The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 173. gambling

Xia Jun’s eyes sank, and a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes. This emotion was fleeting, but for a moment, he smiled faintly and said, “Cousin, what do you mean by this?”

“My cousin and I are also bleeding half of the Xia family’s blood anyway. They should be honest with each other. You don’t have to say something dumb, cousin, now you are in such a field. Working for the Eighth Highness, but can’t get the official position and glory that he deserves, who is it all thanks to?” Jiang Chao smiled and said: “You and I know each other well!”

Xia Jun smiled and looked at Jiang Chao. He was different from Jiang Chao. Although Jiang Chao worked under Xuanli, he seemed to have a high career. At best, Xia Yan protected him too well, but his brain was not enough. . Moreover, Jiang Chao inherited Jiang Quan’s cowardly and vacillating temperament, and he was smart in many cases. For example, at this moment, Xia Jun knew that Jiang Chao had deliberately told him, but he just kept quiet.

“It is my honor to do things for the eighth majesty. I dare not complain. As for my cousin’s promotion, it is my cousin’s luck. My luck is not good, and I can’t blame others.” Xia Jun said.

Hearing this, Jiang Chao took a deep look at Xia Jun. Xia Jun was unfathomable. At the beginning, the imperial decree ordered him not to enter the officialdom, but Xia Jun became Xuanli’s outside staff. Xuanli, Jiang Chao has already figured out some of his habits now, and he has never used someone who is incapable. Xia Jun’s identity is inherently special, but to make Xuanli admire, he must have great ability. Jiang Chao is a narrow-minded person. Although he has a lot of taboos about Xia Jun, the situation is different now that he has to collude with Xia Jun.

“It’s true, cousin, this time it is the meaning of the Eighth Highness.” Knowing that there will be no benefit to doing Tai Chi like this, Jiang Chao simply picks up the words. He said: “His Royal Highness eight ordered me to do this, but I think that this thing can be done further, but I need help from my cousin.”

Xia Jun slowly stretched out his hand and poured himself a glass of wine. The wine was slightly turbulent, emitting a little seductive fragrance. Xia Jun picked up the wine glass, but was not in a hurry to drink it, but narrowed his eyes slightly, as if smelling the slight aroma of wine. Slowly, he said: “Oh? So, cousin, what good will I do for me? How can this thing be done?”

He didn’t rush to ask what was the matter or how to do it. The first thing he asked was the result. This shows that Xia Jun is a person who doesn’t care about using any means, and all he wants is a satisfactory result.

Jiang Chao lowered his voice, but a chill flashed on his face: “The result? It depends on how big the cousin’s bargaining chip is.”

“How is the bargaining chip of the entire Xia family?” Xia Jun smiled slightly.

Jiang Chao was taken aback and looked at the people in front of him carefully. Xia Jun looked handsome, but his eyes were a little gloomy, but a little light suddenly burst into his eyes, like a hungry wolf dying in the wilderness suddenly found a prey, there is a kind of Furiously excited. Jiang Chao reluctantly suppressed the horror in his heart, saying that this cousin is indeed a lunatic. On the face, he said solemnly: “Then, like a cousin, I promise that once this matter is over, there will be no generals, no guards, and no… Jiang and Ruan brothers and sisters.” He said: “That. At that time, Princess Hong’an had personally delivered it to his cousin, and his cousin would do whatever he wanted.”

This bargaining chip… is indeed tempting. Xia Jun saw a pair of glorious eyes that raised slightly. When those eyes were not looking at people, they seemed to be separated by a thin layer of mist. They were cold and quiet. When they looked at people, they brought a little ridicule, as if they were laughing at the other person. Ignorance and childishness, some people maddeningly contempt.

In his life, the first half of his life was rich in clothes and food, and he wanted the wind and the wind but the rain and the rain. As long as he wanted something, there was nothing he could not get. But this balance was broken by Jiang Ruan. She only used a small strategy to make his splendid life collapse completely. He doesn’t have much obsession with being an official, but Jiang Ruan provokes his dignity. In his opinion, if he fell in love with Jiang Ruan, Jiang Ruan should obey him, but this is not an obedient domestic cat, but a terrible female leopard, just brightened his paws. Let people taste her power.

But no matter how powerful the leopard is, it is just a prey. Over the years, he watched Jiang Ruan change from an unfavored daughter raised on Zhuangzi to the timid eldest daughter of Jiang’s family, from an official daughter to a princess who relied on the queen mother, and watched her fight. Jiang Li and Jiang Susu were destroyed, and Xia Yan was defeated. She must have played a part in Xia Jiaojiao’s affairs. He had never seen such a woman before, but he became interested in her because of this.

Such a woman, with a deep mind, strong and tough, with a beautiful appearance and a rotten heart, really has an appetite for him. But…she dared to reject him, she would pay the price she deserved.

Jiang Chao’s proposal is really tempting.

A sigh flashed in his eyes. If Jiang Ruan was obediently clinging to him, it would be good. Unfortunately, he knew what Jiang Ruan was. Jiang Ruan would not lower her noble head like anyone else, so he Only cut off that beautiful head. He said: “Cousin’s proposal is really interesting…”

Jiang Chao stared at him closely, and slowly, he heard the remaining words of Xia Jun: “You can try.” Jiang Chao was relieved.

Xia Junman casually looked at the wine glass, and said, “I don’t know what the cousin wants to do?” It must be no ordinary thing to catch Jinyiwei and the General’s mansion in one go. Now that the Zhao family and Jin Yiwei are far away from the border, they must start from the battlefield.

Suddenly a sly smile appeared on Jiang Chao’s face: “The soldiers and horses have not moved, the food and grass go first. Even if Jin Yiwei and Zhao Jiajun have great skills, they can’t bear to run out of ammunition and food.”

Leaving aside the battle of Xirong, Jinyiwei has repeatedly reported good news. The morale of Jinyiwei has increased greatly, and several lost grounds have been recovered one after another. Guan Lianghan’s injuries have gradually stabilized, and the soldiers of the Dajin Dynasty have gradually stabilized. In the place of bravery before the change, even sophisticated weapons and tactics cannot save the defeat.

Everyone was surprised to find that the Jinying King Xiao Shao, who was known as the “Rebellious Minister and Thief” in the Da Jin Dynasty, could even command a good tactic. His military bargaining chips are different from those of Guan Lianghan and Jiang Xinzhi. It is a completely different style of behavior, cold, cruel, and absolute autumn leaves. The Jinyiwei he brought out was almost like an iron man who couldn’t be killed. The bravery in it was like a lone wolf on the grassland. No, even the lone wolf on the grassland couldn’t compare with it. With one as ten, it was unstoppable.

In front of such a team, the soldiers of the Kingdom of Tianjin were discouraged, and only then did they retreat steadily. Xiao Shao frequently fought for victory with something that was not a war. Since his arrival, the war with the Kingdom of Jin Dynasty has not been like a war, but more like a unilateral slaughter.

However, even so, the battle between the Tianjin Kingdom and the Dajin Dynasty did not fall into the dust overnight. At that time, in order to catch up on the journey on the marching road, they were as light as possible, and the grain and grass were determined in accordance with the rules of close combat. The place where it fought against the Tianjin Kingdom was located in a desolate desert, and there were no herders, cattle and sheep around, and there was really a shortage of food. However, the method of fighting and raising war is only suitable for predatory warfare, and now it is too late and cannot be allowed. According to the rules of the Dajin Dynasty, the people from the Beijing post station would gather the grain and grass together and transport it, and the leader of the heavy-duty unit Zhang Daren was responsible for the transport.

Zhang Ji has been the leader of the heavy-duty army for many years, and the travel and road consumption are the shortest. Because the grain and grass brought by the previous war have almost been consumed, and now the state treasury can’t allocate too much of the surplus grain. Today, all the food collected is collected from the people from all over the world. In a short period of time, this The grain and grass will be quickly transported to the border of the Tianjin Kingdom, which is the few remaining reserves of the Dajin Dynasty. Xiao Shao must win the war before the grain and grass are used up, otherwise, he will only lose the grain and grass.

In the Jinying Palace, Jiang Ruan put down the book in his hand and looked at the purple-clothed youth in front of him. He was sitting opposite Jiang Ruan, looking at her with a smile, slowly shaking a folding fan in his hand, if he ignored the face. A mustache that doesn’t match his age is also considered to be a handsome young man. It’s a pity that because of that pinch of beard, this supposedly chic action seems a bit comical.

Qi Feng lives in a large courtyard separated from Jinying Prince’s Mansion. Xiao Shao arranged for him. He lives with Xia Qing. Had it not been for Jiang Ruan to be in the Jinying Palace, for fear of rumors, Xiao Shao would directly let the two of them live in the Jinying Palace. Although Qi Feng and Xia Qing can’t live in Jinying Palace, they are only separated by a wall, but they are very similar.

“Sister-in-law,” Qi Feng said, shaking his fan, “I specifically called my fourth brother to come over, I don’t know what to order?” Qi Feng put on a very romantic figure, but a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes. He lived in Baizhanglou all the year round, he was cold-hearted with the court, usually hidden in the dark, and he did not know the matter of the Dajin dynasty palace, so he did not know much about Jiang Ruan. On the way to the capital this time, I learned some things about Jiang Ruan before and now from others. Regarding Jiang Ruan’s evaluation, Guan Lianghan is resourceful and Mo Cong is cruel. As for Xiao Shao, Xiao Shao is certainly not an ordinary person who can make Xiao Shao so loving. Qi Feng is not underestimating Jiang Ruan, but he thinks that no matter how smart, she is a woman. Women are always a little bit whimsical and affectionate. But since coming to the capital to meet Jiang Ruan, Jiang Ruan has not shown a trace of right. Xiao Shao’s miss was interesting in Qi Feng’s heart. It seemed that Luo Hua deliberately flowed ruthlessly, and Xiao Shao had now hit the iron plate.

Jiang Ruan looked at the young man in front of him, and slowly smiled. She hadn’t touched what kind of person Qi Si was. However, since Xiao Shao said that Qi Si had learned the power of the court, it would be better for him to come forward for some things.

She slowly said, “I’m looking for Master Qi today, and I asked Master Qi to help him.”

“Help?” Qi Feng looked at Jiang Ruan and found that her expression did not seem to be joking. He thought about it slightly, but did not rush to answer: “Sansao, I am not a doctor in the next. If you want to save lives, you should I’m looking for Xia Wu.” He has not yet figured out Jiang Ruan’s temperament. Unlike Xiao Shao, Xiao Shao believes in Jiang Ruan because of his love. He was a little wary. If Jiang Ruan wanted to take advantage of Xiao Shao’s absence to do anything that would harm Xiao Shao and Jinying’s palace, Qi Feng would never stand by, and even if he tried his life, he would stop it.

“If it is one person’s life, Xia Gongzi can indeed save, but now it is tens of thousands of lives, how can Xia Gongzi be saved by himself?” Jiang Ruan said lightly.

Qi Feng frowned slowly, his expression of laughter was completely put away, and he said: “What does Sansao mean? The fourth brother really doesn’t understand.”

“Master Qi is a wise man, why bother to speak with me around the corner.” Jiang Ruan’s words were rude, even a bit direct: “Since Qi Gongzi and Xiao Shao are fellow seniors, they naturally have a deep friendship. Nowadays someone wants to calculate Xiao Shao, I think Gongzi Qi and Xiao Shao’s friendship will never stand by. Can you help him out of reason?”

“Is there something wrong with Xiao San?” Qi Feng had some unbelief in his eyes. These days, he had not received news of Jin Yiwei Xiao Shao’s accident. Jiang Ruan’s remarks were indeed suspicious. If something happened to Xiao Shao, he must be the first to know.

“He has no accident now, but if it continues like this, something will happen soon.” Jiang Ruan’s voice was deep, she looked directly at Qi Feng, and a trace of ridicule jumped into her beautiful eyes. The ridicule was fleeting, that dim light Disappearing, turning into Canruo Liuli’s bright eyes, Gu Pan’s lingering style is full of style. She said: “I want to come to Master Qi before I came, and I heard people say about me. I have enemies with Jiang Chao and Xiahou Mansion. I let Jiang Chao lose a finger and let Xia Jun no longer have access. official.”

Qi Feng originally smiled, but found that it was a bit wrong to make this expression at the moment. He did collect Jiang Ruan’s information before coming. But he didn’t know the meaning of Jiang Ruan talking about these things now. After a pause, he said: “So what? What does it have to do with the third brother? Could it be that they can do anything wicked in order to get revenge?”

“No,” Jiang Ruan stared at Qi Feng closely. Qi Feng was shocked by her eyes, and only listened to Jiang Ruan continuing: “What I want to say is that Jiang Chao and the Xia family hate me. On the surface, Jiang Chao and the Xia family are working for the eighth prince Xuanli, and Xiao Shao has become Xuanli’s thorny eye. Xiao Shao is unwilling to cooperate with Xuanli, for such uncooperative forces that are beyond his control. , Xuanli has only one choice, and that is to kill.” When Jiang Ruan talked about these secrets, he had always been very calm. It seemed that he was not talking about the big event of decapitation, but about how good the weather is today.

Qi Feng’s expression was a little stiff. He heard Jiang Ruan’s cold and calm voice coming from the opposite side: “So, on the surface, it was Jiang Chao and Xia’s family who wanted to deal with me. In fact, it was Xuanli who wanted to deal with Xiao. Shao, or rather, Xuanli wants to deal with Jin Yiwei. I say that, do you understand?”

“You…” Jiang Ruan’s words were too straightforward, so straight that Qi Feng didn’t know how to answer the conversation. He suddenly felt that Jiang Ruan was indeed very suitable for Xiao Shao. On the surface, Jiang Ruan is extremely quiet and a defensive person, but there is an offensive force hidden in her dark place. He saw strength and tenacity in her eyes.

“Xuanli, I know very well that he will make good use of every opportunity, especially at this juncture. Now that Xiao Shao leaves Beijing, there are only a few Zhao Yi left in the General’s Mansion. This is the best time, Xuanli I will definitely try to find something.” She looked at the booklet in front of her: “I asked the secret guard Xiao Shao gave me to monitor Jiang Chao. Jiang Chao met Xia Jun a few days ago.”

“They formed an alliance?” Qi Feng asked, “How dare the Xia family act rashly now than before?”

“Naturally, the Xia family dare not, but Xia Jun is a madman.” Jiang Ruan smiled coldly: “In the past few days, Zhang Ji, the master Zhang of the squadron, seems to be very diligent and generous in his shots. He even bought it in the east of the city. There are three large houses and five shops. There are also a lot more banknotes in the Four Seas Banks, Qi Gongzi, don’t you think this is weird?”

“Zhang Ji…” Qi Feng’s expression was stunned. He learned the art of court power. Naturally, he knew very well to the court minister. Zhang Ji was an old man in the army, he was upright and full of talent. He had never transported grain and grass for so many years. When something went wrong, Jiang Ruan’s remarks clearly suspected Zhang Ji. He was surprised on the one hand, but also incredibly unbelievable on the other: “Master Zhang is a good official, and there will be no fish when the water is clear. These silver bars are not necessarily related to Xuanli. Soldiers, horses, food and grass are important things, and Master Zhang cannot destroy himself. If you know what happened, your Majesty will not spare him first.”

“He is indeed a good official, but it is a pity that he has an ineffective son.” Jiang Ruan said coldly.

“His three sons are all good young talents, how can they not be useful?” Qi Feng frowned.

“Zhang Ji has a favorite outer room, and the outer room gave birth to a son. This son spends time outside all day long. Zhang Ji’s wife is Mu Yanghou’s daughter. She is a powerful person. Zhang Ji is afraid to have a son outside. I told my wife that I couldn’t hold on to this son’s spending money. The mansion and shop in the east of the city, and even the silver were prepared for his son. I think Master Qi also knows about Master Zhang’s love for his son.”

Qi Feng naturally knew that Zhang Ji was afraid of the inside, but he didn’t know when Zhang Ji had an illegitimate child outside. I don’t even know where Jiang Ruan got to know these things. Zhang Ji already loved his three sons, but he felt guilty about being born in an outside room, and he might indeed love him even more. But… Qi Feng said: “But this is too risky. For a little money, I will lose my future and bet on the lives of my family. Smart people won’t do this.”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: “Indeed, it’s just for a little money, he really can’t do this. But, what if he can be so prosperous? He doesn’t need to be acted on the face of Mrs. Zhang’s family, Wu Muhou, and he can treat the beloved outside room. A generous welcome to the mansion, and even a chance for the bastard son, do you think this bargaining chip is big enough?”

Qi Feng was taken aback.

Jiang Ruan said coldly: “Who doesn’t want to bet on the wealth of the sky, let alone if the bet is won, once the sky changes, the emperor is not the emperor, the court is not the court, who will pursue the crime of deceiving the emperor?” She slowly, Word by word: “The crime is only borne by the loser. However, it is not yet known who will die. He, dare to gamble.”