Chapter 21: Unable to See Through
Xiao Yuan stood out from many young eunuchs at the age of 15, and it has been more than ten years since he started his career in the officialdom.
He has met countless people from all walks of life.
From the rich and powerful to the thieves and gangsters, he knows them all, but he also has a pretty good idea of their temperaments.
After all, if a eunuch wants to get ahead, being able to read people's minds is a basic skill. If you don't know how to read people, you will stop at the third rank.
But for the first time, he felt that he couldn't see through a person.
This eldest daughter of the Jiang family is full of contradictions.
A person's character, temperament and way of dealing with people are closely related to his living environment since childhood.
These are things that are ingrained in our bones, and they can easily be exposed no matter how hard we try to disguise them.
It’s not that these things won’t change, but even if they do change, they will only change gradually as your living status changes. There is no such thing as a complete transformation overnight.
Even when he was promoted three levels and was reused by his godfather, he couldn't come to his senses for a while. Whenever someone approached him, he would bend down and lower his head unconsciously for fear of bumping into the important person.
This woman is so abnormal. There is no trace of a lady from a noble family on her.
It's not surprising that he was deliberately raised to be useless by his stepmother, but it's too weird that he was raised like this.
As for the idea that drunkenness leads to unruly behavior, that is sheer nonsense.
Being drunk will only reduce a person's self-control ability and make him or her release hidden traits.
People who do evil things after drinking are not good people even when they are not drunk. They just suppress their thoughts with reason and dare not express themselves.
There are also people like Jiang Xinyu who talk nonsense after drinking. If she doesn't know these words that make people blush, could it be that she learned them by herself after getting drunk?
Jiang Xinyu was still looking at Xiao Yuan with a silly smile on her face, and finally Governor Xiao felt a little scared.
Seeing that there was nothing to talk about with a drunkard, Xiao Yuan said something harsh and turned away.
Jiang Xinyu's confused mind finally came to her senses, and she quickly grabbed the man's clothes and begged,
"My dear husband, please don't leave so quickly. Where are you going to be today during our wedding night?
I have something else to ask of you!"
Xiao Yuan frowned, "Speak."
"It's the Green Bamboo and the people in the wedding escort team. Can you please show some mercy and let them go?
They knew nothing and it was all an unprovoked disaster. Luzhu knew a little, but she was a servant of the Li family and had no choice but to do such things.
Please be magnanimous and stop being so fussy, okay?
Besides, you won't suffer any loss if you marry me. I'm prettier than Li Mingyue, and my dowry is ten times more than hers.
Besides, I am no longer close to my parents, so I will definitely be on the same page with you in the future. What do you think? Do you think you got a great deal?"
Xiao Yuan was so angry that he laughed, "You really know how to flatter yourself.
Which of the following are you good at?
How many poems and songs do you know?
I think your thick skin is the only thing that no one can match."
Jiang Xinyu was not happy to hear Xiao Yuan say this, and immediately turned to Xiao Yuan with her hands on her hips and said proudly,
"Isn't it just poetry, singing, playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting? Not only can I do it, I am also outstanding in it.
Don't look down on me, I know a lot of things, I guarantee you have never seen them before."
Speaking of this, Jiang Xinyu suddenly revealed a wicked smile.
Dajin was a fictional dynasty. There were no Li Bai, Du Fu, Bai Juyi, or any of those famous quotes that have been passed down through the ages.
Although she didn't want to become famous by plagiarizing the poems of her ancestors, it shouldn't be too much if she just wanted to show off in front of Xiao Yuan.
What a coincidence.
Although Xiao Yuan is not as handsome and charming as the eunuch Dongchang described in the novel, he just happens to meet Jiang Xinyu's aesthetic standards.
Especially those red phoenix eyes that flashed with a cold light and his cold and indifferent temperament, which perfectly interpreted the words "gentlemanly but corrupt villain".
Jiang Xinyu was not a timid person since she dared to choose the forensic profession. She warned herself not to seek death but at the same time she couldn't help but stretch out her little claws to test it.
Especially the fact that Xiao Yuan didn't beat her up for the several times she tried to commit suicide only emboldened her arrogance. She even took advantage of her drunkenness to flirt with him.
Thanks to this guy who reads all kinds of books, she actually found a poem that suits the occasion.
"In the evening there was a gust of wind and rain, and the word happiness reflected in the candlelight.
The red quilt is fluttering, and I get up early and put on light makeup in front of the mirror.
The crimson gauze is as thin as ice and has a snowy, crispy fragrance.
Xiaoyu Tanlang: Tonight you can feel the coolness of your pillow and bed.
Good, very good. Governor Xiao has finally opened his eyes today.
He was now certain of two points.
First, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family is indeed not a fool. Just based on this impromptu little poem, she is considered a talented woman.
Second, this girl is really shameless.
Even the courtesans in brothels wouldn't dare to write such lascivious and explicit words. How could she dare to write such words? If it got out, she would have no chance of living as a human being.
Jiang Xinyu laughed first after reading the lyrics, and pulled Xiao Yuan's sleeve and said coquettishly,
"My husband, what do you think of my words?
Are you surprised that God thinks marrying me is a great fortune?
I said you won't suffer any loss if you marry me, so... can you let Luzhu go?
It's quite cold at night in this late spring. It's too cruel for a girl to be locked in the woodshed.
Besides, how much can a little maid know? If you don’t understand something, just ask me.
I'm not stubborn at all, I'll tell you whatever you ask."
"Haha, I see. Especially when you pour some horse urine, there's no one to guard the door."
But Xiao Yuan was too lazy to bother with her any longer, and simply knocked her down with a single blow.
Jiang Xinyu didn't expect this man to be such a coward. When she closed her eyes, there was only one sentence in her mind.
You old lady, you don’t even have ♀ but your hands are pretty fast.
Xiao Yuan knocked the man down and threw him on the bed. After taking two steps, he turned around and covered the man with a quilt.
It is really cold in the nights now in late spring. After all, she is his wife in name only. If she freezes to death, he will be labeled as a wife-killer.
Besides, the matter has not been investigated clearly yet. It would be troublesome if she is sick.
When Xiao Yuan went out, there were already two guards waiting at the door. When they saw the supervisor coming out, they quickly reported the news they had obtained from Lu Zhu.
It is pretty much the same as what Jiang Xinyu said, except that the details when replaced are more complete.
Xiao Yuan rubbed his eyebrows with a headache.
Is it really because he thinks too much and is too conspiratorial?
But it was already late, and Xiao Yuan had to hurry back to his room to rest.
If what he guessed was correct, there would be a tough battle tomorrow, so he had to seize the time to recuperate.
What was difficult to deal with was not Zhang Zhongyi and those civil servants, but what the emperor thought.
No matter what, he and the girl from the Li family were introduced by the emperor. Now that such a big mistake has occurred, he must go and apologize to the emperor.
It doesn't matter who made the mistake.
The final result is not important.
What's important is what attitude he should adopt to make the emperor feel at ease and trust him.
Xiao Yuan has always had a clear understanding of his own position: he is a vicious dog raised by the emperor.
In fact, for this old emperor, the entire court was his battlefield.
Civil officials control military generals, external relatives suppress nobles, the Eastern Factory monitors all officials, and the secret guards are omnipresent.
His sons and brothers also checked and balanced each other and fought back and forth. Only in this way could he sit firmly on the throne.
Xiao Yuan knew that the old emperor would not touch him now. After all, he still needed to keep an eye on Zhang Zhongyi and his group of vixens.
But he did not dare to be careless at all.
The old emperor is becoming more and more moody now. He cannot gamble his life and property on whether the emperor will have a brain seizure.
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