The letter was sent to a family with the surname Ji, where the oldest elder of the Ji family was present. Even Mrs. Ji had to call this elder "Uncle Grandpa", and the other younger generations had to call him "Ancestor".
The ancestor of the Ji family usually does not take care of things. After all, he is old and basically will never appear in front of the Ji family again.
But even though he doesn't take care of things, his health is actually pretty good and he's generally clear-headed. If the Ji family has any particularly difficult problems that need to be solved and they are brought to him, he will be able to solve them very well. He has a lot of prestige in the Ji family. The ancestor of the Ji family was also a military general when he was young, so he likes Ji Hanyue's father, Ji Yongming, very much.
He is considered his most favored junior.
There is a saying that when he was young, Ling Anbo Ji Yongming once learned martial arts from him, and it was he who later led him to become a military general. Ji Hanyue didn't know about this, and her father didn't mention these things at the time. As a girl in the boudoir, she was not curious about these things.
But one thing is certain, Daddy respects this ancestor very much.
It’s just that this old ancestor hasn’t appeared in public for a long time, and no one mentions him anymore.
The letter was written in Ji Yongming's tone, and was written on a piece of paper with deep creases that looked like it had been written on for some time, and was stamped at the end.
The private seal of his father engraved by Ji Hanyue.
The letter was written before Ji Hanyue got married. It was just an ordinary letter, telling the old man about daily affairs and some of his own wishes. He was very sad that he had no son and felt that after he died, there might be no one to worship him. But later he said that fortunately he still had two daughters.
Both daughters are filial. The eldest daughter is the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace, so he doesn't have to worry about her in the future. The youngest daughter is a well-behaved one. With these two daughters, he is not afraid of having no successor after his death.
Another regret is Concubine Xiang. He said that Concubine Xiang was loyal to both him and his own wife, and he would give her the position of a co-wife in the future. However, his two daughters have always respected Concubine Xiang, and he would mention it to his daughters after some time, and they would definitely agree.
Mrs. Ji was not mentioned here. Originally, this kind of thing was not a big deal. After Ji Yongming said this, his two daughters did not object, and Mrs. Ji would not have any objection either.
Yudong asked someone to deliver the letter, saying only that it was picked up on the road. Seeing that the recipient was from the Ji Mansion, he went to ask specifically and finally found this family.
After sorting out everything, Qu Moying waited quietly for news from the Ji Mansion.
The situation in Ling'anbo Ji's mansion was indeed not peaceful, and Xiao hurriedly left her daughter behind and returned home.
Ji Youran was injured, but the injury was not serious. His injury was even similar to Qu Caiyue's.
I heard that he was injured when he went to find the prince.
The only difference between her and Qu Caiyue was that Qu Caiyue fell into the river by herself, which made people feel stupid and a joke, while Ji Youran was pulled by the prince and injured his arm.
The sword was originally intended to stab the prince. She happened to be beside the prince, and when the prince pulled her back, she retreated a little slower than the prince. Moreover, this assassination happened right in front of her. Ji Youran was completely frozen. She had no time to react, and the sword stabbed her arm.
The so-called "assassination" in the East Palace, Ji Youran
If she had known it was fake, and he didn't come to kill her, it would have been other people who died, and it had nothing to do with her. She just needed to focus on killing Ji Hanyue, but this time it was different, the sword almost brushed past her face.
At that moment, Ji Youran screamed in pain and fell to the ground, fainting.
Yes, she fell to the ground. If Ji Youran was still awake, she would have seen Pei Luoan retreat several steps, his hands had already relaxed, and he didn't care about her at all. Even when she fell to the ground and fainted, he didn't even look at her, but only focused on the assassins in front of him.
Pei Luoan, who was escorted by several guards, retreated repeatedly, and then left under the protection of the guards, without paying any attention to Ji Youran.
Afterwards, the assassin escaped, and the guards found Ji Youran from the pile of dead bodies. Only then did they discover that Ji Youran was alive, with only a hand injury, and nothing else was wrong.
Upon hearing the news, Xiao hurried to see her daughter. Seeing that her daughter had injured her arm, she burst into tears out of heartache and said that she must stay in the Prince's Mansion for a while longer to take good care of her daughter.
However, she didn't expect that after Mrs. Ji returned home, she would bring back such news. How could Xiao continue to live there? After comforting Ji Youran with a few words, she hurriedly took her people back home.
She couldn't let that damn old woman do that.
The first wife asking for a concubine may not be a big deal for that old woman, but it is a big deal for her. A concubine in the first wife means she is officially her sister-in-law, which obviously puts her above her. Since the death of Lady Yue, the wife of the Marquis Ling'an, the Ji Mansion has been hers, and she is the only dominant family in the inner courtyard.
If it weren't for this reason, the affairs of the eldest wife's family would not have been handled so quietly.
The carriage went all the way to the Ling'an Marquis's Mansion. Xiao got off the carriage and went to the lady's yard. When she arrived in the yard, she was stopped by someone.
"Second Madam, the Madam is chanting in the small Buddhist hall. No one is allowed to disturb her." The one who came up to stop Xiao was Madam Ji's trusted maid. She looked at Xiao and said with a smile in a friendly manner.
What sutras are you reciting at this time? It's obvious that you don't want to see me.
Xiao hated this ungrateful old woman. She would definitely teach her a lesson when she had the chance in the future. But now was not the time to argue. She calmed down and frowned, "I'm here to talk to the Madam about You Ran's matter."
"What's the matter, Concubine?" Upon hearing this, the old woman was a little panicked. Right now, a large part of the affairs of the Ji Mansion depended on Ji Youran.
"It's a big deal. I met the Crown Prince in the East Palace before, and he said..." Xiao stopped here, as if she couldn't make a decision, her brows furrowed even more tightly, "This matter is very important. I want to talk to the Madam. If the Madam is really busy, then this matter... will be difficult to handle."
"Madam, please wait a moment. I will go see if the Madam is okay!" When the old woman heard that it was related to Concubine Ji's matter, she dared not to stop her and said hurriedly.
"Thank you, Madam." Xiao said in a very polite manner.
The old woman nodded and went into the main room. Madam Ji was sitting there with a gloomy face, a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, and she was muttering something with her eyes closed. She was indeed chanting sutras. Of course, she didn't want to see Xiao at this time. She knew very well why Xiao came. Her second son had repeatedly said it before, and she had already kicked him out.
"Madam, the madam is back.
"The old woman came forward to report.
"Hmm!" The lady said lightly without opening her eyes, with a bit of displeasure on her face. She had already told the people around her that there was no need for them to report after Xiao came back. So, were her words not as effective as Xiao's
Does Xiao really think of herself as the wife of the Marquis Ling'an
"Madam said that she has something important to tell you. It's about the Crown Prince and the Concubine." The old woman reported carefully. As soon as she saw the Madam's expression, she knew what she meant, so she naturally explained it more clearly.
"What about the Crown Prince and the concubine?" The lady's eyes suddenly opened.
"Yes, that's what I said, but I don't know what it is. I dare not act on my own, so I think I should report it to Madam Ji." The old woman was very good at talking, and her words were very pleasing to Madam Ji's ears. Madam Ji nodded and said, "Let her in!"
If it was about her granddaughter, she really wanted to know.
The old woman went downstairs and brought Xiao over after a while.
After paying her respects, Xiao sat down aside. The maid brought her some tea. Xiao suppressed her impatience, took the tea, took a sip and put it down.
"What's the matter, concubine?" asked Madam Ji.
"This assassination attempt on the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace was not a simple matter. Not to mention the concubine, even the Crown Prince almost got into trouble. The concubine did it to save the Crown Prince. Fortunately, only an arm was injured, which is not a big deal." Xiao said in a few simple and clear words. It was also Ji Youran's idea to exaggerate this matter as saving the Crown Prince.
"Is the concubine okay?" Madam Ji asked worriedly.
"It's no big deal, just take care of her for a while. It's just that the concubine was very unhappy when she heard that you were planning to make Concubine Xiang your co-wife." Xiao said.
Madam Ji's face darkened, and she looked at her daughter-in-law coldly: "Do you need to tell the concubine about this kind of thing? It's her elders' business, and it's no good for her, a junior, to say anything. Besides, she is still injured. How can you, as a mother, be so ignorant and embarrass her with such things in our Ji Mansion? Didn't you see that the prince was angry last time!"
I heard that the prince didn't look very well the last time he left.
"Mother, it's not that I don't understand. It's just that the Concubine was there at the time and heard it." Xiao explained hurriedly, "What the Concubine meant was that a concubine is just a concubine after all. How could you think of making her a co-wife? Her status is not high enough!"
"If your status is not high enough, you can be brought up. The first house doesn't have an elder in charge right now. What should Yuan Hai do? Okay, it's settled. You are tired too, go back and have a rest first!" Madam Ji waved her hand impatiently and closed her eyes again.
It looks like he is ordering someone to leave.
She didn't want to tell her daughter-in-law what happened in the Great Compassion Temple. On the one hand, she felt that it would reveal the secret, and she was afraid that her powerful granddaughter would come to her house. Before her death, her granddaughter was the Crown Princess, and she must not be an ordinary person after her death. On the other hand, she didn't want to listen to her daughter-in-law's nonsense.
The maid on the side smiled bitterly and stepped forward to Xiao and said, "Madam, please come in!"
Xiao was not willing to accept this. She wanted to say something, but was taken out by the maid. When she stood outside the courtyard gate and looked at the courtyard gate behind her, Xiao gritted her teeth in anger, turned around and strode out. The Ji family was not decided by this damn old woman. Even if this damn old woman decided it, she would make this matter fall through...