Chapter 162 Everything is piled up together
Jiang Ce wanted to go forward and serve, but was stopped by his father.
"Are you planning to let the princess live here forever?" Mansion Master Jiang asked angrily.
He was looked down upon all the way.
"What else?" Jiang Ce retracted his sleeves, "This is the residence of my mother-in-law's nephew. Isn't it normal for her to live here?"
He doesn't have a house in South City.
"You know what I'm talking about. You understand what I mean. Do you want my Jiang family to lose face in Nancheng?" Jiang Fu's eyes turned red with anger.
"I won't tell you. If you want to tell me, go in and tell me yourself." After saying that, Jiang Ce turned around and walked into the mansion.
Lord Jiang had no choice but to keep up.
Fortunately, the eldest princess gave face to Lord Jiang for Jiang Ce's sake.
"Master Jiang, please take a seat. You are Ce'er's father. There are no outsiders here, so there is no need to be so polite." After the eldest princess sat down on the high seat, she smiled and said politely to Master Jiang.
The master of Jiang Mansion was very smart and knew what the princess meant.
She was making the decision for Jiang Ce.
"Thank you, Princess." What else could he do? Sit down.
After sitting down and talking for a few words, seeing that the atmosphere was good, Lord Jiang started to think again.
"Why don't you, Princess, live in this humble servant's residence? After all, it is Ce'er's home."
Seeing that the princess was so friendly, Lord Jiang also began to make plans.
The eldest princess stopped chatting and put down the teacup in her hand.
Looking straight at Lord Jiang.
"I remember that His Majesty the Emperor divided the property among Ce'er. This... Lord Jiang should be careful with his words." Humph, does the Jiang family have such a big face?
Lord Jiang didn't get what he wanted, so he immediately changed his words.
It is said that a courtyard was allocated to Jiang Ce.
In fact, that was just the outer courtyard of the Jiang family.
He was reluctant to give it to Jiang Ce before.
Now, nothing is more important than the eldest princess.
"There is such a thing? How come I don't know about it?" The eldest princess looked up at Jiang Ce.
Jiang Ce lowered his head and pretended not to hear.
The eldest princess was happy.
"In that case, Ce'er, go register the yard and sell it when we leave. It's nice for me to live here. I haven't seen this rascal for a while."
After saying that, the princess looked at Ouyang Hao and said, "You are different after getting married. You have kept this house in good order. It seems that Xiaoxiao is quite good at training children."
An Xiaoxiao blushed, "Princess, what are you talking about?" She and the princess often spoke in the same way.
"Hmph, he deserves to be taken care of." After chatting and laughing, he soon ignored Lord Jiang.
Shanning woke up at this time.
She hadn't been able to eat or sleep recently. Perhaps because she knew her mother was coming, she had been sleeping till now.
He is in such a good spirit.
As soon as she got up, she heard someone say her mother was coming, so she put on her shoes and ran out.
"Mother, mother." Shan Ning's shouting came from far away and soon appeared in front of the eldest princess.
Seeing her daughter who had lost a lot of weight, the eldest princess felt very distressed.
"Why are you running, kid?" The eldest princess stood up and walked forward to support the person.
"Wow, Mom, I miss you so much." Shan Ning immediately broke down after seeing her mother.
Loud cries echoed throughout the main hall.
Everyone's eyes turned red when they saw her like this.
It was rare for Lord Jiang to show a trace of sympathy. He walked over to Jiang Ce and asked softly, "Is your aunt in the Imperial City okay?"
Jiang Neng raised his head. He had originally planned to help Shan Ning, but his mother-in-law got there first.
That's why he stood not far from Lord Jiang.
He turned to look at him and said, "My mother is fine." His tone was very aggressive.
Lord Jiang opened his mouth, then finally sighed and sat down.
At this moment, he couldn't decide whether to leave or stay.
The people eventually learned that the eldest princess had come to South City.
After learning that she lived in the house of An's son-in-law, everyone respected the An family even more.
Lord Jiang is not so good.
Basically most people said that the Jiang family deserved it.
Lord Jiang didn't dare to ask anyone to suppress these remarks, as it would be bad if he upset the princess.
He could only accept it.
He was very angry about his wife's inability to find someone to come home and live with her, and he gave her a cold shoulder every day.
As soon as he came back, he went to the concubine's courtyard. No matter how angry Mrs. Jiang was, she couldn't resist.
Compared to the bustling South City, the Imperial City is much quieter.
After Xia Yutong became pregnant, she didn't suffer much. She ate four or five meals a day, and she would feel hungry if she didn't move her mouth.
Fortunately, everything she ate went into the stomachs of the two little ones, otherwise she would definitely become a big fat girl.
"Is the child well behaved today?" Wen Li went to the backyard as soon as he came back. He was very worried about whether she was doing well being alone at home.
In the blink of an eye, it is May. The weather is so hot that we have to use ice cream early.
Only when I entered the house did I feel cooler.
Xia Yutong was eating the tribute fruit. When she saw him come back, she quickly handed him a piece of watermelon.
"Eat it quickly, it's very sweet. It ripened early this year, so we can eat it now. It's great." What she was most dissatisfied with was the fruits of this era. They really didn't taste good.
Fortunately, there are some good stuff in the palace, otherwise, she would definitely not be able to resist building a greenhouse.
"Eat less. Eating too much will make you go to the toilet easily." Wen Li walked forward and took the piece of watermelon she handed over with his mouth.
"I know. I just ate it. If you don't believe me, ask Xia Xue and the others." Of course she knew that eating too much watermelon was not good for you.
Xia Xue and others nodded quickly, the princess really didn't lie this time.
"Okay, I believe you. Be good and don't eat anymore. Dinner will be soon." Wen Li was afraid that she would eat too much and would not be able to finish dinner, so he asked someone to take it away.
Xia Yutong's belly is now five months old, but she is pregnant with twins, so her belly is more than twice as big as others.
It is very inconvenient for the whole person to move.
It is very inconvenient for her to turn over at night, and she needs someone to help her if she wants to move.
Her internal strength also decreased day by day as she became pregnant, and now it is only half of what it used to be.
"Okay, then help me walk outside. I haven't been out today." She got up late in the morning and was tired after eating some food.
I slept until past noon.
Now that she finally woke up and ate something to fill her stomach, she felt hot again and didn't want to go out.
He came back in the time it took to eat some watermelon.
"What's going on?" Wen Li became a little unhappy.
The imperial physician said that because the princess was pregnant with twins, she might have a premature or difficult birth in the future. She needed to move more now to prevent herself from being unable to give birth.
When Xia Xue and the others saw the prince getting angry, they all knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Xia Yutong was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, "Why are you blaming them? I couldn't get up in the morning, and after I woke up, I ate something and was tired, so I slept again."
Looking at the people around her kneeling on the ground, she felt distressed.
Wen Li might have been kind in front of her for too long, which gave the servants the illusion that this master was not so easy to serve.
The old people who used to follow him all knew that if the prince got angry, people could die.
"You." Wen Li shook his head and helped her stand up: "You are pregnant, why are you begging for them?"
"But Xia Xue and the others didn't do anything wrong." She didn't think they were wrong. Even if they were, it was her fault.
"Hmph, forget about the princess pleading for you this time. If there is a next time, I will make sure you know the rules of the palace." He could be gentle and kind to her, but not to others.
It's still the original recipe.
"Thank you, Princess."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Wen Li sent the servants away and took her for a walk outside the yard.
"Why were you so fierce just now?" she asked in confusion when no one was around.
Wen Li sighed.
"You, haven't you noticed that everyone in the mansion is so nervous now?" Maybe she stayed in her yard all day and didn't pay much attention to the situation in the mansion.
Some people have to live in a tight spot every day.
"But what happened?" She wasn't stupid. While her courtyard might be fine, someone in the mansion must be plotting something. "Well, it hasn't rained anywhere this year. It's a severe drought. Everyone's watching me. Prince Chen was executed, but the power of the five great families is still involved."
The incident with Prince Chen last time did implicate the Li and Yuwen families, but the royal family cannot use this as an excuse to directly implicate the entire Li and Yuwen families.
Now, the Li family has changed its head, and of course the Yuwen family has also changed its head.
It can be said that none of these people do not want something to happen to him.
Those people in the mansion were probably their doing.
Now was the moment when she was in danger, and he dared not be distracted at all.
"Xiaotong, ask Xiaoxuan to give you some more manpower. I'm worried." Wen Li showed fear.
This was the first time she had seen him like this.
The people under his command cannot be compared with those around Xiaotong and Xiaoxuan.
In this regard, he was really grateful to his father-in-law. If he had not trained these people since childhood, he would probably be much more helpless now.
"I still have some people in the imperial city, but I have placed them all in the manor. I will ask Xia Xue to bring them back tomorrow." Seeing him like this, her heart was lifted.
"That's the best. You should protect yourself." Wen Li felt more at ease after hearing that she still had other people.
"Can you tell me now what's going on?" She stopped and looked at him and asked.
"Alas, the aristocratic families have begun to take action against the royal family, and now there is a possibility of a drought, so..." She could understand without having to say it too clearly.
Xia Yutong was stunned for a moment, then she understood, "So, the aristocratic family is planning to take action now?"
"It's possible, but considering the possibility that you're pregnant, I have to be on guard." He was most worried about her.
Hearing this, she smiled.
"I'm fine. If you're really too busy, I'll have ways to protect myself." She was still guaranteed her life.
"Well, I believe you." He now hoped that things would not all happen in one place.
However, his idea was good, but could things really go as he wished?
It’s just the beginning of June and there’s bad news every day.
"Your Majesty, the north is also affected by the drought, and it is now heading towards us from outside the Great Wall. We must be on guard." After receiving the letter, the general immediately entered the palace.
The emperor frowned.
Originally, he was thinking of passing the throne to Li'er after another year or two, so that he could enjoy himself for a while.
Unexpectedly, things happened one after another.
"General, what you said makes sense. Let's discuss how to prevent this later." Looking at the person who came to find him, the emperor looked at the right prime minister.
"Right Prime Minister, what's going on over there?" The Right Prime Minister is now in charge of the affairs of candidates all over the country. It's June, and the day of the palace examination is coming soon.
If I come here now, I'm afraid something might happen.
"Your Majesty, I am in big trouble as well." The Right Prime Minister told the emperor about his recent difficulties.
The scholars in the world are still mainly from aristocratic families. Even if some of them are eliminated now, there will be very few ordinary people who study.
Even though Your Majesty has granted the world the privilege of taking the imperial examination, the aristocratic families are obstructing it, and now, the number of candidates is basically reduced by more than half.
After hearing this, the emperor laughed.
"Let's put it this way. I will issue an imperial decree later. If you miss this special imperial examination, you will not be allowed to take the imperial examination for ten years and will never be allowed to serve as an official in the court." Who is afraid of who when competing with him in ruthlessness?
The world belongs to his Ouyang family. No matter how powerful the aristocratic families were, that was in the past.
After the Wei family has printed all the books, Shijia will no longer be a holy place for top scholars.
Over the years, the Ouyang family has collected quite a few books. They are not afraid that they will rebel, but they are afraid that they will not rebel.
"Your Majesty, this might not be a good thing." The Right Prime Minister did not expect that His Majesty would be so cruel.
"Hmph, what's wrong with that? They just like to take sides. In that case, I'll let them see who rules the world."
When the emperor is angry, it's no joke.
Seeing that His Majesty had made up his mind, the Right Prime Minister did not intend to persuade him anymore, because he came from a humble family and could not stand the fact that those aristocratic families controlled all the scholars.
"yes."
The matter with the Right Prime Minister came to a head, and Minister Lu stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, how will relief for this drought be dispatched?"
Oh, it all just piled up together.
The emperor had a headache.
"I'll have to trouble Minister Lu to take care of this matter personally." Originally, he wanted to let Li'er go, but he had to be careful not to let the general take it to heart.
If it is really as the general said, I'm afraid Li'er will have to go to the border.
The Huns are not someone who can be easily dismissed.
Minister Lu was old and he had no intention of going there in person, but when he saw the frowning emperor, he gave up his intention to refuse.
After the incident, the emperor asked the two to leave first.
The general stayed.
General Wang, now you can tell me what is going on at the border.
He knew General Wang, and he obviously hadn't finished speaking.
"Your Majesty, I'm afraid that troops will be mobilized at the border this time." General Wang is over fifty years old this year, and he is the one who least wants to see his soldiers bleed.
"Why?" the emperor was shocked.
"This drought isn't limited to our Central Plains; even the grasslands have been affected. They have no grass to graze their cattle and sheep, and the grasslands already have little food. Now, their first target is our Dayan."
General Wang was heartbroken.
"Alas, there was a flood two years ago and a drought this year. What is going on with God?" the emperor muttered softly.
"Your Majesty, I think we should prepare early and mobilize our troops to march to the border." It was not yet harvest time for the food and fodder that day. If a war really broke out, I'm afraid...
Spring rain is as precious as oil, and now, summer rain is also as precious as oil.
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