Jiang Tianchi collapsed and was carried back to the fourth room. Brothers Jiang Yadan and Jiang Yashuang took turns taking care of him for two days and two nights before he woke up.
The first thing he asked after waking up was the Marquis of Jibei: "Has uncle been buried?"
At this time, Jiang Yashuang happened to be guarding him. He saw that although Jiang Tianchi was awake, his energy had been damaged by the consumption and had not fully recovered. He comforted her softly: "Father, don't worry, my uncle's mourning hall is still there. Both my grandfather and my aunt said that since you are back, I will wait until you are well before you are buried."
"Is it safe for uncle to go...?" Jiang Tianchi closed his eyes, his voice was not high, but he carried the aura of commanding thousands of troops, which was extremely oppressive.
"My uncle was peaceful when he passed away, but not peaceful." Jiang Yashuang, who had been with Qin Guogong since she was a child, had long been accustomed to this kind of momentum, and was not affected by it. She said calmly, "My uncle, before his death, I hope that everyone in the house will be safe." Let’s live in harmony and get back together, but that’s not possible right now!”
Jiang Tianchi was silent for a while, then said calmly: "Help me get up!"
After getting up, Jiang Yashuang drank a bowl of chicken soup stewed with old ginseng under the service of Jiang Yashuang. Jiang Tianchi regained some energy and asked Qin Guogong and his wife: "How are your grandparents?"
"Grandma is fine. Grandpa was ill two days ago. At that time..." It was evening and it was not convenient to visit the elders. Jiang Yashuang asked someone to make ginseng tea and briefly introduced Beijing to his father. In the middle of talking about the situation in the Chinese government, Jiang Yadan came. Seeing that his father had woken up, he was overjoyed and said, "My son, meet your father!"
Jiang Tianchi has always looked solemn and taciturn since he dismounted in front of the Marquis' Mansion in Jibei. His majestic body and iron bones make people afraid to get close to him, even if he talks to his eldest son after he wakes up. But when he saw the eldest son, his eyes suddenly softened, and he not only greeted him warmly: "Dan'er, there's no need to be polite, get up!"
He still struggled to sit up and gave him some help - to be honest, it was only then that he felt like father and son could finally see each other after being separated for so many years.
At this time, Jiang Yashuang had already stood up and paid family courtesy to his brother, then gave up the position closest to the couch and retreated to the bottom.
Jiang Tianchi asked his two sons to sit down and looked at them - mainly Jiang Yadan. Although his face was still calm, there was uncontrollable excitement in his eyes, and there were hidden tears: "I didn't expect to see me again. When you were a kid, you were so old!”
Jiang Yadan was a little embarrassed and a little guilty. He lowered his head and said, "It's a pity that the child is naughty and incompetent and has disappointed his father!"
As the eldest son, he is recognized by both the government and the public as a playboy and the scum of the family. However, his younger brother is talented in both civil and military affairs, and he is overshadowed by comparison. Jiang Yadan has become accustomed to hearing such words as "dog brother and tiger brother" over the years. He didn't care about the comments, but it was different in front of his biological parents.
Thinking about the scolding and beating from his mother, Mrs. Zhuang, a few months ago, he couldn't help but shrink his head subconsciously. After all, Mrs. Zhuang is a mother. No matter how bad her biological son is, she will just scold him a few times and be reluctant to take action. But the father is different, especially Jiang Tianchi's duty is to be the general of the Zhenbei Army. The so-called kindness is not in charge of the army, how can he be someone who can't bring himself to beat his son
"My father and your mother have not been in Beijing these years, so it is inevitable that you will be plotted against." When Jiang Yadan was worried, Jiang Tianchi did not mean to scold him. Instead, he comforted her with kind words, "At least you are here at Nineteen." Your grandparents were protecting you, but you fell into the hands of the big family from the beginning... How old were you at that time? How could you not suffer from the people of your uncle's generation who deliberately plotted against you? This is because we were bad parents and failed to protect you. Hello you..."
At this point, Jiang Tianchi turned away, as if he couldn't help himself, with clear choking in his tone.
Jiang Yadan was stunned for a moment, and then comforted him at a loss: "Father... it's the child who is unworthy!"
Jiang Yashuang's heart skipped a beat, and she said, "Father just traveled a long distance, and he was moved again in front of his uncle's death. Now... take care of yourself!" But she was thinking in her heart, "Father said that I still have something left after all. My grandparents protected me, but my uncle was plotting against me from the beginning. What does this mean?"
"If you are complaining that I have been raised and taught by my grandparents personally, but I only care about living a comfortable life on my own, regardless of my bugs, this is... unlikely, right?" He is twelve years younger than Jiang Yadan. Jiang Yadan has completely gone bad, and even the Duke of Qin can't get him back!
Jiang Tianchi wouldn't ask his younger son to start persuading his elder brother to do good things since he was a baby, right
"Does it mean that I haven't suffered as much as my brother?" This is actually a very unfair description. Jiang Yadan was raised in the big house, and the big house's policy was to coax him into a good-for-nothing. But come as he wishes!
Jiang Yashuang was personally brought up by Duke Qin and Mrs. Tao. Both of them sincerely wished him well. They loved him and never doted on him. Jiang Yashuang's daily homework has been extremely heavy since she was three years old. Even during the New Year, she only has holidays on big days such as New Year's Eve and Mid-Autumn Festival. She usually practices literary and martial arts non-stop, and she will be beaten if she slacks off - so Simply talking about the level of hardship, Jiang Yashuang's fight with Xiaoguo was actually much harder than Jiang Yadan's.
Of course, judging from the intentions of the people who raised them, Jiang Yadan did suffer a lot.
"Why did the father say such a thing?" Jiang Yashuang felt very confused. The father said in front of his two sons that the younger son suffered far less injustice than the older son. There must be a purpose. Especially with Jiang Tianchi's identity and experience, he was not someone who would casually say such things that would arouse his son's suspicion.
"Bago and I have never blushed, nor have we fought over anything. As soon as my father came back, he hinted that Bago has suffered more than me. What does that mean?"
If the two brothers were fighting each other, it would not be surprising that Jiang Tianchi's intention was to persuade them to make peace.
But now that the two brothers are in good health, Jiang Tianchi said such words, Jiang Yashuang couldn't help but think about it: "Is it for the inheritance of the title?"
Jiang Tianchi now has no title, only the title of General Zhenbei. Although Qin Guogong has not yet established a heir apparent, according to the Jiang family's custom of valuing the eldest son, even if the fourth family's power overwhelms that of the third family, Qin Guogong will not make Jiang Tianchi his heir apparent. But this does not mean that Jiang Tianchi has no hope of getting the title - especially since he returned to Beijing in person this time.
Just for the purpose of winning over the four families, Empress Dowager Jiang would definitely give Jiang Tianchi a title.
Now is not the time when the two queens were fighting each other. Some people even want to deduct the customary reward after the Marquis of Jibei became official. Now that the Jiang family has gained real power, let alone a family with three nobles, a family with thirty nobles is probably not impossible!
"Ba Ge is the eldest son. The inheritance, whether it is a title or property, should naturally belong to Ba Ge." Jiang Yashuang felt a little sad when she thought of this, "Even if I take over the Zhenbei Army, Ba Ge will not be able to take over... I am The kind of person who steals things from his own brother!"
He was thinking about finding an opportunity to express his feelings to his father, but Jiang Tianchi suddenly said: "Is Dan'er here to replace your brother?"
Jiang Yadan couldn't wait to change his mind from the previous topic, and immediately said: "Nineteenth brother has been watching for the entire midnight, and the child is not at ease, so..."
"Then Shuang'er, go back to the house and take a rest! Just leave Dan'er to take care of him as a father." Jiang Tianchi looked at his youngest son. Although his eyes were gentle, they were far inferior to the strong love and doting he had for Jiang Yadan - Jiang Yashuang was a disciple carefully trained by Duke Qin. How could she not notice this difference
Ever since he was a child, he has always been the favored one in front of his elders, especially Mrs. Tao and Queen Mother Jiang, who were completely obedient and doting on him. Mrs. Zhuang, who returned to Beijing a few months ago, said that she loved both of her biological sons equally, but the straightforward Mrs. Zhuang also made it clear that she was disappointed with her eldest son's wantonness and was sincerely satisfied with her younger son's outstanding ability. And gratified…
But in front of my father, why is it the other way around
Jiang Yashuang returned to her yard with sadness and doubts - after all, they were a family of three now, and it was not a problem to always stay in Mrs. Tao's house. Fortunately, there are many vacant courtyards in the Duke's Mansion. In the past few days, a three-entry courtyard has been cleared for them to live in first, and then they can move back after the original courtyard is repaired.
Qiu Yilan just put the child to sleep and returned to the inner room. When she heard that he was back, she came out to welcome him and asked, "How is father?"
"Already awake." Jiang Yashuang nodded slightly, "Is there food in the kitchen?"
"I asked Mama Li to leave it for you." Qiu Yilan called someone to get the meal. She noticed that her husband seemed to be in a bad mood and was very worried. When the person wasn't paying attention, she quietly asked, "But my father's health...?" "
This is really fatal. If the Duke of Qin is going to die, the Jiang family will fall into internal fighting. Maybe his vitality will be severely damaged, someone will take advantage of him, and he will lose his current monopoly on the government. If Jiang Tianchi wants to be good or bad, then... There is no need for internal fighting, the fourth room should first think about how to save lives!
Fortunately, Jiang Yashuang shook her head: "Father is fine, there should be nothing serious."
Qiu Yilan breathed a sigh of relief, stopped talking, and personally served him the meal.
After Jiang Yashuang went to bathe and change clothes, everything was tidied up, and the couple went back to their room to settle in. After lingering, Qiu Yilan asked him the reason for his depression.
Hearing Jiang Yashuang vaguely talk about the difference in Jiang Tianchi's attitude, Qiu Yilan also felt very strange. Both of them were legitimate sons. In normal families, the one who is favored is the younger son, or the one who is outstanding and capable... Jiang Yashuang takes all of these, But Jiang Yadan doesn’t take it at all! How could Jiang Tianchi do the opposite
"Could it be that Nineteen is not..." Qiu Yilan quickly stopped this idea as soon as it popped up. It was really impossible - Jiang Yashuang's appearance was very similar to Jiang Yadan's, and the two brothers were very similar. Both of them look very similar to the Duke of Qin. The two brothers are definitely of Jiang family blood!
Unless Mrs. Zhuang's personal relationship is also from the Jiang family, and she happens to look like her eldest son... But is Jiang Tianchi the kind of person who has been a cuckold for twenty years and still hasn't done anything
Apart from anything else, Mrs. Zhuang's natal family is not a famous family. If he needs to be wary, he can kill her long ago!
"Is there someone who is provoking it?" Qiu Yilan thought for a moment and came up with a guess, "Otherwise, they are all legitimate sons. Even though Bage is the eldest son and his father values him more, there is no need to say such things to make you worry!"
Suddenly, he thought of the Sixteenth couple who were secretly sent to Northern Xinjiang by Qin Guogong a few months ago. "It's just that these two couples arrived less than two months before my mother-in-law went to Northern Xinjiang. Let's not talk about where they got the courage to dare. If you use the concubine to provoke the legitimate son, you will say that they did this, and the mother-in-law will go there later. If she finds out about this, can she let them go? "
Moreover, Jiang Tianchi is also the general of Zhenbei after all. He is the one who both the Duke of Qin and the Marquis of Jibei can trust to hand over the Zhenbei army and the gate of Northern Xinjiang to him. Will he be so soft-hearted that he will believe a few words of instigation from his concubine and concubine's daughter-in-law