Chapter 76

Since the death of the late emperor, the Cheng'en Marquisate has lost face in front of the present emperor.

Generally, few people would not gossip about a family whose relatives were promoted by marriage, after all, they relied on women to rise to the top. If they were really capable, it would be fine, but for example, the Grand Marshal Wei Qing and the General Huo Qubing of the Western Han Dynasty, although they borrowed the power of Wei Zifu, they were not easy to deal with themselves, and they all had great military achievements.

The situation is different in the Cheng'en Marquisate. The current Cheng'en Marquis not only has no ability, but also likes to show off, which is disliked by the aristocratic families.

Now, after hearing about the excitement in the Cheng'en Marquis's mansion, many people pricked up their ears, waiting for the wife of the Yongning Marquis's son to speak.

The wife of the Yongning Marquis looked at the people around her and said in a low voice, "It's not a big deal."

At this time, Jiashan was no longer suitable to respond, so the wife of the Marquis of Nanping took over and said, "From what you said, the Marquis of Cheng'en's Mansion is in trouble?"

The wife of the Yongning Marquis smiled and replied softly, "I guess so."

Her face was calm, and she spoke softly, "Zhang Wenchang, the eldest son of the Marquis of Cheng'en, passed the imperial examination last year and became a Jinshi. The Marquis of Cheng'en's mansion should have someone to support it."

"The Marquis also wants the second son Zhang Wenwu to seek a job in the court. I heard that he originally wanted the second son to join the Jinwu Guard." The Yongning Marquis's son served in the Jinwu Guard, and the wife of the prince naturally knew everything about it. She smiled and said, "Last year in the autumn examination, Zhang Wenwu was not valued by the emperor. The Marquis then thought of letting Zhang Wenwu serve as a thousand-householder of the Jizhou Guard."

Qianhu was generally a hereditary official position, passed down from son to son.

If the family did not have a male heir, the imperial court would take back the succession. Marquis Cheng'en was not a complete fool. He wanted Zhang Wenwu to be the commander of the Jizhou Guard because he was the successor of the family and was still young and could not manage a guard.

Under this premise, Marquis Cheng'en came forward to negotiate the terms. It was agreed that Zhang Wenwu would borrow the official position for ten years, and when the inheritor grew up, he would return it in full.

But somehow, when Zhang Wenwu was about to take office, the matter was discovered by people from the Ministry of War.

This kind of thing is usually a private transaction between the two parties. Once it is exposed, no one will be in trouble. Now that the Ministry of War has intervened, the position of the thousand households of the Jizhou Guard has to face the danger of breaking up.

Not only did the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion lose everything, but it also suffered a lot because of this.

This is a shameful matter. Marquis Cheng'en has been busy with this recently, and his wife has even lost the mood to go out for social events.

The wife of the Prince of Yongning was born into a family of military commanders, so she was better informed about the news from the Ministry of War and was ahead of everyone else in hearing about it.

Now, after listening to the story told by the wife of the Marquis of Yongning, some people who looked down on the Marquis of Cheng'en laughed and said, "The Marquis has made such a careful calculation, how could he make mistakes?"

The reason why the Cheng'en Marquisate enjoyed prestige in front of the late emperor was not just because he was a relative of the emperor. The Cheng'en Marquisate was good at taking advantage of opportunities and flattering the late emperor. His children also married into nice mansions.

Some people have long disliked him.

Zhang was born in the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion. Jiashan had always felt that this family was petty and did not like to deal with them.

But, is there really such a coincidence in the world?

The Cheng'en Marquis Mansion had just been put into operation, and it was discovered by the Ministry of War?

Jiashan raised her eyebrows slightly, and happened to see the wife of the Yongning Marquis's son smiling at her in a friendly manner. Jiashan returned the greeting, but her thoughts could not help but jump to Zhan Yue.

She remembered that before they got married, Zhang seemed to have had an argument with Zhan Yue because of Fu Shiyu's matter... This matter couldn't have anything to do with him...

Jiashan frowned slightly, but when she thought of Zhang's usual arrogance, she couldn't help but lower her head and smile. Even if Zhan Yue had a hand in this matter, so what?

Would she still fight with Zhan Yue for Zhang?

Jiashan walked forward to smell the fragrance of the pear blossoms and relaxed himself.

"The pear blossoms over there are in full bloom." Seeing that Jiashan was becoming more and more interested in the place, the wife of the Marquis of Nanping took the initiative to say, "Let's go over there."

Jiashan readily agreed.

A few days ago, it was windy and rainy, and a lot of pear blossoms fell. Fortunately, the weather has warmed up in the past few days, and the sun has turned sunny. Those buds that were about to bloom are now blooming beautifully.

Jiashan looked up and saw a world of pink and white. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she didn't notice the stones under her feet.

"hiss."

Jiashan's foot tilted and he stepped on a sharp stone. He immediately felt a piercing pain in the sole of his foot. His lower abdomen also began to throb and hurt.

If Su Yu hadn't helped her in time, Jia Shan would have almost fallen to the ground. The wife of the Prince of Yongning was standing beside Jia Shan. Seeing her face turn pale, she quickly supported her with her right hand and asked gently, "Do you want to go to the inner room to rest for a while?"

"Yes," said the wife of the Marquis of Nanping, "It's too early to leave the banquet. Princess, go and have a rest."

Mrs. Pei, who was far away, was talking to the Qin Wangfei and others. When she saw them suddenly stop, she walked up to them and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"I accidentally sprained my ankle," Jiashan said softly, sweat dripping down her forehead, "It's nothing serious."

The Princess of Qin, who was standing by, also heard their conversation. As the host, she would never neglect her guests, so she quickly directed the maids and Su Yu to help Jia Shan back to the inner room.

But unexpectedly, someone was already resting in the inner room.

When Su Yu opened the door, she happened to see Madam Feng and Feng Wanhua, mother and daughter, talking together. Madam Feng was leaning on the couch, and Feng Wanhua was gently pressing the acupuncture points beside her forehead. Suddenly, she saw someone coming in, and they looked at each other in surprise.

Seeing that it was Jiashan, Madam Feng wanted to get off the bed, but Jiashan said, "Madam, there is no need to be so polite."

"Since you have a headache, you should rest well," Jiashan said without looking at Feng Wanhua, but looked at Madam Feng calmly. She said, "Courtesy is just empty."

Madam Feng smiled gently, but still came down to pay her respects, and asked, "Princess, are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Jiashan raised her eyes slightly and saw Feng Wanhua's eyes sweeping over her. She smiled faintly and said, "I sprained my ankle while admiring the flowers just now. Let's take a rest for a while."

She paused, then said lightly, "Don't be so reserved."

Even though Jiashan was so easy to get along with, Mrs. Feng still felt a little uncomfortable.

She did not continue lying down and let Feng Wanhua massage her, but leaned on the couch and talked to Feng Wanhua in a low voice.

The mother and daughter were enjoying themselves, so Jiashan had no intention of paying any more attention to them.

She lowered her head and sipped her tea slowly. Su Yu took off Jia Shan's shoes and socks, took out a bottle of safflower oil, and rubbed it gently for her.

The cool feeling of safflower oil soon spread from the soles of his feet. Jiashan closed his eyes slightly, thinking that it would be better to get out as soon as the pain subsided.

For Yu Jiashan, she could never forget the hesitant look in Feng Wanhua's eyes that night in front of the building outside.

Although he never said it explicitly, Jiashan always felt that he had let Feng Wanhua down. Although Feng Wanhua and Zhan Yue were not necessarily in love in their previous life, they were supposed to be husband and wife according to logic.

I changed my career lately, which can be regarded as stealing love by chance.

Jiashan let out a long breath, slowly opened her eyes, and picked up a plum from the table to play with it.

"Is the princess' injury serious?" Feng Wanhua suddenly took the initiative to talk to Jiashan.

Her tone was slow and leisurely, so Jiashan tried to keep her tone calm. She slowly peeled the skin of the plum and said gently, "It's not serious."

"That's good." Feng Wanhua smiled and walked down from the couch. She said leisurely, "My mother's headache is more serious than it looks."

"Sometimes, what you see may not be the truth." Feng Wanhua's tone was very soft, her thin lips slightly opened, and she spoke word by word, "Everyone thinks that the couple is harmonious, but maybe they are not really harmonious."

"What everyone thinks are virtuous may not really be virtuous." Feng Wanhua said carefully, with a long shawl behind her.

Jiashan raised his eyes and saw a faint smile on Feng Wanhua's lips, and he couldn't help but become slightly serious.

What does she mean?

Jiashan half-narrowed his eyes.