But unlike the difficulties he had imagined, Emperor Mingde was very kind and even loving when facing Ji Changying.
"How is life in the princess's mansion?"
Emperor Mingde looked at Ji Changying, and seemed to be able to imagine what his daughter looked like when she was a child.
"The princess's mansion is big and beautiful. Grandpa still cares about my mother in such a nice house. Thank you for your concern!"
Ji Changying looked at Emperor Mingde with a smile and spoke with great sincerity.
Emperor Mingde's brows relaxed. "Your mother is the child of the Empress and me, yet she has suffered so much injustice. If we don't think about her, who will?"
He paused and said, "You know acetic acid can make blood coagulate, so what can accelerate blood fusion?"
Ji Changying didn't expect him to ask this question suddenly: "In fact, everyone's blood will mix. The only difference is the length of time. If you want to ensure that everyone can mix quickly, you can add alum."
Emperor Mingde had a look of 'as expected' on his face, "You know quite a lot."
He didn't mean to blame her. On the contrary, he felt that his granddaughter was very mysterious.
According to the information collected from the investigation, before the exile, this granddaughter... well... was like a child, but later she became better overnight.
Although there were the Taoist's comments before, Emperor Mingde never liked these superstitious things. At this moment, he couldn't help but doubt whether there really were gods in this world?
"When I was little, I was a bit confused and liked to play with everything. No one had ever asked me before, but now someone has finally asked me, and now my talent has been exposed! It's also because Grandpa can judge right from wrong and has a quick mind. Most people would never think of this!"
Ji Changying felt a little strange.
As the supreme ruler of the imperial power, he would normally think a lot. However, after Emperor Mingde heard about the series of blood tests she had done, he did not even doubt the results of the blood tests between her mother and him.
But this doesn't stop her from being sweet-talking. After all, it's always right to praise people.
After hearing this, Emperor Mingde muttered softly: "We are indeed a family..."
Everyone, big or small, will flatter.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Lan is outside requesting to see you."
The voice of Eunuch Liu reporting came from outside, and a trace of annoyance flashed in Emperor Mingde's eyes: "No! Just say I'm resting."
"yes!"
There was a sound of low conversation outside, and soon someone left.
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When the eunuch behind Ji Changying came out with a large pile of rewards, Ji Fengshou felt jealous.
It turned out that he was overthinking it, and the emperor had no intention of making things difficult for him at all!
When they were leaving the palace, they met a group of adults who were rushing back into the palace.
Many people looked at them with strange and complicated expressions and bowed to them.
Duke Chengguo saw that they could not hide their gloating expressions on their faces.
"Who am I thinking this is? Isn't this our princess? I didn't expect her to be so well-informed that she even entered the palace to see the emperor ahead of time. I just don't know if it will be of any use!"
Duke Cheng's face looked like a smug little villain, which made Gu Weilan frown. "Duke Cheng! You are the elder in terms of age, how can you speak so harshly in front of a junior? In terms of status, this is the princess, and you didn't show courtesy to the princess, but instead spoke disrespectfully. I think you are really going backwards! I will report you to the emperor when I see you later!"
Duke Cheng pointed at Gu Weilan and cursed, "You're really using chicken feathers as a token of authority. You've been given the position of Imperial Censor, but you don't know your own weight. You report everyone you see and criticize everyone you meet. You want to meddle in everyone's affairs. If my hens don't lay eggs, wouldn't you go over and ask about it?"
Gu Weilan covered his face with his sleeves. "You speak so vulgarly. Duke Cheng is no longer the peasant he once was. Why don't you improve your manners? I am ashamed to be associated with you."
Duke Chengguo was furious. He hated being told such things. Just as he was about to start cursing, Zhou suddenly said, "I recognize you."
The others looked at Zhou in confusion.
"When you recognized your relatives, you were the happiest, jumping up and down, right?"
Everyone else looked at Duke Cheng with strange expressions.
Speaking of this... Concubine De, oh no, Concubine Jiang, is still reflecting on her mistakes behind closed doors!
Thinking of this, Zhou walked up to Duke Cheng with an air of arrogance, raised her chin and lowered her eyes, looking at him with contempt: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, why don't you bow to me?"
Duke Chengguo's face turned pale, then pale and red again. Being stared at by so many eyes in public, he took a deep breath and then, suppressing the humiliation, bowed and said, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness."
"Okay, even though it's not quite standard, I'll make do with it! But next time you see me, remember to greet me. Don't make me remind you every time. That's not good. I don't think you're senile or confused!"
Zhou had no idea whether his etiquette was standard or not. She just disliked the old man, so she said that on purpose.
After saying that, she walked away on her own, completely ignoring the Duke's sarcasm.
Gu Weilan pressed his lips again and again, unable to suppress it: "Wonderful person! Such a wonderful person!"
Duke Cheng's face darkened. "What a wonderful person! I think she's a disaster! Don't forget why you came to the palace! Humph!"
He flicked his sleeves and left, striding towards the Yangxin Palace.
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Ji Fengshou pointed at Duke Cheng's back and said, "This old man is the one who spitted at me today!"
Zhou's face was full of disgust when she heard this.
Ji Changying looked at his back thoughtfully: "What did he mean by what he just said?"
Ji Fengshou shook his head: "I don't know, let's ask around later. It's a pity that we don't have any confidants of our own, otherwise they would have already received the news and would tell us when we get out. Sigh!"
There was always a sense of alienation when using these people sent down from the palace, and Ji Fengshou felt that he was not using them very smoothly.
Ji Changchuan thought for a moment and said, "Dad, how about my Uncle Shi Lin and the others come to Beijing to run errands for you? This way we can have more time to train our own people. I heard that the wealthy families in Beijing all employ their own sons. It's definitely too late for us now, but we can ask the people in our clan to help first. After all, we all rise and fall together."
Ji Fengshou suddenly had an idea and thought it was a good idea, but he had to go back and discuss it with his elder brother.
Ji Changying agreed, but also had concerns: "Beijing is not like our place. The rules are strict and the interests involved are huge. We have to carefully screen the candidates. It is better to go back and discuss it with uncle and ask again. Others may not be willing to come."
After returning home, Ji Changchuan could hardly wait to tell his uncle and two brothers the emperor's words: "As long as the Ji family can start over, the past will be forgiven."
After hearing this, Ji Fengyi trembled with surprise: "Really? The emperor said so himself?"
Ji Fengshou looked at his elder brother, who was so excited, and crossed his legs: "I heard it with both ears, is this true?"
"Of course it's true! The Emperor said it himself."
Ji Changchuan looked at his uncle with a hint of encouragement: "Uncle, you passed the exam for a scholar before, and you haven't put down your studies for so many years. Why don't you follow us and end up like this?"
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