rich concubine

Chapter 157 Brought an interesting gift
There is an Immortal Tea Tower in the capital, where tea-loving scribes often gather.

On the first day of the first lunar month, literati and poets gathered here to have fun together.

The eldest prince, Meng Yan, gathered the fourth-rank general Ningwei and the fifth-rank prince Xima in Jianqingju.

Jiang Shunxiao and Qin Yu.

Meng Yan is the eldest son of Queen Qin and the eldest son of the direct emperor of Meng State. Logically speaking, it should be a matter of course to be crowned prince. However, before the founding of Meng State, Emperor Meng married the daughter of a former Qi State official. The second empress's concubine Xie Guifei, her son Meng Yu is also the second son of the emperor who is not inferior to his legitimate son. There are also supporters of the previous dynasty in the court, so I will not go into too much detail about the matter of establishing the legitimate son.

It should be said that the court today is not stable, and the situation of being divided into two is particularly obvious.

One faction is the loyal ministers of Meng who support the eldest son of the emperor, such as King Anning and Duke of Qin.

One group is the old ministers of several dynasties who supported the second son of the Qi State and later the Meng State, such as Xie Hou Ye, Wang Shangshu Ling, and Chen Yushi.

This time, the eldest prince made an appointment with Jiang and Qin, not just to win over them. They were already his own people, so why did they need to win over them?

It's just a gathering among friends, but the content of the gathering is not just chatting...

Qin Yu criticized Jiang Shunxiao because of Rong Yi's incident, but the inextricable relationship between them would never be destroyed just because of a woman.

Meng Yan is older than the two of them, now in his twenties. His style has always been calm, but he is never ambiguous when he should be harsh.

He and Jiang Shunxiao had a few things that were very imaginative. The only difference was that Jiang Shunxiao was a military general and he was a politician.

The bloody storm in the court was no milder than on the battlefield.

Perhaps the red-faced and eloquent adults who were arguing in the court yesterday were pushed out the next day and charged with extermination of the family.

In an instant, all the glory and reputation disappeared under that butcher knife.

Today's Mongolia may be able to keep its people fed and clothed, but it is extremely unstable and people have to be on guard.

Meng Yan was tall and tall, almost the same as Jiang and Qin standing together, but he was not as strong as Jiang Shunxiao, nor was he as elegant as Qin Yun. He had more charming charm because he was so handsome.

There is a sense of nobility in every gesture.

Squinting his eyes slightly, a plan came to mind.

He looked at Jiang Shunxiao, exhaled a white breath, and said in a low and steady voice, "Father wants you to go to Xunzhou."

Jiang Shunxiao nodded slightly and said, "The news has been received."

Qin Yu also said: "But, why did Your Majesty appoint me and my cousin to go? Wouldn't it be wrong for both of us to leave..." Before he finished speaking, he only glanced at Meng Yan.

Didn't he chop off the eldest prince's arm?Meng Yan held the teacup, covered the smile at the corner of his mouth, and said, "I guess my father wants you to guard the Lingnan area."

Jiang Shunxiao's eyes flashed slightly, this was what he thought of that day.

The Lingnan area has always been unstable. Floods actually refer to rampant water bandits, while Xiuzhi actually refers to the management of corrupt officials.

Jiang Shunxiao was sent there to suppress the evil force of the water bandits, and Qin Yuan was sent there to punish corrupt officials.

With the emperor's authorization, allowing these two young men to make their debut may not necessarily be a help to the eldest prince.

Qin Yu nodded thoughtfully, but...

When can I come back?

But at the same time, he thought that his cousin was also going, so would Rong Yi be able to feel at ease for a while?
Just as I was thinking about this, I heard Meng Yan jokingly say: "I haven't asked you yet, how are you doing after your wedding?"

Jiang Shunxiao paused, thinking that Qin Yun was beside him, and just said: "It's delicious."

Qin Yu couldn't help but glance at him, Jiang Shunxiao looked back at him, and then said: "My cousin got married and brought me an interesting gift."

Qin Yu understood it almost immediately, and frowned immediately. It could be seen that Jiang Shunxiao's eyes were calm, and it seemed that he was not as angry as he thought.

Meng Yan didn't know what was going on, he was just curious, but when he saw the strange expression between the two of them, he remained silent and pretended not to hear.

Then asked: "When do you plan to leave?"

Jiang Shunxiao retracted his thoughts and said: "About the middle of the first month."

Qin Yu also nodded and said: "The sooner this happens, the better. If you go there as soon as possible, I will feel at ease."

Jiang Shunxiao raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes, this time, I plan to bring the gift my cousin gave me."

Hearing this, Qin Yan's pupils shrank and his fists on his knees clenched.

Meng Yan couldn't sit still at this moment and asked directly: "What kind of gift is it that makes you like it so much?"

Jiang Shunxiao took a sip of tea, smiled lightly, and said, "I really like it." But he didn't answer what the gift was.

Qin Yu frowned slightly, picked up the tea in front of him and drank it in one gulp without saying another word.

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(End of this chapter)