Chapter 78 I Can't Like It
"Cousin, tell me about Uncle!"
Gu Shuyan suddenly spoke up. In her previous life, she had only occasionally heard the Ji family mention this eldest son of the Ji family. They only said that he was a man who was famous for his womanizing throughout the country, but they didn't mention anything about him personally.
“Father, Father was a very proud man, but also a gentle and easy-going man. No one expected that such a thing would happen later. Actually, I am not surprised that he made that choice, because I can see that he was desperate and regretful.”
Ji Wenxuan spoke slowly, and Gu Shuyan listened attentively while eating wontons.
Ji Wenxuan's father, Ji Jiadalang, was a prominent figure in the capital more than ten years ago. However, due to a defeat in a battle, he became paralyzed and could only lie in bed.
As the son on whom the Ji family had placed high hopes, after Ji Dalang's accident, General Ji not only failed to comfort and guide his son in time, but instead scolded Ji Dalang every day for being disappointing and failing to live up to his years of teaching.
It was precisely because of this that Ji Jia Dalang's once forthright personality gradually turned into taciturnity, and he eventually committed suicide when Ji Wenxuan was ten years old, unable to bear the reality.
From Ji Wenxuan's words, Gu Shuyan could hear his resentment towards General Ji.
However, considering General Ji's past actions, Gu Shuyan couldn't bring herself to like him either.
The Ji family had produced generals for generations, and by the time of Old Master Ji, he had even reached the position of General Weiyuan, making him a powerful minister with military authority.
But this old general was a brilliant warrior, yet a muddle-headed scoundrel at home, even more detestable than Uncle Gu.
As far as Gu Shuyan knew, General Ji had two sons and two daughters. His first wife had two children, Ji Dalang and Ji Shi, while the other son and daughter were born to his second wife.
If this were the simple case, it would be fine, but the problem is that this second wife was not married after the first wife passed away, but was a prostitute brought back from a brothel before the first wife died.
Because of the prostitute's exceptional beauty, General Ji was head over heels in love with her. Despite his parents' objections, he insisted on making her his concubine.
From then on, General Ji only had eyes for his second wife and his two children, and never looked at his first wife and children again.
From then on, the first wife became depressed and eventually died young.
After Gu Shuyan's maternal grandmother passed away, General Ji disregarded the elders' objections and insisted on promoting his concubine to the position of his second wife. From then on, her uncle and mother were raised by her grandparents.
That is why Ji Dalang is so strong-willed and proud, while Ji Shi is so gentle and simple.
Ultimately, it all stemmed from her scoundrel grandfather.
"My aunt and cousin haven't returned to Beijing even once in all these years, so why did they suddenly decide to settle down here this time?"
Since my uncle passed away, my aunt has been living with my cousin in our hometown of Jeju, and has never returned to the capital in the past seven years.
But this time, not only did he suddenly return, but he also decided to stay, which made it impossible for Gu Shuyan not to think about it.
Meeting Gu Shuyan's sincere gaze, Ji Wenxuan pondered for a moment before saying, "Brother is returning to the capital. I heard it's because he's been granted an official title."
The brother Ji Wenxuan mentioned was Ji Wenjin, the eldest son of her uncle, who had been assigned to guard the frontier alongside General Ji for many years.
Now that the world is at peace and there is no war on the borders, one can only be granted an official title if recommended by the old general.
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