Looking at such conditions in the entire capital, there are only a few that can match them.
Except for one thing, the Jiang family doesn't take sides. Among the many princes and nobles, the Jiang family has always been in a neutral position.
Jiang Qinglan sneered and said mockingly, "The Jiang family is indeed not bad. I also thought that Jiang Chengye would be a good match for our family. Unfortunately, my father was obsessed by ghosts and has already climbed the big tree of the fifth prince. Now. He is using his worthless daughter to make a fortune!" As he said that, Jiang Qinglan's voice lowered again and murmured, "He has already reached the first rank of officialdom. Who among the civil servants and generals would not respect him? But? Why does human greed never end?"
"So that's it."
As soon as Jiang Qinglan finished speaking, Xie Ruzhuo knew that what he had expected was true. Marshal Jiang had indeed taken his side! Unfortunately, the towering tree he thought he was leaning on turned out to be rotten from the roots and would fall sooner or later!
Xie Ruzhuo thought about it and asked carefully, "Qinglan, what are you going to do now?"
"What else can I do?" Jiang Qinglan shook her head and said, "They can see me for a day, but they can't see me for the rest of my life! Just wait, the worst is, I will -"
Before she finished speaking, the door was pushed open and Mrs. Jiang walked in.
Xie Ruzhuo stood up first to say hello, but Jiang Qinglan still sat on the bed as if he hadn't heard anything.
Seeing this, Mrs. Jiang sighed, came over and took Xie Ruzhuo's hand, and said with a chuckle, "Today is the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. The Lantern Festival outside must be very lively. You two little girls are getting bored staying in the house. Yeah, why don’t we go out for a walk together.”
As she said that, she whispered, "I'm really worried about Qing Lan like this, and I hope Miss Xie can help me resolve it. After all, the marriage has been decided, so you should also advise her to think about it."
Xie Ruzhuo secretly sighed at Madam Jiang's painstaking efforts, but her words coincided with her previous thoughts, so she smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry, Qinglan is my sister, and I can't see her like this. I will treat her well." Talk about it.”
Mrs. Jiang asked her again, and then walked to Jiang Qinglan and comforted her, "Qinglan, don't blame mother, your father has always been right. Besides, he will not harm you."
Jiang Qinglan then raised her head, glanced at her sadly, and said, "Does mother really think so?"
Mrs. Jiang was speechless with her expression.
Fortunately, Jiang Qinglan quickly retracted her gaze and followed Xie Ruzhuo out. After all, it would be good to be away from this depressing world, even if it was only for an hour.
It wasn't until Jiang Qinglan left the door that Mrs. Jiang sighed and turned to the maids, "Please tidy up the lady's house quickly and see what kind of mess it is in."
It is only the afternoon now, and the vendors on the street are busy looking for the most suitable stalls, and then putting up the lanterns they have made one by one.
The carriage rattled along, and soon they arrived at Zhenweifang.
Xie Ruzhuo knew that Jiang Qinglan was depressed, so he asked for a room, ordered good wine and food, and drank and ate with her.
But the wine made me sad, and instead of reducing my sadness, I became more and more aroused.
Jiang Qinglan blushed and shouted, "As for Xiao Jingting, that bastard, I will never marry her!"
Xie Ruzhuo was so busy that he took the wine glass from her hand and sighed, "My aunt, this is outside, please keep your voice down."
Hearing this, Jiang Qinglan suddenly chuckled, and then said, "Zhuo'er, aren't you always fearless, why are you so timid now?"
Xie Ruzhuo helped her sit back down and said, "Actually, there is something I wanted to say before. That His Highness Prince Duan may not be able to take on such a heavy responsibility."
As soon as she said these words, Jiang Qinglan suddenly sobered up a bit. Although she resented Marshal Chiang, she loved the Chiang family even more. If Marshal Jiang is in the wrong team, then the entire Grand Marshal's Mansion will be destroyed in the future!
"What do you mean?"
Hearing Jiang Qinglan's question, Xie Ruzhuo smiled bitterly. She couldn't say that she let the two brothers fight to the death in order to bring down Xiao Junhan, right
Of course she couldn't tell, and she had to keep it secret.
"I'm just feeling it. You know, I've always been particularly sensitive to crises." Xie Ruzhuo thought for a moment and added, "Besides, King Duan has always been brave and foolhardy, and the second prince is a man who failed to achieve his goals." If you don’t give up, even though Prince Duan has some advantages now, he can’t guarantee that the second prince won’t cause harm, right?”
Although Jiang Qinglan drank, she didn't drink too much. Now that I heard this, I understood a bit immediately. But, "There are many capable people under King Duan, so he won't just sit back and wait for death, right?"
Xie Ruzhuo shook his head and said, "We don't know this anymore, that's all, no matter what is right or wrong, it's not you and me."
Seeing her teasing like this, Jiang Qinglan also laughed and said, "That's right."
As she said that, she changed her look to a sad one and said, "In short, I swear to my death that I will never marry that Xiao Jingting! If the wedding date is really set, at worst, I will find a piece of white silk and bring it to that room the day before the wedding." Hanging on the beam. If I can't kill others, how could I not be able to kill myself?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the door suddenly opened, and then she heard a male voice say, "You are not allowed to act like this!"
Jiang Qinglan was stunned. When she saw the man standing at the door, the tears she had been holding back for a long time burst into tears.
Jiang Chengye didn't want to come originally, but he came here by accident and stood at the door. He originally wanted to leave after hearing her voice, but unexpectedly, he heard Jiang Qinglan's words about committing suicide.
So, Jiang Chengye opened the door involuntarily and said these words.
Once the words are spoken, it's too late to take them back. Seeing Jiang Qinglan crying like a pear blossom with raindrops, Jiang Chengye felt as if a big stone was blocked in his heart, which was so heavy that it hurt.
Seeing the two of them looking like this, Xie Ruzhuo quietly smiled, then stood up and said, "Well, I suddenly remembered that the lantern just now was really beautiful, so I went to buy it."
After saying that, she walked to the door, pushed Jiang Chengye in, went out, and closed the door for the two of them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as Xie Ruzhuo walked out of the door, he met a pair of people he didn't want to see.
She was just about to turn around and avoid him, but the other party spoke first, "Zhuo'er, what a coincidence, you are here too."
The person who spoke was none other than Xiao Junhan. But the person standing next to him was not Shen Jingci, but Zhang Xiuyan.
Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Xie Ruzhuo stabbed him in the heart with words, "Yes, today is the Lantern Festival. Why doesn't the Second Prince go shopping with Miss Shen instead of going shopping with Miss Zhang?"
Hearing this, before Xiao Junhan could say anything, Zhang Xiuyan said first, "Is it weird for me to go shopping with my cousin? After all, my cousin and I are childhood sweethearts, but Miss Xie, you are really meddling in a lot of other things!"
It was not that she had not heard the rumors in the market these days. Zhang Xiuyan did not give up, so she found an opportunity to drag Xiao Junhan out for shopping, hoping to take Xiao Junhan as her own before the emperor made a decision.
Unfortunately, her plan worked, and she met her enemy as soon as she left home.
There was too much gunpowder in the other party's words, but Xie Ruzhuo seemed not to have heard it. He just smiled and said, "What do your childhood sweethearts have to do with me? But the moon comes first, but Miss Zhang can only look at it from a distance for so long. , it seems that this childhood sweetheart is not very good either."
Seeing that Zhang Xiuyan wanted to take action even though she couldn't talk, Xiao Junhan immediately pulled Zhang Xiuyan behind him, then smiled and smoothed things over, "It's rare to go out to relax during the holidays. Is Zhuo'er alone?"
Regarding what happened at the night banquet, no matter how Xiao Junhan thought about it, he could not remember who brought him to the side hall. Shen Jingci is his ally and logically would not frame him like this. But he checked all the others, but still couldn't find any clues.
However, when he saw Xie Ruzhuo today, he inexplicably began to doubt the woman in front of him.
"It's not like His Highness who comes out in pairs." Xie Ruzhuo replied coldly, turned around and wanted to leave.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Junhan directly blocked her way and explained, "Zhuo'er, I just accompanied cousin Zhang to see the lanterns. After all, her daughter's home is not safe. That New Year's Eve banquet was also framed for me. .You have to believe that I’m right about you—”
Xie Ruzhuo was a little impatient, but the moment she turned around, another thought came to her mind, so she turned around again with a sad expression of extreme patience, "Your Highness, you already have a sweetheart, and you have a sweetheart. Why bother to provoke me? You didn't admit it at first, but now everyone in the capital doesn't know that you and Miss Shen are no longer innocent! Second Prince, please respect yourself!"
At the end of the sentence, the look in Xie Ruzhuo's eyes became more and more sad, as if he was unable to love.
Xiao Junhan was originally dissatisfied with her yelling at him like this, but after seeing her hurt expression, he suddenly felt a little proud again. He just said that it was impossible for Xie Ruzhuo to have no feelings for him at all, as expected!
But Xiao Junhan here was distracted, and Zhang Xiuyan beside her was furious. She had known for a long time that Xie Ruzhuo was a vixen, but now she was seducing her cousin again!
"Xie Ruzhuo, you have to respect yourself. It's shameless to start ogling in broad daylight!"
The one who spoke was Zhang Xiuyan. Without Xiao Junhan's obstruction at this moment, she had transformed into a shrew. She pointed at Xie Ruzhuo and cursed, almost stepping forward to take action.
Xie Ruzhuo paid no attention to her appearance. He only gave a gentle salute and said, "Goodbye!" before turning around and leaving again.
Seeing Xie Ruzhuo like this, Xiao Junhan became more and more itchy that she couldn't get what she wanted, and he hated Shen Jingci. If he hadn't caught the Tao that day, how could he have gotten things to this point? It's a shame that Shen Jingci was called her military advisor, but in the end, she messed up the most important things. It's a shame that he trusted her so much!
When Zhang Xiuyan saw Xie Ruzhuo leaving, Xiao Junhan seemed to have lost her soul, and she immediately said angrily, "Cousin, I don't want to go shopping anymore, let's go back!"
Since she can't have a good stroll on the street, she and Xiao Junhan should find a place where no one is around.
Unfortunately, Xiao Junhan no longer wanted to accompany her, and casually called the servant, "Send Miss Zhang back alive." Then he left.
Zhang Xiuyan was so angry that she jumped up and down, but she had no choice but to stand there for a while, glaring at the servant angrily and saying, "What are you looking at? I'm going to the Shen family. Send me there!"
Now, she could only go to Shen Jingci to discuss a solution. She would not give up until Xie Ruzhuo was eliminated!
After Xie Ruzhuo left, he walked along the lanterns. Only after walking a short time did she already feel the tail behind her.
She turned her eyebrows and thought of tonight's incident again. She immediately changed direction and walked towards the back alley of the restaurant.
There are not many people in the back alley, and occasionally passers-by pass by, but it is extremely quiet. It's just that the location here is next to a restaurant. Just shouting will attract many people, so it is considered safe.