Sir, I just want to be a salted fish

Chapter 243 Li Chu
Jiang Ning leaned close to Jiang Shunian and whispered, "Father, my daughter and brother are thinking of you very much these days."

Jiang Zeyou, who was following his sister, nodded.

Jiang Shunian stroked his daughter's hair and looked lovingly at her daughter who was still as close to him as before. The corners of her mouth could not help but turn up.

Jiang Shunian looked at a pair of children and said warmly: "My father bought some gadgets for you brothers and sisters at the border and will send them to your yard later."

Jiang Zeyou stood silently beside his father and sister, and when he heard this, he laughed silently with his dimples.

Mei found an opportunity to intervene in the chat between Jiang Shunian and his son, "The third brother will go on an expedition with the Holy Master and will be rewarded soon. You are the only one among the brothers in our Marquis Mansion."

Jiang Shunian said calmly: "Second sister-in-law is joking, we brothers are all responsible for our responsibilities, there is no distinction between high and low."

Mei's face remained unchanged as she continued: "When mother and son returned to Beijing, your second brother lamented that he hadn't had a drink and chat with his eldest brother and third brother for a long time."

Jiang Shuheng suddenly answered, "Second brother and I thought of one thing. It's true that we three brothers haven't gotten together for a long time.

Next year it will be time for the second brother to return to Beijing to report on his work. Then we three brothers can have a good drink, haha. "

"That's what the elder brother said." Mei said with an annoyed expression.

Jiang Yuan glanced at her mother, Mrs. Mei, and said warmly, "Uncle and third uncle, after my father is off duty, he often reads family letters in the study until late at night. Although his father doesn't mention it, my niece knows that her father must miss her parents and brothers at home very much."

After hearing this, Mrs. Hou couldn't help but burst into tears. She missed her most as a mother when her second son was sent away to serve as an official.

She beckoned Jiang Yuan to her and hugged Jiang Yuan. Both her grandparents and her grandson had red eyes and cried silently.

Marquis Yongning looked at Madam Hou helplessly, "How unbecoming are you in front of this junior?"

Mrs. Hou didn't care about Yongning Hou's words, she just held her granddaughter in her arms and missed her second son who had left home.

Mrs. Xiao, the prince's wife, approached the two of them, wiped away their tears, and said in a funny voice: "Mother, my second brother is serving as an official to serve the country, the country, and the country. As a family, we must be more open-minded;
Besides, it is a good thing that the third brother returned home safely, and we should be happy. "

While talking, Ms. Xiao winked at Jiang Yuan and asked her to persuade Mrs. Hou to be more cheerful.

This is a happy event for the third bedroom, but the second bedroom showing its presence here really disappoints everyone.

Jiang Yuan was not impolite. She was just trying to make up for her mother, Mei, but she didn't expect to make her grandmother sad, so she quickly comforted her softly.

"It's my fault. As I get older, I feel uncomfortable when I think that only my second child is not around at home."

Mrs. Hou looked at the family members in the room trying their best to smile, and then looked at Tang Bingxuan.

"The third child will serve your husband when he goes back to freshen up and have a rest. After dinner, we will have dinner in the main courtyard for the third child."

The people in each room went back to their own courtyards to freshen up and rest. Marquis Yongning also left on his own and did not bother Mrs. Hou in the main courtyard.

In the clean room of the third-bedroom courtyard, Tang Bingxuan helped Jiang Shunian scrub his back.

"The Holy Father will hold a celebration banquet in a few days, so An An can stay at home with her mother."

Tang Bingxuan stopped what she was doing and asked, "What?"

Jiang Shunian turned around and faced his wife, "On his way back to Beijing, the Holy Emperor mentioned that he wanted An An to marry the eldest prince." Empress Ping had also mentioned before that Tang Bingxuan thought the empress wanted An An as her daughter-in-law because of their sisterly friendship. , I didn’t expect that the Holy One actually had this idea.

The couple had a tacit understanding that they did not want their daughter to marry into the royal family, even if they were promised the title of queen.

"Then what happened in the end?" Tang Bingxuan asked anxiously.

Jiang Shunian sighed, "I have rejected the Holy Emperor, but I am afraid that An An and the eldest prince will fall in love over time if they come into contact with each other too much."

After Rong Guogong and others returned to Beijing, the Holy Emperor held a banquet in the palace to reward all the meritorious officials.

Duke Rong Guo was already a first-class noble and could not be ennobled. He was given the false title of Grand Master and was rewarded with gold, jewels, silk and silk;
Tang Wensong was appointed as the border general to station at the border, and he was specially allowed to bring his wife and children to reunite with his family;
Other generals were awarded official positions and many rewards for their merits;
Not only did Jiang Shunian receive many rewards and was granted the title of Prince Shaobao, he was still the commander of the imperial army and was in charge of palace defense.

Now that the Ling Kingdom has not established a crown prince, Jiang Shunian has been given the title of Prince Shaobao, allowing the keen-minded courtiers to get a glimpse of the emperor's intentions.

The Holy Emperor looked very interested, "All of you dear friends here are good ministers of our Ling Kingdom, and I am deeply gratified."

"The great saint's wisdom and martial prowess are the blessings of our country, the country of Ling."

The Holy General praised the ministers who had made meritorious contributions to the expedition one by one. The ministers who stayed in Kyoto were also praised by the Holy Master for their hard work. The atmosphere at the palace banquet was harmonious and harmonious.

The wine was getting thicker when the Holy Emperor suddenly said, "I have been here for a few months. Although the eldest prince is still young, he handles the rules and regulations of the government in a way that impresses me. I have a successor to the Ling Kingdom."

The Holy One suddenly said this, and all the officials at the palace banquet had different thoughts and responded to the Holy One.

In the morning of the next day, many ministers wrote memorials late at night and presented them to the Holy One today, asking the Holy One to appoint the crown prince.

Your Majesty has long had the intention of establishing a prince. Yesterday he made some suggestions, and today he accepted the result early in the morning.

Everyone in the Ling Kingdom knew that there were three princes under the Holy Emperor. The eldest prince and the second prince were both born to Queen Ping and were of good health. The third prince was born to Concubine An and had always been delicate and frail.

The eldest prince is young and mature, and he made no mistakes in handling the government affairs together with the cabinet ministers during the few months after the emperor left the capital.

Everyone knew that the eldest prince was the most qualified to appoint a crown prince. However, the appointment of a crown prince was a major matter and needed to be discussed by many parties.

The third prince's mother-concubine is An Bin, a direct daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion, and the mother clan of the Empress Dowager Qin. Most people do not dare to blatantly touch the Qin family's bad luck.

The Holy Emperor intends to establish a crown prince. This matter is not a family matter but a state matter. Naturally, he has to discuss it in detail with all the ministers. The memorial sent to the court earlier asking for the establishment of a crown prince was left unpublished.

Everyone in the Wu'an Hou Mansion also attended the palace celebration banquet last night. It's not that they didn't understand what the Holy One meant, but the Holy One was only 30 years old and the eldest prince was only in his early tenth year. They didn't want the Holy One to appoint a heir apparent at this time.

The third prince was delicate and frail because his mother had not raised him well in the womb. The Qin family was anxious but they also tried their best to help find a good doctor;

Regardless of anything else, the third prince is the son of the Holy One. His body and bones may not be well maintained when he grows up. The Holy One can't even wait for the prince to grow up;

Furthermore, in terms of family status, Queen Heping's mother clan, the Huai'an Marquis Mansion, is equally matched. If Pingyu hadn't been the Crown Princess and Qin Zhilan had been the Crown Prince Liangyuan, the positions of the two princes would have been swapped.

The matter of establishing a crown prince has not yet been decided, and the Qin family of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion has begun to take action. At this time, it is even more unfair to not fight for the future.

Therefore, after the early morning court, several masters of the Wu'an Hou Mansion took carriages and began to visit the famous or powerful noble families in Kyoto.