Not long after the uncles and nephews of the Jin family left, the three princes also came out. They exchanged a few affectionate greetings on the surface and then went their separate ways without mentioning anything.
At this time, in the imperial study room, the emperor was looking at the memorial on the case and thinking deeply. After a long while, he looked at his confidant eunuch Li Dezheng beside him and muttered: "Today in the court, Chu Daxiu was involved in the lax door conduct of Duke Jing's palace. What do you think?"
"Oh, Your Majesty, aren't you embarrassing this slave?" Li Dezheng said with a smile: "How can this slave understand the meaning of this? I just think that the words of Mr. Jin Xiaohou seem to be good. As the saying goes, it is difficult for an upright official to deal with household affairs. The Duke of Jingguo's house is not strict, so why should Mr. Chu worry about it? But Prince Rong also said that the Duke of Jingguo is a knighted family, and it is related to the face of the nobles. Then the slave really doesn't understand the benefits and harms involved, and even more so Should I be punished for not understanding the affairs of Duke Jingguo?"
"What punishment? Like what Feng Ju said, use a rope to strangle the girls one by one?" The emperor leaned on the back of the chair and sighed heavily: "Feng Aiqing has suffered such misfortune. It's enough to make people feel sad. That boy Fengju usually doesn't show off his appearance, but you just heard what he said sarcastically about Chu Daxiu, right? Although I punished him secretly, I know that he is a very affectionate person. , Not to mention that the bandits have a good reputation, these women probably have not been raped, even if they are insulted, rescued from the bandits' den, with his nature, I am afraid that he will be taken home and raised well. "
"Ouch..." Li Dezheng clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, didn't Prince Rong say the same thing just now? Tsk, tsk, I really didn't expect that the young Marquis would usually look cold and have such an affectionate temper, but there is one thing, this There are always people in Beijing who like to gossip, alas! I’m afraid that when the young Marquis and his family arrive... "
He didn't say any more, and the emperor didn't take it seriously. He picked up Chu Daxiu's memorial from the dragon table, looked at it and put it down. Then he picked up the memorial written by Prince Lie himself, looked at it and put it down, and suddenly sneered: "This They saw the opportunity and attacked in groups, adding insult to injury. These stupid things were so unsatisfactory, and they couldn't stand it for a while. In the end, they got people to participate in the performance today, and even the brother-in-law's family was involved. It's useless to just talk about friendship and friendship. ?”
It was rare for the emperor to say a bad word, but Li Dezheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I don't understand anything, but I feel that although it is useless to value friendship, it is better than being cold-tempered. . Your Highnesses are all very affectionate people. This is the blessing of the Emperor." As he said this, seeing the Emperor's face slowly relax, he felt a big stone drop in his heart. He secretly said that Prince Rong was really lucky this time, so he rushed Prince Shanghong and Prince Lie added insult to injury, arousing the emperor's suspicion. I'm afraid his disaster will almost be over, right
Let's say that when Jin Fengju returned to the mansion, Mrs. Jiang Jiang Wanying and others had already received the news from Cai Lian and Jasper. As soon as he came back, he was surrounded by people and entered Qingwan Pavilion. Mrs. Jiang sneered and said: "You really have Mrs. Fu in the palm of your hand. If she wants to be in Wanfengxuan, you will just let her do it? Do you still remember that you are her husband? Do you even do such a thing? I can’t stand the Lord. In the end, I’ve hurt myself now.”
Seeing that he was fine, Jiang Wanying, Xu and Huo and others were relieved. At this time, Jiang Wanying wiped her tears and said sadly: "If you think about it, you can't blame our Second Grandma Ning for being arrogant. I'm not the master yet. Can't help it? I keep running there. I heard it was dark all night yesterday, and I even carried a lantern there by myself. After all, there was a thunderstorm in the garden this morning, and it really wasn't a big deal to get my legs pricked. But the people cleaning up said that several trees were struck by lightning, and I really don’t dare to think about it, what would I do if it hit me?”
Mrs. Xu snorted coldly and said: "I have always manipulated her, so why is she so domineering? If we talk about lawlessness in this mansion, I really can't find anyone who can compare with her..." Before he could finish, he said. , seeing Jin Feng looking at her with cold eyes, Mrs. Xu felt a chill coming out of her heart, and she no longer dared to speak.
Mrs. Jiang ignored this. Her son's injury had already made her furious. At this time, she coldly ordered the maids Fangrong and Jurui beside her: "When you go to Wanfengxuan, tell them my order and ask them to give it to them immediately." I moved to the backyard, otherwise I wouldn’t have to live in the Hou Mansion.”
"mother."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard Jin Fengju speak in a deep voice. Mrs. Jiang turned around and said sternly: "Are you still going to protect her? It's a kindness of mine not to drive such a lawless thing out of the house. Whatever you do on weekdays, I don't care. It depends on you, but looking at the way you are injured now, isn't it all because of her willful fault? Since you can't make the decision in this matter, I will make the decision for you... "
Jin Fengju said coldly: "My mother keeps saying that she is willful and lawless, but she has forgotten the grievances we have given her? It has only been a few days since the incident with Shou Gongsha, and has she forgotten all about it?" Before she was finished, Mrs. Jiang was so angry that she was in tears. She pointed at him and cursed: "You... do you blame me? Okay, I bullied your wife, why don't you hang her with a rope to make amends for her crime?"
"Mother." Jin Fengju felt as if his head was going to split. He heard Jiang Wanying, Huo Shi and others coming forward to comfort Mrs. Jiang. Mrs. Jiang just cried. He sighed, shook his head and said, "Mother, I will do this myself." There is an arrangement, and Qiu Ning has already agreed to me. After the Dragon Boat Festival, when Yu Niang gets married, she will move into Fengya Building. Tell the truth to my mother, this injury today is to help me. It’s not that you don’t know about my brother-in-law. I can't tell you all the dangers involved. Mom, I am very tired from dealing with Prince Lie and Prince Hong, trying my best to protect my brother-in-law. If you really love me, can you let me rest quietly for a while? Sister, now If you still live at home and make so much trouble, why don't you just strangle me to death with a rope."
When Mrs. Jiang, Jiang Wanying and others heard what he said, their voices fell silent for a while. Looking at Jin Fengju again, their faces were full of exhaustion. Mrs. Jiang felt sorry for her son after all. She quickly said: "Okay, okay, I know you are tired." , we won’t bother you, just stay here and take care of yourself. Something big has happened to Prince Rong now. Even we women know the dangers and risks involved. It’s even more impossible for you not to know. You won’t help him at this time. , who else do you expect? Just have a good rest."
Xu family, Huo family and others also said a few words, and when they saw Jin Fengju looking forlorn, they all left. As they walked to the door, Jin Fengju said lightly: "Mother, don't send anyone over to Qiuning. I also didn’t want her to know I was hurt.”
Mrs. Jiang knew in her heart that her son said that he did not want Fu Qiuning to know that he was injured, but in fact he told her that he was not allowed to send anyone to interfere with the family's life, let alone force them to come to the backyard. I was angry and resentful, but I had no choice but to snort coldly: "Don't worry, we are not you. Why would we go to such an unlucky place for nothing?" After saying this, the person walked out.
Jin Fengju was lying on the bed here, thinking about the emperor's intentions. He thought that his injury made the emperor feel a little pity. But in this case, the second move planned with Qiu Ning will no longer be used. Forget it, if the emperor has not completely given up on Prince Rong, today's strategy of "attacking in groups" should be effective, and there is no need to strike while the iron is hot.
As he slowly thought about it in his heart, his head became groggy and he fell asleep. In the dream, someone seemed to be crying beside him. He knew it was Jiang Wanying, and he felt a sense of guilt in his heart. Only after knowing that he fell in love with Fu Qiuning did he realize that he had treated his cousin in the past. There is only the love between husband and wife, but there is no love between man and woman. However, his cousin is completely infatuated with him. Even if he behaves viciously and cruelly, it is all for his own sake, but he is destined to be unable to repay her infatuation.
Yin gently held her hand and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. You don't have to stay here with me, just let me sleep." After saying that, the crying stopped, and he didn't open his eyes. Continued to sleep.
I don't know how much time passed, but I heard someone talking outside. The voice sounded like Prince Rong and Princess Rong. Jin Fengju opened his eyes, sat up on the bed and said, "Is it sister?"
After the words fell, only the sound of footsteps was heard, and then the door curtain was raised, and Princess Rong Jin Yanqiu walked in. Her eyes were slightly swollen, and there were still tears on her face. Jin Fengju smiled and said: "Oh, I didn't see it wrong. ? My sister has always been a strong and decisive person, so why are she crying like this now? Could it be that she read another script where a pair of lovers were beaten to death by a stick? "
"How long has it been, and you still have the heart to talk?" Jin Yanqiu couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard what he said, and then sat next to him again, taking out a handkerchief to wipe away the cold sweat on his head. , while saying: "But it hurts so much? When you were sleeping, the emperor sent the imperial doctor over. He took a look and said there was nothing serious, and bandaged you again, but you slept like a pig, and you didn't even have any symptoms. wake up."
Jin Fengju said in surprise: "Is that so? I only vaguely heard someone crying. How come I don't know anything about the imperial doctor coming in?"
Jiang Wanying smiled and said: "It's not to blame that my cousin couldn't wake up. I saw that he was very tired, so I put some soothing incense on him, so he slept so deeply. Otherwise, he still has martial arts, and it's about seeing and hearing in all directions. , where did you sleep to death?" After saying that, he smiled at Jin Fengju and said: "It's just that the imperial doctor said not to move around these days, I'm afraid I will have to go to Wanfengxuan less often."
Jin Fengju smiled and said: "You heard what the imperial doctor said about Scorpion's sting. If you had followed what he said, I wouldn't have been able to come back alive that day in Jiangnan. It was just a hole stabbed by a stone. What's the point?"
Jiang Wanying's face changed slightly and she said to Jin Yanqiu: "Princess, please listen. In order to go to Wanfengxuan, I even ignored my injuries and refused to listen to the doctor's words. Just listen to my words and be calm. If Thinking carefully, why don't I ask my sister and Brother Feng to come over? You want to lie down in the house for me."
"That's all, I don't want her to know that I'm injured, so as not to worry." But hearing Jin Fengju sigh again, Jiang Wanying felt even more uncomfortable, and sneered: "Yes, you are thinking about your sister, but she may not care about her. Because of you, otherwise I would have moved into Fengya Building long ago. Now it seems that I spent so much time buying so many good things in Fengya Building."
"My cousin's mouth is getting worse and worse. Can't you take advantage of my injury and restrain your sharpness?" But Jin Fengju laughed helplessly, thought for a while and said: "I'm a little thirsty. I want to drink it with your own hands." Lotus seed soup.”