Chapter 267 Another year has passed

Mu Kaiji reached out and touched her head, simply staying by her side without saying a word.

Ji Yingying looked up at him and fell silent.

The two of them just looked outside. Mu Kaiji knew she was reminiscing. She had a good personality, but she liked to argue internally.

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Days passed by, and the end of the year was approaching, but the Ji residence remained empty.

The same applies to the Prince of Jin's residence; Ji Yingying no longer needs anyone to carry her out to court.

It's as if people have grown up a lot all of a sudden.

This made Ji Jiayu feel very sorry for her. When they were young, he always said that he would protect his younger sister, but now he didn't know what to do.

After finishing her last day of work, Ji Yingying packed up and returned to the Prince of Jin's residence. She didn't plan to spend the New Year there this year.

Her eldest brother isn't coming back, her parents are still out of town, and her second brother's family has their own home now. What would it mean for her to go back?

So they decided to spend the New Year at the Prince of Jin's residence.

The entire Prince Jin's mansion was overjoyed to hear that Ji Yingying was spending the New Year at home.

It's great to work.

Jenny tried to persuade her to come back twice, but she refused both times. So she simply stopped trying to persuade her and instead personally cooked a chicken dish and brought it over on New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, Ji Yingying went to the palace to have a couple of drinks with the Emperor Emeritus. Of course, the Emperor Emeritus drank Sprite, while she drank Coke; both of them were prevented from drinking alcohol.

The retired emperor was truly unable to stand up; he was no longer able to move properly.

Even after taking his pulse, Ji Yingying could tell that the national mourning period might be imminent.

[Host, why do you seem so down?]

This is probably the first time I haven't spent Chinese New Year with my family. But it's actually quite nice; they always protect me, and I'm worried I'll never grow up.

[Yes, you're becoming more and more childish. You can't be like this. I'll be the only one accompanying you on this journey.]

Who said that? Maybe I'll get engaged soon.

Hehe~

"Your Majesty, please have some. This egg is exquisite; we used to fight over it."

"Okay." If we can't eat chicken, eggs are fine too.

Ji Yingying snorted and spent the first day of the Lunar New Year with the Emperor Emeritus, and of course she also reaped quite a few benefits.

Seeing this, Eunuch Cao was quite pleased. On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Ji Yingying returned to the Prince of Jin's mansion and, together with Mu Kaiji, climbed the wall to watch the fireworks.

"I set off so many fireworks the year you left! Look how beautiful they were!"

So beautiful it makes you want to be that species!

"You like it? We'll play it every year from now on."

"You have them?" Ji Yingying looked at him suspiciously. She was the one who brought out the fireworks, so how could he have them?

"I don't have any, but you do. How about skipping work this year to go on vacation? Shall we go to Linfeng City?"

Ji Yingying shook her head: "I can't go. The Emperor said he wants me to go and guide rice planting after the new year."

Mu Kaiji was surprised and quickly asked, "You submitted the hybrid rice?"

This isn't something that's easy to study.

"Yes, we'll probably be researching this all year, so we won't be able to go out."

Mu Kaiji had a headache and asked, "Do you have hybrid rice for them?"

This is not easy, as neither of them comes from an agricultural background, and they have already done a good job of figuring things out on their own.

"Yes, I do. Don't forget, I also have a space mall. I can buy whatever I want. It's just that planting takes a bit of brainpower, but I've seen it before and planted it myself, so I know how to do it."

"At worst, I'll just do a few more experiments."

"By the way, I heard that Lord Gongsun has been bothering you every day, asking you to help solve cases?"

Mu Kaiji nodded. Lord Gongsun had indeed been bothering him, wanting his help to solve an important case.

He didn't know what the case was, but he didn't want to get involved.

"You really don't plan to enter officialdom?"

"No, I'm fine now. Don't try to sway me, do you hear me?"

Ji Yingying reluctantly agreed: "Fine, if you don't want to, then you don't want to."

...

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Ji Yingying went out to a restaurant. As soon as she entered, Xiangxiang exclaimed, "Master, there's juicy gossip! That bearded man is a bottom!"

【What?】 Ji Yingying's eyes lit up. All the gossip she'd been hearing lately had some juicy details, and she couldn't help but be influenced!

Don't let his eight-pack abs and regular workouts fool you; he's actually a submissive guy.

[Um... has he found a girlfriend yet?] Since that's the case, there must be a seme!

[He found him, but the other person didn't like him, so he actually tried to seduce him by dressing up as a woman.]

[Oh wow~ Did they hook up yet?] Ji Yingying, like a peeping tom, hid on the second floor and looked down, just wanting to know if they had hooked up yet. This is too... explosive!

[They hooked up, and during their intimate moments, he drugged her.]

[Drugs?]

Yes, otherwise how could Chrysanthemum Terrace be covered in wounds!

And the other party was very satisfied!

Okay... if she dared to say such outrageous things, they wouldn't approve it.

[Haha... What's going on now?] A man with a full beard, and there aren't any young masters around him!

The man naturally accepted it, because after a while, and it happened so often, he just got used to it.

【What, we haven't seen anyone yet?】We've already accepted everything, but not seeing anyone doesn't count!

"He's here, he's in. Take a look."

One big man followed by another big man, they were stacked on top of each other!

Wow, I thought he was going to be a handsome guy, but I didn't expect this!

Just as they were engrossed in gossiping, Mu Kaiji suddenly came over, tapped on the table, and asked, "What are you doing? What are you looking at?" They looked in the direction she was looking.

There doesn't seem to be anything wrong, right?

"You're just watching the show, you don't understand!"

[Quick, continue. How are the two of them accepting this situation? What about their parents?]

[The uke has no parents, which is good. The seme's parents don't know, and they always felt guilty that he wasn't married because of his parents. Little did they know that he had already married secretly.]

Okay, so now? Shall the two of you go out and wander the world?

Yes, because the protagonist's family was so angry when they found out about him that they almost died. The two of them had a falling out at first, but they eventually got together.

So you've already set out to wander the world, completely neglecting your family?

He doesn't need to worry about him, because he has an older brother who doesn't want him to go back, fearing he'll seize the family fortune.

"Alright, let's go upstairs for dinner. We have boiled sliced ​​pork today, and I've asked the kitchen to put in extra sliced ​​pork."

Mu Kaiji reached out and pulled her upstairs. Ji Yingying followed behind, complaining, "Why isn't there any roast chicken?"

"You want to eat it? Okay, I'll have the kitchen make it for you!"

"That's more like it." Not long after we sat down, the dishes were served. Sure enough, it was boiled sliced ​​pork and boiled fish.

Just as she was about to pick up her chopsticks, the Prince of Qi appeared out of nowhere and smelled the rouge on her... Ji Yingying gave a disgusted "Eh."

Where have you been?

"I just came back from the Yihong Courtyard next door. Didn't you know that a brothel opened next door?" Prince Qi picked up his chopsticks and started eating, looking like a starving ghost eager to be reborn.