Chapter 25 - 24、Meng Ji
Luocheng City's young lads were walking along the stone-paved road at night, with the steps initially heavy but gradually becoming lighter.
Life had to go on, didn't it? He already had new hope.
"Wu Yun, let's talk about something cheerful," Chen Ji said with a smile, "Can you tell me about the happenings at Prince Jing Mansion?"
Wu Yun, out of sheer boredom, curled up on Chen Ji's arm, pulled out some small dried fish from a blue bundle, and began nibbling, "What's there to say about that wretched place? Prince Mansion is a vast complex, filled with dirty dealings among the nannies and maidservants. For instance, Chunhua was bought by Princess Consort Jing to seduce Prince Jing, but Prince Jing wouldn't even glance at Chunhua properly. Or take Chunrong, that jealous witch, she would secretly spit into Chunhua's food because Chunhua was young and beautiful..."
Chen Ji, chuckling, shifted the conversation, "In these three months at Prince Jing Mansion, has anything significant happened?"
"Of course!" Wu Yun perked up, "Things are about to get lively at the mansion."
Chen Ji's expression turned expectant, "Oh?"
Wu Yun said excitedly, "The Double Ninth Festival is coming up soon. Prince Jing's eldest son, Zhu Yunxi, Princess Consort Jing's daughter, Zhu Lingyun, and Consort Yun's daughter, Zhu Baili, are all returning from Donglin Academy. It's said that a little monk will be coming too."
"A little monk?" Chen Ji asked, puzzled.
Wu Yun explained, "Princess Consort Jing said he is the Reincarnated Buddha of Yunzhou's Gening Sect. Since the Gening Sect needs the court's support and imperial endorsement, they left him in the Central Plains."
"Is Donglin Academy very famous?" Chen Ji inquired curiously, remembering his two elder brothers had also returned from there.