From the hidden wooden window on the second floor!
“How interesting, to make a fool of someone,” Emperor Jie Qianmo said, a smile curving his lips as he watched Qin Yun disappear.
“Your Majesty, this person spoke wildly. How could the Minister of Personnel have such a rebellious son?” Eunuch Hua, standing beside him, saw the Emperor smiling ominously today and assumed Qin Yun had left a bad impression on Jie Qianmo.
However, what Eunuch Hua didn’t expect was that Jie Qianmo wasn’t angry. Instead, he asked a strange question.
“This person is Qin Yuanzhang’s son, Qin Yun? I’ve indeed gained some insight today!”
“Your Majesty, shall we summon the Minister of Personnel to an audience?”
Jie Qianmo waved his hand. “No need. Qin Yun is a man of courage and strategy. It would be excellent if he could be used by me in the future.” As Jie Qianmo spoke, a flicker of interest flashed in his eyes!
Meanwhile!
After Qin Yun ran out of the Princess’s residence, he found his maidservant, Xiao Ju.
“Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you for ages!” Qin Yun said, panting. Kuaishuge
“Young Master, didn’t you tell this servant to wait outside? Why are you blaming me now?” Xiao Ju pouted.
Qin Yun didn’t dwell on the matter. He then said, “Where are the spare clothes?”
“Young Master, why are you drenched? Fortunately, this servant always prepares spare clothes when going out. I’ll get them now!”
“No need, let’s return to the carriage first!”
Xiao Ju asked, “Young Master, do you plan to change in the carriage?”
That was right. This was the Princess’s residence, not their territory. The Young Master had a special identity, and changing in their own carriage was the only safe option.
Arriving at the carriage! “Xiao Ju, stand guard outside! Don’t let anyone in until I’ve changed!”
“Yes, Young Master!”
Qin Yun bent down and entered the narrow carriage! It was truly simple inside.
It seemed the original owner lived a truly impoverished life. Even an official’s son lived like this.
Glancing at the bundle in the corner, Qin Yun walked over and opened it. As expected, it was a set of casual clothes, though also in black.
Although he disliked this color, he had no choice but to make do and change.
A short while later, Qin Yun changed into clean clothes and returned to the mansion with his maidservant.
The first thing Qin Yun did upon returning to the Minister of Personnel’s mansion was to go back to her small courtyard.
The courtyard was simple, arguably the smallest in the entire Minister of Personnel’s mansion.
The room was also very basic, with only a wooden bed, a wooden table, and a natural wood wardrobe. There was nothing else, not even a bronze mirror!
Qin Yun curled his lips in speechlessness. This life was truly unbearable to look at!
Opening the wardrobe, he found it filled with black clothes, and Qin Yun instantly felt countless crows flying over his head.
“Young Master? What are you looking for? Just tell this servant, and I’ll find it for you!”
“Why are they all black? Aren’t there any other colored robes?” Qin Yun asked, but he quickly regretted it.
“Young Master, didn’t you say you wanted all your clothes changed to black? You heard the Third Young Lady and the Second Concubine say that you look good in black, and that Prince Li likes people with a calm disposition, so they told me to change all your robes to black!”
Xiao Ju thought for a moment and then complained, “Young Master, don’t blame this servant for being talkative, but while you don’t look bad in black, it doesn’t bring out your inherent charm. This servant believes you look much better in white and red robes!”
Qin Yun nodded in agreement. “How much silver do we have left?”
Xiao Ju shook her head. “Young Master, we have no money left~”
Qin Yun frowned. “Then do we have any valuable jewelry or jade pendants?”
Xiao Ju looked down at Qin Yun’s waist and asked curiously, “Young Master, where is your jade pendant? That jade pendant might be worth some silver.”
Qin Yun thought of the jade pendant he had dropped earlier at the First Princess’s residence and rolled his eyes. “Doesn’t this residence provide monthly stipends? Surely my small courtyard doesn’t go without?”
“Young Master, have you forgotten? Father, fearing you would cause trouble outside, stopped our monthly stipends for half a year!” Xiao Ju fiddled with her fingers and said with her head down. “It’s all because the second branch gossiped to Father, which is why Father became angry with you. If Madam were still here, it would be fine!”
Qin Yun sighed and walked to the bed, collapsing onto the hard mattress with mixed feelings.
Being reborn was a good thing, but how could he live like this?
No!
He had to change his current situation, otherwise, how could he compete with Li Fengsheng and his ilk!
Qin Yun stood up and beckoned Xiao Ju. “Tomorrow, go to the First Princess’s residence and get my jade pendant back. That thing is not valuable to the First Princess, so she probably won’t make things difficult for you.”
“Young Master, what exactly happened? Why did you fall into the water today? Were you framed?”
“You don’t need to concern yourself with this. Go and fetch a basin of clean water for my room!”
After instructing Xiao Ju, Qin Yun gently touched her face, feeling its uneven surface, and wished he could see what she looked like.
A moment later, Xiao Ju entered the room carrying a wooden basin filled with water.
Qin Yun walked to the wooden basin and looked down!
His true appearance was reflected in the water.
He gasped!
Good heavens!
No wonder people called him an ugly monster; his face was indeed ugly.
There was a large red mark, incredibly unsightly and swollen.
However, upon closer inspection!
This Qin Yun wasn’t actually ugly. If the red mark were removed, she would definitely be a beautiful young girl!
Red mark?
Thinking of this, Qin Yun began to discreetly feel his pulse.
Indeed!
The original owner was the only legitimate son in the mansion and was extremely important to Qin Yuanzhang. Even though Qin Yun was incompetent, rumored to be homosexual, and often caused trouble, Qin Yuanzhang would only punish him lightly, his focus remaining on Qin Yun.
It was only due to the second branch and several concubines distorting the truth that Qin Yuanzhang had to severely punish Qin Yun, but it was only confinement or monetary penalties; he had never physically hit Qin Yun. Moreover, in the past two years, Qin Yuanzhang had been disappointed in the original owner time and time again.
The poison in the original owner’s body not only caused disfigurement but would also, within two years, lead to the poison acting up, resulting in death at any moment.
This poison had been accumulating for at least ten years, not just for a day or two.
The person who poisoned him was truly vicious!
Thinking back to when she was Xiang Wanyu, due to being frail and often ill since childhood, she had taken a lot of medicine and seen many doctors. To cure her illnesses, she had studied medicine from a young age. However, her expertise lay in the methods of making and detoxifying poisons. She never expected to use it in this life.
Heaven had not been unkind to her. In the grand scheme of things, everything was arranged.
Although the poisoning had been ongoing for ten years, it had accumulated slowly, bit by bit.
The most important thing now was to find the source of the poisoning.