good wife

Chapter 735 Blessing (5)
"Since this is the case, the prince should hurry up and eat some food and go back to the manor to rest early. It's not too late for you and me to meet again some other day!"

"No problem! Please! I would like to toast the eldest prince."

"My lord, please!"

"Princess Lixiang, too. I've heard that you women in Miaojiang have always behaved like women, but today, I want to ask the princess for advice!"

Princess Lixiang also picked up the wine glass, and said quite proudly: "Your Majesty, I am so honored! I am a woman from Miaojiang, I am indeed not as weak as you women from the Central Plains! In Miaojiang, women still drink and hunt, there is nothing wrong with it." That's right! In the mountains, there are many women who go to the mountains to cut firewood and hunt! It's not surprising! But you women from the Central Plains, apart from being able to embroider and play the piano, in the eyes of this princess, they are really useless!"

Qing Tian reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't be presumptuous in front of the prince!"

Princess Lixiang ignored him, but looked at King Xian, and asked with a smile: "Do you think what Lixiang said makes sense?"

The Xian Wang laughed, "The princess is really straightforward! She has a real temperament! One side supports the other side! Come, please!"

When Lixiang was full of wine and food, when Lixiang went downstairs, there was another look in the lobby. Princess Lixiang's face was slightly reddish, probably because of drinking wine, the coquettish look in her eyes was even worse!Even worse than Xiaotao playing music in the lobby!

Prince Ping's Mansion, Wenhua Academy.

"I believe that once Princess Lixiang shows up in this Fugui restaurant, the rumors that she looks similar to Concubine Li or Concubine Shu will be self-defeating!" Jingyi said lightly.

Yuan Xi sighed, "Yiyi, I always feel that there is something wrong with Duke Hu! After all, he is Bai Fei's biological father!"

"So what? If you want to spread your wings and fly high, but don't want to break through the obstacles by yourself, then break off your wings as soon as possible and stop thinking about it! In this way, maybe you can live in peace!"

Yuan Xi smiled softly, "You know Bai Fei is not that kind of person! I'm worried that he will be a little bit reluctant! Or, if he hesitates a little, he may ruin our business!"

"Bai Fei is a very assertive person."

"That's right! That's what I thought at the beginning, but now, I suddenly feel that there is no bottom line in my heart! I was thinking, what would I do if it were me?"

"So what's the result?"

Yuan Xi shook his head, "I can't think of it. I have never encountered such a dilemma. In fact, I only hesitated on one thing. It was when I confessed to you that I wanted to give up everything. The matter of retiring with you. I thought about it for a long time, and finally made a decision. Yiyi, I did not choose you directly, will you be angry?"

Jing Yi smiled lightly, this is her true temperament!This is the normal behavior of a person in a real dilemma!If Yuan Xi said that he never thought of anything else and was willing to give up everything, she felt that Yuan Xi's statement was a bit untrue!Country and beauty, when the two conflict, it is the most difficult choice since ancient times!Although Yuanxi has hesitated and struggled, he chose her in the end, didn't he?Although this proposal was rejected by her!
Jingyi knows that Yuanxi seems cold and heartless, but in fact, there is still a place in his heart reserved for those who have given him help and warmth.Therefore, she was sure that Yuanxi's hesitation was not only because of Jiangshan, but also because of the group of brothers who were born and died for him!
"Yuanxi, don't mention the past. I'm not worried about Bai Fei now. He won't give up this opportunity! From your point of view, Bai Fei may bear the reputation of being unfilial in the future. But For Bai Fei, this is an opportunity!"

Jingyi walked to Yuan Xi's side and lightly shook his hand, "First of all, it is still unknown whether this unfilial reputation will fall on him. At least, no one will doubt him in the short term. Secondly, this is also a It can allow him to keep the opportunity of the Huguogong Mansion! Huguogong made a big mistake, the emperor dismissed him and investigated, and even forced him to give up the title, all of which had to be carefully calculated! Although the Huguo Sooner or later, the Duke's position will be in vain, but as long as he is not one day! He will not be able to truly get all the power from the Duke Protector's Mansion! At least, in the face of it, he is just a young master! If he can If he becomes the Duke Protector as soon as possible, then his 'lore' in the dark can justifiably replace the dark power of the Duke Protector's Mansion. This is a rare opportunity for him!"

Yuan Xi nodded, "I hope Bai Fei can think the same way!"

"This is natural! He is a smart man. If he gives up this excellent opportunity, he will have to wait for many years! At least the current Duke Hu is in good health, and the old Duke's body is also in good health." Nothing has happened all the time. And the Protector has always obeyed the words of the old Duke. Therefore, Bai Fei must have thought about it a long time ago!"

"You are good at trying to figure out people's hearts! This is something that I am not good at."

"Yuanxi, what I'm thinking about now is how to make the emperor act according to our wishes?"

Yuan Xi frowned, "Let's take a look again. It's really hard to say where the emperor is! However, if there is this opportunity, he will definitely not let it go easily! At least, he will give the queen's power an obvious blow! Otherwise , I'm afraid he won't be able to spit out the bad breath in his heart!"

"I'm afraid the emperor is thinking about watching a play now?" Jing Yi said with a smile: "If that's the case, then let's arrange a good play."

In the evening of the next day, Shizi Yue and Qing Tian visited Duke Huguo's mansion, and were invited by Bai Fei and Duke Huguo to the foreign study.

The identities and status of these two people are there, so they are naturally the ones that the Duke Protector's Palace wants to win over!It's just that Yue Wang's mansion is the emperor's confidant, and it will not be easily shaken. However, it is necessary to have a good relationship with them.

The four chatted for a long time in the study outside, from poetry to calligraphy and painting, the conversation was extremely enjoyable!After a while, the servants came to report that King Jin had also come.This surprised everyone, the King of Jin had always been at odds with the King of Ming, so naturally he was also at odds with the Duke Huguo's Mansion, what happened today?
At this time, the Duke Huguo's Mansion had already received the news from the palace, knowing that the emperor stayed with Concubine De last night, so naturally he knew that Concubine De was back in favor!Seeing that the empress is seriously ill, the concubine De has woken up!Duke Protector, who was already anxious, became even more anxious when he heard the word King Jin!

"I don't know that the lord is here, so I'm too far away to welcome you." Duke Hu invited King Jin to the study all the way.

King Jin also said politely: "Duke Protector is being polite! It stands to reason that this king should also call you uncle. There is no need to be so polite!"

As soon as Jin Wang entered the house, he saw Yue Zhengyang and the eldest prince of Miao Jiang were there, he was a little surprised, "So there are distinguished guests in the house!"

Yue Zhengyang smiled and said: "In front of the lord, how can we be regarded as distinguished guests? It's just that the eldest prince said that he admired the culture of the Central Plains for a long time and wanted to pay tribute to it. The minister thought that the protector of the country is a great talent and loves to collect calligraphy and paintings, so he Specially bring the eldest prince to pay a visit."

The Lord Protector laughed and said, "Shizi Yue praised the old man!" The words were quite self-effacing, but the tone didn't sound like that!It's clearly a little bit of pride!
King Jin raised his eyebrows, "I see! This king has also heard for a long time that Duke Hu loves to collect calligraphy and paintings. This time, this king has caught up. I wonder if the Duke can let this king open his eyes too?"

Duke Protector hesitated for a moment, why did King Jin suddenly come to the door?Well, when did he become obsessed with calligraphy and painting?Duke Hu Guo has been an official in the court for many years, so he has some scheming plans, always feels that something is inappropriate, but he can't explain it.

"Father, the lord said he wanted to see the calligraphy and paintings in your collection!" Bai Fei reminded when he saw that his father seemed to be distracted.

The Duke Hu came back to his senses, nodded hurriedly, and randomly took out a painting from the largest painting jar next to the desk, and handed it over to several people for evaluation.

Yue Zhengyang is still a knowledgeable person, but he speaks clearly and logically. King Jin doesn't understand, but he reads it very carefully.After a while, these people appreciated two or three calligraphy and paintings one after another. At this time, Duke Protector's vigilance also slowly let go!
The King of Jin saw that there was actually a scroll horizontally placed on an ancient collection shelf, so he couldn't help walking over, saw that the box was exquisitely decorated, and it was extraordinary at first glance, picked up the box and said: "What kind of painting is this? The decoration alone is so exquisite and luxurious! Presumably it must be priceless!"

The Duke Protector stroked his beard and laughed, "Naturally! This is a treasure that I just got a few days ago. Come here, I will open it for you to have a look! This is the work of an unknown master 200 years ago. Paintings are extremely rare." Duke Hu Guo said as he slowly opened the scroll.

But even if the scroll was half opened, everyone's expressions were wrong!And the protector himself turned pale with fright!The hand holding the scroll trembled unconsciously!

(End of this chapter)