"This won't work. This is too demanding. You won't be able to make a living off your brother then, and you'll have to pay him out of pocket."
【What?! I'll pay him whatever he wants, he's my own brother, it's fine. I'll just treat my niece and nephew well.】
No, it's not that. She'll be unable to bear the loneliness and have an affair, then she'll beat and verbally abuse your family. When your mother gets old, she'll ruin her life. Besides, she likes power, and she'll use your brother as a stepping stone.
【What? 】
After hearing this, Fang Yulan silently put down the portrait in her hand. Her family was a kind family that had never done anything immoral or immoral, and had never taken a single needle or thread from the people. If such a troublemaker came along, how could the family be at peace?
"Then, Bao'er, what about this one?"
Fang Yulan picked up another painting. The woman in the painting was delicate and frail, making her all the more pitiful.
【Host, she's frail and sickly, unlikely to have children in her lifetime. Furthermore, she has a large group of vampire relatives. Her frail health is entirely due to being wasted. Besides, she loves her family very much; if she marries into your family, she'll probably spend all her money on them, making it difficult for you to get any money later.】
Goodness gracious!
This time, Fang Yulan didn't need to pick up the portrait; Ji Yingying picked it up and looked at it herself.
Why do they all have so many problems?
It's either this way or that way; Fang Yulan instantly lost the will to choose.
"Tell me, why is there not a single good person among the people in the capital?"
"There are good people here. The people who go to court with me are all very nice."
Fang Yulan: ...You don't know how many people you've been stabbed, and they were stabbed right through your leaky heart.
"Mother, let's stop looking. My eldest brother has his own destined love. Mother, the Prince of Qi has invited me to a banquet. Why don't you come with me?"
"Okay, Mom will go with you."
After changing their clothes, the mother and daughter went to the banquet. When they arrived at the Prince Qi's residence, there were already quite a few people there.
King Qi originally intended to invite Ji Yingying, but since she sent him two cooks, he had no choice but to find a pretext to host the banquet.
Since he hadn't yet hosted a banquet for his guests upon returning to Beijing, he simply used this as an excuse.
[There are a lot of people here, this is going to be a huge profit.]
Upon hearing this voice, everyone knew who had arrived.
I'll try to go to the kitchen later to see if Mu Kaiji is ready. But, the detective is capable and responsible, so I shouldn't need to worry too much.
"Young Master Ji, you've arrived?"
"Oh, sir, hello, madam." Ji Yingying greeted them one by one. Just as she stepped over the threshold, Prince Qi rushed over and said, "Sister-in-law, please go to the backyard to entertain them. My family does not have a wife who can manage things. Originally, I wanted the Empress to come and oversee things, but the Crown Princess had something to do and called the Empress away. So I have no choice but to ask you for help, sister-in-law."
The people listening in immediately widened their eyes. How could the Prince of Qi be so close to the Ji family?
“King Qi, it’s time for you to get married. That way, your courtyard will have someone to look after it.”
"This..." King Qi also thought about it, but she had spread the news of his impotence throughout the court, so what woman would be willing to marry him?
"You're an old man now, why don't you just find a young widow? That would be so much better."
King Qi was immediately at a loss. He was already quite old, and yet he still had to worry about a child. He was truly... sorry!
"Ji San, please come inside first. I will entertain you later."
Someone led the mother and daughter to the backyard, where the ladies knew that Madam Ji was entertaining them, and couldn't help but glance at Madam Ji a few more times.
They felt they had missed out because they hadn't had much time to chat with Madam Ji at the last Imperial Tutor's wedding banquet.
"Madam Ji, Young Master Ji, you've arrived?"
"Yes, yes, we're here."
After sitting down, Madam Ji began chatting with the other ladies, mostly about raising children.
And then there was the gossip, this and that, which piqued Ji Yingying's interest: "I never imagined that the women of the capital could be just as gossipy as the village old women!"
Upon hearing this, the woman who was speaking was momentarily unsure whether to continue.
However, they didn't discuss any sensitive topics, and they were confident that they hadn't done anything wrong, so they weren't afraid that Ji Yingying would gossip about them.
"Don't let your mind wander. Sit down and eat your snack." Fang Yulan took a snack and put it in her mouth.
"Oh~" Ji Yingying herself didn't know how she had offended her own mother.
Women, they're so fickle. Look, I didn't even offend her, and her expression changed.
[Host, since you're bored, why not watch the drama unfold? The power struggles within a household are comparable to those in palace intrigues. Palace intrigues involve more power, but household intrigues are no less intense.]
Yeah, yeah, have one. Anyway, my mom doesn't like me, so I might as well just eat some watermelon.
Fang Yulan was about to stop Ji Yingying, but was stopped by the lady next to her. She leaned over and whispered, "Madam, listen to this. I haven't experienced being a gossipmonger yet."
"No, madam, it wouldn't be good if we ended up stripping her completely naked."
That lady is the wife of the Marquis of Anding. She holds an imperial title and is currently the most senior lady here.
"It's alright, I've never done anything wrong, I'm not afraid of her digging up dirt." As expected of the Lady of Anding, she has guts.
[Did you see the little girl in the yellow dress? She's the one sitting on the very edge.]
[I saw her. She's so thin. She must be younger than me; calling her a "little girl" would be normal.]
Who said she's younger than you? She's thirteen this year.
[I can't tell. Her family must be very poor, they probably don't have enough to eat, otherwise she wouldn't be so thin and small.]
That's the daughter of the Minister of Rites, his only legitimate daughter, and yet she grew up like this.
[I know this kind of plot. It's usually about a concubine wanting power, killing the legal mother, deceiving the man, then ruining his biological child, and finally elevating her own child to the position. This child is either an illegitimate child or a useless good-for-nothing. To be honest, as long as the legal wife's child isn't deliberately spoiled and raised badly, their character can't be too bad. After all, the legal wife is a legitimate wife, and she already knows the person's character and abilities when they were first chosen.]
[Women would probably live better lives if they let go of their romantic obsession.]
[Wrong, the analysis is wrong. She was raised by her own mother, who deliberately spoiled her. Her mother's health was damaged during childbirth, resulting in the absence of a male heir. That's why she constantly beat and scolded this daughter, raising her until she was thin and ruined.]
[What a nutcase!] Ji Yingying cursed inwardly. This is really crazy.
This was her only child. She couldn't have any more if she wanted them later. This daughter had been wasted, and she'd have no one to rely on in the future. How could someone like that, who couldn't even raise her own flesh and blood, expect anyone else to take care of her?
If I were that girl, as long as I'm alive, there's no way I'd take care of her in the future. Filial piety can't hold me back, because I don't expect anyone to love me. Besides, if you hadn't raised me when I was young, how could I take care of you in your old age?
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