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I was afraid that if I wasn’t careful, the Ji family would be ruined.
Although the people of the Dayu Dynasty were open-minded, women were still not allowed to hold official positions.
Moreover, Ji Yunxi is good at investment, not good at gaining power.
Everyone has their own expertise, so she didn't have that idea.
She just wanted to go back to her old profession and pick a potential stock.
As a result, this potential guy came to cancel the engagement, saying it was for love?
Love is bullshit.
Ji Yunxi didn't believe it at all.
As expected, when things are abnormal, there must be something wrong.
Things were not that simple from the beginning.
It was only after fifteen years in this world that Ji Yunxi truly understood.
She didn't just travel through time in an ordinary way, but through a book.
She traveled into the book "The Fifth Prince".
In the book, the protagonist, the Fifth Prince, and the Crown Prince compete for the throne. The Crown Prince holds the title of Emperor, while the Empress Li's clan holds the greatest power. The Fifth Prince, having been dormant for years, sets his first plan against the Ji family, the closest ally to the Li clan.
Three years ago, after Ji Yunxi married Yang Weitian, the Fifth Prince won over Yang Weitian and set up the plan for three years later.
According to the development in the book, after Yang Weitian and Ji Yunxi broke off their engagement, the Ji family didn't take it too seriously.
First, the Ji family was wealthy and powerful, so they had no worries about Ji Yunxi not being able to get married;
Second, during the Dayu Dynasty, women reached the age of 15, and the girls who participated in the selection were between the ages of 12 and 17. However, a few months ago, the emperor issued an edict to postpone the triennial selection to next year.
Therefore, the Ji family was not in a hurry at all. They had a year to slowly choose a husband for Ji Yunxi.
As a result, one month after the engagement was called off, the palace issued another decree, and the selection was no longer postponed and was to proceed as usual.
The Ji family was caught off guard. Fifteen-year-old Ji Yunxi, who had no marriage, was forced to participate in the draft.
She passed the selection and was favored by the emperor. Not long after, she became pregnant and gave birth to a prince.
Naturally, he became a thorn in the side of Queen Li.
The Li and Ji families, who were originally in the same camp, became mortal enemies.
Ji Yunxi died tragically in the palace, the entire Ji family was executed, and the prince's family was also severely damaged.
When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits.
The fifth prince eventually ascended the throne.
Ji Yunxi and the Ji family are just stepping stones for the male protagonist to become emperor.
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On the fourth day after the broken engagement, Ji Yunxi, who had figured things out, returned home from Faen Temple.
And this matter has spread throughout the entire Shangjing City.
The people were cracking melon seeds and chatting.
"Why did Young Master Yang break off the engagement? That's Miss Ji!"
"I heard it was for my sweetheart."
"How beautiful must this beloved be for Yang Er to be willing to break off the engagement? The young lady of the Ji family is famous for her beauty, and her family background is even more extraordinary. When she first got married to Yang Er, I thought she was either blind or under a spell cast by the Yang family."
"Oh my, what do you know? Miss Ji's style is not something a man can handle. I heard she wears the best clothes, eats the best food, and uses the best everything. And she has a bad temper. If a man marries her, he's not marrying her, he's marrying a bodhisattva to worship at home. Even I would break off the engagement!"
"Who says it's not true? Of the most prestigious young ladies in the capital, Ji Sanniang has the worst character!" A man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks spitted. "You haven't seen Ji Sanniang before. She's so high and mighty, looking down on everyone. Don't you think that without her brother, she'd be nothing. What's there to be proud of? Whoever marries her will be in trouble! This Second Young Master Yang is a very lucky man!"
The young ladies from various mansions were also gloating.
"Who is Yang Er's sweetheart?"
"I heard she's the cousin of the Yang family, and she grew up in Dan County."
"I haven't heard of it, it should be just like that. I didn't expect Ji San to lose to an unknown cousin."
"Ji San's judgment of men is truly poor. Take Yang Er, for example, he's just so-so, but Ji San treats him like a treasure. How many goodies has she sent to the Yang family over the past three years? And the result is...tsk tsk."
"You should bear the consequences of your poor taste. To be honest, I'm really curious about which young man she'll choose next."
"Hahaha, don't tell me this is another young master who came out from some corner."
Upon hearing this, the ladies burst into laughter.
The rumors reached the ears of Baofu, the personal maid.
Baofu was born blessed with a round face and a wide waist, and he was not one to keep secrets.
She and another personal maid, Wanxiang, helped Ji Yunxi out of the carriage.
While helping her, he scolded her, "Here they come again! They haven't even met the young lady, but they're already saying that she's hot-tempered, difficult to get along with, and looks down on people! These people are so bored that their ancestors' graves are covered in weeds, and no matter how hard they try, they can never clear them away. They deserve to be unlucky all their lives, never making any money, and having to eat only leftovers and pickled vegetables!"
Hearing this, Ji Yunxi glanced at Baofu lightly, but didn't say anything. She walked towards the mansion slowly.
If others saw Ji Yunxi's look, they would definitely think that Ji Yunxi was looking down on others.
She had a graceful and elegant face, with naturally upturned eyes. When she looked at people, she always made others feel that she was difficult to get along with.
Add to that her splendor bought with money, and the nobility that the Ji family nurtured with power since childhood, and she is a truly beautiful and wealthy woman.
To put it in modern terms, it is a high-class world-weary face, coupled with a luxurious style all over the body.
But Ji Yunxi really didn’t mean that.
There was a hint of doting in her eyes.
She was extremely kind to her two personal maids, Wanxiang and Baofu.
Who in the whole mansion wouldn’t be envious?
But there was no way, it was hard for Ji Yunxi not to like these two maids.
Just ask yourself, would you not like mascots?
Does this mascot also symbolize your good wish of getting rich quickly?
Seeing that Baofu was still angry, Ji Yunxi reached out and gently touched Baofu's head: "Don't be angry, what's there to be angry about?"
Baofu felt aggrieved: "But everyone is scolding the young lady, but the young lady is clearly not at fault! And those ladies who usually don't get along with the young lady must be secretly laughing at the young lady behind her back again."
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