Zou Siyan was still making a scene in the main courtyard when Gu Peilan arrived in a hurry.
Zou Siyan did not know what Gu Peilan had said to Ji Zongyou, but as she watched Ji Zongyou nod, she suddenly had a bad premonition.
As expected, when Gu Peilan approached Zou Siyan again, she gently persuaded Zou Siyan to move out for the time being.
Zou Siyan was almost mad enough to die, but she couldn't argue with Gu Peilan, so she could only go to Ji Renran.
However, Ji Renran was herself in a precarious situation. How could she care about Zou Siyan's life and death?
Facing Zou Siyan who had come to her door, Ji Renran simply chose to refuse to see her.
It was only at this moment that Zou Siyan realized that the so-called good sisters and regret of meeting too late were merely polite words used by Ji Renran to deceive her.
It was no wonder she was so foolish as to believe the other woman's lies.
Thinking of the jewelry and clothes she had once given to Ji Renran, Zou Siyan directly shouted, "Ji Renran, you're really something! You said all the nice things to fool me! Now that I need your help, you're acting like a turtle hiding in its shell!"
Just then, Ji Ziyun happened to pass by the courtyard.
She was giving some instructions, followed by many nannies and maids, looking very imposing.
Seeing Ji Ziyun like this, Zou Siyan felt even worse.
To put it bluntly, Ji Ziyun was also an abandoned woman, but she was now living a different life.
Even if Zou Siyan was foolish, she knew that Ji Ziyun could only have gotten to where she was today because of Ji Zizhao's support.
Thinking of this, Zou Siyan became even angrier, her voice sharper, "You even told me that Ji Zizhao was mean and cruel, and that I should stay away from her! In my opinion, you're not even as good as a toenail of Ji Zizhao! Without Ji Zizhao, where would the Ji family be today? But anyone who gets involved with you, Ji Renran, is truly unlucky!"
Zou Siyan's words had completely exposed Ji Renran.
Ji Renran, who had been silently sitting in the room, almost vomited blood on the spot.
If this were to get out...
Ji Renran dared not imagine how she would ever be able to go out again!
"Nanny Song, quickly chase her away and stop her from spouting nonsense!"
Ji Renran was about to marry the Fifth Prince, and if her reputation was bad, it would be a disgrace to the Fifth Prince.
But even though Nanny Song and her people had dragged and pushed Zou Siyan out of the courtyard, Zou Siyan's words had already spread throughout the Ji family. Su Dan Novel Network.
The servants in the mansion all knew that Zou Siyan had a good relationship with Ji Renran, and now hearing these words...
Oh, so Miss Renran was like this.
Shui Ling heard the news and quickly reported it to her young lady, "I heard that Nanny Song from Miss Renran's courtyard directly chased her away, and even mentioned the Fifth Prince. The young madam must have been afraid of the Fifth Prince, so she obediently shut up."
Ji Zizhao, who was leaning on a rocking chair reading a book, did not even lift her eyelids.
Since Zou Siyan had entered the household, she had run to Ji Renran's courtyard quite a lot.
In the past, Zou Siyan had openly and secretly cursed Ji Zizhao, and even ostracized her third sister. Ji Zizhao didn't take action, but she knew about it. She just hadn't had the time to deal with it yet.
Now that Zou Siyan and Ji Renran had fallen out like this, Ji Zizhao was not surprised.
When dogs bite dogs, they only end up with dirty mouths.
That evening, Gu Peilan left the Ji family with Ji Zongyou.
Zou Siyan squeezed into the narrow carriage with Ji Zongyou. The piled-up items on the sides made it suffocating even to breathe.
She glared at Gu Peilan, wishing she could burn her to ashes on the spot.
It was only at this moment that Zou Siyan realized that she had been brainwashed by Ji Renran.
If she had tried to please Ji Zizhao from the beginning, perhaps...
But what was the point of "perhaps" now?
Even though Gu Peilan had promised to guarantee her and Ji Zongyou's living expenses outside, seeing the Ji family slowly disappear from her sight, how could Zou Siyan accept this?
After the carriage had traveled for half an hour and finally stopped, Zou Siyan looked at the narrow, dilapidated, and remote courtyard before her and truly felt like she was going mad.
That night, Zou Siyan sent someone back to the Zou family to deliver a message.
When Madam Zou heard that her daughter had moved out of the Ji family, she entered the Ji family the next day with her entourage.
However, after a few words, she was blocked by the Old Madam.
Once married into her Ji family, she was part of the Ji family, and the Ji family's affairs were not for outsiders to dictate.
Madam Zou was furious.
But what could she do even if she was angry?
Ji Zizhao had no time to bother with the lawsuit between the Zou family and the Ji family. She spent her holidays visiting the four major medical halls.
The imperial court had already planned the counties where medical halls would be established, and the location was set near Jiazhou.
After looking at the map, Ji Zizhao found it to be quite good. Although the counties in Jiazhou were not as mountainous as Luoyi, Jiazhou was dry with great temperature differences between day and night, making it most suitable for cultivating Astragalus, Gentiana, Musk, and Cynomorium.
However, the climate in the imperial city was too cold to cultivate medicinal seedlings, so Ji Zizhao could only write to Ji Zibi, asking her to make the effort to travel directly from Luoyi to Jiazhou.
Of course, Ji Zizhao also gave up an extra three points of profit to the imperial court.
Compared to the medicinal fields in Luoyi County in the past, the area in Jiazhou had doubled.
Minister Diao was furious upon hearing this, but he could only speak highly of Ji Zizhao to the Emperor.
Who could blame Ji Zizhao for actually achieving it?
Standing in the imperial study, Minister Diao felt worse than having eaten feces!
Emperor Xiaochang, upon hearing this, finally felt a sliver of solace in his troubled mood.
However, after the solace, the worries remained.
The army heading to Tonglin had arrived for more than half a month, but there was still no progress in the war in Tonglin.
Emperor Xiaochang waited anxiously and finally received a military report from Tonglin today. Upon opening it, he found that General Zhong had submitted a military report accusing his own son.
The Seventh Prince had abandoned his post and acted arbitrarily, refusing to yield to military discipline?
Emperor Xiaochang thought of the eyes of the civil and military officials in the court at that time, and his old face was burning with shame.
The court was in an uproar.
Officials from various factions earnestly submitted memorials, begging the Emperor to let other princes replace the Seventh Prince.
Especially the ministers of the Fifth Prince's faction, they even risked their lives to block the imperial study every day.
Ji Zizhao was not surprised when she heard this news, but she was truly annoyed...
After all, that husky seventh prince had never made anyone worry-free.
However, even though Ji Zizhao was annoyed, she still had to manage it. She couldn't let other princes take advantage of the situation and swallow everything she and the Fourth Prince had fought for.
Especially the Fifth Prince.
Just as Ji Zizhao was about to send someone to deliver a message to the Fourth Prince, Mo Hen entered the room with a chill about him, "Miss, the Fourth Prince requests a meeting with you tomorrow."