The crowd gradually dispersed.
The air was still thick with the stench of blood.
Jiang Chuwei looked up at the sky: From this moment on, everything is completely different from her previous life.
Jiang He looked at his younger sister and said, "Let's go home."
Jiang Chuwei: "Okay!"
From a window not far away, a pair of hawk-like eyes looked toward the execution ground.
"Master! Should we...?" The guard beside him made a throat-slitting gesture.
Prince Jin coldly looked at him: "Fool!"
"Your subordinate admits guilt!"
The guard immediately knelt down.
"Go and collect your twenty strokes of the military rod."
"yes!"
After punishing the guards, Prince Jin turned his head away.
"Not only should we not touch Young Master Jiang, we should also find a way to win him over." The speaker was Yang Yuhe, an advisor to Prince Jin.
Unlike the short-sightedness of the guards, Yang Yuhe was very good at understanding the thoughts of the Prince of Jin.
“Yes, although General Jiang is no longer in charge of affairs, his influence in the capital cannot be changed overnight.” Prince Jin immediately agreed.
“Your Highness, if you want to establish connections with the General’s Mansion, Miss Jiang is a good way out.” Yang Yuhe did his duty as a strategist.
"Tell me about it!" Prince Jin raised an eyebrow.
He was very interested in Miss Jiang.
She even went to the guillotine just now. This woman is really interesting; she's divorced but still wants to see her ex-husband make a fool of himself.
How unwilling must one be to accept this?
“Miss Jiang is a second-time bride. If Your Highness is willing to take her into your household as a concubine, I believe General Jiang would be very happy to do so.”
Yang Yuhe was full of confidence. The General's Mansion did not take sides, but everyone knew that Miss Jiang was the General's Mansion's darling.
Jiang Chuwei was divorced, so becoming a concubine of Prince Jin was a pretty good outcome.
Prince Jin laughed and said, "That old fox Jiang Zhongyong is very good at reading Father Emperor's expressions."
Lu Yanke has already implicated me at the Dali Temple. Although my father did not punish me, he has already believed Lu Yanke's story.
In the past few days, Father has questioned Mother several times, both openly and subtly.
"Even if His Majesty has solid evidence, he will not touch the Prince. Right now, your most important task is to win over the Jiang family. As long as the Prince marries Miss Jiang, the Northwest will be yours."
Yang Yuhe continued.
The command of 300,000 troops is no joke; winning over the Jiang family would be like adding wings to a tiger.
"If I marry General Jiang's daughter, wouldn't that hand over a handle to my father, the Emperor?"
Prince Jin still had some reservations.
Because of the salt smuggling incident, his father disliked him even more.
“If we openly ask for the marriage of Miss Jiang, it will naturally displease the Emperor. But what if Miss Jiang has no choice but to marry him?” Yang Yuhe said with a smile, a glint of shrewdness in his eyes.
"How so?" Prince Jin asked, intrigued.
Putting aside her status as the eldest daughter of the General's Mansion, just the way she savored the tender meat made Prince Jin's heart itch with desire.
The only thing that wasn't quite right was that Miss Jiang hadn't consummated her marriage after getting married.
However, this did not stop the Prince of Jin from coveting her.
"I have a way to grant Your Highness's wish," Yang Yuhe said.
Prince Jin was overjoyed; Yang Yuhe's ideas were always unexpected.
Yang Yuhe leaned close to the Prince of Jin's ear and whispered a few words, which made the Prince of Jin laugh heartily.
"This method will work. If it succeeds, Miss Jiang will have no choice but to obediently enter my palace." Prince Jin was very satisfied.
"This matter requires the intervention of the Imperial Concubine," Yang Yuhe reminded her.
Prince Jin said, "You've misunderstood. I won't let my mother get involved in this. If she were here, given my father's suspicious nature, he would definitely think that I set a trap."
Furthermore, it cannot happen in the palace, much less in the Prince Jin's residence. It must occur in a place completely unrelated to me, so that my father will not associate it with me.
“Your Highness is right. The more cautious we are in this matter, the better. I wonder what Your Highness plans to do?” Yang Yuhe asked.
"The Princess Consort of Xiang's birthday banquet is in ten days. As far as I know, the Princess Consort of Xiang is now very fond of Miss Jiang, and Princess Qingning is also getting along very well with Miss Jiang. For such a grand banquet, the Princess Consort of Xiang will definitely send an invitation to the General's Mansion."
"And it's not difficult for me, as your nephew, to ask for a cup of wine."
Prince Jin laughed heartily, as if he could already see Jiang Chuwei as a concubine, enjoying his pleasure.
"Your Highness's consideration is very thoughtful. I await Your Highness's good news," Yang Yuhe said with a smile.
Prince Jin has the backing of the Duke of Zheng's mansion, but if he wants to overthrow the Crown Prince, the Duke of Zheng's mansion alone is far from enough.
Only military power is the most powerful guarantee of survival.
*
Sure enough, Princess Qingning sent her invitation well in advance.
After considering Jiang Chuwei as a friend, Princess Qingning wanted to tell all the noble ladies in the capital that Jiang Chuwei was her good friend.
Jiang Chuwei gladly accepted the invitation to the banquet.
Princess Xiang was also easygoing, and she invited even her mother along.
However, Madam Jiang has not been to the capital for a long time.
She didn't want to cause trouble for her husband and son.
I prepared a generous gift and had my daughter take it with her.
Ye Huan was also invited.
On the day of the birthday banquet, Ye Huan waited early at the entrance of the General's Mansion.
Jiang Hai rarely comes back, and he's going out early this morning to discuss poetry and painting.
Ye Huan waited by the carriage.
Suddenly, I saw a man hurrying out.
The man was dressed in a dark purple, narrow-sleeved robe with auspicious patterns embroidered in gold thread at the cuffs. A fine jade pendant hung at his waist, and his long, black hair was tied up high. From a distance, he exuded a cool and otherworldly aura.
Ye Huan was stunned and forgot that she should greet him.
Jiang Hai looked at the girl staring straight at him. Was Miss Ye out of her mind?
Seeing the girl lost in thought, Jiang Hai nodded and strode away.
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