Chapter 1: Cross-dressing

In the summer of the eighteenth year of Jingde, at noon, the sky had just rained, the sun shone on the earth again, for a time, the blue sky was like washing, the mountains and forests were verdant, and the flowers and plants were also like inspired by the god of nature, and they showed their vitality. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

Jiang Chuanxiong, the head of the cabinet who hurried back from the yamen, did not have the heart to appreciate this natural ink painting at the moment, and walked quickly to the gate of his mansion as soon as he got out of the carriage.

His cloak rose in the wind as he galloped, making a whirring sound. His expression was majestic and cold, like a warrior rushing to the battlefield.

This powerful minister who was reused by the emperors of the two dynasties, and the first assistant of the Zhao State who was famous in the five countries of the Central Plains, always exuded an awe-inspiring air under his elegant and thin appearance, so he was not angry but mighty, which made people awe-inspired.

A few people who passed by in the corridor saw him from a distance, and immediately saluted him, with a very respectful attitude.

Jiang Chuanxiong nodded slightly at them, and walked straight towards the Phoenix Residence.

Phoenix Ju is the residence of him and his wife, and in order to facilitate their care, their dragon and phoenix fetus daughter, who has an inexplicable illness, has recently been arranged by them to live here.

Seeing Jiang Chuanxiong coming back, one of the four maids who was quietly guarding outside the master's room hurriedly reported: "Master, Brother Ting and Sister Tang suddenly became ill this morning, and Madame has been taking care of them carefully in front of the bed, but Madame suddenly asked us to stay outside two quarters ......of an hour ago."

Jiang Chuanxiong suddenly felt bad, and hurriedly raised his hand and knocked on the door.

Soon, the door opened a third of the way from the inside, and Zhen Huiyuan's elegant and beautiful face suddenly appeared in front of him.

At this time, her face was pale and her expression was panicked, which was very different from her usual life.

has been married for decades, Jiang Chuanxiong knew that the matter was urgent as soon as he saw her expression, and immediately raised his feet and entered the door.

Zhen Huiyuan then closed the door again.

As soon as the door closed, Zhen Huiyuan took Jiang Chuanxiong's hand and came to her son Jiang Yueting's small bed, and said heartbrokenly: "Master, Brother Ting, he ...... Dead. ”

Jiang Chuanxiong's brows furrowed slightly, and his already serious face immediately became a little more solemn.

He immediately reached out to probe the breath of the five-year-old boy on the bed.

It's really out of gas.

He touched the child's face again.

Where is the temperature?

Jiang Chuanxiong suddenly felt that his head was blank.

However, this famous minister, who had been born and died many times, quickly adjusted his mind and asked calmly, "How long has it been?"

"More than two quarters of an hour ago. I came in after lunch to see how he was doing, but when I looked into it, I found that he was out of breath. Zhen Huiyuan replied, covering her mouth and crying softly.

As soon as she realized that the situation was different, she told the maids to retreat.

They only have this pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses under their knees, and now that the boy is dead, I don't know if the girl can survive.

The Jiang family has been three generations since Jiang Chuanxiong's grandfather, and has assisted a total of four monarchs, and is the famous "family of the appearance of Zhaoguo". In the past few decades, it is precisely because of their efforts to assist them that Zhaoguo has been able to have a long country and a prosperous people, and they have won the reuse of the monarch and the love of the people, and have been praised as the "Three Heroes of Zhaoguo" by the people of Zhaoguo.

With such a background and such a family upbringing, they have cherished a heavy family and country feelings and mission since they were young.

Therefore, Jiang Chuanxiong has always had high hopes for his son.

As Jiang Chuanxiong's wife, Zhen Huiyuan is very clear in her heart. Now that their only son had died, the news would probably do more harm than good, so as soon as she found out that her son was not doing well, she hurried to let all her servants go outside the door.

"Don't be nervous, I'll figure it out. Jiang Chuanxiong patted Zhen Huiyuan on the shoulder and said.

He walked briskly to his daughter Jiang Yuetang's small bed.

The five-year-old girl was lying on her back with her eyes closed at this time, her little pink face was red due to illness, and her breathing was a little heavy.

Thankfully, she's still alive. Jiang Chuanxiong breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Chuanxiong's pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, the son is called Jiang Yueting, and the daughter is called Jiang Yuetang, and the son was born more than a quarter of an hour before the daughter.

Maybe it's because of the dragon and phoenix fetus, they look like they are carved out of a mold, and if it weren't for the different costumes on weekdays, I'm afraid it would be difficult to tell who is who.

gave birth to this pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses, and the smile on Zhen Huiyuan's face became more and more.

Zhen Huiyuan has been weak since she was a child, and since she married into the Jiang family, she has had three miscarriages in succession, so she has not given birth to an heir for the Jiang family until she was forty years old. Just when everyone didn't dare to hold out hope for her fertility, she became pregnant, and gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix twins more than nine months later.

That year, Jiang Chuanxiong was forty-five years old and Zhen Huiyuan was forty years old.

Now, five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Ten days ago, this pair of dragon and phoenix fetuses suddenly had red spots all over their bodies for some reason, and then vomited and diarrhea, and the high fever did not go away. The condition of the brother and sister has become more serious since this morning, especially the elder brother Jiang Yueting, who was a little delirious during breakfast.

Now, Jiang Yueting has died, only Jiang Yuetang is left, and Jiang Chuanxiong has not married a side room, so I am afraid that the matter of inheriting this heir will have to be reconsidered.

Zhen Huiyuan is now at an advanced age, and if she gets pregnant again, the risk is too great, not to mention that her health has not been good.

"You can marry another room. Zhen Huiyuan proposed.

Jiang Chuanxiong shook his head.

If he remarries, even if he is lucky enough to have a child for the first time, he will not be able to wait for the child to reach the age of Zhishi, not to mention that giving birth to a boy and a girl is not something he can control.

There is another point - he has been in love with Zhen Huiyuan all his life, so he is somewhat selfish and wants the child he and she has as the heir. Of course, this is not the main reason for his current choice.

However, if Jiang Chuanxiong does not marry another, the Jiang family's wish to continue to be a minister will obviously be frustrated, so Zhen Huiyuan insisted: "Master must think about the overall situation, don't miss a big thing because of me." ”

Jiang Chuanxiong patted her on the shoulder and said softly, "I know." ”

He's trying to figure it out. He always has a way.

Soon, Jiang Chuanxiong came up with a plan and said to Zhen Huiyuan: "Madam, how about we call Tang'er the death first?"

Survive in the dead and change the situation.

Zhen Huiyuan immediately understood, and hesitated slightly: "This ...... No way. ”

Let Jiang Yuetang dress up as a man and use one person's soldiers to support the faΓ§ade of a family, she is so big, can she afford this burden?

Moreover, as long as this matter is finalized, Jiang Yuetang's rights as a woman will be gone, which is not fair to her.

Jiang Chuanxiong understood her thoughts, held her hand and said, "I know what you are worried about, this is just an emergency strategy." ”

In the torrent of time, everything passes.

If the secrecy work is done well, after decades, maybe no one will doubt and entangle whether she is really Jiang Yueting.

"I know what the master is thinking, but," Zhen Huiyuan shook her head and said, "After all, she is a girl, and she may not be able to afford this heavy responsibility." ”

Once Jiang Yuetang lives as Jiang Yueting, she will have to read poetry and books like her father, grandfather and great-grandfather, seek official examinations, fight wits and courage with opponents in the court, work hard for national affairs, and take command of the expedition if necessary, Zhen Huiyuan can't help but sweat for Jiang Yuetang as long as she thinks about it.

Seeing that Zhen Huiyuan was embarrassed, Jiang Chuanxiong continued to explain: "In the past five years, I have carefully observed Tang'er and found that this child is quite cheerful and atmospheric, if it is combined and shaped, it may not be worse than a man, and after this creation, it can also allow her to touch the aspects of life that other women can't touch, and live a more wonderful life." ”

Zhen Huiyuan shook her head and said sadly: "But it is equivalent to pushing her to the cusp." ”

She had too many worries to make a decision.

Jiang Chuanxiong took Zhen Huiyuan's hand and patiently persuaded: "The situation is turbulent, and state affairs are important. ”

Of course, there is also an element of gambling.

Zhen Huiyuan looked at him, weighing it repeatedly in her heart.

At the end, she said with red eyes: "Can the lord bear to see that she can't enjoy her husband's love and have children for the rest of her life?"

"When she grows up, I'll try to help her get her back back. Jiang Chuanxiong continued to persuade.

Zhen Huiyuan covered her eyes with her hands, and her heart was like numbness.

Once Jiang Yuetang's gender is determined externally, how easy is it to change it?

Jiang Chuanxiong sighed, took her into his arms, patted her on the back and said, "If I say it, I will naturally find a way to do it." ”

"You make me think again...... Think again. ”

Their conversation was heard by Jiang Yuetang, who was lying on the small bed, and she was also thinking.

This five-year-old girl, she still retains a vague memory of the events of her past life.

She vaguely remembered that in her previous life, her name was Gu Weifeng, and she was the daughter of Gu Ke, a scholar of Zuochunfang University in Zhan Shifu. The Gu family and the Wei family across the street are world friends, the eldest young master of the Wei family, Wei Qin and Gu Weifeng have known each other since childhood and have a good feeling, as they grow older, the seeds of love quietly take root in the hearts of the two. Wei Qin often came to Gu's mansion under the pretext of the past, although Gu Weifeng was forbidden by his family to be alone with him, but he bought off a maid beside Gu Weifeng, so he was able to hand over the letter he wrote to her smoothly. Over the course of a few years, the letters they passed through filled a drawer each.

On the day of the entrance examination, Wei Qin couldn't wait to come to Gu's house to propose to Gu Ke, and Gu Ke had long admired Wei Qin and his person, so he quickly agreed to this family business.

That year, Gu Weifeng was fourteen years old and Wei Qin was eighteen years old.

The Gu family promised to let them marry after Gu Weifeng turned seventeen.

Perhaps because of the power of love and the beautiful expectations for the future, Wei Qin's work performance in the past three years was extremely good, so he was deeply used by the leadership, and he sat in the position of a member of the household department at a young age.

In the summer when Wei Qin was twenty-one years old, the imperial court sent him to cooperate with the people of Dali Temple to investigate a corruption case of local officials. Before he died, Wei Qin confessed to one of his subordinates: "Please tell my fiancΓ©e...... I couldn't be married to her in this life...... I'm so sorry...... I will wait for her in the afterlife...... We'll be husband and wife when the time comes...... Ask her to ...... At that time...... Be sure to come. ”

With that, Wei Qin took out the embroidered handkerchief that Gu Weifeng gave him from his pocket, then took off the jade pendant he was wearing around his neck, wrapped it with the handkerchief, and handed it to the subordinate.

When Gu Weifeng saw Wei Qin's body and relics, it was four days and four nights later, and she immediately fainted and fell to the ground.

At this time, there is still a month left before the day they get married. She was ready even for the dowry, the state of mind for the wife to be, and the words of love she wanted to say to him.

But he was gone.

Gu Weifeng, who was overly sad, couldn't afford to be sick, and he was dying in less than five days.

In the early morning of the sixth day, Gu Weifeng closed his eyes forever.

Three years ago, when Wei Qin came to Gu's house to propose marriage, Gu Ke asked for his eight characters, and together with Gu Weifeng's eight characters, he went to find someone to calculate, and the fortune teller said that these two people are mandarin ducks and butterflies, and they are destined to be as deep as the sea and live and die together once they meet.

At that time, Gu Ke didn't know how happy he was when he heard it. He never thought that these two people would usher in death before they were born together.

The Wei family and the Gu family took pity on the hard-working mandarin ducks and wanted to let them be together after death, but after all, they had not yet married and were not suitable for burial together, so they agreed to bury Gu Weifeng less than a zhang away from Wei Qin's cemetery, so that they could accompany each other in another world.

When Gu Weifeng came to this life with Jiang Yuetang's birth, she still retained this memory, but in this life, her background, appearance and personality seemed to be very different from her previous life, and she guessed that her brother Qin should have changed in this life. However, she always believed that as long as it was him, she could feel that way, so no matter how far his face and temperament were from his previous life, she also believed that she could recognize him.

She had been waiting, waiting for him to show up.

It can be said that after coming to this life, all her thoughts were focused on renewing her relationship with Brother Qin. Although she hasn't found him yet, she believes she will find him one day.

Right now, my brother is dead, my father is fifty years old, "assisting the monarch, rejuvenating the country" is the common mission of the three generations of men of the Jiang family, and now the situation is turbulent and the family and country are shaking, it is the time when more hot-blooded men need to stand up and shoulder the mission, how can she, as the only descendant of Jiang Chuanxiong, sit idly by?

Although she is only five years old now, she still retains a bit of her adult mind in her previous life, so she can appreciate her father's painstaking efforts.

It's just that once she takes on a mission, she has to miss out on her beloved in this life. He couldn't wait for her, wouldn't he be very sad?

How could she bear to let him wait for nothing?

However, the current situation is so urgent......

Although Kurong has his own destiny, he must first do his best before he dares to say that he has no regrets.

No matter how many roads there are, you can only choose one way.

It's just that no matter which one she chooses now, the regret seems to be solid.

However, even if you know that you have regrets, you still have to make a choice.

She was in a dilemma, and her heart was in turmoil.

At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door outside, and the maid said through the door: "Master, madam, the old lady is back, and Jiang Shilang is also here, and he is coming this way." ”

Mrs. Tao is Jiang Chuanxiong's mother, and in order to burn incense and pray for her two sick grandchildren, she went to the Big Buddha Temple early this morning.

Since Jiang Yueting and Jiang Yuetang got a strange disease, she ran to the Big Buddha Temple every now and then, hoping to move the gods through her piety and let them recover as soon as possible.

Jiang Shilang is Jiang Chuanxiong's cousin Jiang Chuanlong, who was the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites at that time. He has recently gotten quite close to Jiang Chuanxiong's nemesis, Sima Yu. Jiang Chuanxiong mentioned this matter to Zhen Huiyuan in private, and Jiang Yuetang happened to be there at that time, so he wrote it down.

After learning the news, Jiang Chuanxiong and Zhen Huiyuan couldn't help but feel nervous.

If they are unsure, it will be too late by the time they come in.

Outside, there was already the sound of Old Madam Tao talking to her subordinates.

In a hurry, Zhen Huiyuan knelt down towards Jiang Chuanxiong and said, "Master, leave everything to me to deal with." ”

She wanted to take a break. She couldn't make up her mind to make a decision right now.

At this moment, Jiang Yuetang, who was lying on the small bed, suddenly said, "Dad, mother, change my clothes." ”

Jiang Chuanxiong and Zhen Huiyuan both looked at her in surprise, wanting to confirm whether they had heard it wrong.

"Change it for me, or it'll be too late. Jiang Yuetang said again.

Although she was still sick, her voice was extremely clear and firm, as if she was cutting through the mess quickly, and as if she had made up her mind to make the matter a final word.

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