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Chapter 539
Ji Chongyan didn't answer An Guogong's question immediately, but paused, and said, "Grandfather, I mentioned Miss Jiang Si to Your Majesty as early as when I returned to Chang'an in the middle of last year."

Of course Duke An knew this, and felt a little uncomfortable.

Your Majesty knew about Miss Jiang Si's existence so much earlier than his grandfather!

"Your Majesty sent someone to check Miss Jiang Si." Ji Chongyan said, his voice was a little cold.

An Guogong glanced at him and said, "If Your Majesty cares about you, it wouldn't be strange to check it out."

Look up Miss Jiang Si, and it is not surprising to even get a portrait of Miss Jiang Si, and it can even be attributed to the word "caring".

Of course Ji Chongyan knew this.

"But... what if he specially sent portrait masters to restore Miss Jiang Si's reduced appearance?" Ji Chongyan said.

An Guogong was taken aback.

Ji Chongyan's eyes fell on the portrait in An Guogong's hand again, and put another painting next to it.

The woman in the painting is an out-and-out beauty. Although the person who painted this painting is not a master of painting, he is much more skilled than the painting in An Guogong's hand.

Compared with the eunuch Quan Hai's unfamiliarity and lack of focus, the focus of the second painting is not on the artistic conception of the painting, but on realism.It seems that the purpose of such paintings is not for beauty, but for...

"Restored." Ji Chongyan said, "This painting was commissioned by the emperor Zhou Ling, a painter of Dali Temple, in October last year."

Although the painter Zhou Ling in Dali Temple is a painter, he is unknown in the painting circle.There is no other reason, his paintings have no aesthetic feeling and artistic conception, but more seem to be rigid reduction.

It is because of this characteristic that the painter Zhou Ling lived on the streets when he first came to Chang'an, making a living by painting portraits for passers-by and ordinary people.

But even for portraits of passers-by and ordinary people, the painter Zhou Ling is not popular.There is no other reason: too realistic.

Pedestrians and common people thought that the self he painted was too ugly, and that he did not look like a person with the paintings of other painters. They said that he deliberately ugliness himself and refused to pay the silver taels.However, Zhou Ling said that the pedestrians and ordinary people have the same ugly appearance, and he wants the pedestrians to look more at themselves in the bronze mirror, learn to accept the reality, and don't live in the illusory flattery to deceive themselves and others.

This remark is obviously "lack of severe beating", so it is not uncommon for Zhou Ling to be secretly beaten with a sack.

But fortunately, after suffering countless beatings and saps, Zhou Ling was chosen by Ji Feng and entered Dali Temple.Whether it is a victim or a murderer, for Dali Temple, the more real the better, and Zhou Ling is a perfect fit.

As far as Zhou Ling is concerned, the painter of Dali Temple is also the most suitable job for him.He is very realistic and likes to delve into it.Even after a long time, the appearance of a person can be restored through human bones.

As far as Zhou Ling is concerned, it is not difficult to restore Miss Jiang Si's appearance.

Your Majesty does not need to hide these things, a word of "concern" can reveal it.

If you hadn't seen the paintings left by the great eunuch Quan Hai in the box, everything His Majesty did would be justified.But Ji Chongyan saw the paintings left by the great eunuch Quan Hai, so His Majesty's behavior naturally cannot be prevaricated with a word of "concern".

"Your Majesty asked Zhou Ling to paint Miss Jiang Si dressed as a newlywed." Ji Chongyan pointed to Quan Hai's painting beside him, and said, "The newlywed is wearing a red dress with a phoenix crown and a xiapei, although it is not necessarily the same as Quan Hai's painting. Very similar."

He didn't think it was a coincidence.

Two people who can tell the difference at a glance to a discerning eye can prove it in every possible way.It can be seen that in recent years, he, who has a face similar to that of his uncle, has also been under His Majesty's "attention".

As for the relationship between him and Fourth Miss Jiang...

"Your Majesty needs all kinds of verifications for Miss Jiang Si, who is not similar to Miss Jiang in the painting, which shows that he attaches great importance to grasping the details of this painting." Ji Chongyan paused and pointed to the painting. Looking at the expression of the person, he said, "Grandfather, look at the expressions of the two people above."

The two people turned their faces slightly to each other, the corners of their mouths curled up, and they looked at each other and smiled.

"The great eunuch Quan Hai is a novice in painting. He doesn't understand the hidden artistic conception, so he will express it in the simplest and straightforward way." Ji Chongyan said, "This is a novice in painting who wants to express the harmony and affection between the two. way of peace."

His behavior today seemed more like a selfish, indifferent hypocrite who weighed pros and cons, but His Majesty did not reprimand him, on the contrary he condoned him.

He is like a fish in His Majesty's fishing net, and His Majesty tempted him in every possible way.Little did he know, he was also testing His Majesty at the same time.

Thinking of this, Ji Chongyan couldn't help laughing at himself: In this world, nephews like him and His Majesty are probably very rare.

Of course, this is not just for His Majesty to help him and Fourth Miss Jiang.

"I'm a mediocre person inside, so His Majesty will be more at ease." Ji Chongyan said.

However, his past performance determined that he could not completely pretend to be as confused and ignorant as Ji Chonghuan. The difference in acting style before and after was too big, not only could he not deceive His Majesty, but it would even arouse suspicion.

Therefore, a person who looks beautiful on the outside, but is selfish and indifferent on the inside can deceive His Majesty's eyes even more.

Of course, pretending and deceiving blindly is not a long-term solution. Ji Chongyan knows very well that the current situation is like water on a warm furnace, and sooner or later it will boil.

He is not a person who looks forward and backward and trembles, and the facts will not allow him to look forward and backward and tremble.

The reason why he chose Li Xuanjing was not only because he needed such a person as Li Xuanjing, but also because Li Xuanjing's situation was actually quite similar to his current situation.

The difference is that Li Xuan has other choices.

If General Li lived to be a hundred years old, he would still be able to live a little longer.Or seek a powerful father-in-law, seek one or two asylum, may not necessarily die.

But he is different.

As far as the opponents of the two sides are concerned, His Majesty is far from being able to compare with a mediocre like Li Xuanrong.

An emperor who ruled the world is definitely not a mediocre ruler, and he will never allow him to live because of his status as a nephew.Not to mention nephew, even his own son may not be able to live.

It is never a joke that the Tian family has no father and son.

He is not someone who just sits and waits to die. Among all the future directions he can imagine, sooner or later he will go to the opposite of His Majesty. It is only a matter of time.

This is not a trivial matter, and there is no room for loss.So he checked carefully, and he didn't dare to mention it to An Guogong until all the evidence was convincing.

It was inevitable that Tong An Guogong would mention this point.

There is no other reason. His surname is Ji, and he is the grandson of An Guogong.If something happened one day, even if An Guogong broke up with him to avoid suspicion, in the eyes of His Majesty, they would still be inseparable.

Your Majesty is not a tyrant, but an emperor who conquers the world with martial arts, a wise emperor who governs the court with Wen Neng, and an emperor who can ruthlessly kill all threats that shake the foundation of the emperor's career in the bud.

The relationship between him and Anguo Gongfu is inseparable.When that day really comes, no matter how much the entire An Guo Mansion gets rid of it, in the eyes of His Majesty, the same surname with the word "Ji" is the fault of the An Guo Mansion.

And this mistake cannot be corrected, it is born like this.

He knew this, and Duke An also knew it.

It is better to kill by mistake than let it go. His Majesty treats courtiers the same way.

If it is said that An Guogong's original idea was to avoid danger and save the entire Ji clan from disaster.But when the danger is unavoidable, it can only be faced head-on.

An Guogong understood the reason why the eldest grandson wanted to confess all this to him. It was unavoidable and he had to deal with it.

Today's An Guogong Mansion is like a gorgeously decorated castle in the air, but it is in danger of collapsing at any time.

It's just...he looked at Ji Chongyan, and couldn't help asking: "Brother Yan, when did you start to be suspicious of these things? And when did you start to be suspicious of His Majesty?"

Ji Chongyan looked at An Guogong, was silent for a moment, and said frankly: "If you only talk about doubts, I don't think my mother's emotions are quite right in the last period of her life."

Duke An was very surprised: Brother Yan was just a child at that time!
"My mother has emotional problems. Although my uncle treats me well, I think my mother's tone of voice when she mentions my uncle is a little weird." Ji Chongyan explained.

Of course, no precocious child can do anything at that time.No matter how powerful he is, a child who has nothing in his hands can only doubt his fantasy.

When I really started to do something, I met Zhao Jiajun.

It's just that, for His Majesty, he never dared to really believe it in his private heart.Even then, he was just a child.

But it was precisely because of these reasons that after knowing that his opponent was most likely to be a king with a gentle and martial arts strategy, he had no choice but to start growing at an astonishing speed.To deal with such an opponent, as long as the growth is slow, one mistake may kill him at any time.

An Guogong looked at the eldest grandson in front of him, and the eldest grandson who was spreading everything out at this time no longer restrained his aura in front of him.

After careful calculation, the eldest grandson is only past the age of weak crown.What was his dad doing when he was his age?An Guogong recalled that the weak crown, the watershed of adulthood, left nothing for the eldest son except for age, wrinkles and greasy oldness.

Still as confused as ever, as out of tune as ever.

For this eldest son, no father in this world would be satisfied, and so is he.But at this time, for the first time, he felt that the eldest son was not born in vain.

The eldest son has been muddle-headed all his life, and has never done a single good thing, except... he got such an eldest grandson for him.

As if the dormant dragon and tiger finally showed their sharp claws, an indescribable subtle feeling suddenly rose in An Guogong's heart: a person like him who has been in the position of prince for many years is not like this in front of his eldest grandson. momentum.

Such an imposing manner... An Guogong subconsciously glanced at the painting of the great eunuch Quan Hai: If he were an emperor, he would not let such a person go.

Of course, he is not an emperor, nor does he intend to be an emperor, he is just brother Yan's grandfather.

"So, Brother Yan, what do you need your grandfather to do?" An Guogong looked at the eldest grandson in front of him and said, "Grandfather is old, but it can be done with one or two cooperation."

Ji Chongyan's eyebrows and eyes stretched: Although he doesn't have a good father, he has the best grandfather in the world.

"Grandfather believes in me, I will never let you down!" Ji Chongyan spoke loudly.

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After entering the palace, An Guogong and his eldest grandson closed the door and talked for half an hour, and then they went out.An Guogong went out of the city to pick up Mrs. Ji, and Ji Chongyan went to Dongpingbo Mansion with an imperial decree.

Although I didn't want to disturb others, the rule when proclaiming the imperial decree is that everyone is present.

Not only Jiang Zhao who was in the yamen was called back, but also Mrs. Jiang Er, Mrs. Jiang San, Jiang Hui who was lame, and Mrs. Jiang's two sons, Jiang Huang and Jiang Shaoling.

Except...Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang Third.

Of course Ji Chongyan would not wait for Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang San to come back. Hearing that "Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang San are not at home", he immediately said "It's okay".

What does it matter that these two are not at home?It's not that Jiang Zhao is not at home, so the decree can be announced.

"Follow the sky, the emperor's edict said..."

Jiang Shaoling, who was called back to listen to the imperial decree, heard this voice like a jade rapping in his ears, it was indescribably beautiful.He couldn't help but secretly raised his eyes, and looked at the rumored Prince Ji again.

Just looking at it makes people blush.Originally thought that the Second Young Master Ji had a very good life, but compared with his elder cousin, he felt that the Second Young Master Ji was not good enough.

Jiang Shaoling only felt that her girlish heart was constantly pounding, and her eyes couldn't help glancing at him.

Until that beautiful voice like the tap of jade rang in my ears, "...it's a match made in heaven, and I specially bestow this marriage..."

The word "marriage bestowed" exploded in his ears like thunder, Jiang Shaoling looked at Jiang Shaoyan who was kneeling at the front in disbelief, the sourness in his heart gushed out like a rushing spring.

Your Majesty is crazy!Look at the one and only exiled immortal gentleman that day, how can Jiang Si, a fat man, be worthy of him?
It's a match made in heaven... How can His Majesty come up with such words?

Jiang Shaoling only felt the qi and blood rushing up in his chest, and he was muddled.After reading the imperial decree, even Jiang Zhao and Jiang Shaoyan didn't know how they left, they just stood there in a daze, biting their lips, without saying a word.

In the end is the person who came here!Seeing Jiang Shaoling's appearance, Mrs. Jiang Er sneered, shook the round fan in her hand, and said, "Miss San is jealous!"

The Jiang family's family background is not conspicuous in Chang'an City, where the rich and powerful are all over the place, but the family background of the Ji Shizi is very conspicuous in Chang'an City.

Of course, the most conspicuous thing is not his family background, but his appearance.

She didn't dare to think of such an old hill flower that could only be seen from a distance.But... right now, this old flower of the hills has walked down the mortal world by itself, and... has been assigned to such a person.

Jiang Shao's spirit is so sour, she usually likes to do small tricks behind her back, but she still has to put on a face, she can't help but ask: "Why? Is she worthy?"

She is better than Jiang Shaoyan!

"Whether you are worthy or not is up to the eldest son of the family, you have the final say?" Mrs. Jiang Er shook her fan and looked at Mrs. Jiang San who was still in a daze, and said, "Old third daughter-in-law, take care of your third daughter-in-law! Mo'what do you say?" What should be said, what should not be said’ I don’t know. This is Dongpingbo Mansion!”

When she said the words "Dongping Bofu", she always emphasized the tone, and the meaning in the words was obvious.

Mrs. Jiang San pursed her lips, but did not speak.

Her face was not very good-looking: Ever since the old lady was sent away and the dead ghost in the family disappeared, Sanfang's life has not been easy.

It is also not easy to have a second room.She glanced at the second sister-in-law who was the meanest in the past. She was obviously wearing old clothes from last year, but the person who should have lived a bad life unexpectedly gained weight.

Mostly, those who are close to Zhu are red and those who are close to ink are black. If they get close to Si Yatou, they will become the same as Si Yatou.Mrs. Jiang San thought.

How can this appearance of a wide-hearted and fat body look like a bad life?Mrs. Jiang San was puzzled, what happened to this second sister-in-law?

But she faintly felt that they were the only ones living in the entire Dongping Bo's mansion.

Why?Mrs. Jiang San is really hard to understand.

(End of this chapter)