The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 174. Accompany singing

Qi Feng took a deep breath. What Jiang Ruan said shocked him, but what was even more shocking was the expression of her tone and expression, which was unspeakably harsh and hostile. He suddenly discovered that the term “poisonous woman” that Mo Cong said was not enough to describe Jiang Ruan. She was cruel enough, and more importantly, she was bold enough. Where does the ordinary daughter’s family dare to say these rebellious things, but she just said it, and it was so natural. Winning the king and losing the loser is the truth that has always been the battle between courts and courts, but no one dared to say this clearly.

After a long silence, he said: “Even if he really dared to do this, there are many people in the capital, and there is really something wrong with the grain. Before he was stopped by someone out of the city and the matter was discovered, Zhang Ji would naturally be unwell. The end. The eighth prince is not a fool, so how could he let people take advantage of something that easily exposes his target.”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: “Xuanli is the most suspicious person, he naturally would not use such a clumsy method. Therefore, the passive hand and foot of this grain and grass, at least on the road within dozens of miles out of the city, can’t see any problems. Yes. Moreover, he will definitely do a scene, this scene must be very exciting, and gaining the trust of His Majesty is the ultimate goal.”

“You…” Qi Feng squinted his eyes slightly: “It seems to know the Eighth Prince.” Jiang Ruan’s words naturally contained a familiarity with Xuanli, which made Qi Feng feel a strange feeling in his heart. But how can a deep-seated lady get acquainted with Xuanli, even if she is in the palace as a princess, such an understanding of a person’s character, and even an understanding of what the other party will do next, can only be grasped by close people who get along day and night. .

There was a guess in Qi Feng’s mind. Could it be that Jiang Ruan was interested in Xuanli, and only when he liked someone, would he always pay attention to what he did, what he thought, and understand each other’s every move. But when Qi Feng seriously looked at Jiang Ruan’s expression, he secretly shook his head in his heart. Jiang Ruan’s eyes were calm and his smile was gentle, but he lacked affection. Seeing what she did and what she said didn’t look like deliberately to Xuanli, this made Qi Feng even more confused.

“You know yourself and your enemy.” Jiang Ruan looked at Qi Feng’s puzzled eyes and smiled slightly: “Sooner or later Jinying Palace will face the Eighth Prince. Since they are in a state of immortality, naturally they must prepare early. Otherwise, It’s not good to be treated as a fool and end up dead.” She spoke softly, but Qi Feng was stunned to hear the state of gritted teeth. However, the other party’s face is beautiful, and his eyes are gentle, as if all the talents were his hallucinations.

“Even if Xuanli wants to seize his protagonist, the great cause of the world is not so easy to get.” Qi Feng smiled proudly: “In this world, he also has people who dare not provoke. Is Sansao worrying too much? I promise, he doesn’t. This courage attacked Jinying Prince’s Mansion.”

Jiang Ruan’s smile slowly faded. Although Qi Feng has learned that it is imperial power, he may be able to use it to fight to achieve his own goals. However, Qi Feng also has a weakness, that is, he is not good at contemplating people’s hearts. Qi Feng looked at the problem from the perspective of seeing Xuanli as a politician, a fighting prince to predict his behavior. Ke Xuanli’s behavior will not be a steady prince. Jiang Ruan viewed Xuanli as a selfish, cunning, forbearing man. This man uses everything available, including timing. She had been with this man for so many years, and she knew him deeply, and Qi Feng was not as good as her.

“So, is Young Master Qi willing to help me?” Jiang Ruan said lightly.

Qi Feng was taken aback, he suddenly realized that in the short words Jiang Ruan said just now, he had actually been shaken. Those words of Jiang Ruan really made him suffer a lot of shock, he had already agreed with Jiang Ruan’s words unknowingly. He frowned: “I and my third brother will be both prosperous, and everything will be lost. The third brother’s matter is my duty. Third sister,” he slowly said, “Don’t let the secret guard continue to monitor Zhang Ji. Then find someone to guard the Xia Mansion and Jiang Mansion, and we will consider the long-term plan. At least, we must find a perfect solution to stop it.”

“Why stop?” Jiang Ruan asked lightly.

Qi Feng was startled, and looked at her puzzledly: “What’s the answer to this?”

“There is a kind of suffering in the world. If you succeed, you can’t share it with others, and you can’t talk to others if you are wronged. Since Xia Jun and Jiang Chao are going to do this in the dark, I want them to be dumb and eat coptis. No. Qi Gongzi is accustomed to open and honest power, but I feel that sometimes it is more convenient to act in the dark. This time, I want them to pay the price!”

Surprised by the sudden burst of cold color in those beautiful eyes, Qi Feng couldn’t help being stunned, but he felt that this charming girl who was born was starting to be ruthless, and a compelling color bloomed in an instant. He had never met such a woman before, and he couldn’t help but sighed for a long time, and said, “So, what do you think you should do?”

Jiang Ruan smiled and looked at him: “I know that Prince Qi also has an identity in the court. The Eighth Prince is going to sing a big show next, and this play has to be arranged by Qi Gongzi to call the show. This is so fun. Son.”

“He even told you this?” Qi Feng froze again, and then smiled bitterly: “Finally, you are always the young lady of the Jinying Palace. It is understandable to tell you. In the future, I will ask Sansao to take care of you. This time, Please also advise.”

Jiang Ruan nodded lightly, a cold light flashed across his eyes.

In the palace.

In the imperial garden, the queen is having tea and talking with several beauties. The Yingying and Yanyan in a courtyard are all graceful and charming, but the queen in the main position, even in a beautiful dress, can not hide the old face. State.

The prince is now becoming more and more unlovable. Although the emperor has not clearly given the order to dismiss the prince, the prince is not as involved as the eighth prince and the fifth prince, which is enough to make those who are still waiting to change their minds. In the past, there were some neutral people, but now they secretly took refuge in the Eight-Five Two factions. As for the crown prince, there are very few left. At least everyone in the court knows that the future crown prince of the Dajin Dynasty, I am afraid that the last name will not fall on the prince. Now look at the eighth prince and the fifth prince which is more capable.

坐在皇后身边的人，一人正是王莲儿，一人正是蒋丹。王莲儿一身粉色绸纱收腰宫装，将本就白皙的皮肤衬得如羊乳一般。她容貌美丽，然而举手投足之中更有一种可入骨髓的温柔雅致，还有淡淡的书卷气息。翰林家出的小姐，自是名副其实的才女，如今皇帝身边的解语娇花，颇得圣宠。

蒋丹一身翠色衣裙，论起容貌，她并不及王莲儿，瞧着也没有王莲儿温柔大方，可自有一种清新活泼之感，比起王莲儿这样的人，蒋丹如今在宫里倒是颇为吃得开，连皇后也难以对她生出厌弃。她行事自有一种天真，对宫里的下人也好，更不会做主动争宠的事情。所以比起王莲儿来，宫里倒是上上下下都喜爱她。如今她也时常跟在皇帝身边，偶尔说些逗皇帝发笑的话，皇帝也十分看重。

穆惜柔今日却没有来，她这人性子一贯高傲冷漠，从来不屑于与宫妃在一道交往。贤妃就更是了，自陈贵妃和淑妃落败后，她便整日在宫中做清心寡欲之态。也正是因为五皇子和八皇子的争斗越发激烈，她才更要急流勇退，不可恃宠而骄。

剩下便是些新进的品级低些的美人了，这些美人中也不乏有性子活泼容貌秀丽的，可如今新进的美人中最受宠的也不过三位。皇后面上浮起淡淡的倦色，道：“这天气是越来越冷了。”

的确是越来越冷了，一开始入冬，每日风头都大了些，王莲儿笑着道：“正是呢，不过京城里到底还算暖的，听说天晋国那边都开始下纸片大的雪花了。想来应当是顶顶冷的。”

皇后看了王莲儿一眼，王莲儿这话里倒是透露出皇帝对她应当是极为喜爱的意思，否则怎么会连边关的事情都告诉王莲儿。她当即便冷淡了颜色，开口道：“的确是，将士在外苦寒，实在是辛苦了。”

“皇后娘娘说的是，”蒋丹笑了笑：“大锦朝的江山要靠这些将士来守，陛下福泽绵长，天晋那边定能打一场胜仗，等将士们班师回朝，定是风光无限。不过每每想到将士们如此辛苦，臣妾却在此骄奢，心中就很是惭愧。臣妾愿意捐出些银两首饰，换些粮草物资，一同运到边关，也算尽自己一份心。”

Hearing Jiang Dan’s words, the queen was a little surprised, and then her gaze became admiring. As the mother of a country, the queen always hopes that the Dajin Dynasty will continue to prosper no matter what she thinks about the court. Naturally, I also hope that the battle against Tianjin Kingdom can be fought beautifully. But everyone knows that this is not an easy task. Now that there is a shortage of food and grass, Jiang Dan took the initiative to say something to donate. This is really not easy. As a beauty in the palace, Jiang Dan naturally couldn’t donate much, but once this happened, the beauties in the palace followed suit, and the court officials followed suit. Together, it was a lot of money. What’s more, Jiang Dan instinctively mentioned this matter in front of the emperor, but he started the matter before the emperor, which showed that she had no intention of competing for favor. This way, the queen was more at ease. As a result, the queen’s expression on Jiang Dan softened even more: “It’s rare that you have a heart, and I will raise this matter like your majesty.” In these words, Jiang Dan is naturally to be praised.

Jiang Dan laughed: “Thank you Niang Niang, the concubines can’t do anything, they can only do a little bit.”

The surrounding beauties cast their jealous or envious expressions at Jiang Dan, Wang Lian’er’s complexion changed slightly, and after a while, it returned to normal, and she smiled casually.

After the Queen Mother ordered the crowd to disperse, Jiang Dan returned to her courtyard, and the maid beside her sent a letter, whispering: “Girl, a letter is here.”

Jiang Dan returned to the room and let the maids go down before opening the letter. When he saw the content of the letter, he was startled first, and then looked down at the ten lines. After putting down the letter, he thought about it for a while, and suddenly laughed slowly.

The baggage troops set off about three days later. Because Jiang Dan offered to donate supplies, the beauties in the palace were unwilling to donate their jewelry. Even the female family members in the palace are so aware of the general situation. As a courtier, it is natural to be vulgar. The court has more or less paid out a sum of money, and these sums of money together are also a large sum of money. Nowadays, fighting consumes a large amount of silver from the national treasury, and consumes a lot of grain and grass. This has delayed the urgent need for scarce grain and grass materials. The emperor Long Xin rejoiced, and the more he loved Jiang Dan.

Zhang Ji is busy raising grain and planning routes every day. This time the war against the Kingdom of Heaven and Jin is not to be underestimated, and everything must be foolproof. When it was time for the Third Japan to set off, there was news in the palace somehow that Zhang Ji, the leader of the heavy-duty army, had abused his power and deducted all the general’s salary, which was more than half less.

The news came out inexplicably, but it shocked everyone. If the deduction of military pay were confirmed, ten heads would not be enough for Zhang Ji to cut. But this matter was not trivial. The emperor immediately ordered someone to stop Zhang Ji and quickly recruit Zhang Ji back to Beijing.

At that time, Zhang Jizheng had just left the city with the heavy troops and the food and supplies he had transported. He didn’t expect to be taken down by the Imperial Guards sent by the emperor on the way.

In a short period of time, the emperor summoned his courtiers to investigate their opinions on this matter. Xuan Li straightened his collar, his expression was as leisurely as ever, and he could even be called a spring breeze.

Standing aside, Jiang Chao respectfully asked: “Your Majesty, everything has been set up, and enough news has been released to attract people to the bait. This incident will not only make Your Majesty more trusting His Majesty, but also take advantage of the situation. Your Highness is over there.”

“It’s just the beginning.” Although Xuan Li was in a happy mood, he didn’t show a triumphant expression. No matter what, he remained calm and forbearing.

“His Royal Highness is wise,” Jiang Chaodao, suddenly seemed to think of something, and looked at Xuan Li: “This time, thanks to Jiang Meiren’s release of the news, it seems that this cooperation is good, and it will be much more convenient to have her in the future.” Jiang Dan’s idea was passed down. There are many women in the harem, so it’s easy to rumors. In addition, there is another force behind each person. Seeing that it is the harem, it is actually more complicated than the previous dynasty and easier to use, as long as With a little guidance, it will naturally achieve the desired effect. Jiang Dan is smart, helpless, and clean, no one will doubt her. Jiang Chao sighed: “The subordinates thought she was timid, but now it seems that she is not at all. It is still the eyes of your highness, who had expected her to cooperate with us.”

Xuan Li shook his head: “Don’t underestimate women. Women are very cunning. As long as they know how to use their body and beauty, many men can’t do things, they can do it easily. Jiang Dan is not a timid person. , Her ambition is higher than the sky. As for her willingness to cooperate with us, she also promised to be so happy, on the one hand because she understands to rely on our strength in the palace, on the other hand-“Xuan Li’s eyes darkened. Dark: “She and Jiang Ruan have enemies.”

“Have a grudge?” Jiang Chao wondered: “She never did anything to Jiang Ruan in the mansion. It was Jiang Ruan’s mother who raised her at the time. Where did the hatred come from?”

Xuanli sneered, but did not answer. There are some things that Jiang Chao may not know, but he may not be able to find out. How did Zhao Mei die? Xia Yan was cautious when he entered the mansion, but he used Jiang Dan’s hand. When he inquired about this news, Xuan Li himself was also surprised. After all, Jiang Dan was just a child at the beginning, but he could not hesitate to attack his aunt, but from this we can see that Jiang Dan When I was very young, I was cruel and easy to disguise.

It would be a pity if such an excellent chess piece could not be used by him. I’m afraid that Jiang Dan has no hatred. Jiang Dan’s killing of Zhao Mei may not be a big help if he makes good use of it in the future. It’s just that where this matter should be used, we still need to think carefully. Jiang Chao is brave and intrepid, and he does not intend to tell Jiang Chao in advance.

When Jiang Chao met the emperor, the group of civil and military officials had divided into two distinct factions. One faction insisted that Zhang Ji was harsh on the military pay, while the other faction firmly believed that Zhang Ji was wronged.

Everyone knows that Zhang Ji’s eldest son Zhang Ming and Xuanli were once close friends, so when Xuanli walked in, everyone’s eyes turned to Xuanli. Or filled with righteous indignation, or gloating, when Xuanli arrived, he was only resisted by a gentle expression, as if any major event in the world could not shake his calmness.

Xuanhua watched Xuan Li approaching coldly, a sneer overflowing on her lips.

It happened that a courtier was bowing and defending: “Your Majesty, Zhang Ji has no eyes. It is a heinous crime to ignore the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of soldiers just for his own greed. what!”

“What Wang Xiang said is wrong. Master Zhang has been in charge of the heavy-duty troops for many years. How could he have made such mistakes must have been provoked by someone with a heart. The minister himself did not believe it.” Another minister said.

“Instigate? Master Zhang has been an official for so many years, and who can be instigated by someone is nothing more than hearing some slander.” Another voice said with a bit of deep meaning: “I heard that the three sons of Master Zhang are now getting older… …”

In the words, the spear was aimed at Xuanli intentionally or unintentionally. This is strange. Indeed, Zhang Ji is not short of fame and money. If someone promised him something that made him commit such a big mistake, then the promise must be very rich. What promises from all over the world make people most yearn for? Nature is the promise of the emperor. And the relationship between Zhang Ji’s son and Xuanli makes people have to think about whether there is anything tricky in it.

The emperor looked at the courtiers underneath with a deep gaze. It was just a matter of Zhang Ji. The faction of the court was so distinct. He didn’t know that he was no longer regarded as the emperor in the world. Is he older? If something goes wrong with him, he doesn’t hesitate to wait for him to make an order, this world can immediately change the owner!

Grandpa Li noticed the emperor’s face and sighed in his heart. The competition between the princes became more intense, and he couldn’t even hide it. But who knows the emperor’s mind, but that person… Hey, there is another doubt in Li Gonggong’s mind. How can this succession be so abnormal today? Generally speaking, before the matter is settled, these courtiers who see the wind should sit and watch. In the development of the situation, one should not rush to express one’s stance, but wait for Zhang Ji’s criminal evidence to be confirmed whether it is true or wronged, and then start to speak one after another. Today is too strange.

Naturally, they didn’t know that the reason why these courtiers had expressed their attitude early was because they had been reminded of them a long time ago. Everyone thinks that the information they have obtained is very accurate. Today’s hard work is only because they are sure that the side they stand on is sure to do well.

A trace of complacency flashed across Xuanhua’s face, and Xuanli saw it in his eyes, only amused. Xuanhua is too impatient. For so many years, Xuanhua has been in the palace safe and sound with the guidance of her concubine, and even reached today’s position, but her impatient temper has not changed at all. If it is usual, this will surely create a gap in the emperor’s heart. But since ancient times, the emperor was suspicious, and now the situation is not conducive to Xuanli, the emperor will trust Xuanli on the contrary. Naturally, something happened to Zhang Jiruo, and the first person to doubt who could instigate him was naturally Xuanli. The more inferior Xuan Li was, the heavier the condemnation from everyone, the more hesitated the emperor would be. Because Xuanli seems too isolated and helpless, people always sympathize with the weak, and the emperor is the same. This is human nature.

However…Xuan Li’s eyes quickly flashed a hint of doubt whether things were going too smoothly today. Smoothly made him feel a strange feeling, as if it shouldn’t be like this. When Jiang Dan was asked to release the news, it was just a certain number of people, but some of these people who are speaking today are not in the plan. It is true that these people did promote his plan, and even made it smoother, but it went too smoothly, which is really suspicious.

“Lao Ba, what do you think of this matter?” The emperor finally asked, looking at Xuan Li’s gaze like a powerful sword, as if as long as Xuan Li uttered a wrong word, blood would be splashed on the spot.

“Justice is in the hearts of the people,” Xuan Li said indifferently, “I believe that my father has made a decision in his heart, and that the children believe in the father and also believe in the father’s courtiers. I only wait for the person who reports to give the results of the investigation.”

He had already stated his position and believed that Zhang Ji was innocent. The emperor’s complexion gradually eased, and Xuanli’s appearance was even more reassuring.

Xuanhua saw the corners of her lips, but it was a dying struggle. Today is Xuanli’s death date!

At this moment, the captain who was investigating the army’s salary had already returned to report, and walked in stride to kneel down and replied: “My Majesty, the ministers are ordered to investigate, and there is no shortage of the army’s salary, and everything is safe.”

When Xuanhua’s smile froze, he could hear Zhang Ji’s angry voice outside: “Your Majesty, the old minister is wronged–”