A concubine to be married dressed as a prince

Mrs. Xu was carried back to her own yard by servants. After Ying Wuhou came back, he heard that Yan Mo was sent by the emperor to Jiang Yanqing, so he never asked about it again, and even invited Jiang Yanqing to have dinner together.

At the dinner table, Old Hou Ye cared about Jiang Yanqing a few words, played enough of the drama of father-son love, and then gradually got to the point.

"Yanqing, if the emperor can send someone to you, it means that he likes you very much. You should remember the emperor's kindness in your heart, and remember to thank you next time when you meet the saint." The old Hou said earnestly.

Jiang Yanqing responded, while observing the eldest wife's son, that is, his elder brother Jiang Dexuan.

Jiang Dexuan was very similar to the eldest lady, although he was very polite on the surface, but his gestures showed arrogance and disdain for Jiang Yanqing.

Old Hou Ye had five sons in total, and the second son died of a serious illness when he was young.The remaining few sons, except for Jiang Yanqing, all resembled the old Hou Ye.

Jiang Yanqing was glad that the original owner looked more like his mother than his father, otherwise he probably wouldn't want to look in the mirror in his life, for fear of being ugly to death.

"When you are outside, all the honor and favor on your body are connected with the Jiang family. If the emperor likes you, then the life of the Jiang family will be easier. If the Jiang family is rejected by the emperor, then you have to be in danger at all times. The book you read is The one who is the most among the few brothers, the truth that one prospers all prospers and the other loses the other does not need to be taught by father." Old Hou Ye patiently taught.

Jiang Yanqing could hear goosebumps, pawing at the rice in the bowl, yelling that daddy was stuck in his throat, and simply omitted the address, "Don't you feel awkward talking like this? Why don't you scold me like you did in the garden that day. "

Old Hou Ye put on a straight face, "I'll talk to you well, you're still not happy, are you?"

Only then did Jiang Yanqing feel a little more comfortable, "You didn't talk to me properly when you put the acacia incense in my room."

"You!" Old Hou Ye blew his beard and stared in anger.

The eldest lady was also taken aback, and hurriedly beat the back of the old Hou Ye, and reprimanded: "What are you talking about, what, what fragrance, Hou Ye is your own father, can you still harm you?"

Jiang Yanqing caught a fish with chopsticks, and slowly picked the thorn, "It's hard to say, maybe it won't kill me, but it will cause me to be killed by a man..."

"Nonsense!" Old Master Hou slammed the table, and the fish on Jiang Yanqing's plate jumped up and fell outside.

Jiang Yanqing looked at the piece of fish, sighed and put down his chopsticks, "Even if I guessed the truth, don't be so annoyed."

The eldest lady quickly winked at the servants at the side, and waited for everyone to leave before she said: "Yanqing, what are you talking about, your father just invited everyone to the banquet because he wanted to be an official in the same court as Prince Chu. Unexpectedly, he did that nasty thing to you while drunk. Your father was so angry that he took the risk of offending the emperor and the general, and went to Prince Chu to reason with him several times before he agreed to take responsibility for you. How do you How can you say that about your father!"

Jiang Yan clearly thought of Chu Chengji's silence when he heard his views on the rumors, and suddenly understood.

He laughed mockingly, "Go to Prince Chu for an argument? Don't you just want to spread the rumors about this matter, and then force the prince to marry, and force me to marry?"

"What are you talking about? How can you speak so embarrassingly about such a good marriage!" Old Hou Ye was concerned about Yan Mo outside the door, and didn't dare to speak too loudly.

"Don't change the subject." Jiang Yanqing said again: "Why do you think it's such a coincidence that Prince Chu would go to my yard when he was drunk, and then it happened that there was acacia incense in my room. Hey , I’ve only heard that misfortunes never come singly, and good things come in pairs, and this coincidence can also come in pairs. I don’t know what face the Hou Mansion will face if this matter gets out.”

With a slap, the old Hou Ye threw the cup to the ground, his face turning blue with anger, "When you ruined your own reputation, why didn't you think about the face of the Hou Mansion! You are wronged by letting you marry the prince? I Let me tell you, as long as I want to have a daughter, this matter is not your turn! I will punish you to kneel in the ancestral hall for the rest of your life!"

If you marry your daughter and give birth to a baby in a year and a half, then even if the prince wants to find the Yue family unhappy, he should be more or less concerned about the child.

Jiang Yanqing thought, if he wants to take the initiative to marry, but has no daughter, it seems that the old Hou Ye is also very miserable.

But no matter how miserable Jiang Yanqing was, he was also a victim. If he hadn't torn up the bed sheet before, was frightened by Prince Chu and fumbled around on the bed, he really couldn't touch the small piece of incense that was stuffed under the mattress.

Jiang Yanqing pissed off Old Hou Ye so much that he put down his chopsticks and went back to the yard.

With Yan Mo around, he can be confident and arrogant.

"Did you hear what you said just now?" Jiang Yanqing put the incense sticks on the table, "When you go back to report to the emperor, take this with you, I don't want to be seen by them as a victim and their framers It's all the way."

"Third Young Master, don't worry, this subordinate will definitely report the truth." After Yan Mo finished speaking, he walked out of the room, and his figure disappeared in the night.

Jiang Yanqing let out a breath, and suddenly laughed silently.

"My lord, what are you laughing at?" Chuxue finished making Jiang Yanqing's bed, and when she turned around, she saw Jiang Yanqing giggling.

"It's nothing, you go out." Jiang Yanqing has finally gotten used to the fact that there is always a girl around him waiting for her these days, but she is still not used to someone guarding her while she sleeps.

Jiang Yanqing was lying on the bed, reminiscing about the back of Chu Chengji who hurried away from his room that day.

Maybe it was the little piece of acacia incense that affected him?

Did Chu Chengji suffer all the way back to the palace?Did you take a cold shower after you got back?

Jiang Yanqing rolled on the bed hugging the quilt.

After a while he stopped again, and his smile faded a lot.This era is not monogamous. Even if Chu Chengji didn't marry a wife, maybe there is a housemaid?Even if not, why not just find someone?He is a prince, so why should he be wronged to hold back and take a cold shower?

Jiang Yanqing got up and took off his clothes, and got into bed gloomily.

Anyway, the two of them were forced to get married, and whether Chu Chengji went to find someone else or took a cold shower had nothing to do with him.

Here Jiang Yanqing was going to sleep, but the General's Mansion a few streets away was still brightly lit.

Emperor Cang Jinyu was wearing light yellow pajamas, sitting cross-legged on the couch.General Chu Mou and King Wu Chu Chengji sat opposite each other in front of the window.

Yan Mo stood before the collapse with his hands down, telling the emperor what happened that day.

"Well, I got it. Go back quickly." Cang Jinyu waved at Yan Mo.

Yan Mo backed out respectfully.

Cang Jinyu blinked at Chu Mou, and the two exchanged a look.

"Now don't worry, Jiang Yanqing is just an innocent pawn at the mercy of others." After Cang Jinyu finished speaking, he added: "It's quite fun, to be backed by Yanmo."

"He didn't use Yan Mo to back him up. The person behind Yan Mo is the emperor." Chu Chengji looked at the small incense stick on the table, picked up the tea cup and drank it all in one gulp.

"It's not that you begged me to send someone." Cang Jinyu got off the couch, pushed Chu Mou out of the chair, and sat opposite Chu Chengji, "Hey, you care so much about that Jiang Yanqing. It was love at first sight, right?"

Chu Chengji lowered his eyes, "I didn't notice, he was caught in a trap, he is innocent."

Cang Jinyu looked at him again, feeling that the scar on Chu Chengji's face was really scary, "All right, then I will give you a reassurance. If you want to divorce him in the future, I will not stop you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

He said thank you, but Chu Chengji didn't think it was any reassurance, he had already made plans to support that person for the rest of his life.

If Jiang Yanqing wants to be free, then let him go, but he will always keep the position of wife.

"If you don't like him, give him a yard alone after marriage. Don't hang around in front of his eyes all the time. Your face is too scary." Cang Jinyu shifted his gaze to Chu Mou's face and looked at it a few more times. Eye-catching.

"I know." Chu Chengji looked a little sad when he thought of Jiang Yanqing's way of dodging when facing him.

"After the gossip, let's get down to business." Chu Mou said.

"How can the matter of my sister-in-law be gossip." Although Cang Jinyu said so, the smile on his face faded, and a trace of worry crept into his eyes.

"Marquis Yingwu recently used the invitation as a gimmick to have close contacts with many former officials. I'm afraid that one day, they will find the son of the former prince first, and they will seek power and usurp the throne."

"With me here, what are you worried about?" Chu Mou asked.

"The affairs of the court cannot be solved by killing blindly." Chu Chengji glanced at the emperor's face, "My elder brother and I control the military power, and I was named the only king with a different surname. Afraid. There have been rumors among the people that sooner or later this country will be named Chu."

"When the time comes, this will be an excuse for them to support the son of the previous prince." Cang Jinyu's eyes were cold, "Someone has hinted in the notes recently that they want me to cut off your military power."

"The military power cannot be given up for the time being." Chu Chengji got up and knelt down on one knee, "Your Majesty, Xi Lingguo has been eyeing us all the time. If one day an attack occurs and we don't have military power, it will be an internal and external trouble!"

Cang Jinyu quickly helped him up, "I know all about it. I'm already planning to slowly replace some former officials in important positions. But now there is a shortage of talents. Far from enough."

"If not, open Enke again." Chu Mou said.

"No." Cang Jinyu shook his head, "Not to mention that there is no such precedent, if we open Enke twice in a row, then Marquis Yingwu and the others will definitely be vigilant, and the conflict will intensify at that time, which may not be a good thing."

Chu Mou wasn't very worried, "I've fought this country for you, why are you afraid of weak literati like them?"

"Although the iron-blood policy is effective, it is too rough. If you are not careful, it will arouse public resentment and cause endless disasters." Chu Chengji said.

"My lord is right." Cang Jinyu said, "So right now we must maintain the balance of the status quo. Marquis Yingwu's move is very clever, leaving time for each other. This balance must be maintained at least until after the imperial examination next year. .”

Cang Jinyu looked at Chu Chengji, "So, before next year's imperial examination, you and Jiang Yanqing must maintain a superficial husband and wife relationship."

Chu Chengji nodded sincerely, "Yes." Even if it wasn't on the surface, he was fine.

"You and Marquis Yingwu also need to maintain a good in-law relationship on the surface." Cang Jinyu said again.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty." Chu Chengji lowered his eyes. In that case, he could bear it for the time being, and go to Yingwuhou after the imperial examination next year, and settle the account of designing him and Jiang Yanqing together.