Chapter 126: The Old Mother's Heart



Jiang Qingqing walked to the gate of Huaning Palace at the right time.

This kind of mentality, she would like to call herself——

A good sister who cares about her mother.

She stood at the gate of Huaning Palace, stretching her neck, holding on to the door frame with her small hands, and looking towards the palace road on tiptoe.

This situation lasted for a little while, and then two figures slowly walked towards Jiang Qingqing on the palace road.

She quickly stepped out of the door and ran towards the two figures.

Jiang Chen was frowning and discussing something with Xiao Linting in a low voice.

He did not see Jiang Qingqing running towards him, but Xiao Linting was the first to see Jiang Qingqing.

"Brother! How does it feel to be in court for the first time? Do you feel uncomfortable in any way?!"

Jiang Qingqing looked up at Jiang Chen, her eyes full of stars.

Xiao Linting stopped and stood where he was, looking at Jiang Qingqing who was looking up, as if thinking about something thoughtfully.

"The feeling of the morning court... was okay, just standing there, with my hands in my sleeves, listening to the ministers quarreling with each other."

Jiang Chen raised his head slightly, recalled carefully for a few times, and then spoke.

Jiang Qingqing nodded, and then asked: "Then no one in the court is targeting you, right?"

"Targeting... yes."

Jiang Chen frowned and spoke without hesitation.

When Jiang Qingqing heard this, she raised her eyebrows, "Who is targeting you!?"

"Uncle."

Jiang Chen pointed at the tall man next to him indifferently and looked at Jiang Qingqing with an innocent expression.

Jiang Qingqing was trying to help Jiang Chen just now, but the moment she looked at the emperor's uncle, she became dispirited.

"Isn't it normal for the emperor's uncle to target you? Tsk."

Jiang Qingqing tried to lift it up heavily and put it down gently, but the other party didn't give Jiang Qingqing any chance and continued to speak.

"But the emperor's uncle scolded me for not studying hard."

"That's what I should do." Jiang Qingqing didn't even dare to look up.

Jiang Chen persisted, "But the emperor's uncle also said that I don't understand the land system."

"That's natural." Jiang Qingqing lowered her head a little.

Jiang Chen pinched his nose and said, "However, I got a huge privilege at the court this morning."

"You shouldn't have taken the rights."

When Jiang Qingqing heard this, she quickly looked up. This was the time for her to show that she was a lackey!

Jiang Chen was still pinching his nose.

"Ah, but the village of Ba belongs to me. Don't you want me to have a territory?"

If Xiao Linting wasn't present, Jiang Qingqing would have wanted to come up and give Jiang Chen a slap in the face when Jiang Chen said this!

It's really infuriating to hear you say this.

Jiang Qingqing's hands under her narrow sleeves were clenched in anger, trembling again and again, as if she was undergoing a huge self-brainwashing in her heart. She lowered her clenched fists.

He looked up at the emperor's uncle.

The other person's gaze was fixed on her, and judging by his stance, he was staring at her from beginning to end.

She smiled ingratiatingly at the emperor's uncle, trying to act cute and show her innocence.

Jiang Chen bowed his head again. "The matter of Ba Village is quite tricky. The ministers reported that Ba Village has a sparse population due to water problems, and even few families are willing to stay in Ba Village. Some people also said that Ba Village is near the outskirts of Beijing and should not have become so desolate, as if Tianqi is in such a state of embarrassment."

Jiang Chen seemed unaware of why what he did was wrong, and he spoke frankly about the remarks of the court ministers.

Jiang Qingqing twitched her eyes.

"After you took over Ba Village, no minister in the court ever refuted you?" Jiang Qingqing was about to give up on Jiang Chen's brain.

Jiang Chen nodded, put his five fingers together, and raised his hand in the direction of the emperor's uncle.

"Yes, it was the uncle who refuted me, then targeted me, and finally asked me about my knowledge in public in the court, and said that I failed the classes in the Imperial College. Fortunately, the old teachers in the Imperial College spoke up for me."

When Jiang Chen said this, he thought of something happy. He curled his lips and smiled, and there was a bit more satisfaction on his handsome face.

“…”

Jiang Qingqing looked at her silly brother in silence. It was really not easy for her to be alive with such a stupid teammate.

Xiao Linting felt that the palace road was not a suitable place for chatting, so he drove the two children into Huaning Palace.

Jiang Qingqing also learned about what happened in today's morning court session from Jiang Chen.

The rare scene of the prince attending the morning court did surprise the ministers who attended the court today.

In addition, the young emperor has not yet appointed a crown prince, so many people have begun to speculate whether he wants to bypass the eldest prince and give the throne to the third prince.

Afterwards, the people in the court did not dare to target the Third Prince directly because they could not control Jiang Chen's backers. Their every word and action were carefully observing Emperor Qing's reaction.

In short, except for Prince Jiang Chen, the other two princes did not attend the morning court today.

At the same time, the third prince, who had just stepped onto the broad platform of the imperial court, owned a village in the suburbs of Kyoto without any reward for his merits, and even handed over the land to Jiang Chen with a wave of his hand.

Some censors are notorious for wanting to make things difficult for themselves regarding things they don't like.

At first, the ministers cautiously and tentatively mentioned the young age of the Third Prince, but who would have thought that Prince Xiao, who was usually taciturn, would suddenly ask about Jiang Chen's academic ability in the court and question whether Jiang Chen was worthy of a village.

They saw that Prince Xiao had come out personally to question them. Even if those censors were really honest and had no emotional intelligence, they had to swallow their harsh words for the sake of Xiao Linting's current prestigious status.

While Prince Xiao seemed to be questioning Jiang Chen's ability, he was actually telling everyone about the Third Prince's excellence in the Imperial College.

After a few simple moves, even the censors in the palace who were unwilling to let Jiang Chen take charge of Ba Village were gone.

But no one could stop Emperor Qing from awarding the land of Ba Village to Jiang Chen, as the Third Prince had excellent grades.

When he came back from court, he saw the same scene as Jiang Qingqing.

The three of them sat in the hall. Jiang Chen tilted his head slightly and thought for a while before he spoke: "I have heard a little about the incident in Ba Village. It is not good for a village that was originally populated to become so cold overnight."

He carefully expressed his plan, "The content of my last course was actually taught to me by Qingqing. If it weren't for Qingqing, the old gentleman wouldn't have praised me in the summary of the Imperial College."

Jiang Chen unexpectedly became low-key and humble. He looked at Jiang Qingqing, and his burning eyes saw a stable thigh.

"I'm really not nervous about running a real village. How about this, Qingqing, you come with me to run it?"


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