Marriage of the Di Daughter

Chapter 10 Part 1: Beauty

"The Grand Servant's Vice Minister, Yang Hua Ting's account books were confiscated. For several nights, Prince Cheng has summoned his subordinates one after another into his residence. The emperor was looking for you everywhere."

"En."

"Just now, the lord....." the sword-fitted tall imperial guard had just spoken halfway when the youngster by his side let out a "shush" sound, interrupting his sentence.

The mountain top was extremely quiet, yet the lights in the remote temple were still bright. This night was bound to be a sleepless night. A person wearing beautifully embroidered clothes walked in the night. Neither hurried nor slowly, he said, "Wen Ji, don't talk when you are watching a play."

The imperial guard called Wen Ji no longer spoke.

"He likes watching plays."

Inside the room, Jiang Li was facing Tong'er as she explained.

"Young lady, you said that he is... he is that Duke Su?" asked Tong'er.

Jiang Li nodded: "Correct."

A rare talent that appeared in Yan Chao only once a century. Nowadays, Duke Su was actually the youngest duke. To say, he was currently no more than 24 years old.

Ji Ming Han, the father of the current Duke Su, Ji Heng, was General Jin Wu, who followed the previous emperor to open up new territory. Due to his heroic contribution, the previous emperor appreciated his loyalty, so he bestowed him with the title of Duke Su.

General Jin Wu was an extraordinary hero with unfailing favor from the emperor. He was the dream boy of all the females in Yan Chao. However, this great general, Ji Ming Han, against all reason, took a criminal, Yu Hong Ye, as his wife.

At that time, Yu Hong Ye's father was involved in a corruption case. When it was discovered, everyone, including his wives and children were implicated. Yu Hong Ye was the shu daughter in the Yu family and she was reduced to enter the brothel. The young Ji Ming Han together with his colleagues was having a dinner party when he met Yu Hong Ye and fell in love at first sight.

Yu Hong Ye was an outstanding beauty. She was also quick witted and astute. In fact, even though she was a criminal, the young masters in the capital of Yanjing were still scrambling to win her favor. Later, Ji Ming Han redeemed Yu Hong Ye and brought her in through the front door.

If Ji Ming Han was only born out of an ordinary household, at most he would be pointed at. A pity, Ji Ming Han was General Jin Wu, which was also Duke Su. The Ji family clan used a hundred and one ways to obstruct him from bringing Yu Hong Ye home as his wife. However, Ji Ming Han continued to handle things in his own way, and nobody was allowed to interfere.

After Yu Hong Ye and Ji Ming Han were married for a year, Yu Hong Ye gave birth to Ji Heng. When Ji Heng was a year old, Dong Xia tried to invade and Ji Ming Han accepted the order to go into battle. As he was returning home victorious, he received news that Yu Hong Ye had died from an illness.

Nobody knew what had actually happened. But the lower-ranked people inside and out the Ji family were all replaced. The few close-fitting servant girls that were beside Yu Hong Ye also never appeared from then on. Ji Ming Han broke relations with the clan and since then, the Duke Su family did not have any other madam.

Ji Ming Han disappeared soon after he handled everything, leaving behind the young Ji Heng to be raised by his father, the Old General Ji. Afterward, the previous emperor passed away and Emperor Hong Xiao ascended the throne. In his early youth, Ji Heng inherited the dukedom. He was the youngest duke at the age of fourteen.