"When did Lord Ji get an eldest legitimate daughter? Don't they only have one legitimate daughter? Where did this one come from?"
"Have you all forgotten? Eighteen years ago, Mrs. Ji was pregnant. At the time, they announced that the baby died at birth."
"So... the Ji family really did have a daughter back then, and she was thrown out at birth?"
"An acquaintance of my sister's cousin's older cousin's nephew used to work for the Ji family. I heard that when Mrs. Ji gave birth to this daughter, all the flowers in the Ji Mansion withered and all the fish and insects died!"
"Whoa! Doesn't that mean this daughter is an unlucky star?"
"Exactly!"
"If she's an unlucky star, why bring her back?"
"His Majesty decreed a marriage: the legitimate daughter of the Ji family is to be the Crown Princess Consort. But, as you all know..."
The rest went unsaid, but everyone present knew.
