Within an hour, the imperial edict came down.
Jiang Yue made Jiang Yuan king on the spot, with the title Chu, a royal palace, a set of gold, silver, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc.
Everyone present could see that the emperor wanted to promote Jiang Yuancheng.
All the officials stood up to congratulate him. Wen Qingzhu looked at Jiang Yuancheng who was surrounded by people, and felt calm in his heart.
Sure enough, he was still crowned king.
Wen Qingzhu saw Wen Qinglan in the distance.
She was looking at the aloof King Chu, with admiration and reluctance in her eyes.
As the night got darker, Wen Qingzhu sat in the carriage and closed his eyes to rest.
Opposite him, Wen Qinglan couldn't help but look out the window, watching the palace retreating behind her eyes.
It wasn't until she lost sight of the imperial city that she lowered the curtain and withdrew her sight.
Wen Qinglan was surprised and annoyed, and felt restless.
Seeing Wen Qingzhu's expression as usual, Wen Qinglan finally couldn't help it anymore: "Seventh sister, His Royal Highness King Chu is now a popular figure in front of the Emperor, don't you regret it?"
Wen Qingzhu slowly opened his eyes and looked at her with a half-smile: "I have told you a long time ago that even if he is promoted to the 9th Five-Year Plan in the future, it will have nothing to do with it. Sister, I am afraid you will regret it in your heart."
"What do I regret?" Wen Qinglan immediately denied it and looked away with a guilty conscience, "His Royal Highness King Chu has finally been crowned king. It's not too late for me to be happy for him."
"Really? Didn't Fu Shisan do what he did?" Wen Qingzhu directly exposed her hypocrisy.
Wen Qinglan's face froze, but she quickly returned to normal, and said with an aggrieved look: "Why did the seventh sister say that to me? What happened to Miss Fu was that she was restless and was taken advantage of."
Wen Qingzhu curled his lips, his face full of sarcasm.
Ignoring Wen Qinglan and closing her eyes slightly again, she needed to think carefully about what Jiang Yuancheng would do next.
After returning to Wen Mansion, Wen Qingzhu stayed in the house and never went out again.
On New Year's Eve, there was actually no New Year's atmosphere in the entire Wen family.
The main room closed the courtyard door tightly, leaving only Wen Zhongcong in the second room, the third room was divided into four rooms, and only Wen Jihua and his son were left in the fourth room.
Early in the morning on the first day of the new year, Mother Ye gave Wen Qingzhu an extraordinarily beautiful look.
Wen Qingzhu looked at himself in the mirror and frowned slightly: "Mother Ye, you really don't need to dress me up, who are you showing me to?"
"Show it to the slaves!" Wen Qingzhu, who was standing behind Lu Tao, looked at the mirror, and began to praise without slobbering, "Miss is so beautiful, look at these willow eyebrows, these red lips..."
Not long after, Shaoyao called out from outside: "Miss, the glutinous rice balls are cooked, and the young master is waiting for you at the Nuan Pavilion."
Wen Qingzhu quickly stood up and led everyone out to the front.
After breakfast, Wen Qingzhu suddenly noticed that it was very lively outside the yard.
At this moment, Jasmine came in from outside, patted the raindrops on her body, and said: "Miss, many people came to pay New Year's greetings to the third master. I heard from the girl in Jinsong Pavilion that many people were talking about letting the third master renew his marriage. matter."
"Yeah." Wen Qingzhu didn't react at all.
Jasmine thought for a while and then said: "The girl over there also said that in addition to this matter, there are also people who are inquiring about the young lady's marriage."
Wen Qingzhu paused with the chopsticks in his hand, but in the end he didn't pay much attention: "Yeah."
Jasmine still wanted to speak, but Lu Tao said it first: "Did you finish talking about something in one breath and deliberately whet the young lady's appetite?"
Jasmine was very aggrieved, but saw Wen Qingzhu stop his chopsticks and said slowly: "Among the people who came, there are in-laws from the Li family and in-laws from the Yun family, right?"
"Yes, the Li family is the uncle's family of King Ning, and the Yun family is the uncle's family of King Chu. I'm worried..." Jasmine didn't finish what she said next, but everyone present understood.
This breakfast was a complete loss of interest.
After breakfast, Wen Qingzhu checked Wen Mingxuan's homework, and then took Jasmine to the study.
Wen Qingzhu sat behind the desk, looking at the letter sent from Youzhou, and asked Jasmine: "Did Xin Zhong agree?"
"My slave has been trying to persuade him for half a month, but he still doesn't agree. He insists on taking revenge. He came to the palace twice. If you hadn't greeted General Lu, I'm afraid he would... ugh."
Jasmine felt very tired.
After finding Xin Zhong, Wen Qingzhu sent her over to persuade Xin Zhong.
Let him be patient for the time being. Now that Xin Chang is in Youzhou, he will go to Youzhou first, change his name, earn military merit, and then come back.
Unfortunately, Xin Zhong was stubborn and refused to listen. He wanted to rush into the palace several times and kill Jiang Yue, the dog emperor.
Wen Qingzhu frowned and glanced at the letter from Youzhou again.
King Shou was indeed secretly helping Fu Lie, but the troops he brought there were not entirely from Jiang Yue.
There were also people from the major aristocratic families in the capital, and Fu Lie was severely constrained by those dandies in the capital.
The battlefield in Youzhou is at a stalemate.
The Qi army cannot defeat them, and the Xianbei barbarians cannot defeat them.
It's freezing now. Youzhou is in the northeast, and the weather is getting worse.
Wen Qingzhu suddenly raised his eyes and made a decision in his heart.
But when she opened her mouth, she asked Jasmine: "Is your family getting you engaged again?"
"Huh?" Jasmine was startled. She didn't know why the lady changed the topic and went so far all of a sudden.
Wen Qingzhu laughed: "You are the same age as me, and you are fourteen this year. Even if I keep you two more years, you will start to see each other at this age."
Jasmine's face turned red when she heard this: "If it weren't for the young lady, I wouldn't be here today, and my mother-in-law wouldn't be alive. I just want to stay with the young lady for the rest of my life and not get married."
Wen Qingzhu also felt that Jasmine was very good, but judging from what was going on in the paddock, and in the past half month, only Jasmine could give her some advice.
She finally understood in her heart that Xin Zhong had different thoughts about Jasmine.
I just don’t know if Xin Zhong knows it.
After asking about the matter, Wen Qingzhu began to plan to send people to Jiangnan to look for Zhang Ke.
In the middle of the morning, Song Yan from Fu Shoutang delivered the news.
It was said that the old lady didn't even visit her when she saw her children and grandchildren, she was holding her breath, and her stroke became more serious.
Wen Qingzhu thought for a while and sent Shaoyao over to take a look.
At this time, if Ms. Liu died, she would have to observe mourning for three years and not be able to leave the house unless the family was separated.
But as soon as Shaoyao left with its front legs, Wanshi came again with its hind legs.
Wen Qingzhu arrived at the front hall, and to her surprise, in addition to Wan, Wen Bogui and Wen Qingfang also came.
After calling people one by one, Wen Qingzhu sat on the upper seat and asked Wen Bogui: "Uncle, what's the matter?"
Wen Bogui felt very unhappy when he saw Wen Qingzhu not even sitting down, and his face showed some of it.
Wanshi, who was standing aside, quickly poked Wen Bogui's elbow and gave him a warning look.
Wen Bogui said reluctantly: "Your grandfather's condition is serious and he wants to see you."
Wen Qingzhu raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Grandpa wasn't sick before. Why is his condition so serious now?"
Wen Bogui couldn't bear his temper and opened his mouth: "Why aren't you sick? We were in the paddock before -"
"Ahem!" After all, Wan couldn't stand it any longer. After holding Wen Bogui down, he shamelessly explained to Wen Qingzhu, "Didn't this mean that we weren't cured after we came back? So we got to the root of the disease. Now that the weather is cold, it could become serious if we're not careful. , I just woke up today, and I want to see you when I open my mouth."
Wen Qingzhu was actually very suspicious.
But she didn't say much. After Wen Guanbin came back from the paddock, he stayed in the Huayuan of the main house.
Later, he took leave, felt unwell, and asked Wen Bogui to replace Wen Guanbin. This was also done by Dafang.
As for whether there was something fishy in it, Wen Qingzhu didn't bother to care.
Wen Qingzhu took Green Tao Jasmine to Huayuan.
Wen Guanbin was placed in a side yard to the north.
As soon as he walked in, Wen Qingzhu found that the servants serving him and the furnishings in the room had all been temporarily added.
Before reaching the room and reaching the door, Wen Qingzhu smelled a strange medicinal smell.
She stopped subconsciously.
There is something strange in the room.
"Xiao Qi, what's wrong? Your grandfather is inside, hurry in." Wan stood behind him and said diligently.
Wen Qingzhu turned around with a smile and glanced at Wanshi.
Wen Qingfang, who followed behind, kept her head down the whole time and didn't say a word.
"Auntie, I heard there is no sound in the house. I think my grandfather is asleep. Why don't we go outside and wait."
"But..." Wanshi hesitated for a moment, looked outside the door, and finally nodded, "Please, please, I just have something to say to Xiaoqi."
After arriving and sitting down in the main room, Wen Qingzhu glanced at the charcoal pot in the corner of the room. The charcoal fire inside was still new and had just been lit.
It didn't take long to look at the charcoal basin. There wasn't even a layer of dust on the outside.
Wen Qingzhu understood in his heart that today's scene was originally prepared for him.
After drinking tea for a while, Wen Qingzhu suddenly asked Lu Tao: "What time is it now?"
"There's still a quarter of an hour until noon." Lu Tao replied, staring at Wen Qingfang across from him, feeling strange in his heart.
Wen Qingzhu laughed, and the people over there were coming soon.
At the other end of the room, shortly after the two women came in and out, there was a violent coughing sound.
Wan stood up immediately and pointed to the other end: "Your grandfather is awake, go in quickly, otherwise he will fall asleep again later."
"Don't be hasty, don't be hasty, I heard my grandfather's voice was stiff for a while, please let him slow down." Wen Qingzhu said with a light smile, his eyes stopped on Wen Qingfang, "Sixth sister, why haven't you seen her speak?"
Wan's face stiffened, and she smiled reluctantly: "I accidentally hurt my throat when I went out a few days ago, and it's difficult to speak."
"Really? Why don't you let me take a look." Wen Qingzhu stood up as he spoke.
Wanshi quickly stood in front of her and refused anxiously: "It's really no need!"
Wen Qingzhu looked at Wen Qingfang intently, feeling very strange.
Even if you hurt your throat, you don't have to keep your head down.
The coughing in the room behind became louder and louder, and Wan couldn't wait any longer: "Why don't you go take a look quickly?"
Wen Qingzhu listened attentively for a while, and then suddenly said: "Moli, go call the doctor, my grandfather's condition is a little serious."
Wan hurriedly stepped forward, grabbed Jasmine, and turned to look at Wen Qingzhu: "Your grandfather's illness is an old problem. There is no need to call the doctor."
Wen Qingzhu raised his chin, and Jasmine turned her wrist, pushed Wan away, turned around and went out.
At this moment, Wen Qingfang, who had been lowering her head opposite, finally spoke.
"Seventh sister, if you don't want to see me, just go back. Why waste time."
A hoarse and mocking voice came from the other side, making Wen Qingzhu stunned.
Wan ran to Wen Qingfang with a nervous look on her face and said nervously: "Why are you talking? The doctor said it! You must cultivate yourself well in the first three months! Otherwise, you will not be able to recover by then."
Wen Qingzhu looked at Wen Qingfang opposite and saw her slowly raising her head.
Suddenly, a dissatisfied protruding strip appeared in front of her eyes, and it looked like strips of earthworms growing on her face.
Even though Wen Qingfang applied a thick layer of makeup, she still couldn't hide the ferocious look on her face.
Fortunately, Wenqing made peace, but Lu Tao was so frightened that he screamed in a low voice.
Then Lu Tao covered his mouth and quickly lowered his head.
There was a hint of darkness in Wen Qingfang's eyes. After looking at Lu Tao, she then turned to Wen Qingzhu and said, "Seventh sister, my grandfather is just supporting you."
Hearing this, Wen Qingzhu laughed: "Sixth sister, you are wrong. It is my mother who raised me. I have calculated the accounts carefully. Needless to say, the Wen family, your big house is still there." I owe my mother a debt."