Chapter 624: The Deposed Princess Strikes Back at the Female General 71
Prince Rui was banging on the gate outside and yelling even louder, "Yun Huan, I have been sending people to keep an eye on the Duke's Mansion. I know you are at home. So many aristocratic families in the capital have sent you invitations to a banquet. To put it bluntly, they want to marry you."
"What good intentions can they have? They just covet the property and title of the Duke's Mansion. I am different. I am in a high position and don't care about these things. What I care about is you!"
"You didn't attend the banquet because you must be thinking about me. After returning from the Northern Territory, I have thought it through. In fact, I still love you the most. It's just that I was bewitched by Su Ziyan for a while and it was just a novelty for a few days."
"There is a saying among the people that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. This king sincerely wants to reconcile with you. Yun Huan, you are so cruel. I have come here so many times, but you have never seen me. What do you want me to do in order to forgive me?"
Prince Rui was outside performing his affectionate act. Ji Yunhuan thought he was just barking. He calmly placed a white piece and said with a smile, "General Yi, you lose! Your heart is in turmoil."
Liu Xuer came over to refill tea for the young lady, muttering in a low voice: "Prince Rui is really shameless. Why can a man make a mistake and just say that a prodigal son who returns is more valuable than gold? Young lady, you must not be fooled by her. I have been in Baihua Tower for so many years, and I have never seen a prodigal son who returns."
Yueying echoed beside him, "Yes, yes, yes! A dog will always eat shit. Prince Rui is not a good guy. Miss, please don't be soft-hearted and don't let him in!"
The two maids didn't know that Prince Rui had harmed the Duke's Mansion. The more they knew, the more dangerous it would be. Ji Yunhuan didn't plan to tell them until Prince Rui was completely killed.
Yueying only saw that the young lady never left the house, did not attend any banquets, and ignored the advances of the nobles. She was afraid that the young lady was still thinking of the kindness of King Rui and was soft-hearted for a moment.
Yuwen Yi was so angry that he no longer had the heart to play chess. He turned his wrist, stood up and said, "Uncle Wu is not in a position to fight, so don't go to see him. I'll drive him out! Anyway, I have enough hatred with him, so I don't mind adding this one."
Ji Yunhuan twisted a white piece and said with a smile: "Have you forgotten that you climbed over the wall to get in? Now you suddenly leave my yard, there will be rumors outside, so just sit still."
Yuwen Yi didn't care about his reputation, because reputation couldn't be used to make a living anyway. His reputation for brutality, murder, and unfilial piety in the capital had been around for long enough, and it didn't stop him from fighting in battles and making achievements.
But he couldn't ruin Miss Ji's reputation. People in the world are always more harsh on women. They would hold on to it even if it was true. There were already enough voices talking about Miss Ji.
Yuwen Yi sat back angrily.
Ji Yunhuan said, "It's not inconvenient at all. Prince Rui is a mean person. If you treat him too well, he will just take advantage of you. If you treat him coldly, he won't suspect anything and will just think I'm making fun of him."
"Let Uncle Wu throw him out. If he comes again in the future, continue to throw him out. Don't be polite. He really thinks that the Duke's Mansion is a place where he can come whenever he wants. He has nothing to do with the Duke's Mansion a long time ago."
Butler Zhuo responded. He had wanted to kick the man out for a long time, but he was afraid of causing trouble for the young lady, so he did not dare to do anything serious and let Prince Rui and his guards break in.
In just a blink of an eye, Wu Jie threw Prince Rui out of the Duke's Mansion, and the yard was finally quiet.
Ji Yunhuan started a new game of chess. "General Yi, you must not be distracted this time. You have lost two games in a row. It is boring for me to always win."
Halfway through the game, both players were attacking fiercely, and the game was very close, which was quite satisfying.
Yueying came in with a stack of visiting cards and put them into the young lady's study. When she came out, there was only one visiting card left in her hand. It had an elegant color scheme and a dark pattern printed on the cover. It looked inconspicuous, but in fact, even the paper was valuable.
"I know that Miss is impatient to see it. Yueying has already seen it. Miss is now a general, so naturally there are many visitors. Many people want to curry favor with Miss. The doctor said that Miss should rest and recuperate. Miss doesn't like to go out and socialize. Yueying will help Miss refuse the requests on the grounds of recuperation."
Ji Yunhuan focused on the chess game in front of him and nodded repeatedly, "Yueying is really amazing. If it weren't for Yueying, I would be very busy. I will go to the warehouse to choose a set of jewelry later. Yueying will have to take care of all these trivial things in the future."
Yueying smiled with her eyebrows curved, "As long as I can share the worries of the young lady, Yueying will not be tired at all. But this is the invitation from the Song family, so the young lady still needs to review it personally."
"The Song family's flower-viewing banquet is very famous. It happens to be the coming-of-age ceremony for the youngest son of the Song family. Even the queen will be there. The young ladies of each family are eager to attend the flower-viewing banquet just for Young Master Song."
"Yesterday, the Queen mentioned that the Song family has two sons and one daughter, all of whom are legitimate. The Song family has always valued quality over quantity, and there is a rule that one can only take concubines if he is childless after the age of 40. The family is of good character and strict education, and there has never been any scandal in the inner house, let alone the trouble of wives and concubines fighting."
"I have understood the hint from the Queen, and the young lady must have understood it too. Therefore, I cannot make the decision on my own regarding the invitation for the flower viewing banquet. I can only leave it to the young lady to decide."
Ji Yunhuan took the post and scanned it quickly.
"Young Master Song's handwriting is quite good, with a lot of style, and his poetry is also good. Compared to those cookie-cutter posts, he really put a lot of thought into it."
Ji Yunhuan put the card down casually and spread out the visiting card which exuded a delicate and elegant fragrance. Yuwen Yi's gaze drifted over involuntarily, and his tone couldn't help but carry a hint of sourness.
"It is indeed a good handwriting. I am ashamed to be inferior to it."
Yuwen Yi was extremely confused, as he had clearly decided not to delay Miss Ji, but when he saw her praising the visiting card so much, he wanted to burn it!
Yuwen Yi dropped a black piece, and Ji Yunhuan followed closely, happily surrounding Yuwen Yi's black piece.
"Don't regret your move, General Yi. You're confused again. If you continue like this, you'll lose again."
"Why don't we make a little bet? If I win this round, General Yi will have to agree to one of my conditions. General, don't worry, you can definitely do it."
Yuwen Yi responded randomly. He forced himself to focus on the chess game, but his heart was totally out of control and he soon lost the game miserably.
Ji Yunhuan threw the post to Yueying, put his hands on the chess table, and leaned over to look at Yuwen Yi.
"General, you lost again! You lost so miserably, which is unlike your usual performance. Why are you so flustered? Why do you keep making mistakes? And why... don't you dare look at me?"
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