Chapter 15 The Cuckolded Prince (5)
Jiang Cheng didn't know that Wen had returned to her parents' home, so when he came to the government office that morning and saw the envious and jealous eyes of his colleagues, he was confused.
"Jiang Cheng, I really envy you. Not only do you have a good brother, but now you've married a wife who brings good luck to her husband. Your future is bright. Don't pretend not to know us when you get promoted to a high official in the future," his tone was sourer than swallowing a whole lemon in one gulp.
"So, no matter how hard you try, you can't compare to someone who has someone at home who can help you."
"Yes, with just a word from my father-in-law, he was easily promoted to the sixth rank. Unlike me, it took me three years to get promoted from our small place to the capital to become a seventh rank official. I don't know if it will take another ten or eight years to get promoted to the sixth rank."
"Comparing yourself to others makes you feel nauseous,"
No matter how stupid Jiang Cheng was, he probably knew what was going on.
It has been a month since the beginning of autumn. The weather is very cool in the morning, but Jiang Cheng feels his face is burning hot.
He didn't have the courage to look up at his colleagues' mocking eyes, so he lowered his head and walked through the crowd.
After an incense stick of time, Jiang Cheng walked out of the Minister's Mansion in a trance, and his colleague's words were confirmed.
His father-in-law actually spoke to the Minister on his behalf, and he got the promotion as he wished.
Jiang Cheng walked to the gate of the government office, but remembering the way his colleagues looked at him, he retracted the leg that had stepped over the threshold and staggered away.
In the afternoon, Wen was waiting at the gate of the palace early. Her father had sent someone to tell her that Jiang Cheng's promotion had been finalized.
Wen remembered what his father said, that when he retired, the position of Minister of Personnel would belong to Jiang Cheng. Now let Jiang Cheng be a sixth-rank official for a while, and after a year or two, he would help him find someone to promote him.
Wen was very happy, and she thought Jiang Cheng should be as happy as she was.
However, she waited from dawn to dusk, but never saw Jiang Cheng.
At this time, Jiang Cheng was holding a wine pot in Yihong Tower, drinking heavily and not speaking clearly.
"Everyone... looks down on me. Just wait for me. When I... become successful, I will definitely... teach you a lesson."
The courtesan looked at him like this and shook her head in disgust, but thinking of the gold ingots she had obtained, she had to suppress her nausea and climbed onto Jiang Cheng's arm.
"Sir," she said in a charming, drawn-out voice that made one's bones soften, "I think you are the most talented and courageous person in the world. I admire you so much."
Jiang Cheng burped, "Really?"
The courtesan felt disgusted and wanted to vomit, but she looked shy and said, "Of course."
Mu Yan, who was watching all this in the palace, couldn't help but shiver.
The money was not wasted. Mu Yan thought that Jiang Cheng was feeling fragile right now and needed someone to prove his worth.
And this person who expressed her love and admiration for him without hesitation was the most popular courtesan in Yihonglou in Beijing, where only a wealthy woman could enter her boudoir.
Which man can stand this, let alone someone as vain as Jiang Cheng.
"Boss, I feel like the courtesan is holding a grudge against you," Maruzai looked at the two people in the picture who were being affectionate with each other and shook his head in disgust.
Mu Yan opened the wooden box on the table and said nonchalantly, "Let her be, as long as she doesn't hold a grudge against Yin Zi."
After she finished speaking, she took out a title deed from the box, and the three words "Tianyitang" suddenly appeared in her eyes. The original owner was really too rich. Muyan didn't care about the little money she gave to the courtesan at all.
The scene starts at the gate of the palace. It is night and the weather is very cold. Wen is pacing back and forth, hugging her arms to keep warm.
Wanzai was puzzled. "Just let Wenshi go to Yihonglou and catch Jiang Cheng in the act. If the two of them break up, the mission will be accomplished."
Mu Yan sneered, "If it's as simple as you say, I don't need to give the courtesan dozens of gold ingots?
If your brain is rusty, just lubricate it yourself."
Maruzai: ...
Jiang Cheng sobered up in Yihonglou and had some affection with the courtesan. When he went downstairs to leave, he ran into the brothel owner.
"Second Master Jiang, did you have a good rest last night?"
Jiang Cheng was so stunned by the words of admiration and respect from the courtesan that he was speechless.
"Good, very good,"
The madam smiled and nodded, "As long as you are satisfied,"
After saying that, the madam waited for a long time, but did not see Jiang Cheng take out any money.
This is not a place for free food. "Second Master Jiang, you entered the room of our Yihonglou's top courtesan last night and drank the finest wine. I see that you are a regular customer, so I will only charge you one thousand taels of silver."
After saying that, the madam extended her hand to Jiang Cheng and said, "Second Young Master Jiang, take the money."
This sentence made Jiang Cheng sober up. Let alone one thousand taels, he couldn't even find ten taels of silver on him.
The madam had seen all kinds of people. She only needed to take one look at Jiang Cheng's embarrassed look to know that he had no money. She grabbed his hand and pulled him out.
"Since the Second Young Master has no money, I will have no choice but to ask Prince Pingding for it."
Although the madam was a woman, she was no less strong than Jiang Cheng, and Jiang Cheng was quickly dragged to the door by her.
"Hua Mama, Hua Mama," Jiang Cheng called out anxiously several times, holding on to the door frame tightly, so that he was not dragged out by the madam.
"I didn't say no, I just didn't bring that much money. I'll bring it to you later."
The madam snorted and let go. "Alright, I know which way the gate to Prince Pingding's palace opens. If I don't see the money at midnight tonight, I'll have no choice but to bring people to Prince Pingding's house to ask for it."
Jiang Cheng left Yihonglou and returned to the palace with a smell of alcohol.
Along the way, I was wondering where to find the thousand taels. After what happened last time, it was impossible for me to secretly go to the accounting office to withdraw money.
He couldn't even ask Jiang An for it. Not to mention that Jiang An stayed at home in the palace all day long, he didn't know if he could find him. Even if he did, if he knew that he visited a brothel, Jiang An would beat him half to death.
Jiang Cheng was thinking and walked back to his yard unknowingly.
After meeting Wen, he realized that he got the promotion because Wen went back and asked his father for help.
He suddenly felt resentful towards Wen, hating her for making him lose face in front of his colleagues and unable to hold his head up in his father-in-law's house.
When Jiang Cheng saw the mandarin duck hairpin on Wen's head, he remembered that he had bought it for her not long ago.
She also remembered that Wen had used her dowry to pay off the rent.
After taking Wen to bed for a while and letting her fall asleep, Jiang Cheng went straight to the warehouse.
Wanzai was shocked by Jiang Cheng's action. "Is he still a human being? I suddenly feel a little sorry for the Wen family."
Mu Yan didn't have his sensitive mind. She picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into her mouth. "You reap what you sow. Have you heard of that?"
"Sometimes I wonder if we have it wrong. You are the system and I am the person. Why don't you have any human emotions at all?" Maruzai's little head was full of confusion.
Mu Yan finished the several plates of hard food on the table, drank a sip of tea, and then said, "Have you ever seen someone who has lived for so long and is still alive?"
Maruzai: ...Sorry, he forgot.
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