Feng Qing Shaoyi

Chapter 215
Zhan Shi smiled and told her the hellish past, but it made Xu Youyi feel endless depression.

It turned out that she had experienced this before. During the time in Chenyue Tower, she thought that this beautiful elder sister was Qi Ze's concubine, so she was jealous for a while.Who knows, the real reason is this.

After taking a few breaths in a row, Xu Youyi came to his senses, looked at the poor smiling woman opposite, and said, "I can help you and introduce you when Prince Dongteng arrives tomorrow night. But...you really decided Is it? Once this is introduced, there is no turning back."

Zhan Shi wiped away tears with a smile, "When I decided to come here, I never thought about turning back, let alone thinking that I still have a way to turn back."

Xu Youyi was speechless for a while, so she could only call her maid to arrange a place for Zhan Shi to make all the preparations for Zhan Shi.

In Prince Jin's mansion, Murong Xiu looked at Jiang Xun and Jiang Wen, who had solemn faces, and said, "This king already knows what you said. Murong Sheng's private raising of the army has been disclosed to me long ago. My lord, rest assured for now."

Jiang Xun and Jiang Wen secretly looked at each other, seeing the surprise and doubt in each other's eyes.

When did the king of Jin know about the prince's private raising of the army?And who is the person who revealed the news?How could he know so much about the prince?

While Jiang's father and son were thinking, Murong Xiu was also thinking.

At that time, he was a little puzzled, he was just investigating Qi Ze's news on the Beishuo border, how could he accidentally find out the news that Murong Sheng had a privately raised army.Although it's good to have the investigation, this can be regarded as Murong Sheng's handle.

But he knew Murong Sheng too well, and he was always cautious in doing things, so how could he let him investigate this matter?Now that I think about it again, everything becomes clear.

He investigated this news at the border of Beishuo, and Que Yu was also the prince of Beishuo.Long before, Que Yu had already set him a trap, but he didn't know it, and fell into the other party's trap helplessly.Then the secret of the privately raised army was obviously revealed to him by Que Yu.

A long time ago, Que Yu had already made preparations for Xiangnan Chu to become a vassal state of Beishuo.That's why he came to him, because Murong Sheng colluded with Dong Teng of the Western Wei Dynasty to rebel, I'm afraid Que Yu already had a guess in his mind.In order not to affect his plan, he took the initiative to support a prince to ascend the throne.

Que Yu was really more unpredictable than he imagined, making it difficult for people to figure it out, and he was also played around.

"Your Highness, the crown prince is trying to collude with foreign countries and usurp the throne, so what should we do?" Jiang Wen asked, looking at Murong Xiu who looked slightly gloomy.

"What else can we do? Naturally, we should do our best to investigate and find out the number of Murong Sheng's troops and their combat tactics." Murong Xiu sighed secretly, his eyes were serious, "Murong Sheng plans to rebel, we can't sit still and wait for death."

"But it's too difficult to investigate, so we can't report to the Holy Majesty, so that the Holy Majesty can send troops to fight and dethrone the crown prince?" Jiang Xun suggested.

"No, absolutely can't do this." Murong Xiu blurted out, "Regardless of the huge impact this time involves the Three Kingdoms, even if we send troops to fight, the possibility of winning is very small. Moreover, the father's dragon body is not in good condition, it can be said that one day is not as good as one day." One day, I’m afraid that Murong Sheng hasn’t been caught yet, so I’m going to die first. A country can’t live without a king, and when the country is in chaos, I’m afraid Dong Teng of the Western Wei Dynasty will take advantage of it.”

The Jiang family father and son nodded in agreement. After thinking for a while, Jiang Wen asked, "But if we don't tell the Holy Majesty, our chances of winning will be greatly reduced. How can we resist the soldiers of the Three Kingdoms?"

"Soldiers must be controlled with soldier talismans of course. This king has this bargaining chip, so why not use it?" Murong Xiu rubbed his fingers deeply at the soldier talisman in his palm, "Besides, he will definitely not let Murong Sheng win."

The Jiang family father and son looked at each other with doubts in their eyes.Who is this him?
When Jiang Xun and Jiang Wen returned to the Jiang Mansion, the two began to discuss the matter of Prince Dongteng's visit tomorrow night.

"Wen'er, we can ask His Royal Highness King Jin for help when Prince Dongteng came to Jiang's house." Jiang Xun sat on the chair and sighed repeatedly, "But you have also seen that the prince intends to lead the army to rebel. Recently, we have been so busy investigating this matter that we couldn't even ask for help. Since it's about our Jiang family, we should get through it ourselves."

"Tomorrow night, we must be well-mannered and warmly entertained. Don't let the other party catch us if we make a mistake. Prince Dongteng just came here to make things difficult. If we do something out of the ordinary, we will endure it and let it pass. Follow his will, don't confront him head-on. He is the crown prince of Dongteng, our Jiang family is just an ordinary family, if there is trouble, it will not be good for our Jiang family. Do you understand?" Jiang Xun faced him The carefully cultivated eldest son said earnestly.

Jiang Wen nodded and said: "Don't worry, father, the son will save it. Tomorrow night, the son will entertain him carefully, and don't let Prince Dongteng have the opportunity to make trouble."

"That's good, that's good." Jiang Xun looked at the calm and steady Jiang Wen, and said with relief, "Even though Prince Dongteng is here to find fault, at any rate, the problem can't be on us, and we can't let Prince Dongteng take advantage of it." .If something goes wrong, we can't tell even if we have a hundred mouths.In this case, it's better to let him deliberately make things difficult, get angry, and maybe stop coming later. People, always look forward of."

Facing Jiang Xun's heartbreaking thoughts, Jiang Wen could only nod frequently to show that he was listening carefully.The two talked in detail late at night before blowing out the candles and going back to their respective rooms to rest.

In the blink of an eye, it was time to entertain Prince Dongteng the next night.In the early morning of the next day, Xu Youyi had already asked the servants in the yard to clean the house, and ordered the dining hall to prepare meals, waiting for the so-called visit at night.

In the dead of night, every household had put out their candles to rest, but the Jiang Mansion was brightly lit.After the servants in the yard finished their usual work, they stood neatly in two rows in front of the main hall door.Everyone lowered their heads, lest they offend the honorable man sitting on the main seat in the main hall.

The man with an extremely feminine face was propping his chin up at this moment, looking at the delicacies on the table with a sleepy expression.Even if it is Bazhen Jade Food, which is delicious in color and taste, it can't arouse a man's interest at all.

Xia Houyan tidied up his sleeves, and said without interest: "Why are these boring meals? I originally thought that Jiang's family is a scholarly family in Southern Chu, and they have worked in the Imperial Academy for generations. The open-mindedness of the family is even more important. All the Southern Chu aristocratic families advertised, so the meals they usually use should be different. But what I saw in this palace is no different from ordinary aristocratic families, they are all dirty and disgusting, making people unable to eat."

Listening to these words that slandered the Jiang family's reputation, Jiang Wen smiled lightly, and said in a standard manner: "Prince Dongteng really thinks highly of our Jiang family. Although the Jiang family is a scholarly family, they are just ordinary people. People eat whole grains , there will inevitably be the seven emotions and six desires, and one of the six desires is naturally included. Carved cockles and clams are delicious and fat, and everyone yearns for it. It’s human nature to be disgusted.”

He was not angry because of the other party's deliberate slander, nor was he panicked by the hypocritical praise in his words.Frankly speaking, the Jiang family is just ordinary people, weakening the deliberately inflated social status so as not to fall too badly. Although both inside and outside are self-effacing, they also admitted in disguise that the Jiang family is a scholarly family. She is a role model for all the Southern Chu family, she saved the Jiang family's face, and her articulate speech can't help but make people admire her.

Xia Houyan looked up and down in surprise, looking back and forth at the respectfully bent Jiang Wen, who was neither humble nor overbearing, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, "What a 'human being', he deserves to be the Imperial Academy of Southern Chu's sacrificial wine, eloquent and eloquent, This level of eloquence puts me in the dark, and it's really a great honor for Master Jiang to have a son like you."

Then he seemed to think of something, and then he found fault: "By the way, why don't you see Grand Master Jiang come out to welcome me? Could it be that I think I'm just the crown prince of Dongteng, who will return to his country as soon as the tribute banquet is over, so how many Judging from Zhang, being arrogant and rude, is this how Nan Chu treats guests?"

A small visit was elevated to hospitality etiquette between countries in a few words. Even the academicians of the Imperial Academy are so rude, let alone other people.Maliciously insulting Nanchu as a barbaric land, and the people of Nanchu are all vulgar and reckless.

Xia Houyan smiled triumphantly, but Jiang Wen still said in a calm manner: "Where is the prince Dongteng, the prince Dongteng respects him as a distinguished guest, and the guest comes from afar, so my father naturally wants the prince to feel at home. However, he is not feeling well. The prince saw the joke, which spoiled the prince's interest, so he had to stay in bed and let the humble officials come to entertain him. If there is anything wrong with the hospitality, I hope the prince will forgive him."

Originally, Jiang Xun wanted to entertain Xia Houyan in person, so he even changed into his official uniform for going to court, so he sat in the main hall and waited for Xia Houyan to appear.

But Jiang Wen thought about Jiang Xun's sixtieth year, so he couldn't bear to let the elderly Jiang Xun face this not easy to provoke Prince Dongteng in person, so he persuaded Jiang Xun to go back to the house to rest, and he would deal with it alone.

But Jiang Xun is also stubborn, thinking that he is still alive, how can he let his son face it alone, but he hides like a tortoise, so he sits on the chair in the main hall, clasping his hands on the edge of the table and refuses to leave Even Xu Youyi's persuasion didn't work.

In the end, they couldn't do anything, so the husband and wife had no choice but to resort to hard measures, letting Jiang Yu go back to the room with Jiang Xun on his back and wait for Xia Houyan to leave before releasing him.

Jiang Yu also knew that this Prince Dongteng was not a good person, otherwise he wouldn't have joined hands with Murong Sheng and He Lianhao and held a martial arts banquet to hurt Qi Ze.

So he carried Jiang Xun on his back very quickly and left. Jiang Yu practices martial arts every day and is strong. Jiang Xun is also a modest gentleman. His behavior couldn't react for a while.By the time he realized it, he had already been carried away by Jiang Lu.

Jiang Wen, Xu Youyi and his wife also breathed a sigh of relief, and concentrated on dealing with Xia Houyan.

Facing Jiang Wen's unflappable, indifferent attitude, which made it impossible to pick out any wrong etiquette, Xia Houyan couldn't help but gritted his teeth secretly, and his eyes sank.

Unexpectedly, the eldest son of the Jiang family is not a fuel-efficient lamp!

"I see. Is Master Jiang's illness better? There are some nourishing herbs here in the palace. Why don't you give it to Master Jiang to nourish his body. Master Jiang is the backbone of the Imperial Academy. If he falls ill, who can help him?" Are you qualified to manage the entire Imperial Academy?" Xia Houyan said with a smile.

Jiang Wen smiled slightly, and refused: "Prince Xie Dongteng is concerned, my father is just tired at ordinary times, and his body is a little sick, just rest for a while. Since it is a good nourishing medicinal material, how can the Jiang family accept the prince's kindness? "

"Since that's the case, then I don't force it. I just wish that Master Jiang's health will get better soon, and he will continue to take over the Imperial Academy and train more people with lofty ideals for Nan Chu." Xia Houyan continued politely with his face unchanged. .

Jiang Wen bowed slightly, with a polite smile on his face.

At this time, Xu Youyi led the maidservants behind him, walked into the door unhurriedly, with a graceful demeanor, orderly ordered the maidservants to put down the food in their hands, saluted Xia Houyan with a smile, and then turned around. He turned around and took all the maidservants with him to leave.

Xia Houyan seemed to have discovered something novel. He looked at the back of the dignified and elegant woman in front of him with great interest, and stopped him: "Mrs. Jiang, please wait a moment."

Xu Youyi's delicate body shook, she stopped, turned around and saluted with a smile on her face, "I don't know what's the matter with His Royal Highness Prince Dongteng?"

"It's nothing, but I heard that the women in Nanchu have always been gentle and pleasant, with tenderness like water." Xia Houyan picked up the teacup, stood up slowly and walked to the woman, "I didn't believe it before, until I saw Mrs. Jiang, I believe it." Then she approached her face, looked at the beautiful face in front of her with a smile, and said in a seductive voice, "Mrs. Jiang is so beautiful, I can't help but feel happy."

Although it was a very soft and charming voice, it seemed to come from the abyss, which shocked Xu Youyi, her body shook, and she quickly stepped back.

Jiang Wen naturally also heard the frivolous words, and hurried forward to stand in front of the trembling Xu Youyi, and politely said with a smile: "Prince Dongteng, please forgive me, I have never seen anything in the world, and I am timid and afraid of getting into trouble. You lost your manners in front of the prince and disturbed the prince's interest, why don't you let the minister and the prince drink a few more glasses to express your apology."

Without waiting for Xia Houyan to make a statement, Jiang Wen turned around and said to Xu Youyi: "Didn't you say that there are songs and dances for the prince? It just so happens that the prince is interested in drinking for his husband. You should hurry up and prepare, don't sweep The prince's happiness."

Hearing that Jiang Wen excused herself, Xu Youyi nodded quickly, clutching the handkerchief tightly in her plain hand, and fled out of the room in a little haste.

Seeing Xu Youyi fleeing in panic, Xia Houyan turned his eyes slightly, looked at Jiang Wen who was secretly relieved, and teased: "It turns out that Jiang Jijiu also protects his wife, but he protects his wife very tightly. I just said it casually." Say, it scares Jiang Jijiu." After speaking, he sat back in his seat and didn't mention the matter again.

Jiang Wen just smiled politely, and then sat on the seat next to him, poured a glass of wine and toasted: "My minister respects His Highness the Crown Prince."

Outside the house, Xu Youyi looked at the scene of the toast inside and was still in shock, then looked back at the stunning woman who was well-dressed and exquisitely dressed in a concubine red dance dress and asked: "Have you really made up your mind? If you go back on your word Yes, you can go back now, this is the last chance."

Zhan Shi smiled faintly, and said: "It's been decided a long time ago. When I changed into this dance outfit, I never thought of going back on my word."

Xu Youyi was stunned for a moment, clasped her hands tightly, turned her head and said, "Since you made the decision, you came to me for help, and I also introduced you. Next, it's up to you."

"I know." Zhan Shi smiled, picked up the begonia flower hairpin she was holding tightly in her hand, looked at it cherishingly for a moment, then raised her eyes and said, "Thank you Mrs. Jiang."

Xu Youyi couldn't bear to look at Zhan Shi, and when she saw the flower hairpin that was held tightly by cherish, she said softly, "Did he give this to you?"

Caressing the flower hairpin with her fingers, Zhan Shi nodded and said, "Yes."

"Pfft——" Xu Youyi laughed unconsciously, and his eyes couldn't help getting hot, "Really, I really don't understand him. He obviously doesn't understand the style, but he will also buy hairpins for women. It is obviously cold, but he will give When the little girl buys candied haws, she obviously looks calm and breezy, but he... unexpectedly blooms flowers all over the place, he is obviously such a gentle person, but he doesn't like to smile, and I haven't seen him smile on weekdays."

Hearing what Xu Youyi said about Qi Ze, Zhan Shi recalled that Qi Ze was always reviewing official documents with a blank face in Fusheng Pavilion, so he rarely laughed.Even when he said some words of concern for her, his expression didn't change at all, and he couldn't help but chuckle.

He seems to be like this!
"This flower hairpin is very beautiful, don't you want to wear it? If you wear it, it will definitely look good."

"No." Zhan Shi shook his head and said, "It's because the flower hairpin is beautiful that I don't wear it. I have lost the qualification to wear it long ago, and I don't want other people to see me wearing this flower hairpin."

"Really?" Xu Youyi lowered her eyes and said, a sad atmosphere lingered between the two of them.

"Thank you again for Mrs. Jiang Shao's help. It can be seen that Master Jiang cherishes his wife very much. She lives a happy life. Your son's painstaking efforts are not in vain." Zhan Shi said softly.

"In fact, I understand his painstaking efforts, and I have never complained because he left cruelly, and..." Xu Youyi raised her eyes and said firmly: "I have never regretted being exposed to that heavy rain, if I can choose again , I will definitely make the same decision.”

Zhan Shi smiled knowingly, nodded slightly, then turned around and walked towards the door full of unknown dangers.

After walking a few steps, I heard Xu Youyi asking behind me: "Wait, what's your name? We've met a few times, but I don't know your name yet."

The stunning woman turned her head slowly, and replied softly: "Zhan Shi, my name is Zhan Shi."

"Zhanshi?" Xu Youyi chuckled, "It's a nice name."

"Thank you." Zhan Shi nodded lightly and was about to continue walking towards the door when he heard a grateful voice behind him.

"Miss Zhanshi, thank you! Thank you for persuading me to go back in the heavy rain, and thank you for what you did for Shaoyi this time."

Zhan Shi just nodded and smiled, then turned around and opened the door.

The door of the room was opened, gradually revealing a beautiful and charming face, the woman raised her eyes lightly, and there were all kinds of amorous feelings like autumn water.The lotus steps moved lightly, and the sound of the bell on the ankle immediately reached the ears of the two who were drinking, causing them to look up.

I saw a section of water sleeves being swung, and the fragrance on it disturbed the mind, the slender waist twisted, and the creamy white skin under the concubine red dance dress seemed to glow with a layer of warm light under the dim yellow candlelight, which was alluring.

But this is nothing compared to the watery eyes covered by the water sleeves, and when the water sleeves float by, revealing the intoxicating and stunning delicate face.

The woman came lightly, caressed the back of Xia Houyan's hand with her slender fingers, and stared at the other's already dazed eyes with seductive eyes, but her voice was quiet, clear and soft.

"The little girl came to show her poems and dance, and I hope that His Highness Prince Dongteng will take pity on her."

(End of this chapter)