Initially, Ye Jiu was feeling a bit guilty, but upon hearing the Prince speak, she became displeased, "What's wrong with me creating mahjong? Mahjong is great, mahjong is wonderful, mahjong can turn enemies into friends, it can unite friendships. Ever since there's been mahjong, look at how united the ministers' backyards have become. Whenever people are upset, they settle it at the mahjong table and everything gets better, much better than fighting to the death every day."
Why was ancient times rife with inner yard conflicts? To put it bluntly, it's because of boredom, with so many women squeezed into one courtyard, unable to go out, they would idly fixate on a communal cucumber every day.
How wonderful things are now, she has resolved most of the backyard fights just with mahjong. It's said that the Second Prince's residence has some smart people who began to reasonably use mahjong. They play a round every day, and instead of fighting, whoever loses wins the right to be the companion for the night.
After all, playing mahjong for money is risky. With their finances already lost, they can't afford to miss any other advantages."
So basically, she's benefiting humanity.
"Sophistry." The Prince looked at Ye Jiu, "Today, the Second Prince was even impeached for playing mahjong for nighttime companionship in the backyard. You'd better take care of yourself."
Ye Jiu still smiled, full of confidence, "No need to worry, the Emperor has always been fond of me, surely he won't punish me."
The Prince was speechless, but indeed, this was true. Newest update provıded by 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝗂𝗋𝖾⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥
Ever since Ye Jiu came to the capital, the Prince has completely fallen out of favor.
The past three years may not be long or short, but three years was enough for many things to happen.
Ye Jiu was hailed by a master as a person of great fortune, and over the past three years, she has indeed lived up to this reputation.
In over three years, Dongyue went from a place where the people were underfed and underclothed to now having surplus grain in every household, all thanks to the high-yield seeds Ye Jiu brought from who knows where. Moreover, she introduced many new crops, replacing existing ones like cotton with high-yield seeds.
Thus, Ye Jiu is not only valued by the old Emperor but also loved by people throughout the land.
In Dongyue, besides the old Emperor, Ye Jiu holds the highest reputation.
Of course, the reason she's still alive despite her high reputation is partly because she's a girl; otherwise, for the sake of his throne, the old Emperor wouldn't have let someone with a reputation higher than his survive.
After parting ways with the Prince, Ye Jiu went to the side of the White Princess Consort.
"Oh oh oh, the Commandery Princess is here, we were just waiting for you," the White Princess Consort said, while starting to move her hands.
With the White Princess Consort's hand movements, the ivory mahjong on the table started to make crisp collision sounds.
Ye Jiu helplessly rolled her eyes, propping her hands on the mahjong table without sitting down, "Please, you bunch of ladies go bother someone else, this Commandery Princess is so young, so unparalleled in beauty, yet you drag me to play mahjong with you every day, doesn't that weigh on your conscience?"
The White Princess Consort paused her movements, her shoulders drooping powerlessly, "What other options do we have? Whose backyard isn't filled with enough people for several mahjong tables? But in our Royal Residence, the Princess Consort is at the temple praying, the side Princess Consort has been sent back to the Wang Family, and those who haven't had children were sent away by the Prince. Ever since the Princess Consort went to the temple, the Prince hasn't set foot in the backyard. No one can vie for the position of Princely Heir, as it results in immediate dispatch back to the maternal home upon discovery. So, even playing mahjong is always missing someone, tell me, what's the point of living such days?"
"Exactly, exactly," Aunt Zhou chimed in.