Chapter 209:
As soon as the two of them arrived at the door, the people knelt down to thank them, put down their things, and left.
They seemed afraid the girls wouldn't accept it.
"this……"
[I received a gift last year and this year as well. I don’t accept gifts during Chinese New Year, and the only gift I receive is Melatonin…]
【Why did you suddenly think of this advertisement? 】
[Just random thoughts, no real ideas. There's a lot of stuff going on here. So, let's have a little extra food tonight. All the people in Youzhou City will have a little extra food. I'll buy some food out of my own pocket and we'll have a long hot pot.]
The Crown Prince also thought it was a good idea for her to think that way. Everyone had been quite tired lately, so it would be nice to have a meal together.
Most importantly, Ji Yingying attributed all the credit to him during this period.
"Your Highness, let's have a long table hot pot dinner and eat together," Ji Yingying suggested. She thought he would refuse, but to her surprise, he agreed.
"Alright!"
No sooner said than done, the table was set up, the vegetables were washed, and the meat was marinated.
After the food was served, no one drank alcohol; most people drank soft drinks, with cola still being the favorite.
Having eaten and drunk her fill, Ji Yingying, brimming with energy she didn't know where she got from, climbed over the wall to look around after returning to the backyard of the yamen.
【Is this... going crazy?】Xiangxiang knew that Ji Yingying was the kind of artistic youth who, when she got into an artistic mood, would have those unconventional, crazy behaviors: if you love, then love deeply.
This kind of middle school behavior is rare, but it cannot be compared with the crazy behavior after the madness.
[What's wrong with me? I'm reminiscing about my youth, my youth!]
What happened to your youth?
I want to experience a passionate, dramatic love affair, but I'm afraid to. I remember a netizen saying: "I like watching TV dramas and reading novels because my youth wasn't exuberant enough; there wasn't a ray of light or a breathtaking moment, so I want to see what other people's youth is like."
Haven't you seen enough? You're even getting people to write about the kind of love you want.
【But, I haven’t experienced it.】
Since you've come all this way, why don't you give it a try?
No, I came to this world not to experience love, I want to experience giving up!
[Then what are you complaining about on the wall?] Xiangxiang couldn't help but retort: [No wonder you're from the 90s generation, never experienced the mundane realities of life, never been crushed by its hardships, and yet you love to complain!]
[I'm just...sigh! This personality of mine isn't good. I don't want to be like this. I want a vibrant and unrestrained youth, not to crawl through life in the shadows.]
Ji Yingying hated this version of herself.
[Alright, alright, let’s eat some melon!] Ji Yingying changed the subject immediately.
As long as she changes the topic quickly, no one will know that she is emo again.
[Okay, I'll give you a small melon! And, two small bitter melons.]
What kind of bitter gourd?
[Our city lord, I've been wanting to get some gossip about him for ages.]
[Tell me quickly, what is this bitter melon? ]
[He, when he was young, had a miserable life. He had a mother who was imprisoned and went insane, a father who died, a controlling grandfather who wanted to kill his brother, a self-inflicted lack of joy since childhood, and a wife who had lost her father's memory, a wounded mother who wanted to kill his cousin and ex-fiancé, a partial grandmother, and a self-tortured childhood.]
[Hiss~ It really is a bitter melon.] It's so bitter, but when I think about myself, I feel so happy!
The two of them have completely moved on.
How did you get out?
[Yes, after being forced into marriage, the two began to take revenge on both families, and eventually escaped.]
[Another big secret is that his grandfather forced his mother to give birth to him. As you know, after his mother learned the news, she committed suicide. She didn't know about it until later, when she found out. As for his wife's family, her father eventually died, and her mother committed suicide for love, leaving only the two of them.]
[That's so tragic. I hope they can be happy in the future.]
I also hope that with more melons, there will be more happiness, and I won’t have to spend all day eating those little bitter melons.
[Yes, for example, a domineering CEO falls in love with me, no, a domineering prince falls in love with me, a person without an heir.]
Am I not menopausal?
[Crazy, and also in menopause, that's true love, understand? Everyone is looking for true love, but in the process of true love, one's own excellence attracts an equally excellent boss.]
[You're such a clueless idiot.]
[Heh, you should be glad you're in my head, otherwise, I would have killed you.]
Ji Yingying came down from the wall and went straight back to the house to sleep. The next day she went straight back to the capital.
She still drove the donkey out.
"Xiangxiang, look, when I first came here, I couldn't even get in. It was all snow, and cars couldn't drive this far. Plus, when I stepped in, the snow was almost up to my neck. But now... green leaves are growing!"
Spring is here, everything is coming back to life, it’s time for the animals…
【Shut up!】
Riding a donkey is fast; we got back to the capital in the evening, and it wasn't so cold then.
After entering the city, Ji Yingying went to a restaurant to have a meal and checked the accounts. After she finished her work, she took a nap and returned home early the next morning.
As soon as she entered the door, Fang Yulan burst into tears, which startled Ji Yingying.
"Mom, what are you doing? I just got back and you're already crying. Did your two older brothers bully you? Tell me. I've learned how to whip them, so I'm going to go and whip them myself."
"Humph, your two brothers never bully me, but you always do."
"What? When did I bully you?" Ji Yingying didn't understand what was going on.
"You said you came back yesterday, why didn't you go home?"
"Ah... I came back yesterday? No, I didn't come back yesterday. I was still on my way yesterday. Look, the Crown Prince just arrived."
Ji Yingying returned home only after she heard that the prince had entered the city. She came back early only because she had not yet taken vacation to check the accounts.
When she's on vacation, she doesn't want to do anything.
Just as she had coaxed her mother, someone from the palace came to call her in. When she entered the imperial study, she didn't say a word to the emperor, but still put the drawings of the bungalow in front of the emperor.
Then he said, "Your Majesty, this matter is settled. You promised me twenty days of leave, and you must keep it!"
"A promise is as good as gold, and it cannot be taken back. Don't worry, I will not break my promise."
"That's good. Then I'll take my leave starting tomorrow. If there are any other questions today, let's discuss them all at once."
When I get my vacation, I'm going to ride my little electric scooter and go have some fun, and nobody can stop me.
The triumphant voice echoed throughout the hall.
Many people felt this was familiar; their prince was back, and they could enjoy the gossip again.
What a pity, my vacation starts tomorrow!
We have to wait another twenty days to hear it.
The Emperor sighed and said, "Let's take a leave of absence the day after tomorrow!"
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