Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 45: The Tough Guy's Love
Wen Qingwan had no idea what had happened in the Shangshu Mansion. She sat in the carriage and listened to her brothers and sisters chattering about how delicious the Yun Mansion's pastries were.

She looked at them with pity. Although Wen Mingzhu had taken away the love of her parents and family since she was a child, she had no worries about food and clothing.

Marquis Cheng'en is truly an excellent man. He has no money but still has so many children!
It was lunch time when they returned to the Xiao Mansion. Xiao Jin had not come back yet, but Wen Qingwan would not wait for him.

"The Marquis hasn't come back yet, and we can't let so many people wait for him. Let's set up the food and eat first."

The others felt more comfortable eating without Xiao Jin, so no one objected.

At this time, Xiao Jin was in the imperial study. During the morning court session, Xiao Jin was sitting on a chair and was carried by two subordinates, which scared the emperor.

He immediately ordered someone to invite Xiao Jin to the imperial study for questioning, and also invited the imperial physician over.

Frightened, Xiao Jin quickly knelt down and said, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am not in the way. I did this on purpose."

The emperor looked at Xiao Jin kneeling very neatly, and he really didn't look like he had any problems. He felt much better, "Hurry up and get up and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Xiao Jin bowed, he stood up and stood in front of the emperor.

"I'm glad you're okay. Yi'er only has you as his cousin in the capital. If anything happens to you, how can I tell Concubine De? You're just making a fool of yourself!"

Xiao Jin was not very angry when he heard the emperor blaming him, but he still apologized sincerely.

"It was my recklessness. My leg has healed, but I didn't know how to face you all, so I asked them to carry me. I didn't expect to make Your Majesty worried."

"What? Your leg disease is cured?" The emperor stood up from the dragon throne in surprise.

He quickly came to Xiao Jin and shouted excitedly, "Doctor, come in quickly, all of you come forward and check carefully."

The two imperial doctors who came in were the emperor's confidants. They took turns examining the patient and finally concluded that the patient was indeed cured.

"You guys go out first, don't make this public."

"Wei Chen retire."

After the two imperial doctors left, the emperor laughed happily and patted Xiao Jin on the shoulder again.

"I originally wanted you to go to the border immediately to exchange Yi'er for Beijing, but I miss you as a newlywed, so I will wait until the Dragon Boat Festival to bring your wife to the palace banquet."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will definitely bring my wife to the appointment." Xiao Jin agreed with a smile.

He originally thought that the emperor would ask who healed his leg, although he couldn't say. Unexpectedly, the emperor didn't ask, which made him feel particularly good.

"Your maternal grandfather, the Shen family, was once famous throughout the world a hundred years ago, but in the past twenty years or so, the children of the Shen family have failed miserably in the imperial examinations. Not to mention Jinshi, there is not even a Juren."

"I am ashamed. It was my father who broke my grandfather's heart and made the children of the Shen family unwilling to go to the capital."

"Jin'er, there are no outsiders here. As your uncle, I'm telling you again that my favorite heir has always been Yi'er, but you are the only one behind him."

The emperor was not saying sentimental words, nor was he partial to the fifth prince. If the crown prince could do a little more good, he would not want to change the heir.

After all, the prince's in-laws are powerful, so it is easier for him to secure his throne than anyone else, but he also needs to have some real ability to lead everyone.

It's a pity that the prince is obsessed with women all day long and can't even manage the harem, so how can he rule the world!
An emperor can be infatuated, but there must be a limit. Just like he doesn't like the queen, but he still has every bit of respect for her.

The favor he showed to his beloved woman would never exceed that of the empress, and only in this way could the court and the harem remain peaceful.

But what about the prince!
When the second daughter of the Wen family was only twelve years old, he had already been clamoring to marry her as the Crown Princess. He had been the emperor for eighteen years and still didn't dare to be as arrogant as the Crown Prince!
Originally, he just hoped that the prince would behave himself and not cause trouble for him. Now that the crown prince had been appointed, he had no intention of changing him.

After the Crown Prince's disturbance four years ago, the Emperor had decided to change the heir apparent. Now that the Crown Prince favors his concubine every day, the Emperor is even more determined to change the heir apparent.

"I will do my utmost for Your Majesty, even if it means death." Xiao Jin said this, but he didn't think so in his heart.

He has now married the little girl, but has not yet won her heart, and he does not want to die on the battlefield.

If he died in battle, what would happen to his delicate and weak wife!
Everyone says that he is bloody and violent, but this tough guy can also be tender-hearted, and tenderness is the only thing a tough guy has in his life.

"Don't tell me about life or death. I know you don't want to die. I can also see that you like the girl from the Wen family very much."

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. I really like her and I am thinking of giving her to her once I have earned some military merit..."

"What should you give her back? She is already a first-rank lady? I heard that Minister Wen broke off the engagement with her?" The emperor asked out of gossip.

"I want to give her so much more. Let's not talk about that for now. When she came back home that day, I don't know how she offended Wen Mingzhu..."

Xiao Jin's eloquence was better than ever before. He chattered with the emperor about their visit that day.

"I knew that the prince's concubine was restless. If Wen Mingzhu dared to embarrass your wife at the Dragon Boat Festival, I would definitely punish her."

"On behalf of the little girl, I would like to thank Your Majesty for your grace." Xiao Jin wanted to kneel down again, but was stopped by the emperor.

The emperor and his minister talked about state affairs for a long time. Seeing that the emperor still didn't want to let him go, Xiao Jin could only say that he was worried about the little girl, and only then was he allowed to go.

The emperor looked at Xiao Jin's back and said to the eunuch beside him: "Yier has such a loving and righteous cousin. Even if he doesn't hold a high position, he can live a stable life."

"Your Majesty, you are worrying too much. The Fifth Prince is wise and brave. Even without the Marquis of Weiwu, the Fifth Prince will live a good life."

"Haha...you old thing only know how to say what I like to hear." The emperor turned around and went to review the memorials. He still had a lot of things to do.

At the Marquis' Mansion, Wen Qingwan returned to the courtyard after dinner. It was a rare occasion that Xiao Jin was not around to bother her.

So she sat on the rocking chair in the chair, sacrificed a melon-eating talisman, and watched from a distance how Wen Mingzhu was doing in the East Palace.

At this moment, she saw Wen Mingzhu throwing things with a ferocious face, cursing as she did so.

It turned out that yesterday was the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and according to convention, the prince should have stayed at the princess's house, but Wen Mingzhu insisted on snatching her away.

Although the prince favored Wen Mingzhu, he dared not disobey his ancestral teachings, and it was also a male instinct to like seeing beautiful women fighting for him.

The final result was naturally that Wen Mingzhu brought disgrace upon herself. After she smashed the things, she probably felt better.

She sat on the couch and complained to her system, "System, you are always so weak at the critical moment."

[………]Wen Qingwan heard the sound of flowing water.

[My king, don't be angry. I am still too weak now. I am only at the bronze level. It is normal that I cannot beat Shen Ru who is at the king level. Please get me a few more favor cards.]

[Three of Diamonds, it is good that you have self-awareness, but you must also work hard on the mission and not sit back and do nothing, otherwise I will be forced to leave you.]

(End of this chapter)