"This is the second daughter of the Minister of Justice. I heard from your second brother that she was tricked into falling into the lake and was rescued by him. This ruined her reputation, so naturally your second brother wanted to come and ask for her hand in marriage. That's why he wanted you to see what kind of character this girl has."
"What? Who dares to scheme against Second Brother like this? I'll go get her!" Ji Yingying had just sat down when she stood up again, overcome with excitement.
"Hey! Why are you so excited?"
"They've all schemed against my second brother, how can I not be upset?" Ji Yingying sat down again, looking displeased. Her two brothers had been so good to her; if something really happened, would she still be a sister if she didn't help them?
"Your second brother told me that his illegitimate daughter schemed against that girl's marriage, then pushed her into the water. He saved her, and they even had physical intimacy, so naturally he has to take responsibility. What do you think of this girl? If she's good, then I'll go and propose marriage."
"Great! It's good that Second Sister-in-law is marrying into the family. She likes our Second Brother and will live a good life with him. Mother, don't worry."
However, I won't let this illegitimate daughter get away with it.
[This second sister-in-law is incredibly beautiful and also likes my second brother. I'll find a way to make that illegitimate daughter suffer.] Without her mother saying anything, she probably understood what was going on.
"Tomorrow, Marquis Chengshun is hosting a flower-viewing banquet and has invited Mother. We should meet the wife of the Minister of Justice and sound her out."
She had received the invitations long ago. With her children either at school or attending court, she hadn't been idle either, attending one banquet after another. It really felt like it had been a long time since the whole family had eaten together.
"Then I'll go and take a look if I have time after court tomorrow."
"good."
On the way back to the house, Xiangxiang finished updating, which made Ji Yingying especially excited. Xiangxiang had finally finished updating.
Tell me quickly, what's new in the update?
[Congratulations, host! A level one department store has been created, a small one. You should be able to find whatever you want to buy there.]
Upon hearing that a department store had been added to the update, Ji Yingying was so excited she almost jumped for joy. Finally, there was a department store! She could have whatever she wanted.
[Host, it's just a small department store; there aren't many items.]
Open it and let me see.
Xiangxiang opened the department store for her to see. There were very few items, mostly rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, and some snacks.
"Seriously? That's all?"
[Otherwise, what else would you like, host? One advantage is that you can just spend money, not points. However, host, you should be prepared, as you might need points later. You'd better eat more gossip and save up points.]
Ji Yingying didn't care at all and started browsing the department store. At this time, the department store was like the supply and marketing cooperative in the 1970s: few items and high prices.
I bought a bag of potato chips to try. I haven't had them in ages. I had the kitchen make them. They taste good, but they lack food additives. Although they're not good for your health, snacks without them just aren't the same.
[Host, are you even listening to me?] Xiangxiang protested. She had finally leveled up and returned, but the host was only interested in department stores. It was really... making the system uncomfortable.
Yes, we'll talk about next time. Besides, when have I ever refused to share in the gossip? Ugh! I'm going to find An Yi; I wonder what kind of stories she's been writing in those novels lately.
When Ji Yingying saw An Yi, she was stunned for a moment. An Yi looked like a maggot, crawling around on the table in a dark and twisted way.
"What are you doing?" Ji Yingying asked back, looking at him like he was Calvin.
"Miss, I can't write anymore. This outline is too advanced; I really can't write it."
Ji Yingying took it and saw that it was titled "After Being Confined to My Home and Forcibly Taken by the Crown Prince: I Ran Away with My Baby."
[Wow, you've gotten this far, not bad.]
"Come on, I'll tell you how to write it."
Since Ji Yingying had already spoken, An Yi immediately sat up straight, picked up her pen, and waited for her to speak.
"Once upon a time, there was a man named Xiao Shuai. He fell in love with Xiao Mei, but Xiao Mei had a sick mother, a gambling father, and a younger brother. One day, she met Xiao Shuai on the street..."
"Do you understand?"
An Yi read the story aloud and said, "Wonderful! Miss is truly a reincarnation of a great being..." She clearly liked the story very much.
"Give me all the stories you've written, I want to take a look."
An Yi immediately gave her all the stories she had written in the past few days and continued to study the new stories she had given her.
"This kid's storybook is really good, I'm going to sell it." Ji Yingying flipped through it and was clearly very satisfied. The consequence of her satisfaction was that she couldn't get out of bed the next day and almost missed work again.
"Everyone's late for work; a horse that's never late isn't a good horse." After comforting himself with these words, he leaned against a pillar and fell fast asleep again.
Meanwhile, the Minister of Works had already submitted the plan discussed yesterday to the Emperor, awaiting his review. Many people knew that this legendary plan involved many interests and were keeping a close eye on it, but they only dared to make a fuss and did not dare to actually take action.
With Ji Yingying around, who would dare to make a move?
"My dear Minister Ji!"
The emperor called out three times before finally managing to summon the person.
"Your Majesty, is there something you need?"
"Take a look at this memorial and see if there's anything that needs improvement."
Ji Yingying took the memorial and looked at it: [Host, when was this plan written? It's quite detailed.]
[It was probably yesterday. These old men from the Ministry of Works are quite capable; they wrote pretty well.]
Hearing Xiangxiang's voice and Ji Yingying's praise, the Emperor was relieved.
"Ministry of Works, make the arrangements."
"yes"
[I only leveled up for two days, what happened to the host? Why does this court seem so strange?]
Nothing happened, do you want some gossip?
Upon hearing that they were going to hear some gossip, everyone immediately perked up their ears to hear what kind of gossip it was.
"Let's eat, what do you say?"
A major event has occurred at the home of the Minister of Personnel.
【Oh wow~ What's the big deal?】 Ji Yingying's eyes lit up even though she was still a little dazed.
[A letter of treason was planted in his house, intended to frame him for treason. If all goes as expected, news will arrive tomorrow, and he will be falsely accused of treason, leading to the Emperor's execution of his entire clan.]
Who framed him?
[It was one of his sons-in-law, who was poor. The entire family of the Minister of Personnel—his wife and daughter—looked down on him and constantly belittled him. He endured it time and time again, but in the end, they framed the Minister of Personnel for treason and beat his own wife to death.]
This is a Pyrrhic victory; how did he even come up with that idea?
[Of course, someone came up with the idea. It was also something he did to his family. After all, the family of the Minister of Personnel really treated this son-in-law badly, just because of his poor background, but the girl was truly devoted to him.]
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