The Regent's Concubine is Crazy

Chapter 38 Ji Mansion

"Miss," Xia Yu said as she came back from the front yard.

Shangguan Ziling looked at Xia Yu who had returned.

"Butler Lin Bo said that no one from the Ji family has ever come to the mansion."

"Oh? Are you trying to be a rogue?" Shangguan Ziling said lazily, rubbing his chin with his hand.

"Miss, when I came back from the front yard just now, I heard the servant who went out to buy things say that yesterday His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was attacked by gangsters in the peach forest behind Xiangguo Temple and returned to the palace injured. Now the people from the Ministry of Justice are investigating."

"Peach Forest?" Shangguan Ziling thought about it carefully. She had met the prince in the peach forest yesterday. Wait, Mo Shaoxie?

Shangguan Ziling unconsciously thought of that man again. Could it be him who did it?

The more Shangguan Ziling thought about it, the more she felt that man was the most suspicious, but why?

Shangguan Ziling shook her head. Since it had nothing to do with her, she didn't think about it anymore.

"Xia Yu, ask the housekeeper to take people to Ji Mansion to collect the debt."

"what?"

Shangguan Ziling hooked her finger at Xia Yu, motioning her to come closer, and whispered a few words in her ear.

After a while, Xia Yu came back again, bringing Yun Youyou with him.

Yun Youyou ran over, took Shangguan Ziling's arm and said, "Ziling, come on, let's go out and play."

"OK"

After a while, in the private room on the second floor of the teahouse, Yun Youyou pouted and said, "Zi Ling, shall we have tea? I want to go shopping!"

Shangguan Ziling opened the window and looked down to the left. Yun Youyou followed Shangguan Ziling's line of sight and looked down.

"Ji Mansion? Eh? Isn't that man on the street in front of Ji Mansion your housekeeper, Uncle Lin?"

Yun Youyou knew Uncle Lin, so she recognized him immediately.

Shangguan Ziling nodded and said "hmm".

"What is Uncle Lin doing in Ji's house?"

"Of course I'm going to collect the debt."

"Ah? Debt collection? The Ji family owes money to the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

As soon as Yun Youyou finished speaking, she thought of something, her eyes widened, and she said, "Didn't Lord Ji say that he would give you the bet of Princess Ya'an when he got back? Why don't you keep your word?"

Shangguan Ziling sat down by the window and drank tea leisurely.

Yun Youyou saw that there was a show to watch, so she stopped clamoring to go shopping and instead stared intently at the gate of Ji's mansion.

At this time, the gate of Ji Mansion was closed, and many people were already watching outside.

Uncle Lin gave a look to a servant.

The servant was also clever, and he narrated in vivid and moving language how Princess Ya'an had forced their eldest daughter to compete in horseback riding.

"The two of them bet another 10,000 taels of gold. The loser had to kneel and kowtow. In the end, our eldest daughter won. Considering the status of Princess Ya'an, kneeling was not counted. She only wanted 10,000 taels of gold. Lord Ji also promised at that time that he would have someone send the silver note to the Prime Minister's Mansion after he returned.

Maybe the nobles in the Ji Mansion were busy, so our eldest lady asked us to come and get it. But when we arrived with the housekeeper and explained the situation to the guards at the gate, the gate was closed and there was no response."

The people immediately started talking about it.

"Wow, ten thousand taels of gold, that would be one hundred thousand taels of silver if converted into silver. If I had that much money, I would never have to worry about food and drink for the rest of my life."

"Tsk, that's you. Look at the clothes and jewelry these nobles are wearing, and the maids and servants they bring with them when they go out. These nobles won't even look at a mere 100,000 taels of silver."

"You are right, but Princess Ya'an actually lost the game, so why don't you give her money?"

"Could it be that Princess Ya'an can't afford to lose?"

"It should be. Oh, she doesn't even need anyone to kneel down and kowtow, but she wants to deny it. She is so shameless."

"Aren't you curious about how the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the legendary evil woman, is so powerful that she beat Princess Ya'an on horseback?" However, these words were drowned out by the people who were talking about it.

"Shame on you, can't afford to lose."

"Shame on you, can't afford to lose."

More and more people gathered in the crowd to watch the fun, and they were all led to shout: "Shame on you, you can't afford to lose."

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The one who led the shouting the loudest was, of course, a servant from the Prime Minister's Mansion who had sneaked in. This was also arranged by Shangguan Ziling.

Shangguan Ziling was very satisfied. Aren't these ancient women most concerned about their reputation? How dare they use hidden weapons against her in the competition? They really thought she was easy to talk to.

The noise outside alarmed everyone in the Ji Mansion.

The old lady of the Ji Mansion asked someone and after finding out what happened, she took many maids and servants to Princess Ya'an's courtyard.

Along the way, several concubines and daughters of Lord Ji also came along.

Ya'an originally wanted to refuse to pay, and Shangguan Ziling didn't dare to do anything to her. But she even asked the housekeeper of her own mansion to ask for money. Ya'an was very upset. The scratches and marks on her body had not healed yet, and she was embarrassed like that.

The concubines in the mansion were even more sarcastic towards her. She felt aggrieved just thinking about it. After all, she was the Princess of Ya'an, but no one in the mansion took her seriously. It was because her father favored his concubine over his wife that the concubines in the mansion did not take her seriously.

The more Ya'an thought about it, the angrier he got, so he simply told the gatekeeper to ignore the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The maid saw from afar that the old lady and a group of people were coming towards their courtyard in a threatening manner, so she hurried in to report to Princess Ya'an.

"Princess, it's bad. The old lady has come with the concubines and young ladies in the mansion, and they are coming in a threatening manner."

"What? What are they doing in this princess's yard?" Ya'an quickly took the veil and put it on to cover her face, because there were a few scratches on her face. Although they were very shallow, she knew them and they would definitely laugh at her again.

After putting on the veil, Ya'an opened the door and walked out.

Just then the old lady and her group entered the yard. The old lady looked at him with disdain and asked, "Why are you wearing a veil?"

"Hehe, I guess the princess is too embarrassed to see people."

"You, shut up. You are just a concubine, and you dare to laugh at me?"

"Oh, yes, I won't say it, but the people outside are saying that the princess is shameless!" The person who spoke was Lord Ji's favorite concubine.

When Fu Yuanqin learned about the situation outside, she hurried to her daughter's yard.

When the old lady saw Fu Yuanqin, she pointed at her and cursed: "You are a disgrace. You have brought shame to the Ji family as well. Hurry up and deal with the things outside."

"Yes".

The old lady got angry when she saw the mother and daughter and left immediately.

The group came and went in a hurry.

When Fu Yuanqin saw the old lady and her group leave, she said, "Madam Yuan, take the banknotes and send the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion away."

"Yes." Nanny Yuan took the banknote and left quickly.

"Ya'an"

"Get lost, it's all your fault. You don't live up to your expectations and you're not loved by your father. This has caused me to be despised as well. All the concubines are climbing over my head and laughing at me. You're a mistress, but all those concubines are climbing over you. Can't you be a little tougher?"

"Ya'an, your father is not on my side. If I suppress these concubines and illegitimate daughters, your father will divorce me."

"Oh! You, you are simply hopeless."

Ya'an didn't even look at it, he went straight into the house and smashed things in the house to vent his anger.