Chapter 180 After leaving, I forgot about home.

After washing up and changing into her official robes, Ji Yingying went straight into the palace. Before she even entered the Imperial Study, she heard a furious voice coming from inside.

[Holy crap, is the Emperor going crazy?] Ji Yingying was stunned.

Hearing the noise outside, the Emperor immediately ordered Eunuch Cao to come out and invite Ji Yingying in.

"Your Majesty, it's been a long time!"

"I thought you hadn't had enough fun and were reluctant to come back." He knew all about the situation in Anmin County.

"No, no, I went to the palace to see His Majesty as soon as I returned. It's not that I was reluctant to leave, hehe!"

"I heard you killed a chicken?"

"There, that's not a chicken, that's a thief, a thief who tore up my memorial. This is how thieves should be treated."

"Hmph! I heard you haven't written any memorials?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Yingying quickly explained, "I wrote it, but it was destroyed. My hand hurts, and I can't write anymore."

"Then how should you report this?"

"I will dictate this, hehe..." Ji Yingying smiled, then passionately launched into a long speech, recounting the spirit of the red leader with saliva flying everywhere.

"That's how I completed the construction of Anmin County. Although it only took about half a month, Magistrate Li was there. Magistrate Li is a good man. Everyone trusts him to get things done."

"Very good!" The Emperor asked many more questions, and the Crown Prince and Prince Qi both replied.

This Prince Qi doesn't look like the Emperor's uncle at all; he looks more like the Emperor's younger brother...

[Xiangxiang, you've been updating for so long, I haven't been able to catch up on the gossip.]

If Xiangxiang finishes updating and finds out she said that, she'll probably say she's shameless!

It took half an hour to report everything, including the matter of oil. The Emperor then looked at Ji Yingying.

Ji Yingying was eating pastries on the side; it was dinner time, and she was hungry.

"Yingying!"

"Here I am!"

"Hmm, I have a question for you. Tell me, can this petroleum be used like palm oil?"

Ji Yingying nodded: "Yes, but I don't know how to use it. The current oil is unusable."

She had heard that raw petroleum smells when burned and is even supposedly poisonous, but she didn't really know the specifics.

"You really can't make use of oil?"

"No, Your Majesty. If the detective brother were here, perhaps this oil could be used, but I really don't understand the ingredients used in it."

[I really don't understand chemistry and physics. I only managed to understand the truth because I was worried about my dignity, and it took me a lot of effort to discuss it with the detective.]

"Hmm, send someone to investigate..." The Emperor sighed; that person had already left.

If they don't leave, there's still a way to make use of it.

"Your Majesty, do not use open flames. Also, find out how big it is and check if there is natural gas. These two things may be produced together."

Oil isn't so scary, but if the concentration of natural gas is high, it could explode. If it explodes into mush, that would be a real problem.

"What is this natural gas?"

"I don't know. I only know the name of natural gas, but I don't know what it is produced from."

"Just be careful."

Ji Yingying didn't understand these things, but she still had to give the reminders that needed to be given.

"Alright, I understand. Go back and have your meal. Don't eat anymore. I only had a little bit of pastry. If you eat it all, what will I eat?"

"Stingy." Ji Yingying took the two pieces and left, but after taking a few steps, she turned back and said, "Your Majesty, I request leave. I will rest at home tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and the day after that."

"Also, I heard that Minister Gong received a lot of vegetables. I would like to eat some. Would Your Majesty grant me some?"

"Here you go, take it, you can go..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I'll get up right away!" Ji Yingying was overjoyed and went back happily, eating her fill and going to sleep.

The next day, Minister Gong even personally delivered some green vegetables. Being able to eat green vegetables during the snowy season was all thanks to Ji Yingying.

He's still willing to have some vegetables delivered these days.

The vegetables had just arrived when the other rewards came in: boxes of jewelry, gold and silver ingots, and bolts of cloth.

Ji Yingying seemed quite satisfied.

"Mother, make me a set of clothes, I want something pretty." Ji Yingying drew a colorful shirt, which was particularly beautiful, but in Fang Yulan's eyes it was a beggar's outfit, because the clothes were not only short, but also patched up everywhere.

What else could this be but beggar's clothes?

Most importantly, those blue pants, they say they're jeans, lined with fleece, but why are there holes at the knees? And even if there are holes, she calls it trendy. What is trendy?

A beggar?

“Yingying, you can’t wear this dress. Our family isn’t poor.”

"I know, but I like it, Mom. Please make it for me. When I wear it out, I'll definitely be the center of attention."

"I don't think they're the focus, they're the idiots!"

Wearing patched clothes in the dead of winter is bad enough, but to make the pants look messy and disheveled is just awful! The kids are all grown up now, and they won't listen to reason anymore, so I have to resort to the drastic measure of giving them another beating.

"Mother, dear Mother, please help me make it. In a few days it will be the eve of the Lunar New Year. After that, we will rest."

I wonder how many days of holiday we'll have for the Lunar New Year? I hope it's at least half a month; in my past life, I never worried about having a holiday.

We'll see.

"Alright, Mother, have you sent gifts to the Yan family?"

"It's been delivered. Your second brother went to deliver it as soon as he got back. The date has also been set; it's the eve of the Lunar New Year this year."

"What? Second brother is getting married!" Ji Yingying was a little reluctant. What a wonderful second brother he was! From now on, he would only be a relative.

"Mother, my second brother got married. Have we separated the family property?"

The next second she was hit on the head: "What nonsense are you talking about? Parents don't separate while their children are alive."

“Yes, our family is good, so we don’t separate. We only separate when other families are not doing well.” Ji Yingying sighed.

"Are you reluctant to part with it?"

Ji Yingying quickly waved her hand: "No, it's just that I think my parents are good people."

"You old rascal."

"Hehe, then you can use this fabric to make a dress for your second sister-in-law."

"Okay." Fang Yulan pinched her cheek; the little girl was precocious.

"By the way, where's my older brother?"

"He went to the Hanlin Academy."

"My elder brother has been granted an official position?" How could she not know about such a big event?

"Yes, being appointed as a sixth-rank compiler in the Hanlin Academy is a good position."

"Was he the top scholar?" Ji Yingying had been away for half a month and had no idea what the situation in the capital was like. She didn't even contact her family because she was having fun, let alone know anything about the capital.

That's why Ji Yingying got beaten when she came back; she forgot about home as soon as she went out.

The emperor was helpless, but since they weren't her biological parents, he couldn't do anything to her. He could only subtly warn her: "Once you leave, don't forget that your home is still here."

This incident also revealed that when this girl left home, she truly didn't miss it at all; she was like a kite with a broken string—once she left, she was gone forever.

"No, he was fifth in the imperial examination."

Ji Yingying nodded, quite satisfied.