Chapter 397 (1/2)
t.i.tle: The Dreamer in the Spring Boudoir
Chapter 397 - Oh so high w.a.n.gyue Building (2)
Having no idea about the recent events in the palace, Ji Man peacefully slept the night away and even had a good dream that night. She woke up feeling refreshed.
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Standing in the rice shop, Yan Buba said in a serious tone, ”Boss, the capital might be undergoing a major change soon.”
Scared, Ji Man asked, ”How's it going to change?”
”It's going to get colder.” Yan Buba looked at the outside. ”The autumn rain has brought cold weather.”
Ji Man, ”...” Gah, he had almost scared her to death. She had thought he meant a catastrophe was going to happen.
As she was helping the store a.s.sistants bringing in a few bags of rice from outside, she heard a group of meddlesome people causing a ruckus with one of them shouting, ”Bad news! Something has happened in the palace!”
”What happened? What happened?” The group of middle-aged men, who had ducked underneath the eaves because of the rain, quickly started to gossip.
”I don't know what happened, but the empress is furious. She soundly whipped Kangyuan Junzhu before kicking her out of the palace,” someone said in a lowered voice, ”My daughter works in the palace. When I was waiting at the side entrance of the palace today to visit her, I overheard the palace maids gossiping about this. Aiya, I've always thought that Her Majesty was a dignified and gentle woman. Who could have thought she would whip someone?!”
Ji Man was stunned. Pengyue whipped Kangyuan? She had only taken a break for two days. How could something like this have happened?
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The rainy weather was very cold, and it took two days before the sky cleared up. Once the weather improved, Zhu Yurun came skipping over here and cleared up Ji Man's confusion.
”Kangyuan Junzhu straightforwardly told the empress that she and the emperor had been physically intimate, and she wanted to become his consort.” Zhu Yurun munched on snacks as she said, ”That Zhenyuan General is a really forgiving person. I heard that he wrote a letter to divorce Kangyuan Junzhu and another letter to clearly state that he would continue to be loyal to the emperor. The emperor was very pleased by this and raised his annual salary. The emperor said the raise was a reward, but it looks more like an appeas.e.m.e.nt.”
Ji Man fed her more food as she gestured for her to continue speaking.
Zhu Yurun didn't have any intention of hiding anything. She shared all of Qian Yingchen's guesses with Ji Man without missing a single one.
”The road between the capital and Zhangjun is almost complete. On a whim, the emperor said he wants Ning Mingjie to bring ten thousand soldiers to Zhangjun as military exercise. Zhangjun is place that's easy to defend and hard to attack. The people from Zhangjun haven't replied back yet. They're probably thinking that the emperor has too much free time and nothing better to do.
Zhu Yurun spoke without censoring herself. Fortunately, Ji Man was her only audience.