The Emperor glared at Ji Yingying. This girl was getting bolder and bolder, even cursing him so rudely.
"You may take the child with you to the estate. If you do not wish to stay there, you may return to the palace."
"Yes," Consort Liu replied. The Emperor then ordered the two to be sent back to Xihe Palace. He then said to Ji Yingying, "My dear minister, don't be so quick-tempered. Be more composed."
[Heh, you bastard, aren't you short-tempered when you're angry? If you weren't, how many cups have you smashed?]
However, they still tacitly replied, "Yes."
"Arrange for a palanquin to escort Minister Ji out of the palace, and make sure to take Minister Ji home to his doorstep."
It's getting late, and the palace gates are about to be locked, so we need to leave the palace as soon as possible.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. You are such a kind person."
Emperor: Heh heh, why didn't you say anything good about him when you were criticizing him?
After leaving the palace, Ji Yingying got hungry, so she asked the car to stop and found a small stall to order a bowl of wontons, which she then ate.
"My lord, it's getting late. Why don't you go home and have dinner later?" the accompanying eunuch advised. He was afraid that Lord Ji was too prone to causing trouble and that he wouldn't be able to complete the task.
"Hey, there's a dinner at home and a dinner outside. Besides, I've made money, so eating out won't kill me."
[Host, there's some juicy gossip. A local gentryman has come from out of town and is staying at the restaurant next door, the one by the entrance. Did you see him?]
Ji Yingying glanced over: [Saw it, looks like an old man, what's the story?]
[Her father favored his concubine over his wife, causing her mother's death and leaving behind a six-year-old child. The concubine tricked her into being sent to a manor to be raised. When she was seventeen, she passed the imperial examination and was taken back by her father. After that, misfortunes kept happening in her family. For example, they used light to project skulls, driving people insane; they killed the concubine's maid; they burned the steward to death with phosphorescent fire; and finally, the concubine herself went insane and is currently imprisoned in a courtyard in the backyard.]
As for her biological father, he had a broken leg and couldn't get up. Both her father and concubine lived miserable lives. All of this was orchestrated by her father, who plotted to have her mother violated by a man and then orchestrated by this concubine to be torn apart by chariots. So, her revenge was relatively mild. Her two children, born to the concubine, were also torn apart by chariots by her people. In any case, she was the only one left in her family.
What official position does he hold now?
He only passed the imperial examination to the rank of Juren (a lower-level scholar) because she was a girl who disguised herself as a boy. Now, he has inherited the entire family business.
[That's great. She's gotten her revenge, and she's got money to rely on. Even being a woman is good; she's capable and resourceful.]
But she's middle-aged, and her only wish is to have no children.
[Where is she from? Since she's in this capital, she should find a man, have a child of her own, abandon the father, and keep the child. A year later, when she returns home, she'll still be the head of the household, and with the child, no one will know.]
[Great idea, but unfortunately, I can't tell her. Even if I did, she might not agree.]
【Too……】
Little did she know, the fake girl had already overheard everything she was thinking.
She also thought this was a good idea.
Leave the father behind and keep the son!
What kind of girl would come up with such a method? She noticed that there was a eunuch accompanying Ji Yingying, and guessed that he was from the palace.
Indeed, if she weren't a noble lady from the palace, how could she have come up with this idea?
...
Ji Yingying had no idea that her conversation with the system would lead to someone adopting her plan.
After eating her fill, Ji Yingying finally went home after being persuaded by the eunuchs.
The eunuch escorted the person back, and he only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing Ji Yingying enter the room.
"Son, you're back. Your cousin is here. Come with me to meet her." Fang Yulan's tone wasn't very friendly, probably because she didn't want to deal with this group of people.
"Oh, how did they find us?"
Besides her cousin, her uncle, aunt, and other relatives also came. Fang Yulan was all alone at home; her parents had passed away, and Ji Yingying had been living with her uncle's family since she was a child.
Originally, her biological parents and maternal grandparents arranged a marriage for her with a wealthy family who could afford to eat chicken legs every day. However, her maternal great-grandmother was greedy and orchestrated a marriage swap, giving her mother to a poor scholar instead, while her daughter married into the wealthy family.
My mother lost contact with her family after she got married, and I don't know why she came looking for me this time.
His father's family was even more ruthless... His mother treated him like a blood bank, even though his father was a better student than his second uncle, his grandmother only doted on his second uncle.
Before she was born, her father's family was exploited, and her mother was so thin that she almost couldn't survive. Not long after she was born, they separated from the family and cut off all ties.
Later, her father became an official and applied to leave his hometown to become the magistrate of Xinhe County. He had no idea how the Ji family was doing now.
"Oh, someone's here! Isn't this my cousin? What brings you to my house? It's so late, have you found a place to stay yet?"
Ji Yingying took the initiative; dealing with such a rogue and scoundrel, it was best to finish the job quickly.
The uncles and his family all looked displeased; this young lady was being chased away as soon as she arrived.
"Oh my, is this Yingying? You look so beautiful in that outfit. Did you just come back from outside? Let me tell you, girls shouldn't go out so easily. There are some ill-intentioned people out there."
"There's no other way. I have to go out to make a living. It's getting late, so I'd better hurry back. My mother needs to rest too. She's been busy all day and is quite tired."
My cousin frowned, looking like Lin Daiyu, but she didn't resemble her at all. She said with a hint of reproach, "Why do you say such things, cousin? Since you know that your aunt works hard all day long, you should serve her and please her, and learn needlework and poetry. Your uncle is a high-ranking official in the court and comes from a noble family. In the future, we will discuss marrying into his family. However, if you are lazy in this regard, I'm afraid you will lack talent and virtue, and it will be difficult for you to find a good match."
No, I can't befriend this cousin. She speaks in such a pedantic manner, even the Emperor doesn't speak like that. And she claims to come from a noble family? Doesn't she know that my official rank is higher than my father's?
The moment her thoughts were uttered, everyone was stunned. Her cousin... had actually become an official in the imperial court?
How is this possible?
[This family has come here with ill intentions; host, please be careful.]
They weren't even that close to each other; it's no wonder they had good intentions.
[Someone saw you in the capital, and this family sold their land and came seeking refuge, wanting you to support them. Let me tell you, if you actually supported them, your entire Ji family would probably be exiled or beheaded.]
My cousin on my uncle's side, with her bookish manners, studied needlework and poetry for several years, and she makes money entirely by showing off, just like those modern-day socialites.
[I know that one who came from a socialite training program, but I've forgotten what her name was.]
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