After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 109 The cunning rabbit dies and the lackey is cooked

"Young lady!"

Haitang supported her.

The young lady has been like this ever since she came out of the Queen's Palace. Her face is pale, her eyes are dull, and she looks as if the sky has fallen.

She ignored the sedan chair arranged for her by the female official, and walked slowly out of the palace step by step, supporting her huge pregnant belly.

Jin Shaojie, who was on patrol, saw her.

He showed reluctance, left the patrol team, and walked forward, "Third Sister Ji..."

She seemed not to see him and just walked forward numbly.

She held her belly with both hands, as if the two babies in her belly were the only thing supporting her to keep going.

Jin Shaojie looked at Rong Peilan's back as she walked away with a swaying step, and his heart was filled with bitterness.

I had already asked Eunuch Gao when I got off duty yesterday. Eunuch Gao was the one who served Your Majesty when he was still a prince.

Since Eunuch Gao couldn't say anything, Ji Yunzhang really had offended the Emperor.

Your Majesty has just ascended the throne and the court is full of old ministers, not to mention that the previous sage left behind a lot of messes.

People's livelihood, corruption, and redundant officials are all huge mountains weighing down Your Majesty.

Not to mention a marquis, even an earl could enfeoff twenty descendants. Moreover, due to the reasons in previous years, there were more than a dozen earls in Yanjing.

The redundancy of officials in the court has long been a long-standing problem.

Your Majesty has already raised the issue of enfeoffment for aristocratic families, but with just two people, all the children of aristocratic families, whether they work or not, have been given leave, and all functional departments have been shut down for a time.

The court was already under heavy expenditures, and now the war on the border was tense. The Western Jin Dynasty's initiative to surrender was a perfect relief.

If Your Majesty cannot agree, Ji Yunzhang would jump out to oppose it at this moment.

Isn't this just running into the muzzle of a gun? !

Jin Shaojie tightened his grip on the knife handle.

They were all friends who grew up together, and he knew Ji Yunzhang's character very well. Among their group of people, he was the most sincere.

They are pure ministers of the Ji family.

Jin Shaojie looked at the people who were slowly walking away. The female official who was following them from a distance was also the Queen's trusted female official for many years.

It seems that she came out after meeting the Queen today. She looks like this...

Jin Shaojie could only sigh secretly upon seeing this.

Outside the palace, Mrs. Zhong had been waiting at the door. She couldn't sit still at home, so when she rushed to the Duke of Weiguo's mansion, her daughter-in-law had already entered the palace.

"Out!"

Mother Zhou's voice brought Mrs. Zhong back to her senses.

Zhong turned around and saw her daughter-in-law in a state of disarray, and her heart suddenly tightened.

Rong Peilan held her belly with both hands, her face as pale as paper. She looked at Zhong, and there seemed to be deep hurt in her eyes.

"Lan'er..."

Even if Mrs. Zhong was in pain, her daughter-in-law was pregnant and could give birth prematurely if she wasn't careful. How could she collapse in front of her daughter-in-law?

Rong Peilan looked at her mother-in-law who was walking towards her step by step.

Her bloodless lips barely managed to form an arc, "Mother, the world is a dangerous place."

Zhong's eyes were red, and her voice was a little hoarse. She trembled and reached out her hand to hold hers, "Don't say anything, let's go home first."

Rong Peilan let Zhong lead the way. Before getting into the car, she looked back at the gloomy red wall and smiled sneerfully.

Her voice was like shattered pieces of paper, floating in the wind.

"When the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked. What a good way to destroy the bridge after crossing it." The carriage of the Xinling Marquis Mansion went farther and farther away and slowly disappeared in the long street.

A person walked out of the palace, wearing a plain brocade robe, and the hairpin on his head was just an ordinary jade hairpin.

The guards at the palace gate seemed to be very familiar with this man. When he walked out, they just clasped their fists in greeting.

The man held a string of fine jade Buddhist beads in his hand, and as he turned them, there was the crisp sound of the beads colliding.

Under the wide sleeves, one could still see his injured hands.

The man just watched the carriage of Xinling Marquis's mansion go farther and farther away without saying a word.

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"Do you know who is the most popular person in Yanjing?"

"That is naturally the Prince Ji of the Xinhou Mansion. He is now the Jisi Envoy of the Palace Front Department. He was instrumental in protecting the emperor during the rebellion in the palace!"

"What year is this news from? Ji Yunzhang has already been thrown into prison!"

"Ah? He was thrown into prison? What did he do?"

"I think it's because Prince Ji married a female evil star!"

The words came out so quickly that the man was confused for a moment.

"What kind of statement is this?"

The middle-aged man with shifty eyes looked mysterious, "Do you still remember the marriage between the Ji and Xie families last summer? She was clearly the legitimate daughter of the Xie family, but the next day she inexplicably became the niece of the Xie family."

How could passers-by know who was getting married? All they knew was that it was a happy event between the Ji and Xie families.

But if the bride was replaced, that would be a topic of conversation after tea.

The man became interested, "Brother, please tell me!"

The middle-aged man said, "The niece of the Xie family is the daughter of the Xie family master's sister. She has been living in the Xie family."

"This girl has a very tough fate. Both her parents are dead. If she can't find someone who can suppress her fate, I'm afraid she won't live long!"

"This Ji family is just right. Since General Ji, they have been famous generals. As generals on the battlefield, they naturally have great destiny!"

"This niece of the Xie family has evil intentions and has exchanged the relationship with the legitimate daughter of the Xie family!"

The passerby nodded in understanding, "So she went to the Xinling Marquis's Mansion to save her life!"

The middle-aged man slapped his thigh and said, "That's right. So much has happened since last summer. I think it was this evil woman who caused all the trouble!"

"The evil girl gave birth to two little evil stars, this is extremely evil!"

There was an immediate sigh from the crowd, as they all felt sorry for the legacy accumulated by several generations of the Xinling Marquis's family.

Such a huge mansion is about to be destroyed!
Everyone at the table was talking animatedly when suddenly a kick appeared in mid-air and overturned the tea table.

A man who looked like a guard held a knife in one hand, his foot still in the posture of kicking over the table.

That group of people are just a bunch of idlers. They claim to be scholars who read the books of sages, but they idle around every day and gossip about other people. Even women can’t talk as much as they do!
The middle-aged man who had started the conversation immediately stood up, took two steps back, swallowed several times, and then tremblingly said, "Who are you..."

Danyang stood up from the table, his delicate little face full of mockery.

"You call her an evil star, but you hold her father's book in your hands and worship her as the most holy. If Mr. Akashi heard you making up stories about his daughter, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to hold her in his coffin!"

"You are so malicious towards a woman who just gave birth. I really don't know why your mother gave birth to you!"

This group of idlers who call themselves scholars, who have no money and no real work, all have the habit of bullying the weak and fearing the strong.

They saw that the girl looked noble, even the huge pearl on the crown on her head. It was more than enough to buy all of them!
He even had a guard with a sword when he traveled, so I'm afraid he was either from a high-ranking family or a nobleman.

Several people huddled together like quails, and no one dared to speak.

Seeing that they were all shaking like they were about to pee their pants, Danyang sneered, then walked away, shaking his sleeves.

(End of this chapter)