The carriage was quiet, and all three of them said nothing. It was Ji's father who broke the silence first.
He rubbed the roots of the mountain and stretched out his hand to Ji Shu, "Give me the imperial edict."
Ji Shu handed it over, and Ji's mother sobbed softly. She took Ji Shu's hand and asked, "Where are you staying these days?"
"In the house I bought myself."
"You are quite capable."
Father Ji held the shaft of the imperial edict and said something lukewarm.
He raised the imperial edict in his hand and said, "This is the edict you asked the virtuous empress for mercy and the emperor issued it!"
Without waiting for Ji Shu to answer, Ji's father raised his voice and said angrily: "Nonsense! You are simply lawless! You ask Concubine Xian to help you, but you know that she will be accused by the Queen Mother! Your aunt treats you so well, but you are doing it for your own selfishness Using her like this?"
Ji's mother cried and said: "Now that the imperial edict has been issued, the women in the palace are too talkative. I don't know how many people will say that your aunt is charming and charming. Shu'er, how can you be so selfish..."
"I did send a letter asking my aunt to summon me to the palace to meet the saint, but I didn't ask my aunt to ask for the order. I came on my own."
"You? Who do you think you are? Just a concubine! How can the emperor listen to you!"
Ji's father was so angry that he felt dizzy. He stroked his chest and said repeatedly: "Rebellious girl, you, you don't obey your parents' orders, even if you don't obey your parents' orders, you still lie -"
Ji's mother went up to express her gratitude to Ji's father, crying and begging Ji Shu: "Shu'er, just admit your mistake! Now everyone in Ji's house, including the elders and uncles, are waiting for you! Just admit your mistake and be very angry. You are your father’s daughter, you cannot be removed from the genealogy!”
Ji Shu was exhausted. She wanted to explain, but her parents didn't give her a chance to interrupt, and the carriage stopped while she was talking.
A group of people gathered behind the gate of Ji Mansion. The boy who came back early to report the news had just explained everything that had happened. The clan elders were very angry and stood here just to block Ji Shu.
They surrounded the carriage, and the eldest clan leader shouted: "Ji Shu! You are an unworthy descendant! Get off now!"
When Ji Shu heard this voice, his expression became ferocious. He grabbed the lining of the seat cushion under his body with his backhand and scratched the fine lines with his fingertips.
These old guys with half a foot in the coffin are not humans, they are evil spirits!
They relied on their seniority, relied on their elders in the Ji Mansion, and enjoyed the service of others. They used Ji Rong's official position to find comfortable and lucrative official positions for their descendants who were sent to the state capital. They sucked the blood of their direct lineage while attacking the Ji Mansion. Tell me what to do!
The family began to decline in the last century because the descendants of these side branches committed all kinds of evil when they were local officials. It also coincided with natural disasters in various parts of the Qin Dynasty and rebellions. The news reached the ears of the emperor that the Ji family was unkind and unkind as officials. After rebelling, Ji Rong was dismissed from his post and beheaded, causing the huge house to collapse.
It is true that her parents are ignorant, but it would not be so if these people did not instill pressure on them every day!
Ji Shuteng stood up, Ji's father raised his hand to block her way, gritted his teeth and whispered:
"You stay here honestly!"
After saying that, he got off the carriage first and planned to deal with these clan elders alone.
Ji's mother suppressed her cry, hugged Ji Shu and tried to push her back. She said in a breathy voice: "Shu'er, let your father go and talk first. Then you can go to the ancestral hall to admit your mistake. Don't be stubborn, mother." I beg you."
Ji Shu felt sour in his heart when he saw her bloodshot eyes and haggard appearance.
Outside the carriage, the clan elders saw only Ji Rong, and they all shouted: "Is your unfilial daughter in the carriage? Our Ji family has been embarrassed by her! You still want to protect her?!"
"Uncles, please calm down first. This is happening outside. If it gets too big, the people will laugh. Let's talk about everything after entering the mansion."
Ji Laosi shouted loudly: "What are you talking about when you enter the mansion! Who doesn't know that the elder brother is very talkative, especially towards Sister Shu? He will be thunderous and rainy! Once you enter the mansion, everything will be fine!"
"Sister Shu is so selfish! After she recovers, the worst she can do is go out with her face covered! But I still have three or four unmarried girls! The youngest daughter is only five years old. If Sister Shu makes a fuss, they will still go out in the future. How can you treat others like this! Dear uncles, this matter makes no sense and we cannot accept it!"
"Don't put that nonsense here!"
Ji Rong was so angry that he was livid, "I'll find your girl's marriage for you, now you're satisfied!"
Ji Laosi's eyes flickered and he hummed: "Brother always indulges Sister Shu like this, no wonder she is so arrogant and ignorant now."
Ji Shu stepped forward and lifted the car curtain——
"My father is indeed not as good at raising children as my fourth uncle. Three of the three sons failed, and in the end the blame fell on my father. The children taught by my fourth uncle are 'sensible'. You know who supports the Ji family." Lintel. Are you sensible, Fourth Uncle? You have repeatedly failed the exam for so many years. You use this as an excuse to ask the public school for money every year. You should also look for your own reasons. Have you worked hard for so many years? How can you get back the fame after working hard? If you didn’t pass the exam, have you really taken the exam seriously after more than thirty years?”
Ji Laosi's fat face turned red, and his whole figure looked like an inflated Cuju ball. He pointed at Ji Shu and was speechless:
"You, you, Ji Shu, you..."
Ji's father frowned. Although he felt a little relieved, Ji Shu's scolding Ji Laosi was unruly. He scolded: "I didn't ask you to stay in the car!"
Ji Shu got off the carriage and said, "One person does the work and the other takes the responsibility. If you have anything to say, tell me."
"Okay! Such a naughty and unruly person! No wonder he would do such a disgraceful thing!"
The old man from a wealthy family waved his broad robe and said, "Just now we have asked our ancestors for instructions in the ancestral hall! Ji Shu is acting arbitrarily and the Ji family cannot tolerate her! Ji Rong, you are the current head of the Ji family. It is up to you to personally describe her name. From now on, she will be Expelled from home——"
Ji Rong's teeth were almost broken. Just as he was about to speak, Ji Shu said calmly: "There are a bunch of spiritual trees in the ancestral hall. Which tree has a mouth and tells the clan elders to expel me?"
The veins on the foreheads of the elders of the clans were jumping, and the elders of the rich clan said coldly: "How can a little girl like you know about the appearance of our ancestors?"
"Has the rich family met their ancestors? Then you should pay more attention to your health. Only people who are about to die can see and hear the dead."
"How dare you! How dare you despise the ancestors of the Ji family!"
"Ji Shu! Stop talking!" Ji Rong asked her to shut up with an ugly face. Ji's mother also wanted to stop her, but Ji Shu took a step forward and was so domineering that she overpowered several clan elders.
"Why do you want to expel me?"
"You are not a woman! You divorce without authorization! It affects the future marriages of girls from all branches of the Ji family! You have lost the lintel of the Ji family! This is the reason!"
"Seven years ago, Wu Dingbo's mansion was only a dilapidated house. It was only after I came there that the decline was turned around. I had to do everything personally. Who wouldn't praise me? Even the Queen Mother said that I was beautiful and smart! You said I was unruly? It's the eyes of the world and the Queen Mother. Is it clear, or are you clear with your muddy old eyes?”
"..."
The rich man choked, and after a while he squeezed out a sentence: "Heli means not abiding by women's ethics. In the world...women who don't have Heli are breaking the rules!"
"There is no Heli. Where does this word come from? Since the founding of the Qin Dynasty, there have been countless women who have been Heli. If they are not in line with the rules, why did the late emperor and the previous emperors not punish them? You don't want to say that those emperors were incompetent, right?"
The rich man took a few steps back. His old face turned pale with fright, and his cheeks were sunken, like the roots of an old tree.
He slapped his thigh and yelled anxiously: "Then you insist on getting married and don't obey your parents' orders! That's unfilial! Being unfilial is a big mistake! I will expel you!"
Ji Shushi took out the bright yellow imperial edict from behind. The clan elders were horrified and hurriedly bent down. The wealthy clan elders had no one to support them and fell to the ground with their knees weak.
"This is the imperial edict given to me by the emperor. The emperor allows me to reconcile. Although my parents' fortunes are high, they are not as high as the imperial power. Is that right for a wealthy family?"
The old man was so angry that he couldn't speak. At this moment, several official servants came on horseback, followed by a long team. Men dressed as eunuchs carried several mahogany boxes.
The elder of the Ji family quickly straightened up and took a look. Ji's father mistakenly thought he was here to see him, so he stepped forward to bow. The official dismounted and returned the greeting, "Master Ji, I have been ordered by the emperor to give a reward to the Lord Wenyu County."
Lord Wenyu County?
Ji's father was dumbfounded. The officer glanced behind him, walked around him and walked eagerly in front of Ji Shu, bending down deeply.
"Your Majesty has met County Master Wenyu! In order to commend the County Master for collecting food for disaster relief and rescuing the people of Yan'an Prefecture, the Emperor has given you a hundred taels of gold, fifty thousand silver, your residence and property, etc., all in the box. Your order The imperial edict still needs to wait a moment, and it will be sent to your house after the cabinet ministers prepare it."
"Thank you, sir."
Everyone in the Ji Mansion waited in silence. Ji Chengfeng had just arrived on horseback when he heard the news. He grinned and strode forward after dismounting.
"I have become the county lord every year!! I will be the county lord's brother in the future?!"
Ji Shu smiled, and Ji Chengfeng patted her shoulder. His joyful eyes turned to the clan elders behind her, and turned cold.
He chuckled and asked, "Are my uncles still going to expel my sister from the house?"
"..." No one dared to continue.
When Ji Chengfeng saw this group of arrogant old people being defeated, he really wanted to shout, "How cool!" ! He smiled sinisterly and said:
"Now that Sui Sui has been appointed, all of you, great uncles and uncles, are still white. We discuss business matters first and then private matters. Now you all have to kneel down and say to Sui Sui - the county mistress is blessed!"
