After I got into the drama, I led the plot astray

It seems that my idea is right.

Those wronged souls are really a great tonic for Heizhuzi.

So many people were killed at once on the banks of the Wei River. These people died with their eyes open and their grievances were still lingering. The ghost catcher had no time to take them to the underworld, so my black beads just happened to be taken away.

After I strolled around the street, I found that there were too many wronged souls hanging over the palace to disperse. It seemed that I had to find an opportunity to stroll into the palace. So many wronged souls were enough to make my black beads grow a circle bigger.

I was just thinking deeply when Yiping, Yingchun and the other little maids came in carrying food.

I looked at the table full of dishes, looked at Yiping in confusion, and asked, "Didn't you say you were going to cook noodles? Why did you cook so many dishes?"

Yi Ping pointed at Yingchun and the others and said, "These were made by Yingchun and the others. They said they wanted to thank you very much, so they made some food especially for you."

As soon as Yi Ping finished speaking, Yingchun, Panchun and the other two knelt in front of me and said loudly, "Thank you, Master. We are so grateful to you. We are willing to serve you for the rest of our lives, like slaves and oxen and horses, without any complaints."

I was shocked when they knelt like that. I quickly helped Yingchun up and said, "Stand up, you have done a great job, this is what you deserve. In the future, as long as you work harder, you will definitely get rewards."

The girls wiped their eyes and said, "Thank you, Master!"

I waved and said, "Okay, everyone go down."

They all knew that I didn't like anyone waiting around me while I ate, so they all left.

Yiping served me a bowl of rice, then sat next to me, holding his chin with his hands and watching me eat.

Yingchun and the maids cooked more than a dozen dishes. Although they were all home-cooked dishes, they tasted pretty good.

I saw Yiping staring at me while I was eating, and said uncomfortably, "You're eating too, why are you looking at me?"

Yi Ping said, "I just had lunch not long ago. I'm not hungry yet. You can eat."

I picked up a piece of boiled fish with chopsticks, turned around, and found Yiping was still staring at me.

I simply put down my bowl and chopsticks, sighed, and said, "If you want to know something, just ask directly. There's no need to stare at me like that. It's scary."

Yi Ping curled his lips and said, "You must be hiding something from me, right?"

There were so many things I had hidden from Yiping, and I couldn't guess what she was talking about. I picked up the bowl, picked up the chopsticks, and started to eat rice in big mouthfuls.

The boiled fish is very tender and the bones are removed very cleanly, which is very suitable for people like me who cannot spit out fish bones.

I ate about half a bowl of rice before I said, "Why would I hide anything from you? I've told you everything."

"Then why didn't you take me with you when you went out today?" Yi Ping said somewhat aggrievedly.

I paused, took another piece of fish meat into my mouth, swallowed it, and then said, "This room is very messy. If I don't leave secretly and your majesty finds me, will I still be able to leave?"

Yi Ping thought about it and felt that it made sense, but still felt a little aggrieved, and said: "You don't know how afraid I am that you will leave and never come back. No matter where you are going in the future, even if you don't take me with you, you must tell me."

I handed the empty bowl to Yiping and motioned for her to help me fill it with rice.

Yiping took the bowl and filled it up for me.

I took the bowl and said, "I was inconsiderate. I didn't expect you to be so worried. Don't worry, I will definitely tell you where I go next time. Oh, by the way, I plan to go to the palace tomorrow. Do you want to go with me, or stay here and wait for me to come back?"

Yi Ping's eyes widened, and he asked in confusion: "Don't you hate going to the palace? Why do you want to go to the palace now?"

I was so hungry that when the black bead was madly absorbing the black air, my body felt like it was hollowed out. I was tired and hungry. After eating two bowls of rice, my stomach still felt empty and could not be filled at all.

I handed the bowl to Yi Ping and found an excuse: "Didn't I tell Doctor Sun before that I would go to the Imperial Medical Office to study with him? While I have time now, I will go to the Imperial Medical Office to learn more. In the future, I can open a medical clinic and support myself."

Yi Ping felt that I had suddenly become more ambitious, and couldn't help but praise me: "I didn't expect you to be so ambitious. Being a doctor is a respectable job, you must study hard and don't embarrass Dr. Sun."

I took the bowl and said, "I understand. I am such an ambitious person, there is no way I can be worse off than Big Brother."

Yi Ping rolled his eyes at me and said, "Big Brother is working very hard on his schoolwork right now, and you either eat, sleep, or play every day. How dare you compete with Big Brother?"

I said "humbly": "You are right, so I will work hard to be a positive and advanced member and bring honor to my family."

I spoke in a mess and Yiping couldn't understand a word I said.

Just when she was confused, a message came from the concierge outside: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

I quickly dropped my bowl and went out with Yiping to greet them.

Who knew that before we even reached the gate, Zheng Yan had already strode in. Seeing me eating, he said happily, "It's just right. I've been busy all day and haven't eaten a single grain of rice. I'm starving. Hurry up and prepare some bowls and chopsticks for me."

After hearing this, Yiping hurried to get the dishes and chopsticks.

Zheng Yan was really hungry. He ate three bowls of rice in a row before putting down the bowl. He burped and said, "It's so comfortable to eat here."

After the meal, Yi Ping brought a plate of juicy, peeled snow pears. It was a blessing from the royal family that there was fruit to eat in the middle of winter.

Zheng Yan ate some fruit and drank a few bowls of tea. When he felt relaxed, he took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket and handed it to me.

I took it, it was a thick stack, I counted it, there were actually 80,000 taels!

I guess this is the reward for seizing Miaoyin’s property.

I thought that Zheng Yan would give me 40,000 taels at most, but I didn't expect him to give me 80,000 taels at once.

Zheng Yan saw my shocked expression, smiled with satisfaction, and said, "I have no shortage of money, so I gave most of the reward to you, and I used the remaining small portion to reward the people below."

My hand holding the banknote was shaking a little, and I murmured, "It's a bit too much."

Zheng Yan said nonchalantly: "This is what you deserve. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to accomplish this great feat."

As expected, there is meat to eat if you follow the prince.

I said happily, "If you have any cases you can't solve in the future, come to me and I'll help you solve the case. We can split the prize money. I will never let you suffer any loss."

Zheng Yan looked at me like a money-grubber and laughed a little. He stood up and swung his robe and said, "It's getting late. I have to go back to the palace. Before leaving the palace, my father told me that your house is located in the wilderness and it might be unsafe, so he asked me to send a few more guards to protect the house. He also sent two personal guards to you. They will protect your safety when you go out in the future."

There were already four guards and two gatekeepers in the yard, and now more people have been sent over. Such a small house is like an iron barrel, not even a fly can fly in.

They also said they were sending people to protect me. Bah, it’s obvious that they were just monitoring me.