Nothing major happened in the court on the first day back in the capital.
All the officials could tell that the emperor was in a bad mood, so they pretended nothing was wrong and dared not speak.
Ji Chenhai, however, was completely oblivious and spoke eloquently in court. He especially praised the emperor's edict for its divine power, saying that none of the other officials remaining in the capital had given him the cold shoulder.
Not only that, everyone was also "very hospitable" and "gifted" him many nice things, which he found hard to refuse. He decided to visit these gentlemen's homes often in the future.
All the civil and military officials almost wept upon hearing his words.
Your Majesty, you are wise!
What incredible hospitality! What incredible gifts! He just sneaked into the warehouse and took them all himself!
And you'll never believe it, this bandit has the eyes of an appraiser! He won't take anything that's worthless, he's absolutely outrageous!
If you don't shut this up, these bandits will empty our house sooner or later, boohoo!
Seeing the mournful expressions of the ministers and Shang Xiye's face sinking to the bottom of Thousand Eyes Lake, Shang Xiche finally felt the thrill of returning to his home turf, and his mood improved considerably.
Of course, the ministers did not receive the emperor's order to silence them. After court, they all fled as far away as possible, fearing that if they were too slow, they would be caught by Ji Chenhai and forced to come to their homes to be guests (robbed).
However, there were a few who were sure of their safety, such as the faction of the Duke of Chen who accompanied the emperor on this trip.
Seeing Ji Chenhai walk straight towards the Ninth Prince after leaving court, they all revealed gloating expressions, as if to say, "As expected."
"My dear son-in-law, it's been so long since I've seen my Yao'er. I'll take your ride to visit her," Ji Chenhai swaggered over and patted Shang Xiye's shoulder forcefully.
The movements were so rough and the force so heavy that even the ministers and palace servants watching felt a headache coming on.
Shang Xiye remained expressionless, simply grunted in response, and let Wuying push him away.
Duke Chen and others: Serves them right!
Other ministers: Yes, hurry up and wreak havoc on the Ninth Prince, he's more experienced in wreak havoc than we are!
Palace servants: The Ninth Prince is such a pitiful man.
After boarding the carriage.
Shang Xiye's icy expression instantly thawed, and he looked at Ji Chenhai with a gentle expression, secretly asking, "Father-in-law, is there something you need from me? Why didn't Fengming attend court today?"
“I can see that you are sincere towards my Yao’er, so I don’t treat you as an outsider. There’s something I need to tell you,” Ji Chenhai said solemnly to Shang Xiye, “The Ji family may face annihilation.”
"What?" Shang Xiye was slightly surprised, but more than that, she was puzzled.
“Even I don’t know much about these things. They are ancestral instructions left by the ancestors of the Ji family.” Ji Chenhai took out a moon-white stone the size of a thumb from his sleeve and said, “Remember this: if anyone gives Yao’er a stone like this to hold in the future, you must kill him immediately and leave no survivors!”
The chaotic moonstone seemed to come alive in Ji Chenhai's hands, with white mist flowing inside, which was very mysterious.
But when Shang Xiye picked up the moonstone, it turned into an ordinary stone.
"Do we know who the other party is?" Shang Xiye had a feeling that this matter was not simple, and he also had a vague sense of déjà vu and anxiety.
"We don't know yet. They only appeared suddenly last night. Fengming has already gone to investigate." Ji Chenhai yawned, and the rare seriousness on his face quickly vanished.
He sprawled out on the couch without any regard for his image and exclaimed, "Your car is nice. I can take a nap now! Get me one too sometime."
An official passing by: "..."
They really are bandits; they even steal carriages that are regulated by the Nine Princes.
If you were to receive the Ninth Prince title, you'd be the laughingstock of the entire capital.
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