The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

“And you!” Jingxue pointed at Baili Zhan.

"How dare you call yourself a 'miracle doctor'? You are utterly unworthy of your title, actually poisoning your own apprentice! What kind of lousy master are you? I'm ashamed for you!"

"You're a disgrace to doctors! Since ancient times, matters between husband and wife have been considered private. But you, you've really gone too far. Do you live by the sea? Why are you meddling in other people's business?"

At this moment, Baili Zhan's face was as red as a monkey's bottom. He wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. A master being scolded so badly by his apprentice's wife made him feel like he couldn't live anymore.

But the Emperor Emeritus acted as if he had just found out about it. "What? Ah Zhan, how could you drug Chen'er! Did you get the wrong medicine? You wouldn't do this, you're not that kind of person!"

Jingxue: Old man, your acting skills are so good, you deserve an Oscar.

"Xue'er! Don't be angry! There might be some misunderstanding here. No wonder you're so angry! You don't know! This Doctor Baili is a medical fanatic. He's always messing around with all sorts of medicinal herbs. That day, he probably accidentally got some herbs on his hands. Don't be angry!" The Emperor Emeritus actually took two steps forward, spread his arms, looked around and spoke, acting like he was mediating a fight.

Baili Zhan couldn't expose the Emperor Emeritus at this point, so he had to bite the bullet and say, "On New Year's Eve, when the Emperor Emeritus asked me to deliver clothes and things to you, I was indeed preparing medicine, and I might have accidentally..."

Jingxue said coldly, "Keep making things up! When Mu Chen saw me faint and came to find you that night, why didn't you take out the antidote?"

“I…” Baili Zhan remembered this incident.

The Emperor Emeritus, quick-witted as ever, said, "Ah Zhan didn't drug you. Mu Chen is here, so of course we don't believe him. We'll just assume he's drunk and acting crazy!"

Jingxue didn't really intend to do anything to them; she just cursed them, sometimes seriously, sometimes not, and that made her feel a little better.

"So it really was a misunderstanding?"

"It's a misunderstanding, of course it's a misunderstanding!" the Emperor Emeritus said with a smile.

What could Baili Zhan say? He was almost killed by the retired emperor. It seemed he had to leave the capital, this place of trouble, and go far away, never wanting to come back.

"Xue'er! The Cangbei delegation is leaving on the sixth day of the month. We've already signed a contract with them, so you still need to figure out how to get the grain seeds!" The Emperor Emeritus said in a fawning tone.

Jingxue tossed her fox fur coat aside and sat down. "Father! It's not that your daughter-in-law doesn't want to give it up, it's just that she really doesn't have any left. The penalty for breach of contract isn't much silver, Your Majesty isn't short of money, is she? You tell me, your daughter-in-law acted as a hostage to facilitate the negotiations, and what was the result? Someone even set fire to her. What did I gain? I'm just a woman in the inner quarters! My heart is filled with bitterness!"

Come on! It's just acting, right? I can do that too.

Jingxue put her right hand to her forehead, looking both troubled and aggrieved.

The Emperor Emeritus: You brat, you've followed in my footsteps.

The old man walked back to his seat and sat down. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "Girl, I know you have some skills. I hope you can stay by Mu Chen's side. Don't worry, I assure you, he won't have any other women."

"I don't believe it! And I don't care!" Jingxue rolled her eyes after saying that.

The retired emperor was speechless.

The old man was feeling down...

The eunuch said anxiously, "Your Highness, this is such a rare opportunity! Please agree quickly!"

Jingxue lowered her hand and laughed sarcastically, "In your opinion, all the things I've done for the court are for this? This is what you wanted, isn't it? Father, your abdication is a great loss to Beiye. You are a talented person!"

This time it was the Emperor Emeritus's turn to facepalm. This girl is really difficult to deal with!

"Very well! I can make you a promise: as long as your grain seeds can be successfully distributed this year, so that the people will no longer suffer from hunger, I will release your family. However, you must not mention the matter of divorcing Chen'er again." The Emperor Emeritus said with a burst of courage. He had not discussed this decision with the Emperor and was acting on his own initiative.

Jingxue then said in a serious tone, "Father, the burden of proof lies with the person making the accusation. Some of the evidence regarding my father's case is no longer available, but the culprit is still there. If I wanted him to confess, it wouldn't be difficult; it would just require some means. However, you certainly wouldn't believe me, so I didn't do that. You said that imprisonment was to protect my father, and I believe you on that point, including the timely replacement of guards."

“I can promise you that if the country is in trouble, I will lend a helping hand without hesitation within my ability. However, you can’t take advantage of me. Helping is a favor, not helping is my right. If I help, I am helping the people.”

“Speaking of sentiments, although I am helping the common people, they are the subjects of Bei Ye. Whether you are the emperor or the ruler, I am still helping you. Shouldn’t you give me some reward? And the reward I’m talking about doesn’t necessarily have to be gold or silver. It could be the release of my family.”

"As for the matter between Ye Muchen and me, I hope you will stop interfering. How far we end up is our own business. Whether we are together or not has nothing to do with whether I help the court or not. Do you understand?"

Jingxue's words filled the Emperor Emeritus with both joy and worry. His favorite third son! Why was his love life so bumpy?

Finally, the retired emperor said, "Very well! I promise you, once you have completed the task of promoting the grain seeds, I will speak to the emperor to release your family."

Jingxue rose and bowed to the Emperor Emeritus, saying, "Your daughter-in-law thanks you, Father!"

"Let the three children stay with me for a few more days!" the Emperor Emeritus said.

Jingxue nodded and said, "That's fine! But I still need to go to Lengyan Palace tomorrow. I'll come and pick up Jingze to go with me. Father, I'll head back to the East Palace now!"

"Go back! Xiao Xi, see Princess Zhan out!"

With a flick of his whisk, Eunuch Xi said, "Princess Consort Zhan, this old servant sees you off!"

Watching Jingxue and the others leave, the Emperor Emeritus let out a long sigh of relief, thinking to himself: If only this girl were a boy! She would surely have achieved something extraordinary.

That won't work either. What about his third son if it's a boy?

Standing to the side, Baili Zhan looked aggrieved and muttered, "Your Majesty, you are too cruel! You betrayed me without hesitation."

The Emperor Emeritus rolled his eyes at him and said irritably, "What nonsense are you talking about! Today's situation is all thanks to my cleverness and resourcefulness. Besides, now is not the time to worry about these things. Why don't you hurry up and check on those two things on the ground? So much time has passed, are they all dead?"

Baili Zhan reluctantly got up and walked to the two golden-armored guards. The two men seemed to be asleep. He picked up the silver needles and inserted them into the two men.

When Jingxue returned to Yichun Palace, she was surprised to see Wanyan Junhao and his wife talking to Ye Muchen.

"Princess Consort Zhan, I heard that your grain was burned. Can you still deliver the seeds to us?" Wanyan Junhao asked.

"You already know it was burned, so why bother paying anything?" Jingxue said with a forced smile.

Wanyan Junhao said, "Then you'll have to pay us ten times the penalty for breach of contract!"