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Chapter 536 Holy Promise
Xiangli stood in front of her dancing and talking about the rumors outside.

"The people outside are talking about their noses and eyes, as if they were all there that day. Even the process of General Li snatching a sip of tea from An Guogong, as well as the expressions on the faces of the two people, it is as if they saw it with their own eyes."

Jiang Shaoyan gave a "hmm", pinched a piece of mung bean cake and put it in her mouth, said with a smile: "Ordinary people don't have the guts to make an arrangement between Mr. Ang and General Li. Most of the people who said this came from those present."

Jiang Zhao knew what to say and what not to say.There were only the three of them present. If there were rumors outside, he would be the most suspicious. Unless Jiang Zhao had a brain problem, he would spread the rumors.

Therefore, the only ones who spread the word were An Guogong and General Li.

And... when this word spread, which one would have the greater impact?

Jiang Shaoyan sat up straight.General Li's purpose was to make her and Li Xuan into a pair, while An Guogong... From the perspective of outsiders, it seemed more like a momentary remark.

Now that the angry words are spread, unless the matter is confirmed, it will definitely make people unable to step down.

The person who shook out looked more like General Li, but she didn't think so.

At this time, Ji and Li did not respond to this matter.

But... Ji's second wife and family were really shocked by this news, especially Mrs. Ji's second wife, who immediately changed her face when she heard it.

To be honest, the Yang family hadn't walked with them for a while, and Ji Chonghuan's "a pair of smallpox" approach in the past really did not leave the Yang family's face at all.Although the Yang family didn't say anything, and they didn't take back the betrothed gift, rumors that the Yang family wanted to withdraw their marriage had already spread.

After all, the matter of "a pair of smallpox" is out of the ordinary!In the eyes of Mrs. Ji's second wife, it's her own son, and even such things are just "out of line", but in her heart, she complains that Yang Weixian is useless. ?

In short, in Madam Ji's opinion, it is impossible for her brother Huan to be wrong, even if she is really wrong, it is Yang Weixian's own inability, and it is not his brother Huan's fault.

This marriage...in her opinion, it was too presumptuous, and she had even met Second Miss Su several times in private.

Compared with the "strict" Yang family, Second Miss Su is much more "generous". Mrs. Ji has gained a lot of benefits, and Second Miss Su is not so displeasing to the eye.

As for the sequelae of smallpox on Miss Su Er's face, Mrs. Ji Er felt that she couldn't tell anything even after applying makeup.The most important thing is that Second Miss Su is much crazier than Yang Weixian. She made some indirect remarks. Although Second Miss Su was wronged, she let go in the end, saying that if she passed the door by herself, she could prepare a concubine for Ji Chonghuan.

It's funny to say!It is said that Mrs. Ji's second wife married into Ji's family, men of Ji's family do not take concubines.Unexpectedly, Master Ji Er, an outlier, secretly raised a concubine outside.She made a big fuss about this matter, every day she wished she could scratch Master Ji Er's face and beat him up.As far as she is concerned, the rule is that Master Ji Er can't keep concubines outdoors, and he can't let her down.But she changed her identity and became a mother-in-law, but she felt that it was normal for a character like her son to have three wives and four concubines, and if the daughter-in-law refused, it was because she couldn't tolerate him.

Do unto others, do not impose on others.This does not exist for Mrs. Ji Er.

Of course, it's useless for her to pay attention to Second Miss Su.The Duke's Mansion is not an ordinary family, and the Yang family is even more upstart. This marriage is not a marriage that can be settled as soon as it is said, and it will not be married if it is not agreed.

Before An Guogong and Yang Yan spoke, this marriage had always existed.

For this reason, Mrs. Ji made a lot of indirect remarks, but her parents-in-law, who were always talkative, angered her because of some things she did before, and hardly paid her any attention.

Now, after waiting for so long, father-in-law actually spoke, but the person who spoke was actually...

When Mrs. Ji Er thought that the fat man could be worth three of her maids, she wished she could take her breath away.

Although after marrying the Yang family, her son has not been very smooth, so she blamed Yang Weixian for this, and even secretly plotted against Yang Weixian, scolding Yang Weixian for being a bastard, and even said, "If I had known this, I might as well be with that uncle Dongping." The fat daughter of the family gets married".

But... that's just talking!How could his son, who is so talented, really be married to Uncle Dongping's fat daughter?Don't laugh your ass off when you go out.

Right now it was rumored that An Guogong wanted to snatch the marriage, and Mrs. Ji rushed back from the Zhuangzi in a hurry, wanting to see An Guogong, but when she learned that An Guogong had entered the palace, she jumped in a hurry.

Is this father-in-law a fool?Looking at a person who was enlightened in the past, how could he really want to make a pair between her outstanding son and that fat girl?
And the martial artist from the Li family in Longxi, how well the Second Young Master Li was passed on!In the end, didn't he ask his son to steal his fiancée?And the fiancée still clings to her son so tightly, it can be seen that she is useless and no one wants her.

These two are a perfect match if no one wants them, so why should the father-in-law pay her son for it?

The corners of Mrs. Ji's mouth were bubbling anxiously.

The mother and son were connected, and after learning that Jiang Shaoyan had returned to Chang'an, Ji Chonghuan, who deliberately left the city to avoid him, was so angry that he almost fainted when he heard the news.

The grandfather of "Shenwu Yingming" became more and more dizzy, and actually asked him to marry that Jiang Fat Pig?
Ji Chong was trembling with joy, filled with grief, and swore to all his poet friends: "If my grandfather forces me to marry that Jiang Fat Pig, I will hang a rope on the door, and I will die to show my ambition!"

What a "death to clear one's will"!The poetry friends at the banquet gasped when they heard this, and they all persuaded Ji Chonghuan to think about it.

"Brother Ji, don't worry! With Zijian's talent like you and Pan An's appearance, even a goddess in the sky is worthy, there is no need to die for such an ugly bastard!"

"That's right! Such absurd and unreasonable marriage is absolutely impossible, and it's just rumors from outside!"

……

Hearing his friend's consolation, Ji Chonghuan's face was elongated, and his face was extremely ugly: "Who dares to spread rumors about the martial arts of my grandfather and the Li family in Longxi? The rumors are definitely not groundless. You don't know. ..."

Ji Chonghuan didn't say anything, but just shook his head.

A group of poet friends hurriedly expressed their comfort, and there was a lot of grief in the scene, and there were two sympathetic sobs from time to time.

The boy who followed Ji Chonghuan to the Poetry Friendship Club watched the crowd caressing their faces and weeping, and the crowd was more white, imitating the style of immortals.

His face was pale, and with the constant sobs in his ears, the boy couldn't help but reach out and touch the goose bumps on his arms.

It's really... weird!

Especially Ji Chonghuan, who was surrounded by everyone, those poet friends kept patting him on the shoulder, covering their faces and weeping, with a sad expression. In this situation, look at Ji Chonghuan's pale face.

The boy twitched the corners of his mouth: In such a sad and sobbing situation, I always feel that the second son is going to go west in the next moment!
Looking at Ji Chonghuan who insisted that if his grandfather forced him to marry the fat daughter of the Jiang family, he would die to show his will, the servant pursed his lips and thought, "That's a pretty good idea!"Fourth Miss Jiang is obviously the prince's favorite, so it's his turn?
Ji Chonghuan, who was comforted by his poet friends, finally recovered from his grief, and said solemnly: "No, I have to go back to Chang'an immediately to stop my grandfather's absurd behavior!" Having said this, he gritted his teeth, with a face full of humiliation "Even if I was beaten by my grandfather, I will definitely not let such a ridiculous marriage be formed!"

With such a firm and fearless attitude, even the elders in the family dared to disobey, and even went down the mountain overnight... The poets couldn't help being moved, seeing Ji Chonghuan turned around and wanted to leave.

The boy driving the car said: "Second Young Master, the road is being repaired at the foot of the mountain, and the gravel will be cleared tomorrow. If we go today, the road will be bumpy. Why don't we go tomorrow!"

Ji Chonghuan, who was about to leave, paused for a moment, then took it back, and said, "If that's the case, let's leave tomorrow!"

Speaking of such a firm and fearless method... The young servant pursed his lips, bowed his head and answered "Yes".

Forget it, get used to it.

……

……

Ji Chonghuan was one day late because of the bumps on the road, but An Guogong and Ji Chongyan would not be late to enter the palace to see the saint for any reason.

The rumors from outside have naturally reached the ears of the emperor in the Golden Luan Hall.

Facing the two people who came, the emperor didn't let them speak first, but he spoke first: "Master Yan, Brother Yan, is the story that was reported outside true or false?"

Anguo Gong said: "It's true." He paused, and before the Son of Heaven could speak, he couldn't help gritting his teeth, "It's probably because Li Datou, the martial artist, deliberately put me in the army, so that I can't get on and off the stage!"

The news has spread, if the Ji family doesn't marry the fat daughter of the Dongping uncle's family, wouldn't the Anguo government's face be completely disgraced?

Mo Xiao looked at the idleness among the rich and powerful, it was a matter of face.

The curtain in front of His Majesty moved slightly, covering the expression on his face.

Looking at the two people standing at the bottom, he paused, and said, "So, the reason why the Duke and Brother Yan entered the palace is to ask for an imperial decree from me, so that we can act first and take a step ahead of the Li family? "

Hearing the words, the Duke at the bottom hurriedly said, "Your Majesty is wise!"

wise?His Majesty wanted to laugh, of course he would not embarrass his ministers over trivial matters, but this matter... He glanced at Ji Chongyan, who was silent at the side, and said, "I remember that talented man in your family betrothed Yang Yan's eldest daughter." , the third son is still young, not a weak crown." At this point, he paused, and pondered, "Which one of your family will you choose the daughter of Uncle Dongping?"

An Guogong glanced at Ji Chongyan who was at the side, and said, "It's not these two."

Ji Chongyan stood up and bowed, "Return to Your Majesty, it's my minister!"

What returned to him was a silence that seemed to freeze.

Anguogong and Ji Chongyan, who were at the bottom, did not move, waiting for the question from the emperor above.

I don't know how long it took before His Majesty spoke again: "Brother Yan, I remember you mentioned Miss Jiang Si to me when you returned to Beijing last year."

This remark made An Guogong couldn't help but look at Ji Chongyan next to him in surprise, and said in surprise: "You fell in love with Miss Jiang Si when you returned to Beijing last year? Why didn't you tell your grandfather at that time?"

An Guogong and the first emperor looked at each other, and Ji Chongyan lowered his eyes and said: "I think she has a good temper and a good character. It's okay to like her secretly, but if she is a wife, she has to be taken out. Is there any concern after all?" .”

Mr. An's heart skipped a beat, and he couldn't help but glance at Ji Chongyan next to him: When I told him at his place earlier, Brother Yan didn't say that, but now...

If he hadn't heard with his own ears that this was said from the mouth of his eldest grandson, he would never have believed it.I always feel that such words should not come from Brother Yan.

A man likes a woman in his heart, but cares about face, and dislikes her for not being able to take her out. After all, this liking is impure.

However, such impure and even vulgar words, the emperor above laughed when he heard it, and did not blame him. He said: "People are not sages, and brother Yan is not a god, but a human being. This idea is also common to ordinary people. After all, it’s no big deal.”

An Guogong, who has been in harmony with his wife Qinse all his life, is not at ease, but... the other party is the emperor, so naturally he can't tolerate him talking.

"Then why are you willing to marry now?" the emperor asked, "Is it to honor your grandfather's face?"

"There is this." Ji Chongyan admitted frankly, paused, and then said, "I heard that people from the Li family are robbing. If she married into the Li family in Longxi, I would definitely be unhappy."

An Guogong, who heard a word, was even more shocked, and just pursed his lips and continued without saying a word.

The emperor couldn't help laughing after hearing this, and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay! It's human nature."

"Also, she promised me that I will avoid the desire to talk and talk, and will try my best to be the same as ordinary people, so that I will not lose face when I take it out later." Ji Chongyan hesitated for a while when he said this, and said, "I see Dongping Uncle's appearance is the same as that of his wife, who is so beautiful, she should not be ugly when she loses weight."

An Guogong pursed his lips and said nothing: he likes it but is calculating everywhere, on the one hand he likes it but hates the embarrassment of others, on the other hand he is displeased that she is going to marry someone else, this sounds good as concern, and bad is called selfishness and indifference.

His Majesty still agrees with Brother Yan's words... He lowered his eyes, took a deep breath, and suppressed the urge to get angry in his heart.

I heard Brother Yan go on to say: "There is a village outside my city, and some vegetables are grown in it. When His Majesty's imperial decree comes, I will take her to live in the village, and eat vegetables and vegetables every day to reduce the weight on her body." Meat, you can take it out when you want to come and go."

"That's fine." His Majesty nodded upon hearing this, "It's okay if she keeps her promise and she's reduced, but if she can't, you can just marry someone else who can do it."

Ji Chongyan replied "Yes", his eyes flickering: "At that time, it's her who didn't keep her promise first, no wonder I'm the one to blame."

……

After taking a trip to Chang'an City, they brought out an imperial decree, and the marriage was more than half done.

An Guogong walked all the way, looking at Ji Chongyan from time to time, but hesitated to speak.

The grandfather's expression fell into Ji Chongyan's eyes, but Ji Chongyan didn't say anything.

It wasn't until the two of them left the palace and got into the carriage that Ji Chongyan began to explain: "Grandfather, if I hadn't said that in front of His Majesty, I'm afraid I might not be able to marry Miss Jiang Si."

What's the meaning?An Guogong was puzzled.

"Because," Ji Chongyan's face was hidden in the dark, the sunlight fell on his face through the curtain of the carriage, it was obscure, "a rumor."

　Don't take what the hero says in front of His Majesty
　　Finally, the buried thread will slowly start to be uncovered.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)