Who is the white moonlight these days? We are just following the plot

In ancient times, there were no antibiotics, let alone rabies vaccines. The consequences of a rat bite were a hundred times more serious than a cold or fever!

The low bed was not a safe refuge, and the mouse seemed to have eyes and climbed up the bed legs to the bed board.

"Oh my god, damn it!"

Ji Xingyao was really about to vomit. How could this mouse still chase after him? Whoosh, the next second, Ji Xingyao jumped to the ground again.

Just as the man-rat chase was unfolding in the house, she heard someone faintly calling Ling'er outside the door.

Wen Yuan is here?

Ji Xingyao immediately jumped to the door and banged on it desperately: "I'm here, I'm here, can you hear me?"

The people outside the house also heard the noise and immediately ran over here.

"Ling'er, Ling'er, are you in there?"

Xu Jinyi? Why is he here?

No matter who comes, as long as they can get her out, it's fine.

"Minister Xu, it's me. I'm here."

Soon, there was a sound of someone fiddling with the door lock outside.

"Ling'er, the door is locked. I...I'll break it open."

It was not easy for Xu Jinyi, a weak scholar, to pry open the thick door lock with his bare hands.

He picked up a big stone and hit the lock with it.

Once, twice, three times...

He didn't stop until Ji Xingyao could hear his heavy breathing through the door frame.

Finally someone came to rescue her. The clanging sound was the sound of Ji Xingyao's life. Just when she was feeling happy, a white light suddenly flashed in her mind.

She was imprisoned on the orders of Li Heng. Xu Jinyi, a Minister of Rites, openly disobeyed the prince's orders. If he were to be held accountable, he would be demoted at the very least, and punished with the same crime as Ji Xingyao at the worst.

Ji Xingyao didn't want to harm Xu Jinyi.

"Minister Xu, stop smashing it, stop smashing it." She said anxiously through the door.

The noise outside the house was so loud that it drowned out Ji Xingyao's hoarse and fragile voice of dissuasion.

"Who, who is banging on the door?"

Such a big noise quickly attracted the attention of others.

The eunuch who was originally in charge of Ji Xingyao was lazy and went to the deserted yard next door to urinate. When he came back, he saw that this big mess had been caused.

"Stop it! Who are you and why are you breaking down the door?"

Xu Jinyi turned around after hearing the sound, only to see sweat on his fair cheeks. The thick door lock was already in jeopardy after his repeated efforts. A few more hits and it would break.

Scholars are thin-skinned, and Xu Jinyi was caught red-handed. His face turned red and he put down the stone in his hand.

"Hello, eunuch. The person locked inside is Ling'er, the imperial concubine's personal maid. I think there might be some misunderstanding. Could you please unlock the door so I can take a look at her?"

Xu Jinyi used force first and courtesy later. He looked upright and honest, and could scare people for a while.

The gatekeeper glanced at him and saw that he was wearing official uniform. His tone changed: "Who are you?"

"Minister of Rites, Xu Jinyi."

Xu Jinyi, this year's new top scholar and a favorite of the emperor.

When the eunuch heard this, his attitude immediately became respectful: "Oh, it turns out to be Minister Xu. I didn't recognize you."

"My dear father-in-law, you are joking. Don't blame me for being reckless."

The two chatted for a while. Xu Jinyi was anxious to save people, so he made up a few nonsense and quickly changed the subject: "Eunuch, I heard that Miss Ling'er fell into the pond. In this season, she is soaking wet and has no clothes to change. If she gets cold, how can she serve the imperial concubine?"

Ling'er's fame in the palace is no less than Xu Zhuangyuan's.

She was originally Xu Jinyi's maid, but was later favored by the imperial concubine and transformed into a top-class maid in the palace, which made many people jealous.

As soon as she fell into a bad position, everyone took advantage of her misfortune and waited to see her make a fool of herself.

The father-in-law is naturally a snob. He cannot offend the prince, nor does he want to offend the new top scholar.

Xu Jinyi had worked in the palace for a period of time and understood some of the unspoken rules.

He took out a tael of silver from his sleeve and put it into the gatekeeper's hand.

"Father-in-law, please be flexible and let me take a look at Miss Ling'er. As long as I confirm that she is okay, I will leave."