The First Auxiliary Road from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 46 How Fat Is It?

The prince Jiang Huaiqian entered the palace to pay his respects. He had just entered the Qingyuan Palace with his servants when he saw his father Emperor Chengyuan teasing thrushes and chirping in the hallway.

Seeing him approaching, Emperor Chengyuan nodded lightly, took the handkerchief from Yang Xun, wiped his hands and beckoned his son to talk in the small garden behind.

At this time, there was still some time before lunch, and Emperor Chengyuan planned to take his son to the pavilion to talk.

Prince Jiang Huaiqian's chess skills are ordinary, and he doesn't have to worry about making moves, so his moves are extremely casual.

On the contrary, Emperor Chengyuan thought about it from time to time, and finally ate his son for a few pieces. Then he caught sight of Yang Xun taking the booklet from a servant, and threw the white jade chess piece he was holding into the chess jar, and said to his son with a smile: "I remember that girl An's nephew in your house also went to the garden party?"

The An girl he was talking about was the side concubine of the prince Jiang Huaiqian, the second daughter of Duke An's mansion.

Jiang Huaiqian also put down the pawns: "An Yu is the only child of the right age to attend the garden party in the Duke of An's and Marquis An's houses. Although he has just turned four years old, he is the eldest grandson of the Duke of An's family. Mama picked him up, although An Shi was reluctant to give up, she was not easy to refute."

Emperor Cheng Yuan's face remained unchanged, and he sighed at the end: "At the beginning, I made a mistake and gave An girl to the Chen family. I didn't want the Chen family to commit crimes and be demoted by me. I missed the childhood friendship with An Guogong and couldn't bear her. I was troubled, so I promised her to be your side concubine, and now in the blink of an eye... this child was born when the son of Duke An died for the country, right?"

Jiang Huaiqian bowed his head and said: "At the time when Arong invaded in the grassland, An Shizi led the army to retreat and was injured and died for the country. At that time, Yu'er was about to be caught, and the wife of Shizi was too sad to follow him. The side concubine An was worried about Yu'er, so she took care of me. Take him to the mansion to raise him."

Hearing what he said, Emperor Chengyuan couldn't help but think of the battle that involved A Rong, Chu, and Qi on the three battlefields: "Senior An, the pillar of the country! That battle made A Rong retreat thousands of miles. Things are not easy, there are tigers eyeing them, and I can't help worrying that they have the intention of mantis catching cicadas and orioles after them!"

Jiang Huaiqian replied: "Although Ah Rong's ambitions are still unabated, if he wants to raise troops to attack, it will not be possible in a few years. Instead, it will give me a chance to integrate the people in Dachu and cultivate my health and rest."

Emperor Chengyuan didn't say a word, and tapped his fingers on the table.

Tap, tap, tap... tap tap.

The knocking sound was very clear in the gazebo where the needles could be heard.

Jiang Huaiqian lowered his eyes and waited quietly.

After about half a cup of tea, Emperor Cheng Yuan woke up from his own thoughts and looked at the prince: "I have decided to give the position of Duke Anguo's eldest son to the second son of Anguogong."

"Father Huang Shengming!" Jiang Huaiqian's face was as usual when he heard the words, as if he had already understood.

Emperor Chengyuan couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "You are so calm, did you already guess?"

Jiang Huaiqian sighed: "At the beginning, the minister agreed to the concubine An's use of the royal power to force Yu'er into the mansion. It was also because An's cried that this was the only way to protect Anyu. The father is kind and far-sighted. He must not be allowed to swagger through the market like a child holding money. Such an arrangement is the way to preserve it."

"It's good if you can figure it out." Emperor Chengyuan smiled gratifiedly, "After you educate Zhongliang well, when he becomes a talent, can you, the uncle who raised him, treat him badly?"

Jiang Huaiqian didn't dare to answer, but just said his father, Huang Shengming.

Emperor Chengyuan waved his hand, and said: "I heard that Mrs. An Guogong intends to raise An Yu. I think if the position of the son is confirmed, she can live in peace... But if she still has this intention, you and Mrs. An should treat it with caution." , even if you don’t send it back, don’t make a fuss in the city.”

Jiang Huaiqian quickly said yes: "Mr. An once talked with his mother, and Mrs. Guo also said that it depends on Yu'er's wishes."

"It's good for you to know what's in your mind. I'm getting old, and I really don't want my childhood playmates to come and cry with me." Emperor Chengyuan waved his hand, not wanting to continue the conversation, and turned his head to tell Yang Xun, "Speak more easily, my friend." Let me calm down."

Yang Xun glanced at the crown prince Jiang Huaiqian, the first page of the booklet in his hand recorded the deeds of that young master An from An Yu.

When Jiang Huaiqian saw him like this, he knew that An Yu was causing trouble, and he thought that Mrs An really had the foresight, and after deciding to let An Yu attend the meeting, he said many good things to him, both openly and secretly.

Emperor Chengyuan smiled and ordered Yang Xun to read it directly.

Yang Xun smiled apologetically at Jiang Huaiqian, and read the record word by word in a rhythmic tone.

Jiang Huaiqian was still angry when he first heard it, but the more he listened, the less he took it seriously, and he soon relaxed.

If you ask him, Lai Anyu can't cause trouble, he is only so old, it is impossible to provoke others.

He listened to his aunt An's words the most, and he attended the garden party this time for the purpose of making friends, but who would have thought that he would overhear others laughing at him for his round figure and mocking him for his embarrassing status!
Not to mention a child, even an adult can't calm down after seeing with his own eyes what it means to be respectful.

Probably stimulated by those people's demeanor, the child led the guards arranged by An's to beat up a few scrupulous family members.

After that, when he came into contact with people, there was a gap in his heart, and his behavior was no longer as well-behaved and gentle as before.

Whoever came to talk to him to please him, he raised his chin and looked at the other person, his words and actions were arrogant, and he seemed very unapproachable.

The child also drove away the few friends he had made before, and walked around with the guards alone.

When he walked to the colorful lake, he had another conflict with the young lady of Sheng Guogong's family.

"The second concubine's daughter of Duke Sheng's mansion saw that Mr. An was unaccompanied, so she wanted to invite Mr. An to take the same boat, but Mr. An choked her back."

After Yang Xun finished speaking, Jiang Huaiqian waited and saw that he didn't say any more, so he couldn't help asking: "Is this gone?"

Yang Xun quickly looked at the records on the page of the brochure, and hurriedly said: "Afterwards, Young Master An went to Taoyuan Huahai to watch the excitement, but Young Master An did not participate."

"So that's it." Jiang Huaiqian breathed a sigh of relief, complaining in his heart that Yang Xun's previous performance was too exaggerated, making him think that the child caused trouble!
It's just beating a few children from aristocratic families who don't understand the style of a gentleman, and it's not a big deal.

The bodyguard next to An Yu was asked by his side concubine An Shi to go there. Although he was twelve or thirteen years old, he was extremely skilled and knew the severity of the matter.

As for An Yu's later arrogant attitude, and the fact that he refused the little girl's invitation not very tactfully... Can this be considered a problem?
Jiang Huaiqian secretly smiled.

Of course, Jiang Huaiqian was not the only one who thought this way in the gazebo, even Emperor Cheng Yuan didn't think what An Yu did was out of line.

At the moment, he is somewhat interested in the bustle of the sea of ​​flowers in Taoyuan mentioned by Yang Xun.

Seeing this, Yang Xun hurriedly continued to read vividly.

"A daughter from the Sheng family again?" Hearing Yang Xun mention the names and surnames of both parties in the Taoyuan Huahai farce, Emperor Chengyuan was surprised, and immediately asked his son, "The second lady Sheng mentioned in the records is the daughter of the third son of the Sheng family?"

Jiang Huaiqian thought for a while, then nodded and said yes: "I remember, Shu Quan's cousin's eldest daughter... is indeed ranked second."

"Oh, that's right! I remember that his little girl was the youngest in the Duke's Mansion, and last time he sued me for this child!"

Emperor Cheng Yuan became interested, he smiled and asked Yang Xun to continue reading.

As Yang Xun read the words eloquently, the expressions of Emperor Chengyuan and Crown Prince Jiang Huaiqian gradually became richer.

After Yang Xun finished reading, Emperor Chengyuan couldn't help looking at his son curiously, and asked, "Little Jiu Niang from the third kid of the Sheng family...how fat is she?"

(End of this chapter)