Chapter 113: Men are so fickle
In the Imperial City Division, Ji Quan was about to interrogate the prisoner when his subordinates came to report that Marquis Jin'an had arrived and was in the martial arts training ground.
When Ji Quan came over, he just saw Qi Wuhan shoot an arrow through the bull's eye. His archery was precise and sharp, and full of power.
"An arrow pierces the heart. Your Majesty is a master of archery."
Qi Wuhan turned his head and glanced at him, then drew his bow and arrow and asked nonchalantly, "What did you say to my eldest brother-in-law?" Ji Quan didn't pretend to be confused. "I just had a casual chat with the eldest master. He wanted to know what his stepmother had done wrong, so I told him."
"I don't think he wants to know. You are the one who asked it." Qi Wuhan's eyes flashed, and the sharp arrow split the previous arrow with a whoosh and pierced the bull's eye.
"Don't be angry, my lord. I didn't exaggerate anything. I was just telling the truth." Ji Quan defended himself.
"Don't do anything unnecessary." Qi Wuhan threw the bow to him, left this warning and left with Ling Feng.
Before he had gone far, a sharp arrow pierced through his back.
Qi Wuhan stopped for a moment and looked slightly to the side. The third arrow split the second arrow and fell to the ground together with the broken arrow.
Ji Quan held the bow, a sneer on his face.
It's a blatant provocation.
Ling Feng tightened his grip on the sword at his waist, his eyes growing colder.
"Let's go." Qi Wuhan curled the corners of his lips slightly, said it casually, and walked away waving his bone fan.
Even if it is a vicious dog that bites people, you have to lie down obediently.
"Has that poisonous scorpion shown up recently?" he asked casually on the way out.
Ling Feng replied: "No."
"Who do you think that poisonous scorpion is looking for in the capital?" Qi Wuhan asked jokingly, curling his lips. "Could it be that he owed a romantic debt years ago and is now here to repay it?"
"I don't know." Ling Feng replied.
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Hua'er came to the Marquis' Mansion and complained to Jiang Lan as soon as she saw her that the Duke's wife wanted to take a concubine for Pei Qian.
"The young lady hasn't even finished her confinement yet, and Madam is already anxious to find a new wife for the Second Young Master. What kind of mother-in-law in this world could do such a thing? The Second Young Lady must make the decision for the young lady~"
Hua'er was so indignant that she almost called the Duke's wife shameless.
Frankly speaking, Jiang Lan also felt that the wife of the Duke of Guo was going too far. She was eager to find a concubine for her son before her daughter-in-law was even out of confinement. She was really anxious to have a grandson, but she wanted to use her as a pawn and expect her to quarrel with the wife of the Duke of Guo. There was no such good thing in the world.
"Go back and tell your third sister that it's important for her to take good care of herself. Her sister-in-law is a sensible person and will be able to persuade her mother-in-law."
Seeing Jiang Lan's indifferent attitude, Hua'er only spoke blandly, showing no concern for Jiang Yao at all. She angrily asked, "If the Marquis also wants to take a concubine in the future, will the Second Miss also swallow her anger?"
Gui Er was also annoyed when she heard this, and she retorted bluntly, "Don't worry about it. The Marquis treats the young lady very well. He won't be like the second young master, who falls in love with every woman he meets and is fickle and fickle."
"You!" Hua'er was so angry that she was speechless and her face turned purple.
Qing'er tried to smooth things over, "Miss, what you said is all for the good of the Third Young Master. Even if the Duke's wife wants to take a concubine for the Second Young Master, will the Duke agree? If this gets out and someone reports it to the Emperor, the Second Young Master's future will be ruined."
"If Madam insists on taking a concubine for the Second Young Master, what can Master do?" Hua'er said angrily.
Seeing that she was stuck in a rut and couldn't figure it out, Jiang Lan simply explained, "Your Majesty governs the world with benevolence and filial piety. This daughter-in-law hasn't even finished her confinement, and the mother-in-law is eager to take a concubine for her son. This is unkind and unjust. Even if Your Majesty doesn't punish her, she won't have this reputation anymore."
Hua'er figured it out after thinking about it and made some calculations in her mind. She stopped talking about the matter for the time being and started to complain about Chunxian again.
"The young lady told her not to come to our yard, but she didn't listen. She came here for no reason to annoy the young lady and make fun of her for giving birth to a daughter."
Jiang Lan interrupted Hua'er's exaggeration and said, "Just ignore those gossips. It's getting late, you should go back first."
Hua'er wanted to talk for a while longer, but Qing'er took her away.
"This Third Miss is so shameless. She treated Miss like that before and still wanted Miss to make decisions for her. A few days ago, when the eldest master was sick, she didn't even send anyone to visit him. Now that she's been wronged, she thinks of Miss." Gui'er said dissatisfiedly.
"I'm not angry yet, but you are angry first?" Jiang Lan joked.
Gui'er said anxiously, "I feel sorry for the young lady. Who knows if she will harm the young lady again in the future?"
"Don't worry, Miss knows what to do." Qing'er came back and said.
"Don't worry, don't worry."
Yuanbao imitated the sound and called out twice, which made the three of them laugh.
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After Hua'er came back, she repeated Jiang Lan's words to Jiang Yao word for word.
"I'm being bullied to death, and she doesn't even come to see me..."
Jiang Yao was very depressed. She had already apologized to her at such a critical moment. What else did she want? Did she really want her to kneel down and admit her fault?
"The Second Miss is just tough on the outside but soft on the inside. How could she really not care about you? She said that if Madam dared to let the Second Young Master take a concubine, it would be unkind and unjust. If someone reported it to the Emperor, she would be punished. Don't worry, Miss." Hua'er persuaded, "Miss, it's most important for you to take care of yourself first. We'll have plenty of ways to deal with that little bitch later."
"Who are you going to deal with?" Pei Qian heard the last sentence when he walked in, and his expression suddenly became gloomy.
Hua'er bowed hurriedly, lowered her head and said nothing.
Pei Qian snorted coldly, his expression very cold.
"Why are you here?" Jiang Yao asked with a look of accusation. He hadn't come to see her before, so what's the point of coming now?
"Do you think I want to come?" Pei Qian went over to take a look at his daughter sleeping in the cradle. If his mother hadn't repeatedly urged him to come and see the child, he would not have been happy to see Jiang Yao's sarcastic face.
After taking one look at the child, he prepared to leave.
"Stop right there!"
Pei Qian acted as if he hadn't heard anything and walked away without even looking back.
Jiang Yao was so angry that she grabbed a pillow and threw it at the door, and burst into tears.
The child was awakened by the crying and started crying too.
Jiang Yao was upset after hearing this and asked Huaer to take the child away quickly. Huaer took the child to the wet nurse.
Later, Li came to visit Jiang Lan again. Jiang Yao specifically told her what Jiang Lan said, and Li naturally heard the hidden meaning:
She has the support of the Marquis' Mansion behind her. If Pei Qian really dares to take a concubine, don't blame her for reporting him to the emperor. Let's see what future he has with his reputation of being unkind and unjust!
"Mother-in-law doesn't really want to take a concubine for my second brother. It's all spread by the servants. Don't take it to heart." Li comforted.
Jiang Yao sneered and said, "Sister-in-law, of course, won't take it to heart. Everyone in the mansion knows that Big Brother is devoted to Sister-in-law. Even if Mother-in-law forced Big Brother to take a concubine, Big Brother would not agree."
Li looked a little embarrassed. The matter of taking a concubine had always been a thorn in her side, and now that Jiang Yao had mentioned it, it really hit her heart. If it were those powerful sisters-in-law, they would have started arguing long ago. But she was gentle by nature, and just thought that Jiang Yao was in a bad mood and didn't mean it. She didn't bother with her, told her to have a good rest and come to see her tomorrow, and then she went back first.
"What is there for her to be proud of? She just gave birth to a daughter like me." Jiang Yao felt that Li came here just to laugh at her and to show off the deep love between husband and wife in front of her. Don't think that she can't see her sinister intentions.
"The eldest young lady is infertile, so how can she compare with the young lady? I heard that this first baby is a daughter, and the next one will definitely be a son." Hua'er comforted.
Jiang Yao rekindled her fighting spirit and suddenly felt maternal love. She asked Huaer to bring the child to her to see. When Huaer brought the child to her, Jiang Yao heard the child crying and became impatient again, so she asked Huaer to take the child away.
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When Qi Wuhan returned to the mansion, he saw Jiang Lan's figure standing under the eaves and looking at the sky from afar.
He walked over lightly, held her in his arms, buried his head in her neck, and greedily sniffed the delicate fragrance emanating from her skin.
Jiang Lan felt him kiss her neck and her face immediately turned red with embarrassment.
She found that he was becoming more and more reckless...
"Xiao Lan'er smells so good~" He gently bit her fair and delicate earlobe, his low murmur emitting a bewitching and numbing scent, and his body also exuded a possessive aura, which wrapped around her. Her face flushed hotly, and she whispered a reminder, "Still outside..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he picked her up and carried her sideways into the room. When he was almost at the bedside, he suddenly stopped, frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something. He gently put her on the ground and said to himself, "We have to wait two more days."
Before, Ye Rushui told him privately about the dates when they could have sex.
He was afraid that the contraceptive pills would harm his body, so he silently memorized the date.
Wait a year until she is fully recovered before considering having a child.
Jiang Lan didn't know there was such a reason, and was a little surprised that he suddenly had a change of heart and stopped tormenting her.
"If you keep looking at me like that, I really won't be able to help it." Qi Wuhan said with a wicked smile.
She stopped looking at him.
"Why isn't Xiaolan looking at me again?"
“…”
Men are so fickle...
That night, Qi Wuhan told her that he would send Jiang Rui over tomorrow. Jiang Lan leaned into his arms and hummed. After a while, she raised her head and looked at him, "Are you worried?" He gently pressed her back against his chest and said slowly, "The emperor's health is getting worse."
Jiang Lan knew what this meant, things were going to change.
"Then you have to be careful. No matter where you go, I will wait for you at home." She said softly.
"Okay." He agreed softly.
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The next day, Qi Wuhan personally sent Jiang Rui to the Yulin Camp and asked him to train there for three months before he could officially take up his post.
Jiang Rui didn't expect that he would have to continue training for three months at a time, so he immediately started to back off.
But he had no choice at this point. Qi Wuhan had already warned them, and even if he wanted to run, he couldn't outrun those Yulin soldiers.
After returning, Qi Wuhan told Jiang Lan about an incident in which the tenth lady from the Zhang family came quietly to see Jiang Rui off.
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