Chapter 290 The Little Tyrant of the Capital
The battle lasted for two years, but as for how it was fought, information was too scarce and not much came back.
However, two years later, when the 29-year-old Ji Yingying returned with the Fourth Prince and Mu Kaiji, she brought back more than a dozen ships full of supplies.
They even regained control of a territory.
This delighted Emperor Xuande, who bestowed many gifts upon her and granted her even greater power.
Upon receiving the imperial edict, Ji Yingying stormed into the palace and berated Emperor Xuande.
She even scolded herself until she cried.
The Xuande Emperor, who was being scolded, still had to comfort her.
"Your Majesty, aren't you just killing me by destroying my spirit? I brought back such good things for you, and you want me to continue working for you? Do I want that? No, I want to retire and enjoy my old age. I've been working for you since I was ten, and I'm thirty now. I want to retire."
Anyway, they made a scene, so much so that even the Emperor didn't know what to do. Who isn't afraid of the Emperor? The one he feared most was Ji Yingying. In the end, Fang Yulan took her away.
Fang Yulan, who is in her fifties, is still quite agile. She walks much better than Ji Yingying. Xiangxiang has also matured a lot and advised her to take things easy.
In the end, I came to terms with it.
I've accepted it, I've resigned myself to my fate!
After resting at home for a month or so, Ji Yingying and Mu Kaiji were about to go out for drinks when the gatekeeper came to report that Minister Yan had gone!
Ji Yingying sighed helplessly. Now only Minister Gong, Minister Hong, and Minister Lu remained. Even Eunuch Cao and Lord Gongsun went when they attacked the pirates, but they didn't have time to see them one last time or see them off.
Mu Kaiji pulled her along to the Yan residence, where Yan Ni had already returned.
Ji Yingying and Mu Kaiji only stayed for one day before returning.
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[Xiangxiang, I feel like there's less and less of me around. Everyone I know is older than me. Sigh, I'm destined to be all alone in the end.]
[Who said that? There are detectives too!]
[He's the exception; I have to go through withdrawal again.] Ji Yingying felt that her withdrawal symptoms would take a long time to subside.
Let's go out and get some fresh news, maybe we'll forget about it soon enough.
Okay, let's go out and get some watermelon.
Fang Yulan, who was outside, was quite happy to hear this. At least she had a system with her, so Ji Yingying wouldn't be so upset.
The people on the street were very enthusiastic towards Ji Yingying. Whenever she went out, someone would give her a little something.
Ji Yingying usually buys homemade fries and jerky, and she's quite familiar with these shops.
Almost everyone, regardless of age or gender, likes her, which sometimes makes her wonder if her nickname "Little Tyrant" has changed.
But every time I doubt myself, someone shouts to other places: "Come quick, everyone! Our little tyrant of the capital is here!"
Then a group of people gave her gifts, so much so that she forgot about them.
Little Tyrant is not respected at all; this is just to amuse her.
I wandered around and ate a lot of gossip.
Feeling a bit better, I took two pig trotters and went straight back to the Prince of Jin's residence. As soon as I entered, the gatekeeper came to report that the young prince had arrived.
"What brings this kid to my place?" He went in happily, only to find two girls following behind him.
"So you have a boyfriend? Why didn't you tell your master?"
"I don't have a partner, Master. I don't want to marry them. Please talk to Father Emperor!"
One of these two was arranged by the Emperor, and the other by the Empress.
It depends on which one he likes.
You can marry whichever one you like.
"You don't like it?"
"It's because I don't like it." The two girls didn't know Ji Yingying, but they knew she was the Crown Prince's tutor.
She even knelt down to express her feelings, saying that she would only marry the Crown Prince, and that she liked the Crown Prince, and there was even a hint of threat in her words.
Ji Yingying frowned!
"Xiangxiang, is there a problem with these two things? Are they eyeing the Ning family's empire or do they have other ideas?" Ji Yingying asked Xiangxiang directly.
At this moment, everyone quieted down, but the two girls panicked.
The woman on the left is pregnant with the child of the Liu family's eldest son, the son of the Vice Minister of War. She was tricked into marrying the Crown Prince by the eldest son, who was after the Ning family's throne.
[Goodness, he's really patient. Does this Vice Minister Zuo even know about such a grand scheme?]
"I don't know. The Left Vice Minister is an honest and upright man; we'll find out when we go to court."
[That's true. There's nothing in the court that could harm the Emperor lately. If there were, I'd have him killed. We can live peacefully; we can't let it turn into a bloodbath.]
What about the other girl?
She likes her cousin, but cousins can't marry now, so she feels she can marry anyone, as long as she can't marry the person she likes.
[Goodness, you can even do that.] Ji Yingying sighed. Neither of them are good matches.
“Your Highness, I don’t want to go to the palace anymore. You can go to the palace yourself and tell your father. These two documents are their petitions. After your father reads them, he will not arrange a marriage for you.”
"Thank you, Master."
After the person was seen off, the next day at court, Ji Yingying received a message: the Crown Prince's marriage would be entrusted to Ji Yingying.
Ji Yingying immediately exploded and stepped forward, asking in a completely disrespectful manner, "Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is not my son. If you act like this, be careful the Empress will scold you."
Before Emperor Xuande could speak, the Empress's imperial edict arrived.
The Empress's decree was practically saying: "The Crown Prince is also your student, so you have to take responsibility for him."
"You two are so inhuman! I'm already so old, and I still have to worry about so much." Ji Yingying turned her face away and ran off, not caring whether you were attending court or not.
We've been through so many years, whether we skipped work or not, what's a couple more days?
Of course, when he returned to the Prince of Jin's residence, Fang Yulan caught him and scolded him, almost beating him up.
When this news reached the palace, even the emperor couldn't help but burst into laughter.
After all, he's so old, and he still has his own mother taking care of him; that's such a happy thing.
Despite the commotion, Ji Yingying still dutifully tried to find a wife for the Crown Prince.
Before that, Ji Yingying even asked Mu Kaiji for help, and the two of them got to know each other. They even asked the Emperor and Empress what kind of wife they wanted.
When she invited the two of them to dinner, Ji Yingying asked them frankly, "Are you trying to arrange a political marriage or do you genuinely like each other?"
"Of course I genuinely like it. Political marriages are too murky. However, I think with you, Grand Tutor, here, the court shouldn't become a mess."
Seeing him say that, Ji Yingying leaned closer and whispered, "Your Majesty, we've known each other for twenty years. Tell me, do you have any way of making people believe that I can prevent chaos and disorder in the court?"
Emperor Xuande was immediately stumped. Did he expect him to answer, "Is it because of your true feelings?" That was impossible.
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