Chapter 10 Beauty
"The memorial from Yang Huating, Junior Minister of the Imperial Household, was withheld, and King Cheng summoned the Right Prime Minister to his palace overnight. The Emperor is now looking for you everywhere."

"Ah."

"Sir, just now..." The tall guard with a sword had just said halfway when the young man next to him made a "hush" sound and interrupted him.

The mountain was quiet, and the temple in the distance was still brightly lit. This night was destined to be a sleepless night. Youmei Jinyi walked at night and said slowly: "Wenji, don't talk too much when watching a play."

The guard named Wen Ji stopped talking.

“He likes to go to the theatre.”

In the room, Jiang Li was explaining to Tong'er.

"Miss, you said that is...is that the Duke of Su?" Tong'er asked.

Jiang Li nodded: "Not bad."

The Yan Dynasty has produced many talented people over the past century, but Duke Su is the youngest duke now. In fact, he is only twenty-four years old now.

Duke Suguo Ji Heng, whose father Ji Minghan was a Jinwu general, followed the late emperor in expanding the territory and made great contributions. The late emperor was grateful for his kindness and conferred him the title of Duke Suguo.

General Jinwu was a man of extraordinary bravery and favor, the dream man of all Yan Dynasty girls. But this great general Ji Minghan married Yu Hongye, the daughter of a criminal.

Yu Hongye's father was involved in a corruption case, and his family was implicated after the case was uncovered. As a concubine of the Yu family, Yu Hongye was demoted to a brothel. The young Ji Minghan was entertaining his colleagues and fell in love with Yu Hongye at first sight.

Yu Hongye was born with a beautiful and charming appearance, and she was smart and cunning. In fact, even though she was the daughter of a criminal, the young men in Yanjing City were eager to please her. Later, Ji Minghan redeemed Yu Hongye and married her.

If Ji Minghan was born in an ordinary family, at most he would be instructed by others. Unfortunately, Ji Minghan is the General of the Imperial Guards and the Duke of Suguo. The Ji family tried every means to stop Ji Minghan from marrying Yu Hongye. However, Ji Minghan did things his own way, and nothing could be done about it.

One year after Yu Hongye and Ji Minghan got married, Yu Hongye gave birth to Ji Heng. When Ji Heng was one year old, Dongxia invaded. Ji Minghan was ordered to go to the war. When he returned victorious, he learned that Yu Hongye was seriously ill and could not be cured.

No one knew what had happened. All they knew was that all the servants in the Ji family were replaced. The maids who served Yu Hongye personally never appeared again, and Ji Minghan also cut off contact with the clan. From then on, the Duke Su's family had no descendants.

After dealing with everything, Ji Minghan disappeared, leaving only his youngest son Ji Heng, who was raised by his grandfather, General Ji. Later, the previous emperor died, and Emperor Hong Xiao ascended the throne. Ji Heng inherited the title as a teenager, and at the age of fourteen, he became the youngest Duke of Yan Dynasty.

Ji Heng's father's life was quite legendary, and Ji Heng's own life was no less legendary.

The first thing that the people of Yan Dynasty talked about most was Ji Heng's appearance.

I heard that Ji Heng's mother, Yu Hongye, was a world-famous beauty. Her every frown and smile was like a person in a painting, and she was more lively than a person in a painting, worthy of the title of "witch". Ji Heng's appearance mostly inherited his mother's beauty, which could make people look at him infatuatedly. However, his temperament inherited Ji Heng's coldness. Those who could become Jinwu Generals naturally had a strong temperament.

Ji Heng is extremely beautiful and cold. It's not that he is distant from others, but that he is cruel and moody. Maybe he is still treating you softly in the last second, and he can drag you out and behead you in the next second without blinking. The people of Yanjing call him "Jade-faced Shura", but no matter how gloomy his temperament is, there are still a lot of girls who come to him. And he himself is also very flamboyant. It is rumored that the officials of Yanjing, let alone ministers, even princes and princes, are afraid of him when they see him. Ji Heng is scheming. If you offend him, you will find yourself in a lot of trouble. He likes to wear bright colors, which makes people look more gorgeous. He also likes beauty and hates ugliness. Everyone in the mansion, even the servants who pour night fragrance, are bright and handsome.

Ji Heng had two hobbies, one was flower appreciation and the other was watching operas. He collected all kinds of rare flowers in his mansion and liked to invite opera troupes to listen to operas. If the performance was good, he would reward them with a thousand taels of gold, and if the performance was not good, he would ask them to get out of Yanjing with the troupe a thousand miles away. The actors in Yanjing loved and hated him.

Some people said that Ji Heng liked to watch operas because she had a hobby of keeping opera singers. Many young men from wealthy families in Yanjing City also had such shameful hobbies. It was not until later that Liu Sheng, the pillar of the famous Jixiang Opera Troupe in the capital, was beaten and thrown out of the Duke's Mansion. It was said that he was thrown out because he failed to climb into bed. This rumor was refuted.

In short, Duke Suguo Ji Heng is a domineering, moody, gloomy and terrifying beautiful woman who does not know how to be gentle with women.

Even if beauty is poisonous, she is still beautiful.

Tong'er had also heard of the great name of Duke Su. They came to this nunnery eight years ago. Jiang Li was only seven years old at that time, and Duke Su was already sixteen years old. Everyone in Yanjing knew him, but she didn't expect to see him here.

"How did you recognize that it belonged to Duke Su?" Tong'er asked, "You have never seen Duke Su before."

Jiang Li smiled slightly.

How did she know Duke Su? When she was still Xue Fangfei, she married Shen Yurong to Yanjing, and gradually, the reputation of Yanjing's most beautiful woman fell on her. As Duke Su, who liked beauty and hated ugliness, he also heard of Xue Fangfei's name at that time.

How did Duke Su Guo comment on Xue Fangfei? It is said that Duke Su Guo once saw Xue Fangfei and Shen Yurong's sister shopping in a jewelry store on the street. After just one glance, he mocked her and said, "She is beautiful, but she has no soul."

This was a joke in Yanjing City for a long time, especially for the young ladies from aristocratic families. They were naturally dissatisfied with the sudden appearance of a stunning beauty like Xue Fangfei, and Ji Heng was able to vent their anger for them. There were also men who stood up for Xue Fangfei, but they did not dare to openly offend Ji Heng.

Xue Fangfei herself didn't feel anything, but Shen Yurong was upset about it, and Xue Fangfei comforted him instead. Shen Yurong's sister and mother felt that Xue Fangfei made the Shen family a laughing stock, so they confined her to her house for three months.

Thinking about it now, she was still not very angry about what Duke Su said, and even felt that Ji Heng was right. When she married Shen Yurong, she put away her nature and lived a restrained life in order to please Shen's mother and sister-in-law. She learned to be a good wife and mother, but she no longer had the lively and cheerfulness of her youth.

Loving someone so much that you sacrifice yourself and become another person, doesn't that mean you are humble and soulless?
Jiang Li said: "In the Yan Dynasty, the only one who can look like this is Duke Su. What's more, he has a red mole at the corner of his eye."

Tong'er didn't doubt him, but asked in confusion: "But why is Duke Su here? Is he here to burn incense as well?"

Of course not.

"Maybe he came to enjoy the flowers." Jiang Li thought about it and couldn't help laughing, "I didn't expect to see such a good show. The two great pleasures in life were satisfied in one day. He must be in a good mood now."

Of course, the same goes for her.

　The male lead is the Duke Ji! The Ji family is a family at the top of the list in terms of appearance╮(╯▽╰)╭

　　
　
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