Chapter Forty-Six: Wave After Wave
Halfway through, Jiang Qi stepped back in the snow.
The silence filled the room, and the figures of one large and one small waiting for her to return were stretched out by the candlelight, and the yin was projected on the ground.
Jiang Yi obediently called "Auntie", and was led to eat by Ban Smile.
Jiushu lay on his back on the rocking chair as he was, standing still. Ahri snorted in his arms and expressed dissatisfaction with Jiang Qi, who returned late.
"I've been waiting for you for a day."
"Something?" Jiang Qi seemed to be unaware of his strangeness.
"The man on the throne wants me to ask you, King Fuling or Xiao Zhaoxian, which one do you like?"
"You have become a messenger." What a boring question.
In addition to the fox fur, she lost the hand stove, and skewed at will on the beauty couch, her movements were coherent and smooth, and she seemed to squint and said: "If I am moved, it should also be to you, when will it be their turn to be delusional!" ”
Jiushu stiffened his body and didn't dare to look back. Hearing her breath evenly, there was no afterword, and the suddenly tense heart relaxed and warmed up a little bit.
"Your nephew, I've taken you as an apprentice."
"Who's meant?"
"Being the heir of the embroidered messenger is beneficial and harmless to the Jiang family. Once you make a big fuss, you can get out of the way, but the Jiang family can't. "He's supporting her.
"Good. In the future, I will trouble you to teach him more. She readily responded.
"Master asked me to remind you that you promised not to do anything to the royal family."
"He's idle. I don't mess with them, they take the initiative to mess with me, how do I count? ”
"So, you don't refuse King Fuling's embrace? After enjoying the lake and then enjoying the flowers, and then enjoying the snow after enjoying the flowers? Jiang Qi, are you tempted? ”
He looked at her without blinking, and no one knew what was going on in her mind, including him.
"What do you think?"
"You don't have love, he doesn't have love, you all have a purpose." He was worried in his heart, but he still didn't want to admit that he was anxious about the relationship between Jiang Qi and King Fuling.
"He's like me, I've been waiting for ten years for one purpose, and he's been waiting since birth."
"So, you will be soft-hearted and merciful to him, and in the end, you will suffer."
"I didn't." Jiang Qi denied it, "I want to know why my mother and mother easily fell in love with a man, I just want to know if love really makes people lose their minds." ”
"He's ambitious, he's trying to seduce you." The more Jiang Qi denied it, the more Jiushu wanted her to recognize her heart, and he was afraid that she would be confused.
"You know it's not me waiting for him to seduce me. He's a tool for me to understand men, and I can't talk about who suffers. If there is one thing I know for sure in this life, it is that I will never follow the old path of my mother, and I will never be planted in love. ”
Her words were sonorous and powerful, and they strengthened their persuasiveness. Jiushu looked at her silently for a long time, and she did not look back at him timidly.
"I see. But I still have to warn you, stay away from the king of Fuling and the royal family. ”
"This is your second warning, I remember. But if you want me to leave Ruian City as soon as possible, either the Hidden Country Master cancels the agreement with me, or let the Xiao family hurry up, and it's all over. I'm also bored after dragging on for so long. ”
"For your fulfillment, I'll leave Ryan tonight. I'm not here, it will be easier for you to move, but remember to be measured, don't go out of line, Dawei can't go out of civil strife. ”
The world is still stable, after all, it has only been more than 40 years since the establishment of various countries, and it is not time for chaos. Moreover, the Hidden Country Master has enjoyed the respect of the mighty royal family for more than 40 years, even if he is born in the world, he still has the heart to help save the country. He is young and fashionable and has the spare energy to throw himself into the red dust, and now he just wants to be safe and stable when he is old.
As a disciple of the Hidden State Master, he can only obey the orders of the teacher, and no civil strife is the bottom line, once the bottom line is broken, the Hidden Country Master will definitely take action.
After the first snowfall, the temperature plummets, and the harsh winter that has not been seen in decades comes to Ruian City. The officials of Jingzhao were instructed by the palace to be prepared to prevent greater accidents caused by the freezing and death of people, horses and livestock.
All the beggars and the widows and poor people in Ryan City were driven out of the city to maintain stability in the city.
According to the practice of previous years, Qunyi Lou originally had to give porridge for three days a month. But this year, he suddenly showed kindness and built a charity shed very generously, giving charity porridge and winter clothes every day, promising to provide for this group of lonely and weak people until spring.
For a time, everyone praised the group art building for righteousness. The poor and beggars inside and outside Ruian City are all grateful for Qunyi Building.
Such a cold weather is difficult for ordinary people to bear, but it is a good time for the wealthy and wealthy family. Ice frolic has been around for a long time, and this year due to the arrival of winter snow and ice, ice frolic is popular again.
The so-called ice frolic is that when the river ice is frozen thickly, people who are good at ice walking, wear special skates on the ice surface that is as bright as glass and light as a mirror, and slide freely in singing and dancing.
The tall family is another way to play, holding the ice bed with a cable, the nobles sit on it steadily, and the lower people pull hard, making circles, sliding, etc., as fast as a cloud.
There are also novel styles of roller skating boats, such as flying kite boats, duckbill boats, etc., which can be dragged upside down and glid, attracting the applause of the onlookers.
King Fuling was full of interest and specially invited Jiang Qi to come to the shore of Jingshui Lake to watch others play on the ice.
He pointed out to her, "That flying kite boat is mine, do you want to try it?" ”
"Don't. There are too many people. Jiang Qi was wrapped in the heavy fiery red fox fur sent by the King of Fuling, and his porcelain-white face became more and more moist and moving.
"Well, I don't really like it. By the way, King Qi's request for marriage has been politely rejected by his father. Do you know? "The marriage proposal of King Qi on behalf of the prince has been shelved, which is a good thing for him and her.
"It's just a small thing, not enough to mention."
The two walked slowly along the riverbank, surrounded by noisy and laughing crowds, watching the nobles play on the ice. If he hadn't traveled with her, King Fuling doubted that he would have such a peaceful and peaceful mood and take a leisurely walk in such a situation.
He looked at Jiang Qi sideways, and sometimes felt that this person was so close to him, so close that he once grabbed her hand and put it on his chest. Sometimes it feels very far away, and there is a sense of distance that separates the two, and if there is a slight disappointment, the two may return to strangeness.
"See what?" She didn't have to look back to know where his gaze was.
"It's a matter of what kind of person you are."
"See what?"
"I see that you are unusual, and I can't deal with you the same way I would deal with ordinary women." He laughed.
"Then you're wrong, I'm normal. Ordinary women ask for nothing more than sincerity, and I am no exception. If anyone is sincere with me, I will repay it with all my heart. "What she said was true.
"Why don't you tell me, how can I get your sincerity?" King Fuling asked with distress on his face.
"As long as you give sincerely, you can do it."
"I've always been sincere with you."
"It's a pity that your sincerity is not enough, and you have too many calculations." She was concise and to the point.
King Fuling laughed out loud with disguised embarrassment: "My sincerity to you is not enough? I'm calculating you too much? Jiang Qi, is this how you see me? Isn't it because you're wary of seeing everyone as hypocritical? ”
"When I get along with you, I am sincere. If you give a point of sincerity, I will give you a point. If you think you've given 10 points, but I don't feel it at all, it only means that you have too much calculation in your heart, and you don't count at all. ”
Her calm gaze was cast into the distance, the wind squinted her eyes, and she saw Xiao Zhaoyi from a distance with a group of bright red people coming over. This group of stupid people really made a move, making her wait so long.
King Fuling also saw the group of people, and hurried to express himself before they arrived: "I thought we were at least happy with each other, so I worked hard to please you. I confessed my heart to you three times and several times, courted again and again, proposed marriage again and again, and only knelt down to ask you to agree to me. If it was an ordinary woman, she would have been moved a long time ago. Why do you think these are just calculations? ”
"Because I'm not them! What you're asking for is no ordinary woman! ”
King Fuling didn't have a chance to reply again, because the troublemaker came to him.
Emperor Qingli refused to give marriage to the prince of Qi, but he did not refuse the palace of Qi to propose marriage to Jiang Qi. It was probably the selfishness of the superiors, he wanted to see what Jiang Qi's strength was, and whether it was worthy of his courtesy.
Therefore, Xiao Zhaoyi heard that Jiang Qi and King Fuling were watching Bing Huan together, so he took his sister Xiao Zhaoyun and led a team of begging relatives Ma Haohao. The large and small boxes are wrapped with festive red flowers, and the musicians are beating and beating, blowing all popular comedy songs, which is enough to make a marriage ceremony.
Xiao Zhaoyi blocked Jiang Qi and King Fuling head-on, and the people and horses behind him stopped, stretching for dozens of zhang. attracted the surrounding people to stop and watch, who is this prosperous gentleman going to propose.
"Your Excellency, at the behest of my father, I propose to you for my brother." Xiao Zhaoyi stood like an arrogant pine in the wind, his face was bright, and he said these words leisurely in front of everyone's eyes, which caused the king of Fuling to cross his eyebrows and cold eyes.
"Xiao Zhaoyi, what are you doing!" King Fuling drank lowly, is this person less brainy, openly putting up such a big battle in the market, is this to force marriage? Bummer! Shameless!
"Your Highness, don't worry. On the day my brother gets married, I will invite His Highness to a glass of wine. "Xiao Zhaoyi is polite and a gentleman is like jade.
Seeing that Xiao Zhaoyi was such a gentle scoundrel, he brought the shamelessness of the Xiao family to the extreme, if the object of the courtship was not herself, Jiang Qi would really look up to the sky and laugh, she really underestimated the shamelessness of the Xiao family.
Blocking King Fuling's words, Xiao Zhaoyi persuaded Jiang Qi with all his grace and elegance: "Your Excellency, the whole city knows about you and my brother. My brother has been guarding Muyi Villa every day for you, and he fell out with my father for you, and he can't go back to his home. But if you have any true feelings, you should not despise my brother's sincerity so much. For the sake of the peace of the house, we, the King of Qi, are willing to abandon our prejudices and accept Your Excellency. Please know that no matter how strong a woman is, it is better to find a good home. No matter how high the martial arts are, it is better to marry into my Qi Palace. It is far better to be sealed than to show up and run the rivers and lakes. There is no time to lose, and you may wish to consider a thing or two. ”
The smug feeling in the words was clear. Xiao Zhaoyi is not stupid, he has always been invincible, and the first few times he was eager to belittle Jiang Qi, he was out of proportion and fell behind everywhere. This time, he made a move with a courtship related to the woman's name, and it depends on how the other party resolves it.