Chapter 1700: Seeing the Miraculous Again

Youyou: "It's true."

Taotao: "We wouldn't fool you. You are our birth mother, and you are the only birth mother we have."

Mengmeng: "We keep our word; a promise once made is as hard to break as a team of four horses is to pull back."

Whether their word was worth anything, only Heaven knew, but Wan'er believed it, and her eyes immediately regained their spirit.

After the triplets made their promise and comforted their mother a while longer, they left the house.

Once they left home, they didn't return to school, but went straight to the home of their great-aunt Ji Yingjie!

From childhood to adulthood, their mother's aunt had always been relatively unfamiliar to them.

It seemed that every time their mother visited relatives, she avoided letting them meet their great-aunt; when they were little, it was because the triplets were naughty and their mother was afraid of losing face.

Only after hearing the story their father told just now did they realize there was such a history.

They had only been to their great-aunt's house once, but the triplets had good memories, and they remembered the way after going there once.

When Ji Yingjie saw the triplets, she felt surprised: "Aren't you in university? It's not a holiday, so why have you suddenly come here?"

Shi Yucheng enthusiastically welcomed the children into the house and scolded his wife: "You really are something. It's not easy for the children to come home for once, and you don't even pour them a glass of water, instead asking endless questions. Is that appropriate?"

Right, it was not very appropriate.

So the couple welcomed the three children into the room and began to bustle about.

Preparing snacks and fruit, Shi Yucheng prepared to brew tea, but then remembered that young girls probably didn't like drinking tea, so he added some dried fruit and Mo Li to the tea leaves, making fruit tea to serve.

"You are too kind."

"Don't go to any trouble, we aren't thirsty."

"You two should sit down, really, don't go to any trouble."

The triplets were not used to being treated with such enthusiasm.

The two of them had almost piled the coffee table full before they sat down opposite them.

Ji Yingjie smiled and said: "You came because you have questions to ask me, right? Go ahead."

Youyou said: "Great-aunt, didn't you lose your memory? How did you know it was us the moment you saw the three of us?"

This was phrased a bit circuitously, but it was not hard to understand.

Taotao and Mengmeng nodded frequently, indicating their agreement.

The triplets were truly clever, extremely clever.

They were indeed very much like the intelligence of the women of the Ji Family.

"Yes, I did lose my memory," Ji Yingjie said, her expression unchanged. "Although I lost my memory, it didn't happen just today. During this time, everyone has been helping me cram the past and the relationships between relatives. I have seen your photos and know who you are."

This made a lot of sense and was watertight.

The triplets didn't waste any more words and stated their purpose directly: "Can you take us to see the Underground Palace? Or give us Aunt Nianyin's phone number? Also, this matter must be kept secret; our parents cannot know."

"No," Ji Yingjie refused, her answer crisp and decisive.

Although the triplets didn't say anything, they thought to themselves: "How stingy. It's just a look; how can you refuse such a small request?"

Mengmeng still wanted to try, so she explained: "You just need to give us Aunt Nianyin's phone number; we won't trouble you with anything else."

She thought that this time she should agree, right?

However, she was still refused.

"No, I cannot give you Nianyin's contact information."

"Why?"

The triplets asked in unison.

Ji Yingjie asked: "Why can't you let your parents know?"

"I've heard that over these years, you three have caused no shortage of trouble. Now you are looking for Nianyin or wanting to go to the Underground Palace—what is it for? If you don't explain things clearly, I won't agree."

The triplets discussed it and felt that if they didn't state their purpose, they would have come for nothing today.

Moreover, it wouldn't just be coming for nothing; their request might even be leaked, after all, their great-aunt hadn't agreed, had she?

So the triplets briefly and concisely explained what had happened these past few days.

They specifically mentioned wanting to go see the Underground Palace out of pure curiosity, because they were studying Architecture.

So that was it.

Ji Yingjie said readily: "I'll take you there, let's go."

"Really?"

The three of them were pleasantly surprised.

Happiness had come so suddenly.

Ji Yingjie said: "Really. This isn't a difficult task; if you don't believe me, then don't go."

"We don't disbelieve you."

"We want to go, we want to go take a look."

"Mm-hmm."

And so, Ji Yingjie drove them to the Underground Palace in the Swamp.

Because it had long been closed to tourists, it had returned to its former desolation.

Actually, the most impressive design of the Underground Palace was not the grandeur of the Architecture, but the design of its several entrances and exits.

But when it was opened, the original design was destroyed, also to prevent the core technology from leaking out.

Inside, there were now some scraps and miscellaneous items, making it seem somewhat cold and lonely.

If ordinary girls saw such a cold and gloomy environment, they would have come out long ago and wouldn't have been able to stay for a minute, but the triplets were not ordinary girls.

The three of them kept exclaiming that it was simply too beautiful; this was the work of gods and ghosts, and the person who designed it was simply a genius!

Flattery never fails.

Ji Yingjie was flattered, and she felt very comfortable.

This Underground Palace is the lifeblood and crystallization of wisdom of several generations of the Ji Family; of course it is beautiful, and its even more magical aspects are in the levels below.

It is just that the matter of there being more palaces below cannot be told to them.

Youyou asked her great-aunt: "Can we take pictures?"

"Go ahead and take them. There is nothing here, so take them if you want."

The triplets received permission, took a few photos, and walked around to look at everything inside; they were almost reluctant to leave.

Ji Yingjie kept pounding her legs, pounding as she walked.

She is getting on in years, and her legs become very uncomfortable when she reaches a cold and damp environment.

Although the triplets still wanted to see more, they were sensible children, so they took the initiative to ask to leave upon seeing this.

Leaving the Underground Palace, the three of them bowed deeply to express their thanks, feeling very grateful.

"After seeing the Underground Palace, aren't you going to transfer departments? Why are you still so dedicated?"

Ji Yingjie said with a smile: "I guess your department transfer is fake. You just wanted to use this excuse to put off your mother and deceive her, right?"

The triplets:...

It was indeed like that.

The triplets admired their great-aunt to the point of prostration; that's right, that is exactly what the three of them were thinking.

They could not ignore their mother's heart-illness, but they also could not give up their hobbies, so they had no choice but to lie; this could be considered a white lie.

The three of them admitted it generously, then once again begged their great-aunt not to tell their parents.

It was just for fear that their mother's heart-illness would be hard to cure.

Understanding the cause and effect, Ji Yingjie readily agreed.

"I don't know anything, I didn't hear anything." Ji Yingjie covered her ears and got into the car. The triplets smiled knowingly; very good, this meant she had agreed.

After having a shared secret, the relationship between Ji Yingjie and the triplets warmed up rapidly; they were able to chat very well, and the group quickly became friends across generations.