Chapter 31 Chapter 31 The jealousy between two men...
Jiang Wu thought he was just talking that day, until this morning when he did not leave after breakfast and instead sat in the house waiting for her, Jiang Wu, biting her fingers, finally confirmed that he was not joking.
But she had already made an appointment with Ji Xiao. If she took him with her, Ji Xiao would definitely take back the big gold bracelet he promised to give her when he found out.
If she didn't take him with her, he would definitely become suspicious, and then she would be the one in trouble.
"Madam, where are you going today?" Xie Ji looked at his wife who was sitting in front of the dressing table, biting her fingers, obviously with a secret in her heart.
This secret made him inexplicably irritated and even uneasy.
Who did she have a date with? Why was she so afraid of being seen by me?
"I'm just going to stroll around." Jiang Wu lowered her head, picking at her fingers, feeling guilty and not daring to look at him. "I'm just going shopping to buy some rouge and powder. I'm afraid it will be boring."
Xie Ji suppressed the mosquito-like irritation that was lingering in his stomach, revealing the gracious tolerance of a husband. "No problem. I have my day off today, so I'll just spend some time with my wife."
"If I walk around all day, will it delay a lot of your work? What if someone comes looking for you?" Jiang Wu decided to make a last-ditch effort.
"No, I don't talk about work when I'm on my day off. Even if they have something to do, they won't disturb me on my day off."
No matter how you look at it, all the excuses Jiang Wu could think of were completely blocked. If she continued to make excuses, it would really prove that she had something to hide.
After getting on the carriage, Xie Ji asked her, "Madam, have you decided where to go first?"
"I haven't thought about it yet." Jiang Wu had originally planned to take a carriage straight to the polo field in the south of the city as soon as she left the house, but she didn't dare to say it now. After all, she stayed at home all day and had no idea that a polo match was going to be held in the south of the city.
"If you haven't made up your mind, Madam, I do have a place to recommend." When Xie Ji looked at her, he half-curled up the fingertips on his knees and retracted them before speaking slowly.
"There's a polo match being held in the south of the city today. If you don't have anywhere else you'd like to go, how about we go watch them play polo first?"
Jiang Wu was racking his brains to think of how to go watch polo, but he didn't expect him to bring it up on his own initiative, so he naturally agreed.
What he didn't expect was that just as the carriage stopped at the entrance of the football field, Ji Xiao's voice floated in like a stinky fly.
Wanwan, why are you calling me Wanwan? Do you think we are familiar with each other?
Jiang Wu was so angry that his face almost turned green, but now was not the time to do so.
"My dear, I think he must have mistaken the carriage. You know, I haven't left the house since I came to Chang'an. I don't know if that man called me by my maiden name in order to ruin my reputation." Jiang Wu, who had almost crumpled the handkerchief in her hand, really wanted to twist his head off and kick it like a ball. He dared to shout without even seeing who was in the carriage.
Ji Xiao came over and saw that she was still silent. He couldn't help but said angrily: "Wanwan, I'm talking to you, why are you so silent?"
Just when Ji Xiao was impatiently about to lift the curtain of the carriage, the curtain was first lifted by a pair of cold white, bony and slender fingers, revealing a face with a noble and majestic demeanor.
"Could it be that the prince mistook my carriage for someone else's?" Before that face came the icy voice that chilled one to the bone.
The moment the curtain was lifted, Ji Xiao's voice stopped abruptly, like a goose with its neck strangled suddenly losing its voice.
No, why would it be Xie Ji who came out?
Jiang Wu, who stuck his head out right after him, covered his lips and exclaimed, "Prince, why is it you? Who are you waiting for?"
She kept winking at him, asking him to control his silly expression, otherwise they would both be doomed. No, it seemed that she was the only one who would be doomed.
Ji Xiao, his back teeth clenched to a ache, immediately reacted. He raised his eyes and flashed a sharp, sly smile, "Isn't it because I didn't see Xie Jiawei? It's also because the word "Xie" on the side of the carriage was written too small, causing this prince to mistakenly recognize it."
After he finished speaking, he forced himself to hide his guilty conscience and looked inside. "Is Tingxue here? She said she would come watch me play polo today."
"She wasn't feeling well, so she didn't come." Xie Ji stepped off the carriage using the sedan chair, then turned around and offered her a hand to help her. "Be careful, don't miss a step."
"I'm not a three-year-old child, and don't always think of me as so stupid." Jiang Wu put his hand on his palm and complained in a low voice.
Ji Xiao, with his fists clenched so hard that veins popped out, looked at this scene of affection and felt even more resentful towards Tingxue. He didn't understand why she would fall for such an irresponsible man.
Being so old, he must smell like an old man. Only that stupid woman Jiang Wanwan doesn't mind him.
No, Jiang Wanwan had at least come to her senses and gotten together with him. She had good taste. Even if she was already together with him, why would she put her hand in another man's palm? It was really annoying.
Ji Xiao discarded the random thoughts in his mind and frowned fiercely, "Why would she be sick for no reason?"
Then he raised his voice, biting his back teeth, his voice as slow as a knife sharpening, "Is it because you didn't take good care of her? If you can't take good care of her, let her move in with me. At least I won't let her get sick, and I won't let her go out to play after she's sick."
"Then, according to the prince, I have to take care of her without taking off my clothes until she recovers, right?" Xie Ji half-raised his thin eyelids, with an obvious sharpness and coldness.
Ji Xiao, who only felt the temperature around him was a little cold, thought that he had a change of heart and nodded in secret joy, "Of course."
He glanced at Jiang Wu casually, and seeing that she wasn't looking at him at all, Ji Xiao almost fell over in anger.
This stupid woman!
"I just don't know what position and identity the prince has to say these things to me." Xie Ji's tone was as cold as a cold spring as always, but today's words had a hint of sharpness when listened carefully.
Ji Xiao, feeling a chill on his back, glared back unwillingly, "Of course, as her friend. If you can't take care of her, there are plenty of people who can."
Jiang Wu was really afraid that the idiot would sell her out if he said a few more words, so she quickly took Xie Ji's wrist and said coquettishly: "This is the first time I've seen others play polo. Husband, let's go in quickly, otherwise there will be no good seats later."
Xie Ji, with his eyes lowered and eyelashes drawn, raised his hand and patted the hand holding his wrist, then nodded gently, "Let's go."
Ji Xiao was completely ignored and was so angry that his facial features were distorted.
No, that stupid woman must have forgotten that I was the one who asked her to come and watch the polo game. How could she not even look at me?
How come that half of the old man whose body is about to be buried in the ground is not as good-looking or as rich as him?
As Xie Ji and Jiang Wu entered the arena, the owner of the stables received the news and came over with a flattering smile. "Prime Minister, Madam, I didn't expect you two to visit. I have reserved the best view for you. Please follow me."
Xie Ji nodded calmly without refusing, "Thank you, Manager Luo."
As soon as the two of them sat down, a maid brought fruits, cakes and drinks and placed them on the table.
Steward Luo chatted with Xie Ji for a few more words. It was unknown what he said, but his face changed and he was about to leave in a hurry. "I remember that I have something important to attend to, so I'm afraid I can't keep you company any longer. If the Prime Minister and his wife want to eat anything or need anything, please don't hesitate to ask."
Only after the man who had been so enthusiastic that he almost treated them like idols left did Jiang Wu, after glancing around, dare to lower her voice and ask, "Husband, do you know him?"
After all, if someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.
"The Patriarch of the Luo family, also known as Luo Bancheng." Xie Ji moved one of the plates of fruit in front of her. "This is the signature dish of the Luo Family Restaurant. Try it."
The Luo family had recently been in conflict with the Earl of Cheng'an, the Empress's mother's family, over a piece of land outside the city, and had recently used connections to seek help from him. However, they had been unable to see him, and now that they knew he was at the court on their property, how could they miss it?
The Luo family was quite generous and was willing to use a whole year's income in exchange for his protection. It seemed that the problem was really extremely difficult.
It would be better to say that someone has set their sights on the Luo family's walking money bag.
The position where the two of them sat was the most open and had the best view in the entire venue. The person in charge of the venue was worried that the guests would be exposed to the sun, so he set up a sunshade above them.
Just as the two of them sat down, another man in a green shirt came over. Before he could get close, Gao Lang stopped him, "My master is on vacation today and we won't discuss business."
Although Gao Lang stopped several waves of people who came to establish connections, there were always times when he couldn't stop them.
Jiang Wu didn't understand the complicated interpersonal relationships in official circles. He just felt that their eyes were really sharp, and they kept swooping up like flies, which was annoying.
Xie Ji moved the fruit plate in front of her and said, "There's still some time before the competition starts. If you feel bored staying here, you can go downstairs and take a walk."
Jiang Wu had this in mind. Otherwise, she was really afraid that Ji Xiao would suddenly go crazy. What she was most afraid of was that he would go back on his word and not give her the gold bracelet he promised.
"Then Juan'er and I will go for a walk in front and come back later."
"good."
After returning to the Ju team, Ji Xiao became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it, and the angrier he became, the more he couldn't swallow his anger.
She had clearly agreed to come and watch him play polo, so why did she bring her family along? How would he carry out his next plan? Was he going to go back on his word after all the boasts he made before?
No, he couldn't be that passive.
Someone saw him walking towards the audience without looking back and hurriedly shouted, "Prince, where are you going? The game is about to start, aren't you going to warm up?"
"The game hasn't started yet. I'm going to the front to get some fresh air." This would prevent him from being pissed off to death by that stupid woman before he even gets on the court.
Jiang Wu, who didn't know that Ji Xiao had come out to find her, discovered that the place was very large. The front was a field for playing polo, and the back had a lake dug with a few solitary lotus flowers planted in it, giving it a grand and unrestrained sense of softness and ruggedness.
"Madam, are you waiting for someone?"
A smiling voice suddenly sounded from behind Jiang Wu, and a chill instantly rushed up from the soles of her feet, making her feel creepy.
"No, I'm just strolling around." Even without turning around, Jiang Wu, whose heart was about to stop with fear, could guess who the person behind him was.
Because when she heard his voice, she thought of the shameless and despicable things he had done to her in her dream.
I don’t understand why he, such a gentle person in real life, became a beast who forced his daughter-in-law in his dream. Is it because I hate him so much that I made him like that?
"Unfortunately, I'm waiting for you, my lady." He Shiyan was amused by her unexpected reaction, and his tall and straight body gradually approached this pitiful and pathetic woman.
He suddenly chuckled briefly and bent down to meet her eye level. "Madam, why don't you look up at me? Is it because I'm ugly?"
The moment their eyes met, Jiang Wu, with her hair standing on end, stepped back subconsciously as if being stared at by a wild animal, to increase the distance between them. She pursed her lips and said, "Your Highness is a celestial being, how could he be ugly?"
Jiang Wu, feeling a strong sense of unease, really didn't want to stay with him any longer. Her long eyelashes drooped, and after pursing her lips, she found an excuse, "I've been out for a long time. I should go back, otherwise your master will be worried."
He Shiyan didn't stop her, but asked in a distressed tone, "I've been troubled by something for a long time recently. After thinking it over, I decided to ask Master's wife for an answer."
"I'm not good at studying. If Your Highness has any questions, you should go to my husband. He is well-educated." Besides, it wasn't her who stole your lover, it was her husband. If you want revenge, just take revenge on him.
"Well, I've been out for too long. I have to go back."
"Wan Niang."
Jiang Wu turned around and heard this name that only appeared in dreams. Her body stiffened, and her pupils suddenly dilated. She dug her nails into her palms to prevent herself from running away. Instead, she turned back angrily, "Even if my humble background makes me unworthy of your master, I am still his wife, your master's wife."
"Your Highness, please respect yourself and stop playing ridiculous jokes on me." Jiang Wu didn't think that he could dream because she thought it was too far-fetched.
He Shiyan's gaze fell over her face, which had become more beautiful due to her anger, her eyes, which were as angry as if washed by water, and then her slender and fragile white neck.
His bony fingers unconsciously rubbed the now empty spot where the ring once sat. His tongue pressed against the roof of his mouth, and he let out a wicked laugh, a laugh that sounded like he had found something interesting. "Master's wife, you misunderstood. I mean no harm. If I have ever offended you in any way, I apologize."
It seemed that he was not the only one who had that dream.
Things are getting gradually more interesting.
After leaving, Jiang Wu didn't dare to stay any longer and went straight back to the venue. Fortunately, the other party did not follow him this time.
After she sat down, Xie Ji poured her a cup of perilla drink. Glancing at her flushed face and unsteady breathing, his fingertips curled slightly, "Did you encounter something?"
"No, I just feel a little hot after walking around outside." Jiang Wu took the perilla drink and took a big gulp. Not wanting to recall the previous topic, he changed the subject, "Is the game about to start?"
“Almost.”
Ji Xiao had searched for a while but couldn't find anyone. Seeing that the competition was about to begin, he had to give up.
Unexpectedly, when she was about to go on stage, she saw Jiang Wu sitting in the audience, chatting and laughing intimately with her husband. The anger that had not yet subsided suddenly rose up and became more and more intense.
"Hey, Prince, where are you going? The game is about to start."
"I'll be right back."
Jiang Wu, who was waiting for the game to start, looked up and saw Ji Xiao walking towards her aggressively. Before she could lower her head to pretend to be a partridge, a cold object fell into her arms.
"Madam, please help me keep my dagger. I will ask you to return it after I win the competition." Ji Xiao's pupils were so angry that they could spit fire. He bit each word very hard, almost gritting his teeth.
Jiang Wu, who didn't understand why he was so mad, was in a panic and returned the dagger that had been thrown into his arms. "This item is too valuable. The prince should keep it for himself."
Moreover, there are so many people here, including his followers, so how could he entrust it to her for safekeeping? I'm afraid that entrusting it to her for safekeeping is not true, but she wants to hint to her husband in advance that she is having an affair, and create the impression that there is something unclear between them to outsiders.
He is indeed a vicious and despicable man!
Ji Xiao didn't expect her to refuse. He frowned and stared at her with his pupils, which were lighter than those of ordinary people, like a beast staring at its prey. "On the court, fists and feet have no eyes. What if someone accidentally breaks my dagger? I will be very distressed."
Jiang Wu secretly complained about who had the guts to break the dagger, and despite his anger, she wanted to return the dagger, "Your Highness, please let someone else keep it. I am really not the right person to do it."
"If this prince says yes, then yes. Madam, are you going to refuse this prince's small request?"
As they argued, Xie Ji took the dagger from his wife's hand and said, "My wife and I will temporarily keep the dagger for you. I also wish you the best of luck in winning first place."
Although he was not happy with his interference, Ji Xiao, who had achieved his goal, raised the corner of his lips and said, "Of course, when it comes to playing polo, I am second to none. No one dares to claim first place."
Before Ji Xiao left, he really wanted to say a few more words to her, and it would be best if he could hear her call him "husband" in a soft voice. However, he was worried that her husband was still beside him, so he had to grit his teeth and bear it. When he was about to leave, he saw that she didn't even look at him as if she was looking at the dog, which made him even angrier.
It's just a dog, what's so good about it?
"Do you like dogs?" The man followed her gaze and looked slowly.
Jiang Wu looked at the dog that was brought to the playing field by its owner in the distance, and the black and red leather collar around the dog's neck. He suddenly thought of Ji Xiao in his dream, who was tied up with a rope, kneeling in front of him with an expression of humiliation and resentment on his face.
If I dream next time, will I put a collar on him...
After realizing what he was thinking, Jiang Wu's face turned completely red in an instant. Thinking about the disgusting things he had done to himself according to the plot, he was indeed suitable to wear a dog leash.
Next time I dream, I will not only put a collar on him, but also walk him like a dog.
A cool hand pressed against her forehead, and the sound of falling snow and crackling ice reached her ears. "Your face suddenly turned so red. I thought you had a heat stroke."
"No, I was just too engrossed in watching them play polo." How could Jiang Wu dare to admit that she was thinking nonsense, so she had to turn her gaze back to the field.
I don’t know if it was because the weather was too hot, but some people took off their coats shortly after the game started.
Perhaps because he had seen better ones, Jiang Wu only felt that the man's chest muscles were a little smaller.
"Madam, do you like this?" The man's voice sounded in her ears, with a hint of jealousy.
Jiang Wu, who was staring at the ball on the court, subconsciously replied, "Not bad."
At first she didn't understand what was so interesting about so many people surrounding a ball, but by the end she was so excited that she wanted to go down and play too.
“Is it really that beautiful?”
Jiang Wu asked curiously without even raising his head, "Isn't it beautiful?"
Jiang Wu stopped watching the game and looked up at him when she heard him stand up and leave. "Husband, where are you going?"
"I haven't moved my muscles for a long time."
Jiang Wu suddenly remembered a plot in his dream.
Shen Tingxue disguised herself as a man and joined the team to play polo, which made her husband jealous. Finally, when Shen Tingxue cooperated well with others, he became completely jealous and intervened himself. The two of them said they were playing polo, but it was more like a romantic flirtation.
I don’t know which one of the many people inside is Shen Tingxue.
During the break, Ji Xiao, who had just taken a big gulp from the water bag, learned that Xie Ji was going to play polo. He scratched his ears, thinking he had misheard, and sarcastically said, "Why does the Prime Minister want to play polo? After all, you are old. If you accidentally hurt your arms or legs, my old man will not let me go if he finds out."
Every time his father saw him, he would behave like a mouse seeing a cat. But Ji Xiao was different. He was not as timid as his father.
Xie Ji, who had changed into a narrow-sleeved Hu robe and removed his crown and hairpin, replaced one of the men. "Even if I fall off my horse, it's because I'm not as skilled as him."
"Okay, but if Wuda and the others knew that the Prime Minister was playing polo in person, they would definitely become timid, making our victory unfair." Ji Xiao grinned as he tossed the water bag to Changji. "If the Prime Minister wants to play, he can, but he has to wear a mask."
During the intermission, a girl in a yellow lotus-patterned skirt sat next to Jiang Wu. Her eyes held no malicious sarcasm or contempt, only pure curiosity. "You are the wife the Prime Minister married."
"It's me, who are you?" Jiang Wu had not attended many banquets since coming to Chang'an, let alone recognize their faces.
"Hello, my name is Luo Ling." The little girl said her name confidently, her eyes fixed on her face. "The Madam is quite different from what was rumored."
The rumored prime minister's wife was ugly and unrefined, her behavior vulgar and unsightly. If she hadn't been forced to marry him by relying on the engagement left by his grandfather, I'm afraid she wouldn't even be qualified to empty his toilet. Only when Luo Ling actually saw her did she realize how outrageous those people's stories were.
Because she has vigorous vitality, just like a blade of grass, she can grow well no matter where she is thrown, unlike a precious and fragile flower that will die if the pot is changed.
Jiang Wu was not interested in what they said about her. She raised her chin proudly and said, "That's because I am better and more beautiful than what they say."
"I see Madam is quite interested in playing polo. Haven't you seen it before?"
Jiang Wu didn't think it was embarrassing for him to have never seen polo played. He leaned his left hand on the small table and nodded, "Although I can't play polo, I am very good at kicking shuttlecock."
In Fuyun Town, she dares to say that she is second to none in shuttlecock kicking, and no one dares to say that she is first.
When the "Liangzhou Qu" was played, Jiang Wu excitedly ran to the railing and said, "Let's start."
"Hey, why did the blue team change people? Who is that guy wearing a mask?" Someone pointed at the man who had just entered the venue with confusion.
"I don't know, but he's really tall. I wonder what kind of face he has under that mask."
Jiang Wu listened to their words, half-closed his eyes and looked at the man who had just rode into the arena in the distance.
Isn’t this man her husband Xie Ji!
His eyes searched the field again, but he didn't know which one Shen Tingxue was.
Soon, as the drums started beating, Jiang Wu's eyes became so busy that he didn't know where to look.
Sometimes it fell on the masked husband, sometimes it was the ball that was snatched away, and he had to find time to find out which one Shen Tingxue was.
"No, how come the blue team's score is almost caught up by the yellow team?" A sudden exclamation was heard from the crowd, making Jiang Wu's heart rise.
Because the blue team is the polo team that Ji Xiao and her husband are on.
"If you can't play polo, don't come. If you bring trouble to our team..." Ji Xiao, who had lost several balls in a row, could no longer suppress his anger. He saw Xie Ji wrap the reins around his wrist when the polo ball came over, and then he leaned back to avoid the interception in front.
When Team Yellow came to intercept him, they saw him disappear directly from the horse, and then when no one was paying attention, he raised the moon staff and hit the colorful ball, hitting the hole in one.
As for why he disappeared, it turned out that half of his body was hanging on the horse's belly.
What kind of arm strength and body control must be required to succeed?
The younger brother beside Ji Xiao was so stunned by the performance that he said, "Prince, where did you find this polo expert? His skills are simply amazing!"
Ji Xiao, who had not expected that he would be in the spotlight, was so angry that his teeth were about to break. "What's so great about it? This kind of fancy martial arts can also be done by this prince, but I just don't bother to do it."
The younger brother immediately started to flatter him, "Yes, Prince, you must severely crush that boy and let him know who is the king of the court."
Soon, the people in the audience discovered that the polo match that was supposed to be between the blue team and the yellow team gradually turned into a match between two people in the blue team.
Specifically, no one can take the ball from them.
After his ball was snatched away once again, Ji Xiao was practically furious. He gritted his teeth and sarcastically said, "I didn't expect the Prime Minister to still be so skilled."
"I am only eight years older than you, so I'm not the old man you call half buried in the ground." Xie Ji seemed to truly understand what it meant to kill someone and destroy their heart. He glanced at him with his narrow eyes. "On the contrary, if the prince loses to me, the old man you call him should be ashamed."
"You!" Ji Xiao, his chest heaving with rage, wanted to smash his shuttlecock in his face. His face flushed red as he suddenly remembered something and said smugly, "I'm telling you, don't be so complacent. Whether it's the ball or anything else, I won't lose to you."
People at a distance at most thought they were talking, but only those who were in the situation knew the undercurrents within, and they wanted to stay as far away from them as possible to avoid being implicated.
When his teammate passed the ball to him again, Ji Xiao decided to avenge his previous defeat and snatch the ball. When his shuttlecock was about to touch the ball, another shuttlecock came out of nowhere and took the ball away from him.
He heard the man's provocative words in his ears.
"If you want to snatch my things, you have to have the ability." Xie Ji's words were a response to his previous ignorant and fearless provocation.
asshole! ! !
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