After a night, nothing was done, I thought that with Xiao Shao's temperament, I would not do anything out of the ordinary, but at least the relationship between the two was one step closer. Who knew that when they opened the door early the next morning, they both looked cold, and there was no emotion such as shyness that everyone expected.

Everyone knew that they had made a mistake and obediently went to receive the punishment.

After Xiao Shao left, Jiang Ruan sent everyone away, sat down at his desk, and pulled out a stack of books, which contained a rough map of Southern Xinjiang to Tianjin. Southern Xinjiang is in the south of the Great Jin Dynasty, and across a river is the Tianjin Kingdom. Xiao Shao returned from being injured outside the capital the night before, although he didn't say anything, Jiang Ruan felt that he had nothing to do with the southern frontier of the Tianjin Kingdom, and thought deeply that something might have gone wrong on the battlefield.

However, after all, she has no way to go to the battlefield, since the capital spread that the Tianjin Kingdom counterattacked successfully, Jiang Xinzhi will no longer send letters back home, probably because the battle situation is tight. But with Jiang Xinzhi's temperament, anyone who doesn't worry about her will pretend that nothing is wrong. Now that even the letter has not been sent, the battle is already very fierce.

Jiang Ruan frowned, the Heavenly Jin Kingdom was about to move, if the imperial court could allocate more reinforcements, it should be able to solve the urgent need.

But now the Zhao family has only 200,000 military power, and there are still people in Beijing. The rest of the generals were either privately encircled by the Eight Princes or became the Xuanhua faction. How could Xuanli obediently send reinforcements, even if the emperor issued a holy decree, it would be inevitable that Xuanli would do something in it. Jiang Xinzhi is now a fragrant glutton, and with Xuanli's temperament, if he can't be used by him, he will definitely abandon and kill him.

Now that Jiang Xinzhi is really in prison, Xuanli is afraid that he will fall into the well.

Jiang Ruan stood up, groaned, and said, "I'm going to enter the palace." ”

……

In the imperial study, the emperor put down the letter paper in his hand, knocked on the table in front of him, and only raised his head to look at the young man in front of him after a while: "Ah Shao, do you want to send troops?" ”

Xiao Shao was silent.

"The Queen Mother won't agree." The emperor said: "I ...... back then. ”

"I've forgotten." Xiao Shao interrupted him: "The emperor doesn't have to mention it again. ”

"That's good," the emperor said, "I don't mention this matter for the time being, I heard that you and the lord of Hong'an are very close, and you were injured the night before and rested in the courtyard of the lord of Hong'an?" ”

"The emperor knows everything, so he doesn't have to ask Weichen anymore."

The emperor's tone was stern: "She is the Jiang family!" ”

"So what?"

"Do you really like her?" The emperor was a little excited, and Gonggong Li next to him hurriedly came over and gently patted him on the back to give him relief. The emperor waved away Gonggong Li's hand: "I know that you have your own ideas, but Jiang Ruan can't." ”

"For what?" Xiao Shao asked.

"For what." The emperor repeated: "You know better than me what Jiang Quan is. ”

"She is also Zhao Guang's granddaughter." Xiao Shao reminded.

"So what!" The emperor said angrily: "Ah Shao, your life can't tolerate a single stain, and the lord of Hong'an is not worthy of you." It's not that I don't know anything, that woman is thoughtful, how can she raise eyebrows with you? Moreover, although Zhao Guang holds military power, his temperament is too upright, and Jiang Quan is even more poisonous. If you stay with her, not only will you not get the slightest help, but she will also drag you into troubled waters. I am already optimistic, Governor Yao of Binhai is about the same age as you, and he is even more proficient in Wen Taowu, and the power behind Miss Yao can also help you, and she is the best match for you. ”

"Your Majesty is too worried." Xiao Shao's tone was cold: "The minister's family affairs, the minister has his own opinions, and he doesn't bother with his majesty." ”

"You-" The emperor seemed to be very persistent in this matter, and said coldly: "If I have to marry Miss Yao, I will marry you tomorrow, how will you be?" ”

Xiao Shao raised his eyebrows: "The minister had no choice but to resist the decree and refuse to marry, and his head fell to the ground." ”

The emperor coughed violently again, and before he could speak, Xiao Shao had already spoken: "Southern Xinjiang is in a hurry, Your Majesty doesn't have to put your mind on the trivial matters of Weichen, as for Miss Yao, ......." The long dark eyes were deep and cold, and his tone was plain: "If Your Majesty is married, won't you let down a life in vain." ”

He left without looking back.

Gonggong Li held the crumbling emperor, and hurriedly took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and poured out two pills for the emperor to swallow, and the emperor's face was a little better. It's just that his expression is a little gloomy, and he sighs long: "He was disobedient for that girl." ”

"Your Majesty." Gonggong Li gently persuaded: "You have seen the temperament of Prince Xiao since childhood, and the thing you decide is that the nine cows can't be pulled back." His Majesty said that, Xiao Wangye must not be happy in his heart, and his words were a little angry, but there was no side to his thoughts. ”

"Of course I know that he has no dissenting intentions." The emperor pressed his forehead a little tiredly: "I think about him everywhere, Miss Yao is knowledgeable, she is from everyone's background, I have also seen it with my own eyes, it is also wonderful, if Governor Yao becomes Ah Shao's help, wouldn't it be much easier in the future." I paved the way for him like this, but he didn't follow me. ”

"After all, Lord Xiao is still a young man." Gonggong Li persuaded: "Maybe the county lord really has a different friendship with him, and Prince Xiao values love and righteousness, and he is not a person who clings to him." ”

"There are shortcuts not to take, but to take the most difficult one." The emperor snorted coldly: "Jiang Ruan is really a smooth woman, I can see it clearly, she is scheming, but her temperament is very cold, Ah Shao's temperament is cold, how can such a woman live?" Jiang Xinzhi's two brothers and sisters have their own ideas, and they are not easy to control, especially Jiang Xinzhi, if they have different intentions, the world will be in chaos. ”

Gonggong Li didn't know how to persuade him, knowing that Xiao Shao was a catastrophe in the emperor's heart. This emperor is still wise and decisive in other matters, but once it is related to Xiao Shao, he is a little unable to see the situation. Xiao Shao's temperament, how can he be at the mercy of others, since he made that remark today, if the emperor really ignores the marriage, I am afraid that the daughter of the Yao family will disappear in this world on the second day. What Xiao Shao has done, Father-in-law Li has seen it. When the time comes, the Yao family and the royal family will turn against each other, and that will be a big disaster.

The emperor sighed: "Forget it, this matter will be discussed later." From the very beginning, he intuitively disliked Jiang Ruan. It's strange to say, but people in high positions are especially sensitive in some ways. For example, every time Jiang Ruan talked to him, although he didn't see anything, he always seemed to feel a faint trace of resentment and hatred. It felt very light, and the emperor noticed it, and he didn't look at Jiang Ruan very much. In his opinion, Princess Yuanrong is gentle and square, considerate, and takes into account the overall situation, and is the most noble princess in the world. But at the beginning, Empress Dowager Yide insisted that Jiang Ruan was somewhat similar to Princess Yuanrong, but in fact, it can be seen from the matter of Chen Guifei that Jiang Ruan is by no means gentle and generous on the surface, on the contrary, her temperament must be compared, but it is hidden deeply. Since he knew that Xiao Shao had an extraordinary relationship with her, the emperor had also sent someone to investigate the things that Jiang Ruan had done, and the more he investigated, the more he felt that Jiang Ruan's city was extremely deep.

The emperor did not allow a dangerous person to be by Xiao Shao's side. He didn't know why Lu Dao always had a faint dislike for Jiang Ruan, I was afraid that it was just the hatred he owed in his previous life, there are always many things in the world that can't be explained.

……

The conversation between the emperor and Xiao Shao was like the dragon incense burning in the imperial study, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Jiang Ruan had seen the Empress Dowager Yide, talked with the Empress Dowager Yide for a while, and returned to the princess hall with Tianzhu and a few people.

Fang walked to the door, but met an acquaintance, the fourth prince Xuan Lang.

As the fourth prince, Xuan Lang was wearing a half-new dark brown brocade robe, and he only had a jade pendant around his waist to decorate his body, which looked extremely simple. However, in the eyes of those who have a heart, I am afraid that they will only think that this is just a down-and-out prince who is not favored. Seeing Jiang Ruan, the four princes stepped forward and said, "County Lord." ”

Xuan Lang seems to be accustomed to pleasing others on weekdays, and there is a hint of imperceptible humility in his tone. Listening to Jiang Ruan's ears, he only felt like Jiang Dan out of ten. It's just that he replied to Xuan Lang with a smile on his face: "Fourth Highness." ”

This lukewarm attitude made Xuan Lang's eyes flash a trace of injury, but it was fleeting, and he said with a smile: "I heard that the war in the Tianjin Kingdom was tense before, and I thought that the county lord must be very worried in his heart. Now that the county lord is in a good mood, I am also relieved. ”

Jiang Ruan raised his eyebrows, not afraid that he would ask, but afraid that he would not ask. Sure enough, the matter of Tianjin Kingdom is related to Xuan Li, no, Xuan Lang deliberately "encountered" her, didn't he come to test her attitude? It just so happened that she also wanted to see what these people were up to, and what were they going to try?

"How can it be okay?" She sighed softly, her eyes instantly turned dim, and her tone involuntarily carried a trace of melancholy: "The eldest brother is killing the enemy at the border, but I enjoy a stable life with peace of mind." At present, the war is tense, and the eldest brother may not have sent a letter back for a long time, and every time he thinks of this, he feels very uneasy in his heart. ”

Xuan Lang's eyes flashed, and he carefully observed Jiang Ruan's face. Seeing that her expression didn't seem to be fake, he comforted: "Deputy General Jiang Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he is a natural god of war. That day, the Jin Kingdom was just a small land, how could it win? Don't worry about the county lord, Brother Ling will definitely return triumphantly. ”

Jiang Ruan smiled: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your relief." "It's just that the smile is a little reluctant.

Xuan Lang shook his head and said: "Speaking of which, I have also heard my father mention it, but now the war is a little tense. Although the Kingdom of Tianjin is a land of projectiles, it has superb smelting skills, and the swords and shields are sharp and sophisticated. Plus tactical cunning, hey....... ”

As soon as he heard Xuan Lang's words, Jiang Ruan's expression changed again, and he reluctantly said, "What His Royal Highness said is true." ”

Her uncertain appearance fell in Xuan Lang's eyes, and Xuan Lang was even more confident, and said as if unintentionally: "It would be nice if General Wu could send troops." ”

"General Wu?" Jiang Ruan was puzzled.

"The county lord probably doesn't know much about the affairs of the imperial court." Xuan Lang explained empathetically: "General Wu is also a military general, and he has a group of good soldiers, so the Wu family army is also a good hand." In the past, he was guarding Xirong, but as early as a few years ago, Xirong bowed down and became a minister, and the Wu army retreated from Xirong. If there is the help of the Wu family's army, General Wu will come out of the mountain again, and he wants to break through the Tianjin Kingdom, it will be just around the corner. ”

Jiang Ruan lowered her eyes, General Wu, she naturally knew this General Wu. In his previous life, he left the top position, and gradually nibbled away at people who were not his faction, and while suppressing the Zhao family everywhere, he was also promoting the Wu family. The Wu family and the Zhao family are both old heroes who accompanied the emperor to conquer the country, but after the death of the old general Wu, the current General Wu is a stubborn and self-righteous person. is even more ambitious, delusional to sit in the "first" position of the Dajin Dynasty. When suppressing the Zhao family, he spared no effort.

In the last life, when she was imprisoned, she vaguely heard that when she led people to arrest the people of the Zhao family's entire mansion, it was this person brought by General Wu himself.

Jiang Ruan lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking, Xuan Lang stared at her, Jiang Ruan raised his head and said, "What His Royal Highness said is true, but why don't you let my grandfather and uncles make people reinforcements?" Wouldn't it be more convenient? ”

"General Zhao's soldiers are guarding the key points of the capital, how can they be separated from people?" Xuan Lang shook his head: "Besides, the relationship between Vice General Jiang and General Zhao ....... Father Emperor won't let the Zhao family send troops? ”

Is this sowing discord? Want their brother to have a chill on the emperor? The smile on the corner of Jiang Ruan's lips was fleeting, but after a moment, he had changed his expression to a little dazed: "That's ......." What to do? ”

"Don't worry," Xuan Lang seemed to think about it, and hesitated: "The eighth brother has a very good relationship with General Wu, if the eighth brother can speak......

"The Eighth Prince?" Jiang Ruan was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Can you ask the Eighth Prince to help move General Wu?" ”

"It's not up to my father's mind to get to the bottom of this." Xuan Lang also seemed a little helpless, shook his head and said: "Besides, what my father hates the most is that the courtiers cling to each other. The eighth brother said it recklessly, for fear that it would arouse the suspicion of his father. ”

"So what?" Jiang Ruan's voice was a little disappointed.

Xuan Lang glanced at her, and suddenly leaned closer and said, "County Lord, I don't know if I should tell you something." ”

"You say." Jiang Ruan looked at him.

"Actually, it's not impossible." Xuan Lang said.

"What's the solution?" Jiang Ruan's eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to ask.

"The eighth brother is now also the time to choose a concubine, because of the matter of the concubine, the father has always had some prejudices against the eighth brother. Fortunately, a few days ago, I took the initiative to ask about the eighth brother's family, and the eighth brother once told me that he already had someone in his heart. He looked at Jiang Ruan, and saw that Jiang Ruan did not show an angry expression before continuing: "If the eighth brother and the county lord become relatives, the Great Jin Dynasty is not without such a precedent. At that time, the county lord took the opportunity to propose reinforcements, as a husband, it was natural for the eighth brother to help the county lord, and it was also very natural to recommend General Wu to his father. ”

"I ...... With the Eighth Highness? Jiang Ruan asked.

Xuan Lang nodded, as if he was a little embarrassed: "This is actually not a good idea, but there is no other way at the moment." If the county lord wants to save Vice General Jiang, this is the fastest way. The eighth brother is infatuated with the county lord, and the county lord should be able to get along well with the eighth brother. ”

"How can I be the master of my parents' orders?" Jiang Ruan asked.

"It's easy." Xuan Lang said: "The eighth brother only needs to ask his father for marriage." ”

Jiang Ruan sneered in her heart, it is easy to say, please give marriage, I am afraid that the most embarrassing queen still has to look at the Empress Dowager Yide's side, if she is really unwilling, the Empress Dowager Yide will not be reluctant. It is precisely for this reason that Xuan Li will let Xuan Langcai lobby to confirm that she will not refuse.

She was still thinking about what Xuan Lang's idea was to go around and fight, but she didn't want to hit her with the idea. It's really a good calculation.

married her, and then took the Zhao family as his own, the Jiang family was his person, didn't Jiang Xinzhi just let him fish and meat? Even the matter of letting General Wu send troops to the last one was borrowed from her. If the final victory is really won, won't all the credit fall on Xuanli's head? It's a business that doesn't lose anything!

It's just that...... Xuanli really wanted General Wu to send troops to help Jiang Xinzhi, but she couldn't believe it. I'm afraid that if Jiang Xinzhi shows the slightest thought that he will not return to Xuanli, that General Wu will not hesitate to stab him in the back. Even if Jiang Xinzhi didn't reveal that meaning, with General Wu's narrow-minded and jealous temperament, it was difficult to guarantee that he would have a different mind when he saw Jiang Xinzhi, who had outstanding military achievements at a young age.

Xuan Lang thought that what he said was seamless, and he knew that Jiang Xinzhi was Jiang Ruan's weakness. The relationship between these two brothers and sisters is very good, and Jiang Ruan is a woman in the end, easy to be emotional, and when she heard that it was related to Jiang Xinzhi, she was not immediately anxious and indiscriminate. It's just that after waiting for a long time, he didn't see Jiang Ruan's answer, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious, Jiang Ruan raised his head, but he didn't look a little helpless and flustered as Xuan Lang thought. The look was cold and calm, and the slightly raised eyes showed some obvious ridicule, and under such a gaze, the people who were almost looking at it fled in embarrassment.

"The county lord ......." He was about to speak.

"His Royal Highness is so proficient in current affairs." Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, and one sentence successfully changed Xuan Lang's expression. She looked at Xuan Lang with a smile: "The eloquence of the Fourth Highness really should be seen clearly by His Majesty the longitude and latitude of the court's chest." ”

Her tone was smiling, and she seemed to sigh again, but it made Xuan Lang sweat coldly.

What kind of person is he, the most incompetent mediocre prince of the Great Jin Dynasty. Anyone can despise him, the most incompetent, but also the safest. At the beginning, several princes died more or less violently, and he survived alone, not because he was lucky, but because he was stupid!

Even if it's stupid, it's going to be faked!

In fact, although he is mediocre and has no eloquence, he is not as stupid, cowardly and humble as everyone expected. The previous brothers were smarter and more agile than him, and they ended up well, and they were not the same as a handful of yellow mud.

The emperor knew that he was not up to the task, and the courtiers also knew that he was incapable, and he was always dug up and abandoned in the whirlpool of seizing the heir. He bowed low and made a small one, and he took a fancy to Xuan Li among all the brothers.

On the surface, he is close to the prince, but in fact he is the one who announced his departure. No matter how incompetent a person is, he has pretended to be a fool for more than ten years, and he is in the royal family, but he still has the same desire for power. Although Zhilu said that he was not qualified to compete for that highest position, it was good to be a little higher than his current status.

Xuanli has a gentle gentleman's mask, why doesn't he have it? It's just that this mask is not as good-looking as Xuanli, she is humble, cowardly, and timid as a mouse. But like poisonous snakes, insects and ants hidden in the shadows, they look inconspicuous, but they can give people a fatal blow at a critical time.

He is a transparent sword used by Xuanli in the palace.

But what did Jiang Ruan's words mean? If you want the emperor to know that he cares about current affairs so much, even if he is a fool, he also knows that he is stupid on weekdays, isn't it a bad thing? Once something bad happens, even Xuan Li will not let him go easily.

Xuan Lang smiled reluctantly: "County Lord, I have only learned a shallow ......." ”

"Where, where," Jiang Ruan said in a relaxed tone: "The Fourth Highness is clearly deaf and clear-sighted, and responds to it in a measured manner. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that there was such a smart person by his side, wouldn't it be superfluous. She smiled and looked at Xuan Lang's panicked expression: "Maybe His Royal Highness will be very happy to know that his brother is so talented." ”

Listening to the tone of the person opposite, he smiled easily, and there was still the slightest panic. If Xuan Lang didn't understand at this time, he would be a fool, he knew that Jiang Ruan had just deceived her, and she didn't worry about Jiang Xinzhi at all, this woman!

Jiang Ruan looked at her with a smile, her skirt was slightly lifted by the breeze, but her eyes were as smooth as a clear spring, and there were some other things, but she felt that it was as cool as the winter wind, blowing through her heart, leaving a piece of cold ice in that place, covering the whole body without a trace of heat.

Xuan Lang said with difficulty: "The county lord ......." Is it because you have someone in your heart that you don't want to marry the eighth brother? ”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "What did you say, what kind of thing is that?" ”

Xuan Lang was stunned.

Tianzhu didn't move, Dew looked serious, and Jiang Ruan looked at him lightly. She knew that every word she said today would inevitably reach that person's ears after the most rudiment. He personally directed such a good play for her to see, and she might as well make him unable to get off the stage.

Calculate, who wouldn't?

"My eldest brother fought bravely on the front line, how can I be willing to marry in the capital. is married, and it must be an upright man. This Dajin Dynasty is not guarded by his daughter's family. Even I still know a path of the Dao, how can your eighth brother not know? So, I don't even want to ask His Majesty to send troops to help and protect the people of the Great Jin Dynasty so easily, how dare I promise to give him my life. If you don't even have the guts to protect the country, will there come a day when you won't be able to protect me? ”

"I'm going to marry a man, but I'm not a soft egg." Jiang Ruan smiled.

Xuan Lang was speechless when he said it, but the cold sweat on his forehead broke out more, and today's words reached Xuanli's ears, how could Xuanli not be angry. When it reaches its worst, this anger is vented on him, isn't it anger?

"The county lord's words are really serious." Xuan Lang said: "The eighth brother is also helpless. ”

"The relationship between the Fourth Highness and the Eighth Highness is also better." She said lightly: "Go back and tell your master, wishful thinking, that's called daydreaming!" ”

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