Chapter 196
Chapter 196 – Princess Xining
Chapter 196 Xining Princess
Yun Jin’s words are like a thorn in Shao Yao’s heart, if there is no hope, it’s fine, but now that she has the approval of the old lady, how can she let her give up like this.
Especially Gu Xiujing, as the eldest son, even though he hurt his leg, it didn’t hurt his demeanor. Yun Jin’s saying is right, even being a concubine to him is better than being a regular wife to an ordinary family.
As for the young lady’s child, Yun Jin said it was dangerous, whether it can be born or not is another matter. What’s the use of a woman who can’t even keep her own child.
Yun Jin sees Shao Yao’s bewildered eyes become firm again, knowing that her words are taken to heart by her. He didn’t say much for fear of backfire, so he turned and left.
Shao Yao sat on the porch for a long time before returning to Gu Xiujing’s courtyard.
As soon as he entered, he saw Jiang Luo standing outside the wing room with unkind eyes.
Shao Yao thought that what she had done two hours ago had reached Jiang Luo’s ears, and felt a little guilty and scared for a moment, so she stood still and dared not go forward.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Luo turned her head and went directly into the wing room, and Shao Yao hurriedly followed in fear.
Gu Xiujing had already sat up, saw Jiang Luo’s eyes filled with a gentle and caring smile, and stretched out his hand to her. Jiang Luo took Gu Xiujing’s hand and sat down very naturally.
Shao Yao bowed her head and stood aside without saying a word, but Jiang Luo didn’t intend to let her go. Shao Yao looked at her watery eyes from top to bottom, and then let out a mocking sneer.
Jiang Luo’s eyes made Shao Yao feel ashamed, especially the last sneer was like a slap in the face.
Seeing that Shao Yao was about to cry in embarrassment with red eyes, Jiang Luo said slowly: “I heard that there is a girl in the husband’s room who is very beautiful and is appreciated by the old lady, but now she just looks like me.”
After hearing Jiang Luo’s words, Shao Yao was startled, and didn’t understand how Jiang Luo knew about her so quickly. She knelt on the ground and kowtowed immediately and said: “The servant doesn’t understand the rules, which offends the Young Madam. I beg the Young Madam to punish her.”
“Punishment?” Jiang Luo raised her beautiful eyebrows, as if thinking about how to punish Shao Yao.
Shao Yao was shocked and afraid of being forced to kowtow incessantly.
Seeing that Bai Nen’s forehead was red and swollen, Jiang Luo said slowly: “Since she is my husband’s personal maid, she must be a person who knows the rules, and my wife is not unreasonable.”
Jiang Luo looked at Gu Xiujing while talking.
Gu Xiujing didn’t even look at Shaoyao who was in a panic on the ground, but said coldly and ruthlessly: “Anyway, I’m just a slave, and I can do whatever Luoer says.”
Gu Xiujing’s words completely shattered Shaoyao’s last hope. She never thought that people who are usually gentle and polite to her would be so indifferent.
Yun Jin is right, as long as there is a young lady, there will be no one else in the eyes of the prince.
Shao Yao lowered her head, her nails digging into her palm.
Jiang Luo was very satisfied with Shaoyao’s reaction: “Since she belongs to my husband, my wife will naturally not blame her. After all, she is just a small servant, just…” Jiang Luo said and paused for a moment, Shaoyao listened The heart hanging in my throat finally let go of half.
She raised her head to look at Jiang Luo, and saw a cold smile on the corner of Jiang Luo’s mouth, Shao Yao only felt a tremor in her heart, and couldn’t help shivering all over. She didn’t dare to look directly into Jiang Luo’s eyes, and shifted her gaze to Gu Xiujing’s direction. She didn’t know what Jiang Luo was going to say, and the other party’s casual words could kill her.
A strong sense of unwillingness surged into her heart.
Just when Shaoyao was worried, she heard Jiang Luo slowly say: “It’s just that the husband is the master of the mansion, with a noble status, and the maids around him can’t go beyond anything. I think you should know this too.”
“Yes, what Madam taught is true. It is the servants who remember Madam’s teachings, and will not dare to do it again in the future.”
Shaoyao’s humble attitude really pleased Jiang Luo. She subconsciously put her hand on her lower abdomen, and said casually: “A slave is a slave. No matter what, I will never fly on a branch and become a phoenix. This life will be a miserable life.”
Jiang Luo glanced at Shao Yao, looked at her pink skirt and said contemptuously: “Don’t wear this color in the future, it makes my eyes hurt, get out.”
Shaoyao was stung by the bright red Kodan on Jiang Luo’s finger, biting her lips and leaving the room. After walking far away, I could still hear Jiang Luo and Gu Xiujing’s teasing in the room, and my eyes dimmed involuntarily.
Qin Huaisu sent Jiang Changning back to the Jiang Mansion, and went straight into the palace.
Unexpectedly, the servants in the palace told that Emperor Jin’an had gone to the palace to escape the summer heat when Qin Huaisu left Beijing. Maybe not coming back for a while.
When Qin Huaisu arrived at the border at Mohe, King Xining was still alive at that time. The two armies fought back and forth several times, but they didn’t get any advantage from the other side. Just when Qin Huaisu was about to lead his troops to sneak attack, the Xining army lost its position.
It turned out that the old king of Xining had a relapse of his old injury, and he passed away overnight. After his death, his only daughter, Princess Zhaoyue of Xining, was left as the new king.
The little girl became the lord of the lions, of course some people are not convinced, which new king didn’t walk through the sea of corpses and blood.
Qin Huaisu was naturally happy to see them dog-eat-dog, but it was at this time that Zhaoyue handed him the letter.
The letter mentioned that Princess Zhaoyue of Xining knew that she was weak, and intended to conspire with the Yan Wang.
Firstly, Zhaoyue was the only child under the late king of Xining. Even though the late king passed away, the loyal courtiers who supported him would definitely try their best to protect her and put her in that position safely. Dare to do it on the bright side. This discussion will not wear down the will of the Xining army, but will prolong the war for a long time, which is not suitable for the two armies.
Secondly, if Qin Huaisu can help her get the throne, she promises to live in peace with Dasheng for a hundred years and not to invade each other. If it is her fellow clan who are like wolves and tigers, I am afraid it will not be good. In the future, Xining and Dasheng Sheng is afraid that he will not live in peace.
Zhaoyue’s rhetoric is so eloquent, but there is some truth to it. As a member of the imperial family, Qin Huaisu didn’t think about the meritorious deeds of a moment, and whether the people of Dasheng could live and work in peace and self-sufficiency in the future. Therefore, after receiving the letter, he didn’t rush to refuse. He just said that he would give Zhaoyue a chance to come to Beijing Holy talk.
Qin Huaisu got the letter halfway and ran away, leaving her alone with a few soldiers in the convoy of General Dasheng to rush to the capital at a leisurely pace. , she almost thought that she was a prisoner of war sent to her door.
Fortunately, the journey into the city was safe and sound, and was arranged by Qin Huaisu’s people to rest at the post station, waiting for him to come back to meet and go to Beijing together.
When Zhaoyue came here, he felt a little lighthearted. There were constant disputes over the Xining regime, and all kinds of calculations were inevitable. Before the overall situation was settled, it was safer to be here for a while.
She brought two or three personal guards, stepped out of the post station and wandered around with great interest.
This Dasheng has a completely different style from Xining. The cars of princes and nobles line the streets in an endless stream. There is a gorgeous car cover carved with exquisite auspicious clouds and hanging tassels, and swaying clear waves are swaying in the march of the horseshoes. Most of the young girls wear light silk or cotton linen thin shirts, with long and misty sleeves, raising their hands to reveal a section of bright wrists, the cuffs fluttering gently with the wind, and their Xining tie-ups for the convenience of movement. Riding is completely different.
The storyteller in the teahouse was talking about the story of Yan Wang, how he was brave and good at fighting against Zhan Xining, and how he used to be far-reaching and arbitrary.
Zhaoyue drank tea and listened to it with great interest for a long while, but at the end she still couldn’t get enough of it, so she asked a man in green shirt next to her: “Then, is there any other deeds you can tell about His Royal Highness the Banquet King?”
The man turned his head and glanced at her, and saw that the girl and the people around her were dressed strangely, and they didn’t look like locals, and they didn’t want to sell the lawsuit: “Is the girl from outside? If you want to tell the story of our banquet king, there are too many stories.” I went, but the most talked about thing is that he proposed marriage to His Majesty in front of all the courtiers, it was really uproar for a long time, and it caused many girls to break their hearts and tears.”
Zhaoyue’s hand holding the teacup tightly, her eyes were not very good-looking: “You said that the Banquet King begged His Majesty to marry him? Which girl is he asking for?”
As soon as the man said this, he became interested: “It’s not the big girl from the Jiang family in the Hou’s mansion. She is a celestial being, and her reputation is considered to be the best. Not to mention her appearance and talent, she is first-class.” It’s a good one, she also got the title of county head proclaimed by the Holy Majesty, and it’s no wonder that the princes and grandsons stepped through the Jiang family’s door one after another.”
Hearing what he said, Zhaoyue’s face immediately sank.
In terms of appearance, she is the first-class beauty in Xining, and even the king of Xining. Many brave and skilled heroes bowed down at his feet, but he looked down on no one, so he looked for Qin Huaisu.
He was supposed to be the sun in the sky, how could a woman from the Dasheng Dynasty match him without the strength to restrain a chicken?
It’s absurd that such an indifferent and indifferent person would do the thing of asking for marriage in front of the palace.
Zhaoyue’s hand was strong, and the cup in his hand turned into powder immediately. The man who was very interested in chatting with this exotic beauty quickly shut his mouth when he saw this.
Zhaoyue thought for a while and then asked in a cold voice: “The position of the county head? Is the status of that woman very honorable?”
Knowing that Zhaoyue was not easy to mess with, the man took two steps back and didn’t want to say anything more. But the attendant who followed Zhaoyue pressed a dagger on his waist.
This frightened him a lot, and he didn’t dare to beg for mercy loudly, for fear of making the other party upset and stab him.
Seeing Zhaoyue’s appearance, the man said tremblingly: “Although the position of the county head is proclaimed by the Holy Master, it is only a name for nothing.” After thinking about it, he told her about the real and false daughter-in-law. Happy to let myself go.
It’s terrible for women to be jealous.
The man’s words made Zhaoyue startled, she thought that Qin Huaisu married her because he valued the Jiang family, but she didn’t expect him to marry this man for the sake of courting him.
Zhaoyue checked Qin Huaisu, and naturally knew that although he was a prince, he had no place in the emperor’s heart, and he was a stepping stone for that useless prince. How important power is to him, but now he wants to marry an idiot. I don’t know whether to say that he is childish or really big-hearted. But that’s fine too, there are so many rumors spreading about Miss Jiang before she married, if she married, wouldn’t she be poked in the back?
Qin Huaisu was also blind to choose such a woman.
The more Zhaoyue thought about it, the angrier she became, her face became cloudy, and she remained silent.
The man saw that Zhaoyue stopped talking, thinking that the other party had listened, so he was relieved.
Who knows, Zhaoyue suddenly asked again: “Then does the Jiang family have any objections?”
The man was beating in his heart, he didn’t know what kind of attitude this girl had, and he didn’t know what kind of thoughts she was thinking, so he could only answer honestly: “No, the Jiang family has no objection to the prince’s marriage proposal…but… “
Zhaoyue’s heart skipped a beat: “But what?”
“I also heard that…” The man licked his lips: “I heard that the girl from the Jiang family has a phoenix in her body. At the beginning, the Holy Majesty planned to marry Miss Jiang and the prince, but the prince stopped him in public…”
After speaking, he explained to Zhaoyue what Kong Chan said and the meaning of Feng Ming.
The man’s mouth was dry and he said everything that should be said. Zhaoyue let him go, but she had nothing to think about.
I heard that the monks in the Dasheng Dynasty had two brushes, so the Feng Fate that the old man Kongchan said naturally made people believe it.
Girl Jiang has the life of a phoenix, whoever marries her will be the future emperor, so is it because of this that Qin Huaisu made the proposal.
If this is the case, marrying her is worse than marrying yourself. After all, as the queen of Xining, she has hundreds of thousands of troops.
It is not easy to be the emperor if you have to spend all your money.
The maidservant who has been following Zhaoyue asked softly: “Princess, do you want to go back?”
“No, follow me to Jiang Mansion.”
When I came to Dasheng Jingdu in the early days of Zhao, I was naturally unfamiliar with the place, so I didn’t know where Jiang’s residence was. So he took a piece of gold leaf and asked someone for the direction of Jiang’s mansion, and the guide quickly found him. He was very familiar with all places in Beijing, and he led Zhaoyue through several small alleys and finally came out of the corner. The front door of Jiang Mansion.
Zhaoyue carefully observed the Jiang family’s house. The Jiang mansion was built extremely elegantly. The courtyard walls surrounded the lake, and the pavilions and pavilions in the courtyard were faintly visible. The trees were lush and full of classical charm, so it was considered a good place. .
Zhaoyue was more afraid of Jiang’s family in her heart. Xining is mostly flat grassland, and people live in felt tents. Where have I seen such a unique courtyard. Can’t help sighing: “No wonder the Jiang family has occupied a place in Dasheng Capital, and now it’s really extraordinary to see it.”
Her voice was very low, but was heard clearly by the people behind her.
“The princess was joking, no matter how good the Jiang family is, how can it compare to you. You are the princess of Xining, the future emperor daughter, and you are thousands of times stronger than the Jiang family.”
The Jiang family is indeed inferior to him, but Qin Huaisu has his heart on others. Zhaoyue sighed helplessly, what is the Jiang family, it’s not even as good as a fart!
She is just a farmer’s daughter. If she really has a phoenix, she is talking nonsense by the old monk. No matter what price she pays, she will take back Qin Huaisu’s heart.
(end of this chapter)