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Chapter 503 Explained
Although he felt aggrieved in his heart, facing his father who couldn't reason with him, Mr. Ji covered his face and dared not ask such stupid words as "male and female", so he thought about it and asked seriously: " It should be pretty long!"

Although his son is too promising, he always makes his father more and more like a useless person, so that Master Ji instinctively doesn't get close to this son.

But even if he is not close, Master Ji still approves of his son's appearance. Judging from his picky eyes that are used to beauties: I am afraid that there is no second man who is more beautiful than his son in the entire Chang'an City.

Used to seeing his own face in the bronze mirror, the woman Yan Geer likes can't be any worse, I guess she is a rare beauty!Mr. Ji thought, when the time comes, he will be able to see her every day and appreciate the beauty.

Just thinking like this, a gust of palm wind hits my face suddenly, and a bad feeling arises spontaneously. Master Ji is trying to avoid it, but from the corner of his eye, he catches his father looking at him coldly. , his evasive movements froze for a moment, and then he met the slap honestly.

Master Ji screamed in pain, but subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and put down the palm covering his face.

One left and one right are symmetrical, Dad has always been like this "a bowl of water is flat", never favoring one another, even slapping him.

Instead of trembling and waiting for the slap that will fall sooner or later, it is better to get this slap early, 'early death and early life'.

After receiving two slaps at ease, Master Ji carefully looked at the cold-faced Duke An, and asked the reason for the slap: "Father, what did I do wrong?"

"Brother Yan is in love with you, why do you ask if he looks good?" An Guogong looked at him suspiciously, with distrust on his face.

Master Ji was full of grievances: Is it strange for parents to ask if they look good?What's wrong with this?

Facing the aggrieved Master Ji, An Guogong snorted coldly: "That's right, there are problems with people." While speaking, he looked him up and down in disgust, as if he was thinking about something.

The look in his eyes that looked at him in such a complicated way was very familiar. Master Ji was taken aback for a moment, and a sentence that An Guogong once said quickly flashed through his mind, and his face turned pale with fright: "Father, although I like to visit brothels and flower boats every day What, but I really haven't done anything out of the ordinary! This good-looking maid in the house...Dad, have you ever seen me do anything unruly and messy?"

His own father had said more than once that he was going to get him into the palace to become a palace man, but he was really scared to death!

An Guogong raised his eyelids when he heard the words, glanced at him lightly, and said: "You just don't like the ordinary good-looking ones! You don't have any skills in this embroidered pillow, but your eyes are very tricky!"

The meaning in the words obviously still doesn't believe in Master Ji.

So Master Ji thought for a while and said: "Brother Yan, even if I find a fairy, I wouldn't dare to look at it. Besides, don't you know what I am? No matter how good a fairy is, I can't match it." A boat full of flowers..."

"You still know you're not a thing!" An Guogong, who was caught in the wrong place again, stretched his legs and kicked the elder Ji who was in a hurry to show his loyalty, and cursed, "You bastard!"

After being kicked for no reason, Master Ji, who knelt on the ground with a "plop", felt even more wronged: "It's really wrong to say anything. I thought that my father's bowl of water was flat, but I didn't want to go to Jiangnan Road. Learn to move your feet.

He was slapped twice and kicked for no reason, but he didn't even know what kind of girl Yan Geer was looking for, and Master Ji was even more wronged.

An Guogong himself is also very depressed, but this depression can only be seen in a moment: "What he likes is always the same."

Master Ji said "Oh", and heard An Guogong squinting and told him: "You should pay more attention these days, be honest, don't embarrass Brother Yan!"

Master Ji: "...I see."

Other people's fathers pretended to be very dignified and said what they said, but he, a father, saw his son as if he had met his ancestors, and he was reminded by his own father not to embarrass his son.

After being pointed out, Duke An waved his hand at Master Ji's swollen face to drive him away, with an attitude of seeing nothing but knowing: "Let's go, let's go! The swollen face is so ugly, it's too much to say." My brother is half beautiful!"

Elder Ji: "..." Isn't it because of your father that your face is swollen?How could you still blame him in the end?

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Be it Furong Garden or An Guo Gong's Mansion, the excitement of these places has nothing to do with Jiang Zhao, Jiang Shaoyan's father and daughter for the time being.

When the carriage returned to Jiang Mansion from Furong Garden, Jiang Zhao looked at Jiang Shaoyan and said helplessly, "Ayan, you can talk about anything!"

The way back was the path pointed by Ayan, and I heard that it was the path that Prince Ji brought her here.Because it was a small road, no one met on the road, so Jiang Zhao couldn't help but ask Jiang Shaoyan about the whisper he wanted to say.

At first I thought there was no one around, so it would be all right to say it, but I didn't know that the girl refused straight away, and she must go back to the house to say it.

Jiang Zhao was a little helpless, but at the same time, he had a vague premonition that he couldn't explain clearly. He just felt that something was going to happen.

Hiding things along the way, he finally arrived at the Jiang Mansion, where Jiang Zhao was finally able to ask questions.

The place where the two are talking now is Jiang Zhao's study. Jiang Shaoyan looked up at the wall, and a painting of a beautiful woman in the rain looking back and smiling was hung on the wall.

The person who draws the brush is obviously not proficient in painting, and the brush-drawing skills are very rusty, but each stroke is very meticulous and attentive, so that Jiang Shaoyan can vaguely see the natural frailty and sadness of the beauty in the painting at a glance and look back. shy.

Such detailed, vivid and complicated emotions, how could it be possible to draw such a person if the heart is not full of that person?

Jiang Zhao, who had been curious about Jiang Shaoyan all the way, saw the girl's eyes suddenly fall on the portrait on the wall, and followed her gaze.

"Ayan is looking at your mother?" Jiang Zhao's voice softened a lot when talking about the frail beauty who died young. He looked at the smiling beauty in the painting, his eyes were full of tenderness, "Your mother You are a kind person."

Jiang Shaoyan nodded "Yes" and said, "I know, Dad has said it many times."

Since there is no shadow of her mother since she can remember, the daughter certainly has no impression of her wife.Jiang Zhao thought for a while, and then said: "If your mother is here, she will love you very much."

A woman who likes cats and dogs will naturally like her own flesh and blood.

Jiang Shaoyan nodded, agreed with Jiang Zhao's words, and then looked out the window.

While the two were talking, the sky outside had already turned cloudy, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, and a heavy rain was about to fall.

"Father," the girl said, looking at a clump of plantains outside the study whose branches and leaves were trembling due to the strong wind, "I have something to tell you."

Jiang Zhao had been waiting for this moment for a long time, so he immediately asked after hearing the words: "Speak! What do you want Dad to do?"

With a "boom", a burst of spring thunder tore through the sky. The girl standing by the window looked back at him, her face pale and solemn against the background of the thunder.

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A sudden spring rain made the banquet in Furong Garden that was about to end had to be extended again.

Ji Chongyan and Master Ji San stood in the side hall next to the Ziyun Tower where the banquet was held, watching the sudden spring rain and talking.

"Brother Zhen's entry into the palace came very suddenly," Ji San looked around subconsciously when he was speaking, and when he saw that there was no one around, he lowered his voice and said, "Yang Yan came to deliver the news in person, I asked Dad, Father said that he didn't want Brother Zhen to enter the palace, but this matter is His Majesty's decision, and he can't help it."

These things... An Guogong has already told him, Ji Chongyan nodded, and said lightly: "This matter... there is no bargaining chip that can't be exchanged for Brother Zhen."

One sentence seems to be irrelevant to the question, but Master Ji San thought about it for a moment and understood the meaning of Ji Chong's words.

It was His Majesty's idea that Brother Zhen would enter the palace to study with him. If there is no emergency, they will not replace Brother Zhen. What they have to do now is to hope that there is some eventuality, and they can use this as a bargaining chip to exchange for Zhen. brothers.

Ji Chongzhen's matter is different from Ji Chonghuan's own death. Ji Chongzhen has nothing to do with the words "di" and "long". In terms of excellence, he is not as good as Ji Chongyan, and in terms of confusion, he is not as good as Ji Chonghuan. He can be said to be the most moderate among the three cousins. one of.

His homework in the Imperial College was good, and he sometimes got the first grade, but he was still some distance away from the top.So in a nutshell, Ji Chongzhen is a son of the rich and powerful who works hard and can be regarded as an excellent one. There are not a few such children of the rich and powerful in the rich and powerful families in the capital, so Ji Chongzhen himself has not yet been able to be targeted alone at this time.

Now being regarded as a companion, His Majesty is obviously thinking about the Duke Anguo's mansion behind him.

This elder nephew, who is well-established in the city, obviously has no intention of letting go when he said such words. Everyone in the family who can talk has expressed their attitude that they will plan for Brother Zhen. This makes Master Ji San heave a sigh of relief and endure it at the same time. He couldn't help worrying and said: "I really don't understand what Your Majesty means. Although Dad was born as a general, he doesn't have military power in him. If he really wants to fall into the situation where two tigers are fighting, what can a Duke Anguo's mansion without military power do?" In the same way, if there is no military power, His Majesty should be afraid of the family of generals who have military power, not our An Guo Gongfu. Brother Yan, why do you think this is?"

Master Ji San didn't mind asking his elder nephew for advice. After all, in terms of political views on the situation in the court, although this nephew was younger than himself, he could often hit the nail on the head.

If Master Ji San had asked these words a year ago, he might not have been able to say them, but after a trip to Jiangnan Road this year, Ji Chongyan has vaguely understood some things.

He turned around and glanced at Master Ji San. Master Ji San understood immediately, quickly summoned the guards who brought him to the banquet, and said, "Go and watch outside, remember to let someone know when someone comes."

The guards left in response.

In fact, if someone really entered the palace, he would be able to find out.However, Ji Chongyan did not stop it, and it has become his habit to leave three points at any time.

Now that there is no one in the side hall, Ji Chongyan finally spoke.

"Because of Zhao Jiajun."

"Zhao Jiajun?" Master Ji San certainly didn't know Zhao Jiajun, but the answer didn't make him understand, but made him even more confused. "Isn't Zhao Jiajun brought out by His Majesty? What does it have to do with our Ji family? Why should we be afraid of us?" An Guo Gongfu?"

Ji Chongyan didn't answer this question immediately, but looked at Master Ji San and asked lightly: "The Zhao family army had a chief general besides His Majesty back then, third uncle knows it!"

Although he was still young back then, no more than a half-teenage boy, but he was also a person from that time. Of course, Master Ji San would not be ignorant of this.

"Brother Yan, do you mean the dead little general Zhao?" Master Ji San asked puzzledly, "The little general is His Majesty's younger brother, so what does it matter?"

"There is no father and son in the Tian family." Ji Chongyan said, "In ordinary family business, father and son, and brothers would fight, let alone the seat."

Of course, there is nothing wrong with this statement, but Master Ji San became more and more confused the more he heard it: "Brother Yan, although what you said makes sense, so what? This little general Zhao died a long time ago! What can a dead man do?" Compete with His Majesty and make His Majesty jealous? Besides, what does this have to do with our surname Ji?"

As far as the emperor is concerned, without seeing a clear face and a body with birthmarks that can be matched one by one, he cannot be sure that he is really dead.Ji Chong said in his heart.

Of course, this cannot be said to Master Ji San. He glanced at Master Ji San, paused, and said: "Many generals in the Zhao family army are very friendly with our Ji family. Uncle, did you forget?"

Master Ji San shook his head, of course he didn't forget this, but what's the problem?More than half of the Dajing army in the previous dynasty was related to the Zhao family army. Back then, An Guogong was also a general, so what's the problem with being friendly with the Zhao family army?If they didn't make friends, how would An Guogong secretly support His Majesty's army back then?
These...Master Ji San really felt that no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't find any faults, and it was really hard to understand where there was a problem.

Many military generals in the past had such things as exchanging gift gifts. Why did His Majesty focus on his family?Furthermore, back then, my father was also a military general who secretly helped Zhao's army a lot. If it wasn't for the military general's help, how could Your Majesty win the world?Could it be that His Majesty is really planning to attack the meritorious officials like some emperors in the previous dynasty?

Master Ji San felt that he was not the Son of Heaven, and it was hard to understand why the Son of Heaven was so suspicious.

Ji Chongyan glanced at Master Ji San who was in a daze, shook his head, and opened his mouth to tell the truth: "Your Majesty suspects not the Ji family, but the Zhao family army. The purpose of pulling Brother Zhen into the palace is to confine the Ji family at any time, in case one day The Zhao family's army is out of control." Seeing Master Ji San who hadn't fully understood it, Ji Chongyan simply made his words clearer, "The Ji family will secretly unite with the Zhao family's army back then, and you know it won't happen again in the future? Your Majesty will act first to be strong , cut off the way back."

Of course, this reason is only one of the reasons, but not all of them. Ji Chongyan touched his face, but didn't finish all the reasons.

So in the final analysis, His Majesty is still suspicious...Master Ji San said: "But the Zhao family army is not a nearby army, this is an army brought out by His Majesty himself. Didn't His Majesty rely on the Zhao family army to gain momentum back then?"

"Zhao Jiajun can help him get up, don't you know if he can help others get up?" Ji Chongyan looked at the frowning Master Ji San and said, the reason why His Majesty thinks so is certainly not just suspicious, he lowered his eyes, and his tone was calm but affirmative, "Because It is the army brought out by himself, and he is more aware of the difference between this army and the other army."

The Zhao family army is a very special army, and he had vaguely understood this when he met those soldiers who sneaked in over the wall in the middle of the night to teach him martial arts when he was six years old.

(End of this chapter)