Family affection? Is it important to have rights?

Chapter 177 The Emperor's Plan

When Mu Lianxue woke up, everything was over.

She was relieved when she heard that her brother was locked up in the ancestral hall. The fact that she was not found meant that her brother did not betray her.

It caused her to miss the date with the Shangshu's son last time. Now Xu Jingshu is getting her retribution!

It’s a pity that there were too many servants in Xu Jingshu’s yard and she couldn’t get in at all.

At this moment, Lin Xueruo suddenly entered Mu Lianxue's room and stared at her with dark eyes, "Is it you?"

Mu Lianxue looked at her mother in confusion, her heart stagnating, "Mother? What do you mean?"

Lin Xueruo was not fooled by this look. She just stared at her for a long time and finally left without saying a word.

She is indeed Xu Jingshu's daughter...

But I don’t know whether Xu Jingshu will be willing to acknowledge this daughter at that time?

Lin Xueruo returned to the house with a cold face. She was not sad, but just surprised that Jinrong was unwilling to betray Mu Lianxue to such an extent. She felt that he was somewhat out of her control.

But none of this matters. She will choose the best time to tell Xu Jingshu the truth in person!

After Xu Jingshu’s three sons were killed!

Lin Xueruo narrowed her eyes slightly, and the corners of her peach blossom eyes slightly raised.

This was the first time she had seen three sons being harmed by their own daughter.

Lin Xueruo had no doubt that something was going to happen to Mu Jinxi soon. After all, the previous two had accidents one after another. It was impossible that Mu Jinxi would be fine, right?

At the same time, in the palace, "Are you saying that Lord Mu was poisoned?"

The imperial physician wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The emperor pondered for a moment and tapped the table with his knuckles. "Will your illness take a long time to treat?"

The doctor nodded, "Yes, it will probably take a few months of medicine, and a few years of recuperation."

"No," the emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the imperial physician, "Lord Mu's illness will take a long time to treat."

The imperial physician who had lived in the palace for many years understood immediately and quickly changed his words, "Yes, Your Majesty, Prime Minister Mu's illness will take a long time to treat, and it may not be cured in the end."

"Go down." A look of satisfaction flashed in the emperor's eyes.

"Yes."

The emperor forced a smile on his lips, "My dear, my dear, how did you get poisoned?"

Now the emperor has really let down his guard against Mu Wenyu. After all, his life is now in the hands of the emperor.

He can die whenever the emperor wants him to!

The palace maids and eunuchs in the hall lowered their heads and continued to stand aside, as if they had not heard what His Majesty said.

The emperor then began to think about the Crown Prince and the Second Prince. They had gone too far. He wasn't even dead yet, but they were already making friends with important officials in the court!

Originally, he intended to let the Third Prince suppress the arrogance of the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, but...

The emperor wanted to sigh whenever he thought of the third prince. The third prince really couldn't suppress them. Even with the power of the prime minister, why did he feel that the prime minister didn't think much of the third prince?

Even the Crown Prince and the Second Prince looked down upon the Third Prince.

The emperor hesitated and thought, how about he help the third prince?

But why do I feel like he lost out?

Ji Qichen didn't know yet that his father wanted to help him and let him compete with his two royal brothers to destroy their momentum.

If he knew, he would be so happy!

At this moment he was counting the bills, yes, he was counting the bills for the restaurant.

How did you make one hundred taels of silver in a day?

Ji Qichen flipped through the account book but still couldn't figure out the one hundred taels of silver.

He slowly looked at the guy next to him, "Where did you get this hundred taels?"

The guy laughed and replied, "It's blackmail!"

Ji Qichen: ???!

The waiter glanced at the boss's face full of disbelief and sighed slightly, "Really, one day two distinguished guests in extraordinary attire came, so I raised the price a little bit, and they paid without question!"

"And they happened to leave one after the other, so I took money from both of them."

Ji Qichen’s eyes suddenly widened. What did it mean to take money from two people at once?

If they go back and think about it, won't their restaurant's reputation be ruined? !

The waiter seemed to understand the boss's thoughts and comforted him, "Don't worry, boss. It was the first day that the two of them met that day. They were not familiar with each other. Otherwise, why would I take the risk?"

Ji Qichen was silent for a moment, then asked, "Then why didn't you record the money they paid in the account book?"

The waiter opened his eyes clearly and said, "Aren't you afraid that the government will suddenly check the accounts? If this is discovered, our restaurant will be finished!"

Ji Qichen: ...You know that if you are discovered doing this, the restaurant will be finished!

Then you still do it?!

Do you have a grudge against those two people? !

"Wait," Ji Qichen suddenly frowned, "It's impossible for each of them to pay fifty taels of silver without any doubt!"

The waiter nodded and said, "Yes, because one of the young men comes here often and seems to be waiting for someone, so I charged according to the first charge, and the young man also paid readily, so the total amount is one hundred taels of silver!"

Ji Qichen was speechless. This guy's idea of ​​making money was really unconventional, and it really made him successful.

"Don't take such risks next time. It's not like you're short of money."

The guy denied it seriously, "No, I'm short of money, and I have a child at home!"

"Your brother?"

"Of course not, I don't have a brother, he is my child!" the guy said firmly.

Ji Qichen looked at the young man with a childish face in surprise, "You have a child at such a young age?"

The guy smiled but said nothing. His child was an orphan he brought back from outside the city. The child looked very much like himself when he was a child, so he brought the child back.

He didn't want to get married. His life already belonged to his master, so why should he implicate another person?

As for the lack of money, it is because I want to work hard to educate my child. The courses taught now are not the same as when he studied, and he needs to pay for it now.

The guy didn't question it. After all, the teachers who taught the courses also needed to make a living, and the money they charged was not expensive.

His child was very talented in studying, so the clerk used half of the money to buy paper, brushes and inkstones.

The other half is saved for a rainy day.

In fact, he wanted to give half of the money to his sister, but she should not be short of money since she is with her master.

Qingfeng thought so, and he couldn't help feeling proud when he thought of his sister working for his master.

This is an honor that few others have!

Ji Qichen associated this sentence with the idea that he would marry Tangxi soon. When he thought of that scene, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

He coughed quickly to divert the image in his head.

"By the way, what's your child's name?" he asked an irrelevant question.

Qingfeng smiled gently, "His name is Qingyu."

May he be able to cleanse the filthy and evil thoughts from before his master.