Madam Ji's face changed and she staggered back a few steps. Aunt Zhang supported the old lady from behind. Thinking of some past events, her face also looked unhappy.
After all, Madam Ji had lived for decades, and she immediately realized that Ji Yunhuan was just deceiving her. Moreover, since the person was dead, Ji Yunhuan could not have any evidence.
"Why should I feel guilty? Your mother died in August, in scorching hot weather, and you're guarding her body, preventing her from being buried. The whole house is filled with foul air. If you keep up the fuss, I'm afraid we'll get a plague!"
"I'm doing this for your own good. I tried to persuade you to stop making trouble, but you refused to listen. I can only burn your mother's remains and let her rest in peace."
Nanny Yan stood aside with her hands hanging down, a hint of disgust flashing in her eyes. The Ji Mansion was even more chaotic than she had imagined.
Ji Yunhuan didn't expect her grandmother to admit that she really had no evidence, but she would not let these people go!
"Grandma is old, you should rest well and don't go out unless necessary. From now on, you won't have to worry about any big or small matters in the mansion."
Taohong brought a chair and Ji Yunhuan sat in the corridor, feeling relaxed and contented.
Madam Ji, who was standing there, was furious and shouted, "How dare you! You, a junior, actually dare to confine Grandmother. You are committing treason!"
Ji Yunhuan took a sip of tea and said calmly, "Grandma, please be careful with your words. I haven't done anything treasonous. I just want you to have a good rest."
"Father hasn't remarried yet, and I'm the only legitimate daughter in the mansion, so it's natural for me to be in charge of the household. If Grandmother doesn't want to be accused of favoring concubines over his wife, it's better to keep quiet."
Madam Ji was really angry. Her face flushed red and she gasped for breath. "You...you dare! That's your father!"
Ji Yunhuan understood his grandmother's thoughts best. What his grandmother feared most was that his father would lose his official position.
The Xu family fell into decline. Although the crime did not involve the married daughter, the father was still afraid of being implicated. He once borrowed the power of the Xu family, but he was ungrateful and only wanted to distance himself from it.
That's why he allowed Aunt Zhang to fight with his mother, favored his concubine over his wife, and killed his mother.
My grandmother was afraid that the truth would be exposed, so she naturally tried every possible means to conceal it for them.
"Grandma, can you try and see if I dare?"
With a loud "bang", Madam Ji finally fainted on the ground.
Ji Yunhuan's expression remained unchanged as he calmly instructed, "Why don't you send Grandma back? She's old and should rest and recuperate. There's no need to keep so many people around her."
"Yes, Miss!" The servants retreated respectfully.
Even the old lady couldn't do anything to the eldest lady, so they had better listen to the eldest lady's orders obediently, otherwise they would die without knowing how they died.
Everyone dispersed, and Aunt Zhang stopped pretending. "Ji Yunhuan! Don't be so complacent. This is the Ji Mansion, and everything is decided by the master. Don't think you can be so great just by finding a few thugs to back you up. Just wait, I will take back the housekeeper power sooner or later!"
Not long after Aunt Zhang left, Ji Gongming arrived at Xiuzhu Garden.
Ji Gongming was born with a good appearance and was especially good at poetry and songs. He was a famous third place winner in the capital at that time, and his fame even surpassed the first place winner in the same subject.
He made friends through poetry and met Xu Junwan, a woman who was waiting to be married. They were a perfect match and became a legend.
Ji Gongming had planned everything. The only thing he didn't expect was the sudden decline of the Xu family, which led to him stopping at the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and wasting all these years.
He used Aunt Zhang to get rid of Xu Junwan and promised her the position of legal wife, but he was reluctant to fulfill his promise.
Ji Gongming often lingered in brothels and made the acquaintance of many aristocratic sons who were pretentious about culture. He wrote many poems and songs in memory of his deceased wife, and his affectionate personality became known.
He put so much thought into it, naturally wanting to marry a noble lady to help him advance his career. How could he waste his position as the main wife to support a concubine?
After court today, he went to have a drink with his friends. Halfway through the banquet, people around him looked at him strangely, and he realized that something had happened at home.
Ji Gongming rushed into Xiuzhu Garden like a gust of wind and saw Ji Yunhuan watering the Xiangfei bamboo. In a trance, he seemed to see the shadow of his deceased wife.
Xu Junwan was also so gentle and quiet. If that incident had not happened, they could have stayed together for their entire lives.
Ji Gongming felt a little guilty, and his tone softened. "Mrs. Zhang told me that you broke into the mansion and injured many people."
"I will not pursue what happened today. Although you have done many wrong things, you are my daughter after all. If you don't want to go to a nunnery, forget it. From now on, you can practice asceticism in the small courtyard in the southeast corner, eat vegetarian food, chant Buddhist scriptures, and atone for your sins."
Ji Yunhuan turned her head and looked at Ji Gongming in surprise. What sins had she committed? It was Ji Gongming who should atone for them!
Ji Gongming thought his daughter had heard him, so he said, "This yard is not where you should live. Move out immediately."
"I know you miss your mother, and your father is concerned about her, so we plan to tidy up this place and move in someday to prevent it from becoming desolate."
Ji Yunhuan was so angry that he almost laughed. It turned out that not only Aunt Zhang was planning to move in, but his father was also planning to move in.
Xiuzhuyuan is the best courtyard in the mansion. She had been blocking the way before, so no one could move in. As soon as she was sent to the nunnery, her father started to set his sights on this courtyard.
"Father, what nonsense are you talking about? This mansion belongs to my mother. Why should I move out?"
"As for you, it's been three years since mother passed away, and you've brought in countless concubines. I think what father misses is not mother, but her dowry!"
Ji Gongming was enraged, his eyebrows were raised, his eyes were wide open, and he looked quite majestic like an official.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I think you're mentally disturbed, that's why you're talking so recklessly! I feel sorry for you losing your mother, so I indulged you a lot, but you don't know how to be grateful, and instead you're causing unrest in our family!"
"Just wait, your father will arrange for you to leave the capital immediately. Don't go to Shuiyue Temple this time. Send you directly to the countryside. I don't want you to come back and cause trouble!"
Ji Yunhuan sneered and did not take Ji Gongming's threat seriously at all.
Ji Gongming used to be the sky above her head, and a single word from him could decide her fate. But now it’s different. She is pregnant with the dragon heir, and no one can touch her!
"Anwu, throw him out!"
Before Ji Yunhuan finished speaking, a dark shadow rushed out, grabbed Ji Gongming by the collar, and threw him into the lotus pond outside the yard.
A splash of water erupted on the corridor, and several maids screamed in fear, shouting, "Help! Help! The master has fallen into the water!"
After a chaos, Ji Gongming was finally rescued. He had drunk a belly full of water and was also holding his breath.
He wandered around outside the hanging flower gate for a few times, but ultimately did not dare to go in again. If he was thrown out again, he would be the one to be embarrassed!
Seeing that his target had left, An Wu tiptoed to the ground and returned to Xiuzhu Garden in the blink of an eye. He knelt on one knee in front of Ji Yunhuan and asked expressionlessly, "Does the Queen have any other instructions?"
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