How long will it take for rumors to spread in the streets?
one day?
No!
It only takes one night!
But overnight, the news spread that Ji Yun, the eldest daughter of the Ji family, was as ugly as a yaksha. She was almost taken away by the gangsters on the street, but the gangsters were so frightened that they collapsed to the ground. In the end, the news spread that she hugged Prince Duan and got into a carriage.
All over the streets and alleys.
"It was a real loss that you were not on Zhuping Street at noon yesterday. You don't know how beautiful the eldest daughter of the Ji family is. Although she only showed half of her face, she is so beautiful!"
"Didn't you say she is as ugly as Yaksha? How come she is beautiful again?"
"Why are you so anxious? Listen to me. The half of her face that is exposed is really beautiful. I have never seen anyone more beautiful than her, but..." The speaker paused, which aroused everyone's interest.
, then he said calmly: "But you didn't see the other half of her face that was covered by her hair. It was so ugly... It was as if she had been kissed by a ghost. I was so frightened that I almost screamed.
"
"It feels like being kissed by a ghost? How ugly is that?"
"Yes, yes, what does it mean to be kissed by a ghost?"
"That's right. A large piece of black skin on my face seems to have grown out from under the skin. It makes me want to vomit."
"Yes, yes, I was there at the time. I saw it with my own eyes. Miss Ji was really ugly, like a ghost."
"Have you heard? She was originally going to marry the emperor. After turning into this ghost, the emperor naturally cannot marry her again. We can't have a ghost queen in Tianqi, right?"
"I'm glad I didn't get married. How shameful are we Tianqi people with such an ugly queen?"
"Do you think she is ugly? She is so ugly that she still has the nerve to ask for permission to marry King Yanbei. Poor King Yanbei, if he marries such an ugly daughter-in-law, he will probably die without peace of mind."
"Let's not talk about being ugly, don't you know? Miss Ji has always liked Prince Duan and is obsessed with him. A distant relative of the nephew of my aunt next door works in Prince Duan's palace. He said
The eldest lady of the Ji family often secretly goes to Prince Duan's Mansion to harass their prince, but fortunately, their prince is upright and never sees her."
"Don't tell me, I saw it yesterday. Miss Ji kept hugging Prince Duan. With so many people watching, it was simply immoral. I didn't know who she was at the time. If I knew who she was, I would definitely
Smashed her eggs."
"What a shameless woman. She's so ugly and wants to marry King Yanbei. She's still restless after marrying King Yanbei. She actually flirts with people in the street. It's so shameless."
…
Early the next morning, similar discussions spread in the streets and alleys. Everyone seemed to have nothing to do, so they gathered together in twos and threes to talk. Uninformed people came up to listen, and then turned around and started talking to the people around them.
When we talked about this, it became more and more outrageous.
"Don't you know? The eldest lady of the Ji family, the woman who is going to marry King Yanbei, is said to have been disfigured, with half of her face cut off. She pestered Prince Duan in the street and was beaten.
It’s so miserable.”
"I heard that the eldest lady of the Ji family eloped with someone before getting married. She was met by Prince Duan and was forced to come back. Otherwise, she would have run away."
…
Overnight, rumors spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital; after a morning, the rumors became more and more ferocious and bizarre. In the end, except for the names of the parties involved, they were all outrageous and terrifying. But the more outrageous the rumors, the more bizarre they became.
It's a sexy rumor, the more people believe it.
The person involved and the person's relatives and friends are always the last to know the content of the rumors. After attending the morning court, Emperor Ji found that his colleagues looked at him in a wrong way, and he was not aware of the rumors outside, so he suddenly looked puzzled.
He asked two officials who were close to him, but no one was willing to tell him. They only said: "After you leave the palace, ask your servants to inquire about what is going on outside."
Master Ji came out of the palace with a lot of questions. As soon as he left the palace, he asked his servants to inquire about it. By this time, the rumors had already spread, and the servants quickly found out the whole story. They did not hide anything and reported everything.
After hearing this, Master Ji was so angry that he almost fell down: "What evil have I done!" Why did he give birth to such a debt collector? He was about to get married and was restless.
"Go back home, go back home quickly!" Master Ji was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but he had to maintain everyone's dignity.
"Yes." When the servants of the Ji Mansion heard the rumors, they felt deeply embarrassed and did not want to stay outside for a long time. As soon as Master Ji spoke, the coachman raised his whip and rushed to the Ji Mansion quickly.
The journey that originally took half an hour took only half the time to arrive despite the driver's hard work. When the carriage reached Ji's Mansion, it almost couldn't stop.
Master Ji was anxious, but he still maintained a calm demeanor in front of his servants. After the carriage stopped, Master Ji calmly got off the carriage and walked towards the inner courtyard with steady steps.
When they were about to reach Ji Yunkai's residence, Master Ji waved his hand and said in a gentle tone: "You all can go down."
"Yes." The servants have long been accustomed to their master liking to go see the eldest lady alone, so they don't find it unusual.
There were no servants following him, and there were no outsiders in the courtyard. As soon as Master Ji entered Ji Yunkai's residence, his face changed.
"Dong dong dong..." His footsteps changed from calm to eager. He rushed into the courtyard with three steps and two steps at a time. When he saw Ji Yunkai lying lazily on the wicker chair, Master Ji became even more angry and rushed forward.
He roared angrily: "You little beast, you still have time to sleep!"
The moment Master Ji walked in, Ji Yunkai knew about it, but he was just too lazy to pay attention to it.
At this moment, people rushed in front of him, and Ji Yun couldn't avoid it, so he lazily opened his eyes, looked at Master Ji, and asked: "Father, what's the matter?"
"You still have the nerve to ask 'something's wrong'? Do you know how big of a deal is going on outside?" Seeing Ji Yunkai's calm demeanor, Emperor Ji's master immediately became furious.
Seeing a teapot at Ji Yunkai's feet, Master Ji kicked it away without thinking.
There was a "clang" sound, the teapot shattered on the floor, and the tea flowed everywhere.
Master Ji vented his anger and felt a little better.
Ji Yunkai frowned and sneered: "Father is in trouble outside, why use my teapot to vent his anger?" What she brewed was medicinal tea, worth thousands of gold!
"Am I in trouble? What kind of trouble can I get into? It's not all you!" Master Ji saw that Ji Yunkai was still sitting on the wicker chair, and his anger that had just subsided started to rise again: "You still have
You have the nerve to sit here and bask in the sun, do you know what trouble you have caused me? My Ji family has been completely embarrassed by you."
"I actually have the ability to disgrace the Ji family? Could it be that King Yanbei refused to marry me and came to break off the engagement?" Ji Yun had a vague suspicion in his heart, but he was too lazy to say more to Master Ji.
Her father never helps her explain things, he only makes trouble for her... (To be continued)