Chapter 344 A gentleman is not a tool
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Jiang Yu was asked to talk to Concubine Zhang, but she actually didn't have much to say.
She wasn't the type of person who was good at bringing up topics to chat.
Nor was she the type of person who was good at coaxing people.
But it was just right for Jiang Yu to talk to the children.
Probably because their IQs were at the same level, it was easy to form effective communication.
It was said that the princess was asked to accompany Concubine Zhang, but in fact Jiang Yu accompanied the children for the whole day.
The main reason was that Concubine Zhang looked very serious, unlike the friendly woman I saw last time.
Jiang Yu gritted his teeth and didn't know what to say.
The old woman whose child died in the village was the most pitiful.
My mother once said, don't show sympathy or pity to others.
This is not good, the other party doesn't need your sympathy or pity at the moment.
Without empathy, this kind of sympathy is actually a kind of condescending pity.
She really didn't know what to say. She
never thought that a little girl like herself would be honored to accompany someone one day.
Concubine Zhang looked too serious. Jiang Yu felt her scalp stiff when she sat in front of her.
In order to divert her attention, she went to play with some children.
Sure enough, in a serious occasion, talking to children, she relaxed all of a sudden, and was not so restrained. It was like a sigh of relief.
Children are so nice,
like a ball of cotton, they are soft and fluffy when hit, and they don't hurt when they bounce back. It's
much more comfortable to talk to them.
Concubine Zhang thought it was good.
If she really had to accompany her to talk, she didn't have the mood and didn't want to speak.
Then I don't know if the princess is accompanying her or she is accompanying the princess.
But she was relieved that the princess could accompany and comfort the children.
Seeing the princess playing with the children and talking to them seriously, not being perfunctory or trying to get close to her, Concubine Zhang was very touched. She
felt that Princess Caiyi was really good and very sincere.
Others also came to see her and gave her expensive gifts, but they didn't care much about the little ones. They probably thought that their father was gone and they were of no use, so they ignored them.
People always flatter the powerful and look down on the weak.
Princess Caiyi didn't care about these. Her playing with the children was the best comfort for her.
When they left the palace after dark, the children were reluctant to leave Jiang Yu.
Jiang Yu didn't really say much. She just talked about her childhood in her hometown, and how she went to the mountains to pick mushrooms, wild vegetables, fish, weed, pick fruits, and cook all kinds of food. The children seemed to be quite interested.
Jiang Yu had always taken care of her younger sister when she was little, so she was quite careful and experienced in taking care of children.
Alas, she went home after a long day.
She felt guilty. She was clearly asked to accompany Concubine Zhang, but she didn't. She just played with the children.
That's the result.
The palace actually gave her a lot of gifts.
Really...
Jiang Yu herself was confused.
This reward was a bit too easy, and she felt guilty taking it.
On the second day, she was asked to accompany Concubine Zhang again.
On the third day, she was asked to accompany Concubine Zhang again.
That was the third time.
Jiang Yu chatted with the children on the first day.
On the second day, I simply took them to dig wild vegetables. Concubine Zhang's yard was big enough and had an independent courtyard.
On the third day, I took them to cook and went to the kitchen.
On the fourth day... there was no fourth day.
The case of the fifth prince came to an end and was considered solved. The funeral was to be held.
The mansion was also cleaned up, and the children had to go to mourn for their father.
The princes and nobles had many etiquettes, and Jiang Yu couldn't figure them out, so there was not much he could teach. He just gave them some loquat candies in private.
"Put it in the bag. If you are hungry, you can secretly put one in your mouth. If your throat hurts from crying, you can also put one in your mouth. Don't eat anything given by others casually." Jiang Yu said seriously.
Aunt Yin:...You are someone else too.
But seeing that she was so silly and cute, she ate it all, and the little masters also put it away, so forget it.
Only when she was so sensitive, she had the nerve to tell people not to eat other people's food when she was sending them food.
"I'm not someone else, I'm also their sister, a family member."
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Funeral of the fifth prince.
All relatives of the Jiang family had to attend.
Some ministers attended.
It actually depended on how favored the prince was.
If it was a prince favored by the emperor, the funeral would be held like a national funeral.
The mother of the fifth prince was a noble concubine. Although she was not the emperor's favorite, she was not bad and was not annoying, so many ministers came.
But because it was a sudden death, the funeral did not last long.
Sudden death requires the Ministry of Rites to choose a special day for burial.
Then let the monks chant sutras to pray for the soul.
Mianmian also went to attend.
It's really cold to attend a funeral in winter. No
matter how thick you wear, it's still cold.
Follow the crowd.
She was also in the group of children. Regardless of ancient and modern times, losing one's father is an eternal loss in life.
Mianmian felt very uncomfortable. She didn't know whether her eyes were blown by the wind or something else, but they were always red. People around her were crying, so she would cry easily. The cry was really aggrieved and frightened.
Generally, the elderly do not attend the funeral of the young.
On this day, Concubine Zhang and the emperor did not leave the palace.
In prison, the sixth prince learned that his fifth brother was buried today, and he knew that he was finished.
He had no chance to overturn the verdict.
What he could never have expected was that in addition to the confession of his fifth brother's concubine, there was also a confession from his aide. Even his
aide could betray him, maybe it was someone planted by someone else around him, then the fifth brother's concubine might have betrayed him a long time ago, and was someone else's person, but he was still complacent.
He regretted it, regretted doing such a thing and letting others take advantage of him. He regretted it
, regretted that he should have pretended to be crazy and stupid at the beginning, shouldn't have studied, shouldn't have been ambitious.
He studied, but not enough.
He was ambitious, but he was not ruthless enough.
Fighting for the throne was originally a matter of life and death, he actually expected to be favored by his father because of his excellent performance, he was too naive.
But now, everything is too late, too late.
This cell has been used to hold my brother the crown prince.
This was probably the time when he was closest to the Crown Prince.
Thinking about the future, he would either die suddenly and unclearly like his elder brother, the Crown Prince, or be imprisoned like his elder brother and locked up like a pig or dog.
The Sixth Prince shuddered at the thought of that future.
He gave up.
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On the day of the Fifth Prince's funeral, the Sixth Prince committed suicide in prison. He
also left a suicide note.
The suicide note was delivered to the Emperor through the Yellow Gate Minister.
No one wanted to get involved.
Jiang Changtian took the suicide note and handed it to the Emperor.
The Emperor closed his eyes and said, "Erlang, read to me what that unfilial son wrote."
Afternoon.
The Palace.
There is sunlight.
Not warm, but bright.
Jiang Erlang sat there, as if he had put on the soul of the Sixth Prince holding a fan.
"Father, I am an unfilial son.
I have never killed my fifth brother. When I was little, he always gave me things, grass, sticks, and stones. I could find traces of him on my desk, in my bag, and in my bedroom. I knew he liked me, so he filled my surroundings with his things to prove that he was there.
Once when I was little, I said I was afraid of the dark, and my fifth brother put a note in my pocket that day. He said it was a note from my father . , put it in your pocket, and you won't be afraid when you sleep. This is his, but he is my brother, so he gave it to me. Fifth
brother is a sincere person, and I also regret that I have strange thoughts and was used by others.
Concubine Cui was a woman I saved. I thought she was mine, but she became my fifth brother's concubine by accident. After that, I never asked her to poison. I can swear to heaven, but I know that no one believes it. I can only prove it with my death.
I used to think that as long as I was good, Study hard, exercise well, and you will eventually be noticed by the emperor. I dare not let my moral character be compromised, and I call myself a gentleman. But I was wrong. From the moment I thought of becoming the crown prince, I was terribly wrong. A gentleman cannot be the crown prince, so I paid the price with my life. It's a pity for my fifth brother. He knew from the beginning that if he didn't fight for the crown prince position, he would still be implicated.
I am an unfilial son and can no longer serve you. It's cold, please keep warm. It's hot, Father, please also be careful not to be too cold. Father, you are not in good health and cannot stand the cold or heat. I will not be able to accompany you in the future. You can only take care of yourself.
Because I am a gentleman. A gentleman who is wrongly accused can only die. I am a gentleman and cannot live.
I am unfilial, but I am also filial, because you gave me the name Chu Buqi, and I have done it.
I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of a long and hopeless life.
Father, I am leaving to find my fifth brother. "
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Jiang Changtian was sitting on the chair. At this moment, a gust of wind came. He sat upright, like a Clivia.
The emperor seemed to see Liu Lang swaying with a fan.
"Father, I am leaving to find my fifth brother."
Liu Lang smiled and fanned the wind. The
wind was cool.
It made the emperor cry.
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