Her political sense is more sensitive than anyone else's, and as she is outside the government, she sees things far more profoundly than those in higher positions.
She no longer wanted to interfere in the affairs of the court, but since the zombie disease, Xia Zian now has a very good reputation in the capital, and she must preside over their wedding. Xia Zian's reputation can help Murong Jie and stabilize the government. Only by stabilizing the government can they deal with foreign enemies.
The struggle for imperial power is only an internal issue; the greater threat lies in the four countries.
Especially with the Northern Desert having just signed a peace treaty, could Prince Qi resist the Northern Desert Emperor who was ready to invade the south? I'm afraid he couldn't. This war was unavoidable.
She wanted to kill the noble concubine, but due to the status of the Long family, she could not kill people at will, especially those in the royal family.
"What are you going to do if the seventh brother doesn't agree?" asked the old woman Ashe.
Long Zhanyan said: "You go there in person and tell him that if he gets married obediently, Xia Zian will return safely."
"Well, that's good. It's been so full of twists and turns. You have to go through so much trouble so that the noble concubine won't be alert. Otherwise, if she finds out that the person you want to marry is Xia Zian, this marriage will have some minor twists and turns. I hate this the most. You should personally issue an order to hold the wedding banquet, so that those people won't say that he is in mourning and force him to not get married." After saying this, Old Lady Ashe turned and left.
After Murong Jie came out of the palace, he was extremely angry.
He had never thought of getting married before, but later on, the person he wanted to marry was no longer around.
Now he was asked to marry a woman he didn't know, and he was very disgusted.
Xiao Xiao came to the mansion, holding a jar of wine, "Want to drink?"
Murong Jie looked at the wine in his arms and said, "No."
No more drinking. That woman doesn’t like him drinking.
"Fine aged wine, from Lao Chenpu outside the city."
"Take it away." Murong Jie said distractedly.
Xiao Xiao was extremely surprised, "You don't drink the wine, have you changed your personality?"
"I don't feel like it and don't want to drink." Murong Jie said.
"Because the Empress Dowager forced you to get married?" Xiao Xiao sat down, took the cup on the table and poured out some wine. The aroma of the wine filled every corner of the room.
"Not entirely." Murong Jie said lightly, his eyes dark.
"Because of Xia Zian?" Xiao Xiao took a sip and smiled, "What is love? It actually made our regent, who is always high-spirited, so depressed and unhappy."
Murong Jie didn't say anything, just glanced at him.
Xiao Xiao took another sip and laughed heartlessly, "I miss you so much, you'll get used to it. Let's have a drink. We can't meet in reality, but we can meet in dreams when we're drunk."
"I don't mean anything, Xiao Xiao, are you still missing your aunt?" Murong Jie frowned.
Xiao Xiao didn't say anything and just focused on drinking.
Murong Jie mentioned this topic and couldn't help but ask, "I really don't understand. When my father wanted my aunt to marry you, you knelt outside the imperial study room fearlessly and begged my father to let my aunt marry you. Later, when my brother ascended the throne, he didn't want my aunt to marry you, but you chose to marry another woman. Why did you do that?"
Xiao Xiao said nonchalantly: "Maybe it's because you don't love me anymore?"
"No?" Murong Jie looked at him. "You don't look like you don't love me anymore. What happened?"
"As everyone sees, Qingqiu and I are together. I like her and I have to be responsible for her. It's that simple." Xiao Xiao said with a cold smile.
"Bullshit, you don't like your current wife at all. She was just a maidservant to my aunt before. How come you like her? Who are you kidding? I am not someone you can fool."
Xiao Xiao took a sip of wine, "You didn't ask before, why are you asking now?"
Murong Jie was stunned. Yes, he didn’t ask before, always thinking it was someone else’s business.
But ever since Zi'an asked, he became interested.
When did he start to like the guy she liked too
The pain hit his heart without any warning, and his mind went blank for a moment.
Both he and Xiao Xiao were drunk.
The wine made him feel sad, and this feeling was even worse. Murong Jie kicked Xiao Xiao while drunk. Xiao Xiao lay on the table, raised his head, and his eyes were already bloodshot.
"I'll go find her!" Xiao Xiao forced himself to stand up and left.
Xiao Xiao stood outside the princess's mansion for a long time, but ultimately did not go in. After being blown by the night wind for a while, his mind became much clearer. He gave a bitter smile and staggered away.
Murong Jie was lying on the table when someone came in quietly.
He picked up the sword on the table with one hand, quickly unsheathed it, and placed the sword across the man's neck.
No one could enter his room except Ni Rong, who had been sent out.
Even when intoxicated, even in this mansion, he had to remain highly vigilant. This was his sorrow.
The person who came was Ah She. She stretched out her hand to pick up his sword and said calmly: "After not seeing each other for so long, is this how you treat your Ah She mother-in-law?"
Murong Jie put the sword back and said unhappily, "Want to convince me? Impossible."
Ah She sat down, the air was filled with a strong smell of alcohol, "Drinking to drown your sorrows? If that old immortal finds out, you'll be in trouble."
"Does she make me feel good now?" Murong Jie put down his sword heavily. "Who does she want me to marry?"
"Who do you want to marry?" asked Ah She.
Murong Jie said: "I don't want to marry anyone. I don't want to get married."
Ah She shook his head, "You have someone you want to marry, but you can't. The old immortal asked me to tell you that if you marry obediently, she will find Xia Zian and come back."
Murong Jie raised his head suddenly, "Zi'an is not dead?"
"Is this a happy deal?" Ah She stared at him and asked.
Murong Jie nodded, "Happy, as long as she keeps her promise."
"When did she break her promise?" Ah She asked. Anyway, she was not the one who should blush after saying this.
Murong Jie sneered, "Why don't we ask this question in a different way? When has she ever kept her promise?"
Ah She said expressionlessly: "It's something that everyone knows, so it's pointless to talk about it again, but Grandma Ah She can assure you that as long as you are willing to get married, Xia Zian will definitely come back alive."
Murong Jie said: "But if Xia Zian doesn't come back after I get married, I will divorce her the next day."
"It's a deal!" Ah She said, picked up the unfinished wine, turned around and said, "Old Chen's fine wine? I'll take it away."
When he reached the door, he saw a few jars of wine in the corner of the wall, and turned back to pick up a bottle, "You can't drink that much."
Murong Jie was so angry that his teeth itched, "Robber!"
"Thank you for your compliment!" Ashe walked away.
Murong Jie sat down and the dizziness subsided a little, but he was still worried.
It’s not that he doesn’t believe Ah She’s words, but will she really be alive
There had been no news for such a long time since the person he sent out. He told everyone that she was not dead yet, but in fact he had known in his heart that she could not be alive.
Is this a false hope? If she still doesn't come back after we get married, how can I settle my excited heart
(End of this chapter)