Xiao Shao took advantage of the drunkenness to hug Jiang Ruan, and the matter of kissing and kissing spread throughout the Jinying Palace. The subordinates of the Jinying Mansion admired the actions of their masters again, look, this is called courage! Although everyone knows that they have lived for so many years and have never seen Xiao Shao drunk, but looking at this purpose, they all think that the prince is really a blockbuster.

Jiang Ruan didn't know all about it, Xiao Shao didn't know when he fell asleep last night, Jiang Ruan asked Tianzhu to come over and help Xiao Shao to the room to rest, he didn't sleep well in a thousand thoughts all night, and when he left Jinying Wangfu on the second day, there was a faint blue in his eyes.

Out of the Jinying Palace, he didn't return to the palace, after thinking about it, he asked the coachman to turn around and go back to Jiang's Mansion, now Jiang Xinzhi's affairs are known all over the city, and it is impossible for Jiang's Mansion not to get the news, just right, she also wants to see it, and the net released can be harvested.

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In Jiang's mansion, Jiang Quan is rare to stay in the mansion today, in the study, Jiang Chao sat opposite Jiang Quan, looking a little dignified.

"You said that His Royal Highness wants to marry Ruan Niang?" Jiang Quan frowned: "How could His Eighth Highness have such a thought?" "If it is said that he is marrying Jiang Susu, Jiang Quan will still iron it in his heart, and he may not be able to ask for it. Now that he heard that Xuanli wanted Jiang Ruan, Jiang Quan beat a drum in his heart.

Jiang Chao's eyes crossed a trace of imperceptible gloom: "Your Highness does mean this. ”

"What about Susu?" Jiang Quan's expression was worried: "She has also reached the age when she should get married, and earlier His Royal Highness also acquiesced in the matter with Su Su, and Su Su has not decided to marry until now, why did she suddenly change people?" Speaking of which, Jiang Quan's words already revealed his dissatisfaction with Xuanli.

A few years ago, the Jiang family intended to be tied to the eighth prince, and they also intentionally or unintentionally probed Xuanli's tone, the Jiang family only had two concubines, and when it came to love, Jiang Quan loved Jiang Susu even more, and it was natural that he wanted to marry Jiang Susu to Xuanli as the princess. Because of this idea, Jiang Susu's family affairs have not been decided, and now it has been delayed until now, and she will become an old girl after a few years, I thought it was a sure thing, no matter how bad it is, she can be a side concubine with the relationship of Xiahou Mansion, but now why did she suddenly become Jiang Ruan?

In Jiang Quan's eyes, even the most brainless Jiang Li is stronger than Jiang Ruan. I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Jiang Quan always has a fear of this eldest daughter who is always smiling gently. Maybe it's because of Zhao Mei's weakness, maybe it's because Jiang Ruan's eyes always seem to be able to see through people's hearts, every time he meets Jiang Ruan's gaze, Jiang Quan will be very uncomfortable. In Jiang Quan's eyes, both Jiang Ruan and Jiang Xinzhi will oppose him, and they are also beyond his control.

If he really wants to marry Jiang Ruan to the Eighth Prince's Mansion, who knows if Jiang Ruan will bring any trouble to Jiang Mansion once he gains power. For Jiang Ruan, Jiang Quan has always been distrustful.

Jiang Chao glanced at Jiang Quan with some mockery, this look was well hidden, Jiang Quan didn't see it. Jiang Chao said: "What His Royal Highness Eighth Highness wants by name is the eldest sister, no matter how dissatisfied my father is, is it possible that he can still negotiate with His Royal Highness and change the second sister to the past?" ”

Jiang Chao is not without complaints about Jiang Quan, as early as in Xia Yan's matter, Jiang Chao understood that although Jiang Quan said that he loved him, once it involved his life, he didn't dare to fight for them, knowing that Xia Yan was slandered, as a husband, but he listened to and believed it, and now Jiang Chao is a celebrity in front of the Eighth Prince, but his colleagues always look at him with a little ridicule, all of this is due to his father, who doesn't know people, how can Jiang Chao have no complaints!

Since Xia Yan's accident, the relationship between Jiang Chao and Jiang Quan has become more and more estranged, probably more than polite and not intimate enough. Jiang Quan didn't know if he was aware of this problem, maybe he knew it in his heart, but he just pretended not to know about whitewashing the peace.

"You-" Jiang Quan also heard the faint sarcasm in Jiang Chao's words, and was about to get angry, when he suddenly thought of something, and his tone slowed down: "What are you talking about, Su Su is also your own sister, do you want her to have a bad life?" ”

Jiang Chao didn't speak, he naturally knew that if Jiang Ruan really married the Eighth Prince Xuanli, judging from Jiang Ruan and their festivals, there would only be a hundred harms to them and no benefit. However, Jiang Chao saw it clearly, Xuanli was bound to Jiang Ruan, in addition to the bargaining chips of the Zhao family and Jiang Xinzhi behind him, as a man, he naturally understood Xuanli's gaze at Jiang Ruan. Xuan Li already has an interest in Jiang Ruan, which is a man's interest in a woman.

Jiang Chao snorted slightly: "Father, why should I worry too much." His Royal Highness wants a big sister, if the emperor agrees, we can't help it. If my father was worried that the eldest sister would say something that should not be said in front of His Royal Highness, it was really unnecessary. Because, if the eldest sister marries His Royal Highness and has a deep enmity with His Royal Highness, even if she enters the Prince's Mansion, it will only be a deeper and deeper grudge. ”

"What do you mean......" Jiang Quan's eyes lit up.

Jiang Chao smiled unhurriedly, stretched out a hand with only four fingers and slowly scratched on the table: "His Royal Highness wants to marry the eldest sister, and he also has the intention of winning over the eldest brother." It's just that if the eldest brother is really accepted by His Royal Highness, it may not be a good thing for our Jiang Mansion. ”

Jiang Quan looked stunned, Jiang Xinzhi and Jiang Ruan are of the same mind, neither of them can see him well, if he is really Xuanli and accepted, if Jiang Xinzhi can really escape this catastrophe, it will be a glorious body, and the power in his hand is not the same as in the past, and the Jiang family has become dispensable. If Xuanli is to make a choice between Jiang Xinzhi and the Jiang family, Xuanli may not choose the Jiang family and give up Jiang Xinzhi, so that Jiang Xinzhi's existence is a great threat to the Jiang Mansion.

Jiang Quan looked at Jiang Chao, Jiang Chao's expression was gloomy, but the prominent words were shocking: "If something happens to the eldest brother, it will be found out that it is the hand of His Royal Highness the Eighth Highness." The eldest sister knows that this matter is bound to be separated from the Eighth Highness, since the eldest brother has an accident, it is useless to the Eighth Highness, and the eldest sister hates the Eighth Highness, and will not let the Zhao family help. In this way, if His Royal Highness still wants to win over the Jiang family, he must also have a link. He smiled slightly: "At that time, it will be easy to send the second sister to the prince's mansion." ”

The expression on Jiang Chao's face was too unfamiliar, with a bit of cruelty that he didn't know yet, and Jiang Quan, who saw it, was also a little stunned for a while. After a while, he came back to his senses and said, "You said lightly, but how did you make him have an accident?" And this matter is even calculated by the Eighth Highness, which is not appropriate. ”

Jiang Chao was a little contemptuous of Jiang Quan's words, and disdained the weakness of his father's bones, how could he have a good future if he always looked forward and backward. Besides, he had a plan in his heart for this matter, whether Jiang Quan agreed or not, in fact, it was the same. Thinking of this, Jiang Chao only felt that wasting time with Jiang Quan here was just a boring thing, so he casually said a few perfunctory words, Jiang Quan saw his absent-minded appearance, although he was a little annoyed in his heart, but he also knew that now this son is a cronie under Xuanli's subordinates, and he can't be beaten or scolded, so he has to follow him, and let Jiang Chao go back first after talking to him for a while.

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The carriage stopped outside the gate of Jiang Mansion, and the guards guarding the door opened the gate, and Jiang Ruan walked in and greeted him as usual, just looking at the eyes of several people with a little bit of concern. You don't have to think about it, you know that it must depend on how long she can be proud of the county lord now.

When Jiang Ruan was named the county lord, although his status was high, it was Jiang Quan who was in charge of the mansion. The subordinates will not go to please Jiang Ruan and offend Jiang Quan, and now that Jiang Xinzhi has an accident, it is because of the current situation, it is only a matter of time before Jiang Ruan, the lord of Hong'an, is unlucky. Many family members secretly congratulated themselves that their vision was correct at the beginning, and they didn't rush to tie up with the eldest lady, otherwise they would not be able to get anything good now.

Originally, every time Jiang Ruan came back from the palace, Hongying would always come to greet him. But today she came out to greet her aunt in a cloth dress. The eldest aunt said to Jiang Ruan very apologetically: "Big girl, I'm sorry, the fifth aunt is heavy, and she seems to be about to give birth recently, and it is becoming more and more difficult to move around, so please take care of the eldest girl more." ”

Bai Zhi frowned, Forsythia pursed her lips, she was very diligent every day when she didn't have an accident, and she thought it was a mother and daughter who didn't know what to do, but now she saw that the limelight was wrong, so she was so estranged, for fear of getting into trouble. No wonder they all say that bitches are ruthless and unrighteous, a woman from this land of fireworks, no matter how high she pretends to be, she can't hide her nature of seeing the wind and making the rudder.

It's just that people have said so now, what else can they do. Jiang Ruan smiled and said: "It's okay, my aunt is also a last resort, I will feel guilty if I hurt my little brother." ”

The eldest aunt smiled more enthusiastically, Jiang Ruan glanced at her, and said, "Now that the fifth aunt is heavy, she can't do anything about coming to the housekeeper, but it's hard for the eldest aunt these days." "Concubines don't dare to take credit." The eldest aunt was as modest as ever: "It's just to help fight it." “

Jiang Ruan said as he walked: "Auntie is just too modest. “

The eldest aunt waved her hand again and again, and sent it to the door of Ruan Ju, and the eldest aunt left with a smile.

After the eldest aunt left, Luzhu couldn't help but say: "Girl, the fifth aunt is obviously a stumbling block for the girl." “

Now Hongying seems to be Jiang Ruan's housewife, Hongying does not come out to greet Jiang Ruan, but uses such a clumsy excuse that everyone can see, which is to remind the servant Jiang Mansion of the master's attitude on Jiang Xinzhi's matter. Jiang Ruan once helped Hongying solve Xia Yan, and now Hongying's behavior is indeed a bit unkind. "She's a smart person," Jiang Ruan said lightly, "She just likes to be smart." “

Hongying wanted to curry favor with Jiang Quan, and she wanted to show her disgust for Jiang Ruan. Originally, Jiang Ruan still had use value, so he wanted to curry favor, at least he couldn't make enemies openly. But now that Jiang Xinzhi has an accident, Jiang Ruan has no use value, and Hongying kicked it away like this. It's just that Hongying seems to have forgotten one thing, that is, whether the seed in her stomach is real.

Since Hongying was already dizzy with pride, she didn't mind making her even more dizzy. She had already been given the opportunity to choose before, and since Hongying had chosen the path to go, what was the ending, she couldn't complain about others.

Luzhu still felt a little indignant: "It's just an aunt, and now she looks like a wife in charge." There is also the eldest aunt, who follows and follows, but treats herself as a slave. “

Jiang Ruan looked at the porcelain cup in front of him: "She is not a minion. "Girl?" Bai Zhi saw some doorways, so she asked, "Auntie has a problem?" “

Jiang Ruan thought about it, in his previous life and present life, his impression of this eldest aunt was very shallow, and he only knew that Lu Dao was a person who was not favored, was neglected, and did not care about the world. Xu was originally promoted from the girl in the room to the aunt, but she also kept to herself. When Zhao Mei was alive, he was quite lenient with this aunt, but later Xia Yan entered the mansion, Jiang Quan favored Xia Yan, and the eldest aunt had no place to stand. However, Xia Yan didn't embarrass her aunt too much, probably because she felt that an unfavored aunt with no background was not a threat. When the servants bullied their mother and son, the eldest aunt treated them as politely as ever.

In her previous life, she entered the palace later, and she didn't hear from her aunt. Now that I think about it, for so many years, the eldest aunt seems to be an invisible person in the Jiang Mansion.

Live in peace and act humbly, this is the great aunt. If it's in another mansion, it's just in Jiang's mansion. People always have their own desires in life. Just like Hongying's desire to be the head of the house, Xia Yan's desire is that everything is under her control, and Zhao Mei's desire is that Jiang Quan can be better to their mother and son.

But the eldest aunt is like a person with no preferences, without any characteristics, and is almost forgotten. If you don't deliberately please others, you can still live in peace until now, wouldn't it be too strange to say that you are really a person who has no scheming and no means. "Just pay more attention to her in the future, don't make it too obvious." Jiang Ruan said: "I hope she is not the most hidden one." “

If there is really something wrong with the eldest aunt, such a person who has been lurking for more than ten years, patience and purpose, it is inevitably too terrifying.

As he was talking, he heard a third-class maid from outside report: "Girl, the fourth girl is here." “

Jiang Dan is here, Jiang Ruan raised her eyebrows, Jiang Dan's movements are fast, is it to see her joke? She smiled, "Welcome in." "Big sister." Jiang Dan called when she put it in, with a smile on the corner of her lips, today she was wearing a light orange plum blossom pattern gauze robe, and the whole person looked new, fresh and elegant, and already had a bit of a pitiful charm.

She sat down opposite Jiang Ruan and put on a sad expression: "Big sister, I heard that the eldest brother ......." There is some news in the palace, how is the eldest brother now? “

Now, Jiang Ruan didn't even bother to pretend to be with her about the tricks of the false and the snake, and just looked at her with a smile and was silent. Zhilu said Jiang Dan with some uneasiness: "Big sister, did Danniang say something wrong?" "I was wrong." Jiang Ruan casually poured himself a cup of tea and said lightly: "The border war is all secrets, how can it be easily known, if it is used by people with ulterior motives to make a fuss, wouldn't it be a big disaster?" "Big sister," Jiang Dan looked sneering, and his words were a little aggrieved: "Danniang is not a person with ulterior motives, what can she do with this news?" “

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "The fourth sister must know that these things are not difficult, and it will be the day to enter the palace in three days." She smiled meaningfully: "The fourth sister can hear a lot, if she can get the grace of His Majesty, even more recent news can be heard, and at that time, maybe I will have to ask for news from the mouth of the fourth sister." “

When Jiang Dan heard this, the expression on his face didn't know whether he was happy or sad, and smiled a little strangely: "The big sister is making fun of Danniang, there are so many talented and good-looking women in the palace, Danniang is just a concubine," she looked at Jiang Ruan: "If it is replaced by a big sister, it will definitely be the blessing of the Jiang Mansion." "That's it," Jiang Ruan said with a smile, "Since my father let you enter the palace, he has his own uniqueness." Entering the palace is soaring, that is, what about being born more noble than you, as long as you get grace, you don't have to stand aside. Besides, there is the Jiang Mansion behind you, and your father is supporting you. In her previous life, when she learned that she was going to enter the palace, these nominal relatives in Jiang's mansion comforted her like this, and now she returned all these words to Jiang Dan, but I don't know what Jiang Dan felt like when she heard it.

Jiang Dan couldn't tell what Jiang Ruan was thinking for a while, so he smiled reluctantly and said, "Big sister knows what to say, Madam is crazy, and she was taken out of the house by the eldest young master to recuperate in the countryside." The second sister also went to Xiahou Mansion, saying that Mrs. Hou was sick and went back to visit the patient. "The second brother has a heart." Jiang Ruan said: "Mrs. Hou has always been in poor health, and the second sister should go back." “

Jiang Dan frowned, a little disappointed that he didn't get the expected reaction. But after only a moment, he said unintentionally: "But where to recuperate, I still have to go to Zhuangzi, and the road to Zhuangzi is bumpy, and I don't know if I can ......stand it." Jiang Ruan didn't answer her words, but blocked the words, Jiang Dan was helpless, and he also heard that Jiang Ruan didn't want to go deeper. Then he stood up after saying a few more casual words, and said with a smile: "Danniang still has to go back to prepare some things to enter the palace, so I won't delay the big sister, go back to the courtyard first, and come to see the big sister later." “

After sending Jiang Dan away, Luzhu came over to pour tea for Jiang Ruan, and said: "It's really pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, once you gain power, your eyes will see the sky." In the eyes of several maids, Jiang Dan came to Ruanju today just to show off, and by the way, he fell into the well, looking at Jiang Ruan's current embarrassing situation, the villain in the world is probably a person like Jiang Dan.

Jiang Ruan's mind was not on Jiang Dan, Jiang Dan's words revealed a meaning intentionally or unintentionally, the prey that had endured for a long time finally couldn't help but walk to the edge of the trap, should he wait for the prey to fall down by himself or push it up?

Jiang Dan wanted to borrow her hand, but mistakenly took everyone in the world for a fool. It's just that at the moment, I didn't expect that the first person who couldn't hold his breath was Jiang Chao?

She slowly took a sip of tea and said, "Tianzhu, you check which Zhuangzi Xia Yan is in." Jiang Chao is about to make a move. “