Chapter 272 My Mother's Hitting Still Hurts As Always

"No, don't overthink it. My sister and Prince Qi are very close. They often go fishing at the royal estate."

"Really? That's the Prince of Qi!" Although Yun Xiaofan didn't understand, she believed it since Yanni had said so!

Jenny comforted her and chatted for a long time before going back.

In the evening, Ji Yingying returned from outside, bringing back a lot of delicious food, which she had the kitchen prepare.

"Father, Mother, Eldest Brother and Sister-in-law, Second Brother and Sister-in-law, the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, and Prince Qi will all be coming over for dinner later. I've asked the chef from Prince Jin's residence to come and cook. Please make the arrangements."

"This... why are you having dinner at home?" Fang Yulan was hoping to have a family reunion dinner tonight; it had been so long since they had eaten together.

“I lost a bet with the Prince of Qi, so I cooked them a seafood feast and all kinds of desserts. When the Emperor found out, he thought he should come and see, so we all came over for dinner.”

"You're making bets again? Can't you just quit?"

"Mom, I'm not gambling. I absolutely won't touch that kind of stuff!"

Even if someone tries to trick me, I won't get involved in gambling, prostitution, or drugs.

Your sister-in-law's father was a serious gambler; he even almost sold her off. If someone hadn't saved her, you probably wouldn't even have a sister-in-law now.

Upon hearing this, Yun Xiaofan's eyes reddened; he had indeed almost been sold when he was a child.

Thankfully, it was the old lady next door who saved her. But now that she's grown up, she almost did it again… Luckily, Ji Jiaming was there, otherwise she really would have…

My sister-in-law has done good deeds, so she shouldn't be living such a bad life. Besides, she's a decent person and gets along well with my brother. It's just that Prince Rong's family... sigh! They're so difficult to deal with!

[His character is good, but he lacks a certain integrity. The eldest sister-in-law cannot lack integrity.]

"I have my mother, and besides, I have my second sister-in-law. And if all else fails, I'll take care of you." Ji Yingying took out a pomegranate and prepared to peel it.

"Mother, these pomegranates are for you. Have the servants peel them for me and use them as fruit at my birthday banquet."

"Okay, I understand."

Just after I finished peeling two, the Emperor, Empress, Crown Prince, and Prince Qi arrived, just like a family of four.

"You're here! Sit down quickly. I've peeled a pomegranate; it's delicious. Come and have a taste."

The whole family knelt down, but Ji Yingying acted as if nothing was wrong. She even went over and pulled the Empress and the Crown Prince over, insisting that they eat pomegranates.

"Is this the pomegranate you were talking about?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, this is an auspicious sign of many children and much happiness. Who knows, we might hear good news tomorrow when we get back tonight."

This made even the Empress blush.

"Little prince, try it and see if it's delicious!"

The emperor had already told everyone to get up, and then came over and asked, "Why didn't you call me if you had something good?"

"Isn't this calling you your wife and son? Eat this, it's guava, it's delicious."

[Host, you're naughty! Eating too much guava won't make you poop. Do you want to eat melons about the emperor at court tomorrow morning?]

"Eat, of course you'll eat. It's not good for a leader to be too clean; there always needs to be some means of coercion, right?"

Would you dare say that out loud?

[Hehe, I was just thinking to myself...] Before she could finish her thought, Ji Yingying was patted on the head by Fang Yulan.

"Son, stop thinking nonsense. Your eyes are wandering all over the place."

"Ouch~ My mom's hitting still hurts as much as ever." Ji Yingying cursed in pain.

"Yingying, let's go out and play badminton. The food isn't ready yet."

"Okay, but we won't play badminton today. We'll play golf today." After saying that, he immediately sent someone to make the arrangements.

When they actually played golf, everyone was all smiles again.

After finishing their meal and seeing everyone off, everyone except Ji Yingying breathed a sigh of relief.

Yun Xiaofan also said to Ji Jiaming, "Your sister is so bold! That was the Emperor, and she actually hit him."

"My sister is the Prince of Jin, the eldest princess, and a powerful figure in the court. We, the Yellow Emperor, value her highly. You don't need to be surprised. You'll see how capable she is at her birthday banquet in a couple of days."

Yun Xiaofan was dumbfounded. He knew Ji Jiaming, but Ji Jiaming had never mentioned that his sister was so powerful.

"Are you stupid?"

"Yeah, I was silly." Yun Xiaofan readily admitted it, which made Ji Jiaming burst out laughing. So cute!

…………

Soon it would be Ji Yingying's fourteenth birthday, and this year it was the same as before, hosted by the royal family, but this year was much better than in previous years.

Rice, various dishes, and various fruits are all served in a self-service style, and there are many fruits that I have never seen before.

Two durians were also put out; those who liked them could eat them, and those who didn't could only look at them and perhaps vomit a couple of times.

Not long after the birthday banquet, it was time for Ji Jiaming and Yun Xiaofan's wedding.

[Do you think there will be any trouble on my older brother and sister-in-law's wedding day?] Yun Xiaofan is similar to the female protagonist in the novel; both have miserable backgrounds, such as being a "bitter gourd."

I have a feeling that someone will cause trouble when I get married.

"There probably isn't one. That guy over there has melons, but he's not one of our servants."

"Who is that? A thief? Or a notorious bandit?" Ji Yingying peeked out.

She had never seen this person before. Although she didn't live here, she knew all the servants and maids here!

[They seem to be from Prince Rong's residence, here to gather information.]

[Are you trying to find out about your sister-in-law?]

Yeah, are you going to tease him a little? I think he seems really silly!

He does look silly, but a silly person isn't necessarily really silly. What if he's just pretending?

No, just kick them out. It's not a big deal.

They had someone throw the person out, and then started looking at the memorials. These were handed to her. Recently, Minister Gong had stopped being a lackey and said that she could read the memorials herself.

Everything that belonged to her was delivered over.

【I'm so miserable. Although I didn't go to the Ministry of Works, all of this stuff was sent over. Look at what these people wrote! They're indirectly criticizing me for eating too much, for owning a lot of land, and for being rich. What does it matter to them if I eat a lot?】

Ji Yingying was absolutely furious: [A bunch of idiots, and I can't even slack off! Sigh... Xiangxiang, can you become a slacking-off system? I want to slack off!]

"Bang!" The door was suddenly pushed open, startling Ji Yingying so much that she almost swore.

Thankfully, everyone quieted down the moment they saw it was Fang Yulan.

"Mother, what brings you here?"

[Come on in, why kick the door? Poor door, you've had a hard time.]

"Can't I come?" Fang Yulan retorted, leaving Ji Yingying speechless.

[Is Mom going through menopause? Dad doesn't even care about her. Look how angry he is! He still wants to work for the Ministry of Revenue. Can he even do any work?]

"You can come, you can come, but I wonder what brings you to Sishiju?" If she can come in person, it must be something important. And she even kicked down the door, it must be something important!