[What a shameless person! Xiangxiang, check out her scandalous story, I want to see what kind of scoundrel she is~]
Xiangxiang brought over her melon, and Ji Yingying couldn't help but scoff: "[That's it? I thought she was some kind person. Turns out she's just an illegitimate daughter of Lord Li. She dared to scheme against her elder sister at three, almost pushing her into the lake to drown. At five, she plotted against her elder sister and suffered a silent loss. At ten, she was even more ruthless, colluding with outsiders to almost ruin her elder sister. Heh, so what if her elder sister has a loving mother and receives good things, while she doesn't? That's why she schemes like this.]"
Now she's even scheming to ruin her elder sister's marriage. Poor thing, she actually succeeded! Now she's pregnant with her elder sister's fiancé's child. Tragic! Her elder sister is truly pitiful; after marrying into the family, she'll be treated like a slave, forced to work for them and even bullied.
[Oh dear, I guess I should remind this stepmother's biological mother? Raising such a concubine's daughter is like having a time bomb in the house.]
Upon hearing this heartfelt sentiment, the concubine's daughter pointed at her nose, intending to curse, but upon opening her mouth, she saw the founding emperor and couldn't utter a curse. After finally calming down, she burst into tears, her face streaked with tears, making her incredibly pitiful.
The elder sister standing next to her stared wide-eyed, never expecting that the one who had harmed her was her half-sister.
Her mother was even angrier and stood up to take her leave.
Why are you leaving?
The lady walked up to Ji Yingying and took her hand, saying gently, "Miss Ji, you are a good girl. I don't have much here, but this bracelet is my favorite. Since we are destined to meet today, I will give it to you."
Wow, this lady is so kind! She even gave me a bracelet! It's top-quality, a real treasure! But I'm a little embarrassed to take it like this. After all, she only gave it to me. Look at the girls over there, their faces are all grim, especially her illegitimate daughter, she looks like a ghost, so terrifying!
The lady glared at her, and Ji Yingying saw it. If looks could kill, that illegitimate daughter would probably be dead.
"I... I can't accept this without having done anything right." In the end, Ji Yingying still refused. Heaven knows how much courage it took for her to say those words.
"Take it, I have something to do at home, I have to go back."
"Sigh~ Okay!" Although she didn't understand why she was being given it, Ji Yingying took it.
Seeing that she had put away the bracelet, the lady left with her legitimate daughter and the concubine's daughter.
Just as Ji Yingying was about to gossip about other people's gossip, someone from the front yard came over and called her over.
Ji Yingying was, after all, a court official, so it wasn't a big problem for her to have dinner in the front hall.
[These old men, I don't know what they're thinking. A bunch of grown men drinking, why did they call me over? They see me every day, and I'm not even handsome. The only decent-looking ones are either lawbreakers in jail or in the palace. I love watching these girls' catfights at these banquets, like the drugging plot, the pushing into the lake plot, the face-slapping plot. This kind of domestic infighting is quite interesting.]
Ji Yingying took a couple of sips of tea before standing up and going to the front hall.
As soon as the man left, many of the ladies breathed a sigh of relief. They were all wives of the house, and they all had their share of dirty secrets in their households, and they were all afraid that Ji Yingying would expose them.
If... you get caught up in gossip that's bad for you, you'll not only be sent to a Dali Temple prison for a few days, but you might even have to learn the art of decapitation.
In short, it's quite dangerous for Ji Yingying to be sitting here!
…………
When Ji Yingying arrived at the front hall, the meal had not yet begun. Upon seeing her, the Imperial Tutor immediately invited her to take a seat and asked with a smile, "I heard that young Master Ji has not yet begun to learn to read. Would you like a teacher?"
The Imperial Tutor was, after all, the emperor's teacher, and many people wanted to become his disciples. However, in the last two years, the Imperial Tutor had grown older and no longer accepted disciples or taught.
"No, I don't want to get involved with you. If my whole family gets beheaded, it'll be like a nine-generation clan elimination game. Although my nine generations of relatives aren't many, I still don't want to die."
Everyone: Huh? There's some juicy gossip, tell us...
A group of people stared at Ji Yingying with eager curiosity, wanting to hear what gossip the Imperial Tutor had to share.
This is the Emperor's tutor, who has been highly respected since the Emperor ascended the throne and has been creating new talents for the Tianyou Dynasty.
Many people came here to curry favor.
[That old scoundrel is practically on his deathbed, yet he's still thinking about how to amass wealth. That haunted house in the east of the city is overflowing with gold and jewelry, and he's still not satisfied. Tonight, I'll raid his house and take all that money. Then I won't need money anymore, but I'll be penniless.]
What... The Imperial Tutor actually embezzled! This is a capital offense. Nobody dared to look at the Imperial Tutor, whose hand holding the wine cup was so tight it almost shattered.
[No way, this person isn't the Imperial Tutor? Where is the real Imperial Tutor?]
[Wow, he was a student of the Imperial Tutor, mediocre in talent, failed the imperial examinations for over ten years, and remained a mere scholar. Then he tried to use unorthodox methods, but the Imperial Tutor discovered it, and he actually imprisoned the Imperial Tutor and inherited the Imperial Tutor's mansion.]
[This fake imperial tutor is also a traitor. No wonder. Cheating alone wouldn't have been enough for the fake tutor to imprison the real one. It turns out the real tutor also saw his traitorous letters, which is why he was imprisoned.]
The true Imperial Tutor is imprisoned in this mansion. I'll boast a little later and then go rescue him.
Everyone was watching Ji Yingying, ready to assist her when she went to rescue people. How could such a good person as the Imperial Tutor be imprisoned?
As for the fake imperial tutor, he was already plotting how to kill Ji Yingying. The imperial tutor had already retired and was enjoying his retirement at home. However, the fake imperial tutor was someone who didn't care about politics and only knew how to eat, drink, and have fun. He didn't know that everyone could hear Ji Yingying's thoughts.
He thought it was a reward from heaven, after all, there was a god in Linfeng Kingdom who could protect his people.
Before Ji Yingying could take any action, the Emperor and the Crown Prince arrived. Rong Yi came over immediately upon hearing the news.
When the fake imperial tutor heard that the emperor and the crown prince had arrived, he panicked for a moment, but only for a moment, and quickly recovered.
[Oh dear, what brings these two suckers here? They're incredibly valuable, even more so than Tang Sanzang's flesh! If one of the assassins from Linfeng Kingdom hiding in the mansion accidentally stabs them twice, the world will be in chaos!]
What?
This fake imperial tutor is actually a spy from the Linfeng Kingdom. Very good, very good. A spy from the Baohe Kingdom and a spy from the Linfeng Kingdom are so well hidden, even infiltrating the court.
The Emperor was furious, but he had to suppress his anger. In his heart, he had already searched the address given by Ji Yingying, and even ordered Rong Yi to arrange a team of secret guards to search the Imperial Tutor's residence in disguise.
"Your Majesty, what brings you here? It truly honors this humble servant!"
This fawning manner is truly disgusting. How come I never noticed before that the Imperial Tutor had become a different person?
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