Chapter 341 Princess Lihua
"He could have died comfortably with a cup of poisoned wine, but he insisted on seeking death. Tsk tsk tskā¦ He was stabbed more than ten times. I heard that he died from the last stab in the heart. How painful it was!"
"So, we can't just focus on raising sons at home, we can also not neglect the education of daughters. Look, Minister Jiang raised his daughter well, and the whole Jiang family benefits from it. Just look at the two younger generations of the Jiang family who were sent back from Yuzhou a few days ago, their names were Jiang Shoucheng and Jiang Shouwei, because they swore to the death to protect the evidence kept by the Yuzhou county magistrate, and all the officials who participated in the siege were brought up. At such a young age, they have been appointed by the emperor to serve in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel."
Although the positions are not high, there is a lot of room for advancement!
Moreover, they are still young. Many people are still mediocre and unknown when they reach middle age.
The two descendants of the Jiang family can gain experience in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Personnel for a few years, and then be sent out to serve as officials for a few years. If they endure some hardships and make some achievements, they will at least be the reserve troops of the second-rank officials in the future, and they have a bright future.
"The one who didn't raise a daughter well was Duke Cheng. I heard that on the day when Duke Cheng's mansion was ransacked, the prostitute cried and shouted that the two sons were not Duke Cheng's and that she was not his concubine. After the people from the Dali Temple confirmed it, they released the three of them on the spot."
"It's really shameful. He raised his only daughter and ended up bankrupting himself and losing his title. He raised a prostitute who cheated on him and made him a cuckold. He gave away someone else's son who he had raised for more than ten years for nothing. Duke Cheng doesn't look like such a fool. Why did he do such a stupid thing?"
"I saw him on the street the other day. He looked dazed, wearing ragged clothes, sitting on the ground drinking, and was completely drunk. He had offended many people in the past, and was dragged into the alley and beaten. He looked badly injured."
"Oh! It's New Year's Day, don't mention these unlucky things, look! Princess Lihua of Goguryeo is going to perform a dance."
Goguryeo was famous for its beauties, and the royal court of Goguryeo was even more of a beauty nest. Princess Lihua was a beauty on the golden tip of the beauties nest.
The King of Fuso once intended to make her the queen in the hope of winning her heart, but was rejected. The royal families of various countries also wanted to bring the beauty
home, but all failed.
It is said that Princess Lihua has liked the Emperor of Dayan for twelve years. Twelve years ago, the Emperor was invited to visit Goguryeo, and the eleven-year-old Princess fell in love with him at first sight.
She rejected so many people just to wait for the opportunity to follow the envoys to Dayan when she grew up. Since
Jiang Xinyue sat down, she kept hearing about Princess Lihua's secret love for the Emperor.
"Cough cough cough cough..."
Under her increasingly dangerous gaze, Emperor Xuanwu coughed a few times: "Yuer, when I went to Goguryeo twelve years ago, Princess Lihua was only eleven years old."
Eleven years old, no matter how beautiful she is, she is just a child to the Emperor. He is not so crazy that he is interested in children who have not even reached the age of marriage.
"What did I say?"
Jiang Xinyue sneered, her eyes chilly: "Your Majesty, please take a closer look. Princess Lihua is the pearl of Goguryeo. I heard that she is more beautiful than me. She rejected all the ambiguities for your sake, just to gamble on an uncertain future. Your Majesty, aren't you moved at all?"
Whether he was moved or not, the emperor didn't feel anything.
But it was true that he didn't dare to move.
The beautiful musical instruments played the sounds of nature. On the central performance platform, a group of beautiful women in white corsets and puffy skirts danced the Goguryeo dance.
Jiang Xinyue sang unconsciously in her head: Ali Lang~Ali Lang~Ali... Lang~
In the pale white, there was a bright red. Jiang Xinyue was far away and could only see the general idea, but even so, she could clearly feel that the woman in the red skirt, with her appearance, figure and temperament, was far superior to those dancers.
Looking at the emperor again, he held his chin with one hand, and his fair face was stained with two blushes. He tilted his head and looked at Jiang Xinyue. It seemed that he could only see her in his eyes, and there was room for her, no one else.
Princess Lihua danced faster and faster, and circled closer to the emperor and Jiang Xinyue amid the exclamations and praises of the crowd.
Five meters away from the emperor, she was stopped on the steps by the guards.
Concubine Wen couldn't help but said, "Princess Lihua, you haven't paid homage to the Emperor and our Imperial Concubine yet. You can't get close without their summons."
If everyone could get close, the grass on the Emperor's grave would be as tall as a person.
Yupin still had a white rabbit fur collar wrapped around her neck, saying that the scar on her neck had not healed.
But the injury to her neck did not affect her laughter: "Sister Wenfei, Goguryeo is a small country with few people. How can there be so many rules? If we have to stay so far away from their king, there won't be enough space in the whole Goguryeo!" Yupin,
who had cut her vocal cords, was disabled but determined. She laughed at Goguryeo for its small land, few people, lack of rules, and disorder.
Princess Lihua smiled sweetly at Emperor Xuanwu, as if she didn't understand, and spoke fluent Dayan Mandarin: "Lihua has met the noble Emperor of Dayan."
Jiang Xinyue: Great! He treats his rival as air.
...
Emperor Xuanwu didn't even look at Princess Lihua. The hand under the table kept kneading Jiang Xinyue's little hand, smiling at her from time to time, looking like he was drunk and acting cute.
Jin Lihua didn't hear the sound, and couldn't help but look up. How could the emperor whom she worshipped like a god... exchange glances with a concubine?
She looked at the people around the emperor curiously, but was shocked by Jiang Xinyue's expression on the spot. She couldn't help but think: Brother lied to her and said that there was no beauty as beautiful as her in Shen Ye's harem. Then what's the matter with this woman sitting next to Shen Ye?
Her hair is smoother than hers, her eyes are brighter, her lips are more rosy, and even her figure, which she is proud of, does not seem to have much of an advantage in front of this woman.
However, hearing others call her the Imperial Concubine, she must be quite old, right? She
looks no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, and probably takes good care of herself. On this point, Jin Lihua thinks she and the Imperial Concubine can exchange ideas.
After all, Goguryeo has always been famous for its beauty.
This Imperial Concubine has a knack for maintaining her beauty. If she can still maintain this look in her thirties, it is also very good.
However, she has already met with His Majesty the Emperor, why hasn't she been asked to get up?
"Princess Lihua, there is also the Imperial Concubine! Can't you see anyone else except the Emperor with your big eyes?"
Although Jin Lihua learned the Dayan dialect, she could not fully understand the hidden meaning of other people's words and could only understand the literal meaning.
She thought for a moment, then bowed to Jiang Xinyue again: "Lihua has met the respected Imperial Concubine Sister."