The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 144. Xuan Lang Tentative

One night passed, and nothing was done. I thought that with Xiao Shao’s temperament, he would not do anything out of the ordinary, but at least the relationship between the two of them has come closer. Unexpectedly, when they opened the door early the next morning, both of them looked cold, without the feelings of coy and shyness that everyone expected.

Everyone knew that they had made a mistake, and obediently received the punishment.

After Xiao Shao left, Jiang Ruan dispatched everyone to sit at the desk and pulled out a stack of books. Inside the book was a rough map of Southern Xinjiang to the Kingdom of Heaven and Jin. Southern Xinjiang is to the south of the Dajin Dynasty, and across a river is the Kingdom of Tianjin. Xiao Shao returned from injury from outside the capital the night before. Although he didn’t say anything, Jiang Ruan felt that he couldn’t get rid of the relationship with the southern frontiers of the Tianjin Kingdom. He thought deeply about what might have gone wrong on the battlefield.

However, after all, she had no way to go to the battlefield. After the success of the Tianjin Kingdom’s counterattack, Jiang Xinzhi also stopped sending home letters. It was probably because of the tightness of the battle. But with Jiang Xinzhi’s temperament, anyone who doesn’t worry about her will pretend to be fine. Now that even the letter from the family has never been sent, the battle is probably already fierce.

Jiang Ruan frowned, and the Kingdom of Tianjin was ready to move. If the court could allocate more reinforcements, it should be able to alleviate the urgent need.

But now the Zhao family’s military power is only 200,000, and Beijing still has to keep people. The remaining members were either privately trapped by the Eight Princes or became the Xuanhua faction. How could Xuanli send the reinforcements obediently? Even if the emperor made the imperial decree, it was inevitable that Xuanli would do anything in it. Jiang Xinzhi is now a sweet potato, with Xuanli’s temperament, if he can’t use it for him, he will inevitably abandon it and kill it.

Now if Jiang Xinzhi is really behind bars, Xuan Li is afraid that he will get into trouble.

Jiang Ruan stood up, pondered, and said: “I want to go into the palace.”

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

Xiao Shao was silent.

“The mother will not agree.” The emperor said: “Back then…”

“I have forgotten.” Xiao Shao interrupted him: “The emperor doesn’t have to mention it again.”

“Okay,” the emperor said, “not to mention this matter for the time being. I heard that you and Hong’an County Lord are walking very close. You were injured the night before and rested in the main courtyard of Hong’an County?”

“The emperor knows everything, so there is no need to ask the minister.”

The emperor’s tone was stern and stern: “She is from Jiang’s family!”

“so what?”

“Could it be that you really like her?” The emperor was a little agitated. The emperor waved Grandpa Li’s hand: “I know you have an idea, but Jiang Ruan can’t.”

“Why?” Xiao Shao asked.

“Why.” The emperor repeated: “Who is Jiang Quan? You know better than me.”

“She is also Zhao Guang’s granddaughter.” Xiao Shao reminded.

“So what!” The emperor said angrily: “A Shao, your life cannot tolerate any stains, and Princess Hong’an is not worthy of you. I don’t know anything. That woman is deep-minded. How can I raise my eyebrows with you? Although Zhao Guang holds the military power, he is too straightforward and Jiang Quan is a poisonous insect. If you are with her, not only will you not get the slightest assistance, but you will also be dragged down the muddy waters. I am already optimistic, Binhai Yao’s governor Your daughter is of a similar age to you, and she is proficient in both civil and military skills. The forces behind Miss Yao can also help you, and are the best match for you.”

“Your Majesty has been worrying too much.” Xiao Shao said in a cold tone: “The minister’s marriage affairs, the minister has his own opinions, so your Majesty will not bother.”

“You–” The emperor seemed to be very insistent on this matter, and said coldly: “If I insist on marrying Miss Yao, I will give you the marriage tomorrow, what will you do?”

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

The emperor coughed fiercely again. Before he could speak, Xiao Shao had already spoken: “Southern Xinjiang matters urgently, so your majesty does not have to focus on the trivial matters of the ministers. As for Miss Yao…” His long dark eyes were deep and cold. , The tone was flat: “If your majesty grants a marriage, wouldn’t it be worthy of a life.”

He left without looking back.

Father Li held on to the crumbling emperor, and hurriedly took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and poured out two pills for the emperor to swallow. The emperor’s complexion improved. But his expression was a little sad, and he let out a long sigh: “He rebelled against me for that girl.”

“Your Majesty.” Li Gonggong warmly persuaded: “You have seen Prince Xiao’s temperament since childhood, and the decision is that the nine cows can’t be pulled back. His Majesty said like that, and Prince Xiao must be unhappy in his heart. The tone was rushing, but there was nothing else in his mind.”

“Of course I know he has no ambitions.” The emperor pressed his forehead a little tiredly: “I think about him everywhere, Miss Yao knows well, and everyone from my background, I have seen it with my own eyes. It is also wonderful. If Governor Yao becomes a ah Wouldn’t it be easier for Shao’s help in the future. I paved the way for him like this, but he just refused to follow me.”

“Prince Xiao is still a young man after all.” Li Gonggong persuaded: “Perhaps the princess really has a different friendship with him. King Xiao values love and righteousness, and he is not a person to cling to.”

“If there is a shortcut, I have to take the hardest one.” The emperor snorted coldly: “Jiang Ruan is really a smooth woman. I can see clearly that she has a deep mind, but she has a very cold temperament. Ah Shao has a temperament. It’s cold, how can such a woman live? Jiang Xinzhi’s two brothers and sisters have their own ideas, and it is difficult to control, especially Jiang Xinzhi, if they become unhappy, the world will not be in chaos.”

Li Gonggong didn’t know how to comfort him, knowing that Xiao Shao was a disaster in the emperor’s heart. The emperor was wise and decisive in other matters, but once it was related to Xiao Shao, he could not see the situation clearly. How could Xiao Shao’s temperament be allowed to be manipulated, since he made those remarks today, if the emperor really ignored the gift of marriage, he was afraid that the daughter of the Yao family would disappear into the world the next day. What Xiao Shao did, Grandpa Li had seen. When the Yao family and the royal family turn against each other, that will be a big disaster.

The emperor sighed: “Forget it, I will discuss this later.” From the beginning, he intuitively disliked Jiang Ruan. This is strange to say, but people in high positions are especially sensitive in some ways. For example, every time Jiang Ruan talks to him, although he looks at nothing, he always seems to feel a faint resentment and hatred. The feeling was very weak, the emperor noticed that he was not used to Jiang Ruan. In his opinion, Princess Yuan Rong is gentle, considerate and considers the overall situation. She is the most noble princess in the world. But at the beginning, the Queen Mother Yi De insisted that Jiang Ruan was somewhat similar to Princess Yuan Rong, but in fact, it can be seen from Chen Guifei’s affairs that Jiang Ruan is by no means gentle and generous on the surface. On the contrary, her temperament is very strong. It must be more, but the hidden is deeper. Since knowing that Xiao Shao had an extraordinary relationship with her, the emperor had also sent someone to investigate the things that Jiang Ruan had done.

The emperor would not allow Fang a dangerous person to be by Xiao Shao’s side. He didn’t know why he was always displeased with Jiang Ruan. He was afraid that it was just the hatred he owed in his previous life. There are always many things that are unclear in the world.

The conversation between the emperor and Xiao Shao was like the incense of dragon birth in this imperial study room, which disappeared in the blink of an eye.

At this time, Jiang Ruan had met the Queen Mother Yide, talked with the Queen Mother Yide for a while, and went back to the Princess Palace with Tianzhu.

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

As the fourth prince, Xuan Lang was wearing a dark brown brocade that was not used, and only a jade pendant around his waist was decorated, making him very simple. However, in the eyes of those with a heart, I am afraid that this is just an unfavorable prince. Seeing Jiang Ruan, the four princes stepped forward and said, “The princess.”

Xuan Lang seemed to be used to pleasing others on weekdays, and there was a hint of imperceptible humility in his tone. Hearing these words in Jiang Ruan’s ears, he only felt like Jiang Dan a hundred percent. However, he smiled and replied to Xuanlang: “His Royal Highness.”

This nonchalant attitude caused a trace of injury in Xuanlang’s eyes, but it was fleeting, and he smiled: “I heard that the war in the Tianjin Kingdom was tense before, and I also thought that the princess must be very worried. At the moment, the princess is not in a mood. I’m relieved.”

Jiang Ruan raised his eyebrows, not afraid of him asking, he was afraid that he would not ask. Sure enough, the affairs of the Tianjin Kingdom are related to Xuanli. Isn’t that, Xuanlang deliberately “ran into” with her, didn’t he just come to test her attitude? It just so happened that she also wanted to see, what are these people’s ideas, and what are they trying to test?

“How can it be all right?” She sighed softly, her eyes turned dim, and her tone of voice couldn’t help but bring a trace of melancholy: “Big brother killed the enemy at the border, but I can comfortably enjoy the peaceful days. The war is tense now. The eldest brother may have not sent home letters back for a long time. Whenever he thinks of this place, he feels very uneasy in his heart.”

Xuan Lang’s eyes flashed, carefully observing Jiang Ruan’s face. Seeing that her expression did not seem to be false, she comforted: “Vice-Jiang Ji is a natural person, and he is also a natural god of war. That day, Jin is not a small place, how can he win? The princess must not worry, brother must be sure. Will return triumphantly.”

Jiang Ruan smiled and said, “Thank you for your comfort from your Four Highnesses.” It’s just that the smile is somewhat reluctant in the end.

Xuan Lang shook his head and said, “Speaking of which, I have also heard from my father, but now the war is a bit nervous. Although Tianjin is a land of bullets, it has superb smelting technology, sharp swords and shields. In addition, the tactics are cunning. ,Hey……”

When he heard Xuanlang’s words, Jiang Ruan’s expression changed again, and he reluctantly said: “What the Fourth Royal Highness said.”

Her uneasy look fell in Xuanlang’s eyes, and Xuanlang even more confident, said inadvertently: “It would be great if General Wu could send troops.”

“General Wu?” Jiang Ruan was puzzled.

“The princess probably doesn’t know much about the court affairs.” Xuan Lang explained in an empathetic way: “General Wu is also a military commander. There are quite a bunch of good soldiers under him. The Wu family army is also a good player. It used to be the guard of Xirong, but as early as A few years ago, Xi Rong bowed his head and became a minister, and Wu Jiajun retreated from Xi Rong. General Wu has not led any soldiers in these years, and he is worried about the use of heroes. If there is Wu Jiajun’s help, General Wu will come back out of the mountain and want to break through the Kingdom of Heaven and Jin. , That’s just around the corner.”

Jiang Ruan looked down, General Wu, she naturally knew this General Wu. Xuan from the previous life, step by step cannibalize people who are not his faction, while suppressing the Zhao family, at the same time promoting the Wu family. The Wu family and the Zhao family were the old heroes who accompanied the emperor to lay down the world, but after the death of General Wu, the current General Wu is a self-righteous and self-righteous person. He was even more ambitious and wanted to sit in the “first” position of the Dajin Dynasty. When suppressing the Zhao family, he spared no effort.

When she was imprisoned in the previous life, she still vaguely heard that when she took people to arrest the people in the Zhao family, it was the person General Wu personally took.

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: “The fourth highness said, why don’t my grandfather and uncles be allowed to serve as reinforcements? Wouldn’t it be more convenient? ?”

“General Zhao’s soldiers are guarding the vital points of the capital, how can they be separated?” Xuan Lang shook his head: “Besides, the relationship between Vice General Jiang and General Zhao… won’t my father let the Zhao family send troops? ”

Is this to sow discord? Want their brothers to be cold with the emperor? The smile on Jiang Ruan’s lips was fleeting, but for a moment he changed to a somewhat dazed expression: “Then…what should I do?”

“Don’t worry,” Xuan Lang seemed to think for a while, hesitating: “The eighth brother has a very good relationship with that General Wu, if the eighth brother can say something…”

“The Eighth Prince?” Jiang Ruan was taken aback, and said anxiously: “Can the Eighth Prince help tell General Wu?”

“It’s not the thoughts of the emperor in the end.” Xuan Lang seemed helpless, shook his head and said: “Besides, what the emperor hates most is clinging to each other between his subjects. The eighth younger brother said so recklessly, I’m afraid it is. It will arouse the suspicion of the father.”

“So what?” Jiang Ruan’s voice was a little disappointed.

Xuan Lang glanced at her, and suddenly approached: “Princess, I don’t know if I should tell you one thing.”

“You said.” 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 when it’s time to choose a concubine. Because of the imperial concubine, the father had always had some prejudices against the eighth brother. Fortunately, the eighth brother took the initiative to ask about his marriage. The eighth brother once told me that he There is already a person in his heart.” He looked at Jiang Ruan, and saw that Jiang Ruan did not show a sullen expression before continuing: “If the eighth brother and the princess became relatives, there would be no such precedent in the Dajin Dynasty. At that time, the princess took advantage of the situation to propose reinforcements. As a husband, it was only natural for the eighth brother to help the princess. It was also a very natural thing to recommend General Wu to the emperor.”

“I… His Royal Highness the same eight?” Jiang Ruan asked.

Xuan Lang nodded, seemingly embarrassed: “This is actually not a good idea, but there is no other way at the moment. If the princess wants to save Lieutenant Jiang, this is the fastest way. The eighth brother is obsessed with the princess. The princess should also be able to get along well with the eighth brother.”

“Parents ordered the matchmaker’s words, how can I be the master?” Jiang Ruan asked.

“It’s simple.” Xuan Lang said, “The eighth brother only needs to ask the emperor to give him a marriage.”

Jiang Ruan sneered in his heart, it was easy to say, please order the marriage, I am afraid that in the end, it depends on the Queen Mother Yide. If she is really unwilling, the Queen Mother Yide will not force it. It is for this reason that Xuan Li will allow Xuan Lang to lobby and confirm that she will not refuse.

She was still thinking about what idea Xuan Lang had been hitting, but she didn’t want to hit her with the idea. It’s really a good calculation.

Get married with her, and then take the Zhao family as his own. The Jiang family is his own. Isn’t Jiang Xinzhi just letting him go? Even the event that General Wu sent troops in the end was borrowed from her situation. In the end, if you really win, won’t all the credit go to Xuanli’s head? It’s a business that won’t suffer any loss!

It’s just… Xuan Li really wanted General Wu to send troops to help Jiang Xinzhi, she couldn’t believe it. I am afraid that if Jiang Xinzhi showed a little bit of thought that would not return to Xuanli, that General Wu would not hesitate to stab him in the back. Even if Jiang Xinzhi didn’t show that meaning, with General Wu’s narrow-minded and sexual jealous temperament, meeting Jiang Xinzhi, who was young and outstanding in military service, would not guarantee that he would have a different mind.

Xuan Lang thought that his remarks were perfect. You must know that Jiang Xinzhi is Jiang Ruan’s weakness. The two brothers and sisters have very good feelings. Jiang Ruan is a woman in the end, easy to be emotional, and when he hears about Jiang Xinzhi, he is not immediately anxious and indiscriminate. He just waited and didn’t see Jiang Ruan’s answer. He couldn’t help but feel a little anxious. Jiang Ruan raised his head, but he didn’t seem to look helpless and panic as Xuan Lang thought. The look was cold and calm, and the slightly upward winking eyes showed some clear sneers. Under those gazes, the person who almost wanted to watch fled in embarrassment.

“The Sheriff…” He was about to speak.

“His Royal Highness is so proficient in current affairs.” Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, and successfully changed Xuanlang’s expression in one sentence. She looked at Xuanlang with a smile but a smile: “The eloquence of the Fourth Royal Highness, the latitude and longitude of Chaotang’s chest, really should be clear to your Majesty.”

She smiled and seemed to sigh again, but Xuan Lang suddenly sweated.

Who is he, the most incompetent mediocre prince of the Dajin Dynasty. Anyone can despise him, the most incompetent, but also the safest. At the beginning, several princes died more or less violently. Why did he survive alone? Not because he was lucky, because he was stupid!

Even if it’s stupid, it’s meant to be pretended!

In fact, although he is mediocre and has no great talents, he is not as stupid and cowardly and humble as everyone expected. The previous brothers were smarter and more sensitive than him and ended up well, they were not all the same.

The emperor knew that he was unbearable, and the courtiers knew that he was incapable. In the whirlpool of seizure, he was always abandoned. He lied down and made a small child, and he fell in love with Xuanli alone among his brothers.

On the surface, he is close to the prince, but he is actually a person of Xuanli. No matter how incompetent people, who have been pretending to be stupid for more than ten years, in the royal family, they still desire power the same. Although he knew that he was not qualified to compete for the highest position, it was good to be a little bit higher than his current position.

Xuan Li has the mask of a gentle gentleman, 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 a poisonous snake, insect and ant hiding in the dark, it looks inconspicuous, but it 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 mean? To let the emperor know that he cares about current affairs so much, even a fool knows that his usual stupidity is pretended, isn’t it a bad thing? Once something bad happens, even Xuan Li will not let him go easily.

Xuan Lang grinned reluctantly: “Princess, I’m only ignorant of learning…”

“Where and where,” Jiang Ruan said in a relaxed tone: “The Four Highnesses are clearly discerning and capable of dealing with them. If His Royal Highness knows that there is such a clever person by his side, wouldn’t it be superfluous to Taifu?” She smiled and watched. With Xuanlang’s panicked expression: “Perhaps the Fifth Highness knows that his brother is so talented, he will be very happy.”

Listening to the tone of the opposite person, with a relaxed smile, where there is only the slightest panic. If Xuan Lang didn’t understand at this time, he was a fool. He knew that Jiang Ruan had just lied to her. She didn’t worry about Jiang Xinzhi at all, this woman!

Jiang Ruan looked at her with a smile. The skirt was slightly raised by the breeze, but those eyes were as lustrous as a spring, and contained other things. He only felt that the coolness was like the wind of winter, rustling. Blowing through my heart, leaving a piece of ice there, covering the whole body without a trace of heat.

Xuan Lang said with difficulty: “The princess…is there someone in his heart that makes him unwilling to marry the eighth brother?”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: “What are you talking about?”

Xuan Lang was in a daze.

Tian Zhu did not move, Dewdrop looked serious, Jiang Ruan looked at him lightly. She knows that every word today will inevitably end up in that person’s ears. He personally directed such a good show to her, and she might as well let him not get off the stage.

Calculate, who won’t?

“My elder brother bravely killed the enemy on the front line, how can I be willing to get married in the capital. Even if he gets married, he must be a dignified man. This Dajin Dynasty is not for my daughter’s house to guard. Even I still know a road, How can your eighth brother do not know? Then, even asking your Majesty to send troops to help the people who guard the Dajin Dynasty will not easily say such things, how can I promise to give my life to him. Even the country does not have the courage to protect people, Will one day not even be able to protect me?”

“I want to marry a man, not a soft one.” Jiang Ruan smiled.

Xuanlang’s words were speechless, but the cold sweat on his forehead spread more. Today’s words reached Xuanli’s ears, how can Xuanli not be angry. In the end, this anger was vented on him, wouldn’t it be anger?

“The princess’s words are really serious.” Xuan Lang said: “The eighth brother is also helpless.”

“The relationship between the Four Highnesses and the Eighth Highnesses has also become better.” She said lightly: “Go back and tell you the master, wishful things, that is a pipe dream!”