Chapter 39: Lobbying
Jiang Luyao, who had returned to Yongning Mansion, did not know that danger was about to befall her family, and after saying a few words to the second wife, Jiang Luyao went to look at her brother who was still asleep, and had the heart to wake him up, but she was reluctant.
Jiang Luyao pinched her brother's cheek and muttered, "You have to sleep to death." โ
The second wife recently took over a good job from the old lady to repair the back garden...... The second wife is very busy.
Although she often took pleasure in digging the corners of the Hou Mansion, she did not like others to be the same as herself, so the second wife presided over the repair project, and the people got the least oil and water.
However, when reporting to the old lady, Jiang Luyao would help the second wife to be greedy for a part of the ink, but even so, the cost of the project was one-tenth less than when others were overseers.
The old lady is not short of silver, and she didn't care about the expenditure of that silver before, but now she has the intention of teasing Jiang Luyao, and prefers to see a calm and shrewd granddaughter embarrassed in front of the second wife.
In her opinion, it is worth it to use this little money to see Jiang Luyao making troubles.
As a result, the old lady relied more on the second wife, which made the rest of the room very hot, even if they were dissatisfied, they didn't dare to speak in front of the old lady, so they could only curse God for being biased behind their backs.
The second wife also knows her own ability, and knows that it is all thanks to her daughter to get to where she is today, and it is not that the old lady gives her any work, just do what work, too difficult, too tiring, too laborious work is that no matter how much oil and water can be deducted, she will not accept it.
According to the words of the second wife, if her daughter is not distressed, who is distressed?
The old lady has given the second wife a few big business has been directly pushed by her due to her lack of ability, and she wanted to 'exercise' Jiang Luyao's ability, but who knew that her mother didn't appreciate it at all.
The old lady slowly adapted to the unusual performance of the second-room family.
Seeing that the second wife and the second master Jiang continued to live a leisurely life, they regarded their daughter's words as a holy decree...... The old lady secretly thought that only in this way could her parents raise Jiang Luyao.
Jiang Luqi came back before Jiang Luyao, as soon as she entered the door, the fourth wife saw that she was inappropriate, although she resented her daughter for being ignorant, but it was always the meat that fell from her body, Jiang Luqi usually had a touch of indelible grievances, and the fourth wife didn't understand why Jiang Luqi, who had never suffered since childhood, was sad.
"What's wrong with you? It's changing the sky outside? Why are your hands so cold? โ
The fourth wife held Jiang Luqi's hands, and said distressed and helpless, "Qi'er, your father wants to inherit the title, so don't bewitch him anymore, the Marquis of Yongning is better on his head than on your second uncle's head." You have always been very sensible and obedient, and our family is counting on your father to be a high-ranking official......"
Jiang Luqi lost her soul, she only felt that her body seemed to be in a cold pool, and there was a seeping cold air in the cracks of her bones, and the fourth wife said a lot of things, but she didn't listen to a word, but she couldn't understand why Zhao Duoze didn't intercept Xu Ying.
Does he not want to avenge the Yang family, or has he found something?
"Qi'er."
"Mother......
Jiang Luqi looked dazed and in a trance, could it be that she was dreaming now? Biting my lip, it hurts, it's not a dream!
The pain of her previous life was just as unforgettable, and she could be sure that her previous life was not a dream, what was going on?
If Zhao Duoze is not punished to guard the imperial mausoleum, he will not fall out with the future first and auxiliary ministers...... Isn't Princess Qin very disappointed? Will Zhao Duoze still embark on the road of no return where he has lost his conscience and does all kinds of evil?
Yes, Zhao Duoze has a bad nature, and he is a beast that is not as good as pigs and dogs!
As long as Jiang Luqi thought of the evil things he had done, she felt disgusted and wanted to vomit. Zhao Duoze, you are a beast that is inferior to a beast.
"Mother, it's not that I don't want my father to inherit the title." Jiang Luqi's face was even more bitter than bitter melon, and her eyes were filled with inexplicable tears of sadness, "If there is no marriage contract with the prince of Qin, why don't I want to be the daughter of the marquis?" Can't you and your father listen to me? The prince of Qin is really not a good man, if his father has him as his son-in-law, he will be implicated in death in the future......"
Poof, Jiang Luqi knelt down, "Mother, I'd rather die in front of you than marry him." I promise that as long as the second sister marries into the Qin Palace, I will immediately ask my father to take the position of the son from the second uncle. โ
"No need."
The fourth master walked into the door with a cold face, and said lightly: "The eldest brother has printed manuscripts for the prince of the country, such as the sacrificial wine, and Hongru praised the eldest brother for having a heart to learn and respecting the teacher when he entered the palace to give a lecture to the prince...... The crown prince passed the matter to the emperor and the cabinet, and the emperor gave an edict and commended the eldest brother. The mother discussed it with the father, and the eldest brother was also recorded in his name, although he was pretending to be a sister-in-law and was ashamed of the general family, but the Hou Mansion ...... There is no real son-in-law. โ
On the genealogy, only the named concubines will be listed under the name of the lord of Jiamin, and although the rest of the concubines are also called the old lady as their mother, they are concubines.
Jiang Luqi was stunned for a while, and muttered: "Uncle has no concubine to marry, it is impossible for him to be the son of the world, and my father doesn't have to worry too much about my uncle's ......"
"Bastard, could it be that your uncle can't succeed your sister as a concubine? How the hell do you have to get your head? The prince of Qin just won the favor of the Queen Mother and His Majesty in the palace, and the Queen Mother kept him to live in Cining Palace, what a great honor is this? Even for the crown prince, the queen mother doesn't pay so much attention to it, don't look at the queen mother is over eighty years old, but her eyes are not dazzled, and she is very energetic, even the emperor can't help but listen to the queen mother. โ
"Everyone knows that the status of the prince of Qin is as stable as Mount Tai, not to mention that he is good at learning, but his reputation is also good, his appearance is excellent, and he can't marry him if he wants to, what qualifications do you have to dislike him?"
The fourth master poked Jiang Luqi's head, and said angrily: "In the past, only the second brother was fine, but now with the eldest brother who was rated by the emperor as a scholar, I don't think the title can be reached, once my father dies, let's wait to be driven out of the Hou Mansion." โ
"You take a good look at her, don't let her cause trouble for me again, you don't have to worry about the matter of Chengjue. In the future, when I become the son of the world, even if the prince of Qin is lame and blind, you will also fulfill the marriage contract for me. โ
"Father's ......"
"Enough, I don't want to listen to your nonsense anymore."
The fourth master told the fourth wife to be optimistic about Jiang Luqi, turned around and went to the study, did not return to the main room at night, and slept directly in the concubine's room.
Deep palace Ouchi, silent.
Zhao Duoze, who was left in Cining Palace, was lying on the bed tossing and turning, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he would think of everything that happened today...... Cold sweat soaked his dirty clothes, and suddenly he rolled over from the bed, the bright moonlight shone through the window lattice on his forehead full of cold sweat, his facial features were slightly distorted, and his deep pupils had a touch of madness and miserliness, tugging at the collar of his dirty clothes, he gasped heavily, as if he had returned to the moment when his mother carried him and committed suicide......
She loves herself, or she wouldn't be the most soft-hearted, he should have died eighteen years ago.
Zhao Duoze held down his thumping heart, Yaoyao, I still have you.
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Because Uncle Jiang of the long house is also recorded as a son-in-law, the Hou Mansion is naturally indispensable for a lot of liveliness, don't care about the third master, how to curse behind the fourth master, in front of the eldest brother, they seem very sincere when they congratulate each other, and the heads of the Hou Mansion are happy, brothers, friends and brothers.
Jiang Erye sat on the wine table and feasted, this sumptuous dinner was a long room with private silver, all kinds of fresh seafood, and delicacies from the mountains and seas, Jiang Erye had the mentality of eating a big meal to find a balance, after all, the idea of the bookstore was thought of by his own daughter, but the profits were diluted by the eldest brother.
"I heard that Wen Jin is preparing to take the Xiucai exam?"
Uncle Jiang is also grateful to the second child, after all, there are not many people as stupid as the second child.
Second Master Jiang nodded: "My son is preparing to take the Xiucai exam." โ
"My nephew should have been motivated a long time ago, and I will leave the matter of the test to Xiucai, and I will help him think about it, like our children, how can he fail to do it repeatedly? Of course, Jinshi has to learn by virtue of talent, but talent can be shown...... Second child, you shouldn't care about your nephew, you should have begged me a long time ago to let your nephew waste so many years, hey, as my mother's eldest son, how can I not take care of my brothers and nephews? โ
"Then it's troublesome big brother."
Others frowned because of the word eldest son, but Jiang Er Ye didn't have the concept of eldest son.
Since he wants to help, doesn't he save his own trouble?
Fang Cai Yaoyao was still chattering, going to go to the back door or something, Jiang Erye counted all the people he knew, and he found that his fox friends and dog friends couldn't help at all, even if there were people who could talk, the relationship was to go to silver, and with a big man like Uncle Jiang sent to the door, Jiang Erye would not push it out.
Jiang Sanye, Jiang Siye also wanted to show a very capable and friendly side in front of the old lady, and they all said, "I will help later." โ
"It's more convenient for me in the Hanlin Academy, and I should do my best to take my nephew's exam."
Jiang Erye was moved by the enthusiasm of the brothers, raised his glass and said: "Thank you brothers, I won't hide it from the brothers today, with your help, I can also have more effort to go out and make an appointment with His Royal Highness King Zhao, King Zhao can't raise insects, he prefers to be a good man in front of me, don't give him some color to see, he thinks I have been a fool for so many years?" My kid's test of Xiucai is up to your brothers, catch up with Ming'er, he won Xiucai, I won the kill of King Zhao, and our house can be regarded as double happiness. โ
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Uncle Jiang and the others looked at each other, and they really couldn't overestimate the second child.
At the banquet behind the screen, the old lady listened to Jiang Erye's words, almost didn't hold the chopsticks, ignored the ridicule on the lips of the eldest daughter-in-law and others, and glanced at Jiang Luyao, who had removed the bones for the second wife...... This girl is a filial person.
"Grandmother, you eat too."
Jiang Luyao felt her grandmother's gaze, and smiled and sent the fish with the bones shaved to the old lady, "I made it quite clean, you can taste it, the fish is very fresh." โ
Just rely on her grandmother to make Uncle Jiang a registered concubine, not to mention serving the old lady's meal, even if it is pouring foot washing water for the old lady, she is willing.
Of course, there is Jiang Luyao's design in this, if the old lady refuses to admit it, it is useless for the emperor to praise Uncle Jiang as a flower.
"Profiteering, patting the horse, you and the second child are really not like father and daughter, how did he give birth to such a ghost elf as you?" The old lady tasted the fish and commented on Jiang Luyao's flattery, that is, she knew her ghost thoughts, and the old lady just liked Jiang Luyao's 'flattery and hypocrisy'
"The second sister is not simple, and I usually don't see how filial she is to her grandmother. Since the second uncle became a registered son-in-law, the second sister always revolves around her grandmother, comparing those of us who have always been filial to our grandmother in the past. โ
Jiang Luzhu's words were mocking and sour, accusing Jiang Luyao of being very false in her filial piety, just to get benefits.
Jiang Luyao said with a smile: "Filial piety is not divided between before and after, as long as you work hard, the third sister wants to win me in filial piety to my grandmother, and I have to work harder, I also know that I am not good enough, and I also hope that the third sister will surpass me, I look forward to the third sister to compare me, and the left and right are filial piety to my grandmother." โ
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Jiang Luzhu's face was extremely ugly, Jiang Luqi's eyes widened, as if she knew her second sister for the first time, Jiang Luyao was not so 'shameless' and 'straightforward' in her previous life, and it wasn't until the last that Jiang Luqi knew that Jiang Luyao was not conspicuous among her sisters not only to hide her clumsiness, but that no matter how well she behaved, she couldn't let her marry a good husband.
Her marriage with Xiao Ruihua was facilitated by Lord Xu, who had already been the crown prince and the Taibao.
Now, will Lord Xu still help Jiang Luyao?
Jiang Luqi was blinded by a series of changes...... It's better to let Jiang Luyao become the princess of King Qin as soon as possible, as for Xiao Ruihua...... Jiang Luqi has always been unable to forget Xiao Ruihua's deep affection and single-mindedness towards Jiang Luyao, and it is even harder to forget what kind of scenery Xiao Ruihua will be in the future.
Reborn, she wants to live better than in her previous life.
The old lady enjoyed Jiang Luyao's service, and unconsciously had a great appetite, teaching her granddaughter who was seated, "What does it matter between sincerity and falsehood?" Didn't the second girl stand by my side and serve me? โ
Well, the old lady is the big killer, too, sincerity, pretense is not the most important thing for grandmother, the four-room son and daughter-in-law, grandchildren have acted in front of her for a lifetime, and she is also very happy to play monkeys.
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Since then, Uncle Jiang has always held the shelf of his eldest son, caring for his brothers, filial piety to his parents, with him in front, Jiang Erye has returned to the normal state of his previous game life, and has launched a desperate contest with King Zhao in the country of fighting crickets.
After going back and forth, he and King Zhao formed a deep fighting friendship.
Always discuss how to have more fun, how to spend money, how to drink...... Hungry, when King Zhao bragged about playing with women, Jiang Erye always said seriously, I am not familiar with this aspect.
Although King Zhao is a prince who has no hope of inheriting the throne, he has a lot of money every year, and the emperor often rewards him with beauties, so he is very generous and righteous, he can take Jiang Erye to appreciate the style of a famous prostitute, and can even give Jiang Erye two Jiangnan thin horses.
"No, if I do something worse than a beast, I will be nagged to death by my daughter. I'm going to take care of my belt...... If my daughter doesn't recognize me, how can I still have the heart to fight crickets and raise insects? โ
"Your daughter is too domineering."
"Who made me unable to do it?" Second Master Jiang took a sip of wine and sighed: "But then again, if I take back the skinny horse or something, how can I have the face to see Madame?" She was wronged enough to marry me, and I didn't want to see her cry. โ
"How old is your daughter?" King Zhao's eyes were very serious, "The second child of my family is a concubine, if you don't like it, how about I let the third child be your son-in-law?" The third child is the youngest sister-in-law of my princess, and she is loved by the princess......"
"Although I don't have the heart to be the prince of Yongning, you can't underestimate me too much, the Jiang family has a marriage contract with the prince of Qin, maybe one day I will become the father-in-law of the prince of Qin, the prince of Qin is much stronger than your third son."
Second Master Jiang looks down on King Zhao's third son very much, according to his daughter's words, he is too capable of pretending! always thinks that he is the standard child of the royal family, although he is generous on the face, his heart is very dark, even if he marries King Zhao, he can't marry his baby daughter to the third child.
On the contrary, it is the second child, although some see the wind and rudder, but can play with his own son, I think the character will not be too bad, the most important thing is that the daughter can teach her son to take the Xiucai test, and the second son of Zhao Wang, who wants to come with his son, should be able to catch his daughter.
Second Master Jiang is a good father, he has already begun to help Jiang Luyao choose a husband, with the temperament of his daughter, it is best to marry a man who is willing to listen to his wife.
King Zhao shook his head with a smile, and got up from the chair with the bird cage, "If you are the father-in-law of the prince of King Qin, I will run around the capital and carry you around, let's go, you can raise grasshoppers, but when it comes to โกโก birds, I will dump you eight streets, and your lark will be placed here first, and I will return it to you after a few days when it opens its mouth to sing." โ
"You have to help me take care of it, this lark was chosen by my daughter for the old lady."
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The dignified King Zhao has become the person who raises birds for Jiang Erye, and King Zhao's heart is a little blocked, but who makes him like Jiang Er?
The fate of people is sometimes difficult to explain.
For example, after Jiang Erye sent off Queen Zhao, he ushered in a young and handsome son, "The next surname is Xiao, the name is Ruihua, and he is the Xie Yuan of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Township Test." โ
Xie Yuan, who has tried in Jiangsu and Zhejiang townships in previous years, is a great figure in the Ming Dynasty, Jiang Erye is not good at reading, and he admires people who are good at reading and have a good head, so he sat up straight and asked: "What's the matter with Xiao Jieyuan?" โ
"I also have a sister, whose name is Zhuohua, which is taken from the peach and the meaning of ikea."
"Good name."
Second Master Jiang's eyes widened, what does this name have to do with him? "Xiao Jieyuan, I have a wife."
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Xiao Ruihua held his breath in his heart, "I'm not here to be a matchmaker, and I know that you have a wife, a daughter and a son." โ
"Oh, my son seems to have a crush, I'm sorry, Xiao Jieyuan."
Xiao Ruihua pinched the teacup, took a deep breath and said, "The sister below is Ling Gongzi's intended person." โ
"Really?" Second Master Jiang suddenly became a lot more enthusiastic about Xiao Ruihua, personally poured him tea, and asked suspiciously after thinking for a while, "Are you sure you're not here to be a matchmaker?" โ
Xiao Ruihua never thought that talking to Jiang Erye would be so difficult, how did Jiang Luyao usually urge his father and brother? Can you understand people?
"Are you against your sister marrying my son? Don't, my son is very good, he has my demeanor, and my family is quite rich, but I rely on selling gnats...... can also make up a good dowry. โ
"Uncle Jiang, can you listen to me first."
Xiao Ruihua can't wait to block Jiang Erye's mouth with a snack, is he here by mistake today?
"My son has stayed up all night studying for the exam, Master Xie Yuan can't be untrustworthy, if you regret it, won't my son's suffering be in vain? He's thankful for that. โ
"I'm not here to repent of my marriage."
Second Master Jiang patted his chest, let out a sigh of relief, and looked at Xiao Ruihua with blank eyes, "You promise?" If you ruin your marriage, I should hear it. โ
"I swear, I promise to marry my sister to Jiang Wenjin." Xiao Ruihua gritted her teeth, how hard will my sister work in the future, there is such a father-in-law...... Repentance? Forget it, although Second Master Jiang is a little sad, but fortunately, he is a father who really loves his son.
Xiao Ruihua saw that Second Master Jiang's eyes fell on the grasshopper, his brows tightened, and after he swore by himself, it was useless...... "Uncle Jiang." โ
Second Master Jiang smiled embarrassedly, "If you have a big matter, go to my daughter, since you are not here to regret your marriage, look for me...... Hehe, I'm afraid of delaying your big event, you can go to the capital to inquire, I have never done serious things, I have always eaten, drunk and had fun. โ
"You're living a nourishing life!"
"Ha, my daughter also said the same, my daughter also said that people live a lifetime, and freedom is the most rare, she means that I have a rare freedom, better than many people."
Xiao Ruihua is eloquent, but in the face of Jiang Erye, he found that his tongue was clumsy, and he followed Jiang Erye's train of thought, which was unreasonable.
"Uncle Jiang is living comfortably, and the little nephew admires him very much, but you didn't think of leaving something other than the Worm Sutra for your children?"
"The silver is in the hands of my wife, and my family also has some of the fields, except for the dowry for Yaoyao, it is all my son's."
"I mean, fame and fortune!"
"Fame?" Second Master Jiang rubbed his cheeks irritably, "Didn't I say, don't look for me for big things?" As soon as I heard about the fame, I felt so heavy, how could I still be comfortable? โ
Xiao Ruihua maintains a very high level of self-cultivation, originally he was going to lobby Jiang Erye with righteousness, but when he met, he told Jiang Erye that righteousness can suffocate him to death, it is better to start with the future of his children, maybe he can achieve good results.
"Meritorious fame is profitable, even if you give your children more silver and land, once the second room loses the blessing of the Yongning Marquis Mansion, it is difficult to say whether the silver can be kept, could it be that Uncle Jiang wants my future brother-in-law to be unable to get ahead for the rest of his life? Be a nobleman? โ
Second Master Jiang fell silent, and Xiao Ruihua stepped up and said: "I think Uncle Jiang also has an experience, in front of the nobles, have you ever raised your eyebrows?" Even if you are chivalrous and loyal to the country, can anyone praise you? โ
"What the hell are you trying to say?" Second Master Jiang is getting more and more confused, he can't understand.
"I'm here today to give you a fortune, but also for the sake of my sister-in-law's future, I am Xie Yuan, I can take care of my sister-in-law in the future, but as a man, relying on his wife's support, how can he have a bright face?"
"I see." Second Master Jiang slapped his thigh, blinked his eyes and said, "You are here to tell my fortune, will I be rich and rich in the future?" โ
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Xiao Ruihua was a little skeptical that the secrets of the Xu family investigated by his friends were accurate, did Jiang Erye really have the blood of the Xu family?
The author has something to say: It is a very hard thing to praise yourself for the hard work of May Day, and to discuss the ideal of life with the two goods.