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The inner courtyard of the Ji Mansion, after passing through a corridor that was twisted with twists and turns as if there was no end in sight, and passing through an arch where the glazed roof tiles hung with flowers, was the room belonging to the Fourth Miss of the Ji Mansion, Ji Lingyun.

The Fourth Miss of the Ji Mansion, Ji Lingyun, was the youngest daughter of the Main Office's President, Lord Ji. Master Ji had been married to the Madam for many years, and Ji Lingyun could be considered an old daughter.

Now, Ji Lingyun was kneeling in the middle of her room with tears and mucus flowing down her face, "Mother, my daughter is going to marry him!"

The one seated in front of her, was the Mrs. Ji. Mrs. Ji placed the cup in his hand down and quickly pulled his daughter up: "All you have to do these past few days is think it out!"

"My daughter has really made up her mind this time!" Ji Lingyun refused to get up, and laid on Mrs. Ji's knees, "If I can't marry him, my daughter, my daughter will die!"

"Nonsense!"

Before Mrs. Ji could reply, the door to his room was kicked open by someone. Ji Luo Yu's face was filled with anger as he walked forward and pointed at Ji Lingyun: "A few days ago, I was about to die and marry that poor student. Your mother and I have just promised you, and in the blink of an eye, you're going to marry into the Seventh Prince again! "

"Then, that Seventh Prince is someone you can marry whenever you want to?" Ji Luoyu angrily paced around the room, "Besides, what about the Du Family? You have already agreed with that Du Jing and set a date! Ji Lingyun, do you still want a reputation? Do you still want to show your face to the Ji Clan? "

Ji Lingyun extended a hand and wiped away her tears, "Then who is Du Jing to begin with? If I don't marry him, he won't dare to force me to marry him! When they become in-laws, they can leave each other. We're just talking about it. We don't have a nuptial ceremony, so why must he do it? "

"Say it again …" Ji Lingyun turned her body, "Don't think that I don't know. In the past, the Empress loved to pass her mother down to the palace, all for the sake of asking for a marriage for her son …"

"Before?!" Hearing this, Ji Luo Yu became even angrier, "You still have the face to bring up the past!? "If you had happily married your mother when she told you to, you would have long been the Seventh Imperial Consort!"

Ji Luo Yu stomped his foot. "Do you think it is now or not? Not only was the Seventh Prince not stupid, she had also made a huge contribution. In the whole capital, which daughter did not want to marry her? It's your turn? Don't you look in the mirror! "

Hearing that, Ji Lingyun's mouth congealed, and immediately she was on the verge of crying.

She knew that her mother cared for her the most, so she forced herself to cry.

As expected, Mrs. Ji hurriedly pulled Ji Lingyun into her embrace, and berated Ji Luo and Luo Yu, "How dare you! Is that what you call your daughter? "

"What happened to Seventh Prince? Who knows if his old illness will recur in the future? Our daughter is a direct descendent of the Shang Shu Manor, she's compatible with his Seventh Prince, she's also compatible with him! " The Mrs. Ji turned his head, "She's from the assistant minister's house next door, leading her daughter to the palace everyday, but there's no movement from the empress's side. She must not have taken a fancy to that Zhu Shishi."

"In terms of looks and talent, Zhu Shishi is far worse than our Yun'er. If I were to bring Yun'er to meet Empress one day, maybe this marriage would work!" Mrs. Ji said softly.

"You have spoiled Yun Er's arrogance and willfulness!" Ji Luo flicked his sleeve and left in anger.

Mrs. Ji rolled his eyes, then tightened the embrace of her daughter: "Ignore him, tomorrow Mother will ask the best rouge shop in the capital to send you some ointment, I'll deliver it to the palace in a while!"

"No mother, afternoon! In the afternoon, get someone to send rouge to the residence. Tomorrow morning, we will enter the palace to pay our respects to Empress! " Ji Lingyun acted like a spoiled child, coaxing Mrs. Ji into nodding her head.

After the Mrs. Ji left, Ji Lingyun immediately brought the servant out of the residence. She thought that with Linlang Workshop's famous dim sum, the Empress would often stay in the palace and would naturally not be able to eat it. She decided to buy two servings of dessert tomorrow and bring them to the palace for the Empress to eat.

As he happily sat on the palanquin, he walked out of Xiao Wei Alley, and the palanquin suddenly stopped, causing Ji Lingyun to unsteadily hit the walls of the palanquin. His brows immediately furrowed: "What's going on, the palanquin can't even lift it steadily anymore? We'll change you guys when we get back! "

"Miss!" The maid's voice came from the window, "Miss, it's Young Master Du!"

Ji Lingyun's frown deepened, "Du Jing came? What is he doing? "

As he spoke, he lifted the green silk curtain and looked out. He saw Du Jingli standing in front of the palanquin.

Du Jinglei looked up and saw her as well. He quickly ran over to the window and said, "Master, you …" You won't marry me? "

Ji Lingyun did not answer Du Jingli's question. Instead, she impatiently said to the sedan bearer: "Hurry up and leave!"

The four sedan bearers hurriedly lifted the sedan chair and headed straight for Golden Appendage Lane.

Du Jingli followed beside the palanquin and asked, "Master Yun, didn't you promise me that you would travel across the world with me? The great rivers and mountains are waiting for us to see. When you have seen enough, we will choose a place we like to see the most. We will settle down in a small home and give birth to a pair of children. "

"Yun, you can do whatever you want when the time comes. I will not care about you. I will give you the freedom you want the most." Du Jingli's eyes were a bit red. He rubbed it and muttered, "The dust has entered his eyes."

"Do what I want to do?" Ji Lingyun lowered her head, looking down at the green-clothed, young and embarrassed teenager, "What I want to do is to marry the Seventh Prince. If you really do care for me, then don't come look for me ever again."

"Yun'er!" Du Jinglei suddenly raised his head, "You, me …" "In that case, what do we count as …"

"What is it?" Ji Lingyun laughed in annoyance, she did not expect the brat to be so stubborn, "You asked for a noble person, so I helped your mother pay for the medicine, is that not enough? Could it be that you really want to become the son-in-law of the Minister of Revenue, Lord Ji, and fly onto a branch so that you can enjoy wealth from then on without any worries? "

"No, no, no." Du Jinglei jumped up in fright, "You helped me and saved my mother's life. I'm extremely grateful, but, but the words between us, the words between us, are they all fake?"

"Idiot!" Ji Lingyun sighed, "Are you for real? The young miss of a wealthy family would not take a fancy to a poor scholar. The stories in the books were told to the delusional and let them dream, but the stories were always the stories, and the dreams would eventually wake up. I never liked you, I only found you to find an excuse to run away from home. Even if I did not meet Seventh Prince a few days ago and followed you, when I find a place I like, I will settle down and live my own life, completely unrelated to you. "

Du Jingli suddenly stopped and stood blankly on the spot. He watched as the sedan slowly walked away with a sway, disappearing into the crowd.

The ranking for the Spring Festival had long been released. Du Jing's name was on the list, but for the sake of Ji Lingyun, he did not even go to the Palace Examinations. In a fit of anger, the Emperor had already removed his name from the list.

He had originally thought that he would be spending time with his beloved, but who would have thought that he would receive such a result.

Du Jingli lowered his head and stood at the intersection without moving for a long time.

What noble person, this was clearly his calamity.

Jin Xiaolou followed Gao Lang out of the sedan.

They passed through the white marble stone railings and walked through the imperial garden until they arrived in front of the Hall of Clear Brilliance.

Empress Gao lived in the Hall of Clear Brilliance, which was the closest to the imperial study, ever since the fire at the Hall of Red Blue had been destroyed.

The Hall of Clear Brilliance was almost the same model as the previous Blue Pepper Hall, and the specifications were even better. Since it was closest to the imperial study, there was a high chance that the emperor was resting in the Hall of Clear Brilliance.

In these ten years, even those new rich and powerful had not been able to shake the position of the Empress.

The bright yellow glazed roof tiles were even more dazzling in the sunlight. On the roof of the mountain stood a row of tortoises that looked like they were swallowing the clouds and spitting the moon.

Just the grandeur of this palace was enough to cause one to not dare to speak up. No matter how strong one was, they would be forced to absorb some of the aura through these two tall walls.

Jin Xiaolou followed behind Gao Lang and headed towards the Qing Hui Hall.

Outside the palace, a small palace maid blessed Gao Lang: "The Empress has been waiting for a long time, please come in Seventh Prince."

Upon entering the main hall of the Qinghui Hall, the Empress sat atop a phoenix chair. Upon seeing that there was a woman following behind Zhao Yao, she was stunned for a moment before her complexion recovered as she pointed to the side, "There's no need to stand on ceremony. Lang, I haven't seen you in a long time. "

Gao Lang didn't even laugh, "That Empress Mother has been feeling comfortable for a long time."

A single sentence choked the empress, but it was the empress's palace maid that spoke without hurry. "Seventh Prince, ever since you left for the south, the empress has been unable to eat well and sleep well, only worrying about the safety of His Highness. His Highness's words really hurt the empress."

"There are no outsiders here, I wonder who Sui Gu is speaking to." Gao Lang pursed his lips.