Jin Si and Jin Ke happily took up their new posts the next day, and the husband-selection banquet was held on the same day. Cangwu City was bustling with people.
Handsome young men from all over the country gathered here like a swarm of fish crossing the river. Some were elegant, some were heroic, some were gentle as jade, and some were bold and unrestrained. They were all beautiful and charming, each with his own merits. It was a feast for the eyes and a feast for the eyes.
The west gate of the Imperial Palace was bustling with activity, a bustling crowd of people. Today was the first round of the Husband Selection Banquet, intended to eliminate those who clearly didn't meet the requirements early on, thus reducing the workload of the subsequent re-selection.
After layers of screening, only thirty people were finally able to be presented before the empress.
At this moment, Jiang Zhixu was among this group of people. With his appearance and temperament, he naturally passed the first round of selection without any suspense.
However, seeing so many young talents around him eyeing his wife, he couldn't help feeling sour in his heart.
After Jiang Zhixu returned to the post station, as soon as he entered the door, he saw Xia Heng rushing over, followed closely by a strange face.
Xia Heng walked quickly to Jiang Zhixu's side and said in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, this gentleman said he was Ouyang Jin, and he came specifically to look for the Third Master. However, the Third Master and the Third Madam just left the house and are not at the post station."
Jiang Zhixu sat down slowly upon hearing this and nodded expressionlessly. Ouyang Jin knew that he, Cao Jiao, and Jiang Shuyan had grown up together and had a very close relationship.
However, Jiang Zhixu's understanding of Ouyang Jin was limited to this, and the Ouyang Jin he remembered didn't seem to be the one he saw before him...
Jiang Zhixu watched Ouyang Jin slowly sit down, then asked suspiciously:
"What's wrong with your face?"
Ouyang Jin smiled bitterly and sighed helplessly:
"It's a long story, but I have to thank my second sister-in-law. If she hadn't helped me, I would have died a long time ago."
Jiang Zhixu was surprised to hear this. He couldn't understand why Linlin had saved Ouyang Jin. So he asked:
"Oh? Linlin saved you? What's going on?"
Ouyang Jin paused for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and then said:
"At that time, I was being hunted by a group of people and the situation was extremely critical. Just when I was at my wit's end, my second sister-in-law suddenly appeared. Not only did she save my life, she also gave me a disguise pill. After I took it, I was able to escape successfully."
After hearing this, Jiang Zhixu suddenly realized that Ouyang Jin's face looked like this because he had taken the disguise pill.
He suddenly remembered that Jin Linlin had a magical sleeve filled with various pills, and this disguise pill must be one of them.
Ouyang Jin seemed to see what Jiang Zhixu was thinking and nodded:
"Yes, this Disguise Pill is a really good thing. However, when it comes to the capital being occupied by the rebels, I was also among them. At that time, I thought that if I could rescue my second sister-in-law from the Queen Mother, it would be considered a way to repay her for saving my life. Unfortunately, she had already left the city before I could act."
Jiang Zhixu's doubts deepened after hearing what he said. He quickly asked:
"Oh? I wasn't in the capital at the time. What happened?"
He was very curious about Jin Linlin's experience in the capital and wanted to know what kind of twists and turns she had gone through there.
"Did you get divorced?" Ouyang Jin was also curious?
"She was held hostage by the Queen Mother, but you and Cao Jiao, knowing she was in her clutches, established a kingdom and proclaimed yourself emperor. I thought she was dead."
Jiang Zhixu widened his eyes. No, they started to declare themselves emperor only after hearing the news of her death, so she was not dead at that time.
Jiang Zhixu's heartbeat suddenly quickened. It turned out that Linlin was not dead at that time. If they became emperor, the empress dowager would definitely make things difficult for her.
His heart was filled with guilt and self-blame. It turned out that they had misunderstood the news of her death.
"Then how did she get out of the city?" Jiang Zhixu asked anxiously.
Ouyang Jin shook his head. "How did she leave the city? I don't know. I heard that the eldest prince stole her out."
Ouyang Jin raised his eyebrows and hesitated:
"I also heard about it later. It was said that the First Prince and the Fifth Prince both coveted her beauty. The First Prince even locked her up in a secret room in his palace for five days. He used both force and violence to take her away, but failed. He then ran away. I don't know what happened after that."
Jiang Zhixu stood up and paced back and forth in the room. He couldn't wait to see Jin Linlin and wanted to know how much suffering she had experienced. He really thought she was dead, so he became emperor.
He really deserved to be killed! How desperate she must have been at that time, her husband and her best friend had betrayed her.
Did she think he'd given up on her, which was why she didn't look for him after she escaped? Jiang Zhixu clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, his eyes filled with pain and regret. He couldn't sit still any longer and decided to go find her right then and there.
But I couldn't see her. She is the emperor now. How could she let you call her whenever you want?
When I came back, Cao Jiao and Jiang Shuyan had also returned. They sat in the hall in silence.
Cao Jiao touched her eyes irritably:
"I knew she wouldn't break up with us for no reason. She must have been desperate in Kyoto. Both her husband and her best friend had abandoned her without regard for her safety."
Jiang Zhixu closed his eyes in pain, "I am sorry for her."
Jiang Shuyan frowned, "It's useless to say this now. The most urgent thing is that things have come to this point. He won't listen to us."
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