As soon as Ji Yingying got into the carriage, she saw the food box. She immediately went over and rummaged around in it to take out the food.
"Son, you just said that the Emperor has given you an official position?" Fang Yulan asked cautiously.
"Yes, the Emperor gave us two days off to rest and then go to court. Father, what time does he usually go to court?"
Ji Cailiang said two words at "Mao Shi" (5-7 AM), and the couple breathed a sigh of relief. They had prepared for the worst, but their daughter gave them a pleasant surprise: she became an official!
As long as the emperor protects her, she doesn't need to worry about the officials' complaints. At worst, she'll get scolded a few times. Anyway, Ji Yingying always says: being scolded a few times doesn't hurt her. They can't take her money or her looks. Let them scold me!
"Hmm," Ji Yingying had already started eating. She had been in the Imperial Study for five hours, and it was already late afternoon. Apart from the breakfast she had at the East Palace, she hadn't eaten for five hours...
[Wait a minute... Mao Shi (卯时) means 5 AM for court, which doesn't even include getting up and having breakfast. If it does include those, then you'd have to get up at 4 AM, right?]
[This job is no human being's job! Why should a woman like me have to attend court? No way! In two days, I'll have all the officials impeach her. Then she can go home and sleep soundly!]
Haha, I'm so smart!
"Excuse me, is this Lord Ji's carriage?" The carriage stopped, and someone greeted them from outside.
Ji Cailiang peeked out and saw that it was someone from the palace. He quickly got out of the carriage.
"Eunuch Cao, is there something you need?"
This morning at the morning court session, Ji Cailiang went and reported on the situation in Xinhe County, which is how I met Eunuch Cao.
"His Majesty has instructed me to invite Lord Ji to the palace."
"Alright, I'll go right away." Ji Cailiang instructed the carriage to take them back to their residence. They had just arrived in the capital, and the residence was arranged with the help of His Highness the Crown Prince, so everything was still incomplete.
"Dad, take this and eat it, eat your fill." Ji Yingying peeked out and handed a rice ball to Ji Cailiang.
"Young Master Ji is here too."
"Yeah, I'm here!"
[What's going on? Doesn't this emperor eat? It's this late, and he's still thinking about state affairs. No wonder he's emperor.]
Ji Cai panicked and hurriedly told the carriage to leave quickly.
During the morning court session, the emperor had already inquired about Ji Yingying's situation, but he didn't quite believe it at the time, which is why he didn't keep Ji Cailiang behind.
Ji Cailiang obediently followed them into the palace and into the imperial study, where the crown prince was also present.
"Your humble servant greets Your Majesty, long live the Emperor!" He also extended his greetings to the Crown Prince.
"Stand up"
After standing up, Ji Cailiang, like Ji Yingying, quietly found a place to stand.
"Minister Ji, is there anything in Ji San's mind that is not allowed to pass?"
"Your Majesty, I have raised my son for ten years now, and everything I have thought about and longed for each day has come true; nothing has been faked!"
The emperor's face turned black then white, then white then black again, which made the ministers uneasy!
"Very good! Very good!"
The crown prince immediately stepped forward and said, "Father, now that we know everything, we should take precautions as soon as possible."
“The Crown Prince is right. This matter should be entrusted to…” The Emperor glanced at the Second Prince and then said, “Entrust it to the Crown Prince to handle.”
The prince responded immediately, and the emperor immediately sent eunuch Cao to the harem to convey his order, demoting Concubine Xiao to the cold palace and never allowing her to leave.
“Father, just now I led men to search one of the Xiao family’s estates, but we did not find the half-storeroom that Lord Ji mentioned. I was thinking of asking Madam Xiao for assistance.”
"You can handle this matter as you see fit. Madam Xiao... is a good person."
"yes"
"Everyone, please leave. Lord Ji, you stay."
After everyone had left, the Emperor asked, "What's the story behind Ji San's words?"
"I don't know either. Ever since my son was born, he has been having inner voices. I only know that he was killed by a rickshaw driver in his previous life. After his death, he didn't drink Meng Po soup. This is why he was born with the memory of his previous life and a system called "Xiang Xiang."
Ji Yingying was actually born from his wife Fang's belly. She is also the eldest daughter of the Ji family and his biological daughter.
"I'm giving you two days to rest. I heard the courtyard you're staying in was prepared for you by the Crown Prince?"
"Yes, my hometown is Xinhe County. I have nothing in the capital. Fortunately, Your Highness helped me. Otherwise, I would still be staying in an inn and looking for a house!"
"Eunuch Cao"
"Your servant is here!" Eunuch Cao took a few steps forward, waiting for instructions.
"Give Ji Aiqing one thousand taels of silver and make sure you get it fixed within two days. I'm waiting for Ji Aiqing to bring little Ji Aiqing to court."
"Yes, thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!"
…………
[This is where I'll be living from now on? Not bad! I'll plant some flowers and vegetables, and continue my life of sitting on the wall, hehe~.]
As soon as I stepped into the yard, I heard several sincere voices: "Greetings, Madam, Master Xiaoji!"
"This is?"
"This servant was arranged by the Crown Princess to serve Madam and Lord Ji. This servant is Granny Xia, this is Steward Li, and these two maids are Xia and Qiu respectively."
【Huh? Serve me, let me see what kind of gossip these people have to offer?】
Ji Yingying carefully observed the group of people but had no thoughts running through her mind, leading Fang Yulan to believe that these people were not good people and that she was trying to figure out a way to get them to leave.
There's not much gossip to be had about these people. The only juicy tidbit is that this manager likes to eat sashimi. But that's not a big deal. I'll cook him a meal of sashimi sometime; it'll definitely be better than what he usually eats.
[This old woman looked rather rough around the edges, but I didn't expect her to be such a good person. She lived an upright life and never did anything heinous. The only thing she did was give her child away because she couldn't afford to raise him.]
[These two maids aren't a big problem either; they're both simple-minded people. Good, good!]
"In that case, Madam Xia, you will be responsible for taking care of my son, along with the two maids. As for Steward Li, I'll trouble you with the entire house."
This time when they went to the capital, they brought few people, not even a steward. The Crown Princess really had to solve an urgent problem.
"Yes, Madam. The house has been cleaned and all the commonly used furniture has been replaced. As for any other replacements, please arrange them, Madam."
"Hmm, then~"
"Mom, you're busy, you're busy. I'm going back to my yard, I'm sleepy."
Ji Yingying yawned, feeling a little sleepy.
Ever since I met the Crown Prince, I haven't been able to daydream properly at all. I'm really thinking about the story I was planning before, and I need to keep thinking about it.
Over the past decade, Ji Yingying has come up with quite a few storybooks, including stories about domineering CEOs who experience the "wife-chasing-after-the-cremation" process, popular actresses, and immortals who can ascend to heaven and descend to earth.
There are so many!
Fang Yulan nodded slightly and asked Granny Xia to take her back to the courtyard to rest. Thinking that she would be attending court in two days, she said to Steward Li, "Could you help me find two cooks in the next two days? My son is very particular about food."
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