klisemfg Chapter 241: The Situation Improves
Chapter 241: The Situation Improves
Chapter 241: The Situation Improves
"Yes, I thought so at first too, but Tian Cuiwei somehow managed to help Ji Tianzhuo win over Master Ji's trust, causing him to lose faith in Tianci and think that he had been corrupted by you. He also planned to teach him a lesson. However, their intentions are probably different. Ji Tianzhuo plans to use this opportunity to get rid of the two of you, so that Master Ji can hand over the Ji family to him in the end."
"I won't hold back this time against Ji Tianzhuo. I'll make sure he can never recover." Ji Meiqing gritted her teeth and punched Lu Yu. "Why didn't you tell me sooner? You wanted to handle this by yourself? Do you think you can handle it with your brain? In the end, I had to step in. Let me tell you, if you do this again, I'm not talking to you anymore."
Knowing he was in the wrong, Lu Yu could only remain silent. Ji Meiqing knew he was acting in her best interest, so after threatening him briefly, she didn't say anything more, but instead changed the subject, "Then what should we do if we can't go back now? Are we going to go back to the capital? That won't do; it's too troublesome to handle things in Rongcheng in the capital."
Lu Yu had, of course, thought of everything before coming to find her. "I know, so I found an inn in a neighboring city of Rongcheng, so that they wouldn't find out and I could still get the news in time."
"Okay, tell me the whole process. Don't miss a single word." Ji Meiqing started dealing with the matter once she felt safe.
Lu Yu dared not hide it from her any longer, so he told Ji Meiqing everything that had happened since he returned. Sure enough, she immediately found a flaw: "You mean you knew about this from the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper knew it himself by investigating, and he even said that he could find out if he wanted to?"
Lu Yu nodded. "Yes, but the prefect is biased towards the Ji family. Even if many people know the truth, no one will say anything. After all, they are afraid of getting into trouble."
“If it’s just one or two people, I wouldn’t dare say that, but what if it’s a group? The power of the people is immense,” Ji Meiqing said, looking at Lu Yu.
"You mean... you have a solution."
“Of course, but we can’t ask the prince and princess for help this time. Otherwise, how can we do anything without them? This time, we can’t let people say we have powerful backers. Even if we do, our backers are the common people.” Ji Meiqing sorted out her thoughts.
"Yes, I'll support you no matter what you do. Okay, we're here. Go get something to eat and rest. I'll go and continue gathering intelligence for you." He got off the carriage before Ji Meiqing could reply.
Ji Meiqing got off the carriage, took a bath, ate something, and went to bed to rest. When she woke up, it was already dark, and Lu Yu had already returned.
Ji Meiqing got out of bed and sat down next to him, asking, "How did you find out? What did you find out?"
Lu Yu said, "There are some rumors that Ji Tianzhuo hasn't changed his bad habits. He's always ignoring Tian Cuiwei..."
“Oh dear, you know I don’t want anything about these things, I want something about that prefect,” Ji Meiqing interrupted him.
"That prefect has three daughters and one son. Because male offspring are scarce, he dotes on that child. Why do you want me to inquire about the prefect?" Lu Yu's mind hadn't quite caught up yet.
"Hmph, the difficulty of this matter ultimately lies with this prefect. We need to strike at his weakness and make him work for us. Go and kidnap his son tonight."
"Are we really going to do this? It's illegal," Lu Yu said with a hint of worry.
"That's true, but we have to get past the prefect. How about we ask Princess Xunhua for help? Maybe she can find a way to remove the prefect? After all, it's normal for someone of the prefect's character to have some weaknesses." Ji Meiqing came up with a second idea. Finding it feasible, she went to get it done.
Within two days, news arrived. The prefect had been dismissed. Also included was a letter from Princess Xunhua. Ji Meiqing opened the outer envelope and read, "Ever since that prefect took office, everything in Rongcheng has declined. The Emperor has been looking for an opportunity to eliminate him, but hasn't been able to find any evidence. Now, you have provided evidence, and the Emperor is very pleased to have heard about your recent situation. Therefore, he has granted you the authority to handle this matter."
After reading it, Ji Meiqing said to Lu Yu, "Is this an unexpected gain for us? We originally just wanted to remove the prefect, but now the initiative is back in our hands. Pinch me. Is it true?"
Lu Yu looked at her adorable expression and asked, "So happy?"
"Of course! This means we can go home now. No matter how good it is outside, it's not as comfortable as home. And now that the prefect is no longer suppressing us, I need to go back and clear my name. I need to make them remove the seals in front of the people to prove that my restaurant is innocent. Besides, I need to resolve things here as soon as possible. I closed down my restaurant in the capital, and I can't stay closed for too long."
Lu Yu had been so busy a few days ago that he forgot to ask about things in the capital. Now that he heard about it, he felt it wasn't right to keep the business closed. After seeing that there weren't any major problems here, he went to the capital to take care of the business.
Ji Meiqing removed the seals from the house and called Granny Mei back. Then she went to sleep.
Ji family.
When Ji Tianzhuo learned of this, he flew into a rage, sweeping everything off the table. Tian Cuiwei entered from outside, terrified, but for the sake of her future, she bravely walked in and stood beside Ji Tianzhuo.
Ji Tianzhuo didn't even glance at her, saying, "The situation was originally very favorable. If we could get rid of Ji Meiqing and Ji Tianci, the Ji family would definitely be mine. But that bitch Ji Meiqing used the princess to expose many of the prefect's misdeeds, leading the emperor to dismiss him. Now, she will definitely try to clear her name and retaliate against us. Do you have any ideas for us now?" Ji Tianzhuo alone couldn't pose much of a threat to Ji Meiqing and her group; the main problem was that Tian Cuiwei was always giving them advice.
"Yes, that's right, I do have a way, but you have to agree to one condition." Tian Cuiwei knew that Ji Tianzhuo wouldn't achieve anything great, so she wanted to take advantage of the fact that he still needed her to get more leverage.
To everyone's surprise, her words caused Ji Tianzhuo to explode. Pointing at Tian Cuiwei, he said, "Who do you think you are? You dare to negotiate with me? Let me tell you, you'll never amount to anything." Ji Tianzhuo didn't agree to her request; instead, he turned and left.
He didn't return until the early hours of the next day, completely drunk, and reeking of rouge. It was obvious where he had been the night before.
Tian Cuiwei threw him onto the bed, looking at him with exasperation, and said, "I have no complaints about your inhumanity, but you will definitely regret refusing to listen to my plan."