Chapter 441: The Lustful Princess with Many Male Concubines (15)
Chapter 441: The Lustful Princess with Many Male Concubines (15)
The Queen Mother's death was very sudden.
But there was no murder intention, the old man was just old and died of old age.
It is a happy funeral.
She didn't suffer any pain, but she seemed to have a sudden premonition before she left.
Someone was sent to invite Ji Chutang to the palace, and then someone was sent to invite the emperor and empress.
He arranged the funeral in an orderly manner, and made everything clear in front of everyone's astonished eyes.
Then he closed his eyes reluctantly.
But his expression was not frightened, it was even calm, as if he was asleep.
It was not until the emperor reached out his trembling hand to feel her breath that he realized she had left.
The emperor was very frightened.
This incident was also very sad for Ji Chutang.
But she thought of something and felt that it was a good thing for her grandmother to pass away at old age.
The entire Upper Kyoto was shrouded in an atmosphere of grief.
No one dared to show joy, and no man or woman was allowed to marry.
If a family had a new baby, they would not dare to hold a big banquet to celebrate. They would only set up one or two tables for a family dinner at home.
This situation lasted for more than half a year before it changed slightly.
During the past six months, Ji Chutang has never set foot in any place for pleasure.
Naturally, the palace never kept a concubine again.
Everyone said that Princess He An had really changed her character this time.
For a moment, I felt a little understanding for this little girl.
After all, his parents died when he was young, and he was rarely with his only brother.
Now the grandmother who raised her has passed away again.
How could his temperament not change drastically?
In addition, everyone thought of that beautiful face that looked like a fairy concubine.
For a moment, he seemed to feel both pity and fondness for Princess He'an.
Now that she has changed her mind, how can she not be considered a good woman?
What's more, there is the saying that men return like prodigal sons.
Ji Chutang looked honest on the surface, and he spent every day thinking about how to eat and how to play in the princess's mansion.
For a moment, even Jingle was confused by her appearance.
However, in private, she has already begun to unravel the events of that year.
She also avoided the people in the palace and secretly contacted her brother whom she had not seen for many years.
Only then did he learn the truth about why she had stayed in Shangjing for many years.
It was to restrain her brother, the young general Ji Changce.
It is also to contain the old members of the Ji family army, as well as some aristocratic families that have secret ties with the Ji family.
In fact, Ji Chutang still held on to a glimmer of hope, hoping that this matter really had nothing to do with them.
But all signs indicate that they are inseparable from it.
It was impossible for her to deceive herself and act as if nothing had happened and live her life as if nothing had happened.
The days passed by.
The water in Shangjing also began to fluctuate, and the situation changed little by little.
On the surface, the Yu Dynasty seemed to be flourishing, but in reality, it was in a state of chaos.
The decline of a dynasty does not happen in an instant. The superficial prosperity conceals the inner corruption.
The smell of decay spread, undermining the foundation of the dynasty and making it lose the meaning of its existence.
In this way, a new dynasty came into being, and the corrupt relics turned into nothingness in the rolling tide of history.
The disasters hidden beneath the prosperity and peace of the Yu Dynasty could no longer be concealed.
As pieces of dirt were shaken off, the life of this dynasty was coming to an end.
Ji Chutang was not the driving force behind the dynasty's downfall, she was just a victim of those termites.
Just to seek justice.
Duke Cheng's mansion held a flower-viewing banquet and invited all the noble ladies from the capital.
In name, this was a flower-viewing banquet, but in reality it was a blind date party for the eldest son of Duke Cheng's mansion to select a mistress of the house.
Ji Chutang didn't want to join in the fun.
But the post had been sent to Princess He'an's mansion, so Ji Chutang had no choice but to go.
Because Duke Cheng's Mansion is also the current queen's maiden home, and it is inextricably linked to the incident that happened back then.
Ji Chutang naturally accepted the invitation with pleasure.
Originally, at this type of banquet in Beijing, everyone's attitude towards Ji Chutang was tacitly understood.
I never send her an invitation.
Because they knew what her reputation was, they naturally didn't want to get involved with her for their children.
Of course Ji Chutang didn't want to go either.
But the Chengguo Mansion invited her, and the Queen in the palace also issued an oral order, asking her to go to the Chengguo Mansion to visit the old lady on her behalf.
They certainly had some plans against her by doing this.
Ji Chutang couldn’t figure out what they were planning for the time being, but he was not worried and was even happy to accept the invitation.
She wanted to see what they wanted to do.
She can't do anything to the male protagonist, so can't she deal with these people who don't have the halo of the protagonist?
We are all supporting cannon fodder, so it all depends on our own abilities.
On the day of the appointment, Ji Chutang wore a long gilded brocade dress with flowing clouds, a jade ring around her waist, and a fair face with almond eyes, looking like a fairy concubine.
Dressed very high-profile.
She looks like a spoiled child, which only makes people feel that she is arrogant and beautiful, but does not arouse the slightest vigilance.
The Mansion of Duke Cheng is one of the most prestigious residences in the capital.
Naturally, there were many noble ladies who came to the appointment, and each of them was dressed exquisitely and eye-catchingly.
But once she met Ji Chutang, her five-point beauty was reduced by three points.
The remaining two points were almost gone with his ugly expression.
Ji Chutang followed the Queen's oral order and arrived at Duke Cheng's Mansion. Naturally, he went to see the old lady of the Mansion first.
However, Ji Chutang did not like this old lady. She liked to say one thing in front of others and another behind their backs.
She once thought that she really treated her as a junior.
It was not until later that she accidentally heard the other party secretly cursing her as the calamity that brought disaster to Xing Ke's parents and the family.
I didn't expect that when I went to Duke Cheng's mansion, the old woman didn't even pretend.
After all, she is still a princess in name only.
The other party just sent a maid to send her away perfunctorily:
"Go to the banquet with Princess An. The old lady is not feeling well today and cannot see guests."
Ji Chutang smiled coldly, and then responded:
"Since you are not feeling well, this princess will not care about your old lady's disregard for the dignity of the royal family."
"Just go and report back. Since it's not suitable, find a good feng shui site as soon as possible."
"It's better to end it as soon as possible, while there are still descendants to take care of the aftermath."
"Otherwise, the grass will roll up behind us, and we will lose our prestige today."
Ji Chutang's words were very blunt, almost tearing apart his dignity at the same time.
The old lady was so angry that she couldn't speak. She could only grit her teeth and see Ji Chutang off.
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Note: The three years of not being allowed to marry was changed to one year. (Three years is too long and slightly unreasonable.)
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