nucmednet Chapter 656, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping
Chapter 656, Step by Step, Heart-Stopping
Kangxi summoned Lin Jiu and Yin Tang mainly to inquire about the smallpox vaccination and the rewards. After giving them his instructions, he dismissed them.
"Wait, Ninth Prince's Consort..."
Not long after Lin Jiu and his companion stepped out of the Qianqing Palace, a clear and melodious female voice came from behind them.
Hearing that familiar voice, Lin Jiu and Yin Tang exchanged a glance, then simultaneously quickened their pace, but it seemed to have no effect...
Just as Lin Jiu was about to reach the palace gate, she noticed a figure running quickly towards her and successfully blocking her way at the last moment—it was none other than Ruoxi, the one who had caused them so much trouble!
Faced with Ruoxi's sudden appearance, Lin Jiu felt utterly helpless. This person was like a leech, impossible to shake off! Judging from the looks of it, if he didn't give her an explanation today, he wouldn't be leaving!
Meanwhile, Yinzhen seemed a bit irritated. He frowned and said to Ruoxi in a stiff tone, "Speak up if you have something to say!" He swallowed the rest of his sentence under Lin Jiu's gaze.
However, Ruoxi was completely unconcerned about Yinzhen's indifferent attitude.
She stared intently at Lin Jiu, her eyes filled with curiosity and inquiry.
After a moment of silence, Ruoxi inexplicably blurted out, "Imperial Jade Liquor."
This sudden remark startled Lin Jiu. She instinctively wanted to reply with "one hundred and eighty a cup," but fortunately, she reacted quickly enough to swallow the words that were about to come out.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Jiu looked at Ruoxi with a puzzled expression and asked, "Miss Ruoxi, what do you mean by that? Do you perhaps want to drink?"
Undeterred by the unexpected answer, Ruoxi tried to discern something from Lin Jiu's face, but found nothing, only disgust.
Disgust? Ruoxi wasn't mistaken; Lin Jiu was indeed disgusted by Ruoxi's repeated tests. In her opinion, even if Ruoxi really was a time traveler, so what? It was her business if she didn't want to acknowledge this self-righteous female lead.
If you want to be unique, then don't test the waters. She hasn't admitted it either. Can't we just stay out of each other's way?
At this moment, Yinzhen was truly enraged. Lin Jiu was his most precious treasure, the apple of his eye, and he couldn't bear to be offended like this. He shouted angrily, "Insolence! Insubordination! Guards, take this person away and give him ten strokes of the cane so he'll learn his lesson!"
He ordered her to be dragged away and given ten strokes of the cane as punishment, not because he was soft-hearted, but mainly because this person was a palace maid serving the Emperor. He couldn't go too far; if he punished her too severely, it would be a slap in the face to the Emperor.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, it was ultimately decided that only a symbolic ten strokes of the cane would be given as punishment.
All of this was completely unexpected for Ruoxi.
As she watched helplessly as she was about to be brutally beaten, an indescribable feeling of grievance and resentment welled up inside her.
Especially as she was being forcibly dragged away by two fierce eunuchs, her gaze remained fixed on the Ninth Prince and his wife as they walked away, recalling the various scenes she had heard and witnessed before…
The Ninth Prince would not marry anyone but his Ninth Consort, declaring that he would be with her for life. Ruoxi was certain that since the time traveler was not the Ninth Prince, then she must be his wife. But who knew that Lin Jiu would be so heartless, refusing to admit it and even hitting her.
Lin Jiu: "..." No, are those two big eyes on his face for people to see? It was clearly Yin Tang who ordered the beating.