Chapter 288: Summoned
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Out of the gate of the Mighty Marquis Mansion, although Lan Yucheng did not speak, the look of surprise on his face was also obvious. It was not that he did not suspect that Mr. Jiang would be the son of the old marquis Jiang, but later because of his age, he was directly overthrown by himself. Now the old marquis Jiang's sentence of "my son" and "for the father" are telling him that what he thought before was completely correct.
But Mr. Jiang obviously looks much older than the mighty marquis, if he is the eldest son, the position of the mighty marquis should naturally be inherited by Mr. Jiang, but he, the son of a famous family since he was a child, has never heard of the existence of such an eldest son in the mighty marquis mansion
If Mr. Jiang is just the eldest son of the concubine born to the concubine of the Mighty Marquis Mansion, then why did the Mighty Marquis see Mr. Jiang, but he was very respectful, and he couldn't see the feeling of looking down on the eldest son of the concubine. The mighty marquis has no need to look at the eldest son differently.
"You don't have to guess anymore, I am indeed his son, but it was all before he transformed into a mighty marquis." Speaking of this, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of Mr. Jiang's mouth, before that person became a mighty marquis, he did still have his son, but after that, his son did not exist.
It started many years ago.
Old Marquis Jiang used to be just a young man in a remote village, and his family also married a girl from the same village for him, but soon after the marriage, the eighteen-year-old Old Marquis Jiang was taken away by the conscripts. At that time, Mr. Jiang's mother already had him in her belly, and when the old marquis Jiang left, he also knew it.
The eighteen-year-old boy has fought countless battles with the officers and soldiers of the army, and I don't know how many times he almost couldn't come back. With the accumulation of military merits, the old marquis Jiang was fortunate to be appreciated by the governor of the army, and climbed step by step towards the position of the general. By the time he was killed, he was already thirty-five years old.
After several years of war on the frontier, the Sacred Heart was finally rewarded, and the Sacred Heart was happy. Above the court, the monarchs and ministers drank the wine in the cup together, and the emperor happily gave the marriage. Old Marquis Jiang was thinking of his wife and son he had never seen before, so he survived on the battlefield, how could he be that kind of treacherous person
Once the wine was gone, the old marquis Jiang was afraid of the face of the emperor, and took the opportunity to secretly say that he already had a wife at home, and he didn't dare to climb high. It's just that you don't say anything, if you take back your fate, and put the reputation of the woman who gave the marriage to the emperor, it is already displeased, but it is not the kind of unreasonable gentleman who insists that the old marquis Jiang abandon his wife and children. After a few plans, he wronged the wife of the old marquis Jiang as a flat wife, and rewarded a lot of silk and satin, gold and silver jewelry, which was regarded as compensation.
At this point, there was no way back, and the old marquis Jiang had to kneel down to thank him. It's just that when he returned home, his youngest son was already seventeen years old, and his wife was much older because she served the two old people all the year round and took care of the housework. The woman was just a rural village woman, and she was surrounded by pragmatic people, and she couldn't support herself, so she naturally wouldn't look for any concubines to add to the family. Knowing that she had been a widow for 17 years, but when her husband brought his wife, who was much younger than herself, entered the door, Mr. Jiang's mother was depressed and couldn't enjoy it, so she left her only son behind.
This is why Mr. Jiang said that when the old marquis Jiang became a mighty marquis, he no longer had Mr. Jiang's son. This is also the reason why the current mighty marquis, who knows the ins and outs, has a tangled and contradictory look when he sees Mr. Jiang. It's just that Mr. Jiang didn't tell Lan Yucheng all this clearly. just admitted his identity, which is an explanation.
Now that he has a clear answer, he can be sure that Mr. Jiang will definitely not be disheartened because of the old marquis Jiang, and Lan Yucheng is not the kind of person who likes to expose people's scars, so naturally he didn't ask any more in-depth, and the two returned to Miaoyi Hutong silently.
"How are things going" As soon as he entered the house, Yi Chu hurriedly walked out, looked at the two who had just come back and asked.
Lan Yucheng's expression darkened slightly, and he shook his head slightly. I have to say that in addition to adding to the blockage of Lanshikang, today's trip has no merit at all.
The matter of the living puppet did make a place in Old Marquis Jiang's heart loosen a little for a moment, but he didn't get any answer, so Lan Yucheng didn't have much confidence in this matter. It's just that Mr. Jiang's three points when he left were to the point. Now I can only hope that Mr. Jiang, the eldest son of his relatives, can really affect the final decision made by the old marquis Jiang.
After receiving this answer, Yi Chu's originally extremely anxious heart completely sank at this moment. Everyone knows that the big wedding in two days will be the day of the decisive battle, and this battle is indeed inevitable, but if they can persuade the mighty marquis to let him sit on the wall and watch the battle, it will also be a big help for them. After all, there is no need for them to be long, just this elimination is enough for them to laugh.
Outside, the sun was still shining, the sky was as white as a wash, and there was not a trace of white clouds, and the scorching sun was shining directly on the earth, and everywhere it was like a steamer, steaming hotly.
Today is the second day, and by now, there is only half a day left. Coupled with the time of tomorrow's day, this day and a half is their final preparation time. Lan Yucheng sat in the courtyard, looking up at the sky from the four directions, and in a day and a half, he would be able to see Xiao Ruo
At the second gate of the Li Mansion, a mother-in-law with a panicked face ran towards the inside in a panic, and suddenly fell to the ground with a "bang", and suddenly floated up countless mud that had been dried by the scorching sun. It's just that after getting up in a hurry, I didn't care about the dirt all over my body, so I got up directly and continued to run inside.
Jiang Qinghua saw her mother-in-law break into the house like this, and immediately raised her eyebrows, and said sharply: "What are you like, are there any rules at home?"
The mother-in-law didn't care about the accusation, and said bluntly: "Grandma, someone is coming at the gate, it's the father-in-law in the palace, and there are a few Praetorian Guards behind him, the master is not in the mansion, and the eldest young master has already gone to greet him." ”
Jiang Qinghua was stunned when she heard this, since her aunt died, she had not entered the palace again, because it was completely unnecessary. Although I don't know why, my father-in-law has also told her to go out less in the end, so she and Li Yanxu have been staying in the house, and even Ronghua's makeup is ready to go until the day she gets married.
The emperor suddenly sent someone, what did he want to do Jiang Qinghua was full of questions in her heart, but she didn't forget to call the maids to freshen up and change her clothes.
In the flower hall of hospitality, the host and guest were seated, and the best Biluochun had been delivered, Li Yanxu smiled and the person sitting with his hands was empty and wronged, but he was also shocked in his heart. Maybe someone from the palace is not worthy of him, but the person who is drinking tea with him at the moment is Zhang Gonggong next to Lan Shikang, so it's different.
"I don't know when Young Grandma Li will come out" Grandpa Zhang put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at Li Yanxu and said politely.
Seeing that when it came to the face, Li Yanxu thought about it carefully and confessed: "Women are naturally more troublesome than men when they meet guests. Seeing that Father-in-law Zhang didn't mention his father, but only asked Jiang Qinghua, Li Yanxu raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't know if the emperor has any instructions to let your father-in-law go on this trip."
"Li Gongzi is polite, this edict should not be read until Grandma Li arrives." Father-in-law Zhang did not leak a drop of water, and sat quietly and waited.
Li Yanxu held the tea cup, and he couldn't figure out why after thinking about it. Now that his father is in the palace, if the emperor gives him another message, he will not let Gonggong Zhang come to the Li Mansion; If the oracle is for him, then why wait for Tsinghua so this oracle must be for Tsinghua
Hiding his face full of thoughts, Li Yanxu saw that Gonggong Zhang had no intention of saying anything else, so he sat quietly drinking tea with him, and the flower hall was silent for a while.
"I've been annoyed that Father-in-law Zhang has been waiting for a long time, it's really Tsinghua's" Before the person entered the hall, the voice of the accusation came in. In the blink of an eye, I saw four maids hugging Jiang Qinghua and walking into the flower hall.
When Jiang Ruyue was still alive, Jiang Qinghua often entered the palace. He is naturally familiar with the big eunuch Zhang Gonggong next to Lan Shikang, and he has not given him any benefits, and when he talks, he is naturally a little more familiar than Li Yanxu.
"The old slave doesn't dare to be." Seeing that the main lord had arrived, Gonggong Zhang hurriedly stood up and bowed to Jiang Qinghua. After standing up straight, he said bluntly: "The emperor has a message to Grandma Li, since Grandma has arrived, the old slave is going to pass on the emperor's message." ”
When Li Yanxu and Jiang Qinghua heard this, they knelt down in front of Gonggong Zhang and bowed: "Jiang Ronghua, the second concubine of the Mighty Marquis Mansion, will enter the palace the day after tomorrow. ”
After speaking, Gonggong Zhang took a step forward, stretched out his hand to help Li Yanxu and Jiang Qinghua get up, and said: "The emperor's dictation has been completed, Grandma Li will clean up, and then enter the palace with the old slave to resume his life."
Li Yanxu hurriedly took a step forward and asked: "The palace has its own upbringing grandmother and the old man around the former queen, if the queen mother does something inappropriate, they will mention it behind their backs, I don't know why the emperor will let Qinghua enter the palace."
Gonggong Zhang took a step back, lowered his eyes and said: "Back to Gongzi Li's words, the emperor has his own plans, although the old slave is serving by the emperor's side, he doesn't dare to figure out the holy will at will, and he also asks Li Gongzi not to embarrass the old slave." ”
Li Yanxu didn't give up, and wanted to continue asking, but Jiang Qinghua gently pulled down his sleeve, shook his head at him slightly, and looked at Zhang Gonggong and said: "Since you want to enter the palace, then please wait for a while, Qinghua always has to prepare the clothes he carries." After speaking, he blessed his father-in-law Zhang, and took the four maids who came out of the flower hall.
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