Chapter 238 I almost peed my pants in fright
"Mmm~ Mother, what is this? It looks delicious!" It seems to be a vegetarian dish, but there are only a few kinds of vegetarian dishes in this era. Could there be something she hasn't eaten before?
"Wild vegetables!"
"Wild vegetables?" Ji Yingying was shocked. They were wild vegetables, and they tasted so good.
"What kind of wild vegetable is this?" Ji Yingying thought back to the wild vegetables she had eaten, but it seemed that she had never seen anything like this one, and this kind of wild vegetable was not bitter.
"I think it's called monkey leg vegetable."
"Monkey leg vegetable? Oh~ bracken fern, no wonder."
"You know him?"
"We've met, we've eaten together."
[This was my favorite part of eating cold dishes in my past life.]
"If you like it, then eat it." Fang Yulan picked up a piece of food for her, ate with Ji Yingying until she was full, and then took a walk with her before going back to rest.
As soon as she left, Ji Yingying changed again, which made Granny Xia start to doubt herself.
When his wife is around, he's an obedient girl; when she's not around, he's a mischievous monkey.
well!
Only the lady of the house can keep her in check.
She slept soundly through the night, but was still forced to get up and go to work the next day. As soon as she stepped out the door, her cousin appeared in front of Ji Yingying.
"Cousin, I heard you have to go to court today, so I specially made a bowl of steamed egg custard. Please eat it before you go to court."
Ji Yingying hadn't even opened her eyes, so Granny Xia had to say, "Miss, His Highness's court time is approaching, and there might not be time to eat this steamed egg custard."
"If my cousin goes to court without eating breakfast, she won't be able to handle it."
Upon hearing this, Ji Yingying slightly opened her eyes to take a look, then closed them again.
"Please step aside, Miss. His Highness's morning court session is about to begin. We cannot afford to miss it."
"But...I'm worried..." Before she could finish speaking, Fang Yulan's voice came over and said, "What are you worried about? Yingying has been attending court for more than half a year. Did you let her go out hungry that day?"
"What do you mean by blocking my way here?"
"Aunt, no, I just noticed that my cousin woke up late today and was worried that she hadn't eaten breakfast, so I wanted her to finish eating before going to court."
"Besides, we women don't have much to do at court, so the emperor won't blame us if we arrive a little late."
Ji Yingying yawned, signaling to Granny Xia to put her down, and then said, "Where did this lunatic come from? Women going to court have nothing to do? Where did you get your thinking from? The old society? It's been 131 years now, and the court has two women and four accountants."
Ji Yingying couldn't remember the exact job title for accounting; anyway, it was just accounting.
"Your brain is wrapped around your cerebellum."
"Cousin, I..."
"It's alright, cousin. I won't go to court today. Anyway, you're staying at our house. Who knows, you might get a share of the beheading later."
"I... Cousin, hurry up and go, I'm not eating this steamed egg custard." Upon hearing about beheading, Yang Dani was terrified. She thought only Ji Yingying would be punished, but she didn't expect it would be the whole family.
"I'm not going. It's good for our family to have each other on the road to the underworld. Don't worry, I'll tell King Yama the cause of our death when we get there."
After saying that, Ji Yingying went straight into the house. To hell with it, she didn't want to go to work today anyway, and since this bastard wanted to die, she might as well scare her.
"I...no, no, cousin, I didn't. I was just worried you were hungry. It's getting late, cousin, let's hurry up and go to court."
Once the door was closed, Ji Yingying ignored Yang Dani's calls from the doorway.
Seeing that no one came out, Yang Dani looked at Fang Yulan, who snorted and gave her a disdainful look.
"Aunt, Aunt, please persuade my cousin."
"I can't persuade her. Yingying is right. If we're going to die, the whole family will die together. No one will be able to leave." After saying that, Fang Yulan left directly. It was too late. Unless the palace sent someone, her little darling probably wouldn't want to leave the house.
Never mind.
After Fang Yulan left, Ji Yingying's door was also closed, leaving Yang Dani standing at the door, at a loss.
But she didn't know what to do, so she went back to her room.
On the way, I overheard a maid saying, "Our young lady is shameless! She watched His Highness leave with just a bowl of egg custard. If the Emperor and the Crown Prince are furious, it won't be His Highness's fault, it will be hers!"
"That's right. The whole capital knows that our princess is the emperor's and the crown prince's darling, and also their weapon. They can use her to attack anyone they want. So many people have died because of our princess. These days, no one dares to mess with her, not even the emperor!"
"That's right, that's right. Our clueless young lady is so bold as to dare to offend our prince."
"I think she had ten lives to lose."
"That's not the case. Our prince is a very good person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have made sure that the people are well-fed and clothed. I heard that if it weren't for the underfloor heating that our prince prepared last winter, many more people would probably have died. Anyway, now many people are well-fed and clothed."
After the maids walked away, Yang Dani became frightened. She squatted in the corner, trembling. Yes, she did it on purpose; she just couldn't stand seeing Ji Yingying like this.
Why is it that the two of them are only a few years apart in age? She is fifteen years old this year, only four years older than Ji Yingying, but she has become an official.
How can a woman become an official?
Moreover, she not only holds an official position but is also pampered by her entire family, while Ji Yingying was humiliated and ridiculed by her family as soon as she arrived. She just wanted to kill Ji Yingying.
But how...could she be so amazing?
Just as she was about to go back to her room, she heard that the palace eunuchs had arrived, and she was so frightened that she ran back to her room immediately.
It was indeed a eunuch who came; it was Eunuch Cao. The Emperor had learned of what had happened today and had directly sent Eunuch Cao to deliver the imperial edict, which also emphasized that Yang Dani must be present.
When Fang Yulan found out, she immediately sent someone to call Yang Dani. Yang Dani didn't want to come, but she couldn't resist being dragged over.
Eunuch Cao only gave verbal instructions, telling Yang Dani to mind her own business and urging Fang Yulan to hurry up and get the man married off, even setting a date.
After the imperial edict was read aloud, Fang Yulan received the decree, and Eunuch Cao immediately told her to rise, then asked, "Where is Her Highness the Princess?"
"Yingying, she's still sleeping. I bet she slacked off again last night." Fang Yulan knew that Eunuch Cao was reminding Yang Dani.
"Oh! Please trouble Granny Xia to carry the person out. It's time to go to the palace. I have many things to ask Her Highness the Princess today."
"Alright, Eunuch Cao, please wait a moment."
Not long after, Granny Xia carried out Ji Yingying, who was sleeping in a terrible state. Fang Yulan could only shake her head helplessly at the sight.
After watching the person leave, Fang Yulan said to Yang Dani, "Dani, you heard it too, the wedding date has been set. As for the person, your aunt will find one for you today. Your status is not high enough to marry into a very prestigious family, so don't blame your aunt."
"Da Ni understands, Aunt. Just now, Father-in-law called my cousin 'Princess,' and my cousin is..."
“That’s right. Your cousin is the Princess Protector of the Nation, personally appointed by the Emperor. She has a lot of official duties, so don’t bother her unless you have to. I can’t control her, but the Emperor won’t let you off the hook.”
"Da Ni knows!" She almost peed her pants when she heard the words "Princess Protector of the Nation"!
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