chu Fengqing was thinking, Isn’t Ji Yujin a bit weird? He is obviously a eunuch, but he always tells such jokes. Isn’t that just rubbing salt into his own wounds?

He frowned. Could it be that he was hinting at him to do something to him?

……

But he doesn’t know how to do this. Does he need to learn it? Are these things written in the storybook?

Chu Fengqing was instantly overwhelmed and felt as if he had been entrusted with a mission. Ji Yujin was even more confused by his subtle look.