Chapter 200 Slapping in Broad Daylight

Chapter 200: A Slap in the Face

Twenty full chests of gold and silver were placed at the entrance of the Prince Ye Manor, stunning everyone who saw them.

Ji Yuntang was also stunned by the Prime Minister's mansion's grand gesture. She knew Prime Minister Hua would send her payment for the medical treatment, but she never expected him to cough up tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver at once.

This wasn't just sending money—it was clearly helping her slap someone in the face.

Ji Yuntang only had one thought: "Damn satisfying!"

She said with a grin, "Thanks for making the trip yourself, Steward He. Please convey my thanks to the Prime Minister, the Prime Minister's wife, and Assistant Minister Xu for me, the Princess. They're too generous."

Flattered, Steward He waved his hand, saying, "Princess Ye, don't say that. The one who should be grateful is our master, the Prime Minister. If it weren't for your timely intervention, our young lady and young master would have been in serious trouble."

"You saved our young lady's life, and from now on, you're an honored benefactor of the Prime Minister's mansion. If you don't mind taking this silver, Princess Ye, please do accept it, so I can return and report to our master and madam."

"Then this Princess will obey with all due respect."

After expressing her thanks, Ji Yuntang graciously accepted the silver delivered by Steward He.

Before leaving, Steward He suddenly remembered something and turned back. He deliberately spoke in front of the gathered crowd, "By the way, Princess Ye, there is one more matter I need to inform you of."

"Our young master, Assistant Minister Xu, has already entered the palace and reported to His Majesty regarding Imperial Physician Zhu's murder. He is probably in the imperial study by now. Before leaving, he specifically stated in front of the Prime Minister that the Imperial Physician Zhu's case has nothing to do with Princess Ye. The real killer is someone else, and the Dali Temple has already gathered all the evidence."

"From now on, if anyone spreads rumors again, claiming that Princess Ye was the murderer, our Prime Minister and young master will definitely hold the rumor spreaders accountable. Please watch your mouths. It's best not to say things that shouldn't be said, to avoid inviting trouble."

Ji Huaiche: "..."

Ji Huaiche: "!!!"

He inexplicably felt that Steward He's words were intentionally directed at him.

The other party was clearly telling him that Ji Yuntang would have the backing of the Prime Minister's mansion from now on. If they dared to slander her maliciously again, they would have to weigh their own worth.

Ji Huaiche was furious inwardly. He hadn't expected that his attempt to ruin Ji Yuntang's reputation would fail, and instead, she had gained such a powerful ally in the Prime Minister's mansion.

If Prince Ye were to fully recover in the future, then the sky over the Dongchen Kingdom might change entirely.

With Steward He stepping forward, the situation was completely overturned. The common people turned their accusations against Ji Huaiche.

They looked at him with mixed emotions, tinged with contempt and mockery.

Those who had just been cursing Ji Yuntang for being vicious and venomous now started cursing Ji Huaiche.

"Heir Ji is so selfish and hypocritical. As the Right Assistant Minister of the Dali Temple, you deliberately spread false news that Imperial Physician Zhu was killed by Princess Ye, making us insult her. What exactly are you scheming?"

"That's right! He's Princess Ye's own brother, yet he wants to make her life hard. I think Heir Ji clearly wants to drive Princess Ye to death. How can there be such a malicious brother in this world? It's disgusting!"

"Princess Ye didn't kill anyone. She helped Assistant Minister Xu solve the case and saved his wife and child. Princess Ye is a truly good person. If anyone dares badmouth her again, I'll defend her."

"..."

Hearing the sarcastic and mocking words around him, Ji Huaiche felt a surge of anger in his heart, so angry his lungs were about to explode.

How did things turn out this way?

Wasn't the one being scolded supposed to be Ji Yuntang? Why was it him now?

Ji Huaiche endured it, then with a dark face, he slunk away in disgrace.

Ji Yuntang watched his retreating figure, fleeing in panic, and let out a cold laugh.

Ji Huaiche, Ji Huaiche, you people did all kinds of evil to the original owner. And now, you can't even handle this little setback?

Not a single debt the Yongning Marquis's mansion owes her will go unpaid!

Ji Yuntang turned and went back into the Prince Ye Manor.

She had Chen Hu carry all twenty chests of gold and silver into the small treasury in the West Courtyard. Then, when no one was looking, she quickly transferred all the gold and silver from the chests into her personal space and locked the chests again.

Then Ji Yuntang locked the treasury door and left.

Luo Junhe had already heard from Chen Hu what happened today. He pressed his lips tightly, once again hating his helplessness.

Although his body had recovered a lot, his legs still couldn't walk. Whenever anything happened or any trouble arose in the manor, he had to let Ji Yuntang handle everything on her own.

While his heart ached for Ji Yuntang, Luo Junhe also felt a deep sense of self-blame.

When Ji Yuntang pushed the door open and walked in, Luo Junhe's eyes were red. He turned his head and looked at her shamefacedly.

"A Tang, I'm sorry. It's all my fault. I'm dragging you down. I'm so useless."

Ji Yuntang's heart ached. She stepped forward, took Luo Junhe's hand, and hugged him.

"A He, don't blame yourself. This isn't your fault. The people of the Yongning Marquis's mansion hate me; they are the ones who want me dead. The conflict and enmity between us are at a point where reconciliation is impossible."

"Don't worry, I'll be very careful. I won't let them catch on to my tricks."

Ji Yuntang's embrace comforted Luo Junhe. He opened his mouth and asked, "A He, when will I be able to stand?"

He couldn't wait to fight alongside Ji Yuntang.

Now, his face, eyes, body, and figure have almost recovered.

But his legs and lower body were still numb, without any feeling.

Ji Yuntang gently placed her hand on his leg and said, "Soon. A few more acupuncture sessions and your legs will regain feeling."

That was just comfort.

Because Luo Junhe's legs were the worst—not only were the bones dead, but they were also poisoned.

Ji Yuntang performed acupuncture on him every three days, but that only removed some of the poison from his legs.

To get him to stand up fully, acupuncture alone obviously wasn't enough. They would need to find another medicinal herb.

Ji Yuntang had been worrying about this lately.

The Dragon Scale Herb was extremely rare. As far as she knew, it grew in the extreme yang region far to the south. The Dongchen Kingdom simply did not have it.

To find it, they would have to search other kingdoms.

Ji Yuntang obviously couldn't go.

After thinking it over, she decided to tell Luo Junhe about the Dragon Scale Herb.

"To regrow the dead bones, acupuncture alone isn't enough. We must go to the extreme yang region and find the Dragon Scale Herb."

After saying this, she smiled to encourage him.

"A He, all you need to do now is stay positive. I'll be by your side no matter what. We'll find the Dragon Scale Herb eventually."

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