The white sunlight shone obliquely on the vermilion lacquer gate of the Ji Mansion, making Ji Yunchuan's face look even paler than paper.
On that day, after Ji Zehai was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison for his misconduct at the Empress Dowager's palace banquet, many families in the court who had grudges against the Ji family began to add insult to injury.
Therefore, as soon as she received Ji Yunchuan's letter, Chen began to make arrangements inside and outside, wishing to spread the news throughout the capital.
The emperor personally pardoned Ji Zehai, which showed that their Ji family was not despised by the royal family, and also made those who wanted to take action against their Ji family think carefully about their own weight.
However, no matter how glorious Chen thought it was at that time, it was as shameful as it was now.
Some curious people had heard the news and came to the door of Ji's house to join in the fun. Who would have thought that when they arrived, they saw the mother and son of the Ji family holding the shaft of the carriage and vomiting non-stop.
Although Lord Ji, who was finally released from the Sky Prison, has not yet shown up, some curious people are already standing on the stone steps to observe him.
With the car curtain half-open, a sharp-eyed person could immediately see Ji Zehai lying unconscious on the ground.
His official robe was stained with filth and blood, and the most eye-catching thing was the unknown yellow-green filth covering his face.
"Hey, what's that on Lord Ji's face?" Someone in the crowd pointed at the carriage where Ji Zehai was and exclaimed in surprise.
Everyone was attracted by the sound and came forward to find out what was going on.
Ji Yunchuan saw that more and more people were gathering to watch the excitement, and he felt something was wrong. He hurriedly pulled down the half-open curtain, trying to hide the situation inside the car.
However, the shaking of the curtains caused the pungent, sour smell to spread in the air, and the discussions in the crowd became more and more frequent.
Chen finally reacted and yelled at the people who had come over to watch the fun, "What are you looking at, you bunch of scoundrels? Get out of here!"
She then shrieked at the group of servants still standing there in a daze, "Are you dead? Hurry up and help the master inside!"
The servants looked at each other, avoiding gazes and no one dared to step forward.
Chen also tried to suppress the churning in her throat, but she was reluctant to take the step forward to wipe the stains off Ji Zehai's body.
A foul odor mixed with the smell of blood continued to emanate from the carriage. Chen hesitated for a moment, then grabbed her personal maid's wrist and ordered, "Go in and clean up the Marquis."
The maid had been following Chen all the time, so she naturally saw how dirty and messy Ji Zehai was at the moment.
She hesitated and didn't dare to step forward. Seeing her timidity, Chen glared at her fiercely and said angrily, "Go in quickly!"
The maid had no choice but to grit her teeth and walk in.
It had only been half a day since the emperor pardoned Ji Zehai, and Ji Yunchuan couldn't understand why so many people got the news.
"Mother, how did these people know that my father was released by His Majesty?" Ji Yunchuan asked in confusion.
When Ji Yunchuan asked about this, Chen's face flushed with shame.
She whispered softly, "I specifically ordered someone to spread this news."
Hearing this, Ji Yunchuan widened his eyes in surprise, as if he couldn't believe that his mother would do such a stupid thing.
"The Ji family has already been pushed to the forefront because of the palace banquet incident. Now that father has finally been released, he should be humble and self-disciplined. Mother is making such a big fuss. Does she think His Majesty doesn't dislike the Ji family enough?" There was obvious dissatisfaction and blame in his voice.
Chen was choked by her son's words, her eyes instantly reddened. "Ever since your father was imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, so many people have been laughing at the Ji family behind our backs. The other day, at the banquet held by Duke Wei's residence, those women who used to have a grudge against me came out in droves to ridicule me. I just wanted to show them that our Ji family is still the same Ji family, and has not been abandoned by the royal family."
Ji Yunchuan felt his temples throbbing, thinking that the current situation was really embarrassing for the Ji family.
The chatter in the crowd grew louder, with someone gloating, "This Ji family Marquis deserves this bad luck. He just stepped out of the prison gate and now he's sitting in this stinking carriage."
Someone jokingly replied, "That's right. The Ji family specially sent someone to pick up Lord Ji, but they used such a smelly carriage. They are truly a noble family. It's not something that ordinary people like us can understand."
"I don't think so." Someone deliberately lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Didn't you see what was still on General Ji's lips? I think the smell in the carriage is..."
He stopped talking after that, but everyone knew what he meant and looked at Ji Yunchuan.
Seeing this, Ji Yunchuan hurriedly wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve. Seeing the yellow stains on his white sleeve, his face became more and more ugly.
He gritted his teeth and tried to maintain his composure on the surface, but in his heart he wished he could find a hole to crawl into.
Thinking of the instigator of these things, Ji Yunchuan raised his head, his eyes swept across the crowd with a gloomy look, and finally fell on Shen Ningyuan who was not far away.
She was seen with her arms folded, a playful smile on her lips, watching him and Chen humiliate themselves leisurely.
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