One year brought a great drought, the next year floods, and then, in a blink, a plague.
The Xu family fled from the north to the south, and then from the south back to the north.
Before...
When Jiang Yan returned to the Jiang Mansion, no less than ten carriages had been destroyed along the way.
Seeing that they couldn't kill him, the other party finally stopped when they were approaching the capital, at least Jiang Yan was not allowed to enter the capital in tatters.
After Jiang Yan finished washing up with the help of Jiang Er, he returned to the study. After opening the mechanism of the study, he found that several people were already waiting in the secret room underground.
If the emperor could see at this time, he would find that these people were his trusted ministers.
"Young Master, there is a plan at tomorrow's celebration banquet. Please be careful and take precautions."
"Young Master, it would be better if you don't attend tomorrow's banquet."
Jiang Yan sat down and said, "It's alright. I've made the preparations. You just need to cooperate with me when the time comes."
"yes."
The next day, the weather was sunny and windy, perfect weather for killing.
Jiang Yan took a carriage into the imperial city.
The banquet started around noon. The emperor raised his glass to Jiang Yan on his lower left, and Jiang Yan raised his glass and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Lord Jiang, you have rendered meritorious service in defending the border. I offer you a toast!"
Jiang Yan drank another glass.
The ministers in the audience also came forward one after another, with the intention of getting Jiang Yan drunk.
The emperor was in a good mood seeing his ministers being so sensible, so he drank two more glasses.
After three rounds of drinks, Jiang Yan saw that he was staggering and couldn't even stand up or raise his glass to others.
When the emperor saw that the time had come, he ordered the palace servants to take Jiang Yan away to rest.
Jiang Er, who was guarding outside the hall, saw his master being helped out and hurried to greet him.
The next moment, the guard leader's knife was placed on his neck.
Jiang Er could only step back, and then Jiang Yan was dragged all the way to the harem and thrown onto a messy couch.
There was a figure covered by a quilt on the couch, and some exposed skin could be vaguely seen.
The commander of the guards was about to untie Jiang Yan's clothes, but he couldn't do it at all. He thought of cutting it open with a knife, but found that he couldn't do it either.
After a quarter of an hour, the commander of the guards still couldn't take off Jiang Yan's clothes and was sweating profusely.
The guards were also anxious because the emperor had brought people here to catch the adulterer, but they didn't even take off their clothes.
Soon, the emperor and his ministers arrived at the palace.
The palace door was wide open, and Jiang Yan was lying neatly on the ground. The guards and the guard commander were standing on both sides with sweat on their foreheads.
"What happened to my dear Jiang?" The emperor was still pretending to care about Jiang Yan, and then he quickly discovered the concubine lying on the bed.
The emperor's expression changed, and he ordered his men to wake up the concubine and Jiang Yan. "My dear Jiang Aiqing, you have greatly disappointed me!"
Jiang Yan rubbed his head and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
"How dare you say that!"
Jiang Yan: "Why can't I tell you?"
Jiang Yan seemed to realize belatedly that the concubine behind him was in disheveled clothes.
"Your Majesty, why am I in this room?"
"Hmph, how dare you ask! My dear Jiang, it's not that I'm cruel, but the ancestral rites and laws cannot be abolished. My dear, we were once king and subject, so just commit suicide!" After the emperor finished speaking, he immediately asked the palace servants to hand over the poisoned wine that had been prepared long ago.
Jiang Yan was terrified. "Your Majesty, I am wronged! I simply cannot do this!"
Jiang Yan sneered in his heart. This emperor really wanted him to die immediately. He didn't even give him a stick of incense. Did he really think he was so useless?
"Then tell me, why is my beloved concubine here in dishevel?" The emperor was anxious, but he did not dare to kill Jiang Yan directly without a legitimate reason.
Jiang Yan: "Then you should ask this lady. I really can't do it. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can ask someone to come and help me change clothes."
The guard leader risked his life and couldn't help but complain: "Your Majesty, I am willing to give it a try!"
The commander of the guards was really furious and didn't pay attention to the emperor's fiery eyes. He demonstrated on the spot how difficult it was to take off Jiang Yan's clothes.
The emperor brought over the ministers who came to watch the fun: "This, this, this, this..."
It was really eye-opening. Even the emperor was curious about why Jiang Yan couldn't take off his clothes.
"My dear, why are you wearing this dress?"
"Your Majesty, it was my wife who did this. I, your wife, love you so much that she specially made this wolf-proof coat!" Jiang Yan looked proud when he spoke, which made the ministers feel that he looked worthless!
"When did Jiang Aiqing get married? Whose daughter is your wife?"
"This... Your Majesty, I don't know my wife's identity. She suddenly appeared in my house. To be honest, I am marrying into my family, not marrying her!"
"What?" The audience forgot why they came for a moment, and their gossipy nature came up, so they asked Jiang Yan to tell them the story he and his wife had to tell.
Jiang Yan began to spin a story non-stop, and the Jiang family's secret guards who were eavesdropping were so captivated that when they finally realized what was happening, they thought they had seen a ghost! When did their master start telling stories again?
A stick of incense passed in the blink of an eye. When Jiang Yan stopped talking, the emperor and ministers around him were still reluctant to leave.
"Wonderful! Wonderful! Lord Jiang's wife is truly a wonderful person! Lord Jiang, please introduce her to me if you have the chance!"
"I obey the decree!"
"Alright! Now that you're sober, come and have a few more drinks at the banquet with me!"
"Yes!" Jiang Yan's eyes flashed, and the other ministers also had their own ulterior motives.
The emperor, who was walking in front, had a face as black as charcoal, but he had no choice but to spare Jiang Yan's life today.
After the banquet ended in the evening, Jiang Yan, still drunk, was helped into the carriage by Jiang Er.
Jiang Er also knew what happened in the harem this afternoon. He blamed himself: "Master, it's my fault for not doing my job well!"
"It's nothing, let's go back home and wash up first!" Jiang Yan drank a lot of wine and didn't go to the toilet once. He was about to explode.
The clothes are really hard to take off. They are made of magnets and interlocking technology. You need special tools to take them off!
In order to guard against the emperor, Jiang Yan deliberately left the tools in the mansion.
Late at night, Jiang Yan started another secret room conversation with the people from last night.
"Young Master, did you know that His Majesty would use this method to frame you?" a curious minister asked.
"Young Master, do you still have this set of clothes?" Someone was very interested in Jiang Yan's clothes.
"There is only one piece of clothing, so I guessed it by accident." Jiang Yan said.
"That's such a pity, young master. Is the young master's wife real?" someone asked again.
Jiang Yan is not young anymore, but these people didn't dare to urge him unless he took the initiative. After listening to what Jiang Yan said today, the gossip bugs in their bodies awakened again.
Jiang Yan: "It's true, but her identity cannot be revealed. You will find out in the future."
Jiang Yan changed the subject, did not satisfy their gossip, and began to arrange the next things.
The emperor was so anxious to kill him that he didn't even consider whether it would give people a chance to talk about him. He was really desperate.
Jiang Yan has basically controlled more than half of Daqing. The living space for the emperor and the other side is getting smaller and smaller. I am afraid that they will bite even harder next time.
Jiang Yan thought it necessary to give the other person a good beating, but he hadn't figured out the best way yet.
It happened that Xu Yuan was on his way to the capital at this time, and Xu Ning sent him a letter in advance using the messenger in the treasure box.