Born short-lived

Jiang Huaibi kicked his legs and walked away, leaving a mess of the Jiang clan to be cleaned up.When Jiang Huaikong arrived in Huajing City, Jiang Huaibi's body had already been coffined and was about to be buried the next day. Jiang Huaikong caught up with her for the last time, and after that, the coffin was covered and nailed. After that, he was no longer a person in the world.

Dong Sheng remembers that day Jianghuai Kong, an eight-foot man lying on the coffin board of the mourning hall, was crying out of breath. The emperor didn't allow him to return to Beijing before, so he finally came back, and he had to catch up with funerals.

In fact, the empress asked him to come back to suppress the scene.

Hua Xu lost the high priest, and the white crystals stored all year round can last at most half a year to a year. Not only will the Jiang family be in chaos, but the whole world will also suffer.

Now there are only three people from the Jiang family who can take on this great task, one is Jiang Huai Lan, the other is Jiang Huai Ling, a cousin of Jiang Huai Bi, and the other is Jiang Huai Nian, a little girl who can't even get a cardamom.

Jiang Huailan was notoriously homeless since she was a child, she was like a wild horse that couldn't be tied all day long, and she didn't know what to run around all day long, so no one expected her.

Especially now that Jiang Huai Bi people are gone, and Jiang Huai Lan, who looks like a white-eyed wolf, has disappeared again.

For this reason, a bunch of elders of the Jiang Clan were so angry that it was okay for the dragons to see each other before, but now that the Jiang Clan is in the midst of changing from the old to the new, they don't even say hello, and they are nowhere to be seen. .

One of the old men was so angry that his beard was trembling, and he didn't care about the fame of his life, he spit and cursed: "Evil! Eating people's food doesn't make people's hearts and hearts evil!"

"How could the Jiang family produce such an unkind, unjust, loyal, and unfilial generation?"

"First of all, the priest has been self-denying and serving the public all his life. If he knows what his younger sister looks like, I'm afraid he will be chilled."

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So among the three who can succeed, except for one small and one unreliable, only Jianghuailing is left.

——And this is what the Empress is afraid of.

Jiang Huailing's mentor who was so affectionate and righteous that he told him to obey his words was none other than Jiang Kun.

——This is also the reason why the empress called Jianghuai Kong back.

Although Jiang Huaikong couldn't accept it, he was an outstanding junior after all. Now he has a pivotal position in both Huajing and Donghai. With him guarding the Jiangzu ancestral hall, no matter whether it is Jianghuailing or Jiang Kun There's going to be a lot of action.

However, Jiang Huailing's succession as the next high priest is already a certainty, but because of Jianghuai Bi's new funeral, the funeral is not over yet, so it is not appropriate to grant the high priest seal immediately.

"Where did my second sister go?" Jiang Huaikong had a pair of pissy eyes, holding a cup of hot tea that Dongsheng handed him in his hand. He cried hard just now, and he hasn't recovered yet. Come on, I hiccup when I speak.

Dong Sheng asked the servant of the Eastern Palace to help him wash his face, pulled a chair to sit next to him, and said, "I thought you would know."

Jiang Huai Kong pursed his lips and said, "How would I know..."

He really didn't know that he had heard about Jiang Huailan's trip to the East China Sea before he disappeared from the mouth of the soldiers in Zhou Zirong's house.

Later he asked Zhou Zirong what Jiang Huailan was doing in the East China Sea, but Zhou Zirong didn't say anything, and judging from Zhou Zirong's reaction, he didn't seem to know Jiang Huailan's whereabouts.

Things have come to this point, all helpless, but life is still going on.

Dong Sheng called the waiter who brought the copper basin to wait for Jiang Huaikong to wash his face, while watching from the side, he said: "He will not deliberately hide this kind of thing, he has his reasons, after all, you can't stay here for long , don't take care of troubles alone... Your second sister's failure to come back is actually not all bad."

After all, being a high priest is not a good job.

Jiang Huaikong also understood, shook the towel handed by the waiter, wiped the water on his face, felt much clearer, and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, I understand."

The empress was right. Calling Jianghuai Kong back could indeed restrain Jianghuailing a little bit, but after all, treating the symptoms is not the root cause, and expediency is not a long-term solution. After the funeral, Jianghuailing inherited the seal of the high priest, and then the two of them got along well. for a while.

Zhou Zirong is still dealing with all parties in the East China Sea, while cleaning up the mess left by the Northern Xinjiang War, while secretly looking for what he needs according to the prescription Jiang Huailan gave him.He had promised Dongsheng before that he would send him a few plastic ones before going there. Taking advantage of this period of stability, he selected a few from the many followers of King Beizhao and wrote a letter of recommendation.

This letter was in duplicate, one was sent directly to Datianting, the other was sent to the East Palace, and together with this one was sent to the East Palace, along with a box of Donghai osmanthus honey that Zhou Zirong personally made for Dong Sheng.

Dong Sheng's reaction to this was to curse with a smile, "It really hurts to be idle".

Wang Sheng watched silently from the sidelines, feeling goosebumps all over his body for no reason.

Afterwards, the crown prince personally submitted the letter of recommendation, which meant that these people were recommended by the Eastern Palace. The empress could not shame him in public, and she did not want to let the Jiang family take advantage of the loopholes, so she issued a summons. It is said that the three disciples of Prince Beizhao's residence entered the palace for an examination in Beijing.

Of course, Zhou Zirong's vision is not bad. Two of the three who came to Beijing stayed, one entered the Yushitai, and the other entered the cabinet.

It's just that Yue Cangyang is really a firecracker, he speaks rudely and harshly, he dislikes the new boy who is young, he basically scolds him three times a day, and he eats on time even more than him.

Fortunately, Zhou Zirong has a gentle temper, and the person he likes has a good temper. He is scolded every day and sticks to Yue Cangyang as sticky as brown sugar. Yue Cangyang himself is not very old, let alone a hard-hearted person. Liao also felt that this kid was at least a rare and easy-to-learn material, so his attitude gradually softened.

After a period of calm and calm, when Dongyue arrived, it was the princess's ceremony, and it was also the wedding ceremony between the princess and the son of the Nie family in Xijiang.

The princess got married, the queen announced it to the world, and congratulations came from all over the world. Zhou Zirong just finished finishing all the affairs in the East China Sea just before that, and took a boat from Wuyou River to Beijing with the congratulatory gift.

The city of Huajing was changing rapidly. Two months ago, the priest’s national funeral had just been held, and the torn white silk hadn’t been processed yet, and the imperial weaving workshop was rushing to make red silk and the princess’s wedding dress again.

At one time, thousands of vehicles were traveling and distributing in Huajing City. The tributes from all over the country were transported to the palace one by one. The eight city gates were strictly guarded. People, horses and vehicles entering the customs were lined up in long queues from morning to night, and they were inspected one by one. let go.

Three months ago, the East China Sea was still in depression, but now Northern Xinjiang has won a big victory, Sha'an in the north has declined, and Hua Xu is in the limelight, so when the golden book of the princess's wedding is released, the world is amnesty, and everyone from all over the world comes to congratulate. All the wharfs outside the harbor are fully parked, and the bustling long street along the coast of the East China Sea is full of traffic, which is another image of a prosperous world full of mortals.

Especially at the estuary of the Wuyou River, in the streets and alleys of the city, people are not allowed to look around, and cars are not allowed to turn around.

The city of Tian is overflowing with Guo, and there are hundreds of shops beside it.The world of mortals is in harmony, and the smoke and clouds are connected.

Aldan did not take the water route. In order to save time, he went directly northward from the newly built commercial road in southern Xinjiang. When he entered the customs, Luo Geng personally went to receive him.

The eldest son of the Nie family in Xijiang also set off for Beijing more than half a month in advance.

On the [-]nd day of the winter month, the entire street from Xuanwumen to Shenwumen in Huajing City was guarded by patrol battalions. Civilians were not allowed to pass through the road two days in advance.

On that auspicious day, the son-in-law entered the pass, straddling a horse that was said to be a tribute from the Western Regions, and behind him pulled a full eighteen carts of dowry. Along the way, the first [-] steps were fired with firecrackers to clear away the darkness, and the first [-] steps were filled with incense and green smoke. Winding around, it made the man in the fresh clothes and angry horse look like a heavenly man.

Zhou Zirong's seat for watching the ceremony happened to be next to Dong Sheng, but this "next to" was also "next to" five steps away.

Dong Sheng took the bronze mirror and looked at the high-spirited Nie family outside the Shenwu Gate. After looking at it for a long time, he finally put down the bronze mirror with a frown as if his eyes were hurting. He sighed and put it aside casually. , was taken away by the past life sitting next to him, and handed to the attendant behind him.

Dong Sheng was in a bad mood.

The eldest son of the Nie family is almost forty years old this year, and he is more than ten years older than the princess. It is said that Jiang Kun proposed this marriage on his own initiative. Hearing this, the eldest son did not think the princess was young at all, and he was delighted immediately Encouragingly agreed.

What is the Nie family thinking? Dongsheng has been taught as early as when he was in Beijiang, and I am afraid that it will be even more difficult in the future.

And the princess is helpless.

Although Dong Sheng hadn't been with this sister of the same mother for a few days, he also knew that Jiang Kun's affairs were beyond the control of this half-blind little girl.In addition, every time he thinks that Dong Li still has a bit of the same blood as his own, he habitually softens his heart towards his sister.

At such a young age, she was about to marry someone who was more than ten years older than herself. What kind of husband and wife were deeply in love with each other? It was impossible to count on them, and I didn't know how to live in the future.

Dong Sheng sighed and closed his eyes.

From the moment Zhou Zirong took his seat, he kept staring sideways at Dong Sheng calmly, as if he wanted to make up for all the months.

Dong Sheng didn't want to talk to him at first, pretending not to see, and with his eyes downcast, he used the incense shovel to pull the incense powder idly.

It would be more unlucky to be reborn, he happened to be sitting between Dong Sheng and Zhou Zirong, although Zhou Zirong's face was plain, but his dark eyes stared straight at this side, kind of indescribably hot.It's fine to stare for a while, but Dongsheng always ignores him, so he just keeps staring.

—Obviously, both of them did it on purpose.

The so-called gods fight, and the little devil suffers. Even if this gaze is not on Xiangsheng, he can't turn a blind eye at all. Xiangsheng endured it like a pinch for a while, with a twitching vein on his forehead, he finally couldn't help it.

This one is pretending to be stupid, and the other is pretending to be blind.

Concerned about Zhou Zirong's face in the past life, he didn't say anything outright, but just scolded Dong Sheng in a low voice with disgust on his face: "Itchy hands? Stretch your itchy hands and press them under your buttocks, and then how can you write seal letters later?"

Dong Sheng paused, and gave Wang Sheng a very speechless glance. In fact, he knew why Xiang Sheng said that. In fact, he didn't mean anything else. It's just that he is upset now, and he can't tell his mind. He is afraid that he will accidentally vent his anger on Zhou Zi Just melt.

He sighed tiredly, feeling that he was going to die before he was old, so he had no choice but to recruit the attendant behind him, and said something in the man's ear, the man nodded, bowed his body and took small steps towards Zhou Zirong walked over.

"Report to the prince, the villain will pass on His Highness' words."

Only then did Zhou Zirong spare Dong Sheng contentedly as if he had finally succeeded, turned his gaze to the attendant in front of him, and asked, "What did Your Highness say?"

"Your Highness said that sweet-scented osmanthus honey is very sweet."

Zhou Zirong was stunned for a moment, then immediately understood, a silent smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Then pass a message to His Highness, this solar term is just when sweet-scented osmanthus is sweet and delicious, and His Highness can eat more when he is in a bad mood, anyway There are more after eating."

The attendant made a sound, and went back to pass on the message. Dong Sheng glanced at him sideways after listening, his face was still expressionless, and he didn't say anything. Also softer and calmer.

After a while, Zhou Zirong's seat on the other side also came.

Aldan walked over with his entourage, and laughed when he saw them, and said in the crappy Hua Xujin language: "It's been a long time, I have seen the prince, Your Highness the Crown Prince."