Chapter 157 Regret, Test

Xiao Yun asked: "How is your wife now? Has she been seen by a doctor?" Xie

Jing said: "Thank you for your concern. An Ning has been seen by a doctor. She was a little frightened."

Xiao Yun frowned when he heard this. A delicate girl, who had experienced such things one after another, was frightened and sick.

"The princess is still in the clan house. When I wanted to punish her, the queen mother came to plead for mercy. I couldn't not give the queen mother face."

Xie Jing knew that it would be difficult to severely punish the princess. The emperor and the princess were born of the same mother. The queen mother's jewel was a little difficult to punish.

He bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, the princess has hurt my wife again and again. If you don't punish her severely, I will not accept it!"

The last sentence was pronounced very strongly.

Xiao Yun was stunned when he heard this. He knew that if the princess was not severely punished this time, Xie Jing would not let it go.

But he had a hard time explaining to the Queen Mother.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Don't worry, my dear Xie. I will give you a satisfactory answer."

Xiao Yun added, "The princess is not young anymore and is of marriageable age. After the punishment, I will marry her to Lin Wang's eldest son, Lin Shizi."

Lin Wang is a heterosexual prince, but Lin Wang inherited his father's title and his fiefdom is in Linbei.

It is naturally a good thing for the princess to marry off. It will put an end to her thoughts and avoid future troubles.

Linbei is thousands of miles away from Jinling, and it will be difficult to return in the future.

Xie Jing naturally had nothing to say. He bowed again and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Xiao Yun stood up, walked around the dragon table, and came to Xie Jing, patting him on the shoulder. "The princess has been spoiled since she was young. It was because I didn't teach her strictly before that she became so naughty and hurt your wife."

Xie Jing said, "Your Majesty is too serious."

Xiao Yun ordered, "Reward the general's wife with a pair of jade ruyi, reward her with palace cakes every month, three pieces of Su embroidered silk, a pair of gold and jade bracelets, and confer the title of a first-class imperial lady." Xie Jing heard that

she would be rewarded with palace cakes every month. An Ning would definitely be happy to know this. He bowed and saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After Xie Jing left, Xiao Yun went straight to the clan house.

Since the princess was taken back to the palace, she has been locked up in the clan house.

When Xiao Yun came in, he saw the princess in the cell. When she was halfway through the punishment yesterday, the queen mother came and begged for mercy, so she let the princess go temporarily.

The princess had long lost her former spirit, and her face was full of rage.

The princess heard the noise, raised her head and saw the emperor coming, and hurriedly stood up to greet him, "Royal brother, let me out quickly, this is not a place for people to stay."

The prison door was opened by the jailer, and Xiao Yun walked in. It was the first time he saw his sister's rage.

But thinking of what she had done, he angrily said no.

"I can't let you out now. If you do something wrong, you will be punished. The prince is guilty of the same crime as the people. I have to give Xie Jing an explanation."

Seeing that Xiao Yun was still unwilling to let her go, the princess couldn't help but get anxious.

"Royal brother, Jiang Youning is fine, why can't you let me go? I am your biological sister."

Xiao Yun was stunned when he heard that, and raised his hand to slap him, "Xie Jing is a good general who protects the country of Da Xia. You not only hurt his wife, but also Xie Jing. You still don't know that you did something wrong. You are not worthy of being a princess, my sister."

The princess was so scared when she heard that that she dared not speak.

Xiao Yun said, "You made the mistake first, and you have not changed. You will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane first, and you will have to copy the Diamond Sutra and face the wall in the Buddhist temple to reflect on your mistakes. On the eighth day of next month, you will marry Lin Shizi."

The princess's face became worse and worse as she listened. At the end, she could no longer bear it. She grabbed Xiao Yun's arm and cried and begged, "Brother, I am your biological sister. How can you punish me so severely? I don't like Lin Shizi, and I don't want to marry him."

Xiao Yun's voice was cold and cold: "I have made up my mind and will not change it. When you kidnapped Jiang Youning and hurt her, why didn't you think that this day would come? You and I are both women. Don't you know that destroying a woman's reputation is more hateful than taking her life? I don't have a sister as vicious as you."

Xiao Yun said and left without looking back.

The jailer locked the door again.

The princess looked at Xiao Yun's departing back and cried heartbreakingly.

"Brother, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time, you evil emperor..."

Xiao Yun walked out of the clan house and looked up at the scorching sun above his head. He really couldn't understand why he had such a sister.

He sighed helplessly and returned to the study.

When the empress dowager heard that her daughter was married to Linbei, she fell ill from anger.

Xiao Yun got the news and had to go to visit.

The next day, the reward arrived.

Jiang Youning was so happy to hear that she could eat palace cakes every month.

Eunuch Li smiled and said, "I'll go back and report."

Jiang Youning's almond eyes curved: "Chun Tao, send Eunuch Li off."

Chun Tao said happily: "Eunuch Li, please."

Eunuch Li smiled and walked out. As

soon as Li Gonggong left, Jiang Youning said excitedly: "From now on, there will be palace food every month, so happy."

Jiang Xibai looked at her sister who was about to jump up with excitement. Although she knew her sister, she still joked, "You are now a first-rank imperial lady, and you are actually happy to eat."

Jiang Youning smiled and said, "I am happy, but I am happier to have delicious food."

Xie Jing had expected Jiang Youning to have such an expression. It was because he had expected it that he would be happy to see her so happy.

When she went to bed at night, Jiang Youning fanned herself with a round fan.

Xie Jing came out of the bath and saw Jiang Youning lying on the bed. Maybe it was too hot, so she fanned herself with a round fan.

The ice cubes in the room were just taken out, and they would cool down faster after a while.

Xie Jing sat down on the bed and reached out to take the round fan from her hand, "I'll fan you."

Jiang Youning was of course happy to have someone fan her, her hands were sore from fanning.

"It's been quite hot these days, will the general still train the soldiers?"

Xie Jing said while fanning her, "I plan to let the soldiers rest for two days, I'm going to Yangzhou the day after tomorrow."

Jiang Youning asked in confusion, "What is the general going to Yangzhou for?"

Xie Jing said, "Investigate some things, but keep it confidential."

Jiang Youning subconsciously thought that Xie Jing was going to investigate some important case, and nodded quickly, "I understand, I won't tell anyone."

Xie Jing looked at her little face full of seriousness and smiled, "Are you going to Yangzhou?"

Jiang Youning thought for a while, she remembered that Yangzhou also had a lot of delicious food, but the weather was a little hot, so why not go?

"The general is going to do things, will I delay your work efficiency if I go?"

After all, if she went, she couldn't help with anything, she only knew how to eat and drink.

Xie Jing said, "Don't you like to eat delicious food? You haven't tried any of the delicious food in Yangzhou. Just eat and don't worry about anything else."

Jiang Youning sat up happily and hugged Xie Jing's neck, "General, you are so nice."

Summer clothes are very thin. When Jiang Youning came over, their bodies inevitably stuck together, and they could clearly feel the girl's figure.

Xie Jing only felt the heat, and the cold shower just now was in vain.

Jiang Youning let go of Xie Jing after being happy, and looked at the man's eyebrows from a close distance. When she saw Xie Jing for the first time, she thought he was very handsome.

But Xie Jing was too rough, which lowered his appearance a little bit.

"General, is it true that the princess married to Linbei?"

Xie Jing said, "Of course it is true. The emperor will not lie to me."

Jiang Youning nodded, "That's good. There should be no more kidnappings in the future."

She was scared of being kidnapped. Fortunately, she was prepared for the third time, otherwise the result would be over.

Xie Jing knew that she was scared a lot these times, and he was also scared.

"In the future, Leng Yu and others will protect you, and such things will not happen again. Don't be so bold as to use yourself as bait. It's very dangerous."

Regarding this adventure, Jiang Youning also took into account that there were several people secretly protecting her, so she did this.

But fortunately, her decision was right.

"I won't do that next time. I cherish my life."

Xie Jing held her in his arms and whispered, "No matter what time, you must cherish your life."

Jiang Youning was stunned for a moment, but nodded.

The next day, Jiang Youning told Jiang Xibai about going to Yangzhou.

"Then I'll go with you."

Jiang Xibai had just reunited with his sister not long ago, so he was naturally reluctant to part with her.

Besides, his sister had been kidnapped, and as a brother, he was still a little worried.

Even if he followed Xie Jing, he would still be worried.

Jiang Youning said happily, "Okay, big brother, you can relax first and start a business when you come back. Anyway, the money won't run away. Big brother is the president, and he will definitely do no worse than modern times."

Jiang Qibai was not in a hurry to start a business. He had just come to ancient times not long ago. First of all, he had to investigate the market. It would be good to go to Yangzhou to take a look. Accompanying his sister can be said to be killing two birds with one stone.

After Xie Jing came back, Jiang Youning told Xie Jing that Jiang Qibai was going with him.

"If my brother-in-law wants to go, then let's go together. It's just right to accompany you."

Jiang Youning was so happy to see Xie Jing agree so readily, and he praised generously:

"I find that the general is getting better and better, and he is much more handsome than before."

Xie Jing: "..." He was not good before?

He couldn't help asking, "Was I mean to you before?"

Jiang Youning recalled the first time she met Xie Jing. She was amazed at how such a handsome man could exist.

Until she was caught in his conversation, his rough movements made her almost cry out in pain.

Her looks immediately dropped from 100 to 80.

"It's not bad, but too rough, a little scary."

Xie Jing also thought about how he treated Jiang Youning at first. He thought he was restrained enough, but in her eyes, he was still very rough.

"I'll be careful in the future."

Jiang Youning suppressed her laughter and said, "General, you're fine now. Occasionally you're a little too strong, but it doesn't matter. I'm too delicate."

Xie Jing said, "Who said you're delicate? You're not delicate. You're a girl, but a little weak."

Jiang Youning: "..." Who said she was delicate at the beginning?

The temperature in the room gradually dropped, and Jiang Youning also felt a little cool. She was amazed that the ancients actually enjoyed it and knew how to store ice cubes for use in summer.

Jiang Youning yawned, "General, go to sleep."

Xie Jing nodded, "Yeah."

Jiang Youning stretched and lay down on the bed, keeping a little distance from Xie Jing.

Mainly because she was afraid of the heat, and she was also afraid that she would fall asleep and her hands would not be honest.

Xie Jing saw that the gap between the two of them was a bit big, but he didn't care. It was dangerous for a man and a woman to sleep together. If they were to be close to each other, something might really happen.

Jiang Qibai was packing the bag in the house when he heard a knock on the door. He stopped what he was doing, opened the door with doubts, and saw Xue Yi with a smile on his face.

"It's Master Xue, what's up?" Xue Yi raised the wine jar in his hand and said with

a smile, "I'm going to Yangzhou with the general tomorrow, so I'm here to have a drink with Master Lu tonight." Jiang Qibai looked at the wine jar in his hand, thinking of the last time he said they wanted to drink together, but he didn't expect it to happen so soon. "Come in and talk now." "Okay." Jiang Qibai led Xue Yi in and then closed the door. Xue Yi put the wine jar on the round table and took two wine glasses. Jiang Qibai walked over and sat down at the table, looking at Xue Yi who was pouring wine, "I was planning to go with you to accompany my sister." Xue Yi paused while pouring the wine, seemed a little surprised, and then laughed, "That's great, I was thinking that I didn't have the chance to drink with Master Lu, now I'm not afraid of not having the chance in the future." Jiang Qibai chuckled, "Wherever my sister is, I will settle there. If my sister stays in Jinling, I will live in Jinling forever."

Xue Yi placed the wine glass filled with wine in front of Jiang Qibai, "Madam will naturally stay in Jinling. I thought that Master Lu would leave Jinling and return to Gusu after a short stay. Although Jinling and Gusu are not far away, how can it compare to seeing each other every day?"

Jiang Qibai said, "Master Xue is right. My sister and I have met each other for a long time, so we naturally want to be together."

Xue Yi raised the wine glass in front of him, "Master Lu, the first glass of wine is my apology to you for not clarifying the situation at the beginning."

Jiang Qibai also raised the wine glass and said very straightforwardly, "It is said that there is no acquaintance without fighting. Let the past things go."

"Okay." Xue Yi put the wine glass to his lips, raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

Jiang Qibai was not to be outdone, raised the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

The two chatted while drinking like friends who had known each other for many years, and they felt that they had met too late.

The next day, Chuntao handed the packed bag to Leng Xiao, who took it to the carriage.

In summer, you can't bring too many cakes and snacks, or they will go bad on the road, which made Jiang Youning a little sad.

Xie Jing knew that Jiang Youning liked to eat, so he said, "There will be no shortage of food on the road, buy it on the road when the time comes."

Jiang Youning smiled, and Xie Jing always kept his words, and he would definitely buy it if he said he would buy it.

After getting on the carriage, Jiang Youning took out the mung bean cake and put it on the low table.

In summer, mung bean cakes can be kept for one or two days without going bad, so this time he only brought mung bean cakes.

Jiang Qibai didn't know what Xie Jing was going to do in Yangzhou this time, but he didn't care about it.

He didn't ask Xue Yi last night. If Xue wanted to say it, he would tell him.

The carriage was driving on the official road. The bumpiness was not too bad, but it was a little hot.

The curtains on both sides of the carriage were rolled up, but the wind was not strong.

Jiang Youning was so hot that she took out the round fan that Chuntao had prepared in advance and fanned herself.

Jiang Qibai held a folding fan in his hand and fanned himself. In modern times, there are air conditioners, but in ancient times, people could only fan themselves manually.

The reason why he didn't fan his sister at the first time was that he wanted to see if the straight man Xie Jing would have that realization.

Good morning!

(End of this chapter)

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