When Ji Zhen and Yu Min sat down in the flower hall, Ji Zhen's favorite white peony was already placed on the sandalwood high table.

Ji Zhen picked it up and gently lifted the lid to take a look. The tea had a bright color and a fragrant aroma. A light sip filled her mouth with the aroma of tea.

It is truly one in a thousand, the finest white peony.

Yu Min, who was sitting in the first seat, watched Ji Zhen calmly pick up the teacup, take a sip and put it down, then asked:

"Why? Zhenzhen doesn't like this tea?"

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Ji Zhenchong bowed slightly to Yu Min to show respect, and then said:

"But I thought that the Marquis brought me here early in the morning not for this cup of tea."

Seeing Ji Zhen's straightforward words, Yu Min laughed. She put down the teacup in her hand and waved to the servant. The servant waiting at the side brought a red box with gold decoration.

Bringing it to him, Yu Min waved to Ji Zhen and said:

"Here, take a look at this."

Ji Zhen stood up and moved closer, and saw Yu Min slowly opening the box in front of her, revealing an imperial edict.

The imperial edict was carefully wrapped in a bright yellow gold-woven bag. The bag was a common style in the palace, but it looked like it was quite old.

What's the purpose of showing me the imperial edict for no reason?

Ji Zhen frowned and immediately became alert.

Yu Min was so smart that she immediately sensed Ji Zhen's defensiveness with a glance and sneered:

"Girl, what are you afraid of? I didn't ask you to burn incense and take a bath. This imperial decree is for me, not for you."

Ji Zhen stood beside Yu Min with his hands behind his back, watching her nonchalantly unpacking the bag, and said:

"I know it's not for me, but I'm afraid you're going to give it to me."

Yu Min paused for a moment as she unpacked the bag, turned her head and glanced at Ji Zhen, then threw the bag to her. She imitated Ji Zhen and grabbed the bag with both hands, then stood by and said with a smug smile:

"Smart. I'm going to give it to you. Now that you've guessed it, open it and take a look yourself."

Ji Zhen took the shiny gold-woven bag reflexively, and suddenly felt like she had grabbed a hot potato. She had a hunch that there was nothing good in it, and she had no intention of even looking at it. Her face darkened immediately, and she held the imperial edict and asked Yu Min:

"My Lord Marquis, the imperial edict is the will of the emperor. Those who obey the will of the emperor are like His Majesty himself. This Lord Zhijindai is so disrespectful, it is really too much."

After that, Ji Zhen put the bag back into the box without even touching the buckle, and even closed the lid properly. She took two steps back to her seat and calmly asked the attendant beside her to add more tea for her.

Yu Min didn't expect Ji Zhen to put the gold-woven bag directly into the box without even opening it. She put her hands in her pockets, followed Ji Zhen back to her chair, kicked her foot, and said:

"Girl, I told you that it was an imperial decree, and I asked you to see it, so why did you put it back? This is extremely disrespectful."

The top-grade white peony was brewed in the teapot at its best. A sip of it left a sweet aftertaste in the mouth, refreshing the heart and soul, which made Ji Zhen more patient. She followed Yu Min to the flower hall early in the morning and guessed that she must have something to do, but she didn't expect that this matter would even involve an imperial edict.

When it comes to the royal family, it’s probably not a good thing. She didn’t want to know a word. However, Yu Min’s accusation of “disrespect” was unacceptable, so she put down her teacup and asked slowly:

"Oh? How is this disrespectful? Please enlighten me, sir."

Yu Min saw that Ji Zhen was calm and composed, sitting comfortably on her carved rosewood chair. She raised her eyebrows, took two steps back to the main seat, crossed her legs, leaned on the armrest, raised her finger, and began to list Ji Zhen's crimes.

"Not kneeling after seeing the imperial edict is the first crime. Not respecting the imperial edict is the second crime. Disobeying my order is the third crime. So, do you accept it?"

Yu Min held up three fingers and looked at Ji Zhen with a smile, as if he had caught her pigtails and felt very proud.

Ji Zhen didn't respond to her words. She just picked up the teacup, took another sip of tea, and said casually:

"White Peony is at its best right now. It's sweet, fragrant and refreshing, and it can help sober you up and relieve hangovers. It's great. By the way, has your Excellency had breakfast?"

"Humph! Don't you see what time it is? Can I wait for you hungry? The kitchen made meat porridge this morning. If you want to eat..."

Yu Min followed Ji Zhen's words and just said two sentences, then suddenly stopped talking alertly, frowned and looked at Ji Zhen.

Ji Zhen slowly raised three fingers, and said, "I can't help but say this:

"Alas, the Marquis requested the imperial decree but did not fast. This is a sin. In the Marquis's mansion..."

Before Ji Zhen finished her words, she saw Yu Min take a big step and stand in front of her. She stretched out her hand to pinch her cheek and rubbed it, grinding her back teeth and said angrily:

"You damn girl! You're so bold, aren't you? You even dare to make up stories about me!"

"You're the first to attack Wu!"

Lose the fight but not the battle! Under Yu Min's evil hands, Ji Zhen, despite his disability, was determined to seek justice for himself.

Yu Min looked at Ji Zhen's stubborn eyes, was slightly stunned, let go of her hand, and laughed out loud with a smile in her eyes:

"You little girl, you are just like your mother, so stubborn... so stubborn!"

After that, she kindly let go of Ji Zhen, walked to the table, picked up the box, and threw it directly into Ji Zhen's arms, pointing at the box and saying, "Don't refuse."

"This is related to your mother. You can watch it if you want."

After that, he waved lazily to the attendant and said:

"Go, get the boiled meat porridge from the kitchen, and some snacks, I want the glazed pastry."

"Yes."

The attendant took the order and left. Soon six attendants came silently into the flower hall carrying food boxes and placed the food on the table one by one.

The hot meat porridge was stewed on a small red clay stove. As soon as it was put on the table, the salty aroma of meat and the sweet aroma of rice spread throughout the hall. Even the servants who had already eaten breakfast and were full of food could not help but swallow their saliva when they smelled the aroma.

But Ji Zhen turned a blind eye to all this, all her attention was drawn to the line of small words on the imperial edict.

"My remains will be escorted by the loyal and brave Marquis Yu Min and moved to the northwest to be buried together with Ji Xi..."

Ji Zhen couldn't believe it and read the imperial edict again. Suddenly, a surge of anger rose in his heart. He slammed the imperial edict on the table with a bang, looked at Yu Min angrily, and asked:

"Your Majesty is going to open my mother's tomb and bury her together with her?"

Yu Min sat on the chair and scratched his head. He looked at Ji Zhen, who was full of anger, calmly and kindly reminded her:

"I'm wondering if your eyesight is good or bad. Didn't you see the five big characters 'Pass the throne to Ji Zhen' on that line of small characters?"

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