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How long would it take for the rumors to spread all over the streets and alleys?

One night only.

"Didn't they say that she was as ugly as a yaksha though? Why is she beautiful again?"

"Was she kissed by a ghost? How ugly would that be?"

"Right, right, what did it mean to be kissed by a ghost?"

"That's right, a large chunk of black snake-like skin on her face seemed to grow out from under her skin, making you want to vomit."

"That's right, that's right. I was there as well. I saw it with my own eyes. That Miss Ji really was ugly, like a yaksha."

"Have you heard? She originally wanted to marry the Emperor. After she turned into such a ghastly appearance, the Emperor naturally cannot marry her. We cannot have a Yaksha Empress, right?"

"It's fortunate that they didn't get married. With such an ugly empress, how can we, Revelation, lose face?"

"Do you think that she's too ugly to marry? She's so ugly, and she has the nerve to request for the marriage decree to be given to Prince Yanbei. Poor Prince Yanbei! If he married such an ugly wife, he wouldn't be at ease even if he died."

"Let's not talk about how ugly she is... you guys don't know, right? That Miss Ji had always liked the Son of Prince Duan and would not let him go until he was dead. The distant relatives of the nephew of the aunt next door to me are all working in Prince Duan's Mansion. He said that the Eldest Young Miss of the Ji Family would often secretly visit Prince Duan's Mansion to harass their master."

"Don't mention it, I saw it yesterday. That Miss Ji was holding onto the Son of Prince Duan the entire time and was being watched by so many people. I didn't know who she was. If I knew who she was, I'd have beat her to death."

"Such a shameless woman, to think she would marry Prince Yanbei despite being so ugly. Marrying Prince Yanbei was still not enough at all and she's still uneasy, but to actually collude with others in the streets... she is simply shameless."

Early the next morning, similar discussions spread throughout the streets. Everyone seemed to have nothing else to do as they gathered in groups of twos and threes to discuss what had happened. The people who did not know the news came closer to listen, and turned around to talk about it with the people around them. Moreover, the rumors were getting more and more outrageous.

"You don't know? The Eldest Young Miss of the Ji Family, the woman who is going to marry Prince Yanbei, had half her face cut off when she heard that her face was ruined."

"I heard that before that the Eldest Young Miss of the Ji Family already got married. She eloped with someone and was met by the Son of Prince Duan."

One night and the rumors spread throughout the streets of the capital. One morning and the rumors became more and more outrageous, until, in the end, besides the names of the people involved being the correct ones, everything else was terrifyingly outrageous. However, the more outrageous the rumors were, the more people believed them.

People, who are the involved party in rumors, only found out about the contents of the rumors when they were with close relatives or friends. When Imperial Advisor Ji went to the Imperial Court in the morning, he realized that his comrades were looking at him strangely. He did not know about the rumors outside.

Imperial Advisor Ji left the palace with a stomach full of questions and asked the servants to investigate. At this moment, rumors had already spread and the servants quickly found out the whole story. They did not hide anything and reported it in detail.

When Imperial Advisor Ji heard this, he was so angry that he almost fell to the ground. "Just what kind of sin did I do to give birth to such a scoundrel!?"

"Return to the manor! Quickly return to the manor!" Imperial Advisor Ji was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but on the surface, he had to maintain a graceful demeanor in front of everyone.

"Yes." When the Ji Family's servants heard the rumors, they felt deeply ashamed. They did not want to stay outside for too long, so when Imperial Advisor Ji gave the order, the coachman raised his horse whip and quickly rushed back to the Ji Manor.

The original one-hour journey had taken the carriage driver half the time to reach the Ji Manor. When the carriage reached Ji Manor, he almost could not stop.

Imperial Advisor Ji was anxious, but he still maintained a calm demeanor in front of the servants. After the carriage stopped, Imperial Advisor Ji got off the carriage calmly and walked toward the inner courtyard.

When they were about to reach Ji Yunkai's residence, Imperial Advisor Ji waved his hand and said gently: "All of you can leave."

"Yes." The servants were already used to the Old Master visiting the Eldest Young Miss by himself, so they did not think anything unusual about it.

There were no servants following him, and no outsiders in the courtyard.

With three steps, he rushed into the courtyard. Seeing Ji Yunkai lazily lying on the rattan chair, Imperial Advisor Ji's anger grew even stronger. He rushed forward and roared: "You little bastard! You still have the leisure to sleep?!"

The moment Imperial Advisor Ji walked in, Ji Yunkai already knew it. It's just... she could not be bothered.

When he rushed in front of her, Ji Yunkai was unable to ignore him. She lazily opened her eyes, looked at Imperial Advisor Ji, and asked, "Father, what's the matter?"

"You still have the face to ask, 'What's the matter'? Do you know how big of a problem is happening outside!?" Seeing Ji Yunkai's relaxed appearance, Imperial Advisor Ji was immediately infuriated.

Seeing a teapot at Ji Yunkai's feet, Imperial Advisor Ji kicked it away without thinking.

With a *clang clang*, the teapot broke into pieces and the tea water spilled all over the place.

Imperial Advisor Ji vented once, and his mood improved a little.

Ji Yunkai frowned and sneered: "Father met with trouble outside, why do you have to vent your anger on my teapot?" She had brewed medicinal tea which was worth thousands of gold.…

"Am I in trouble? What kind of trouble can I get into? Isn't it all because of you!?" Imperial Advisor Ji saw Ji Yunkai still sitting on the rattan chair, and his rage that had just died down a little, now started to rise again: "You still have the face to sit here and bask in the sun? Do you know what kind of trouble you have caused me? My Ji Family's face has been completely thrown away by you!"

"I actually have the ability to make Ji Family lose all face? Could it be that Prince Yanbei isn't willing to marry me and has come to cancel the engagement?" Ji Yunkai had a guess in her heart, but she was too lazy to explain it to Imperial Advisor Ji.

As her father, he would never help her explain things. He would only cause trouble for her.