Chapter 202: Rehabilitation
The rehabilitation of the Pei family and the downfall of several other families were exciting news in the capital's circles.
Some time ago, everyone was in danger and no one dared to move around freely. Now that things seem to have come to an end, many ladies are eager to gossip.
Hosted by a young lady from an official family, a banquet exclusively for noble ladies was held.
The noble ladies were naturally talking about the hottest topic at the moment, the news about the Pei family being rehabilitated and restored to their original position.
"I never thought there would be such a hidden story behind this!"
"Yes, it's terrifying that the family of the Minister of War actually has such vicious thoughts!"
"So the Pei family is really coming back from Lingnan?"
"Of course, the Pei family still has two imperial wives."
"If they restore the title of Duke Zhenguo, then the young lady from the Ji family who married into the family will..."
Although everyone was only halfway through their words, their eyes kept looking in the direction where Ji Baozhu was sitting. Everyone knew that in order to prevent Ji Baozhu from suffering, the Ji family had simply replaced her with a young lady from the Ji family who came from nowhere and threw her over.
Now, the title of Duke Zhenguo has been restored, and the Pei family has only Pei Yian as a son, so the title of Duke can only fall on Pei Yian.
Instead, that Miss Ji who came from nowhere got the title of Duke's wife for nothing.
I heard that Miss Ji was the least favored illegitimate daughter in the family, without even a concubine. But because of the Ji family's fabrication, she became the wife of the Duke.
By then, the illegitimate Miss Ji would become a person of the same class as their mother, or even a higher class.
Such a huge class leap makes many young ladies of lower birth and illegitimate daughters extremely envious. How come such a pie-in-the-sky thing doesn't happen to them!
I don’t know if Ji Baozhu, the serious young lady of the Ji family, regrets it now.
Ji Baozhu was not blind, so she could naturally feel the gazes of the crowd on her, the scrutiny, the mockery, the watching eyes, because Ji Zhisui, the illegitimate daughter, had, at least for now, been suppressing her severely.
The mouths and eyes of these bitches are so disgusting, she really wants to tear their mouths apart!
But Ji Baozhu could only sit upright in her seat and maintain a decent and dignified smile.
In her heart, she cursed these people eight hundred times. Of course, there were more reasons why she was so angry than this.
Her relationship with the Fourth Prince hasn't been going smoothly lately. He clearly didn't treat her this way before...
Moreover, as the fourth prince who had the most ability to become the crown prince, the position of crown prince actually fell into the hands of the sixth prince. Her desire to climb up seemed to be slowly shattering.
She was in a bad mood, but she had to suffer at this banquet.
Of course, Ji Baozhu was not the only one who felt unhappy at the banquet, Ji Xinya was also there.
She always felt that the laughter coming from all around was mocking herself. It was obvious that her status was the same as Ji Zhisui's. They were both concubines of the Ji family. She also had a concubine, and her concubine was favored. Logically speaking, her status in the family was much higher than Ji Zhisui's.
But what did she get in the end? Nothing. Even if she really got married, it wouldn't be better than the one with the Duke of Zhenguo.
How could Ji Zhisui, who clearly had a bad hand, suddenly turn things around?
If she were to come back from Lingnan now, the status of the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo would be several levels higher than that of the wife of the Marquis of Weiyuan.
What kind of shitty luck did Ji Zhisui, that bitch, have? They were both concubines, but she was living a better life than herself.
When she thought about how many people would flatter her after she returned to Beijing, she gritted her teeth.
I'm not willing to accept this. I really am not willing to accept this!
If this incident had happened to her, wouldn't she have been the Duke's wife?
Ji Xinya thought happily, and had obviously forgotten how much she resisted and ridiculed her at first.
She thought again that perhaps everyone's attention was more on Ji Baozhu, and she felt a little happy again.
She had only told the Fourth Prince some things, but he probably no longer cared about her elder sister. The Fourth Prince had not become the Crown Prince, so her elder sister's dream must have been shattered.
The noise and disturbances at the banquet were not heard by the Pei family far away in Qizhou County, Lingnan. Ji Zhisui would not know that he had become the object of envy and jealousy of many young ladies!
The Pei family, far away in Qizhou County, did not understand what had happened in the capital. They only knew that the Pei family's case had been overturned and they could return to the capital.
Pei Yian was not around, so Pei Twelve disguised himself as Pei Yian, but his face was pale and he looked sickly.
The eunuch who came from the capital to deliver the message was one of the emperor's confidants. Having this eunuch demonstrate the emperor's importance to this matter.
Of course, there are other thoughts...
The eunuch had been keeping an eye on Pei Yian. When he noticed his weak condition, he breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that nothing had gone wrong.
Thinking of this, the eunuch began to congratulate the Pei family, "Madam Pei, congratulations, you have finally finally found happiness after all the hardships. You can pack up and return to the capital now."
The Pei family members naturally showed happy and joyful expressions towards this person.
But soon, "Pei Yian" said helplessly: "This... Although we want to return to Beijing, you know my current physical condition. I'm afraid I can't withstand the long journey."
Not long ago, Pei Yian explained these things in a letter. He had already made all the plans for the Pei family.
He has no plans to bring the Pei family back to the capital yet. By then, the situation will be turbulent and he might not be able to take care of everything.
It is better to hide in Qizhou County and live in peace and comfort than to leave people in the capital where they are frightened and hurt. This is probably what that person wants to see.
Even if something really happens at that time, it will not be so easy for the emperor to lend a hand. The emperor is far away and the results of his actions will not come so quickly.
"Yes, my grandson is in poor health. I'm afraid he needs to recuperate in Qizhou County for a while." Old Madam Pei came out and said.
The eunuch looked at the sick Pei Yian and felt that this was indeed the case. After all, the superiors had said that it would be best for this group not to return to the capital.
Since the other party had taken the initiative to mention that he wanted to recuperate in this dilapidated place, he naturally did not stop them. After all, these people could not cause any trouble.
After completing his mission, he had no intention of staying for long. Having seen the prosperity of the capital, he did not think there was anything good about staying in this poor and remote place.
What's more, the climate in Lingnan is really uncomfortable, and it is very hot in the summer.
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