Huaiyu's matter has not been resolved, and she always comes to intercede with him.
After giving Shuang Tian a few instructions, Xu Chunyong got up and left the guest room, walked around the corridor to the backyard, arrived at a corner, looked left and right for no one, and then slowly squatted down, eyes reddened cautiously.
Mother said that the world is rough, and there are many dooms in human life. If doomed, you can't blame others, just avoid it. She did as she did, and she didn't complain to anyone, she avoided it if she could, but she had come so far, why couldn't she avoid it
God knows how much effort she will have to spend to forget that there is such a person as Jiang Shen in the world, and finally achieve some results, but this person appears in front of her again, like a bad joke played by God on her, angry and powerless .
There are slight footsteps behind.
Xu Chuyong was taken aback, and quickly wiped his face with a handkerchief, pretending to be looking at the ants on the ground.
"Isn't it cold?" someone asked her.
Hearing this voice, Chu Niang breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and said, "I'm going back to Your Highness right now."
Chi Jin looked down at her, glanced at her reddish eyes, didn't ask anything, just said: "Today, when I was patrolling the city, I saw two very good-looking Mrs. Tang, so I bought them back. Your Highness is already playing around, Miss Xu. Go see it too."
Mrs. Soup? Xu Chuning stood up, moved his numb feet, nodded and said, "Let's go."
She is afraid of the cold, and her favorite thing in winter is Tang Pozi. Whenever you have time, hold on and don't let go. The original one was broken the day before yesterday, and I haven't had time to repair it, which is good, and there will be a new one immediately.
The gloomy dark clouds above his head dispersed a bit, Chu Niang smiled, and limped forward with his skirt in hand.
Chi Jin glanced at her: "Are your feet hurt?"
"No." Lowering his head in embarrassment, Xu Chunian said, "I've been squatting for too long, I'm a little numb."
Chi Jin understood, and pointed to the corner on the other side: "There are stools over there, next time you can sit and watch the ants."
This person is really... Xu Chuning found it funny. And a little moved.
Huaiyu was right, Chi Jin was a very considerate person, he knew she was hiding her sadness, but he didn't embarrass her.
"Thank you," she said.
Chi Jin looked at the road ahead as usual: "It's just a Mrs. Tang, so I don't deserve thanks."
Churou pursed his lips, and nodded following his words: "I'll go see what it looks like."
Ordinary Mrs. Tang is just an oval copper pot. The one bought by Chi Jin is ingenious, not to mention light, with a pattern of carp holding a plum engraved on the whole body, and a hollowed-out plum blossom pattern on the lid.
Li Huaiyu weighed it in his hand for a while, then said with a smile, "You bought it for me?"
Chi Jin nodded without any shame.
Looking at the delighted Xu Chuniang next to him, Li Huaiyu hooked his hands and called Chi Jin to him: "Don't you think this behavior is very self-explanatory? The entire Feiyun Palace knows that I don't use Mrs. Tang in winter."
Chi Jin looked serious: "Your Highness, it's fine if someone doesn't know about it."
That's true, seeing Chu Nong's happy appearance, she obviously didn't notice other people's thoughts, otherwise, with her temperament, she would definitely return the things to Chi Jin immediately.
Huaiyu thought for a while, and said: "Chu Niang looks soft, but he still has the toughness of the Xu family in his bones. If you treat her well because you sympathize with her, you don't have to. She still has me and General Xu."
pity? Chi Jin frowned puzzled: "Where does she need sympathy?"
"… Um?"
Glancing at the people over there from the corner of the eye, Chi Jin said: "Miss Xu is not ashamed of heaven and earth, nor of people. Even if she encounters unkind people, she still finds relief. Now she walks on the street and can win the nods of the people around her." Approval can also be appreciated and supported by poor people, so what's the use of sympathizing with her?"
Huaiyu was taken aback for a moment, but then smiled: "I am narrow-minded, you see more openly than I do."
"Your Highness, don't worry." He cupped his hands, "Chi Jin has always done things properly."
"Okay." Huaiyu clapped his hands, "I believe you."
Xu Chunian only watched them muttering, and didn't care what they were talking about. Caressing the warm Mrs. Tang, she breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling her frozen hands warm up a little bit, and her heart relaxed a little bit.
It doesn't matter, since you can't avoid it, then face it, life is always going on, isn't it
When Jiang Shen woke up, he felt that his mind was much clearer. He stared at the strange bed curtain for a while, then turned his head to look at the bedside.
Xu Chuyong was sitting with his back to him, holding a needle and thread in his hand, and was carefully embroidering the pattern on the skirt of a small gown.
After staring at the gown for a while, and confirming that it is impossible for an adult to wear it, he said hoarsely: "The child, does it belong to third brother or who?"
Surprised that the needle stuck in his hand, Xu Chuniang gasped and looked back at him.
He didn't make a sound when he woke up, and speaking suddenly was really scary.
Jiang Shen frowned, pulled her bleeding finger and was about to bow his head, but Xu Chuniong broke away from him, sucked it himself, and put his hand behind his back.
"I came here just to discuss this matter with the Second Young Master." She pursed her lips, "I hope that the Second Young Master will not tell your majesty about His Highness's pregnancy."
Is that why you're sitting here
The hand that was frozen in mid-air slowly retracted, Jiang Shen felt funny: "How much friendship do you have with Li Huaiyu, do you want to protect her like this?"
Xu Chuning thought for a while, and said, "When I had nowhere to go, she took me in."
How could she have nowhere to go? Such a big Jiangfu... Jiang Shen really wanted to refute her, but he lowered his eyes when he thought of something.
He has a really bad temper and likes to bully people. Knowing that she would be unhappy seeing him making out with others, he wanted to obstruct her eyes, just to see what it would be like if she really got angry.
As a result, every time at the end, he couldn't find her in the Shaohua courtyard.
It was strange at first, not knowing where she hid, but now the truth is revealed, it turned out that she hid in Moju.
Pursing his lips, Jiang Shen said: "You tell me whose child she is pregnant with, and I will consider whether to tell the third brother."
If it's someone else's, there's no need to say it, but it's the blood of the Jiang family. This is a big deal.
Xu Chuniong glanced at him. After being married for so many years, she could guess some of his thoughts. After thinking about it, she stammered, "Anyway, it's not...it's not your majesty's."
This person, who can't even tell a lie, still wants to lie to him? Jiang Shen shook his head and told Shuangtian: "Go find a servant in the mansion to inquire about it."
Shuang Tian went away at the sound, Xu Chuniang was a little anxious: "You must be like this?"
"It's about the blood of the Jiang family, so don't be careless."
I thought that if I could persuade him, I could lie to him no matter how bad it was. Unexpectedly, neither of them would work, Chu Nian annoyed himself for being useless, so he got up and wanted to leave.
"Where are you going?" Jiang Shen was anxious, got out of bed without wearing shoes, reached out and grabbed her wrist.
Xu Chunong said without turning his head, "I'll get someone to prepare the car so that I can send the second young master back."
Jiang Shen was furious: "You want me to go in such a hurry?"
"What's the point of Second Young Master staying here?" She said, "This first-tier city is barren, there is not even a red street and smoke alley, Second Young Master might as well go back to Ziyang earlier, and live a more relaxed life."
Jiang Shen choked, and gritted his teeth: "Why didn't I realize that you are so quick-spoken before?"
Xu Chuning fell silent. The back looks very stiff, with some anger.
Jiang Shen supported his forehead with a headache, and said in a soft tone: "Can't you talk to me for a while?"
Chu Niang looked back at him and asked, "Second Young Master, what else do you want to say?"
He has always been able to talk, from the age of seven to seventy, there is no woman he can't coax well. But now, facing the pair of black and white eyes in front of him, Jiang Shen couldn't straighten his tongue: "Where did you put the divorce letter?"
"Send it to the main city of Danyang and give it to my family."
With a sinking heart, Jiang Shen was slightly annoyed: "Are you so impatient to let everyone know that we have reconciled?"
Taking a deep breath, Xu Chuning felt a little funny: "Second Young Master, did someone use a knife to force you to write this divorce letter?"
"...not really."
"Then since you've written it all, why can't I give the divorce letter to my family?" She said with a sore throat, "People who have been divorced must give their family an explanation, right?"
"I... I didn't mean that." He wanted to bite his tongue, "I just wanted to say, I can take back the divorce letter."
So angry that he didn't know what to say, Xu Chuning looked around, picked up the teacup on the table and stuffed it into his hand, poured half-cold tea, and splashed the water with his hand. She asked him with red eyes, "Can the water be taken back?"
Jiang Shen was startled, and took her hand, pinched the teapot and poured another cup: "Is this okay?"
Xu Chunian: "..."
Putting the teapot into his hand, she said: "I hope the second young master's new cup of tea tastes good, and the little girl will leave first."
"Xu Chuniang!" Jiang Shen called to her.
As if he didn't hear it, the person in front of him walked away without looking back, just like in Yinping, he left his sight without any hesitation.
Jiang Shen looked at the door of the house blankly, and suddenly felt that women were really difficult to coax. He was obviously not angry before, but now he is fine. Nothing he could do could calm her down.
"My lord." Shuang Tian, who had inquired about the news, came back and cupped his hands, "I've asked, and everyone in the mansion said that the thing in His Highness' stomach...is the flesh and blood of shopkeeper Lu."
"What?" Jiang Shen came back to his senses in shock, "Did you get it right?"
Shuangtian shook his head: "I asked a lot of people, and they all said that. It doesn't look like a lie."
How could it be Lu Jingxing's? With such a big belly, it should be five or six months old. Wasn't Li Huaiyu still by Xuan Jin's side five or six months ago
His face was a little ugly, and Jiang Shen was silent.
He suddenly felt. It seems that I am not the worst.
"Your Highness."
When Wu came back, he told Li Huaiyu what happened at Jun Changlin's birthday banquet, and added at the end: "This subordinate doesn't understand what Jun Ziyang means."
Joint letter to reduce exorbitant taxes? Huaiyu half leaned on the soft pillow, with a strange look on his face: "He is... going to fight against Huai Lin."
"What do you mean by that?"
Huaiyu said in a low voice: "My land in Danyang does not belong to the capital, so why not his land in Ziyang? Ever since he took Jiang's family to Ziyang, he has not been in contact with the capital. Taxes cannot be levied or discounted." , and will not go to Beijing to report on his duties, it is completely independent of the imperial power."
Under such circumstances, how would the book be written? Definitely let the emperor reduce taxes in an attitude of expressing the wishes of the emperors in various places. Anyway, it has nothing to do with him. It is other fiefdoms that want to reduce taxes.
Those idiots of Mr. Changlin really thought that Jiang Xuanjin was kind enough to speak for them? Who knows that as soon as the passbook is handed over, in the eyes of the emperor, they all become people on the same boat as Lord Ziyang. Under the current situation, it has undoubtedly become Jiang Xuanjin's bargaining chip to check and balance the emperor.
An emperor Ziyangjun still wanted to fight, so he stationed troops in Linjiang Mountain. What if Lord Ziyang had Changlin Lord, Pingling Lord, and Gongyi Lord behind him? Added up, it was half of the Northern Wei Dynasty, how dare he move
Li Huaiyu sighed: "I can now imagine Huai Lin's expression when he saw the booklet."
He thought that by getting rid of Jiang Xuanjin, he would be able to completely stabilize his country, but who knew that Jiang Xuanjin had escaped from birth, and even gave him a great gift that would shake the country.
Aren't you afraid of my 100,000 troops? Then I not only tightened my military strength, but also tightened my grip on the surrounding lords, are you afraid
Looking at Jiang Xuanjin's attitude, it seems that she is not as rigid and loyal to the monarch as she imagined. Even with Mr. Jiang on top, he doesn't seem to plan to go all the way to the dark.
However, no one can tell what the future situation will be like. No one knows whether Jiang Xuanjin's move will be good or bad until the end.
"This..." After Wu wanted to understand it, he was very puzzled, "He is famous for the first generation of the Jiang family, but he still has the royal pen of loyalty and goodness for generations. How could he do this?"
Huaiyu speculated: "Maybe it has something to do with the troops stationed in Linjiang Mountain? I heard from Qingsi that the situation in Linjiang Mountain is a bit tense."
Just Wu said: "After all, it is still the land of the Northern Wei Dynasty. It is really too much for Lord Ziyang not to allow the imperial troops to come within ten miles of the border city of Ziyang. No wonder there is a big reaction in the capital."
It is not an exaggeration to call it provocative if the troops are not allowed to be ten miles away from the border city. This is the rule between countries.
Bai Ai, who was silent all the time, said, "We don't have to worry about this anyway, the land of Danyang is located to the west of Ziyang, even if the people from the imperial court attack, there will be Ziyang in front of them."
Speaking of this position, it is quite interesting. The terrain of Ziyang is like a crescent moon, horizontally in front of Danyang and Kyoto. From the current point of view, it looks like a shield in front of Danyang.
People in the imperial court couldn't even get close to Ziyang, let alone Danyang.
"Since it's none of our business, let's share some other good news." Jiu Wu said, "Does Your Highness still remember Mr. Nanping?"
Li Huaiyu said: "How can I not remember him as an old man? At the beginning, the princes from all over the country had objections and gathered in Beijing. Li Shan pushed me to meet those monarchs. If he hadn't protected me, I would have died and returned to the palace."
Just Wu nodded: "Mr. Nanping also went to Changlin's birthday banquet. There was a gift for his subordinates to pass on, but his subordinates went alone. No one could transport so many things, so I entrusted Mr. Changlin to deliver them. Count the days. It should be here in two or three days.”
Huai Yu laughed: "This is indeed good news."
Changlin Jun has no enmity with her, but the relationship is not close either. After all, the fiefs are adjacent to each other, so it's good to have a chance to talk a little bit.
The same news spread to Jiang Shen, but it was different.
"What did you say?" Jiang Shen stood in the room with an ugly face, "The third brother is here?"
Shuangtian nodded: "Master Yufeng just sent someone to send the news that Junshang and Mr. Changlin are on their way to the first-tier city together, and asked if the young master is well."
If Jiang Xuanjin came at other times, Jiang Shen would at most scold him regardless of the severity, but now...
Thinking about Li Huaiyu's stomach, Jiang Shen shook his head again and again: "No, he will die of anger."
The entire Jiang family knew how much Mr. Ziyang valued the former Mrs. Jun. If he only passed the news to his ears, there was still room for him to relax, but if he directly saw it, would it be okay
Jiang Shen got up and wanted to go out.
However, there were guards guarding the door, and as soon as he stepped out with one foot, two knives came across.
"My lord, rest well." The guard said with no expression on his face, "Your Highness, I will wait here to protect you."
Pooh! Protecting him comprehensively and pointing the knife at him? Jiang Shen gritted his teeth, thought for a while, and let Shuangtian go out, telling him to stop the third brother from coming.
Jiang Xuanjin was in a good mood all the way, even though the closer to the first-tier city, the more barren it became, his eyes were still shining.
"Master, do you want to find the Second Young Master first?" Cheng Xu asked.
Jiang Xuanjin was inexplicable: "Why are you looking for him?"
My master was in a good mood, so Chengxu also became more courageous, and jokingly said: "If you don't look for the second son, then what are we doing in this first-tier city?"
Jiang Xuanjin pursed her lips, her dark eyes glowed even brighter, like black pearls just out of water, with moonlight flowing in them.
Chang Linjun next to him stared at him dumbfounded, thinking that this is not right? The gentleman I saw in Ziyang wasn't like this. When he was serious, he, an old man with two rounds, could be scared speechless. Why did he turn his face and become so gentle again
Also... a little joy
Sitting upright, Mr. Changlin began to recall, wondering if someone had dropped his bag on Mr. Ziyang somewhere and he didn't notice it
"My lord!"
Already outside the first-tier city, someone suddenly blocked the way ahead. Chengxu raised his head, and saw Shuangtian and Yufeng came back together, both of them looked unhappy.
"What's the matter?" Chengxu said, "You guys have something to say in the car, don't get in the way."
Shuang Tian shook his head: "Mr. Chang Lin can go first. Third Young Master, please listen to this servant!"
Jiang Xuanjin lifted the curtain of the car when he heard the sound: "What's the matter?"
Running to the side of the car, Shuang Tian cupped his hands: "Pass on my young master's words, please go back to Ziyang, don't go any further."
Squinting his eyes, Jiang Xuanjin's voice became cold: "The reason?"
"Young master said that Ziyang has a lot of affairs..."
With a sneer, Jiang Xuanjin said, "You either tell the truth, or get out of the way."
Does Ziyang have many affairs, do they need to remind them? What's more, he has already reached the first-tier city, so what's the matter with turning back now
Shuangtian was stunned, and said hesitantly: "My son said, I can't tell you the reason unless you have to, but if you have to go to the city, then rather than keep you in the dark, it's better to know in advance, so you can be prepared .”
What is so serious? Chengxu turned his head curiously.
Jiang Xuanjin looked at him fixedly, as if he had a premonition, the light in his eyes dimmed little by little.
The princess mansion prepared the welcome ceremony, and when she heard the news that Mr. Changlin and his party had entered the city, she wrapped her tiger skin cloak and went out to meet them with Jiuwu and others.
When I got up in the morning, it was still sunny outside. But looking up now, there are dark clouds all over the head.
"Could it be raining?" Qing Xian muttered.
Bai Ai breathed into his hands, and said: "It must be snowing, but in such a cold day, the rain will freeze even if it falls."
Snow rarely falls in first-tier cities, and it doesn't happen once in a few years. It would be great if we could catch up. Huaiyu smiled, saw Lord Changlin's Wang Qi from a distance, and walked over with his stomach in his arms.
"Mr. Chang Lin." She said, "After a farewell to six years, I don't know if my body will still be healthy?"
The attendants all around knelt down towards her. Huaiyu stared at the leading carriage, and waited for Mr. Chang Lin to come out to answer and exchange pleasantries.
However, after waiting for a while, there was no movement in the car.
Huaiyu was taken aback, and moved closer: "Mr. Changlin?"
A slender hand stretched out and opened the curtain of the car. The dark eyes of the person inside met hers, like ice hanging from the eaves in deep winter, cold and sharp.
Heart trembling, Li Huaiyu took two steps back. It was too late to cover my stomach.
"Why... how is it you?"
Jiang Xuanjin pinched the car curtain, glanced over her bulging stomach, and said in a low voice, "Why can't it be me?"
Pinching herself to make sure it wasn't a nightmare, Huaiyu turned and left.
The fan fragrance behind her came very quickly, and before she could take two steps, someone grabbed her by the shoulder.
"I thought you didn't want to see me, so you didn't go to Changlin." He came up from behind, and the fingers on her shoulders trembled slightly, "So you didn't dare to see me?"
"Your Highness!" Jiu Wu and the others ran up together, trying to protect her. But Jiang Xuanjin didn't dare to approach him with that look in his eyes.
"You..." Huaiyu felt his throat was a little dry, looked around, and said as if looking for something to say, "Do you like the fox fur cape?"
"Li Huaiyu." His voice was so low that it trembled, "How long are you going to tease me?"
She teased him? The nose was inexplicably sore, Huaiyu turned her head, met his eyes, pointed to her stomach and said, "You are teasing me."
God knows how happy she wanted to tell him when she was pregnant, and how desperate she was to be put in death row.
It only takes one day to go from the sky to the underworld.
Now that he knows, what does he think? This is her child. It has nothing to do with him, even if he wants to admit his mistake...
"His Royal Highness." Chengxu said suddenly, interrupting her thoughts.
Huaiyu turned her head and heard him say: "Even if my master is wrong, but when he married you, he treated you sincerely. Don't you think it would be a shame to do so?"
What? Huaiyu was puzzled, the situation at that time, she could be forgiven for not telling the truth, right? Who is to blame
"Go in and say whatever you want, something is wrong here." Yufeng said, "Mr. Chang Lin is still waiting behind."
Jiang Xuanjin squeezed her shoulder. He let go again, lowered his eyes, and said with pale lips, "Please, Your Highness."
This appearance, no matter how you look at it, doesn't look like joy, but rather... an extremely sad and angry depression
Li Huaiyu was at a loss, and was led by Jiang Xuanjin to walk into his mansion, and looked down at his steps, which were really vain and messy.