Chapter 490 Extra Chapter: Jiang Shi'an
"You brat, you neither learn martial arts nor literature, but instead you choose to become a pirate!"
Jiang Zheng slammed his hand on the teacup on the table, and it jumped up. "Look at yourself! What kind of state have you become?"
"You only come back a few times a year, how come I gave birth to such an unfilial child when I'm old?"
Jiang Shi'an sat in the chair, calmly watching his father roar, "Relax, Old Jiang."
"You, you, you..." Jiang Zheng pointed angrily at Jiang Shi'an, "What did you call me?"
Madam Zhou quickly stood between the two to calm them down, "Master, An'er, you two should be quiet."
“Master, An’er has finally come back. Please don’t scold him as soon as he returns.”
“An’er, you must not be so rude to your father.”
"Your two older sisters know you're back. They'll come over after your sister Junjun finishes her morning court session, and we'll have a family reunion dinner together."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Shi'an jumped up from his chair. "Mother, didn't I tell you not to tell my sister I'm back?"
Jiang Shi'an fears nothing but his two older sisters.
"Hmph, so you know how shameful you are." Jiang Zheng sneered.
“What a joke, what’s so shameful about me?” Jiang Shi’an said. “Old Jiang, I’ve told you many times, I’m not going to die as a pirate.”
“The Prince of Jin once told me that besides the Western Xia Eastern Tombs and Nanli, there were other countries across the ocean, and their seafaring was very advanced.”
"What if they attack one day?"
"They've divided up the seas as their own country, so shouldn't we also fight for some of them?"
"Our Dongling is not close to water, so we will definitely be at a disadvantage if we fight at sea. The fact that the three countries are at peace now does not mean that there is no danger."
There's a saying that goes, "If you lay out your plans when you're in power, you'll have a way out when you're surrounded by enemies."
Jiang Zheng ignored him angrily.
"That's not something a greenhorn like you should be doing. You spend most of the year at sea. Look at you, so dark and thin. When are you going to settle down?"
Upon hearing the words "Chengjia," Jiang Shi'an immediately covered his ears and ran outside, only to be blocked by Jiang Wanning and Jiang Wanjun.
"If you don't get married this time, I'll go to the palace right now to ask the Emperor to let you stay in the capital."
“Dad, this isn’t fair.” Jiang Shinian looked at Jiang Zheng with a bitter expression. “To put it bluntly, you don’t mean to stop me from going; you just want to force me to get married.”
Jiang Zheng snorted.
"Sister, brother-in-law, please persuade Lao Jiang to stop pressuring me to get married. I'm still young."
"You're not young anymore," Mu Yunzhou said with a smile. "Your niece is already married, why aren't you getting married yet?"
Jiang Shi'an looked dejected. It was all the emperor's fault. Why did he have to marry Youyou so early?
"Is it reasonable for an uncle like you to not be married?"
"Yes, little uncle." Youyou came in with a smile, with Empress Dowager Song Zhuyi following beside her.
"Uncle, why aren't you married yet? Who are you waiting for?"
"Oh, you're not waiting for Aunt Niannian, are you?"
"Don't talk nonsense." Jiang Shinian reached out and covered Youyou's mouth. "You are the Empress now. An Empress cannot be so gossipy."
"Besides, there's nothing between us."
Emperor Xiao Cong appeared out of nowhere and slapped away Jiang Shi'an's hand that was covering Youyou.
Youyou said with a grin, "Oh...isn't that right? Or did I remember wrong?"
"So who are all those letters in that box under your bed addressed to?"
"What do you mean, 'believe'? Jiang Shi'an's face flushed red to her ears. 'Don't talk nonsense.'"
"No? Then I'll have someone go and get it."
Jiang Shi'an immediately grabbed Youyou's arm and looked at Zhou Shi with a mournful expression, "Mother, didn't I tell you time and again not to let Youyou into my room?"
“I really didn’t go in, it’s not my grandmother’s fault.”
“It was my elder brother who brought it in.”
Youyou pointed to Youyou standing to the side.
"Hehe, little uncle, it's an order from the Emperor."
Xiao Cong......
"Alright, alright, when is dinner? I'm starving," said Empress Dowager Song Zhuyi.
"Your Majesty, you should eat less sweets now, it's not good for your health," Zhou said with concern.
"Auntie, are you going to discipline me too?"
“Once I step through this door, I am no longer the Empress Dowager, I am Song Zhuyi.”
"Alright, alright," Zhou said with a smile. "I'll have the kitchen prepare the meal right away."
"Mom, prepare more, Zhizhi and Uncle Shen will be here soon."
Jiang Shi'an's ears perked up when he heard this, "Sister Zhizhi by herself?"
Jiang Wan Ning pretended not to understand, "And Uncle Shen and Aunt Shen, didn't I just say that?"
"I mean, is there anyone else?" Jiang Shi'an asked in a low voice.
“Oh right, there’s one more,” Jiang Wanning said.
Jiang Shi'an looked excited, rubbing his sun-darkened hands, "Who else?"
“Aunt Lin, the Empress Dowager of Western Xia.”
The light in Jiang Shi'an's eyes immediately faded.
He knew Dandan wouldn't come. She was now the Empress, but he was the only son of the Jiang family. No one would agree to it.
He couldn't possibly become a son-in-law in Western Xia, and Dandan, as the Empress, naturally wouldn't marry into the Western Xia for his sake.
Jiang Shi'an thought for a moment, then forced a smile. "I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll be going now."
"I've arranged to have Uncle Mo Ran and Uncle Mo Qing instruct me in martial arts. You guys eat first, I won't eat."
Just as Jiang Shi'an was about to leave, he heard Jiang Wan Ning say again, "Oh dear, I seem to have forgotten that Dan Dan will be coming too."
Jiang Shi'an wanted to leave, but his legs wouldn't obey him, and he just stood there motionless.
"You brat, how long are you going to hide?" Jiang Zheng couldn't help but scold, "You think we don't know anything about this whole house?"
"You really think your old man can't see through your little schemes?"
"Back when there was no you, only your older sister, I never thought about carrying on the family line. But now that you're here, you're worrying about this?"
Jiang Shinian suddenly turned around and looked at Jiang Zheng.
"Didn't you always keep telling me that the Jiang family has a successor?"
"I said the same thing when your older sister was born."
"Besides, your father is still young and strong, and can still have children, so don't flatter yourself too much..."
Jiang Zheng hadn't finished speaking when
Jiang Shi'an rushed over and gave him a bear hug, "Old Jiang, you should have said so earlier, you should have said so earlier."
"If you had said so earlier, I would have wished you had eight more sons."
Zhou, who had just entered, looked embarrassed. "You brat, what nonsense are you spouting?"
She glared at Jiang Zheng again, "You too, you old lecher."
“Your grandchildren are all grown up now, why are you saying this in front of them?”
Jiang Zheng chuckled and said, "There's no rule about that..."
Zhou glared at him fiercely, "I'm over fifty years old, who do you want to have a child with?"
Jiang Zheng immediately smiled ingratiatingly, "I was just trying to persuade this brat."
"I was just saying that. One brat is enough. I don't want another one to annoy me."
Everyone burst into laughter...
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