Chen Ruijin took advantage of the night to discuss with Concubine Chen how to persuade King Wu to send Wei Ruoheng's son to Taiwan. If this happened, it would be Concubine Chen who would benefit from King Wu, so Concubine Chen could not be the only one to blow the pillow wind.
After adding Mei Ji, she went to Mei Ji to tell her again. Mei Ji looked much more stable than last time, nodded and said: "I understand. I only admire the prince for myself..." She smiled sadly, "Since
Just tell the boss to leave."
"You decide what to say." Chen Ruijin said casually, "King Wu has a concubine who is going to give birth in the next few days, isn't she?"
Mei Ji said: "The princess sent someone to say that if Zheng Ji gives birth to a girl, that's all. If it's a boy, let me say bad things about Zheng Ji."
Chen Ruijin asked: "Have you ever had any contact with Zheng Ji?" Mei Ji shook her head. Chen Ruijin said, "In that case, you just tell the princess's people that you said bad things about Zheng Ji, and use Zheng Xiu from the Warring States Period as a raft. I don't want the prince to have any trouble."
Understand." Mei Ji's eyes lit up and she smiled. Chen Ruijin said, "Just protect yourself wisely, and be passive and slow in dealing with the princess's destiny. It will be fine if you don't work hard." She thought for a while, "Is there anything you like to do?
thing?"
Mei Ji was stunned: "What do you like to do?"
"If you like flowers and trees, you can cultivate flowers and bonsai; if you like painting, get some good paintings and copy them; if you like making snacks, you can practice your skills. Young people have to learn something. Otherwise, when you go out in the future, what will you do to support yourself?
What?" Chen Ruijin said seriously, "It seems easy for your clan sister to be a female teacher now; she also studied hard during those years in Jiming Temple."
Mei Ji stayed for a while and thought: "I don't know what I like, but I like them all."
"It's enough to learn everything, don't waste your time." Chen Ruijin said, "Or ask someone to get some fresh books from outside to read." Mei Ji nodded.
When Chen Ruijin saw that he had finished talking, he was about to leave. Mei Ji suddenly said: "Is that uncle here?"
"He didn't come today." Chen Ruijin looked at her biting her lip and frowning slightly.
Mei Ji took a few deep breaths and boldly asked, "Uncle...his...what's your last name?" Chen Ruijin looked at her twice and said nothing. Mei Ji lowered her head and said, "I just want to ask his last name."
Chen Ruijin said: "He is already in his forties."
Mei Ji said quietly: "King Wu is over sixty years old."
Chen Ruijin shook his head and said: "You have never seen a man before. Don't miss him. There is too much age difference between you."
Mei Ji said amusedly: "Can I see other men? How about better than King Wu?"
Chen Ruijin was silent for a moment and said clearly: "People and things are different after all. If others don't treat you as a human being, you have to treat yourself as a human being. If others don't push you to study and improve, you have to push yourself. When no one can trust you, at any rate
I have someone I can rely on." He walked a few steps outside, turned around and said, "I came out of the palace, and it was much harsher than Prince Wu's Mansion. I can come out, why can't you?" Mei Ji trembled slightly.
Chen Ruijin returned to her residence, and Jia Cong was waiting in the yard again. She briefly talked about what happened, and finally mentioned that Mei Ji seemed to be interested in "uncle". Jia Cong thought for a while and said, "It's not surprising. Mei Ji has only experienced this in her life."
Two men not named Zhen. One is old and ugly in his sixties, and the other is in his forties with a strong build. Not to mention, one represents despair and the other brings hope."
Chen Ruijin frowned: "This little girl is so smart, I want to put her to other uses in the future."
Jia Cong touched his chin: "Is it too young? She is underage. I still want to abide by basic humanitarian principles. Besides, her experience is equivalent to being a prostitute, which will definitely cause a lot of psychological damage. As long as it can be used If you use men’s fists to solve problems, I still advocate not using women’s bodies to solve them.”
Chen Ruijin glanced at him: "What are you thinking about? Has Sister Zeng sold herself? This child is like a natural craftsman. Even if she is a Taoist nun and talks about burning furnaces to make elixirs, she can get useful information."
"That's all." Jia Cong thought for a while, "Human emotions are the most uncontrollable. Some things have to be strangled before they even appear. Tomorrow I will go have a heart-to-heart talk with Mr. Zhen." Chen Ruijin sighed.
The next day, a rich man wanted to beg Zhen Cangzhu and invited him to drink wine. He really knew how to talk, but Zhen Cangzhu couldn't resist, so he went. As soon as the boat opened on the Qinhuai River, the singer started singing. The rich man was having a drink with two fans outside. In the inner cabin, Jia Cong and Zhen Zangzhu were sitting face to face.
Of course, Zhen Zangzhu is not the real Zhen Zangzhu, but Liu Er. On that day, Jia Xu said that Wei Ruoheng was going to go out to fight and had to send another person to the state of Wu, and the king of Wu paid great attention to family background. Jia Cong thought of it from Zhen Baoyu's head. Zhen Zangzhu of Mali Mountain. Although the Zhen family in Jiangnan fell, after all, it had been prosperous for so long in its early years, and Zhen Deren was not in vain. So he and Jia Xu discussed finding someone to support Zhen Zangzhu's identity. Although Jia Xu had many people, There are more things to do. If you want to win the favor of the King of Wu in a very short time, you must not only have real skills, but also show off. The Liu family members naturally have no martial arts skills, but they have studied few books, and they often hide their secrets. He is outstandingly good at it. Liu Er was the first one from the Liu family to work as a bodyguard. He also spent some time with the former King of Chu and was more imposing than his brothers. He also had a calm temperament and was easily trusted by the elderly. Zhen Deren was not as good as those in their family. Liu Er knew the matter better than others, so he chose him.
Jia Congnai told him Mei Ji's thoughts softly, and Liu Er was shocked. Jia Cong glanced at him and said, "I just came to Jinling not long ago. What happened to the Xu family? Was it arranged by my fifth uncle?"
"No, that was my impromptu idea." Liu Er said, "At that time, the boss of the Bao family came to test me for a long time, and I also frightened him twice. It was obvious that he had to discuss it with his family immediately after he returned. At that time, I was just an idle official who had just arrived in Jinling, and I could move very cheaply. So I followed all the way to Bao's house, and eavesdropped on the three men discussing me outside the door. Bao Laoer said that if you work carefully, you won't be involved in alcohol and sex, and you won't get involved with others. , and I was quite worried that Mei Ji would be favored. I thought, after all, we still have someone in Prince Wu’s Mansion who can contact Mei Ji, so it’s better to cut off Miss Zhen’s line outside. Mrs. Xu... it was a last-minute idea. Arrangements were made in the capital that day. When the Zhen Cang Pearl was being investigated, Mr. Wu once said that Bao Laoer was a sophisticated and suspicious person, and it was rare for him to inquire about the Zhen Cang Pearl. If he did not want them to find out the truth, they would have to send him a source that would take the trouble to investigate. Check it for them."
Jia Cong blinked: "...then...so you don't like Mrs. Xu?"
"No, we just met by chance. I saw that she looked like the 'depression' you mentioned back then, Third Master, so I took her away so that I could stop Bao Lao Er's suspicion and save her life. By the way, something happened. The Fifth Master originally arranged for me to use 'Mr. Wang Guowei' as bait, and let the eunuch next to King Wu lure him to my house so that I can show off my martial arts. But the Fifth Master was not very sure, because King Wu could not count Please read the article again."
Jia Cong frowned: "Your arrangement must have a higher success rate than Fifth Uncle's. It's just that the Xu family is not one of our own."
Liu Erhan smiled and said: "The origin of the Xu family is simple. If we arrange for our own people, what if the Bao family or the King of Wu find out something? The Xu family is real."
Jia Cong said: "You don't understand what I mean. I mean, Mr. Xu is not one of our own, but he lives with you in the same house every day. This is risky."
Liu Erdao: "Ms. Xu is really an ordinary woman."
Jia Cong curled his lips: "She is still a woman in her twenties."
Liu Er waved his hands repeatedly: "I am more than twenty years older than her."
"Even Mei Ji can fall in love with you." Jia Cong rolled his eyes, "They have no choice at all. They have never met many men. Mei Ji can fall in love with you because you are much more handsome than King Wu.
Isn't it the same with Mr. Xu? You are much better than that guy with a brass lock and an iron lock. I'm afraid something might happen, so I'll mention this to you first to nip it in the bud. Spying is a high-risk profession. Also, Uncle Wu said you are here
The strategy is a bit lacking, but Sister Zeng is good at this, so you two can work together in the future. You are much better than Sister Zeng’s ugly ex-husband who beats his wife."
"This..." Liu Er said he was confused, and after a while he said, "This is all nonsense! Third Master must be overthinking."
Jia Cong spread his hands: "It's not necessarily that I'm overthinking it. If these three women were elsewhere, there would definitely be many men chasing them. The problem is that their situation is quite special now. As Sister Zeng said, she once admired Zhong Heng.
——However, she has never met Zhong Heng at all, but has only heard the story of Zhong Heng fighting bandits. It is not surprising that she had no chance to meet a man when she was in Luzhou. And once the biological age of human beings reaches, girls will inevitably become pregnant.
Meiji's admiration for you may not be true admiration, but may be adoration. She regards you as a savior and expects you to save her from suffering. That Xu, you really saved her from suffering. You accepted her with openness.
If you invite a colleague to serve you a concubine, her mind will change. You don’t have a wife yet. It’s not because you hope she won’t like you that she won’t like you. Master Zhen, you have to be careful. This is the worst thing in the world.
The thing you can control is love, which can turn a little white rabbit into a madman."
"Hiss..." Liu Er was silent for a long time after hearing this, and said sadly, "I don't know how to deal with it."
Jia Cong said: "Mei Ji is easy to handle. She will be sent away directly from Prince Wu's Mansion in the future. Sister Zeng... Even if you two develop feelings beyond revolutionary friendship, I will not object. The one who is in trouble now is the Xu family. The more the
It is easier for a simple person to accept death, but you deliberately let everyone who is following you from the King of Wu to the Bao family mistakenly think that you like her."
Liu Erdao: "It doesn't matter if I suddenly don't like her anymore. It's most common for men to like the new and dislike the old."
Jia Cong breathed a sigh of relief: "This is a good idea, you can try it."
Liu Er thought for a while and said, "I know how to deal with it."
"Yeah, yeah. It's just a trivial matter. It will be easy to handle once you know it." Jia Cong said cheerfully, "Um, Brother Liu, do you have someone you like?"
"have."
"Ah?!" Jia Cong asked casually, but subconsciously he thought there wasn't one. Hearing this, he was startled, "Wow~~ There is actually one! Is he one of us?"
Liu Er's expression remained calm: "Yes."
Jia Cong suddenly started gossiping: "Do you want to be transferred to join you?"
Liu Er smiled bitterly: "No need." Jia Cong became more and more enthusiastic. Just as he was about to speak, Liu Er blocked her, "Anyway, I have no fate with her."
Jia Cong jumped up and said, "That's not necessarily true!" Then he was startled, "Um... maybe they are already married, right?"
"...That's not true."
Jia Cong gave a high five and smiled widely: "Then what's the problem?!"
Liu Er waved his hand: "Don't mention it." Then Jia Cong tried his best to surround him with innuendo, but he couldn't get anything out of him and returned in vain.
A few days later, Concubine Chen and Mei Ji blew a few pillow winds, and King Wu gradually placed Wei Ruoheng's son as the candidate sent to Taiwan to win over the young princess of Shu. Wei Ruoheng was then summoned to the government, and then he carefully
When asked about his passing in Dajiala, Wei Ruoheng accidentally mentioned that his son was friends with the son of Jia Lian and the son of the second aunt of the Jia family, and was very popular with Miss Jia San and Mr. Lin Hai.
Two days later, King Wu ordered the princess to summon Wei Ruoheng's wife, concubines, and children into the palace. Wei Ruoheng himself hid behind a screen and peeped. Zhen Yinglian and Mrs. Zeng took their three children there. Princess Wu took a look and saw how Zeng's conversation was.
She has a good demeanor, and she is indeed a lady. She has traveled to Beijing, Luzhou, Japan and other places, and has a wide range of knowledge. And how many days have it been? It is obvious that she has conquered the eldest wife of the Wei family, Zhen. There are two of them.
Calling elder sister and calling younger sister, they are extremely close. I have never seen any family where the eldest wife and the younger wife are so close. Looking at Mrs. Zhen again, she has a little family spirit all over her body. She has no idea. When she wants to reply a few times, her eyes are still open.
Looking at the Zeng family, the princess couldn't help but secretly resent the Zhen family for not living up to expectations, and increasingly felt that if Wei Ruoheng left, the Wei family would fall into the Zeng family's hands sooner or later.
After these people left, King Wu twirled his beard and walked out from behind the screen and said, "Where did Wei Ruoheng pick up this concubine? It's not bad."
Princess Wu suddenly felt uncomfortable, lowered her head and said: "Her fate is not good, she is just a concubine."
King Wu said: "He is not a bad bastard, and he has a measure of advance and retreat."
Princess Wu said: "The status of a concubine is too low after all. His mother is still the runaway wife of a soldier from the Lu Kingdom. He is definitely not worthy of being married to a princess, who is also the eldest princess. He is also young."
King Wu nodded slightly: "Yes." Then she made up her mind. Princess Wu looked at King Wu and sighed in her heart: If the prince sent Wei Ruoheng, the eldest son, to the Taiwan Mansion, Zhen's life would not be very sad. She can only complain.
She just doesn't live up to her expectations.
After some days, the King of Wu indeed ordered Wei Ruoheng's eldest son to accompany Concubine Chen's son to study in Taiwan. He also sent three children with good looks and talents, including one from the Bao family. Wei Ruoheng was unwilling to do so.
, said: "Your Majesty, my son is going to the battlefield."
King Wu said with a straight face: "Gu He has said that he is not allowed to go to the battlefield? It is just because of his acquaintance with Lin Hai, Jia Lian and others. Let's get acquainted with Gu's grandniece first. Didn't he go to several of them?
How old are you? We'll see when we grow up. Didn't you also say that the schools in Taiwan are good? It's just right for your son to study. After all, you are not in Jinling. Isn't Jia Cong on good terms with you? Let him take care of it for you.
"
Wei Ruoheng thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty, my Wei family has been a general for generations, and I really am not good at anything else."
"I know, I know! Don't worry about it." King Wu waved his hand and sent him away. Wei Ruoheng had no choice but to go back and pack his son's luggage.
Several children chose an auspicious day to set off to study in Taiwan, earlier than Wei Ruoheng and his army. After leaving for about half a month, someone came riding a fast horse to report that the Wei family uncle fell ill on the way due to acclimatization.
, Seeing that he was about to die. At that time, Wei Ruoheng was about to go out to the army, and he lived in the camp and did not go home. Mrs. Wei Zhen was extremely anxious, and her aunt Zeng encouraged her to not see her husband off, so she hurriedly