Chapter 404: The Drunkard's Intention Is Not to Drink
"It won't delay her from going out for social events. Giving her dignity outside is enough!"
Duke Jiang wanted to say that he would need her for some activities with the women in the backyard in the future, but Jiang Yu interrupted him directly. The meaning was very clear, and he had to give an explanation.
Duke Jiang raised his eyebrows and said directly to the housekeeper:
"From now on, you will be in charge of the household affairs of the Duke's Mansion. Please take back the housekeeper's key from the concubine."
Butler Wu was somewhat flattered when he heard this.
He has been in the Duke's Mansion for decades and has sufficient experience in all aspects, so he can rest assured.
However, he was a little nervous about being in charge of such a large Duke's Mansion.
Duke Jiang seemed to see what he was thinking, so he added:
"You take care of it for now. When the Crown Prince's wife comes into the family, you won't be needed to take care of it anymore."
There are a lot of implications in his words. From the sound of it, does he agree to the marriage between the prince and the princess?
Jiang Yu also heard that he agreed, so he stopped stopping him.
Ning Wei was feeling complacent at first and had annoyed Jiang Yu, but she didn't expect that the Duke would take away her power as housekeeper.
She was completely confused and refused to cooperate in taking out the key to the accounting office. She went directly to ask for an audience with the Duke.
Duke Jiang would never see her at this moment, so no matter how much she cried, it would be of no use.
Finally, Duke Jiang got tired of hearing her crying and said directly, if she didn't cooperate, she could get out of the Duke's Mansion and go wherever she wanted. Only then did Ning Wei calm down.
She didn't expect Jiang Yu to be so vicious that he would directly ask the Duke to take away her power as housekeeper, and she didn't expect the Duke to actually listen to him.
If she had known this would happen, she would never have done anything unnecessary.
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The next morning, Duke Jiang sent his butler to pick up Su Wan in person to express the Duke's Mansion's sincerity.
A luxurious carriage was prepared, and Su Jing and Su Wan were respectfully invited to come.
Su Jing brought Shen Qingli and Su Wan out, and Butler Wu came up and bowed to apologize:
"Minister Su, Madam Su, Princess Xuanle, the Duke was away yesterday, and the Crown Prince was ill. The servants were ignorant and offended you all. Today, the Duke has specially asked me to come and pick you up."
Su Jing naturally had no reason to get along with a concubine, and Duke Jiang was also quite sincere now.
"It's okay, we just want to visit the prince."
The three of them got on the carriage. As for bringing Shen Qingli with them, the reason was that it was not a good idea to bring Su Wan directly. Who knows what the story would be if it got out. So it would be better to bring the wife with them, so that the visit would be legitimate.
After arriving at the Duke's Mansion, Butler Wu had already arranged for people to prepare all the reception etiquette.
Yesterday, not only was Ning Wei's housekeeping rights taken away, she was also punished by being grounded for a month, so she could not go out to meet guests.
After a few polite words in the front hall, Duke Jiang went to the military camp again today.
He stood on the stage, looking at the soldiers training below, feeling deeply moved. He thought to himself that he was so old now and might not come here again.
He also came here today to say goodbye. He has spent most of his life here. Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, he is no longer needed as the head coach.
Jiang Yu woke up early in the morning because he knew Su Wan was coming, so he got ready early.
This guy came to the Duke's Mansion for the first time. The Duke's Mansion is really big, much bigger than the Su family.
It takes a quarter of an hour just to walk to Jiang Yu's yard.
Su Jing and Shen Qingli did not go to Jiang Yu's room, but left the space for them to talk on their own.
The couple sat in Jiang Yu's yard and drank tea and had some snacks.
Anan brought Su Wan into Jiang Yu's room, and then closed the door behind him when he left.
Jiang Yu was lying on the chaise longue. When he saw Su Wan coming, he waved at her with a smile on his face, indicating that she should sit next to him.
"come over!"
Su Wan crossed her arms, still holding the gold-embossed invitation written by the Queen.
She walked over, looking at him with her nose not her nose and her eyes not her eyes. One was standing and the other was sitting, and she looked down on him in a rather condescending manner.
Jiang Yu knew from her expression that this time it was not just a simple visit to see him, so he restrained the smile on his face.
Su Wan threw the post directly at him.
"Look, the Queen invited me to attend the princes' concubine selection ceremony."
Jiang Yu picked up the gold-embossed post and opened it. The words on it were written in red pen, and the general content was an invitation to Su Wan to attend the ceremony.
On the surface, it is said to be a viewing ceremony, but we don’t know whether it will be the case in the end.
Jiang Yu's face darkened. This was obviously the emperor's intention. Otherwise, why would the queen send such an invitation?
The meaning is obvious, they want to force them to do something.
"What now?"
Su Wan directly brought a stool and sat in front of him.
It was impossible for her to get involved in the court's affairs, but now it seems that it is obviously impossible.
The emperor does not agree with their marriage, but he does not object to their relationship. This is really hard to decide.
Jiang Yu stared at the invitation and fell into deep thought.
In fact, he knew very well the emperor's intention, which was not to force Su Wan to marry the seventh prince.
The solution to this problem is still with his father, Duke Jiang.
"Wanwan, don't be anxious. Let me discuss this with my father first. The emperor doesn't want to force you to marry into the royal family, nor does he want to disrupt our marriage. Instead, he wants to take back the military power of the Duke of Jiang's Mansion."
Three generations of the Duke of Jiang's Mansion have held the power of 100,000 troops, because Jiang Yu's great-grandfather had the merit of following the emperor during the generation of Emperor Taizu. He followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the world, and finally helped Emperor Taizu establish the State of Jin. Back then, the great-grandfather and Emperor Taizu were very good brothers.
One can stabilize the country with culture, and the other can rule the country with military force. When Jin State was first established and the world was just beginning to settle down, Taizu gave the Duke of Jiang's Mansion the power of 100,000 troops, which has been passed down to Jiang Yu's father's generation, which is already the third generation.
Now, the foreign countries have been recovered. For the current emperor, his achievements have been fulfilled. There will be no more wars within a hundred years, the country is peaceful and the people are safe. The Jiang Mansion still holds the military power, and the Su Mansion is prospering. If the two mansions want to get married, we have to be on guard.
Therefore, if the two want to get married, they must give up the power to send troops.
But Jiang Yu really couldn't bring himself to speak about this matter. This tiger talisman was the glory of several generations of the Jiang Guogong Mansion. Because of his affairs, his father's generation was defeated. He didn't know how his father would face his ancestors a hundred years later.
But he had no idea that Duke Jiang had already made preparations.
Anyway, this tiger talisman is both an honor and a hidden danger for the Jiang family. This day will come sooner or later.
When it comes to the military power of Duke Jiang's Mansion, Su Wan has no right to comment now, and she is not qualified to ask Duke Jiang to force him to hand over his military power for the sake of her marriage with Jiang Yu.
After all, with this military power in hand, as long as the Jin Kingdom is not destroyed, the glory of the Duke's Mansion can be guaranteed for thousands of years.
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