Jiang Si did not go to the Yining Marquis's residence to pay his respects. The matter was not a big deal, but it was not a small matter either. If no one said anything, he could just let it go. But if he was noticed by the nosy censors, he would have to deal with it in a more serious way.
The numerous memorials and the siege by the censors in the past few days had already made Yu Jin feel that something was amiss, and now that the censor who had caused the most trouble had been demoted, his suspicions had undoubtedly been confirmed.
"The prince must be full." Yu Jin put his hand on the table and asked Jiang Si, "Have we ever offended him?"
Jiang Si thought hard and shook his head: "Not yet."
"That's strange. I don't have the good reputation of the fourth brother, nor am I favored by the sixth brother. Why does he suppress us for no reason?" Yu Jin was confused, tapping the table with his fingers.
After thinking it over for a long time, he had no idea. He picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said coldly: "Maybe he is mentally ill. It is rude not to reciprocate. Since he is so unkind to us, I don't have to be polite either--"
Jiang Si shook his head: "Forget it, I think the prince is like a grasshopper in autumn, he won't be able to jump for a few more days, we don't need to take action, just wait and see."
If things had continued as they had in the previous life, on the winter solstice of the 19th year of Jingming, the emperor would have led his royal relatives, nobles, civil and military officials to the outskirts of the city to offer sacrifices to the heavens as he did in previous years.
This time, a major event happened: a snowstorm suddenly came, and Emperor Jingming and his entourage had to stay in the temporary palace. The prince slept with Emperor Jingming's favorite concubine, Concubine Yang... Emperor Jingming was furious and deposed the prince.
This was the famous incident of deposing the crown prince in the 19th year of Jingming.
Later, the crown prince was reinstated and then deposed, and the country officially entered a brutal and bloody period of usurping the throne.
Although Jiang Si is not an extremely intelligent person, the fact that the crown prince was reinstated even though he slept with the emperor's favorite concubine at least shows one thing: Emperor Jingming attaches great importance to the legitimate son left by Empress Yuan.
In other words, the crown prince was such a hopeless case that the other princes were given the opportunity to compete for his status.
The Crown Prince is about to be deposed for the first time, and will be reinstated later. The Emperor still has a fatherly heart towards the Crown Prince in the short term, so there is no need to take action against the Crown Prince at this time. Once traces are left and the Emperor finds out, it will be bad.
"It's better to rely on yourself than on God." Yu Jin said.
"Auntie, for the sake of our children, let's focus on safety for the time being."
After hearing what Jiang Si said, Yu Jin had nothing else to say but to nod obediently.
He was so angry that he couldn't vent it. After leaving Yuhe Garden, he went straight to the martial arts field and trained Long Dan to death.
Long Dan lay on the hard ground, begging for mercy with no strength left: "Master, please spare me, don't you still have Leng Ying?"
Yu Jin glanced at Long Dan with disdain: "I think you've exhausted yourself by strolling along the Jinshui River?"
Long Dan jumped up and said, "Master, this is pure slander! It is true that I have visited Jinshui River several times, but that was to collect intelligence. What do you mean by draining my body? I am not that kind of person. I still need to save my strength to marry a wife."
At this point, Long Dan looked resentful and whispered, "You married the princess and you think you are full. You don't know when other people are hungry. You have to keep an eye on me even when I'm strolling along the Jinshui River..."
"What are you talking about?" Yu Jin raised his foot and kicked over.
Long Dan covered his buttocks and dodged, shouting: "Master, you can't forget about us when you have a wife. We brothers are still bachelors."
Yu Jin was startled and glanced at Long Dan.
Long Dan was frightened by the look on his face and quietly moved back.
"Come here."
Long Dan smiled smugly and said, "Tell me what's the matter first."
Yu Jin raised his eyebrows and sneered: "Have you learned to bargain with me?"
Long Dan came over with a bitter face.
Yu Jin looked at him and rubbed his chin.
He looks quite handsome, but his character is a bit bad.
Long Dan looked alert: "Master, why are you looking at me like that?"
The master looked at him strangely...
"Want to get married?"
Long Dan nodded vigorously, but then felt that it was too unrestrained and chuckled.
Yu Jin frowned, thinking of one thing: that girl was Asi's cousin, if he brought Miss Dou and Long Dan together, wouldn't he have to call Long Dan "uncle"?
Of course, these distant relatives didn't really matter, and no one dared to hold his neck and yell at him, but it still made him unhappy just thinking about it.
Forget it, let’s find someone for Miss Dou who is not often seen in daily life.
Last year, quite a few young and talented people returned with him from southern Xinjiang. Several of them were assigned to the border guard posts in Beijing, which he thought was just right.
Yu Jin thought so, turned around and left, leaving Long Dan dumbfounded.
Could it be that he was too reserved and his master changed his mind?
Giving hope and then not mentioning it anymore, what's the difference between this and giving up in the end!
"Master, wait a minute——" Long Dan hurriedly chased after him.
The weather is getting colder day by day, and it seems that winter has arrived in the blink of an eye.
People who had been busy throughout the spring, summer and autumn began to enjoy the leisure of winter. They stayed in their houses and no longer went out. Even the imperial city became much quieter, with only men in Jinwuwei costumes patrolling back and forth.
They were accompanied by cold winds and bare trees.
"What horrible weather! It's not even the winter solstice yet and it's already this cold." The tip of a Jinwu guard's nose was frozen red and he kept rubbing his hands.
Another Jinwu Guard smiled bitterly and said, "Everyone says last winter was cold, but I feel this year is even colder. I wonder how many people will have a hard time."
Every winter, even in a prosperous place like the capital, many beggars would freeze to death, and many elderly people would not make it to spring.
"That's enough. We don't know if others are sad or not, but our life is hard enough anyway." The Jinwu Guard who spoke earlier breathed a sigh of relief when he saw two people coming from afar. "Jiang Er and the others are finally here to take over. You can go inside and warm yourself by the fire."
Not far away, the crown prince, who was dressed in casual clothes, whispered to the person beside him: "Is that the eldest brother-in-law of the King of Yan?"
After receiving a positive answer, the prince smiled cruelly and walked away.
No one in the imperial city dared to make a loud noise. Two Jinwu guards who were waiting to change shifts waved to Jiang Zhan.
Jiang Zhan couldn't help but quicken his pace when he saw this, and smiled to his companions, "They are waiting impatiently, hurry up."
Before his companion could answer, he suddenly noticed a person appearing in front of him. Jiang Zhan hurriedly dodged, but still bumped into the person's shoulder.
"Sorry--" Jiang Zhan was stunned when he saw the man's appearance.
This man looks like a prince...
Although Jiang Zhan had been in the Jinwu Guard for quite some time, he had only seen the prince twice. The man in front of him was dressed in casual clothes, so he couldn't be sure for a moment.
If you recognize the wrong prince, you will be doomed.
The Jinwu Guards standing by had already bowed and clasped their fists to greet the prince.
Jiang Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and clasped his fists, saying, "I am sorry for my rudeness, Your Highness. Please forgive me."
The prince looked at Jiang Zhan and said calmly, "As a Jinwu Guard, you are so reckless. Is this your attitude of apologizing to me?"
Every time he goes against the Seventh Brother, he gets into trouble. This time, not only was he severely scolded by his father, but a censor close to him was also killed. If he doesn't get angry now, he will be so angry that he will die.
Today he will definitely make Old Seven taste the bitterness of being humiliated!