Chapter 253 The Strategist Who Writes Storybooks
"Today is the eve of the Lunar New Year, what's wrong with having dinner together?" the Empress asked from the side. Did Ji Yingying dare to answer with "why?"
In the end, Ji Yingying still had a New Year's Eve dinner in the palace. She was not happy at first, after all, who would like to eat with the leader, especially a family reunion dinner? However, as soon as the dishes were served, Ji Yingying became happy.
This looks delicious and splendid!
The key is also roast chicken, steamed chicken, roast chicken, all kinds of chicken.
"How is it? Did I prepare a variety of chickens for you?"
Ji Yingying nodded vigorously. Where at home could you get so many different kinds of chicken?
If she ate like that, her mother would scold her for being wasteful! Even in the palace, she wouldn't dare to scold her.
"Your Majesty, please eat, this is delicious!" Ji Yingying placed a piece on the Empress's plate, and seeing the Emperor extending his bowl, she placed another piece on his plate: "Your Majesty, please eat this!"
Chicken carcass, though called chicken meat, has actually had all the meat removed by the cook.
"You..." Despite his words, the emperor still put the meat scraps and broth into his mouth and ate them.
"Next year I'll take you on a journey to the ends of the earth, and I guarantee you'll be very happy after you've been there."
"OK"
"No, state affairs are more important!" the Crown Prince said immediately, fearing that the Emperor might really abduct Ji Yingying.
"Your Highness, you are unfilial! Your father wanted to go out and have some fun, but you refused."
"I'm just too filial. Father Emperor's health isn't good, so it's best if he doesn't go out to play."
The Crown Prince made a decision: he would keep a close eye on Ji Yingying to prevent her from deceiving people.
"It's hot, we can go out for a walk. If it's cold, then forget it." Ji Yingying was so engrossed in her food that she didn't care what others were saying.
After they finished eating, it started snowing heavily again. The snow was so heavy that they couldn't leave the palace, so Ji Yingying stayed there until New Year's Eve.
Finally, I managed to climb out of the palace and go home for the New Year.
As soon as she got home, Ji Yingying sensed that the atmosphere was strange.
"Apple, what happened at home? Something feels off."
In just a few days, could something serious have happened at home?
"Madam asked the eldest son to go and find a match, and the eldest son agreed, but he didn't go. In the end, he sent his colleague instead, and the colleague took a liking to him, which angered Madam."
Ji Yingying's eyes widened in disbelief. Her older brother? Was this something her older brother would do?
I can't believe it at all.
[Xiangxiang, is my brother going through a rebellious phase?] After all, he's already eighteen or nineteen, so going through a rebellious phase is normal.
[Well, at this rate, your mother will be showing your brother young widows next year or the year after.]
[Hiss~ It can't be that bad. What kind of person is my brother? He's a good man. He's so young and already holds such a high position. How could no one want him? He's just not a very nice person. I'll ask the Empress later—no, I'll ask the Crown Princess—to see if there are any pretty girls she can introduce to my brother.]
During the conversation, we entered the main hall, where Jenny was also there!
"Second sister-in-law, why did you come out? It's snowing so heavily, you should have stayed inside. You're the first child in the Ji family." Ji Yingying looked at her protruding belly.
Then I thought about how heavy the snow was and how there was ice, making it slippery to walk on!
"It's alright, it's not a big deal now. I was just asking my mother if she should go to the palace to pick you up."
Haha... my mom will definitely say: "I'll bring them back, I'll definitely bring them back."
To everyone's surprise, Xiangxiang said, "Your mother said she won't answer—do you believe her?"
I don't believe it!
[If you don't believe me, just ask your mother.]
Ji Yingying looked up and saw that her mother's expression was off; Xiangxiang was clearly right.
"Mom, you're not even planning to let me come back for the New Year? You don't love me at all."
Fang Yulan had no choice but to say, "It's not that you can't spend the New Year in the palace. Besides, the Emperor has taken a liking to you, so it's quite good."
Hehe~
Ji Yingying said sarcastically, "What should I do if I'm a little angry?"
"Hey, are you still angry?"
"How could I dare? You are our family's Buddha, and I am just a little monkey from Flower Fruit Mountain. No matter how hard I try, I can't escape."
Ji Yingying found a bag of sunflower seeds and started cracking them open.
Fang Yulan really wanted to beat him up because of his lazy appearance. She roared, "Sit up straight! Look at the state you're in!"
Ji Yingying immediately sat up straight, feeling incredibly aggrieved.
"Alright, hurry back inside. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and there are still many things to do."
Ji Yingying responded and, on her way back to the house, turned a corner and went directly to Ji Jiaming's courtyard.
"Big brother, big brother, are you inside?"
Ji Jiaming was reading a book when he heard the sound and quickly responded.
"What brings you to my yard?"
"I heard you upset your mother, so I came to see if you got a beating!"
"No, are you envious?" Ji Jiaming chuckled smugly, which infuriated Ji Yingying. When she angered her mother, her mother would beat her, but when it came to Ji Jiaming, nothing happened.
"Ugh...you deserve to be single. You didn't seize any good opportunities. You deserve to be a single dog, hmph!"
It's infuriating...
Ji Yingying turned around and went back, thinking she was there to annoy others, but it turned out she was the one who got annoyed.
This is no fun!
[Host, you're hilarious!]
[What a joke!]
Ji Yingying snorted, and just as she returned to the room, someone came to say that An Yi had returned.
"He's back from his travels so quickly?" We invited him in; he had lost a lot of weight.
"Where are you going? You've lost so much weight! Are you short of money?"
"No, no, I just wanted to look around and wander around. By the way, I wrote a book about modern love, you can take a look and see if it's right. If it's not, I'll change it."
Ji Yingying took the book, flipped through two pages, then closed it and said, "This is the 'General's Little Wife' version. It's just a different name, nothing more. Besides, you don't understand some of the technology. You shouldn't write it."
I had mentioned modern romance to him before, the kind of intense and tragic love, but what he wrote turned out to be a bit of a hodgepodge.
"Oh well."
[Host, he also has several storybooks.]
"Did you write anything else?"
An Yi shook her head and said, "It's not a storybook, it's a travelogue, and it's not finished."
"Then write it down. Now that you're back, are you going to spend the New Year at home, or somewhere else?"
"I'll just stay home; there's nowhere else to go. My home's gone!"
"What do you mean?" Ji Yingying didn't understand. Could it be that his family was killed during the war?
"When I got home, I discovered that the former emperor of my dynasty had executed my parents. They were innocent. I had been fighting against the former dynasty of Linfeng Kingdom all this time, and now I have avenged them."
Yes, in Linfeng Kingdom, because of a conflict of factions, his parents chose the wrong side and were subsequently executed by the emperor on trumped-up charges.
That's really tragic!
"You...sigh! Please accept my condolences. From now on, just treat it as...no, you can go to the princess's residence and make it your own home."
"Alright!" Ji Yingying had him sent to the princess's residence. After all, he was her own strategist! Yes, the strategist who wrote storybooks!
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