The shadows of the trees swayed, and the wind blew away the shadows of the two people.
Jiang Qiao's heart was beating fast when she heard Fu Yanci's question. Could it be that he realized that she was not the original owner?
Or maybe there are other reasons...
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Jiang Qiao didn't know how to tell fortunes, but when he heard the notification from the brain system, he understood that the hexagram displayed might be related to Fu Yanci himself.
"Master Imperial Master, have you encountered a problem? Otherwise, why would you ask me this?"
Fu Yanci looked back at her and found that the woman was looking at him with interest, with a faint smile in her bright eyes.
He tilted his head, half of his face immersed in the moonlight, quiet and distant.
"A girl's fortunes and misfortunes are intertwined. If she is unlucky, her life will be full of ups and downs."
Fu Yanci only said this ambiguous sentence and walked forward.
He still couldn't believe that there could be two kinds of hexagrams in a person's fate.
Jiang Qiao was afraid that Fu Yanci would notice something else, so he didn't dare to ask what he meant and just followed him.
Fu Yanci walked very quickly, and soon there was some distance between the two of them.
When Jiang Qiao returned to the banquet, he found Yan Qingli playing the pipa in the middle of the hall.
Shi Yunyue, who was originally sitting in front, had moved her seat to her right at some point.
As soon as Jiang Qiao sat down, Shi Yunyue came over familiarly, asking a million questions.
"Jiang Qiao, I heard it's very cold at the border. Is that true?"
"Jiang Qiao, is the battlefield really that scary?"
"Jiang Qiao, are you seriously injured?"
Slowly, the topic began to become less serious...
"Jiang Qiao, I heard that the military camp is full of dark-skinned, muscular men. Is that true? How do you eat so well? Take me with you next time!"
"You're so beautiful, but there aren't any handsome guys in the military camp... Jiangjiangniangniang?"
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Jiang Qiao: ...We don't seem to be very familiar with each other. Isn't it too much to ask so many questions? ˉ\_(ツ)_/ˉ
She now really suspected that the rumor that Princess Yongping had a lover in the backyard was true.
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In the center of the hall, Yan Qingli kept plucking the pipa strings. Her fingering was skillful and elegant, as if she was gently stroking the pipa strings rather than playing them.
As her fingers plucked the strings, the notes flowed through the air like a stream of clear water, a melodious and graceful sound that made people intoxicated.
Shi Yechen looked at Yan Qingli frequently, with the lust in his eyes disappearing.
Only a woman like this is worthy of being his wife. When he becomes emperor, how can the queen really be a woman like Jiang Qiao who only knows how to wield swords and guns?
What's more, Jiang Qiao is already infertile, how can she be a match?
Yan Qingli noticed Shi Yechen's gaze, and the smile on her lips became even more charming. Her hands kept moving, and she was still at ease, worthy of being the most talented woman in Beijing.
Jiang Qiao secretly observed the little movements of Yan Qingli and Shi Yechen. It seemed that they had hooked up in this life, earlier than in the plot.
Shi Yunyue was puzzled, "Jiang Qiao, why do you keep looking at my fourth brother? Could it be that you..."
"No." Jiang Qiao interrupted her, not wanting to hear Shi Yunyue continue.
At this moment, Yan Qingli's fingers stopped on the pipa strings, and the music stopped abruptly.
There was inevitably some flattery, and most of the compliments were from satisfied women, who had already decided in their hearts that Yan Qingli was the best candidate to marry into their family.
"The eldest daughter of the Yan family is truly talented and worthy of the title of the most talented woman."
"I just wonder if Miss Yan has arranged a marriage yet?"
"I think she's a good mistress of the house."
…
If it were really possible, Jiang Qiao would really like to remind this woman and advise her to think twice before acting.
No matter which family Yan Qingli married into, at least half of the people in that family would die at her hands.
Jiang Qiao wasn't exaggerating. Wasn't Yan Qingli a true femme fatale in her previous life...
After successfully framing the original owner, so many people died at her hands in order to silence the slaves.
Jiang Qiao recalled the past events deep in her memory, so much grievance and unwillingness, and ultimately her drowning in a dry well deep in the palace, powerless and suffocating...
A tear rolled down her cheek.
"Jiang Qiao, why are you crying? Is Yan Qingli's pipa playing really that beautiful?"
Shi Yunyue drank too much and her face was slightly red. She looked at Jiang Qiao and asked in confusion.
"It's so ugly." Jiang Qiao wiped away his tears, raised his chin slightly, and showed his own stubbornness.
One day, she will let Yan Qingli experience the feeling of drowning in a dry well.
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The banquet finally came to an end.
Jiang Qiao took a deep breath, stood up and walked straight to the center of the hall.
Everyone at the table looked at Jiang Qiao with suspicion, only Shi Yechen had a smug smile on his face.
Jiang Qiao leaned forward, raised the golden seal above her head and saluted, "Your Majesty, I have a request. Please grant it!"
She took out the gold seal bestowed by the emperor in front of all the civil and military officials.
Everyone knows how to use the golden seal. It is rumored that this golden seal can be used to make any request to His Majesty, and as long as it does not violate common sense, it will be realized.
The emperor didn't expect Jiang Qiao to make a request at this time. Once the words were spoken, it was impossible to take them back. "You go ahead."
Jiang Qiao knew that what she was going to say next would cause turmoil in the court, but she still wanted to say it. She wanted to fight for herself once, and for all the women in the world once!
"Your Majesty, before I make my request, I would like to tell you about an incident I encountered at the border."
The emperor is having a happy Mid-Autumn Festival banquet today, so why not listen to a story? "Okay."
Shi Yechen, who was not far away, had a bad feeling when he heard Jiang Qiao's words. What border issues did he have to talk about when asking for an imperial decree to grant a marriage?
What on earth does Jiang Qiao want to do?!
Jiang Qiao recounted the story slowly, "I remember there was a small village not far from the border. It was very special. There were mostly women in the village. Initially, the women took care of the household, while the men took care of the outside work. But when winter came, there was a shortage of manpower. The border is different from the plains. Without sufficient food reserves, most of the villagers would starve to death."
"Your Majesty, do you have any ideas to help them survive the cold winter?"
The emperor was the supreme ruler, so how could he know how the villagers survived the winter? However, he still replied, "The general guarding the country is stationed near the border and can naturally help the village survive the cold winter."
Jiang Qiao's expression was calm, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly. "No, the transfer of military supplies is not a trivial matter. My father can't help them."
"What should we do then?" the emperor asked curiously.
As soon as the emperor asked, a smile appeared in Fu Yanci's eyes in the corner.
He knew that after the emperor asked this, no matter how difficult Jiang Qiao's request was, the emperor would have to agree.
Behind the question is the answer, and behind the answer is the truth.
This was the first time someone dared to set a trap for the emperor so openly...
Jiang Qiao explained to the emperor, "As winter drew nearer, the women in the village gradually discovered that they could do the same work as the men. Later, the women helped the men with hunting and making a living. Eventually, the village grew larger and larger, and each household's rice jar had more and more food. They also survived countless cold winters."
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