"Sister Ning, you can do it." Zhuang Qingchan held Jiang Changning's hand, "Sister Ning, just ask Prince Jin to help you pick a princess with a cowardly personality."
Jiang Changning didn't expect Zhuang Qingchan to come up with this idea. He frowned slightly, "The Ningxia Prince and Song were arranged to be married, but it turned out like this. I'm afraid the palace won't arrange a marriage for him again."
In the rear house, the relationship between wives and concubines was already delicate. She didn't want to get involved in the dispute between wives and concubines in the Ningxia Palace and get into trouble. She calmly pulled her hand out and took a sip of tea from the cup.
"But the prince is so young, he must get married." Zhuang Qingchan wanted the King of Ningxia not to marry, but she had no qualifications and no ability to stop him.
"The Ningxia Prince's Dowager Consort is the most qualified to decide who the Ningxia Prince will marry as his princess." Jiang Changning shifted the blame.
Zhuang Qingchan's eyes lit up. To please the Ningxia King's Consort Dowager was what she had always done. She was confident that she could coax the Ningxia King's Consort Dowager into marrying the Ningxia King a princess who was easy to control.
"Sister Ning, I know what to do now. Thank you for your advice."
"Just a few idle chats." Jiang Changning said lightly.
Zhuang Qingchan was not stupid. She knew that Jiang Changning did not want to take on the responsibility, so she smiled and said, "Sorry to bother Sister Ning. It's okay. I'll go back first."
"Goodbye, Xiulan, I'll show you around." Jiang Changning put down the teacup and smiled faintly.
The Prince of Ningxia had just divorced, and he was not able to remarry so quickly, but the position of Princess of a County was vacant and many people coveted it.
Although it was still during the national mourning period and banquets, singing and dancing were prohibited, the Ningxia Palace was still crowded with people.
Time passed quickly and it was the end of March. The army that had quelled the civil unrest in Annan returned to the capital. The Prince of De and Qin Zhaoxi were both promoted three levels.
The Prince of De is in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and is the Minister of Personnel.
Qin Zhaoxi was in charge of the Ministry of Works and was the Minister of Works.
Prince De was quite satisfied with being the Minister of Personnel.
Qin Zhaoxi was very upset. He was a general who could lead troops in battle, but being appointed as the Minister of Works was not only a waste of his talent, but it was also inconsistent with his ambitions.
"If you don't want to go to the Ministry of Works, where do you want to go?" asked the Duke of Xingzhou.
"I want to lead troops."
"Prince Jin would not agree. Prince Qing and Prince Yu fought for your entry into the Ministry of Works. Otherwise, you would only be doing a sinecure."
Qin Zhaoxi's face was grim. "The King of Jin is in the court, has he become so powerful that he can cover the sky with one hand?"
"That's not the case yet. We have Prince Qing and Prince Yu here." The Duke of Xingzhou thought for a moment, "Prince Jin is the most powerful of the four regents."
"Hasn't the late emperor been weakening the power of Prince Jin? How come he is still the most powerful one?" Qin Zhaoxi asked puzzledly.
The Duke of Xingzhou sneered, "The King of Jin is as cunning as a fox. He deceived the late emperor. His power was only weakened on the surface. He still controls the military power secretly and can mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops."
"This is impossible." Qin Zhaoxi blurted out.
"Nothing is impossible. The Empress Dowager even suspected that the death of the late emperor was related to the Prince of Jin."
"Where is the evidence?" Qin Zhaoxi didn't think that the King of Jin was bold enough to kill the king.
The Duke of Xingzhou hesitated for a moment and said, "Prince Jin went to Shandong to provide disaster relief and was repeatedly assassinated. The assassins were sent by the late emperor."
"Father, what you mean is that Prince Jin knew that the late emperor wanted to get rid of him, so he took the initiative to get rid of the late emperor?" Qin Zhaoxi asked in a deep voice.
"good."
Qin Zhaoxi took a deep breath and said, "The crime of regicide should be punished by slow slicing and death."
"Prince Jin deserves to die, but there is no evidence. Everything is just the suspicion of the Empress Dowager. If we want to bring down Prince Jin, we must find a way to find evidence."
"I understand." Qin Zhaoxi went to the Ministry of Works to take up his post reluctantly.
As soon as he took office, the task of clearing the ditch came up.
Although there were no ditches or wells near Jiang's house, there were some across the street. Too much silt was dug out and it could not be transported away all at once. It piled up in the corner and emitted a foul smell.
"Oh my, I'm really going to be suffocated." The toffee covered her mouth and nose and said in a muffled voice.
"It's been two or three days, why haven't you finished cleaning it out yet? It stinks so much." Yan Yinyao was also unable to bear the drunkenness.
Jiang Changning walked in wearing a homemade mask. "Mother, the palace has been disinfected and has been left out for a while. Why don't we move back in advance?"
The usual way to avoid acne is to stay away from it for a hundred days, but the stench here is unbearable.
"Pack up quickly and move today. If the smoke continues, I will die three years shorter." The concubine did not even dare to breathe heavily.
As they were about to move back to the palace, the servants in the mansion started to get busy. The gate of Jiang's house was open and the carriage was parked at the door, looking a bit messy.
Qin Zhaoxi came over to inspect and saw this scene. He frowned and asked, "What happened to the Jiang family?"
"Nothing happened to the Jiang family. It was the Princess of Jin who was going to move back to the palace with the young master." The officer who knew the situation replied.
"The Princess of Jin lives here with the young prince?" Qin Zhaoxi couldn't believe it.
"I think we moved here at the end of January. It's already early April and we've been living here for two months."
Qin Zhaoxi clenched his fists and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Helian Yu, you deserve to die."
The woman he had always wanted but could not get and whom he wanted to hold in his palm was being treated so badly. It was infuriating!
Prince Jin sneezed twice while reading the memorials.
Prince Qing raised his head and said, "It's early summer and the weather has turned warmer. Why are you still sneezing? Young people should practice more, otherwise their bodies will be too weak."
"Uncle Qing, haven't you ever heard of the saying 'Think first, scold second, and talk third'?" King Jin chuckled, "I'm not catching a cold, but someone is scolding me."
As for who this villain is, it goes without saying.
"As an uncle, I care about my nephew's health, but he doesn't appreciate it. It's really hard to be an uncle." Prince Qing pointed out that Prince Jin was the villain.
"It's my fault that I didn't feel my uncle's care and concern." Prince Jin mocked Prince Qing for his hypocrisy.
After a heated exchange of words between the uncle and nephew, they lowered their heads and continued to read the memorials.
At Jiang's residence, the luggage had been packed. Jiang Changning came out holding his son. Looking at the long line of carriages, he sighed, "Moving is really a tiring task."
Qin Zhaoxi, who had not left, saw her and walked over, "Miss Jiang."
Jiang Changning was startled and smiled, "General Qin, why are you here?"
"I work at the Ministry of Works, and I'm here to inspect." Qin Zhaoxi's eyes fell on the fat baby in her arms, a smaller version of Prince Jin, who looked quite cute.
"Lord Qin is truly dedicated to his duties." Jiang Changning praised earnestly.
"I don't deserve the praise from the lady. I am just doing my job and fulfilling my responsibilities." Qin Zhaoxi smiled humbly.
At this time, the Princess Dowager of Jin came out of the house with Princess Kangren. Qin Zhaoxi was not surprised. He thought that the Princess Dowager of Jin came to pick up her daughter-in-law on behalf of her son.
"Your humble servant pays his respects to the Concubine Dowager." Qin Zhaoxi saluted.
"It's Young Duke Qin, no need to be so polite." The concubine said in a false manner.
It was too smelly here, and the two families were political enemies, so there was no need to talk. After Yan Yinyao and her daughter came out, Jiang Changning and his party got on the carriage.
Qin Zhaoxi stood outside the Jiang residence with the door closed, watching them leave.
(End of this chapter)