After lunch, everyone couldn't wait to let Ye Ru take the teleport out and have a good time near Jingkou.
Cheng Jinyang was embarrassed to tell them that on New Year's Eve, most of the shops on the street were closed and there was no one on the street, otherwise he would not have exposed the demon girls to the public.
After leaving here, he returned to the living room and received some members of other aristocratic families who came to visit - the Fufeng Xie family was among them.
Nowadays, in the Cheng clan area, there are many Xie clan members, such as Xie Youdu, the chief secretary of Xie who works in the Admiral's Mansion, and Qingqing's mother, Xie Zhenshi, Xie clan, etc. Therefore, Xie Anshi also brought some clan members to visit, including
There is Xie Ling Jiang.
Xiao Lingjiang, who is already 5 years old, seems to have grown a little in stature, but her temperament has not changed much. She still looks quite mature and precocious. After arriving, she asked for leave from Xie Anshi, and then she couldn't wait to find Miss Wang.
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Miss Wang was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea. Xie Lingjiang sat down next to her and asked:
"Sister Wanrou, can we have a drink with you?"
"It's up to you." Miss Wang replied.
So Xie Lingjiang made tea for herself, with a focused expression on her little face, which was very cute.
After brewing the tea according to the tea ceremony etiquette of the aristocratic family, she held the teacup with both hands and asked in a low voice:
"Sister Wanrou, do you really want to marry him?"
"Yeah." Wang Wanrou hummed.
"But, I heard..." Xie Lingjiang hesitated, "You don't seem to be the real wife..."
"If it were you, would you rather be a chicken head or a phoenix tail?" Miss Wang suddenly asked.
"That depends on the situation." Xie Lingjiang thought for a moment and said cautiously, "If the empire is like a pool of stagnant water, and the world is about to be in chaos but is not in chaos, then it is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix."
"But if it is an era of great peace or chaos, and the fate of your life is unpredictable, then you would rather be the tail of a phoenix and try your best than be the head of a chicken and let others manipulate you."
"Ha." Wang Wanrou smiled faintly and said, "I remember you said two years ago that the current empire is like a puddle that is about to dry up, and everyone is fighting with each other like tadpoles in it. To this day, I don't know.
Has your perspective changed?"
"That's it." Xie Lingjiang nodded slightly, expressing his understanding, "I understand. But... Brother Jinyang back then faced Wang Chuzhong's thousands of troops without fear. How heroic was he at that time?
"
"It's just that since then, it seems that he has taken root in Jingkou Town and devoted himself to running the industry. It makes people feel..."
"It makes you feel like a rich old man who only knows how to accumulate food and buy wealth in troubled times?" Wang Wanrou asked with a sneer.
Xie Lingjiang didn't answer, just hesitated.
Of course that was the meaning, but Miss Wang's sneer showed that her guess was a stupid mistake.
After thinking for a while, Xie Lingjiang asked in a low voice:
"Did I ignore the Beifu Army?"
"Do you know the situation of the Beifu Army?" Miss Wang asked her.
Xie Lingjiang shook her head. She could still confirm the development of Jingkou Town with her naked eyes; how could she, a child, know the situation of the Beifu Army?
However, since Miss Wang said this, it almost made it clear to her: Cheng Jinyang is not addicted to farming, but is also actively preparing for war, with the goal of targeting the northern Central Plains.
After understanding, Xie Lingjiang no longer continued to talk about the topic of "whether Cheng Jinyang is worthy of her marriage", but started gossiping enthusiastically:
"Sister Wanrou, who do you think will be your biggest love rival after you get married?"
Wang Wanrou sneered with unknown meaning.
"Well, it seems that Sister Wanrou is invincible." Xie Lingjiang asked curiously, "What about Brother Jinyang?"
Wang Wanrou laughed meaningfully again.
"Has he been completely tamed by you?!" Xie Lingjiang pretended to be shocked.
"If he is really so easily tamed by me, doesn't it mean there is something wrong with my eyesight?" Wang Wanrou said leisurely.
"By the way." Xie Lingjiang said, "I heard that the eldest princess of Nankang was also going to marry him secretly, and she was not his official wife. I thought it was a rumor at first, but upon further inquiry, it turned out not to be the case."
"Sister Wanrou, from my point of view, although Brother Jinyang's backyard is large, the only one who can fight with you is His Highness. When the time comes, it will be in line with the current situation to have a 'king and horse sharing the rear house'."
She rambled on, but Wang Wanrou ignored her, just picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
"The position of head wife?" She suddenly chuckled and said, "That kind of involution reward that is formulated based on social ethical rules, what is there to fight for?"
"You can't... let's put it this way." Xie Lingjiang said hesitantly, "The head wife is a symbol of family status. If you can fight for it, you still have to fight for it."
"Status is not won through this kind of fighting." Wang Wanrou said with a sneer, "He will not have different views and treatment of the two just because who is the main wife and who is the concubine."
"In your eyes, what kind of person is Brother Jinyang?" Xie Lingjiang asked curiously.
Wang Wanrou was slightly startled.
After a long while, she turned her head away, not letting Xie Lingjiang see the expression on her face.
"Just a scumbag."
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"The plan to dispatch troops is at the end of March." Xie Youdu said in a low voice.
"So soon?" Cheng Jinyang frowned, "Then even the wedding time is a little tight."
"Well, let's get married as soon as possible." Mr. Xie nodded, "As long as the marriage is completed, the entire top gentry... will basically be tied to the same chariot as us."
He said in a low voice, with a hint of regret in his tone.
What if Ling Jiang... No, if my sister was not ill and had married Cheng Jinyang now? I, Mrs. Xie, could also find a more advantageous position in this emerging camp.
Although I now serve in his shogunate, the relationship between husband and wife is still a bit inferior after all.
In other words, the reason why Wang Changshi has a long history, but I am only the chief clerk, may not be without Wang Wanrou's nepotism factor.
After thinking for a moment, Xie Youdu said a few words of advice again before saying goodbye and leaving.
Cheng Jinyang sighed, knowing that the wedding had to be moved forward according to the original schedule, so as not to be implicated in the war and forced to be postponed.
The New Year's Eve dinner was held in the main hall. Father-in-law, father-in-law, uncle-in-law, as well as people from the shogunate and other guests took their seats one after another. There were people drinking and laughing at the table. The heating in the venue was also turned on at full speed, and many people even undressed.
Wow, it's a little hot.
Even Wang Wanrou's mother, Cao, who had made a big fuss before, was invited out at this time and was talking to her little daughter lovingly.
When treating her mother, Miss Wang was so docile and well-behaved that Cheng Jinyang could not believe her eyes - even in front of her father, she had never seen this young lady so filial.
He took out his mobile phone and planned to secretly record the most adorable side of Miss Wang. As soon as he took it out, he saw a text message received on the screen. The time was twenty minutes ago when everyone entered the venue:
"Don't bother me tonight, or you will suffer the consequences."
After looking at the sender's name again, Cheng Jinyang silently stuffed the phone back into his pocket, picked up the wine glass as if nothing had happened, and went to toast his father-in-law.