bayedsolid Chapter 385: Nowhere to be found after wearing iron shoes
Chapter 385: Nowhere to be found after wearing iron shoes
A cold autumn rain.
Some people are happy that someone is worried.
After Jiang Zijin saw the posted notice.
He fell seriously ill after returning home.
Yet it gives rise to a kind of morbid beauty that evokes pity.
This made Prince Chen even more fascinated and feel even more heartache for him.
He admired Jin'er's beauty, but he admired her intelligence and her unassuming nature even more.
If the first meeting was a heart-fluttering moment, then now it's a mutual appreciation.
Perhaps it's because both of them have painful pasts to look back on.
Now she is his lover, his confidant, and his strategist.
Jin'er was falsely accused and wanted by the police, but she never mentioned seeking justice in front of him.
She even offered him advice despite her own illness.
“Your Highness, although Prince Jing is currently indulging in the pleasures of women and neglecting state affairs, look at the methods he used to appease the refugees. Every single one of them won the hearts of the people. We cannot let our guard down. He is a fox with his tail tucked in, and he is very cunning.”
"Jin'er is absolutely right. What should I do then?" Prince Chen knew better than anyone how cunning Xiao Wu was.
They were kidnapped and taken away for a year, yet they still managed to come back alive and well.
He has to be said to be incredibly lucky.
The main problem is that this guy is too good at pretending. He's even pretended to be a good-for-nothing, yet the Emperor didn't reprimand him. He just said a few words that didn't really hurt him.
My heart has completely strayed to another place.
"Your Highness, how can one make a man break down and lose control?"
Prince Chen thought for a moment.
"Frustrated and unfulfilled."
"anything else?"
“He was harshly criticized by his father and brothers every day.”
"anything else?"
"Losing your closest loved ones?"
Jiang Zijin nodded, "Not entirely. Losing a loved one might make him depressed for a while, but it might also ignite his fighting spirit. But what if there's trouble in the inner quarters and constant infighting within the household?"
"Jin'er, meeting you is truly my blessing." Prince Chen's face lit up with joy, and he kissed Jiang Zijin on the forehead.
"You should rest well. I will come to see you again later."
After Prince Chen left, the maid Ya'er came in to report, "Your Highness, they were too late. Xing'er's parents and brothers have already been sold by Aunt Tao."
Jiang Zijin felt a mouthful of phlegm stuck in her throat, making it hard to breathe.
He coughed so hard he could hardly breathe, and his face turned red.
It took him a long time to catch his breath.
"Who? Who did you sell it to? Buy it back for me no matter the cost."
Ya'er said cautiously, "It's...it's Lady Lu."
"Who?"
“Lu...Lu Qingyao.”
Jiang Zijin gripped the bedding tightly with both hands, her pale face flushed with anger.
It's Lu Qingyao again.
Why is this person always haunting me?
She gritted her teeth and said, "Go and bring me the list of ladies from the capital. It's time for my father to marry a new wife. How can he let a concubine manage the household affairs?"
Ya'er: "What kind of wife does Your Majesty wish for Lord Jiang to marry?"
"The family background can be high, but she must be the legitimate daughter, a bit shrewish, able to keep the old lady and Tao Tao in check, and most importantly, her father and brothers must be the prince's men."
Jiang Zijin held the list and flipped through it listlessly. After a while, she tossed it to Ya'er.
Finding someone like that would surely make her father extremely happy.
At the very least, he can't be worse than Lu Qingyao.
But she and the prince must control him, so that her father can taste the suffering that she and her mother endured back then.
Ya'er was somewhat embarrassed, but dared not say it.
Although Lord Jiang held a low official rank, he was still a talented young man, and perhaps it was luck that allowed him to marry a daughter of a prominent family.
But nowadays, although Lord Jiang holds a high official position, he has a lot of children and is getting on in years.
Marrying a concubine's daughter from a high-ranking family is already difficult enough, but marrying a legitimate daughter from a high-ranking family is even more so.
That's asking the impossible.
Seeing Ya'er's worried look, Jiang Zijin chuckled and said, "I didn't ask you to find a virgin for my father. Those who have lost their husbands or are divorced are a perfect match for him."
Bud: ...
She is a daughter of a prominent family, willing to marry Lord Jiang as his second wife. She is also a shrew, a widow, or a divorced woman.
This sounds like they're looking for a troublemaker.
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After obtaining the indenture of Xing'er's family, Lu Qingyao, concerned for their safety, did not feel comfortable leaving it in the manor.
They were then placed in their own dyeing and weaving workshop.
evening.
When Lu Qingyao got home, Xiuxiu had just arrived home as well.
The whole family sat around the table.
Even Princess Yuqing came over for a free meal.
Ever since she had eaten Xiuxiu's cooking that time, she had become quite adept at going to Lu Garden for meals.
The main problem is that the princess's residence is too deserted.
That's how people are; once they've experienced the warmth of home, they'll never forget it and will miss it dearly.
Although it wasn't Xiuxiu who cooked today, the skill level was still about 80% of hers.
As Xiuxiu entered the room, she saw Princess Yuqing sitting upright in the highest position.
Without even saying hello, she washed her hands and sat down next to her older sister.
Princess Yuqing had to get used to this arrogant and rude woman who only had eyes for her elder sister.
After all, I still want to eat her cooking again.
Xiuxiu drank a cup of tea before speaking: "Sister, just as you predicted, we had barely bought Xing'er's family when someone came looking for them. Incredibly, it was Jiang Yunze."
"It's him?" Lu Qingyao was also surprised that Jiang Yunze would actually contact the daughter of a wanted criminal.
This is so unlike him.
Xiuxiu continued, "There really were people at the Sansheng Nunnery who tried to attack Abbess Juehui, but fortunately they didn't succeed. They fought with the constables, which further confirmed the fact that Jiang Zijin had escaped. But there's something even more unbelievable. Sister, guess where I followed those people?"
"Where to?" Lu Qingyao leaned closer.
"Auntie, where did they go?" Miaomiao and Princess Yuqing also curiously came over.
Xiuxiu drank another cup of tea and said slowly, "It's a house. I checked, it belongs to the Prince Chen's mansion. There are too many experts inside, so I didn't dare to go in."
"Prince Chen! It's him again?" Princess Yuqing scoffed at the name.
That bastard dared to spread rumors that she kept a male lover.
Now they actually want to help that Jiang family girl...
Wait, why is he helping Jiang Zijin?
Princess Yuqing seemed to have thought of something.
Lu Qingyao also thought of it, and exchanged a glance with Princess Yuqing, then smiled at each other.
It's truly a case of searching high and low without finding it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.
The little girl is quite cunning.
He actually managed to climb up to the fourth oldest.
Princess Yuqing smiled slightly, feeling that life was getting boring and wanting to find some fun to relieve her boredom.
Perfect, I'll spend some time having fun with her.
She looked at Lu Qingyao and said, "Leave the young lady to me. You're going to the Liang Prince's mansion tomorrow to discuss marriage, so just go. Don't worry about anything else."
"Thank you for your trouble, Your Highness." Lu Qingyao nodded slightly.
Princess Liang has returned to the capital.
The first thing to do is to send someone to tell Mother.
Miao Miao looked at her two mothers, hesitating about which one to go with.
Going to Prince Chen's mansion with the princess should be very interesting. I wonder how Jiang Zijin will react when she sees her?
But logically, they should go to the Liang Prince's Mansion to recognize their relatives.
Princess Liang is my father's cousin, so she is his aunt.
With her around, the chances of this marriage going through are very high.
No one knows a daughter better than her mother. Princess Yuqing knew from her daughter's expression that her daughter wanted to go to both Prince Chen's residence and Prince Liang's residence.
Actually, she really wanted to go; Cui Yan would probably be there for this kind of occasion.
But the thought of seeing Princess Liang came to mind.
Forget it.
It always feels like an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws.
She is not suited for this kind of occasion.
He patted his daughter's head and said, "Miaomiao, you can go to the Liang Prince's Mansion with your mother tomorrow, and then come to the Chen Prince's Mansion with me the day after tomorrow, okay?"
"it is good……"
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