"At this time, Aunt Zhou is thinking about her reputation and the children of the Ji family?"
Ye Wanshu glanced at the concubines and half-sisters behind her, including Ji Ningxuan whom she had met that day, and her biological mother, Concubine Zheng.
Although she entered the Ji family together with Zhou Ru, she had changed drastically. She looked much older, with white hair on her temples.
Next to her stood a pretty-looking woman, holding two half-grown little girls tightly in her arms. I guess it was Aunt Sun.
Ji Ningxuan is about to reach the age of marriage. Aunt Zheng has been compromising for so many years and does not want her daughter to be affected by the affairs of the eldest and second daughters.
She, who always changed her tone when she saw the wind, quickly said: "Miss, what Aunt Zhou said is right. We all prosper together and suffer together. If you have anything to say, let's talk it out. There's no need to hurt the harmony."
"What a great way to share the same fate."
Ye Wanshu sneered, "I'd like to ask Aunt Zheng and Aunt Sun, you and Aunt Zhou live under the same roof together, has she ever considered sharing your success?"
"In the past, she was able to suppress you all by relying on her father's favoritism. If her daughter really becomes the Princess of Qi, your fate will be even more tragic than that of Concubine Qin and her daughter."
This was a wake-up call. Aunt Sun and Aunt Zheng looked at each other, and the expressions in their eyes were hard to describe.
For so many years, no one else knew how Aunt Sun and Aunt Zheng lived in the mansion, but they knew it clearly in their own hearts.
The eldest girl's words touched their hearts. For a moment, they all lowered their heads silently and no one responded.
Zhou Ru noticed something strange going on around her and quickly scolded her, "Miss, if you're jealous of me, just come after me. Why involve your sisters?"
Glancing at Qin Chulin viciously, her voice instantly turned colder: "Miss, you just feel that there's something fishy about Sixth Girl's death. You can go ahead and investigate. I won't stop you."
Ye Wanshu was not stupid enough to be so stupid. Her father had been listening to her every word for years, and she did not grow up in the Ji family. If she rashly investigated the matter, no one in the courtyard would reveal a single word even if they died.
But she knew one thing: people's hearts were unpredictable. If Zhou Ru and her daughter were to be completely deprived of power today, there would be many people in the Ji family who would want to take advantage of their misfortune.
By then, it would be easy to reveal the evil things she has done over the years.
"The spirits of Concubine Qin and Ning Yue are still watching over this courtyard. Whether there is any mystery surrounding Ning Yue's death will eventually be revealed."
Ye Wanshu glanced at Zhou Ru with a half-smile: "There's no rush."
Qin Yi Niang's body was placed aside. Looking at Ye Wanshu's deep gaze, Zhou Ru and Liu Mama both felt a chilling chill around them.
Seeing that this little bitch was instigating the concubines to stop Xier's good fortune, Zhou Ru forced herself to remain calm and snorted coldly, "Young lady, this person is really interesting. You refused to marry into Prince Qi's mansion, and now you want to stop your sister from marrying there. What's the logic?"
After he finished speaking, he looked proudly at the two concubines beside him and said, "You just saw it. The master hurried into the palace. He was anxious to ask His Majesty for a marriage before Prince Qi came to the palace. Why don't you follow me out to wait for Prince Qi?"
Aunt Zheng and Aunt Sun did not dare to refute and followed him out of Furong Hall.
When the courtyard was quiet again, Ye Wanshu first stroked Qin Chulin's head and said softly, "Don't be afraid. I'm here. No one will dare to embarrass you."
Qin Chulin nodded obediently, staring at his aunt wrapped in a straw mat, his pupils full of sadness.
"Caiju, Qiuli, go buy a coffin. Give the coffin shop assistant some money to come in and help bury Concubine Qin."
Ye Wanshu took out a silver ingot and handed it to the two maids. After they left, Ye Wanshu took Qin Chulin to the yard and sat down, waiting for Prince Qi to enter the mansion.
She knew her adoptive father's personality very well, and he was definitely not in a hurry to enter the palace just for the arranged marriage.
Today she wanted to see how the mother and daughter would finish the play.
......
Ji Yuan hurried into the palace and went straight to the Yangxin Palace.
The emperor was sitting in front of the dragon table, reading a volume of policy papers with great interest, when he suddenly saw Ji Yuan coming in with a palace maid.
Just as Ji Yuan was about to kneel down, the emperor was so happy that he quickly stood up.
"No need for formalities, please stand up quickly."
The emperor, holding the policy paper in his hand, walked towards Ji Yuan with great interest and said loudly, "Ji Qing, you've come at the perfect time. Tomorrow is the day of the imperial examination. Two days ago, after the palace examination ended, I met with the top scorer in the spring examination alone. This guy really didn't disappoint me."
The emperor placed the essay into Ji Yuan's hands, his expression filled with fondness and care. "Take a look at Ji Yunze's essay from the palace examination. This boy is a man of profound knowledge and insight into the governance of the court. I intend to appoint him as a sixth-rank editor in the Imperial Academy."
Although he had already witnessed this boy's talent, Ji Yuan was still a little surprised when he heard that the emperor directly appointed Ji Yunze as a sixth-rank editor.
However, he was in a state of mind like an ant on a hot pan at the moment, and had no intention of reading the essays for the palace examination. Reading them would only show more favor.
After taking a quick glance, Ji Yuan perfunctorily praised him, "Your Majesty's vision is certainly not bad. This boy will surely be able to shoulder great responsibilities."
The emperor nodded thoughtfully and asked anxiously, "What do you think of the marriage I mentioned to you earlier?"
Ji Yuan had never intended to promise this marriage to his second daughter. Now that the dead girl and Prince Qi had something to do with each other, Ji Yuan dared not agree to it anymore.
Kneeling down in fear and trepidation, Ji Yuan said truthfully, "I'm afraid I'm going to fail your Majesty's kindness."
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