The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

Chapter 373 Returning to the House (2)

　"Brother, this is the queen mother's order." Jiang Ruan sighed: "I can't resist the order and disobey it. Besides, there is nothing wrong with marrying into the Jinying Palace. I don't have mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law to serve me. It's very clean and refreshing."

"You are my younger sister," Jiang Xinzhi said sternly, "Although he is young and promising, he has a good life, but after all he has a bad reputation and is indifferent. A girl like you doesn't know what it means to get married. What's the good of getting along with a cold person day and night?" Jiang Xinzhi saw that all his sisters were good, but looking at Xiao Shao, he naturally felt that he was not worthy of Jiang Ruan, so how could he have a good face.

"What's the reputation?" Jiang Ruan smiled slightly: "Brother forgot, I still had the reputation of being a lone star of the gods. Is this true?"

"That's someone who framed you, how can you take it seriously?" Mentioning this matter, Jiang Xinzhi felt a block in his chest.At the beginning, he only blamed himself for his incompetence, but he didn't know that Xia Yan's family had sinister intentions, which gave Jiang Ruan such a bad name and caused her to suffer so many years of grievances in Zhuangzi.

"Since I was framed, how could it be impossible for him to be framed?" Jiang Ruan shook his head: "Besides, brother, you have been in the border for so long, and you have been with him, so you know him somewhat. What kind of person is he, don't you know?"

Jiang Xinzhi was at a loss for words. In fact, although Xiao Shao was indifferent, his subordinates respected him and were in awe of him.To look at a person, it depends on how the people around him treat him.Since Xiao Shao's subordinates are so loyal to him, he must have his own merits.Moreover, on the battlefield, this man's courage is indeed admirable.It is undeniable that this is a very powerful man, with Jiang Ruan, he can absolutely protect her.It’s just that Jiang Xinzhi didn’t like it no matter how he thought about it, and said with a sullen head, “Ah Ruan, you’ve been paying attention to him in every sentence. It’s always true that you don’t care about it, but you actually have a heart for him.”

This time it was Jiang Ruan's turn to be speechless. She stared at Jiang Xinzhi for a while before saying, "Brother, it doesn't matter if I marry anyone. Although the Queen Mother loves me, the Jin Dynasty's country is more important than my personal safety. My The higher the status, the more favored the royal family is, and the more likely it is to become the royal family's bargaining chip in the future. Do you remember the original Princess Yuanrong? Everyone has seen that I am like the second Princess Yuanrong in front of the Queen Mother. Are you sure that I won't end up as the second Princess Yuanrong in the future?"

Jiang Xinyi was startled, and anxiously said: "No nonsense!"

"Brother also knows what I mean." Jiang Ruan shook his head: "Princess Yuanrong is the biological daughter of Empress Dowager Yide, and she ended up like that. I have no blood relationship with the royal family at all. Who knows that one day Will the situation change suddenly? As for my father, he loathes and resents us in his bones. If he can let me pave a way for his official career, he will be very happy. My life looks full of flowers, but it is actually in danger. Marry For Xiao Shao, although he is indifferent, he just saves some trouble. It doesn't matter if I marry anyone. Marrying him at least has a bargaining chip. I am an ally with him, which is stronger than any relationship. .”

"You..." Jiang Xinzhi was shocked and angry: "What nonsense are you talking about? How can marriage be used as a bargaining chip? I will help you fight for what you want. I will protect you, but you can't treat your husband as an ally. That is the person you want to talk to, the person you will be with for the rest of your life. When you say that, where do you put yourself?"

"Brother, I don't want to be romantic now." Jiang Ruan said lightly: "You and I have been used to seeing the ending of our mother since we were young, and there is always a hurdle in our hearts. After a long time, the allies will naturally become husband and wife. But this is all about getting along slowly." She lied to Jiang Xinzhi, the resistance to marriage in this life, and the blockade of her own feelings did not come from Zhao Mei's ending, but It was delivered with all my heart and soul in the previous life, but the result was all betrayal and killing. It is not an easy task to completely get rid of that shadow in this life.It's just that she couldn't tell Jiang Xinzhi about it.

Hearing this, Jiang Xinzhi didn't know how to persuade Jiang Ruan. Once his younger sister made up her mind, no one would be able to shake her, so she sighed, patted her on the head and said: "You are young, but like a little old woman, I don't know Who does this temper follow?"

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, and the two siblings started talking about other things.

In the study room at the other end, Xiao Shao was sitting at the table, Xia Qing and Qi Feng were sitting across from each other, Xia Qing was finally worried and rushed over, but unexpectedly found that Xiao Shao had returned, he was immediately surprised, sitting in Jin In the study of Prince Ying's Mansion, he finally had the will to ask his question: "Third brother, why didn't eldest brother come back with you?"

"He led the army to adjourn." Xiao Shao said.He rushed over at full speed, and who knew that Jiang Xinzhi also followed. The army cannot be without a leader, so naturally Guan Lianghan was left alone.

Qi Feng sat on the seat and didn't know what he was thinking, and kept silent all the time. Xia Qing touched his arm when he saw this: "Fourth brother, what's wrong with you? You have been out of your mind since you first came in? I just heard Speaking of fire, you rushed out? Why are you in such a hurry?"

When Xia Qing came over, Jin Yiwei had already disposed of the dead man's body, Xia Qing didn't know what happened.Xiao Shao's eyes moved when he heard the words, and he glanced at Qi Feng, but didn't speak.

Qi Feng came back to his senses, only he knew how thrilling that scene was, it almost stopped his heartbeat.Even now, as long as I think about it, I still feel scared for a while. At that time, he lost his composure in a hurry, and I don't know if Xiao Shao saw it.Thinking of this, Qi Feng raised his head and met Xiao Shao's calm gaze, which seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, making his inner thoughts invisible, Qi Feng suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, and almost ran away .

After a while, he forced a smile: "It's okay, I just came out to take a look." He remembered that at the critical moment just now, it was Xiao Shao who rushed over to rescue Jiang Ruan, and he was able to protect her justifiably, so he felt a burst of bitterness in his heart .However, there are some things in this world that can be fought for, and some things cannot be fought for, and there is even no qualification to fight for them.Qi Feng suppressed the sadness in his heart, and said: "Third brother, now that you are back, there may be some changes in the capital. Did you find any clues when you went to Tianjin this time?"

They had started to investigate the changes in Dongyi Kingdom many years ago. This time, Tianjin Kingdom's challenge was so sudden, and it was inextricably linked with Dongyi Kingdom.This time Xiao Shao was ordered to go on an expedition, on the other hand, to find out the news.Xiao Shao shook his head: "The imperial court has someone arranged by them. This person hides too deeply, and this time the Tianjin army was defeated, and the Dongyi Kingdom alliance broke down. They may have to rest for a while. There are other arrangements in Beijing."

Xia Qing couldn't understand what they were saying, so he scratched his head and said, "No matter what, it's good that third brother comes back safely. Before, fourth brother and I bet on your marriage. A wedding? I’m just waiting to drink this glass of wedding wine before going back to Jinling. There’s been no movement in the hospital for a long time, and the doctors and apprentices on my side are all in a hurry.”

(End of this chapter)