Chapter 139 Sister-in-law
The road is wide and wide.
It is crisscrossed.
Merchants are shouting.
People are coming and going.
"Save it a bit, two cents, two cents for the whole basket."
"No, sister, two and a half cents, the lowest."
"Selling clothes, selling clothes..."
"Selling vinegar, selling vinegar..."
"Selling fish, selling fish..."
The shouting is intertwined.
Pedestrians are passing by.
Seeing the approaching army of carriages and horses, people are not panicked, nor do they scatter like birds and beasts in other places, but continue to shout.
There are even vendors selling food, carrying food on their backs and shouting.
"Cakes for sale, cakes for sale, delicious fried cakes..."
"Vinegar for sale, vinegar for sale, drink vinegar that cures all diseases..."
"Soup for sale, soup for sale, hot thick soup..."
The shouts of selling came close.
The horses were getting a little hot.
Prince Han in the carriage was curious, don't the people in this place fear death? Why don't they run away, but come over to sell things?
Do they pay for the things they buy?
Aren't they afraid of being conscripted by the soldiers?
Then something even more exaggerated came.
A team of women with red faces painted in paint came up to greet them with gongs and drums.
Welcome Prince Han to visit Myeong County for inspection.
A huge red cloth was held high.
There was a line of words written on it.
It was neither white nor earthy, not elegant at all, but it fit the image of an anti-thief.
Rebellion? They must be uneducated. If they were educated, they would have gone to take the imperial examinations. Why would they rebel?
But there was something unique.
He just heard the drum sound from a distance and thought it was particularly interesting.
But he was shocked when he got closer.
Who are these people? They all seem to be aunts in their 40s, some of them are even grandmothers, and when they smile, their front teeth are gone, black and hollow. Their faces are painted like monkey butts, and they beat the drums on their backs. Their lips are also painted thick and red, which is scary.
Prince Han really didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He
also thought that this Myeong County was really interesting.
Although the drummer in the lead had a particularly good figure, Prince Han calmed down his restless heart. It was because he was startled by the red painted face.
The former county lord was sent to welcome Prince Han.
He had a little desire in his heart.
What if, what if he was chosen and took the position of county lord again.
Maybe he could be promoted in the future.
It is important to follow the right person.
This Prince Han is the emperor's nephew. No matter how powerful Jiang Er is, he is just an abandoned son of the Jiang family.
So he asked for this reception task at the first time.
The former county magistrate, Xiao Huang, knelt in front of the carriage in a flattering manner and said carefully: "This humble official has come specially to welcome the prince and await his arrival in Ming County."
Prince Han frowned and said: "Are you the traitor Jiang Er?"
"I am Xiao Huang, the county official of Ming County, and I have come specially to lead the way for the prince."
Prince Han was originally interested in the distant and special drumbeats, but was startled to see an old man. He had seen this many times and was not interested. He
just lowered the curtain.
Lord Huang knelt awkwardly on the side of the road and got up by himself.
It's okay, he is a big shot in the capital. He was in the capital when he took the imperial examination last time. The prince is so high and mighty that even higher officials don't give him face.
Eunuch Duan in another carriage learned that this was Kaner Village and looked at the village with some curiosity.
This is where Yan Daban grew up. It is indeed extraordinary. Even the sound of drums on the roadside is very pleasant to the ear. It's just that the makeup is a little hard to describe.
Meng Shaoxia, who was on horseback, looked at this somewhat unfamiliar place.
He couldn't believe that this was Kaner Village.
It was not like this when he came here before.
There were not many people in the village. It
was very quiet.
He came here to seek amnesty and only then did he know that the person who followed the rebellion was called Jiang Er.
He didn't even connect this person with Xiao Yuer.
I am homesick and don't know how she is now.
The world is so chaotic.
Human life is worthless.
I dare not think about it. My heart aches when I think about it.
I can't help myself.
Now I come again, and things and people are different.
He said that he would need three matchmakers and six betrothal gifts, but now he is still alone.
Xiao Yu'er's home is so close, maybe she is standing under the tree right now and can see me.
...
Under the tree, Jiang Yu looked out of the village entrance curiously.
There are so many people.
Her sister was counting ants on the side, not curious at all.
She excitedly said to her aunt: "Aunt, they said that after the amnesty, my father will be a high-ranking official in the court, and he will be supported by the court. He will not have to worry about food and drink in the future, right?"
Yin Gu: ...
That's what it says.
But it's more complicated.
Jiang Mianmian sat on the soft cushion and sighed: "After the amnesty, there are many more leaders, which will be more troublesome, but it doesn't matter to our father, he will definitely handle it well."
Yin Gu nodded, and inexplicably understood the word leader, leading, guiding, and managing.
I don't know what this little girl's brain is like.
She didn't know what was going on with this girl's brain.
One of them was too clear, and the other was too confused.
She had to worry about everything.
When she learned that the visitor was Prince Han, her heart skipped a beat. She
specifically mentioned this person to her master.
Prince Han was spoiled and had a very bad habit of liking married women.
His first wife died of illness, and it was estimated that she was mad to death.
She also specifically told Qin that it would be best not to hang around in front of Prince Han.
...
The county lord led the way and took Prince Han to the county government office. Prince Han was not polite and directly occupied the yard behind the county government office.
The former county lord Xiao Huang felt a little uncomfortable.
He suddenly felt that there was something wrong with him. Although Jiang Er had taken away his position as the county lord, he was still respectful to him.
This Crown Prince Han didn't even consider him as a human being.
Despite this, Lord Huang had to politely give up his place.
When Lord Huang's wife heard that Crown Prince Han was coming, she ran faster than a rabbit and hid early.
Some concubines, on the other hand, dressed up when they heard that a noble was coming.
The brim of Lord Huang's hat was shiny green.
It was a long journey.
Crown Prince Han saw the women in the county official's backyard, flirting and posing, which was unlucky. How could he be interested in any ugly girl?
Feeling a little bored, Crown Prince Han remembered that he wanted to visit the Jiang family.
He asked someone to send a visiting card.
Since learning that Crown Prince Han was coming, the Jiang family has been reorganizing. Except
for the Buddhist temple, which was not repaired, but Crown Prince Han probably wouldn't go to the Buddhist temple.
Other places were cleaned and tidied again.
Jiang Huaisheng had a new wound on his face, but he was in better spirits.
His mother and Princess Huiyun were close friends. When Princess Huiyun's son arrived in Ming County, their family would surely be able to turn things around and leave this damn place.
He was almost crazy because of the torture he had received from his brother during this period.
Now he couldn't wait to leave this damn place.
Madam Jiang, who was always calm, looked extremely excited, but everyone could understand that she was almost crazy after being tortured by Jiang Changtian from time to time. The person in
front of them was not just a nobleman, but the savior who brought them out of the sea of suffering.
Jiang Wan cheered up to entertain the distinguished guest.
She recalled the last time there were visitors at home, and they were the two young masters from Beijing. Things have changed
. Mrs. Wu hadn't seen her husband cheer up for a long time. Ever since his face was injured, he seemed to be depressed.
Later, when Shushu was born, he was also happy, but his mood was never upbeat.
After experiencing the gloom that day, he looked even more depressed.
Mrs. Wu didn't go into the quiet room. She didn't know what happened, but Rong'er was really scared crazy.
Today he finally cheered up. Although his face was injured again, he looked happy and seemed to have returned to his previous state.
Mrs. Wu was also very happy.
If the family could return to the capital, they could find a famous doctor to treat Rong'er, and maybe he would return to normal.
There were going to be distinguished guests at home, so she dressed up a little.
She was a famous beauty in the capital. She grew up with Jiang Huaisheng as childhood sweethearts and got married naturally. She didn't enjoy a few years of life before she followed her husband to this remote place.
Thinking of the nobles in the capital, she sighed.
The bitterness finally paid off.
Wu combed her hair in front of the mirror. In the bronze mirror was a young woman who had just given birth. She had a unique maternal tenderness, fair skin, and a slightly plump figure, but just the right size.
The clothes were from before she gave birth and were already old, but in this case, she couldn't ask for much. Compared with those people outside, they were already very good.
She and her husband went to pay their respects to her mother and found that her mother was in better spirits and had dressed up very carefully.
Jiang Huaisheng sighed when he saw his mother like this. He remembered that his mother always dressed like this when his father was alive.
Jiang Wan also dressed very neatly.
Old Madam Jiang was in a good mood. Everything seemed good to her. Her hands didn't hurt anymore. She
still felt a little annoyed with Mrs. Wu and said, "Your Excellency, you should at least change your clothes. This looks too shabby."
Mrs. Wu blushed when she heard what her mother-in-law said. She had been pregnant and giving birth for most of the past six months. The new clothes were made when she was pregnant. They were too big. After giving birth, she had too much to do and didn't have time to change them.
Jiang Wan heard her grandmother's words, and thought that it was her own negligence, so she hurriedly said: "Grandma, mother still wants to hold my sister. The fabric of the new clothes is a little hard, and mother wants to hold my sister more conveniently."
Mrs. Jiang nodded, and patted Wu's hand for the first time, saying: "It's hard for you."
Wu was a little flattered.
Jiang Huaisheng was very happy to see that his mother and his wife and daughter were getting along harmoniously.
...
As expected, Prince Han came to visit in person.
His original intention was just to come and see and complete the task.
But when he saw the woman holding the baby, showing her white fingers, lowering her head to tease the baby, the baby leaning on her firm chest, she smiled, white teeth, raised her head, oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, swan neck, and a little plump, he chose to stay for dinner.
"Sister-in-law, this child is so beautiful, let me hold him." The prince of Han reached out to hold the baby without hesitation, and the back of his hand directly touched Wu's soft body.
When he took the child, his other hand accidentally held Wu's hand.
Wu was a little panicked and uncomfortable.
Old Madam Jiang sat in the hall, her eyes full of uncontrollable kindness.
Jiang Huaisheng and the prince had a good conversation, and the prince actually called him elder brother and Jing'er sister-in-law.
Jiang Wan carefully prepared meals and prepared a place for the nobles to rest and change clothes.
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