Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 955 The wall fell and everyone pushed it
Ning Xiuyuan's guess was correct. These days, the Chen family was the most talked about topic after dinner in Yanjing City, and was also a cash cow for storytellers in teahouses and restaurants. The story of the talented scholar and the beautiful woman was a cliché, but the secrets of the aristocratic family that were out of reach in the past were now being told by many guests and cheered by the audience every day. Therefore, over the past few days, the posthouse had attracted countless curious and prying eyes.

This time the war has escalated, and the old stories of several major families vaguely mentioned during the quarrels and insults are of course even more interesting.

Thus, within less than an hour, the rumor, which had been exaggerated and self-speculated, had spread like wildfire.

The eldest branch of the Chen family framed the young genius for stealing the family's magic pill, forcing him to cripple his legs and run away in anger. Since then, the Chen family has been incompetent and gradually declining. The young genius was not destined to die, as he met the noble person in his life - Madam Ji, who had been kind all her life. Only in this way did he save his life during the long winter.

Since then, the genius passed away, and the world gained a new disciple of the Ji family who was extremely skilled in medicine.

"No wonder the Chen family boys were beaten out by Miss Ji when they came to visit! I think it was too light!" A middle-aged man was indignant, took a sip of wine, lowered his head and stamped his feet, "The Chen family regretted not having anything to show for themselves in these years. When they heard that Chen Song was in Yanjing City, they rushed over to snatch him away. Do they have any shame?"

"You're so angry about this? You're still too naive! There's nothing the Chen family can't do, except what you can't think of..." Upon hearing this, a passerby stopped and said, "Why did the old patriarch frame this young genius for stealing the family treasure? Because he was the one who actually stole the family treasure! If he hadn't wanted to cure his grandson's disease this time, no one would have discovered it. The whole family is kept in the dark!"

The other party's jaw dropped in shock, "That, that disease... can that disease be cured?"

"Of course! Otherwise, how can it be called the treasure of the family?" The man took the wine cup from the other person's hand, poured himself a cup and drank it, then put the cup back in the man's hand, bent down and whispered in his ear, "Then you must not know why the Chen family cares so much about the marriage with the royal family... It's not just for the status of royal relatives. The Chen family's medical skills are not very good, but they are very calculating. The eldest branch married into the royal family, and the second branch went to find the Gu family."

"You've heard of the Jiangnan Gu family, right? They're the second largest family after the Ji family! How could such a family be interested in the daughter of the Chen family's second branch? After all, isn't it because of the status of a royal relative? Now that the first branch's marriage is over, do you think the second branch's marriage can still be saved? If not... why have the first and second branches, who have always been so close, been at odds with each other so many times recently?"

After saying that, he patted the other person's shoulder, turned around with a smile, and waved his hand behind him before leaving...

Looks smug and mysterious.

The man was left staring at the wine glass in his hand in amazement, then turned back to look at the man who came in, said a few words and turned out again, and muttered to himself, "This man... didn't he come in to eat? Then why did he come in? Why did he say so many things just to drink a sip of my wine?" However, on second thought, if what he said was true, then the current situation of the Chen family... wouldn't it be like the monkeys scatter when the tree falls and the wall collapses?

These news, before Ji Wuyan woke up, had spread all over the streets and alleys, and even Chen Yinuo was praised again and again - after all, it was he who started the conversation to cancel the engagement, and now he was the only white lotus in the quagmire of the Chen family. As for the other people in the Chen family... they were just mud spots in the quagmire, all mud spots, there was no difference. Ji Wuyan slept until dinner time.

Ji Wuyan, who was still half awake, looked at Xi Yu and Cen Yan who were proudly recounting rumors in front of him. He frowned and didn't know whether to praise or scold them. He just changed the subject and asked, "Have you seen grandpa? He has been here for several days, how come I have never seen him? What is he busy with?"

Xi Yu shook her head. Cen Yan knew it. He pushed Xi Yu aside and continued to take credit. "About half an hour ago, a letter came from the palace saying that His Majesty had woken up. You were still asleep at that time. I don't know why the old man said he wanted to go to the palace. He immediately changed into formal clothes and followed the eunuch who delivered the news into the palace."

Ji Wuyan frowned and held her cheek, thinking, this old man doesn't know that he is not welcome by the emperor? He chose this time to enter the palace, is he thinking of taking advantage of the moment when the emperor just woke up and is the weakest to anger him to death? She stroked her fingertips and blamed softly, "Since you are someone from the palace, why didn't you wake me up? Isn't it rude?" Disrespect is secondary, the main thing is that if I wake up, I can always stop my grandfather.

Cen Yan, who was usually very clever, was very honest at this moment. He didn't hear the hidden meaning of Ji Wuyan at all. He just explained honestly, "It's okay. The eunuch also said that he came here just to pass on a message to reassure you. It's too late today. Other things have to wait until tomorrow - such as rewards. Of course, this last sentence was added by me... Miss, you said that this emperor is too stingy. We saved him! He is so stingy that he keeps delaying even the reward... Hey, Xi Yu, why are you pulling me!"

Ji Wuyan rolled her eyes at him, "He should have not only pulled you, he should have hit you! Right under the emperor's nose, you dare to say anything... If you really lose your life for this, I will not save you, and I can't save you."

Cen Yan smiled and flattered, "How could that be possible? I am not a fool like Xi Yu. I only said these words in front of you, young lady. I dare not say a word outside! If this word gets out, it must be spread by Xi Yu, the gossipy one."

Xi Yu rolled his eyes suddenly and was too lazy to talk. Stupid, gossipy... all he heard was insults against him. This kid deserved a beating.

Ji Wuyan was too lazy to pay attention to his funny look, waved his hand and let him go.

But this boy took advantage of the situation and still acted cute, grinning, "Miss, it's almost time for dinner, why don't you serve the food? I've been running around today and I'm starving."

Ji Wuyan knew Cen Yan. This kid did a good job, but he would not treat himself badly. He would not let him down by running around and not delay him from treating himself to a good meal. However, he calculated the time and it was almost time, so he nodded, "Okay. Go serve the meal. Where's the Third Master?"