Chapter 372: The Lady of the Marquisate vs. the Younger Prince 115
Ji Rongyue cried heart-wrenchingly, but she couldn't get even a little sympathy from the Second Prince.
She shouted for help, but no one came to save her. The officers outside were only concerned with preventing the Second Prince from committing suicide and didn't care about her life or death at all.
Ji Rongyue has realized that the Ji family is her backer. She regrets that she should not have severed ties with her father. Now only her father can save her.
Ji Rongyue stopped shouting for help. She pulled the Second Prince's trouser leg and begged, "Your Highness, calm down... calm down... I can help you. I know how to leave the house. I will go and beg father, and he will surely relent."
After listening to Ji Rongyue's plan, the Second Prince thought it was feasible, and finally mercifully released Ji Rongyue.
He hadn't touched a woman for half a month, and he was feeling a burning desire in his heart. But looking at Ji Rongyue's shriveled body and haggard face, he really couldn't muster any interest.
In the end, he could only solve it hastily by himself, but he still did not let Ji Rongyue go. Ji Rongyue had several more wounds on his body and was thrown out like a rag.
Ji Rongyue didn't even have a bed, so she barely managed to sleep outside the palace for the night. When it was dawn, she crawled out of the bedroom through the dog hole, avoided the servants on the road, and went around to a low little house.
This is where the night incense is poured. In the past, she had to do even the most menial jobs just to get a bite to eat. If she refused, the servants would force her to death.
Ji Rongyue followed the car driven by Ye Xiang out. She endured the stench and the pain, and limped along until noon before she arrived at the door of Ji's house.
The Ji family has more comings and goings than before.
As soon as the emperor woke up, he ordered Ji Tongfu to return to the court. The chaotic situation in the capital was finally calmed down, and the refugees outside the city were also settled.
Pei Ci Fu's residence was ransacked, and the victims in towns surrounding the capital also received relief food.
The situation in Tongzhou seemed to have changed overnight. The officials who were lucky enough to still have their heads were all worried and tried their best to provide disaster relief, fearing that too many people would die in their jurisdiction and they would be reported by the censor.
The Third Prince showed no mercy when it came to killing officials, regardless of the law that everyone should be punished. They were really scared.
A group of people gathered at the gate of Ji's house, bringing valuable gifts and trying various ways to get a chance to see Prime Minister Ji.
The people in Tongzhou are so unscrupulous, so they must have support in the capital. The third prince's mansion is difficult to enter and the emperor cannot see him, so they can only use coercion and bribery to bribe Ji Shoufu.
The old housekeeper had seen this many times, and said with a smile: "Everyone, please go back. My master is very busy and is not at home. You might as well go to the cabinet to find the master. If you have any grievances, just write a memorial and the master will definitely handle it impartially."
Unfortunately, these people don't want to handle things impartially at all. They just want to use backdoors, bend the law for personal gain, and protect their own people.
Some people take advantage of their seniority, some people try to make friends by relying on their relatives. The Ji family is also a large family, and there are many relatives who are not even remotely related to them.
The old housekeeper's smile remained unchanged. "You may have forgotten that the former Marquis Xuanwu openly solicited bribes and committed fraud, and the master did not show any mercy. He was the master's legitimate son-in-law. Does the Marquis Xuanwu Mansion still exist?"
"Prime Minister Ji is selfless and wholeheartedly serves the people. Everyone in the capital knows this. It is useless for you to make a fuss. Just disperse."
Most of the crowd dispersed, but some people still refused to give up and gathered at the gate of Ji's house.
Ji Rongyue watched from afar and did not dare to enter through the main gate. She regretted extremely that she had offended the housekeeper, otherwise she would beg the housekeeper to let her in.
She could only turn to the side door, but before she got close, the gatekeeper chased her away, thinking she was a beggar.
No matter how she explained, the servant refused to let her in.
Ji Rongyue walked around the Ji Mansion and found it so big that she felt dizzy. Finally, she arrived at an inconspicuous corner gate, which was where the servants entered and exited.
She saw Xiaoju. Xiaoju's back was straight, no longer hunched over, and she looked much taller than the maid next to her.
Xiaoju has gained weight and is no longer top-heavy. Her thick bangs have been combed into a neat bun. She has used some powder to cover the birthmark on her face, but the faint outline can still be seen.
Xiaoju was promoted to a senior maid. Although she could not serve the lady and the eldest daughter personally, she was in charge of some purchasing work and her monthly salary also increased. People in the mansion were very polite when they saw her, and there were even servants and guards who expressed their love to her.
She discovered that the birthmark was nothing at all. She had never lived so vibrantly as she did now, and felt that every day was full of hope.
The Third Miss always scolded her for being ugly and useless, and said that if she left the Third Miss's yard, there would be no place for her in the mansion. It turned out that it was all false!
After leaving the Third Miss, her good days had just begun.
"Who's there?" the servant shouted, and immediately grabbed the sneaky person at the door and pressed him on the cobblestones beside the road.
Ji Rongyue's knees were so painful from being pressed down that she had learned her lesson. She had been bullied many times by the servants in the prince's mansion and she no longer dared to look down on anyone.
She reached out and grabbed Xiaoju's skirt, begging, "Chouju, no, Xiaoju, I am the third daughter of the Ji family. Please take me to see my father. I have something important to report to him."
Xiaoju frowned and took a step back in disgust. The servant pressed Ji Rongyue harder to prevent the beggar from dirtying Xiaoju's clothes.
Xiao Ju stared at Ji Rongyue for a while, with a puzzled look on her face, "I don't know you. The third lady has married into the Second Prince's mansion and is now a concubine. Why would you, a beggar with a shabby face, pretend to be a concubine? Aren't you afraid of being beheaded?"
Ji Rongyue was anxious and shouted, "Look carefully again, I am Ji Rongyue, I am really the Third Miss, you served me before, you are my personal maid!"
Xiaoju remained calm, "I was the one who served the Third Miss before she got married. No one knows what the Third Miss looks like better than me. You are not the Third Miss."
Upon hearing this, the servant immediately pulled Ji Rongyue up and dragged her out like a dead dog, "You dare to pretend to be a young lady in the mansion? You are simply courting death!"
Regardless of whether this person is the Third Miss or not, Xiaoju said she is not, and the master has long disliked the Third Miss and ordered that the Third Miss is not allowed to enter.
The servants rushed forward, ready to teach the beggar a lesson.
Xiao Ju couldn't bear it after all, so she shouted, "Just drag her out, but don't hurt her life. Give her some food, and consider it as a good deed for the baby in Madam's belly."
Ji Rongyue's screams became farther and farther away until they could no longer be heard.
Xiaoju breathed a sigh of relief and waved to the servants, "Go out and do your work while it's still early. If you see beggars like this again, just throw them out."
After everyone left, Xiaoju went to find the eldest lady immediately. Although the third girl would not be able to achieve anything significant, the eldest lady still had to know about this matter.
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