Chapter 870: The Prince of the Duke's Mansion vs. the Black Lotus Daughter 12
The Spring Examination is coming soon, but the hottest topic in the capital is that the prince of the Duke's Mansion is going to get married.
I heard that the prince has changed for the better and no longer hangs out with his bad friends in places of brothels. Instead, he stays at home reading all day, waiting for his wedding.
As the saying goes, a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold. Even if it is just a pretense, coupled with his noble status, many people are scrambling to get into the Duke's Mansion.
Chu Feiyi was stopped outside the door again. The person guarding the door was not the familiar servant, but an armed guard who was obviously a soldier.
The guard was stern and said, "The Duke's Mansion has ordered that no one is allowed to disturb the prince from studying. Mr. Chu, please go back."
Chu Feiyi was not giving up. He scratched his head and wanted to know what was going on between Yun Ye and Ji Yunhuan. They were good friends regardless of age and were both playboys. This was the first time that Yun Ye had hidden something from him.
Chu Feiyi gritted his teeth and climbed over the wall with the servant!
The spear stabbed at him, and Chu Feiyi fell on his butt, screaming in pain!
"Do you really need to do that? Coming to Yuhua Courtyard is like going home to me. I know all the rat holes! Yun Ye is not some spoiled young lady, and I am not here to steal someone's love. Why are you guarding it so tightly? What's wrong with letting me in?"
The guards just obeyed the order, "The Duke has ordered that before the wedding, in order to prevent the prince from escaping, we must guard tightly like this. If the prince runs away, we will all be beaten!"
"If Master Chu insists on breaking in, we will take action!"
Chu Feiyi suspected that Yun Ye was punished by the Duke again. He must have been beaten badly and might even be unable to get out of bed. Otherwise, with Yun Ye's personality, he would have gone out to have fun as long as he could.
Alas, getting married so early, in addition to being controlled by your parents, you will also be controlled by your wife. How pitiful!
Soon the day of result announcement arrived, and Zhao Wenyuan indeed ranked seventh in the second class!
Mrs. Xu somewhat believed her daughter's dream, but she still didn't dare to marry her daughter off rashly. She had to test him before she could feel at ease.
The Ji family held a banquet and invited students of Ji Changmao and some colleagues from the Ministry of Personnel. Some people from the Xu family also came, so it was a lively party.
Xu looked at the wives of those minor officials. They were all very shabby. They didn't know how to appreciate the nice things she wore. She couldn't talk to them at all. It was really like talking to a deaf person.
When she was young, she made friends with ladies from noble families and even visited the imperial palace. Now she has ended up in this situation, all because she married the wrong person!
The mansion was small and could not be divided into two courtyards for men and women. It was just separated by some rockery and corridors, with the female members on the east side and the male guests on the west side.
Ji Changmao's superior has arrived. He is also the person with the highest status today, but he is only a minister of the fourth rank.
Xu took the minister's wife to talk for a while, and the minister left after a while, so naturally his wife would not stay long either.
The rest were from small families and poor scholars, and naturally they all flattered Ji Changmao. Ji Changmao's cheeks turned red from drinking, and he felt very comfortable being flattered by Zhao Wenyuan.
The women were admiring the flowers in the corridor, but they were actually looking at the young students across the street.
Only two of them passed the exam this year, and the others are also juren. Who knows, they may pass the exam next time. If their family conditions are good, it can be considered a good marriage for the wives of minor officials.
Zhao Wenyuan naturally attracted a lot of attention. Another Jinshi was already married, but Zhao Wenyuan's public statement was that he was not yet married.
"Mr. Zhao is really young, even younger than those candidates!"
"People are in high spirits when they are happy. Young Master Zhao looks very handsome. How can he look like he is nearly 30 years old? I heard that he missed the wedding date because of mourning, otherwise he would have been married a long time ago."
"It's just that my family is a little poor. I heard that I don't even have a house in Shangjing. The families my mother has found for me are all rich and powerful, and they won't let me suffer."
Ji Shiting came over surrounded by a group of maids. She was wearing a skirt with a pattern of butterflies, flowers and phoenix tails. She looked lively and cute. The fluttering hem of her skirt floated past the green bamboos on the side of the road and went straight up the corridor, looking at Zhao Wenyuan from a distance.
Zhao Wenyuan rubbed his fingers nervously and lowered his head in panic, not daring to look the girl in the eye. He perfectly portrayed the role of a young man who was just beginning to fall in love!
Ji Shiting knew that Zhao Wenyuan was interested in her. In her previous life, she had received love poems from Zhao Wenyuan. But at that time, she was only thinking about marrying into the Duke's Mansion and looked down on a poor Jinshi. That's why she got the chance to Ji Yunhuan!
After living her life over again, she realized that Zhao Wenyuan was the right match for her. She and Zhao Wenyuan exchanged letters and expressed their love to each other, and she had already won his heart.
Ji Shiting pushed the woman who was talking nonsense and said angrily: "What are you talking about? So what if your family is poor? Young Master Zhao has lofty ambitions and his future is limitless! You short-sighted people, I am really ashamed to be associated with you!"
These were just some private conversations between girls, and they felt embarrassed when Ji Shiting shouted them out like this.
"You are such a weird person. It's fine if you like him, but you have to force everyone to praise him? Anyway, I have already found a marriage partner and I am here to accompany my mother to the banquet. I don't care about Mr. Zhao or Mr. Li. It has nothing to do with me!"
The woman in red flicked her sleeves and walked away angrily, and several girls who were close to her also left.
Ji Shiting doesn't care about these people, she only sees Zhao Wenyuan.
Zhao Wenyuan was really touched, "Miss Ji, you are so kind to me. I really don't deserve it!"
"There are some things hidden in my heart that I dare not say aloud. Now that I have achieved fame, I have gained some confidence, so I dare to come and see Miss Ji. Miss Ji is as beautiful as the moon in the sky. I know I am not worthy of her. As long as I can see her for a little longer, I will be satisfied."
Ji Yunhuan followed behind Ji Shiting, wearing the same yellow clothes as the maid, except that she had two hairpins on her head. At first glance, she looked no different from a maid and had no sense of existence at all.
Xu didn't allow Mi Xue to serve her, and the other maids pushed her back, making her look even more inconspicuous.
Ji Yunhuan wished this would happen. Although she didn't understand why Ji Shiting fell in love with Zhao Wenyuan, she knew that Zhao Wenyuan must want to marry the Ji family's eldest daughter, so that he would be closer to the Xu family. And she didn't want to marry Zhao Wenyuan either, so everyone was happy.
She wanted to hide away, but Ji Shiting wouldn't let her.
Ji Shiting liked to step on Ji Yunhuan to save face, so she immediately grabbed Ji Yunhuan's hand and pretended to be distressed, "I remember that my sister also likes Mr. Zhao, what should I do?"
"How dare you, my younger sister, take away my elder sister's love? I can only say that Mr. Zhao and I are not destined to be together. Since my elder sister is the eldest, I'd better let her marry first."
Zhao Wenyuan was anxious. When he received Ji Shiting's reply, he felt like a pie in the sky. If he could marry a legitimate daughter, he would not be willing to marry that useless concubine's daughter!
Zhao Wenyuan lifted his skirt and knelt in front of Ji Changmao, saying loudly: "I have always wanted to marry Miss Ji, but the eldest lady fell in love with me that day. The teacher wanted the eldest lady to marry first and tried to match them up, so I couldn't refuse."
"I know I am worthy of Miss Bu Er, but I cannot marry anyone else. I only love Miss Ji Er in my life. If I cannot marry her, I would rather never marry! Please help me, teacher!"
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