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

Li Jin pounded his legs and said, "I have only seen people begging for life, but never for death. What was your intention in deliberately provoking His Majesty just now?"

I said, "I didn't expect you could see it like this?"

Li Jin rolled his eyes at me and said, "I'm not blind, why can't I see it?"

After standing for a long time, my legs were shaking, but one of the two stools was kicked away and the other was occupied by Li Jin.

I shook my legs and said, "This place is not suitable for me. I want to go home. Believe it or not, I really want to die."

Li Jin asked in confusion: "What does your going home have to do with seeking death? Your Majesty is the ruler of a country, how can you speak disrespectfully? Do you understand the principle that if the ruler wants his subject to die, the subject must die? In the future, you must be careful about what you say in front of His Majesty, so as not to anger His Majesty, or you will lose your life."

Li Jin must have thought I was crazy. Who really wants to die? I just want to blackmail the emperor to achieve my own goals.

I don't want to explain too much. Some things will only get worse the more you explain them. No one will truly understand you.

So I said, "Yes, yes, I understand. Thank you for your teachings, Mr. Li."

Li Jin was very satisfied with my attitude of admitting my mistakes, nodded, and said, "Get ready. I will pick you up at the Taifu Mansion tomorrow and take you to the General's Mansion to settle the case."

"So fast? Didn't you say you wanted to wait for a reply?" I asked puzzled.

Li Jin said, "I have already sent the invitation a day in advance. Even if you don't reply, it won't be impolite for us to go directly. You can wait at the Taifu Mansion tomorrow."

I responded "Okay".

After a while, Li Jin saw that I was still not leaving, so he looked up and asked, "Master Zhao, do you have anything else to do?"

I thought about it and said, "Why did your majesty kill Concubine Yu?"

When I said this, Li Jin was so scared that he quickly turned his head and looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, he lowered his head and said, "Girl, just know it in your heart. There are some things that cannot be said out loud!"

"But I want to know!" I looked at Li Jin stubbornly and said, "The person died in my arms. This is a stain on my medical practice. I want to know the reason."

Li Jin looked at me and sighed, saying, "It's okay for you to tell me, but you must not tell anyone, and you must not tell His Majesty that I told you."

I nodded and said, "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who would betray my friends."

When Li Jin heard this, he couldn't help but look at me more and said, "That day was Lord Gongsun's birthday."

"Oh, so that day was Gongsun Wen's birthday? But what does it have to do with Concubine Yu? Isn't it said that concubines in the deep palace cannot go out at will, especially when she is pregnant and about to give birth?" I asked puzzled.

"Girl, could you please stop being so impatient and wait for me to tell you slowly? Now that you interrupt me, I have to start all over again." Li Jin said somewhat unhappily.

"Okay, okay, I was wrong." I quickly raised my hand to admit my mistake.

Li Jin was very satisfied with my attitude of admitting my mistake, nodded and continued, "That day was Lord Gongsun's birthday. According to the custom in previous years, Concubine Yu would go out of the palace to personally celebrate Lord Gongsun's birthday."

"This white lotus..." As soon as I said this, Li Jin glared at me fiercely. I knew I was talking too much again, so I quickly made a zipper-like motion to my mouth.

Li Jin continued, "All of this was allowed by His Majesty. His Majesty believed that the two of them were close as junior sisters, and celebrating birthdays once a year was no big deal. But this year was different from previous years. Concubine Yu was already pregnant, and seeing that her birth was imminent, she still insisted on leaving the palace to celebrate Lord Gongsun's birthday. His Majesty was a little unhappy, but for the sake of face, he let her go. As a result, His Majesty softened her heart, and Concubine Yu got into trouble."

Li Jin said so much in one breath and felt a little tired. He took a breath and then continued, "When Concubine Yu was in trouble, Your Majesty happened to be in Gongsun Mansion discussing important matters with Lord Gongsun. It was a mistake, absolutely a mistake. When Concubine Yu was in trouble, Lord Gongsun acted too obviously, which made Your Majesty feel a thorn in his heart. In the end, he only abandoned the mother and kept the child. This was also a warning to Lord Gongsun."

I listened for a long time and was speechless.

Gongsun Wen did seem a bit too much that day. But the two of them had been together for more than ten years, and even ordinary people would have feelings for each other. Moreover, Gongsun Wen did like Concubine Yu when he was young, so isn't it normal to worry about Concubine Yu?

Just because of this, Concubine Yu was killed?

An autumn breeze blew by and I couldn't help but shiver.

I murmured, "Doesn't Gongsun Wen hate the emperor to death?"

"Hate?" Li Jin sneered and said, "Just now I said that the whole world belongs to the king. If the king wants his subjects to die, they have to die. How can there be any resentment?"

I raised my hands, and my ten fingers were fat and white, which was completely different from the delicate jade fingers before. Although Gui Lanting had made Zhao Shengping useless over the years, at least he had never asked her to do any work, and there was no callus on her hands.

I slowly closed my fingers together and made a fist, clenching my teeth and saying, "I am a doctor. I have always aspired to save lives, not kill people! I am to blame for Concubine Yu's death, but I also killed dozens of servants in Gongsun Wen's mansion. What kind of bandit logic is this!"

Seeing me gritting my teeth, Li Jin quickly shushed me and said, "Speak softly, be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."

Just after he finished saying this, he suddenly looked at the broken wall, and rolled his eyes in anger, saying: "You broke my wall without giving me any compensation, that's really stingy."

I kicked the stool that Li Jin was sitting on and said angrily, "I'm talking to you about something serious, why are you talking about the wall?"

Li Jin turned his head and looked at me and said, "This wall is also a serious matter. I am very poor, and it will cost me a lot of money to repair the wall. Isn't it a serious matter?"

I was so angry that I turned and left.

Li Jin hurriedly chased after him, twisting his injured legs and saying as he walked, "How about this? His Majesty won't dare to do anything to you. How about you help me ask His Majesty for some money to repair the wall?"

"Get out!" I said bluntly.

"50 taels!" Li Jin stretched out his hand and waved it.

"I'm not worth that much even if I sell it." I rolled my eyes.

"What about the forty taels? I'll give you some more myself." Li Jin pressed on.

I ignore him.

"Thirty taels is okay, right? No less." Li Jin said through gritted teeth, as if he had made up his mind.

I still ignored him.

"Twenty taels, twenty taels..."

"Ten taels, it can't be any lower..."

I was so annoyed by him that I twisted my fat body and ran as fast as I could.

He turned left and right and ran for a long time, almost running out of breath, but he still couldn't find the room where Nanny Lu was.

I held onto a column by the eaves, panting, and pointed at Li Jin and said, "Don't chase me anymore, or I'll beat you up!"

Li Jin also panted and said, "I, I don't want to chase you either. Who told you to keep running? I ran because I wanted to tell you that your little sister is waiting for you at the front door."