Chapter 188 Brother will never break his promise (asking for monthly ticket)
"...When will the engagement be made?" Ming Jin sneered, with a hint of anger in his eyes: "This bitch chose this time to write to ask about it, it's clearly a threat to me."
As he spoke, he threw the letter paper and envelope to the ground.
Seeing this, the servant was so frightened that he immediately knelt down.
Ming Jin sneered again: "Why are you all so afraid of this prince now?"
Thinking of how Qinshuang looked when she was carried away just now, the servant said in a trembling voice: "I have always been loyal to the prince..."
Ming Jin looked at him with amusement: "Did I say what I was going to do to you?"
What he hated the most now were those women. This personal servant had served him for many years and he was quite comfortable using him, so he had no plans to replace him for the time being.
He smiled and said, "Pick up the letter."
"Yes..." The servant hurriedly picked up the letter paper and envelope and held it in his hands.
"Send it to my mother." Ming Jin said, half lying down on the couch, and said with a mocking smile: "My mother has always loved to take care of these things of mine, so let her take care of them as much as she wants."
He closed his eyes in a carefree manner and sighed, "I'll just say that I've been working hard on my mother lately. As for the matter in this letter, she can do whatever she wants with it. As her son, I will obey her. I'm just sorry to bother her with worrying about my affairs."
I wonder if this is what his mother, who always wants to control everything, wants to see? Hearing the inexplicable pleasure of revenge in his tone, the servant shuddered: "Yes, I obey your command..."
He quickly stood up and left, holding the letter.
"Wait..." Ming Jin suddenly spoke.
The servant paused and asked cautiously, "What else do you want, sir?"
"What day is today?"
"Today..." The servant failed to understand Mingjin's meaning for a moment. Today was not a holiday.
Just when the servant was getting nervous because he couldn't answer, Ming Jin gave a "considerate" hint: "Just now I seemed to hear some movement on the street outside..."
The Mansion of Duke Ying occupies most of the block. The mansion is built with the back of the street and has an excellent location. Dengtai Tower can be seen from the mansion.
"Just now..." The servant suddenly realized and quickly replied, "The noises just now should be the people in the city escorting Xuan Ce's army out of the city."
"Xuance Army, no wonder." Ming Jin said with a smile: "Very good, once Cui Jing leaves according to the order, there will be one less person who can save the useless Chang family."
The servant didn't dare to answer.
"When I was at Dayun Temple, I heard that that loser was admitted to the Vanguard Battalion of the Xuan Ce Army..." Ming Jin said with a "tsk". "He's so talented, but it's all thanks to his father."
Everyone knows that although Chang Kuo is no longer serving in Xuan Ce's army, his old relationship with Xuan Ce's army is still there.
After all, he was the commander of Xuan Ce's army and was so close to Cui Jing. For him to get his son into the vanguard camp was just a matter of talking.
When he first heard about this at Dayun Temple, he was very angry. After the horse race in Furong Garden, why was he injured like this, while Chang Sui'an was able to go smoothly, be praised by others, and even have a bright future? But now, the pent-up anger in his heart has finally dissipated.
Ming Jin laughed again: "What a pity! The man who was supposed to leave the capital with the Xuan Ce Army today and be seen off by the people along the street can only stay in the cold and gloomy cell of the Dali Temple now."
"I just wonder if I can hear the noise of the Xuan Ce Army leaving Beijing from the prison cell of the Dali Temple?" Ming Jin thought about it seriously and said, "I think it shouldn't be possible. How could the Xuan Ce Army pass by the Dali Temple?"
At this moment, there were only a thousand Xuan Ce troops leaving the city. The rest of the main force was selected from Xuan Ce’s camp and were waiting outside the city to meet up.
The thousand people who left the city came out from Xuan Ce Mansion in the city. Among them, there was a team of ten people behind. After temporarily separating from the team, they went around to Xingningfang and dismounted in front of the General of Cavalry's Mansion.
They were all wearing armor and carrying swords, and they looked very imposing. As they walked, the sound of armor and swords clashing could be heard all around them.
The servants of Chang Mansion were used to this kind of situation and were not panicked or afraid. They just politely invited the person into the mansion.
Upon hearing the news, Chang Suining hurried out and went to the front yard to greet them.
The middle-aged man in the lead bowed to her and said, "My name is Yue Zong, nice to meet you, young lady."
Chang Suining nodded and returned the greeting.
She had some impression of this name. This person should have worked as a forward under Lao Chang. This was probably the reason why the other party called her a girl.
"The emperor has issued an order. We must not delay our journey north. We must leave the capital today and rush to the northern border. I am afraid we cannot wait for you, young master."
It was inappropriate to say more at this time. Yue Zong only ordered a subordinate to come forward and present the things he brought to Chang Suining.
"This is the uniform and badge that you should receive," Yue Zong said. "It's a long journey to the northern border. If you can escape, you can catch up with the main army with this badge."
Chang Suining stretched out his hands to take the new, neat, yet heavy armor and waist badge, holding them in his arms: "Thank you, General Yue, for coming here in person."
Now, because her brother was involved in this case, everyone in Chang Mansion was trying to avoid him. However, Xuan Cejun came to give her clothes and made such a promise before she left.
Although there is no mention of trust in every sentence, every sentence is full of trust and perseverance.
"Generals, please go ahead." The girl holding the armor promised, "My brother will follow soon. I will never break my promise."
When their eyes met, Yue Zong seemed to see something familiar in the girl's eyes.
Although he couldn't tell what it was, he felt an inexplicable trust in the girl's words, "Then I'll wait for the young master to return."
Chang Suining nodded and said, "The march is urgent, so I will not keep you generals here. I hope you generals will have a smooth journey, build peace in the northern border, deter the northern barbarians, and return to the capital as soon as possible."
"Thank you for your good wishes, girl." Yue Zong raised his hand with a serious expression: "Take care of yourself, girl. We'll take our leave now."
Chang Suining nodded and watched them leave.
Soon, the sound of horse hooves disappeared outside Xingningfang.
Chang Suining looked at the Xuan Ce military armor in his arms for a moment, then handed it to Xier: "Have someone keep it safe until my brother returns home."
Xier's eyes felt inexplicably hot. She nodded and responded seriously, taking the thing with extra solemnity and care.
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"Have you all left Beijing?"
Lady Chang, wife of Duke Ying, was in the inner room, whispering to the maid in front of her.
The maid nodded: "The army has already set off..."
Chang heaved a sigh of relief, and a somewhat sarcastic smile appeared on her face: "What do you mean by not marrying anyone but you? Now that the Chang family is in trouble, it doesn't delay Cui Jing's march. There are not many differences among men in this world..."
Now, everyone in the capital, even the Cui family, does not know that Cui Jing had secretly left the capital before, and they all think that today is the day when Cui Jing leads his army north.
"That's right, military intelligence is important, and the emperor's order cannot be disobeyed." Chang's eyes moved slightly as she spoke: "But... he sent someone to the Chang family just to give them some armor?"
She had been having people secretly keep an eye on what was happening in Xingningfang. Chang subconsciously regarded Yue Zong and the others' move to Chang's mansion as Cui Jing's order.
"I only saw that they were wearing armor, and when they came out of Chang's house, their things were gone. It was obvious that they went there specially to see him off..." The maid said uncertainly: "As for what they said in Chang's house, I have no way of knowing."
The Chang Mansion was different from other places. Even the old servants in the mansion who were over sixty years old still had arms as strong as iron when they took off their shirts, and could easily kill a petty thief with one punch. Moreover, they seemed to be lax and had no house rules, but in fact, everyone was on guard. It was said that if a servant living in the same house went out for a long time to urinate at night, his companions would report him to the steward the next day.
Therefore, sending spies in or bribing them is almost a pipe dream.
To take a step back, even if one or two people were bribed with huge profits, they would be caught before they could be used, which would backfire and bring disaster upon themselves - Chang had already realized this when he had someone secretly investigate Chang Suining's private affairs.
It took a lot of effort to finally find a fish that had escaped the net, the son of Chang Suining's deceased wet nurse - of course, that dirty and sick fish is now a dead fish.
There is no need to mention these previous events. Chang feels uneasy now because he is not sure whether the Xuan Ce army that went to Chang Mansion to deliver armor had received any instructions from Cui Jing.
This action was not a deliberate arrangement on her part to frame Chang Sui'an, but a sudden impulse. In order to remedy the trouble caused by her incompetent son, she had to choose to put the blame on Chang Sui'an.
Putting aside her long-suppressed dissatisfaction and resentment towards the Chang family, she had "evidence" in her hands, and the Chang family had a motive. What was even more coincidental was that Chang Kuo was not in Beijing, and the Chang family didn't even have anyone to get in the way... At that critical juncture, there was really no better choice than this.
But such impromptu decisions without careful consideration are doomed to be impossible to arrange perfectly, and there will always be many loopholes to fill in the future...
These days she has been secretly busy filling the gaps, but she still feels uneasy.
This matter was not so easy to handle, and Chang had been prepared for it from the beginning.
After all, the one who died this time was the legitimate daughter of the Changsun family, not those lowly creatures in the brothel or the mansion... Her rebellious son had caused such a big disaster, and it was bound to be difficult to clean up the mess.
She was not so naive as to think that putting a jade pendant in there would solve the problem and cover up everything.
But now that things have come to this, there is no choice. Having come this far, there is no turning back. Even if I stop, it will be too late to recover. So I can only try my best to plan and arrange...
Now that Cui Jing is gone, it is certainly a good thing, but who knows if he has left any plans? And those who are close to the Chang family, such as Yu Zeng from the Palace Office, will not stand idly by...
Although Chang Suining is young, he is no pushover.
Sensing Chang's anxiety, the maid tried to ask: "Madam, should we... do something else now?"
"No rush, let's wait and see what happens." Chang calmed herself down and said, "After the Dali Temple finishes the trial of Chang Sui'an tomorrow... let's see what the situation is like and then decide what to do next."
Even if it really comes to that, she still has one last way out.
But that path is no different from cutting off the tail... She would not consider it unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Yes." The maid replied, paused, and then asked, "Then, regarding the matter of the girl from the Feng family...how does Madam plan to deal with it?"
That day, when the husband came back from the back mountain after getting into trouble, his wife keenly noticed something was wrong. After asking, she found out that the disaster was so serious!
Besides the young master and the servant, there were other people who knew about it.
An accomplice, to be exact.
Chang glanced at the letter beside her and sneered, "She has gone to such great lengths to marry into my Ming family... If I don't help her, it would seem that I am too unkind."
"I will reply personally, and you can send it to me later."
At this critical moment, she might as well give him some sweetness first, and then when the matter is settled and the other party enters her Ming family...
Chang smiled slightly.
She had spent most of her life controlling others, so when had it been her turn for a little girl to threaten and control her? One annoying little girl was enough, but now they kept coming up to her.
She wanted to see how capable these ignorant little girls were.
Chang asked her maid to grind ink, quickly wrote a reply letter, and had it delivered to the Feng family.
Feng Min received the letter and opened it impatiently. However, when she saw the contents of the letter, the smile on her face gradually disappeared.
She clenched the edge of the letter and forced an angry laugh through her clenched teeth.
Immediately, she angrily crumpled up the letter into a ball and threw it out.
The paper ball hit the half-dropped green bamboo curtain, fell to the ground, and rolled twice.
Just at this moment, the green bamboo curtain was opened by the maid, and an eggplant purple figure walked in.
Seeing that always stern face, Feng Min was startled: "...Grandma? Why are you here?"
She subconsciously looked at the paper ball and walked quickly towards it.
But the maid beside Xie was one step faster than her. She bent down, picked up the paper ball and handed it to Xie.
"Grandma, that is..." Feng Min walked forward and reached out to take it, but was slapped in the face by Xie.
"Since returning from Dayun Temple, you have been distracted all day and have made many mistakes. Now you dare to reach out and snatch from me... Where have you learned any rules?"
Feng Min felt a burning pain on her face, and the harsh rebuke made her dare not open her mouth to refute. For a moment, she could only stand there with her face covered.
After the letter paper was unfolded, although it was wrinkled, the handwriting on it was still clear, so clear that Xie's face changed quickly.
Immediately, she looked at her granddaughter with a questioning look: "Why did Lady Yingguo suddenly make this promise? She actually wants to marry you as the Crown Prince's concubine?"
Feng Min suddenly raised her eyes: "No, I don't want to be a concubine!"
What she wants to be is the wife of the prince of Yingguo, not a concubine who is no different from a concubine!
Xie looked at her steadily: "I am asking you a question, why did Lady Yingguo write such a reply? What did you do in Dayun Temple this time?"
Feng Min pursed her lips for a moment, her eyes were evasive, and her heart was beating like thunder.
Should she tell her grandmother? But she promised Prince Ming that she would not tell anyone else about this. If she broke her promise...
No, it was the other party who broke his promise first! He clearly promised to marry her, but then he only allowed her to be a concubine! Ah, thank you to the leader of Hanhan for the reward, I am so grateful (additional updates are heavily in debt) Thank you all for the monthly tickets, 3,000 votes, this is the best result since the beginning of this book, I am very satisfied, thank you all!
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