Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 84
In Jiang's house, there was a man with a gentle and elegant appearance, who was sitting on a chair, and a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to the man was sitting next to him.

"Wen'er, you are also the minister of the court now, you should see the affairs of the court very clearly, and there is no need to say anything to you for your father." Jiang Xun looked at Jiang Wen and said.

"My son knows, father. Now the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Jin are already fighting over Princess Yongning. As the main family of the Imperial Academy, the Jiang family must support a royal family if they want to survive this battle for succession. And The best choice for this person is His Royal Highness King Jin." Jiang Wen calmly sorted out the status of the Jiang family in the court.

"In the Imperial Academy, the Wang family, which has always been against our Jiang family, has already taken refuge in His Highness the Crown Prince. If the Jiang family also takes refuge in His Highness the Crown Prince, it will only cause troubles with the Wang family. The Wang family has bad conduct, and we must be careful when working with them in the future. That being the case, the Jiang family might as well support the King of Jin, openly quarrel with the Wang family, and avoid getting entangled inside. This is the best for the Jiang family.” Jiang Xun talked about the Wang family, and thought of their methods in the Imperial Academy. Some said disdainfully.

"Father, son understands."

"You have always been mature and stable, and you are very reassuring as a father. It would be great if Wu'er was half as stable as you." Jiang Xun felt a little headache when he thought of his second son.

Maybe in every family, there is a mature and steady one who makes parents feel at ease, and there is a cheerful and jumpy one who makes parents have a headache.

It's okay for Jiang Lu to dance with knives and guns day after day, but she also clamored to go to the battlefield.After finally arriving at the Ministry of War, I calmed down a little, and now I started shouting again.

The battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is very likely that you will die on the battlefield.Generations of civil servants in the Jiang family have never had military generals, and it may be very difficult for Jiang Yu to stand out among the generals.

Jiang Xun also told him, but Jiang Yu just couldn't take it anymore, and spent all day reading some military books, carefully observing the situation at the border, and couldn't stop him even if he wanted to.

Jiang Wen couldn't help laughing when he thought of his younger brother who was jumping up and down all day, "Father, maybe the second brother is born to be a general. The second brother's martial arts are not bad, he would get up every morning to practice and go to the study to read military books at night. It's not like military generals appear in families that haven't had civil servants for generations, isn't Hussar General Qi Yun one of them."

"It's you who protects him every day. Although Qi Yun is well-known, he died on the battlefield in the end, leaving only a single seedling." Then Jiang Xun sighed, "But this child is also poor, father They all died on the battlefield, and my mother also died of illness. Without the protection of my parents, it must not be easy to grow up in the Qi family."

"Speaking of which, the second brother seems to have a very good relationship with the third son of Qi, and even the martial arts are taught by the third son of Qi. It seems that the second brother practiced every morning is taught by the third son of Qi." Jiang Wen praised, "But this It is really a rare talent for the third son Qi to be able to be the Minister of the Ministry of War without the protection of his parents."

"He is indeed capable, with the demeanor of a Hussar general." Jiang Xun couldn't help but praise.

When Jiang Wen came out for a walk after dinner, he found that Jiang Yu had no appetite for a plate of pastries, so he smiled and said, "Second brother, why have you been asking the kitchen to make pastries recently? Didn't you always dislike pastries?" Have a sweet tooth?"

Jiang Lu didn't like sweets before, but after he went to the Ministry of War, he started to like pastries, and he kept urging the kitchen to make them.But every time after just a few sips, I put it down with disgust, and I was still very depressed.

"Brother, you have never eaten the cakes brought by Shaoyi. They taste sweet and sticky, not greasy at all, they are just like cakes. Our kitchen is incomparable, and the taste is still very greasy." Jiang Lu complained.

"Shaoyi? Is it the third son Qi?" Jiang Wen asked with some doubts.

"Yeah, it seems that a friend of Shaoyi made the pastry. He hasn't made it since last winter. I still want to eat that sweet osmanthus cake. It would be great if I could eat it every day in the future." Jiang Lu looked up at the sky and said expectantly.

Jiang Wen looked at Jiang Lu's little greedy cat, shook his head and laughed.

Two months passed quickly, and Princess Yongning was about to enter the door.On this day, the Qi family got up early to prepare, and everyone forced a smile on their face.Especially Mrs. Li, who was wearing a gorgeous official lady's long dress, but the smile on her face was uglier than crying.

Qi Yuan, Qi Wen and Qi Cheng can still laugh, after all, no matter how powerful Princess Yongning is, she is only a woman, and she can only live in the yard of the Qi family in the future.

If it was Qi Zhe who smiled more happily inside, he always had a schadenfreude smile on his face. Everyone said that he was inferior to Qi Chen. Now that Qi Chen married this wicked woman, wouldn't he take the opportunity to laugh at him?

Seeing his son being beaten twice, Qi Cheng could still laugh out gleefully, wanting Princess Yongning to catch him and make trouble, right?So he walked over with a gloomy face and knocked on the head again.

After Qi Zhe was beaten, he quickly put away the smile on his face and survived.

Qi Chen was wearing a red groom's suit, with a gentle smile on his face, making it impossible to see any reluctance.It's just that when he saw the cold and calm man next to him, the hatred in his eyes deepened.

Because marrying a princess of one dynasty, the battle is definitely going to be big.Decorated with lanterns and festoons, beating gongs and drums, people welcoming the relatives lined up from the Qi Mansion to the gate of the palace.It is dazzling and gorgeous red all over the eyes, and it is even more eye-catching under the sunlight.

In the sedan chair, Princess Yongning wore a wedding gown of bright red and gold silk, which made the already charming and delicate face even more attractive. Her face resembled a hibiscus, her eyebrows resembled a willow, her skin was like snow, and her eyes were as charming as peach blossoms.Thinking of the gentle and refined man she was going to marry, her complexion turned redder, making her even more charming and gorgeous.

Seeing this scene, the people in the capital lamented that lovers finally get married. This kind of battle is rarely seen, and they don't know the filth behind this beauty.The ladies in the boudoir have broken their hearts one after another. The gentle and talented man is going to marry the beautiful woman. How can this not make people sad?
Qi Ze looked at these heartbroken women in the boudoir and couldn't help sighing, you escaped a catastrophe, this Qi Chen is not as gentle and kind as he appears on the surface, a sanctimonious hypocrite is the most suitable for him.

When Princess Yongning entered Qi's mansion, Qi Chen hurriedly lowered his head to catch Princess Yongning's hands. He really looked like the loving man who married his beloved woman.

Because of the Qi family's influence in the Southern Chu court, many court officials came to join in the fun.Although he knew what was going on in his heart, the crown prince and King Jin still had to give face.What's more, Qi Yuan is still there, the cabinet scholar of the first emperor's time is still in the Qi family, the Qi family has not declined, of course he will come.

Qi Yuan, Qi Wen and Qi Cheng saw this lively scene, and all the ministers came to congratulate them, so they felt better.It's just that Mrs. Li's complexion was not good all the time, Mrs. Zhao comforted Mrs. Li several times, and Mrs. Li survived.

It wasn't until the ceremony was completed and sent to the bridal chamber that everyone in the Qi family breathed a sigh of relief.It seems that the princess has no intention of making a fuss.

But everyone underestimated Princess Yongning's ability to make trouble. According to the rules of Southern Chu, the bride should serve tea to her mother-in-law.Now Princess Yongning is unwilling, because the bride has to bend down when serving tea.She is a noble princess, how can she serve tea to a courtier's wife?
Li looked at Princess Yongning sitting on the chair, ignoring the tea in the hand of the servant girl next to her, so she knew that the princess didn't want to serve tea.She didn't expect Princess Yongning to offer her tea either.

But according to the rules of Southern Chu, if the bride does not serve tea to her mother-in-law, she will lose face to her mother-in-law on the spot. How can her mother-in-law hold her head up in front of the bride in the future?It was like this on the first day of marriage, but after that it will take a long time, so what do you plan to do in the future?

So Mrs. Li didn't want to anymore, and looked straight at Princess Yongning, with a smile on her face, "Your Highness, according to the rules of Southern Chu, brides should serve tea to their mother-in-law, and the time just so happens to be the second day of the wedding." That is today."

Seeing Princess Yongning turn her head to look at her, Li continued to say: "Princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, so she must know these usual rules better than ordinary ladies from aristocratic families."

Princess Yongning looked at Li Shi and said sarcastically: "I don't know what you are talking about? You also know that this princess is a golden branch and jade leaf, so your status is worthy of this princess to serve you tea?"

"You..." Li was speechless for a moment.

She is Yinzhi's own mother, even though you are a princess, don't you want to marry my son?And she is a mother-in-law, and it is only natural for a daughter-in-law to offer tea to her mother-in-law.

"If you want to drink the tea that this princess offers you, you'd better wait until the next life. This princess will not bend down to offer tea to a courtier's wife." As she spoke, she overturned the tea in the hand of the servant girl next to her.

Seeing Princess Yongning's exaggerated words, Mrs. Li was so angry that she beat the case and scolded: "My lady is Yinzhi's own mother. If you are married to Yinzhi, you will naturally serve tea to my lady. This is the rule."

"Rules? This princess has never known what rules are. In the palace, even my mother and concubine have never drank the tea served by the princess. You bitch still wants to drink it. You are really shameless." Princess Yongning naturally refused to show weakness.

"You..." Mrs. Li was so angry that she couldn't speak again, bitch?Are you scolding her?Never dared to scold her like that.

She has been in charge of the backyard of the Qi Mansion for more than ten years, whoever sees her is obedient and flattering, including Qi Wen and those concubines who are all respectful and obedient.How dare you talk back to her, you brat, a dead girl, so what if you are a princess?See how Yinzhi married someone who didn't understand the rules.

"Hmph, the princess calls my wife a bitch, so the princess just wants to marry the bitch's son? How noble is the princess?" Li said angrily.

"Really? This princess married Yinzhi, not you. If it was Yinzhi who came here, I will definitely argue for the princess." Princess Yongning also sneered.

"Okay, since that's the case, why don't we call Yinzhi to see if Yinzhi will help you or help me?" Mrs. Li shouted.

"Just call, I'm afraid you won't succeed." Princess Yongning also followed suit.

Just when Qi Chen came over and saw Mrs. Li and Princess Yongning arguing, he knew that serving tea would not be a good respect, so he wanted to come here sooner, but he didn't expect to make a fuss.

"Princess, what's the matter? Why is the ground so messy?" Qi Chen said with a smile and pretended to be stupid.

"By the way, this bitch asked me to bend down to offer tea to her. The first day I just married, this bitch made things difficult for me. What will I do in the future?" Princess Yongning immediately ran into Qi Chen's arms and said coquettishly. .

When Mrs. Li heard Princess Yongning distorting the facts like this, she trembled even more with anger.

"Bitch? Princess, this is my mother, the princess can't call like that. Besides, it's a rule for a bride to serve tea to her mother-in-law." Qi Chen persuaded gently.

Under such circumstances, Qi Chen still chose to defend Li Shi, after all, Li Shi is his mother, and serving tea is indeed a rule.If you don't kill Princess Yongning's vigor now, the future will be long, and it will definitely become more and more excessive in the future.

"However, how can I offer tea to this lowly... minister?" Princess Yongning said aggrieved immediately.

"Since the princess is married to me, she must accept my family. The princess will make me very embarrassed." Qi Chen said with a hint of embarrassment in his tone.

"Yinzhi, I don't want to embarrass you, but..." Princess Yongning said coquettishly with tears in her eyes.

"Jia'er." Qi Chen said with a hint of embarrassment and pleading in his tone.

Princess Yongning suddenly felt her heart softened when she heard Qi Chen calling her boudoir name like this, with requests and pampering on her gentle handsome face.I had no choice but to say: "Okay, in order to attract him, I am willing to serve tea to my mother."

After that, he reluctantly picked up the new tea that had been replaced on the table, bent down and said, "Mother, please use tea."

Seeing that the arrogant and domineering Princess Yongning was persuaded by her son, Li was very satisfied.Even if the status is noble, isn't he surrendering to Yinzhi?But Mrs. Li won't go too far, after all, Emperor Zhaozheng and King Jin are still supporting her, so she helped Princess Yongning, took the tea, and said with a smile: "Princess is so kind, we are all one family."

Princess Yongning looked at Qi Chen, who also nodded with a smile, and said softly, "Thank you princess for your understanding, the princess has been wronged."

Princess Yongning looked at Qi Chen shyly, and threw herself into Qi Chen's arms, "You know I've been wronged, so just stay with me tonight."

"Okay." Qi Chen said softly, a trace of disgust flashed in the eyes where Princess Yongning couldn't see.

Seeing Princess Yongning like this, Mrs. Li thought that Princess Yongning would be obedient. Who knew that a few days later, Mrs. Li was having lunch when she heard a maid rushing over and saying, "Ma'am is not well!" , the princess cut off the plum blossom tree that Madam loves, saying that she wanted to plant a plane tree."

After being told by the maid, Li felt that she was about to faint from anger, and she grabbed the maid's hand with one hand and held her forehead with the other, really felt a headache.

That plum blossom is not an ordinary plum blossom, but a very rare and rare plain wintersweet.There are few flowers that can bloom in winter, only the plum blossoms that will not wither in winter can bloom, and Suxin Wintersweet has the longest flowering period among plum blossoms.

At the beginning, in order to find the Suxin wintersweet, Li's mouth was worn out, and she only got one. After her careful cultivation, she managed to plant a whole garden.

Now because of a Princess Yongning, her years of hard work will be ruined, who would want to do that?Immediately, Li's lunch was over and she wanted to go to see how her plum blossom tree was damaged.

At this time, Princess Yongning was standing in the garden looking at the bare plum blossom tree, and said with disgust: "Humph, plum blossom? Isn't it only in winter that it can bloom, how can it compare to the noble plane tree? Come, give these plum blossom trees to me. This princess has been chopped off."

"Princess, this is not very good. This is the plain wintersweet that my wife likes most. If the princess likes sycamore trees, I can find another good courtyard for you." The butler of the Qi Mansion bowed and laughed.

"Ma'am?" At this moment, Princess Yongning remembered the bitch who made things difficult for her a few days ago and forced her to serve tea, and immediately shouted angrily: "No, this garden is the best. The scenery here is the best, and it is the most worthy." Climb the sycamore tree."

"But Madam..."

"What big madam, is this princess honorable? Only a sycamore tree is worthy of such a garden. What else do you say? Cut it down for this princess." Princess Yongning stared at the butler next to her and shouted, frightened the butler's old legs straightened Soft.

Mrs. Li gritted her teeth angrily as she watched her plum tree being chopped down from the side corridor.But this time, Mrs. Li learned to be smart and instead of going by herself, she called Qi Chen over and asked Qi Chen to persuade Princess Yongning.

Qi Chen looked at the stern Princess Yongning in the distance, feeling that she was too different from the gentle and considerate woman he liked in his heart, a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes.

"Princess, what is the purpose of this? Why do you want to cut down the good plum tree?"

"Introduction, no matter how good the plum blossom tree is, how can it compare to the plane tree? I just like plane trees." Princess Yongning said coquettishly.

"Then the princess can change the courtyard, Qi Mansion still has many courtyards." Qi Chen continued to persuade.

But Princess Yongning was particularly stubborn this time, "No, the scenery here is the best, and only the sycamore tree is worthy of it."

Qi Chen wanted to say something more, when he heard Princess Yongning's voice, "And the first time we met was under the plane tree, have you forgotten?"

How could he forget?It was the paper kite on the sycamore tree that made him fall for her, and that hateful Qi Ze, if it wasn't for him, how could he be so aggrieved?

Thinking of Qi Ze, Qi Chen's complexion became extremely ugly, and he couldn't even smile and talk to Princess Yongning with a smile, the corner of his mouth couldn't pull out a smile.After a long time, she said: "Since we met for the first time under the plane tree, then we are bound by the plane tree. If the princess likes the plane tree, let's plant it."

Princess Yongning smiled happily when she heard the words, Qi Chen also smiled a little far-fetched, turned and left.

But Mrs. Li felt aggrieved, "I mean, is the plum blossom tree for my mother cut down like this? It was planted for my mother's hard work."

"Mother, it's just a plum tree after all. If you want to plant plum blossoms, you can change the courtyard. Let her do whatever the princess likes. During this time, the bureaucracy still has some things to do, so mother should not disturb my son." Qi Chen said to These women's disputes have always been very impatient, so they lied to Li that there was something wrong with the officials.

As soon as Mrs. Li heard that the imperial court had something to do, the matter of the Sixth Ministry was the most important matter, so she didn't dare to bother Qi Chen anymore.

(End of this chapter)