After half a year, Jiang finally annexed Zhao State and returned to the capital in late summer and early autumn.
When Jiang Wuyong returned to Beijing, she clearly felt that the current political situation was different from when she left.
Now the emperor relies more on Wei Min, the deputy prime minister, in the court. Besides, most of the new officials who passed the imperial examination this year are also Jiang Wuque's people.
Jiang Wuyong found it hard to accept. She had only been away for half a year. Did the Queen Mother really want to sideline her as the Crown Princess?
The war in southern Xinjiang was won, and the emperor rewarded his ministers, but only said a few bland words to the princess.
Jiang Wuyong was a little confused, and then he realized that the emperor's attitude might be related to her downfall at the beginning of the year.
After returning to the imperial study, Jiang Kunjun brought up the old matter again and sternly questioned her about her demeanor as a princess of a country. The reputation of the royal family fell to the ground with the fall of this princess.
Jiang Wuyong felt aggrieved, and knelt on the ground and said, "You don't know, Queen Mother, someone in Southern Xinjiang wants to harm me. I was riding on the horse, and I don't know why I felt an itch on my back... When I realized it, I had already fallen off the horse for no apparent reason."
"Someone must have used witchcraft on me, hoping to see me make a mistake and make you, the Queen, despise and hate me."
Seeing that the princess was still making excuses, Jiang Kunjun felt his chest swelling and blocked. He really wanted to slap her. He said angrily, "Useless thing, if you had told me that it was your first time on the battlefield and you were scared, I would have thought that you were at least an honest child..."
"Over the years, I have really spoiled you. Look at you, and then look at Lao Ba. We are both on the battlefield, but why are you so disappointing?"
Jiang Kunjun said this purely because he was disappointed in his son, but the speaker was unintentional while the listener took it to heart. To Jiang Wuyong's ears, this meant that the emperor only saw the Eighth Princess and was dissatisfied with her, the princess, in every way.
Jiang Wuyong felt that he had suffered a lot, but when he came back, he didn't even hear a word of comfort, but was scolded.
She thought about the suffering she had endured in Southern Xinjiang, and how her aunt Rong Shen was not as important as a political official, and how her father had been confined to his house for several months...
She felt like there was a fire in her chest, burning her mind. She stiffened her neck and asked with red eyes, "You keep comparing me with Lao Ba. Do you think I am not as suitable as Lao Ba to be the princess?"
Jiang Wuyong's loud questioning startled Jiang Kunjun, who then slammed the table and said angrily: "Don't you know how to reflect on the gap between you and Old Eight? You only have the position of the crown princess in your mind!"
The position of the Crown Princess is the only thing on Jiang Wuyong's mind. Naturally, the only thing she cares about is the identity of the Crown Princess.
The cruelty of the battlefield during the expedition to southern Xinjiang failed to make Jiang Wuyong a calm and responsible person, but instead made her more aware of the importance of power.
The general that the emperor sent to southern Xinjiang after the New Year was ostensibly sent to assist her, but in reality his power was higher than her, the princess who led the army in person on behalf of the emperor.
Although the conditions in southern Xinjiang are not as harsh as those in northern Xinjiang, they are still far worse than those in the capital.
Jiang Wuyong, a man used to a life of luxury, could not stand the boredom of southern Xinjiang and always wanted to go out and find some fun to enjoy himself.
But no matter what Jiang Wuyong wanted to do or where he wanted to go, he would be restricted by a general. The other party's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. He just said that he was following orders and asked her not to make things difficult for them.
Acting on orders, whose orders are you following and what are you doing?
Doesn’t the Queen Mother really know that she, a princess, lives a more miserable life in southern Xinjiang than a deputy general?
Jiang Wuyong originally wanted to return to his previous comfortable and happy life after returning to Beijing, but who would have thought that the political situation in Beijing would change drastically in just half a year.
Jiang Wuyong knelt on the ground, clenched his fist and shouted: "Anyway, no matter what I do, in your heart I am not as good as Lao Ba. Why don't you believe that I fell off the horse because of a witchcraft... Lao Ba, Lao Ba, maybe the person who wants to harm me is her. If I die and something happens, the position of the crown lady will be hers!"
"Asshole!" Jiang Kunjun picked up the memorial next to him and threw it at Jiang Wuyong. He was so angry that he half stood up and put his hands on the desk and asked her, "Do you know what you are saying?"
Jiang Wuyong said stubbornly: "The Queen Mother is biased towards Old Eight, what's the point of me saying or doing anything?"
Jiang Kunjun has not been in good health in the past two years, and his health has been even worse during the change of seasons. Provoked by Jiang Wuyong, he got so angry that he sat down on the chair behind him and started coughing.
The Palace Department had been standing guard at the door. When they heard the noise inside, they immediately came over to help Jiang Kunjun calm down. When they passed by Jiang Wuyong, they whispered, "How can your Highness contradict the Emperor like this? His Majesty said a few words to you for your own good. Did you know that at the beginning of the year, an official wanted to depose the princess, but it was His Majesty who suppressed it. Why don't you come and apologize to His Majesty?"
She said so much, but Jiang Wuyong only heard someone propose to depose the princess...
Jiang Wuyong clenched his fists, lowered his head, hiding the fear in his eyes, and said in a muffled voice: "Mother, I am wrong. Please don't get angry and hurt yourself. I shouldn't have contradicted you."
As he spoke, he crawled over on his knees, raised his hand to pat Jiang Kunjun's legs, and said in an aggrieved voice, "I was really scared at that time. I saw that someone had put bugs on my bed and clothes, and I couldn't find out who did it. How could I not be scared? I know I was wrong, please don't be angry."
What Jiang Wuyong said was indeed true. If there weren't bugs in her residence, why would she ask for trouble and go to the battlefield instead of staying in the tent?
Jiang Kunjun closed his eyes and took two breaths. He raised his hand and patted Jiang Wuyong's head weakly. He sighed and said, "Go down and see your father. He has been worried about you."
After the princess left, Jiang Kunjun asked the palace officials to leave and sat alone in the imperial study.
Jiang Wuyong went to Guijun's palace. After learning from his words that his current situation was not as good as before, he gritted his teeth, left the palace and secretly went to see the Left Prime Minister.
"The emperor's health is not as good as before," the left prime minister stroked the teacup in his hand, stared at Jiang Wuyong and said, "The eighth prince is the most favored now, you should make preparations early."
Jiang Wuyong understood the meaning of her words and hesitated, "The Queen Mother only reprimanded her and did not intend to depose the Crown Princess."
If she didn't do that, she could still keep her position as the princess, but if she did that, there would be no turning back.
Zuo Xiang felt regretful, but he didn't dare to force her, so he said, "Then wait and see."
The wait finally ended in the autumn hunt.
If the palace examination held every three years in spring is for the court to select civil officials, then the autumn hunting every year is an opportunity for those who practice martial arts to show their talents.
Daliang has two hunting events a year, spring hunting and autumn hunting.
Spring hunting is mainly for entertainment. The emperor brought his ministers to the mountain, set up a tent casually, and let people hunt and enjoy the spring to feel the spring atmosphere.
The autumn hunt is different. During the hunt, the emperor stays in the temporary palace, which is heavily guarded and the ceremony is solemn. This is because autumn hunting is the time that emperors of all dynasties have tacitly chosen to select new military generals.
Hunting is a real way to demonstrate one's ability. Any child from aristocratic family who wishes to pursue a career in martial arts will express their aspirations to the emperor and show their strength during the autumn hunt.
Although Wei Min was a civil official, as the deputy prime minister, his name was naturally on the list of people accompanying the autumn hunt.
Wei Min sat at the table, frowning as he looked at A'ruan's bulging belly. He was a little reluctant to go, "It will take nearly half a month to go back and forth."
Men can also participate in the autumn hunting. Feng Yu has never missed one whenever she is in Beijing. Even though she was pregnant this year, she followed Jiang Wuque again after knowing that the fetus was stable.
But it was different for A'ruan. His belly was getting bigger and it was too tiring for him to travel back and forth in a carriage, so he could only stay in the mansion and take care of the baby.
Ah Ruan smiled, raised his hand and said:
——Don’t worry, there are many servants in the mansion, and Erjiu is also here, they will always be able to serve me well.
Wei Min wanted to ask for leave from the emperor, but she had to go this time.
A'ruan is now eight months pregnant. Her belly is protruding like a bow. She has to support her waist with her hands when walking to feel better. It is difficult for her to turn over in bed at night. She relies on Wei Min to help her.
Now that she was carrying such a big belly and had difficulty moving, she raised her hand to open the cupboard and subconsciously packed Wei Min's clothes.
A'ruan did not know how to ride and shoot, and in previous years he would sit in the tent when he went hunting in spring and autumn with Wei Min. When Wei Min came back from hunting at the age of eighteen, he and Erjiu would wait to eat meat.
A Ruan went there a few times, but didn't like it very much, so he hasn't been there in the past two years. But every time Wei Min traveled, he packed his clothes personally.
When Wei Min saw A'ruan pulling out the bag, he quickly stood up and walked over, saying, "Tell me what you want to bring, and I'll do it myself."
A Ruan also felt that it was inconvenient for her to bend over with her current belly, so she stood next to the wardrobe, raised her hand to take out clothes and handed them to Wei Min, asking her to fold them and put them in her bag.
After standing for a while, Ah Ruan felt tired, so he hooked an embroidered cushion beside him with his foot, sat on it, stretched his legs, and pounded his hands twice.
He sat facing the wardrobe and caught a glimpse of an autumn shirt at the bottom of the wardrobe. He wanted to take it out and have a look, but his belly was too big and it was inconvenient.
A Ruan raised her hand and tugged at Wei Min beside her, and pointed with a smile at the moon-white dress that was buried under many other clothes.
The wardrobe in the double room is very big, and it contains most of Ah Ruan's clothes, in all kinds of colors.
After Wei Min found it, he raised his hand and handed it to A Ruan. A Ruan put the clothes on his legs, touched them in his hands, and a smile slowly appeared in his eyes.
Seeing A'ruan's expression, Wei Min was a little confused. "Do you like this material? Or do you like this color? If you want it, ask Erjiu to have two more made."
A Ruan shook his head. He had asked someone to make this dress last year when he was not pregnant yet. He returned to Qingping County without wearing it. This year, his belly had grown bigger and he couldn't wear it even if he wanted to.
There are a lot of clothes like this that are not worn after being made in the closet, and they are all piled at the bottom. The wardrobe is always filled with the most popular styles and materials, and most of these clothes are bought for him by his wife.
As Ah Ruan was looking at all the new clothes, she suddenly remembered what happened after Wei Min's Lu Ming Banquet.
At that time, Wei Min passed the imperial examination and the county magistrate rewarded him with several taels of silver. She took the silver and took him to the fabric shop on the street, saying that she wanted to buy some cloth to make him a new set of clothes.
A few taels of silver are nothing to A'ruan now, but he was reluctant to spend it at that time. He would rather not wear new clothes and wanted to save the money for Wei Min to go to Beijing for the exam.
The wife was very stubborn at that time. It was only after A'ruan blushed and acted coquettishly towards her that she finally compromised.
At that time, she said that when she became famous and rich in the future, she would buy him a room specifically for storing his fine clothes.
Now he has a lot of gorgeous clothes. Although they don’t fill up a room, if he took them all out, they could fill up half of the room.
A Ruan didn't know whether his wife still remembered what she said from that year, or she simply wanted to love him. Anyway, she saw some fabric that she liked, so she decided to make him some new clothes.
Pregnant people have the fastest mood swings and are the most emotional.
Just looking at the clothes and thinking about those things, A Ruan felt sour and soft in his heart, and his eyes were a little moist, for the difficulties they had gone through back then, and even more for his wife's unchanging love for him over the years.
Wei Min was bending over to sort out his clothes when he felt that the light beside him was blocked by someone. He turned his head and saw A Ruan, who was sitting on the embroidered cushion, coming over at some point.
Wei Min didn't stop what he was doing and asked him, "What's wrong?"
A Ruan held her stomach with both hands, bent down with difficulty and kissed Wei Min on the cheek, then straightened up, leaned against the end of the bed and looked at her with a smile.
Wei Min paused because of his sudden kiss. After realizing what he had done, he glanced at him and said, "Naughty."
Having said that, the corners of his mouth slowly lifted up, and the smile in his eyes spread and climbed up to his eyebrows.
After Ruan became pregnant, he became more and more naughty, taking advantage of the fact that she couldn't do anything to him.
Wei Min thought, I'll remember all of this for you, and we'll slowly settle the accounts after the baby is born.
The author has something to say: Wei Min: Flirt, flirt as much as you can, I will deal with you after the baby is born →_→
A Ruan: -v-
Thank you for Meng Ruoliu's grenade, love you~
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