Chapter 926 The Way to Tame a Husband
Jiang Fenghua was acting with Xie Shang, and Xie Shang was enjoying the performance, so he deserved to be splashed. Besides, Xie Shang had been slapped by Su Tingwan quite a few times in his previous life because of this kind of thing.
"Mother, don't be so nervous. If he's bewitched by a vixen, where will I put my face?" Jiang Fenghua said deliberately, her voice filled with anger. "This woman is obviously not simple. She's completely bewitched the Emperor. I'm worried that the Emperor has really fallen for her."
“But it’s too rude of you to throw wine at the Emperor like that.” Feng Jingyuan added, “Mother thinks there should be a better way to deal with vixens than to throw a tantrum like this. Men are always pushed out like this.”
Jiang Fenghua became interested. "Mother, do you have any good ideas? This vixen is different. Her looks are just as good as yours. The Emperor sees you every day, and he'll get tired of you eventually."
“That’s true. Men all like novelty. No matter how good things are at home, they can’t resist cheating on their partners. Men crave excitement and novelty,” Feng Jingyuan said eloquently.
Jiang Fenghua said, "Mother and Father are so loving, even Mother has such feelings!"
“When your father was young, he was also seduced by someone, his classmate’s widow. That woman took a liking to your father. She was quite good-looking. I guess your mother used to see her often. After her husband died, she set her sights on your father.”
Jiang Fenghua listened with great interest, "I didn't expect there to be such a thing. Mother really kept it a secret. What happened next!"
"There was no 'later'," Feng Jingyuan said calmly.
"Why is there no 'then'?" Jiang Fenghua wanted to hear what happened next. She hadn't expected Jiang Huai to have this side to him. How come they didn't know?
Feng Jingyuan said, "It didn't work out. Their little flame of ambiguity was extinguished by your mother right away, at his classmate's funeral. Since then, your father has never dared to be nice to other women again. Even if he meets someone pitiful, he will not sympathize with them. He is even more obedient to your mother. So even the most honest man will cheat. There is no cat in the world that does not cheat."
Jiang Fenghua exclaimed, "I never expected this!"
Feng Jingyuan continued, "Back then, your mother saved face for your father. Men all care about their reputation. You tore off his face, and in the end, all that was torn apart was your relationship. Don't be so willful and take advantage of His Majesty's favor to disregard His Majesty's reputation. Men need to be coaxed."
Jiang Fenghua finally understood her mother's way of managing her husband: it was all about giving him a slap followed by a sweet treat! No wonder her father was so well-behaved under her mother's control.
Seeing her mother sighing repeatedly, Jiang Fenghua said with concern, "I know what to do, Mother, don't worry!"
Feng Jingyuan said, "I'm not worried about you, I'm worried about your eldest brother."
"What's wrong with my brother?"
Feng Jingyuan pulled her aside. "Your older brother has been leaving early and returning late lately, and he doesn't even come into your sister-in-law's yard. He just sleeps in the study all day. I don't know what's going on between them. Your sister-in-law is also always running around, focusing all her attention on the Zhang family's estate. I don't know what happened. How did these two perfectly fine people end up like this?"
Feng Jingyuan was absolutely certain that her son wouldn't have any other women, so she never considered that possibility.
Jiang Fenghua knew why. Although Jiang Jinyan and Sang Yupianpian had made mistakes, Sang Yupianpian was going to return to Chaoxi Kingdom to become the empress, and she couldn't stay outside forever.
But she didn't know how to interfere in matters of the heart. "Mother, don't worry about them. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. My sister-in-law has indeed changed, and so has my brother..."
Feng Jingyuan continued, "The Zhang family has fallen on hard times. I have no objection to her wanting to help her third aunt, but now she is a daughter-in-law of the Jiang family. The Zhang clan is not honest. I'm afraid that the entanglement between the Jiang family and the Zhang family will implicate your fourth brother and Jinyan. Ruanruan, find an opportunity to persuade Mo'er that after Old Madam Zhang passed away, the Zhang family has lost its backbone. The Zhang family is too ambitious. She wasn't like this before!"
"Leave this to your daughter, Mother, don't worry," Jiang Fenghua could only offer this comfort.
She had tried to persuade Zhang Yumo to forget her past and live a good life in the Jiang family, but now it seems she didn't listen to her. Could it be that she still wants to do something?
She needs to find someone to investigate what Zhang Yumo is doing. Jiang Jinyan and Xiao Yu have been working for the Emperor, and in addition to their daily duties, they also have to deal with possible battles at any time.
Xie Shang knew that the Great Zhou Dynasty would perish in the future, so he worked even harder than before to build an impregnable Great Zhou Kingdom.
Since the day the purpose of the eldest prince of the Northern Xiao Kingdom was revealed, the envoys did not stay in Shengjing any longer, Sang Yupianpian also returned to her country, and the princess of the vassal state did not stay after learning that they were the emperor and empress of the Great Zhou.
After seeing Feng Jingyuan off, Jiang Fenghua went straight back to Kunning Palace.
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At the same time, Qin Yunyan was kept in the palace. Wu Xin arranged accommodation for her personally. Without the emperor's summons, she could not directly climb into the emperor's bed. The emperor had to give her an identity, and the Imperial Household Department would make a green plaque for her to be sent to Chengqian Palace.
She was familiar with the palace's procedures, having learned about the emperor's selection process before.
Qin Yunyan was very dissatisfied with the dilapidated state of the palace. "No matter how bad this place is, you still let me live here. I heard that the places where the new concubines live are not bad either."
Wu Xin explained, "Miss Bai also said that is where the young mistress lives. If Miss Bai wants to become the young mistress, she still needs Her Majesty the Empress's approval."
Qin Yunyan was stunned. She knew that she couldn't offend the people around the emperor, so she softened her voice and handed some more silver to Wuxin. "I was left in the palace by the emperor. The emperor wouldn't let me live in such a dilapidated place, would he?"
“This is the palace where Consort Han used to live. Speaking of which, Consort Han was really pitiful. She passed away not long after, and her remains were not even left behind. She fell seriously ill in the palace and was thrown into a mass grave. She was a girl without good fortune. She even shared the same surname as Miss Bai!” Wuxin added, “This servant will have someone come and renovate the palace. Miss Bai, please rest assured and stay here!”
Qin Yunyan knew, of course, that Consort Han was Bai Yuhan, and that she had not lived in such a dilapidated place in the palace, but in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.
Wu Xin did not accept Qin Yunyan's money, but arranged for two palace maids to serve her and then left.
After Wuxin left, she found nothing satisfactory and wanted to go out, but was stopped by a palace maid. "Miss Bai, please rest first. It's getting dark, and there are guards on night duty outside. Miss Bai, you shouldn't wander around."
Qin Yunyan felt aggrieved. She had lived in the palace for a period of time, but not in the inner palace. Looking at the pitch-black night sky, it looked like it was about to rain.
A sudden clap of thunder echoed in the sky, and a bolt of lightning seemed to split the sky in two. She was startled, as if she saw a demon rushing towards her, and she quickly slammed the door shut.
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