Fairy, don't try to mess with my filial piety

"I have to see if those doctors have been brought back. They are already old and their time is coming up. I don't want them to be buried at sea!"

Chu Wuji also talked about how he got the old men out of Yunhe Town.

After listening to this, Ning Xianzhi found it hard to judge whether this was the cleverness of him remaining calm in the face of danger, or the reckless act of seeking medical help from all directions in desperation. He always felt that it was a bit funny.

If a ship without a helmsman is sent directly into the canal during the flood season, it is likely to get into an accident. Even if it does not rush into the sea, it is likely to collide with other ships on the waterway.

If the disciples of Shenxiao Sect had not gone after them, the old men on the boat would have been in great danger of death.

She said, "Don't worry, with those immortal disciples here to help, nothing will happen. At worst, they can save the doctors' lives."

Chu Wuji also agreed, but he still had to go and inquire about the news. Anyway, he was close to the palace now, so it was very convenient.

However, thinking of the scene when those immortal disciples appeared, Chu Wuji couldn't help but sigh:

"The disciples of the Immortal Family are really steady. Even I can walk around with that demon drum for a while. They actually came with so many people!"

"...Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."

Ning Xianzhi quickly dropped the topic. She really didn't want to recall what happened that night. The disciples in the sect were really unreliable.

Chu Wuzhi didn't say anything more. He went out for a walk, bought two baskets of buns to bring back to his godmother, and then moved to Prince Jing'an's Mansion.

He is now a nominal employee of the palace and a full-time animal trainer, but he has not yet obtained an identity token.

Chu Wuji was still worried that he would need to explain to the people outside the door and trouble someone to inform them, but he didn't expect that last night's competition had such a great influence. The guards at the gate saluted him with fists and showed great respect when they saw him.

The guard at the gate symbolically asked about his identity token. Seeing that Chu Wuzhi said he had not received it yet, he did not make him wait and let him enter the palace directly.

Chu Wuji asked curiously, "Just letting me in like this, without Miss Sique leading the way, is that okay?"

The guard waved his hand, and seeing that the butler was not around, he chatted a few more words:

"Princess Yao'er instructed us in advance that Brother Chu could come and go as he pleased. How could the token be more important than the princess' words? It's a pity that I had gatekeeping duties yesterday, otherwise I would have definitely gone to the North Gate to show my support!"

Chu Wuji said politely, "Excuse me! In the end, you still lost. You brought shame to the palace!"

He arrived at the villa and happened to see the royal team preparing to go out.

It turned out that the team that had gone to Yunhe Town to quell the evil had returned, and Princess Jing'an was going to the palace to find out what was going on.

Wen Yaoer ran out of the car and came to Chu Wuji's side lively and energetically:

"Brother Chu, if you had come a little later, we would have been out. I heard that you haven't slept a wink since you went to Yunhe Town. Can't you rest for a few more days?"

Chu Wuji was actually thankful that the ray of sunlight had woken him up, otherwise his entire trip would have been in vain:

"Yes, Princess Yao'er, you see, I have closed my eyes several times now."

The girl looked up at Chu Wuji and found that he was blinking rapidly and seriously, which made her speechless. She couldn't help but say:

"So Brother Chu can tell jokes... I said closing my eyes meant sleeping, but you made it into blinking~"

In the carriage, Princess Jing'an lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at Chu Wuji outside. A hint of regret flashed in her beautiful eyes, because Chu Wuji had changed back into his usual training clothes.

She also wondered why the show-off culture in the Lihuo Kingdom made men pay more attention to their appearance. The greasy and powdered look was a bit excessive, but it was normal to pay attention to clothing and appearance.

Chu Wuji, on the other hand, always wears an old training suit that ruins his image. If you don't know him, you might think he is a new cook hired by the palace.

The black robe worn by the warrior during the competition is so majestic and pleasing to the eye!

...In a few days, I will ask him to change into something more handsome, based on the etiquette of the palace.

"Yao'er, do you still want to go to the palace to accompany Aunt Queen?" asked Princess Jing'an.

The girl ran to the side of the carriage and looked inside on tiptoe. She said flatteringly, "Can you bring Brother Chu into the palace? If not, I'll go next time and ask Mother to say a few good words to Auntie for me~"

Chu Wuji said quickly, "No need to trouble you. I just wanted to come to the palace to see if there is anything I can help with, and by the way, ask about the safety of the doctors in Yunhe Town."

Princess Jing'an said, "He should be back. I don't know if he's injured or not. If you want to know sooner, you can go to the palace and ask Si Que. Si Que returned to the palace late last night to report."

Chapter 34: Holy Queen

The atmosphere in the court today is a little heavy, and someone is destined to lose his head.

Yunhe Town is not far from the capital city. It can be regarded as a pass for shipping in the capital city and also an outpost.

But now that such a big thing has happened, the pursuit of responsibility is no joke.

Last night at midnight, the captain of the army who pacified the demon disaster in Yunhe Town, as well as Si Que and others, returned to the capital to report. After taking a short nap, they were called to the morning court to report their respective intelligence in detail.

The old doctors who were almost wiped out also appeared in the court. Although they were not required to explain anything, as frontline witnesses, they had to show their faces.

While the captain of the officers and soldiers was reporting, relevant officials would come forward from time to time, kneel down and confess their crimes, begging for forgiveness. They had many colleagues, but no one dared to help plead for mercy.

The captain spoke for a long time, his throat almost dry, and finally he finished:

"...A white snake spell of unknown origin strangled the demon drum. Perhaps a passing expert assisted. I later inquired with the immortal disciples of the Divine Sky Sect, and they did not cast the spell.

After the Immortal Family disciples rescued the cargo ship carrying the Imperial Physician back to Yunhe Town, I and the others immediately returned to the capital to report."

On the throne was a noble woman wearing a dragon robe and an imperial crown. She looked to be about thirty years old, but she was the current ruler, the mother of the late emperor - the Holy Queen of Lihuo.

Putting aside her royal identity, the Holy Queen of Lihuo had gone into the mountains to practice Buddhism in her early years. Suddenly, she was entrusted with the imperial seal by the late emperor, and then she returned to the Lihuo Dynasty.

More than ten years have passed since she returned to the Lihuo Dynasty. Many officials in the court have grown from middle-aged with black hair to middle-aged with gray hair, but the appearance of the Holy Queen of Lihuo has remained unchanged.

After listening to the information from several parties, the Holy Empress Lihuo said:

"When the demon drum was still dormant, it was probably secretly transported by the demon tribe to a small coastal country downstream, with no intention of leaving it in Lihuo Country. However, the officials of Yunhe Town were overjoyed and seized it for themselves, leading to the subsequent disaster.

Compile a list of relevant officials and send it to me before tomorrow morning court."

There are many officials involved, and it is impossible for the Holy Queen of Fire to make detailed punishments right now. She can only give a general idea first.

However, the subsequent rectification of official corruption is inevitable, taking advantage of this Yunhe Town case!

The Holy Empress Lihuo turned to look at Si Que and the several palace guards beside her and asked:

"You are from the Jing'an Palace. This trip has been meritorious, but I still have to ask why you are in Yunhe Town?"

"Reporting to the Holy Empress, I wish to invite the Imperial Physician to come for a consultation. I heard that the Imperial Physician went to Yunhe Town, so Princess Jing'an ordered me to bring someone to fetch the Imperial Physician..."

The mission of the officers and soldiers on this trip was to quell the evil spirit disaster, but the mission of Si Que and his group was much simpler. From the beginning, they just wanted to help Chu Wu Ji invite the imperial physician. They didn't think about quelling the evil spirit disaster. It was just a coincidence that they came together.

However, after Si Que confessed her own experience, Chu Wuji's actions became known to everyone in the court.

Not to mention restraining the demon drum, just the fact that he preserved the medical heritage of the imperial physicians was a huge contribution.

The imperial physician and his fellow apprentices have inherited the legacy and served the royal family for generations. Now their disciples haven’t even finished their apprenticeship yet. If they are all wiped out at once, it will be a big disaster!

The old imperial physician bowed and spoke well of Si Que, Chu Wuji and the others to seek credit:

"Reporting to the Holy Queen, Chu Wuji, that young man, was so reckless that he nearly sent several of my fellow apprentices to be buried at sea. Without his help, I'm afraid the demon drum would have already skinned me, pulled out my bones, and sewn me back onto the drum skin!"

"Miss Sique has done us a great favor! She knew that the demon drum would peel off people's skin, but she took the initiative to risk her life to lure away the demon."

The civil officials in the court were unmoved, but the military generals were surprised when they heard it.

They had not been to the scene in person and had never faced the demon drum directly, but the officers and soldiers were well-trained and even they had difficulty dealing with it, which shows how powerful the demon was!

"This Chu Wuji, all by himself, actually delayed the demon drum for so long, until the officers and soldiers arrived to help!"

"Is this true? After the soldiers arrived, they could only set up an armored formation and passively defended themselves, unable to counterattack. How could he contain the demon drum by himself?"

Queen Wen attended the morning court for the first time, and she sat at the side of Queen Lihuo.

She attended the morning court session and only then learned the whole story of Canal Town. Just listening to it made her feel uneasy.

The drum skin is exquisitely crafted. After awakening, the demon drum peels off human skin and bones, refines the two town officials into its own drumsticks, and beats the drum by bowing...

This night’s experience was a bit too terrifying!

Before Queen Wen learned the news in the morning, she was still immersed in the excitement of the competition at the north gate.

Empress Wen thought of something. She estimated the time and was surprised:

"So, Chu Wuji finished dealing with the Yunhe Town incident, rushed back to the capital without stopping, and before he even had a good night's sleep, he went on stage to compete with the girl from the Yun family, and the fight was quite intense?!"

"I heard Yao'er say last night that Chu Wuji had just returned from Yunhe Town, his face covered in dust and blood. It turns out he had actually fought the demon drum in Yunhe Town!"

The eunuch said "Silence" at the right time, and the court became quiet.

The Holy Queen Li Huo turned to look at her daughter-in-law and asked:

"Empress Wen, the Jing'an Palace is your natal family. Who is Chu Wuji in the palace? Princess Jing'an actually personally dispatched the imperial physician for him, and later sent palace guards to personally fetch the physician and others. Is she taking him so seriously?"

Empress Wen came back to her senses and bowed lightly:

"Previously, when the Jing'an Palace was on a field trip, he saved the emperor's life and Yao'er also liked the little white tiger he found. Princess Jing'an admired his talent and recruited him into the palace. When she learned that he was looking for a doctor for his mother, she helped him dispatch the imperial physician."

The ministers in the court were filled with envy and regret. According to Empress Wen, the Prince of Jing'an's Palace had only recently recruited this talent. If they had discovered him earlier, such a talent might have become a personal guard in their own palace!

Now that this talented young man has been recruited into Prince Jing'an's Palace, even if he is Queen Wen's man, it will be difficult for others to ask Princess Jing'an to give way.

At this time, the Minister of War kept repeating the name "Chu Wuji" on his lips. It sounded familiar to him, and he suddenly remembered where he had heard it.

"Is this Chu Wuji the man who was defeated by the Yun family's daughter in the duel at the North Gate last night?"

After this reminder, many people in the court remembered that many officials' families had gone to the North Gate to watch the excitement last night. They originally wanted to watch the iron flower making and fireworks, but unexpectedly they also watched a wonderful martial arts competition and talked about it non-stop when they returned home.

"If this is really the young man from last night's duel, I can understand how he was able to contain the monster. His skills are extraordinary! He was able to compete with the daughter of the Yun family who was about to join the immortal family, and he was not at a disadvantage."

"Then he came back from Yunhe Town without even a moment's rest, and went in to fight back and forth?"

"No wonder the Jing'an Palace is willing to send an imperial physician to him!"

After this discussion, the ministers in the court discovered that this young man was not unfamiliar. He did not appear suddenly, but they had heard of him before!

"Isn't he the same young man who beat Minister Yu's son-in-law half to death more than a month ago?"

Upon hearing this, Minister Yu's face turned pale, but he didn't dare to say anything more.

The others, however, all showed expressions of sudden enlightenment, and said that the name "Chu Wu Ji" sounded more and more familiar.

At that time, everyone was considering Minister Yu's face and was saying that Chu Wuji was being unreasonable. Whenever they saw Minister Yu, they would help to belittle Chu Wuji. As they belittled him, they unknowingly ignored him in their hearts.

I didn’t expect to miss the opportunity to recruit talents because of this!

Not only did Yu Hualong get beaten up because his skills were inferior to others, but he also caused everyone to miss out on a talented person!

......

After the morning court session ended, Queen Wen returned to her bedroom and found that Princess Jing'an had come with Yao'er, and Chu Wuji was also there.

Chu Wuzhi did not rush in. He sat on the steps of the courtyard, while Wen Yaoer stayed beside him, playing with the little white tiger with dogtail grass.

Chu Wuji stood up and saluted Queen Wen. He did not understand the etiquette in the palace, so he could only show some respect.

Empress Wen suddenly remembered that the first time she had seriously examined this young man was during the Cat Spirit Case...

At that time, she thought Chu Wuji was one of those rare and extraordinary people. Only for Yao'er's sake did she order Si Que to help him out and avoid the difficulties of the martial arts academy. After that, she did not take Chu Wuji seriously.

I didn’t expect that I was really wrong!

I wonder if I can get it from Yaoer...

While thinking, Wen Yaoer raised her pink arms and waved them in front of Queen Wen:

"Aunt, Brother Chu has been bowing to you for a long time, why are you just standing there?"

Queen Wen came back to her senses. She glanced at Chu Wuji's clothes and found that they were not the same robes as yesterday. She frowned quietly and said:

"I was so focused on the morning court that I lost focus... How come the Jing'an Palace didn't even help him find a set of clothes?

This will easily make the palace a laughing stock, so it would be better if he were transferred to the palace first. I will arrange for the embroiderers in the embroidery workshop to tailor a few sets for him."

The girl shook her head. She and Empress Wen were not from the same generation, so she naturally didn't understand the Empress's aunt's love for old-style warrior robes.

"Brother Chu isn't a guard or anything like that. He's in charge of the little white tiger, so why would he need to wear a uniform?"

Princess Jing'an was sitting in the inner room, feeling strange. She was still thinking about Chu Wuji's clothes when she went out, and now she didn't expect that Queen Wen was also paying attention to his clothes.

She urged calmly, "Stop dawdling and come in to talk about the morning court!"

Chapter 35 It's Hard to Have Both

Inside the room, two beautiful and graceful ladies sat opposite each other on mats, and Queen Wen recounted what happened in the court.

Empress Wen was in charge of the lecture, and Princess Jing'an, as a listener, rolled up her sleeves and made tea, so that her listening was not in vain.