Chapter 347: The Lady of the Marquisate vs. the Younger Prince 90
The carriage stopped at the gate of a five-courtyard house, not far from the Ji family. It was a new house that Jing Yu had bought just to make it easier for him to go find Sister Huan.
Jing Yu stared at Sister Huan with burning eyes. He hadn't touched Sister Huan for a long time and missed her very much.
Ji Yunhuan was not moved at all. "You said so much nonsense, all of which we have discussed before. In the end, father does not have to resign. There are many ways to disrupt the court."
"You have kept it a secret from me for so long. I wrote to you but you didn't come. I guess you have another confidante and don't miss me that much. Please go back, Third Prince."
Jing Yu shamelessly leaned on Ji Yunhuan and refused to get off the carriage no matter what.
"Ayu is innocent! I am busy with the Ministry of Justice every day, facing a bunch of miserable old faces all day long, how can I have a confidante?"
"I didn't mean to hide it from you. It's just that my father-in-law has given an order, and I dare not disobey. I am still waiting for my father-in-law to nod before I can welcome you into the house."
Ji Yunhuan pushed Jing Yu away, "Slippery tongue! You kept it a secret from me for half a month and ignored me for half a month, is that right or not?"
Jing Yu looked at Sister Huan's cold and arrogant face, gently kneaded Sister Huan's fingers, and said aggrievedly: "How can I be cold to you? I have asked Chen Peng to send me gifts several times..."
"Heh~" Ji Yunhuan sneered, "So in the mind of the Third Prince, all he needs to do is to get rid of me with gifts? I'm not a cat or dog that the Prince keeps. He can tease me when he's happy and throw me aside when he's unhappy."
Jing Yu panicked, his mind in a mess, "I... I didn't mean that. Chen Peng must be bad at speaking, so Sister Huan misunderstood. I'll punish him when I get back!"
"I only have Sister Huan in my heart. As long as Sister Huan says a word, I will ignore everything else and stay by Sister Huan's side."
"It's too late!" Ji Yunhuan said coldly, "Your Highness is busy with government affairs, and I am not an ignorant woman who would only cling to Your Highness. For the next month, Your Highness should focus on the affairs of the Ministry of Justice and do not disturb my peace."
Jing Yu was stunned, "I don't want it! And why is it one month? I only kept it a secret from you for half a month."
Ji Yunhuan smiled slightly, "There is no room for negotiation. If Your Highness dares to hide things from me again, it won't be as simple as not seeing each other."
Jing Yu was kicked off the carriage. He immediately called Chen Peng over, scolded him, and fined him three months' salary.
Shiqin received another reward from the Third Prince. She shed tears for Chen Peng in her heart. Chen Peng was too pitiful.
She entered the carriage with a nervous heart, wanting to comfort the young lady, but she saw the young lady leaning on the cushion with her eyebrows curved in a smile.
"Miss, you are not angry? Then why did you quarrel with the Third Prince and cause Chen Peng to be punished as well?"
Ji Yunhuan knocked on Shiqin's head and scolded her with a smile, "You haven't even started to support that kid yet? It's all in your pocket anyway, so why should you feel bad about it?"
Shiqin blushed and whispered back, "The young lady only knows how to tease me, I don't like her!"
Ji Yunhuan didn't point it out. If Shiqin was willing, she would naturally prepare a generous dowry for Shiqin to marry. If Shiqin was unwilling, she would not force her.
Fortunately, Chen Peng is also a silly guy, so he is not worried that Shiqin will be deceived by him.
Shiqin sat beside the young lady, still feeling a little worried, "You just drove the Third Prince away like this, will His Highness be angry?"
Ji Yunhuan held Shiqin's hand and said earnestly, "Silly girl, this is called interest. What's the point of blindly obeying? Do I have no temper left? I am not angry when he deceives and tricks me? He should learn a lesson, so that he won't form the habit of tricking me all the time in the future."
"Father wants to hide it from me. I can't make trouble with him. I will make trouble with A Yu. Then he will know he is wrong and won't dare to do it again."
"And A-Yu is really cute. It will be more fun if you tease him. But you can't make a fuss about it. That would be unreasonable and the man would get annoyed..."
Shiqin listened to all the talk, but she still didn't quite understand when she should make a scene? When shouldn't she? Was she too nice to Chen Peng? Should she also make a scene?
April is here in the blink of an eye.
Ji Yunhuan had been raised in the Ji family for a month and announced to the public that she had finally woken up after a near-death experience. Prime Minister Ji felt sorry for his eldest daughter, so he naturally wanted to keep her at home and refused to let her suffer in the temple.
Ji Yunhuan spends his days growing flowers and playing with birds, accompanying his mother in painting, and playing chess with his father. This is a rare period of leisure time.
In her memory, her father always went out early and came back late, and even on his days off he was always busy with various trivial matters. This was the first time that he had been with her and her daughter for such a long time, and Ji Yunhuan cherished this time very much.
After nearly half a month of delay, the emperor's decree allowing Prime Minister Ji to resign finally arrived.
Ji Tongfu brought his wife and daughter, set up an incense table, kowtowed in a polite manner to thank the emperor for his grace, and then accepted the imperial edict.
The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict was the emperor's confidant. He stepped forward and helped Ji Tongfu up, and his attitude was very respectful.
"Your Majesty has ordered that Lord Ji is not feeling well. Even though Your Majesty is reluctant, you can only approve Lord Ji's petition. When Lord Ji is well again, he will still have to serve His Majesty in the court."
Ji Tongfu put on an expression of gratitude, lowered his head and wiped away his tears, "Your Majesty's grace is so great, it's all my fault that my health is not up to par, I really feel ashamed of your cultivation!"
After the person who announced the decree left, the entire Ji family was filled with gloom and sorrow.
Now that the master has lost his official position, who knows what will happen to the Ji family in the future?
Especially the side branches of the Ji family, they all relied on the power of Prime Minister Ji to get some minor official positions in the court. Now that the Ji family has no prime minister, they are afraid that they will not be able to get these positions.
Ji Tongfu closed the door and refused to see visitors. Apart from making an appointment with a few close friends to go out for fun and secretly helping the Third Prince, he spent the rest of his time at home with his wife and daughter, looking completely relaxed and contented.
Mrs. Ji knew the inside story and was not panicked at all. She even felt that there was nothing wrong with her master resigning from his post.
"The Ji family is very prosperous, but no one has achieved much. Maybe it's because the master loves them too much. Some people even complain that they are overshadowed by the master. Humph! Now that the master has resigned, they know how good the master is, and they are all panicking."
"If it were up to me, I would let them see how powerful I am. Without going through the storm, how can we tell who is better and who is worse? If someone can really hold on, I will have more helpers in the future. I am not young anymore, how can I fight as hard as I did when I was young? I should have taken good care of myself a long time ago."
"Zitan, bring the medicinal food in. I want to watch the master drink it."
Ji Tongfu looked embarrassed. He suspected that his wife had done it on purpose. The medicinal food was really unpalatable.
"Madam, please forgive me. I feel very healthy today. I even did a set of boxing in the morning. So I don't need to drink."
Madam Ji brought the medicinal food to the master, but when she saw that he refused to take it, she became angry and slammed the medicine bowl on the table.
"I worked so hard to make it, and if you don't drink it, I won't care about you tomorrow! I've been worrying for nothing. Next time when your legs and feet hurt at night, don't moan at me! I don't feel bad!"
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