Facing the questioning gazes, Ji Xiu lowered his head slightly and replied: "Your Majesty... my horse suddenly got frightened and went crazy. I accidentally fell off the horse."
As soon as these words came out, the imperial doctor beside him couldn't help but change his eyes.
Accidentally fell off a horse?
Some of the injuries on Ji Shangshu's body do look like bruises from falling, but they are just skin injuries. Even the patch on his face may be interpreted as being injured by a frightened horse, but the really important injuries...
...It's on the chest.
He had just seen it with his own eyes, and the big red footprints on Shangshu Ji's chest were still there!
It's unclear... was he beaten?
But why does Ji Shangshu only call it a fall from a horse?
Could it be that I dare not say it?
And when he thought about the size of the footprints, so big that few people could even identify them, the imperial doctor's expression suddenly changed, and he quickly stopped himself from thinking further.
Hearing that the horse fell, Emperor Qingming straightened his face and asked hurriedly: "I remember that Ji Aiqing was riding his own horse today. How could this horse be suddenly frightened?"
"I was chasing a wild deer at the time..." Ji Xiu said with a complicated expression: "If you think about it carefully, I don't know why the horse was frightened like this, or maybe it was frightened by the wild deer, or maybe it ate something wrong.
"
Of course, the person who really felt that he had eaten the wrong thing was not the horse, but the human being—that brainless old guy from Zhen Guo Gong!
Hearing what he said, Emperor Qingming's eyes flashed for a moment, and then he said thankfully: "Fortunately, there was no danger."
After saying that, he looked at the imperial doctor: "Is Ji Aiqing's injury serious?"
Seeing that Master Ji was also looking at him, his eyes seemed to suggest something, the imperial doctor could only say: "Your Majesty, Master Ji has some skin injuries on his body... He just needs to apply medicine on time and rest for a few days...
"
"That's good."
Emperor Qingming looked at Ji Xiu and said, "In that case, Ji Aiqing should go back to rest first."
Ji Xiu agreed and retreated accompanied by his entourage and daughter.
There were low murmurs of discussion among the women's tables.
"Isn't Ji Shangshu a martial artist? How could he fall from his horse..."
"After all, I am getting older..."
"To be honest, General Xu is much older than Shangshu Ji. He seems to be in high spirits and can lead troops to win battles."
"Ji Shangshu has not been on the battlefield for a long time...and how many people can compare with General Xu?"
This is true...
Did everyone understand? But they didn’t say much.
But some people couldn't help but secretly think - what if Ji Shangshu led the troops to fight like this again? Before the enemy took action, the commander fell off his horse... Wouldn't morale be greatly damaged? No fight.
And defeated?
So? When it comes to protecting our country, we still have to rely on General Xu.
Faintly listening to the trend hidden in these discussions? Ji Xiu's face became a little uglier.
He went into the mountains to hunt this time, originally to prove to His Majesty and the ministers that he still had skills? But in the end, something like this happened!
Looking at Ji Shangshu being helped away? Xu Mingyi's mood was also a little complicated.
I always feel that Minister Ji was beaten.
As for who was beaten...
Judging from the picture of Minister Ji knocking out his teeth and swallowing into his stomach... it seems that it is not difficult to guess.
Sure enough - growing up, she has experienced the most grievances, mostly because her grandfather felt she was wronged.
Xu Mingyi looked in the direction of the mountain forest. His nose suddenly felt a little sour.
"Father……"
After returning to Ji Xiu's residence in the palace, there was no one else around, and Ji Wanyou asked: "What happened to your injuries? Is it really just caused by falling off the horse?"
"...It's that old guy from Duke Zhen." Ji Xiu said in a deep voice.
"Prince Zhenguo?" Ji Wanyou's expression changed drastically: "...He did something to his father?!"
Seeing that her father didn't respond, he obviously acquiesced, and she felt even more incredible.
"Under the clear sky and white sun...how could Duke Zhen do this!"
She is not a fool, and she knows what she has done? When the matter has reached this point, it is natural to guess the reason why Zhen Guogong attacked her father...
But what really shocked her was - how could Lord Zhen Guo just hit someone!
In the officialdom, intrigues and intrigues are normal. Even if they took advantage of Xu Mingyi and the Duke of Zhen knew about it? But... the other party just beat her father up, so what happened?
How can such a reckless person stay in the officialdom?
Regarding the other party's completely unruly behavior? Ji Xiu found it incredible at first.
But what's the use of being so fucking unbelievable? A beating is a beating? A hit is a hit!
"If that's the case, why didn't father explain this matter to His Majesty just now?" Ji Wanyou was so angry that her eyes were red: "No matter what you say, father is an important minister in the court, and the Duke of Zhenguo is too arrogant and deceiving others!"
Ji Xiu smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
After all, my daughter is just a boudoir girl, and she still knows too little about officialdom.
"If I had explained this matter to Your Majesty just now, it would be the second most embarrassing thing."
Falling from a horse or being beaten by the prince, which one is more embarrassing and more likely to become a laughing stock for others - this is obvious.
"Besides, if things really break out, the old man Yizhen Guogong's bad temper will most likely expose our Ji family's conspiracy against the youngest daughter of the Xia family and the use of his granddaughter in public..."
Even if there is just no evidence, it is enough for him to drink a pot in front of His Majesty!
Now that he had finally won some emperor's heart, he didn't want to fail again because of these messy things.
Ji Wanyou gritted her teeth when she heard this, and said with tears, "Then my father can't suffer such grievances in vain!"
"Forget it..." Ji Xiu said with a complex expression: "I won't care about this old guy this time... He's just a reckless man. Let's see how long he can be arrogant."
never mind?
Ji Wanyou was startled when she heard this.
What does forget it mean?
She had never seen her father act so rationally before an incident like this.
Or...are you afraid of being beaten by the Duke of Zhen?
Thinking of this possibility, Ji Wanyou burst into tears and her mood suddenly became complicated.
And his father seemed to be afraid that she was not sure enough about this guess, so he then confessed: "Wan'er, you should stop taking care of these things in the future——"
Ji Wanyou stared at her father blankly.
Didn’t my father say this explanation before?
And then, I heard my father specially add: "Then you must not provoke the girls from the Xu family anymore. If you can, stay as far away as possible..."
When choosing chess pieces, you also need to keep your eyes peeled.
Looking at her father with a bruise on his face, Ji Wanyou was silent for a moment, then whispered: "My daughter has written it down... She was careless. Previously she only thought that the Xu family girl had a fierce temper, and she would definitely use it to deal with Xia Xi...
"
But he ignored that the fire would most likely burn his own hands.
Ji Wanyou was about to say something more when she suddenly heard two gentle knocks on the door behind her.
