Chapter 615: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General
The imperial edict arrived at the northern border reluctantly.
Yuwen Yi was appointed as a first-rank general of cavalry and was temporarily in charge of the troops in the northern border. He was ordered to return to the western border immediately without any mistakes, and he was urged to return to the capital as soon as possible to return the seal of the commander-in-chief.
Ji Yunhuan was appointed as the second rank general of the auxiliary state, but she was not held accountable for the murder of Hu Anshan. She was also allowed to handle northern border affairs together with Yuwen Yi. The achievements of her father and brother were praised, and her inheritance of the glory of the Duke's Mansion was almost praised. She was almost made into the second Duke Ji.
It would have been fine if Ji Yunhuan had just seen it, but the emperor's technique of checks and balances was to let her compete with Yuwen Yi. The emperor not only did not have much father-son affection for Yuwen Yi, but was more suspicious of him.
When Yuwen Yi was fighting outside, Prince Rui and Concubine Xiao must have done a lot of dirty laundry for Yuwen Yi in the capital. The emperor never liked this son in the first place, and over the years, he only disliked him more and more.
The eunuch who announced the imperial edict read it until his mouth was dry. He handed the imperial edict to Ji Yunhuan with a smile, "General Ji has made great contributions this time. His Majesty is very pleased and praised the general for being like his father. The Queen Mother and the Empress have also given him generous rewards. When he returns to Beijing this time, I'm afraid the door of the Duke's Mansion will be trampled down."
Ji Yunhuan said some meaningless polite words and gave a bag of silver to the eunuch who announced the imperial decree. He was thoughtful and appropriate.
Until all the imperial edicts were read out, Ji Yunhuan still didn't hear the decree to restore Yuwen Yi's title. She didn't give up, and secretly asked the eunuch who was in charge of announcing the edict.
Ji Yunhuan often went in and out of the palace. The Empress Dowager and the Empress took good care of her. Now His Majesty also thought highly of her, so the eunuch who announced the imperial edict naturally told her everything.
"If anyone else asks, I would never dare to speculate on the emperor's intentions. General Ji, please do not mention this matter after you return to the capital, lest you get into trouble. Everyone knows that His Majesty does not like the Eighth Prince. You are in the emperor's favor now, and His Majesty intends to promote you. You must not offend him."
"To tell you the truth, His Majesty was reluctant to give him the title of First-Rank General of the Cavalry. It was just that it would be unreasonable not to reward him for such a great achievement. On the fifteenth day, the Empress mentioned the title of King, and His Majesty left without saying anything and went to Noble Concubine Xiao. Later, the decree to confer him the title of First-Rank General was issued."
"I don't think the Eighth Prince will stay in the capital for long. His Majesty will definitely send someone out. You will be rich and prosperous in the capital in the future, but the Eighth Prince may be eating sand somewhere. Don't worry too much."
Ji Yunhuan suppressed his anger, handed over a bag of golden dumplings, and sent the eunuch who announced the decree away in a kind voice.
"Thank you for your advice, and take care."
When Yuwen Yi came in, he saw Ji Yunhuan sitting in the yard sulking.
They still lived in the small villa these few months, which was enough for them. They would be leaving for Beijing soon and were getting too lazy to move. He said he found it troublesome, so Ji Yunhuan agreed to him.
In fact, secretly he just wanted to be closer to Ji Yunhuan. With his small belongings, moving would not be a big deal at all.
If they moved to the big yard, the two of them would be far apart, and he wouldn't be able to come over often to drink tea and play chess with Ji Yunhuan.
There were no exotic flowers or plants in the yard, but it was very clean. In the corners, there were some unknown small flowers, colorful. Under the tall banyan tree, Ji Yunhuan was picking flowers and plants from time to time, and the fragrance was scattered all over the ground.
The spring sunshine shines through the shadows of the trees, the light and shadow are intertwined, and the time is just right.
"Why are you back?" The girl turned to look at him, clapped her hands, stood up, moved the flowers and plants on the ground to the side with her feet, pretended nothing had happened, and smiled warmly.
Yuwen Yi was stunned for a long time. When he came to his senses, he had been dragged into the house.
"I was impatient to deal with them, so I asked Geng Wei to accompany me. But they didn't like me very much either, and they all went to Prince Rui to show their courtesy. The emperor felt that Prince Rui had suffered, so he rewarded him with many treasures and medicinal materials, and even sent several imperial doctors."
Geng Wei was promoted to a third-rank general, but he was not good at dealing with people in the capital. Fortunately, everyone in the palace was heading for Prince Rui, so he was just a guide and could serve as a background board on the side, which saved him a lot of trouble.
Ji Yunhuan also received many rewards, including those from the emperor, the empress dowager, and the queen. The house was full of space, so the emperor's rewards were piled up in the yard and there was no time to clean them up.
However, Yuwen Yi, who had made the greatest contributions, did not receive much reward.
Ji Yunhuan got furious when he thought of this, and said angrily, "Why? Prince Rui came here to cause trouble, and he was not punished, but he was rewarded? He couldn't get promoted in the army, but the emperor actually promoted him in the Ministry of Personnel. It was you who sacrificed your life for the country, but the emperor's heart is simply biased to the sky!"
Yuwen Yi had a good attitude, he had gotten used to it over the years. When he was young, he had expected his father's love and care. He worked hard to improve himself, but this made Concubine Xiao even more jealous, and even his mother suffered. Gradually, he understood why his mother always asked him to give in.
He cannot surpass King Rui in brilliance, so as to save his life.
Now he no longer has any expectations of the emperor, he is no longer a child.
"If I don't have the title of prince, then I don't have it. But I caused the Queen to be reprimanded by His Majesty, and I feel very sorry. His Majesty didn't reward me lavishly, but he should reward my mother. This time my mother should be able to be promoted. If she becomes a concubine, my mother will have made it through in the palace."
Ji Yunhuan knew the Empress very well, and upon hearing this, he said, "Don't blame yourself. When the Empress doesn't want to serve Your Majesty, she will say something unpleasant to the ear and make Your Majesty angry and leave."
"The Queen Mother scolded the Queen a lot for this, but the Queen refused to change. She said that she couldn't have children anyway, so she asked the young concubines to serve her more. She was virtuous and generous. The Emperor and the Queen had a loving life, but things have changed. The Queen will never leave the palace in her lifetime, so it can only be like this."
"I will write a letter to the Queen right now. The Queen cannot interfere in the affairs of the former dynasty, but the affairs of the harem will definitely be accomplished!"
Yuwen Yi ground ink and spread paper, watching Ji Yunhuan write a letter.
Ji Yunhuan wrote several pages in a very eloquent manner, covering every detail, especially the trivialities. Yuwen Yi had seen the Empress's letter before, which was also a thick stack.
The letter paper was drying on the side, giving off a faint scent of ink. Ji Yunhuan took out another stack of paper and began to write.
"Write another letter to the Queen Mother, otherwise she will definitely be angry."
Yuwen Yi casually said, "The eldest prince died young, and the queen was injured. She will never have a biological child again. The queen must be feeling bad."
"Miss Ji must want her own children, right? Miss Ji's children must be very smart, lively and cute."
Ji Yunhuan was writing happily, and said without even looking up, "Of course! I also want a pair of twins, a boy and a girl. My third brother and I are twins, a boy and a girl. In fact, I think I should have been born before him, but he insisted on being the older brother, so I was generous and gave in to him and didn't compete with him for the birthright."
"I am the only one left in the Duke's Mansion. The family is so small. The emperor has granted my child the right to inherit the title. I cannot let the Duke's Mansion be left without a successor..."
Ji Yunhuan talked incessantly. She had already made plans to use the Dragon and Phoenix Pill to give birth to twins, a boy and a girl, for the first child.
Yuwen Yi lowered his head and remained silent, but his fingers holding the ink stick tightened.
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