In Lingzhou City today, there are three distinguished figures: Prince Xiang, Princess Huayang, and the Prince Consort.
The Prince of Xiang is an old local tyrant, and the people in the city have talked about him enough. Ning Garden is their new hot topic of conversation after dinner. The fact that the prince consort returned to his "parents' home" in a fit of anger that night made the people talk about it with relish, and gradually various speculations emerged. The most outrageous one was that Princess Huayang bought two actors with rosy lips and white teeth, and the prince consort became jealous, and threatened that the princess should choose between him and the actor!
These are all nonsense, but the people just like it. From ancient times to the present, there has never been any powerful person who has not been the subject of such gossip by the people.
While the common people could watch the fun, Chen Bochong and Yu Xiu had to work hard. One of them took time out of his busy schedule to go to the garrison to persuade his brother, and the other went to Ningyuan every day.
The Prince of Xiang felt the most frustrated. The young couple was just having a quarrel, but he lost real money! The two generous gifts were the biggest part, and he also had to pay to hire new craftsmen to build the garden. The most annoying thing was that he had to find a way to reconcile the princess and her husband. Otherwise, if the stalemate continued, even if Huayang did not write a letter to report Chen Jingzong, the news would sooner or later reach the capital. When Emperor Jingshun investigated, wouldn't he reveal that he had enslaved the soldiers in the garrison
The aggrieved Prince Xiang picked out two more gifts from the storehouse and asked his wife to go to Ning Garden to act as a peacemaker.
The princess was aloof, and the Princess of Xiang ran three times, her lips were almost worn out, but she finally succeeded in delivering the gift. This also meant that the princess was simply angry with her husband, and would not vent her anger on the Xiang Palace and ruin the relationship between the couple.
"Why are you so stupid that you haven't persuaded the princess to reconcile with her husband yet?"
The most important thing was not done, and the Prince of Xiang was annoyed and scolded the Princess of Xiang.
Princess Xiang lowered her head and defended herself, "She even calls me Aunt Wang depending on her mood. What effect can my words have? Her sister-in-law, the prefect's wife, has been there more often than I have, but it still doesn't work. In my opinion, only if Chen Jingzong goes back and apologizes in person, will the princess be willing to calm down."
The King of Xiang asked Xiang Baoshan to find a way to persuade Chen Jingzong to bow to the princess first.
Xiang Baoshan tried to persuade him several times, and came to the King of Xiang with a bitter face to report: "Your Highness, I can't persuade him. Chen Jingzong is a stubborn person. At first, he was willing to drink with me, but now he knows what I want to do. He won't come even when I invite him to drink. I take the initiative to get close to him, but he walks away when he sees me from a distance. I have tried every possible way, but it doesn't work!"
The King of Xiang frowned.
Xiang Baoshan tried to probe: "How about the prince ask the princess to go to Ningyuan a few more times to make the princess yield first?"
Prince Xiang glared at him fiercely: "Do you think Huayang is one of those unpopular princesses who are led by their husbands by the nose in everything? He even asked the princess to be submissive. I wanted to persuade the princess but couldn't even see her. How can Chen Jingzong be so bold!"
Xiang Baoshan shut his mouth wisely.
He is useless. The King of Xiang told him to get out!
Although he was angry, the problem had to be solved. Ten days had passed and it was already February. The last time Chen Bozong and his wife went back to Shiqiao Town on a day off was because they had just taken office. But if they delayed it to the day off at the end of February, Chen Bozong and his wife would definitely go back to their hometown. What if Chen Tingjian saw through the clues and took the opportunity to report him
The next morning, the Prince of Xiang sent someone to the garrison to give Chen Jingzong a message, inviting him to come to the palace for a banquet in the evening.
As a result, Chen Jingzong didn’t come at all!
The Prince of Xiang was very angry, but he had to endure it. The next day, he took a carriage to the guard post to act as a lobbyist.
Chen Jingzong refused to see him alone. Xiang Wang, accompanied by Xiang Baoshan and others, came to the martial arts arena and saw Chen Jingzong fighting with five soldiers. The young prince consort, who was only 22 years old, had a pair of slender and strong arms. The five soldiers surrounded him and finally failed to take down Chen Jingzong. Instead, Chen Jingzong easily threw him to the ground, which attracted cheers from other soldiers.
"Your Highness, you want to persuade me to apologize to the princess?" After the fight, Chen Jingzong finally gave the King of Xiang a straight look, "Okay, Your Highness, play with me. As long as Your Highness wins, I will take off my clothes and walk over to her to apologize."
The Prince of Xiang is just a good-for-nothing. Not to mention Chen Jingzong, he can't even beat those ordinary soldiers!
He smiled and tried to make excuses for himself: "You are joking, my old self, how can I be a match for you young people?"
Lin Yan was itching to do it, so he walked out from behind the King of Xiang and said, "How about I compete with the Prince Consort on behalf of the Prince?"
Chen Jingzong looked him up and down and smiled: "Alright, if you lose, all of you, stop nagging me!"
Lin Yan simply took off his outer robe and pounced on Chen Jingzong like a cheetah!
Lin Yan is a real talent, so Chen Jingzong put aside his contempt and competed with him with all his strength.
The King of Xiang was actually attracted by this martial arts competition, as if he was watching a fight between a dragon and a tiger.
As he watched, Prince Xiang suddenly remembered Chen Tingjian's grandfather.
When Chen Tingjian passed the imperial examination at the age of sixteen, his grandfather was only in his fifties. He was tall and strong, and because of his extraordinary martial arts, he was still working as a guard in the palace at this age and was not dismissed by his stepmother.
Chen Tingjian's father was a sickly man and died early, so Chen Tingjian also took the path of imperial examination.
But there were brave people among the ancestors of the Chen family, and this bravery was fully displayed in Chen Jingzong two generations later.
A "bang" interrupted Prince Xiang's memories, and then he saw Lin Yan being thrown heavily to the ground by Chen Jingzong.
King Xiang: …
Well, the way to persuade Chen Jingzong to bow to Huayang is completely blocked! .
Although the Prince of Xiang failed in his attempt to persuade the Prince Consort, the news somehow reached Ningyuan.
Within two days, Ningyuan sent invitations to Yu Xiu, the Princess of Xiang, the Lady of Lingyuan County, Madam Ji of the Bai family, and even Xiang Baoshan's wife, the concubine of the Prince of Xiang, inviting them to Ningyuan to listen to opera. The performer invited was the most famous Du family troupe in Lingzhou Prefecture.
In the eyes of the common people, this was tantamount to Princess Huayang challenging her husband. Whether you want to come back or not, this princess will enjoy her eating, drinking and having fun without any interruption. She is living a carefree life!
This time, without the King of Xiang's order, Xiang Baoshan himself wanted to persuade Chen Jingzong.
"Jingzong, I am not the commander tonight, and you are not the prince consort. We are just two ordinary men who have gotten married. I want to say a few words to you as a person who has experienced this. Do you think it's okay?"
Chen Jingzong grabbed the wine jar and poured it into the bowl expressionlessly: "Whatever you say, I just drink."
Xiang Baoshan: "Then I'll say it, in this relationship between husband and wife, the wife should listen to the husband, but the husband can't be tense all the time. He should be gentle and considerate to his wife, and coax her when necessary. Otherwise, she will be angry and sad every day, and we will not feel comfortable when we see each other, right?"
Chen Jingzong snorted: "Then I won't meet him. I can still live comfortably in the guard post."
Xiang Baoshan: "Look at you, you are talking in anger again. Let me tell you, some women are afraid of people like you. Once you give them a cold face, they will be obedient and wish they could turn into a vine and cling to you obediently. But some women are even tougher when you are tough. If you ignore her, she will ignore you and go to watch the show by herself. So tell me, if this goes on for a long time, will the couple break up completely?"
Chen Jingzong drank the wine with gulps, and the large bowl covered half of his face.
Xiang Baoshan continued: "If you really don't want to live with the princess, then I won't persuade you any more. But if you still have the princess in your heart and still want to live with her, then tell me, is it worth it to break up your marriage because of a momentary temper?"
Chen Jingzong finished his last sip, put down the bowl heavily, and stared at Xiang Baoshan with gloomy eyes: "The princess went to the theater? How did you know?"
Xiang Baoshan: …
Wang Feihu, who was eavesdropping at the door, gloated, "Of course he knows. The princess even sent an invitation to his wife. It is said that they are inviting the Du family. Su Yuebai from the Du family is a handsome guy..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Jingzong threw the wine jar and stood up angrily: "Women can listen to opera, and we can also drink wine! Come on, you lead the way, take me to the most beautiful brothel in Lingzhou Prefecture, you can drink and sleep with women as you like, I'll treat you tonight!"
Wang Feihu's eyes lit up!
Xiang Baoshan just felt a headache. If the prince consort wanted to sleep with a woman, they could send her there secretly, but they really took the prince consort to visit brothels in such a brazen manner and openly slapped the princess in the face. Did they think they had lost their luck
Chen Jingzong was so impulsive that he would beat anyone who tried to stop him.
They are all brave men. At first, Lin Yan and Lu Da were concerned about Chen Jingzong's identity and did not fight back. But Chen Jingzong was so cruel that his iron fists either hit their shoulders or faces. Who could endure this
In the chaos, it was not known whether it was Xiang Baoshan, Lin Yan or Lu Da, but Chen Jingzong was also hit hard. The prince consort who had just been clamoring to visit a brothel suddenly lunged forward, and his head hit a pillar. He then fell to the ground crookedly. Before he passed out, he stretched out his hand and pointed at them in disbelief, as if he wanted to find out who had hurt him!
Wang Feihu quickly hid behind Lin Yan. He didn't do anything. This matter had nothing to do with him!
Lin Yan shook him off, and quickly came over to help Chen Jingzong up with Xiang Baoshan. He checked his breath and found that he was still breathing. He asked, "What should we do now?"
Xiang Baoshan suddenly had an idea and said, "Quick, send him to Ning Garden before he wakes up. Tell them that the Prince Consort was drinking to drown his sorrows and accidentally fainted!"
The worst thing about a couple in a cold war is that they refuse to meet. Once they meet, as long as one of them has a soft heart, they can have a quarrel at the head of the bed and make up at the foot of the bed, then everything can be over!
The guards quickly arranged a carriage and rushed to Lingzhou City at lightning speed, and finally rushed in before the city gate closed.
After seeing Eunuch Wu and Fugui carrying the unconscious Chen Jingzong into Ningyuan, Xiang Baoshan breathed a sigh of relief, got back into the car, and went to the Prince of Xiang's Mansion to report the news.
Wealth and honor stop outside the Qifeng Palace.
Wu Run put Chen Jingzong on the couch in the second room, then bowed his head and left.
Chao Yun looked at the unconscious Prince Consort and said anxiously, "Princess, shall I ask someone to invite Imperial Doctor Liu right away?"
Huayang: "No, prepare some water, the prince consort will take a bath later."
This drama has come to an end today.
Chaoyue vaguely guessed something and pulled Chaoyun away with a smile.
Huayang turned around and saw Chen Jingzong was motionless. He smiled faintly and said, "Why, are you really injured?"
Chen Jingzong still didn't respond.
Huayang then went to the inner room.
Just as she reached the door, it seemed as if a tiger jumped off the couch behind her. The next moment, the tiger pounced on her and pressed her against the wall with her back facing him. The smell of alcohol and his hot lips fell on her neck.
Huayang lost her strength instantly, but luckily there was a wall in front of her, supporting her so that she had nowhere to fall.
"Okay, go rinse your mouth and take a shower first."
When he was about to pull off her skirt, Huayang covered his hand with his slender and powerful hand in time.
"I haven't seen you for more than half a month, and you still want to argue with me about this?"
Chen Jingzong turned her around and asked, breathing heavily.
Huayang avoided his alcoholic smell and said with disgust: "Don't even mention half a month, even if it's half a year, if you don't clean up, I will still make a fuss."
Chen Jingzong looked at her, and just when Huayang thought he was going to compromise, Chen Jingzong suddenly tore off half of her dress.
Huayang: …
Chen Jingzong was like a tiger circling his territory, and soon the smell of alcohol covered half of her body.
Huayang was so angry that he grabbed him several times.
Chen Jingzong stood up again, lowered his eyes to look at her blushing face, and said with a smile: "Now you are dirty too, let's wash together later."
Huayang still beat him.
Chen Jingzong grabbed one of her wrists with one hand and pressed it against the wall, his eyes gradually moving down to look at her lips.
Hua Yang was shocked and said anxiously: "If you dare to kiss me without rinsing your mouth, I will really kick you out!"
Chen Jingzong paused and turned his face to her: "Okay, then you kiss me, or I will kiss you."
He knew that Huayang's threat was real, and Huayang also knew that he would do what he said.
Although he was annoyed, Huayang still gritted his teeth and reluctantly gave him a light kiss on his drunken face.
The water in the bathroom was ready. Chen Jingzong gathered her dress and carried her over.
Huayang occupied the bathtub and asked him to rinse off outside.
After Chen Jingzong finished washing, he came to her bucket.
Huayang still disliked his big feet and closed his eyes and refused to bathe with him.
Chen Jingzong had no choice but to fish the person out, dry him, and put him in a bed.
The coldness after the bath made her shiver slightly in his arms. Chen Jingzong pulled up the quilt and wrapped them both together.
"How do you know I will come back?" Chen Jingzong asked while putting it on.
Hua Yang snorted, "I have sent out the secret code. If you don't come back in the next two days, you will not be yourself anymore."
Chen Jingzong looked at her meaningfully: "I thought you secretly kept an actor, and I accidentally robbed him of his good fortune."
Huayang: …
The prince consort and the princess, who had just reunited, started fighting fiercely in bed after a disagreement.
(End of this chapter)