Chapter 173

Goddess

"Zhiyu, we will take good care of father, Ying'er, and your wives from now on, so don't worry."

Xu Zhiyan picked up the wine and gently clinked it with Jiang Zhiyu's glass on the table. The wine glass made a crisp sound, as if someone was responding.

"Come on, let's all have a drink."

Jiang Jianzheng suppressed his sadness and clinked glasses with everyone.

"No matter where you are or what happens in the future, remember that your life is the most important."

"yes."

The younger generations responded one after another, and then Xu Zhiyan and A Yu picked up dishes for Jiang Jianzheng, and Su Tianyin picked up dishes for Jiang Zhaoying. Su Momo looked at her elder brother who was still as affectionate as the sea, and her hands holding the chopsticks were shaking. Her brother was handsome, especially his eyes, which were enough to give people goosebumps when he looked at the other person with affection.

We are already brother and sister, there is no way to change it!

Deep in my heart.

She hoped that her brother could be with the girl he loved, have two children, and continue their mother's bloodline, but... forget it, let it be.

Anyway, she felt extremely ashamed of having that man's blood on her body.

Yang Pianpian's eyes were red as she gently spilled Jiang Zhiyu's wine on the ground.

"Husband, if you can see this, please bless us to avenge you."

She made her decision.

After this reunion dinner.

She changed to a vegetarian diet, and recited and copied scriptures for her husband every day, praying that he would rest in peace soon. She would not change her ways until she had taken revenge. She had to always remind herself of the deep blood feud she carried, and must not forget the past because of the long time.

"Children, eat and have a good meal."

Jiang Jianzheng was afraid that everyone was getting more and more sad, so he quickly raised his hand to signal everyone to start eating.

Jiang Zhaoying pursed her lips towards Su Tianyin and slowly ate the food he prepared.

A meal.

Although the meal was quite sad, it was more of a comfort and warmth between each other.

Use half.

Jiang Jianzheng put down the bowl and chopsticks. He was not in good health and his appetite was also poor, so he could only eat small meals frequently.

"Father, I'll take you back to rest."

Jiang Zhaoying knew that he was exhausted, so she stood up and wanted to take him back.

Although the poison did not take his life, it weakened his body a lot. Coupled with the blow of losing Jiang Zhiyu, Jiang Jianzheng would probably need a long time to recuperate before he could recover.

Prince Yueming poisoned Jiang Jianzheng, and Prince Yueming blocked the sword for the emperor.

These two things collided.

The emperor immediately felt that there was nothing wrong with what Prince Yue Ming did. After all, Jiang Jian had calculated that it was the ninth day, but he did not risk his life to stop it.

"We'll deliver it, you little sisters, take your time to eat."

Xu Zhiyan and others stood up hurriedly, stepped forward to help Jiang Jianzheng leave slowly.

Jiang Zhaoying, Yang Pianpian, Princess Tingyun, Qiangwei, Su Momo, and Zisu looked at the empty table and sighed softly.

"Sister Tingyun, you and Sister Qiangwei both need to take care of your health. How about I arrange a big room for you so that you can chat and eat together?"

"good."

Tingyun was worried that she was alone in the room, always thinking about her husband, and no one said anything. Now it’s good that everyone can take care of her and comfort her.

See they agree.

Jiang Zhaoying and Yang Pianpian picked out a suitable suite and decorated it carefully.

There is a bed on each side, separated by a small low table in the middle, a layer of soft cushions on the floor, and beautiful curtains hanging on the windows, making the private room beautiful and warm.

Yang Pianpian lived in the room opposite them. Because she had to take care of the household and do the accounting, she was afraid of disturbing their rest, so she lived alone.

Night falls.

Ziying brought back news from the Prince's Mansion.

The Emperor has issued an imperial decree to grant Yuzhou, next to Langzhou, to Prince Yueming as a fief. Prince Yueming left the city overnight for his fiefdom and was not allowed to return to the capital without an imperial decree.

then.

Another oral order was sent to the Jiang residence, saying that the emperor had summoned them and ordered them to pack up and go to the palace.

Xu Zhiyan and Su Tianyin breathed a sigh of relief when they heard that the emperor was summoning everyone to the palace together.

Then.

After a little tidying up for half an hour, Xu Zhiyan, Princess Tingyun, and Jiang Zhaoying entered the palace together.

"The Emperor summoned us all to the palace because he wanted Prince Yueming to leave the city safely, right?"

“It’s just one of those things.”

Jiang Zhaoying lowered her eyes and followed the steps of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, speaking to him softly.

The palace was brightly lit, and there were picturesque views as far as the eye could see.

The place had already been cleaned and rearranged, and even the air was filled with a faint fragrance. It was so perfect that it seemed as if the black fog had never been here.

Oncoming.

It was the cold and ruthless Crown Prince. Everyone stepped forward to salute him, and then followed him into Longzhang Palace.

The emperor was leaning on the cushion, half of his hand supporting his forehead. He slowly sat up when he heard the greetings.

Looking down from a high position.

He looked at Jiang Zhaoying indifferently. For some reason, although she was beautiful, he always felt that her eyes and eyebrows had a lot more sharpness.

"I have received many memorials, all of which want me to confer Jiang Zhaoying as the goddess of Daye. Daye has been founded for more than a hundred years and has never had a goddess. However, the people are looking forward to it, the court officials have made memorials, and I also think that she is a meritorious official, so it is not impossible to have a goddess."

The emperor pointed to the dozen or so neatly arranged memorials in the eunuch's hand, and the eunuch quickly came to Jiang Zhaoying, who took one and began to read it carefully.

They were indeed all requested for her!

But the names were very familiar. Duke Cui submitted a memorial, Minister Luo submitted a memorial, General Li also submitted a memorial, and there were also a few adults who I was not familiar with.

"Jiang Zhaoying, I want to hear your opinion."

"Your Majesty, I am worthy of this."

Jiang Zhaoying was also clear. Becoming a goddess has always been her goal. Only by standing in a high position can she play a greater role and do more things.

After all, King Yue Ming has not been uprooted, the fourth Princess Chi Yan is still alive, the great revenge has not been avenged, and so on.

It seems that they are winning the battle in secret, but in fact there are dangers lurking inside.

"Oh."

The emperor looked at the court officials and pointed at Jiang Zhaoying and the other officials.

"She's not modest at all."

Censor Qian stepped forward and spoke seriously.

"Your Majesty, I think Miss Jiang is indeed worthy of the title of goddess. Anyone with ability is always confident, and may even be a little arrogant and unreasonable. This is understandable."

It was rare that the censor spoke in a humorous way today, and the emperor couldn't help but look at him. Usually, when they reported someone, they would either look at him coldly or argue with him with spit flying.

On the contrary, he was very friendly to Jiang Zhaoying today.

"emperor."

A guard came in.

"When the common people heard that the emperor was going to make Miss Jiang a goddess, they all gathered outside the palace waiting."

late at night.

Gather a crowd.

Jiang Zhaoying frowned slightly, and the prince said calmly.

"It's not necessarily that she wants to witness Miss Jiang's canonization as a goddess. It's very likely that she wants to know whether the emperor is safe and sound. She also wants to see the emperor's wisdom and see his wise decision with her own eyes. After all, no matter how powerful Miss Jiang is, she is only a goddess, while the emperor is the master of the entire Daye."

The prince blocked the guard's words with one sentence. Shen Liuguang looked at the guard coldly and quietly grasped the hilt of the sword. Seeing this, the guard hurriedly retreated with a pale face.

Sit down.

The queen watched this scene coldly, gritting her teeth.

She had spread the word in order to make the emperor fear Jiang Zhaoying, but she did not expect that the prince would dispel his doubts with just one sentence.

to be honest.

She still couldn't understand the prince's recent actions.

Among the memorials submitted, one was from the Crown Prince. He actually submitted a memorial requesting to bring those good-for-nothings into the Crown Prince's Mansion and even arranged their positions.

Logically speaking.

Prince Yueming is far away from the capital, and he has one less rival, so he should start selecting the candidate for the Crown Princess in a high-profile manner. Why is he still so stubborn in bringing her into the palace?

Does he want to win over these companies?

But even if you want to win them over, there is no need to marry these disabled abandoned children. There are plenty of legitimate daughters and illegitimate daughters who can be brought into the house.

"Prince, what do you think of making her a goddess?"

The Emperor asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince one more question.

"Father, I think it would be a good idea to take this opportunity to appease Jiang Jianzheng and Jiang Zhaoying."

"kindness."

The emperor was slightly relieved when he saw that the prince looked normal and didn't seem to be deeply in love with Jiang Zhaoying.

He was really afraid that the prince was setting up a trap, taking those disabled people into the palace under the pretext of good intentions, and his real target was Jiang Zhaoying, the divorced woman.

but.

A sinister look flashed across the emperor's eyes.

"How about this, you can make Jiang Zhaoying a goddess, and her official position is equivalent to that of a national teacher, but Jiang Zhaoying cannot marry in this life, and must remain pure to protect the entire Daye and the people."

If she is promoted to the position of a goddess and the prince falls in love with her, it will be difficult for them to join forces.

"Father, this is inappropriate. Miss Jiang is protecting Daye, but we cannot let her exchange her lifelong happiness for it."

"Why not?"

The emperor's eyes gradually became sharp and he looked at the prince coldly.

When the wind blew gently, Jiang Zhaoying was shocked.

She smelled the scent of Liu Xianle. It was a very special fragrance, very faint but very long-lasting.

She looked at the place behind the emperor, but it seemed that there were enough arrangements there and she couldn't see anyone inside.

As a surge of anger surged in her heart, Jiang Zhaoying stepped forward and saluted.

"Your Majesty, I am willing."

The prince listened and clenched his fist suddenly, then turned to look at Jiang Zhaoying.

Jiang Zhaoying did not look at him, but confirmed with the emperor in a very serious manner.

"Without these shackles, I can act better, which is also good."

Jiang Zhaoying knelt down slowly and bowed deeply to the emperor.

"I thank the emperor for his grace."

After saying.

Jiang Zhaoying raised her hands.

This is the time to receive the imperial edict!

The prince's heart sank suddenly. He didn't need Jiang Zhaoying to compromise like this. He had his own way to get his father's approval and the people of the world's approval.

Can.

The emperor seemed very satisfied with Jiang Zhaoying's reaction. He grabbed the imperial edict himself, walked down the steps step by step, and then placed the imperial edict in Jiang Zhaoying's palm.

Jiang Zhaoying clenched her fingers and kowtowed.

The queen stood up, smiling, walked forward to help Jiang Zhaoying up, and spoke gently.

"Okay, okay. From now on, Daye will be peaceful because of the goddess. We will never be insulted by the evil spirit again. Goddess, don't you agree?"

Jiang Zhaoying looked up and met the Queen's gaze, and saw the murderous intent in her eyes.

She knows.

The queen is not stupid. After careful analysis, she will know that they have fallen into a trap.

so.

At the moment, the Queen cannot kill Jiang Zhaoying, but she wants to make her unable to marry for the rest of her life.

This proposal.

It must have been the Queen who helped the Emperor to pay for it.

"I will do my best, Queen. The evil spirit only enters the capital every year. I will find time to investigate why."

Everyone was stunned when this was mentioned.

yes.

Evil spirits flow into the capital every year, but rarely go to other places. Even if they do, they only go to some surrounding states and counties.

"Do you think there's something wrong?"

The emperor was very satisfied with Jiang Zhaoying's responsible attitude when she took up the post, and his tone softened a little.

"Your Majesty, there should be something wrong."

All the gentlemen nodded after hearing this, but they were responsible for different areas and were afraid they could not help her much. However, another Prime Minister, Yue Chengxiang, and Jiang Zhaoying spoke loudly.

"If the goddess needs any help, just tell us and we will do our best to help you."

"Okay, thank you Prime Minister Yue."

This Prime Minister Yue is quite interesting to talk about.

He is thirty-five years old, handsome, aloof and keeps to himself.

When he was twenty years old, his wife died early, leaving no children.

He is still alone.

One year ago.

Princess Le'an fell in love with Prime Minister Yue and begged the emperor to marry her into the Prime Minister's residence. The emperor tested Prime Minister Yue, and a few months later, Prime Minister Yue fainted in front of everyone when he was leaving court.

From then on, the Prime Minister stayed in his house to recuperate. He also heard vaguely that Princess Le'an and the Prime Minister had conflicting horoscopes and that they could not get married.

later.

I also heard that Prime Minister Yue was unlucky in marrying, and the fact that his first wife died so early was ironclad evidence, so Prime Minister Yue had no plans to get married in this lifetime.

It took me nearly half a year to recover from the illness.

Now that Prime Minister Liu has run into problems, even though he has not fully recovered yet, he has no choice but to return to the court.

"Let's settle this. Let... the Ministry of Rites make arrangements to quickly make the goddess's clothing and accessories, and arrange for an imperial edict to announce it to the world. On the day of the sacrifice, I will bring the goddess to the altar and worship the heaven and earth with me."

"Yes, I will go to each department and each square to make arrangements later. Tell all departments to prepare immediately."

Eunuch Chen agreed and then bowed.

"Congratulations to His Majesty for getting a good general. Our Daye will surely reach a higher level."

"kindness."

The emperor showed a hint of satisfaction in his eyes and waved his hand.

"Reward, a big reward, the Prince's Palace, the Imperial Observatory, the Royal Temple, the Goddess, all will be rewarded."

When the Queen heard what the Emperor said, she looked at Jiang Zhaoying with a smile.

"I also want to reward Miss Jiang."

Jiang Zhaoying pretended not to see her ulterior motive in her smile, bowed, and then followed everyone out of the palace.

Walking slowly on the palace road, Jiang Zhaoying found a quiet place by the lake and stood quietly.

His Highness must have something to ask, so she was waiting for him.

When the prince came hurriedly with a sullen face, Cui Hexun had already ordered his men to clear the area.

Looking at her lonely and cold appearance, as if she was isolated from the world, there was a trace of pain in the prince's eyes.

"Why did you agree to this? Just leave everything to me. You don't have to put yourself in such a difficult position."

She promised the Emperor in front of all the ministers that she would never marry, so what excuse could she use to take the position of Crown Princess?

Jiang Zhaoying looked at his flustered and pale face, held his hand tightly, and snuggled gently into his arms.

"Your Highness, listen to me."

Then.

Jiang Zhaoying told him about the time she smelled the fragrance on Liu Xianle's body.

at the moment.

The emperor, the empress, and Liu Xianle all have their own ulterior motives, and they are in the light while the emperor is in the dark, so some things have to be done carefully.

"Is Liu Xianle with father?"

Too.

Since she lost the opportunity to become Princess Yue, she would naturally set her sights on the Emperor. Now that the Emperor is hiding her, as long as there is a suitable opportunity, she will rush out and kill everyone.

"Maybe she was behind the emperor just now."

The prince's handsome face suddenly turned gloomy. His father was treating this matter too lightly. It seemed that he had to tell Empress Jiang and Empress Zhou about this matter and let them dig out Liu Xianle.

"Your Highness, I only promised the Emperor that I would not marry while I am a goddess. I did not say that I would not marry if I stopped being a goddess one day."

She wanted the position of goddess so that she could do things better and help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince better, that was all.

The prince was startled for a moment, then his whole handsome face relaxed. He held her in his arms, feeling a little depressed and aggrieved.

"I thought you didn't want to marry me."

"No, Your Highness."

Jiang Zhaoying smiled at him, and then the two of them walked hand in hand for a short distance on the quiet forest path. When they saw guards patrolling in the distance, the two of them separated and walked in their own directions.

Turn your head.

The prince watched Jiang Zhaoying leave and said to Shen Liuguang.

"Go tell Madam Jiang and Madam Zhou that Liu Xianle is most likely hiding in the palace and is with my father every day."