Chapter Two Hundred and Four: Temptation
The eldest grandson Chi was drunk and carried into the room by his subordinates, because there was a happy event in the house, and several subordinates outside the house thought that the eldest prince would not wake up for a while anyway, so they went to gamble together, and after a while, they saw a person climb in through the window.
"Don't pretend, I know you're not drunk!" Zhao Ling said lightly.
Changsun Chi put one hand on his eyes and smiled faintly: "I didn't pretend!" Today, I've drunk a lot of wine, and I'm still dizzy at this time! ”
He put his hand down and glanced at Zhao Ling: "Shizi, you entered through the window, what advice do you have?" ”
"What advice is there, it's just something to ask for, I have to use this way to see you, but out of helplessness!" Zhao Ling smiled bitterly, "You are a smart person, I don't want to say anything about temptation, judging from the fact that our group was almost assassinated in the Biliu Painting Boat last time, the eldest grandson's family is probably already the third prince, and our current situation can be described as very dangerous!" ”
"If the eldest grandson's family has really fallen to the third prince, what's the point of you telling me these things now?" Eldest Sun Chi smiled, "Am I not from the Eldest Sun family?" ”
"You are from the eldest grandson's family, but you are different from them, you are an upright person!" Zhao Ling looked at Changsun Chi's eyes and said, "So we don't think you're with them!" ”
"You think I'm going to betray my family for you?" Changsun Quan smiled, "My family is my foundation, no one can deny this, I may disagree with some of their practices, but on the contrary, I will not betray them!" ”
"And what is your heart loyal to? Is it Your Majesty? Is it Da Zhou? Is it righteousness? Or is it your family? Zhao Ling looked at the dancing candle flame and said leisurely, "Have you ever asked yourself what you are fighting for on the battlefield?" Just to make a mark? Just for those false names? ”
"My eldest grandson Chi is just a mortal, but the purpose of going to the battlefield is as you said, it's just a few things, there is no noble purpose!" The eldest grandson Chi said lightly, "I did what a man should do, and I also did what an ordinary person should do, no matter what aspect you say, you are not qualified to blame me!" I am loyal to Da Zhou and His Majesty, but I am also loyal to my own family, I don't think there is a contradiction between the two! ”
"Isn't it a contradiction?" Zhao Ling sneered, "Your family is trying to assassinate a prince!" Your clan is trying to kill a foreign princess and then provoke a war between the two countries! Your family will use their own actions to discredit the loyal Beiyang Sailors and the Xiaocai Battalion! What is the military soul of the Great Zhou, I believe it knows better than me, but the indestructible military soul, those oaths that once defended the family and the country, and those flesh and blood that were donated for the stability of the Great Zhou, have just become pawns for others to consolidate their own power, but they have become shortcuts for those to achieve their own goals! Think about your dead brothers and why they died! Then ask if the family you are loyal to is worthy of your loyalty! Is there a contradiction between your loyalty to the family and your loyalty to the Great Zhou! ”
"Say no more!" Eldest Sun Chi took a deep breath, "It's impossible for me to betray my own family!" ”
"Then you are going to betray Da Zhou! Betray your brother who once lived and died with you! Zhao Ling said sharply.
"I didn't!" Changsun Chi's chest rose and fell quickly because of anger, "My eldest grandson Chi is worthy of his conscience!" ”
"Well said, worthy of your conscience!" Zhao Ling gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not here to persuade you to stand on the side of the second child, I just hope that you can stand on the position of Da Zhou to examine your family's behavior!" ”
"More reminders from the world, I know what to do!" The eldest grandson Chi said coldly.
When Zhao Ling went to find the eldest grandson, Jiang Xiaoyu asked a few daughters to entangle, and drank several glasses of wine to send them away, in the past, it was not as good as today's headache, because the county lord of Qiwen helped her block, but today she seems to be preoccupied.
Jiang Xiaoyu sat down beside the county lord of Qiwen and asked, "What is there on your mind today?" Look, your interest hasn't been very high! ”
"I may be in trouble, my good days are coming to an end!" Lord Qiwen frowned and said, "My brother told me that the Queen Mother seems to be planning to marry me!" ”
"Oh?" Jiang Xiaoyu's brows furrowed slightly, and he asked, "Who can be decided?" ”
"It is said to be the eldest grandson Chi!" Lord Qiwen sighed, "Although everyone is a relative, but I haven't had much contact with him since I was a child, in my impression, he is a person who does not smile, do you think, if you live with this kind of person who has no interest in the rest of your life, it will be a disaster, okay!" ”
This girl is now thinking about the life of the two of them, but the biggest problem in front of them now is that the eldest grandson's family is their common enemy now!
What exactly does the Queen Mother mean by this? Do you want to win over King Jin? Or do you want to take this opportunity to separate Changsun Chi from the Changsun family?
"What does your eldest brother think?" Jiang Xiaoyu frowned and asked, "I'm more worried about your safety!" ”
"I'm not too worried about this, the last time I was assassinated in the painting boat, it was because I was with you!" Lord Qiwen dragged her chin and said sadly, "I'm a little girl who doesn't pose any threat to them, so naturally they won't bother to deal with me!" My eldest brother naturally didn't want me to marry into the eldest grandson's family, but from his own point of view, he admired the eldest grandson Chi, so he was very hesitant! If the Queen Mother really decrees marriage, even if we don't want to, there is no way! ”
She bit her lip and said: "Anyway, I'm already mentally prepared to be married, anyway, if it can't be avoided, I will marry Changsun Chi, and then monitor the Changsun family here, I heard the eldest brother say that Changsun Chi is not a bad person, he is not in the same camp as the rest of the Changsun family, I may be able to pull him to us!" ”
"These political things, if you think about it, your eldest brother is not like you are involved, so it is too dangerous for you!" Jiang Xiaoyu sighed, "This matter mainly depends on your wishes, if you don't want to, let's figure out a way together!" ”
"Let me think again!" Lord Qiwen said, "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, and I have to think of a way to get the best of both worlds!" ”
Zhao Ling and Jiang Xiaoyu left the Dingjun Marquis Mansion, and Jiang Xiaoyu asked, "What did Eldest Sun Chi say?" ”
"I'm right, he's a man of integrity!" Zhao Ling said, "It's also a measured one, I don't dare to say that he will definitely stand on our side, but he won't completely stand on the side of the eldest grandson's family, after all, it's not particularly easy for a person to completely betray his own family!" ”
"By the way, I heard Qiwen say it today, and the Queen Mother seems to be going to marry her to the eldest grandson!" Jiang Xiaoyu sighed leisurely, "There have been a lot of marriages around me in recent days, but none of them are really good couples, Jiang Yiran won't talk about it, and Miss Su Xuan, is it Qiwen's turn now?" Maybe for a man, it's just a matter of marrying a daughter, but for a woman, it may be a lifetime thing! ”
"Although Changsun Chi is a member of the Changsun family, this person is still worthy of Qiwen in terms of character and talent!" Zhao Ling thought for a while and said, "Actually, among women, I still admire Qi Qiaoyan very much, although the method is a bit extreme, but it is to use my own method to fight against the entire secular etiquette!" ”
"That's because she has the backing and a father who loves her, if it's an ordinary family, how many people have such confidence!" Jiang Xiaoyu sighed slightly, "I'm not against this marriage, I'm just thinking, when will a woman get married, she will be able to rely on her own will?" ”
"Marriage events, parents' orders, matchmakers' words!" Zhao Ling smiled slightly, "When a woman no longer has to rely on her parents and her husband, is the time when she can really make decisions about her own destiny, you don't have to be too pessimistic, this day will come sooner or later!" ”
Zhao Ling escorted Jiang Xiaoyu's carriage back to Jiangfu, but Jiang Xiaoyu had already gotten off the car halfway, walked around the city for half a circle, and only after making sure that no one was following him before entering a courtyard.
Jiang Xiaoyu has always thought that the most dangerous place is the safest place, this courtyard no longer seems to be on the street, but it is only separated by a wall, and the people who live here are naturally the fourth aunt mother and daughter.
Because the three princes were searching for Kua Xiong everywhere, Jiang Xiaoyu was afraid that their mother and daughter would be discovered, so after several rounds, he found such a small courtyard and placed their mother and daughter here.
Jiang Huiran was still in pain as before, when she saw Jiang Xiaoyu, her eyes were full of hatred, but after suffering a few losses under her, knowing that she was not her opponent, this unwilling heart had to endure it.
"Hui Ran, you go out!" The fourth aunt said lightly, some days have passed, the mother and daughter seem to be a lot haggard, no wonder, living in the hands of Jiang Xiaoyu, after all, every day is worrying.
"Hmm!" Jiang Huiran obediently went out, and glared at Jiang Xiaoyu with warning before leaving.
"The eldest lady is here, what are you doing?" The fourth aunt asked lightly.
"Jiang Yiran got married today, I just came back from her wedding, and I remembered that you were here, so I came over to take a look!" Jiang Xiaoyu sat down and said.
"It's a pity to miss the wedding of the third lady!" The fourth aunt smiled, "This Dingjun Marquis Mansion is not ordinary, this person who has just died can find a way to marry!" ”
She raised her eyes and glanced at Jiang Xiaoyu: "Just to tell me about this?" ”
"There's one more thing that has made me very entangled lately!" Jiang Xiaoyu sighed and said, "The old lady has been asking me to kill you......"
The fourth aunt plucked slightly: "Didn't the eldest lady say that we are already dead?" ”
"But I deceived others, that's the old lady!" Jiang Xiaoyu shook his head with a smile, "My heart is open!" ”
"What are your plans, Miss?" The fourth aunt asked.