Chapter 350 When Jiangnan Meets You

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Jia Jing was dressed in a royal robe and wore a dragon crown on his head. He looked majestic and solemn, yet also had a bit of the elegance, gentleness and modesty of a scholar.

“Shi Nai, I’m letting you go to the northwest to redeem yourself for your crimes. Is that okay with you? If you lose, don’t come back to see me. It’s best to find a place to end your life.”

Although Jia Jing seemed to be joking, Shi Nai was still frightened and hurriedly said respectfully: “Don’t worry, brother Jing, I will definitely capture the eldest prince, Wang Ziteng and other rebels who have troops and intend to rebel!”

“Yes!” Jia Jing nodded, and gave an additional reminder: “If you can’t capture them, don’t force it. I just want you to make a quick decision. You must not let them become powerful and affect the dignity of the court.”

Shi Nai said hurriedly: “I understand.”

Jia Jing smiled and said, “Then you should go home now and prepare to leave today. I will wait for your victory news in Kyoto.”

“Ah?” Shi Nai was stunned for a moment: “Now? Can I have one more glass of wedding wine before leaving?”

The gifts have all been delivered.

You asked me to leave now…

I didn’t even get to drink the tea.

Jia Jing said sternly: “Speed ​​is of the essence in war. There is no time when we cannot have wedding wine. I will treat you to another wedding wine when you return victorious.”

Shi Nai: “…”

Oh my god! How many more do you want to marry?
Don’t you know that we can’t afford the gifts anymore?
“correct!”

Jia Jing took out a brocade bag from his sleeve and said, “Take this, it can help you at a critical moment.”

“This is……”

Shi Nai took the brocade bag doubtfully and looked at Jia Jing puzzledly.

Jia Jing smiled and said, “I can’t tell you now. When you get to the northwest, you will understand when you open it.”

“That’s…okay!”

Shi Nai put away the brocade bag and hurried downstairs to prepare.

In this battle, he will face off against Wang Ziteng.

Never be careless!
After making arrangements for Shi Nai, Jia Jing ordered someone to call in Jia Yucun who was waiting outside.

Jia Yucun, the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, walked in with his back bent, and said with a careful smile, “I have met His Royal Highness Prince Ning, and congratulations to His Royal Highness Prince Ning on his great happiness.”

“Haha, Yucun.” Jia Jing patted Jia Yucun on the shoulder and said with a smile, “Grand Emperor, is the emperor in good health?”

Jia Yucun smiled and said, “Thanks to the prince, the two saints, the emperor and the emperor, are still in good health. However, the emperor injured his body in the past few years of practicing Taoism, and the emperor often fainted due to overwork. This is a well-known fact in the court, so… everyone is looking forward to the fourth prince inheriting the throne as soon as possible.”

“Haha, no rush.” ​​Jia Jing waved his hand and said with a smile: “Since the emperor is in good health, let’s talk about it next year.”

There can’t be two emperors in the court, right?
Next year, the retired emperor will pass away, and the northwest will be pacified by then. Then it will be natural for Emperor Anping to become the retired emperor and support the fourth prince to ascend the throne.

As for those old stubborn people in the court, if they are sensible, it’s fine. But if they are not… don’t blame me for being ruthless!

“Mr. Zhuge, please check for me who has given me gifts today and what they have given me.”

Zhuge Lan said, “Your Highness, I have checked. Among the six ministries, the Ministry of War has the most officials. Almost all of them are here, except for one who is sick.”

“Next, most of the people from the Censorate, the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ministry of Justice have also arrived. Gu Hanlin and Xie Hanlin and his son from the Hanlin Academy have also arrived.”

“The Ministry of Rites of the Honglu Temple basically did not come, and only the doctor Sun Zhaomin from the Ministry of Personnel came and presented a piece of calligraphy.”

“Oh, what is the word?” Jia Jing asked with a smile.

“This…” Zhuge Lan said awkwardly: “Your Majesty, it’s better not to read it. It’s just some boring shrews scolding in the street.”

“Then I won’t watch it.”

Jia Jing’s voice suddenly became faint.

In this court, most people are still watching and waiting, so of course they will…

“Find an excuse to banish him to Southeast Asia.”

“As ordered.”

Zhuge Lan bowed and was about to leave.

Jia Jing suddenly asked, “How is Mr. Nangong’s illness? Is he still not well?”

Zhuge Lan thought for a moment and said, “Nangong…I’m afraid he won’t be able to recover for a while.”

Jia Jing nodded.

The two of them have different paths.

Of course, this cannot be blamed on Nangong Lu.

He himself had gradually embarked on this path of “plotting to usurp the throne” from being a good minister of the Great Xia Dynasty. He was of course grateful that his subordinates were willing to follow him. If they had different paths…

If you don’t offend me, I won’t offend you.

“That’s all. Don’t bother him again in the future.”

Zhuge Lan breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that Jia Jing would get angry and kill Nangong Lu. After all, Nangong knew a lot of secrets of the Jia family, so it was natural for Jia Jing to silence him.

But Jia Jing chose to be tolerant.

This may not be the best option.

But it is the choice that makes subordinates feel the warmest.

“Your Majesty is magnanimous.”

Zhuge Lan bowed deeply.

……

On the second day after the wedding night, everyone came to see the princess.

Fifteen-year-old Zhou Yaqin was obviously not used to her status, and said with a little restraint: “You, don’t be polite.”

Jia Rong sighed below.

Sin ah.

It’s only this big.

“Rong’er, why don’t you come and meet your grandmother!” Jia Jing said with a stern face, but the corners of his mouth could not hide the smugness.

He has achieved both the power of the world when awake and the lap of a beauty when drunk.

Can you be dissatisfied?
“Yes.”

“Met grandma.”

Jia Rong bowed somewhat awkwardly.

Zhou Yaqin obviously remembered Jia Rong’s identity, and said with embarrassment and blushing, “No, no need to be polite, get up quickly.”

“okay.”

Jia Jing waved his hand and asked Jia Rong to leave.

“From today on, Rong Ge’er is the Prince of Ning’s Mansion. Do you all know this?”

“Yes!”

Jia Lian, Jia Huan, Jia Cong, Jia Qiang, Jia Lan and others all hurriedly agreed respectfully.

Xichun even winked at Jia Rong secretly.

Yuanchun, who had been taken back home, and Yingchun and Tanchun, who were waiting to be married, all looked at Jia Rong with a smile.

Jia Rong, on the other hand, seemed unperturbed by praise or criticism.

It’s expected.

If he is not the prince, who else could be?

“The ancestral temple will be opened tomorrow.”

Jia Jing said this and took the princess to the back.

Everyone was able to breathe a sigh of relief and came forward to congratulate Jia Rong.

“My Lord, please invite a host.”

“Sure, sure. Come up to my yard tonight and I’ll treat you to roast venison. I’ll roast it myself.”

“Really?”

“The prince is grilling meat!”

“Hehe, what a treat.”

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The eldest branch of the Xue family followed the Jia family back to the capital, and only Xue Pan stayed in Nanyang to work.

“Sister, Rong’er has become the prince of Prince Ning’s Mansion, hehe.” Baoqin held Baochai’s hand and jumped up and down.

“Look how happy you are. You are getting carried away.” Baochai reached out and poked her sister’s forehead, and said seriously: “Ningguo Mansion has become a prince’s mansion, and Rong’er has become a prince. Naturally, the rules can no longer be the same as before. You must be more stable and dignified.”

“Oh, I see.” Baoqin stuck out her tongue and said, “I heard that Rong is roasting venison in the yard today. Let’s go and have a look.”

“all right.”

Baochai held Baoqin down and said with a smile, “But if you go, they will definitely laugh at you and make fun of you, saying ‘The Crown Prince’s Consort is here’. You’d better not be embarrassed to death.”

“Ah? Then I won’t go. I’m not the Crown Prince’s Consort. Sister Lin is the Crown Prince’s Consort. I’ll just be… the Crown Prince’s Consort, that’s all!”

“You’re not ashamed anymore. I’m blushing for you.” Baochai pinched Baoqin’s cheek, feeling a little envious and jealous.

Baoqin and Lin Daiyu have such a good relationship, they don’t fight or compete with each other, and they even have a better relationship than her cousin.

Rong’er, you are so lucky to have many wives!
“Is Miss Bao here?”

“Miss Xiangling is here. Our girl is inside. Please come in.” Xiangling walked into the room with a note in her hand and said with a smile, “The prince invites the two girls to have barbecue.”

Baoqin said hurriedly: “Sister, please go. I still have some needlework to do.”

After saying that, he hid in the house.

Xiangling naturally understood that it was inconvenient for Baoqin to go over now, so she smiled and said to Baochai, “Miss, please.”

Baochai smiled and said, “Then I will have no choice but to obey your command respectfully.”

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Night falls.

A bonfire was lit in Jia Rong’s yard, and the aroma of meat filled the air.

“Barbecue was introduced from the Tatars, but you don’t know that this venison is so tender that it can be eaten raw.” Xiangyun said seriously, pointing to a pile of meat slices.

Yuanchun smiled and said, “Well, Yun’er has grown up and her temper hasn’t changed at all. If her in-laws knew about her habit of eating raw meat, they would be so scared that they would send her back to her parents’ home.”

Tanchun chuckled and said, “Yun’er is going to stay at our house, so she is not afraid, right?”

Xiangyun: “No, I want to eat meat!”

“You can’t eat raw meat.”

Jia Rong stretched out his hand to block Xiangyun and said sternly, “There are bacteria in raw meat. If you eat it, you will get sick.”

Xichun was puzzled: “What bacteria, what infection?”

Jia Rong smiled and said, “I read a book on Western medicine, and it said so.”

Xiangyun laughed and said, “You believe what the Western barbarians say. They are all lies.”

As he said this, he picked up the plate and started to eat.

“If you dare to eat, there will be no wine tonight,” said Jia Rong.

“Well, then, I won’t eat.” Xiangyun put down the plate and said, “I need wine to accompany my meat. I will be more interested in writing poetry later.”

Baochai said with a smile: “Are you going to be in a poetic mood again, you crazy poet? Since Miss Lin is not here today, there is no one to suppress you.”

Xiangyun: “Sister Bao is too modest.”

Yuanchun smiled and said, “We are a family, there is no need for so many rules and etiquette. I will go and invite the two shy girls to come over to drink and write poetry together.”

Everyone laughed: “Great! Only the eldest sister can invite people here.”

Yuanchun then found the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and through the curtain she saw two people reading together inside.

“You two sisters have so much free time. It saves me from running around.”

Yuanchun walked into the house with her hands behind her back.

The two of them hurriedly stood up to greet her, saying with a smile, “Why is the eldest aunt here? Aren’t you eating barbecue over there?”

Yuanchun smiled and said, “We haven’t started the banquet yet. We are just waiting for you two.”

Both of them blushed.

It would be fine if he could meet Jia Rong secretly in private, but how could he do it in front of everyone?
“us……”

Yuanchun pulled the two people who were a little embarrassed and said with a smile: “Don’t bother with us. We are a family. What is there to be shy about? Just follow me and have a drink. We will write poems after that.”

“Don’t worry. If anyone dares to make fun of you two, I will be the first one to not forgive her.” After saying that, he pulled the two of them out without further ado.

The two were half pushed and half pulled out of the door, and finally had no choice but to obey shyly.

Jia Rong’s barbecue skills are actually not very good, but the ingredients and spices are good, so the food he grills is also very fragrant.

The most important thing is that the prince grills the meat himself, and even if it is not fragrant, it becomes fragrant.

When Yuanchun brought Lin Daiyu and Baoqin over, everyone had already started eating happily. They didn’t care about the greasy food on their little red lips, and they ate happily with laughter.

“Come quickly, Miss Lin. The meat roasted by Rong’er is delicious. If you don’t come soon, we will finish it all.” Tanchun said with a smile.

“Yes.” Xiangyun wiped the corner of her mouth and said with a smile: “Since we are late, let’s eat Rong Ge’er together.”

Lin Daiyu said seriously: “Just go and eat him, and let us see how big your mouth is.”

Yuanchun glared at Xiangyun and said, “Don’t talk nonsense, Yun’er.”

Xiangyun laughed: “I was just kidding. Sister Lin looked so nervous. I just ate a few pieces of his barbecue. Can I really eat others as well?”

Jia Rong picked up a thick black fire stick and said with a smile: “Your words remind me of the demon in the Silk Cave. Unfortunately, I am not Tang Monk. I am Sun Wukong who caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace.”

“Ah, ah, you stick!”

Xichun covered her mouth and bent over with her hands, laughing.

Everyone couldn’t help laughing.

Baochai laughed and said, “Brother Rong, can your stick cause havoc in the Heavenly Palace?”

Jia Rong laughed and said, “I can’t say if I can cause a big disturbance in Heaven, but I’m sure I can cause a big disturbance in Pansi Cave.”

“Okay!” Tanchun pointed at Jia Rong and said with a smile, “Brother Rong said that we, the aunts, are the demons of the Spider Cave. If we don’t go up together to punish him, how can we discipline him in the future?”

“Very true.”

Xichun and Xiangyun followed suit.

Yuanchun nodded and said with a smile: “We should punish him first to show off our power as aunts. Otherwise, if he becomes a powerful and majestic prince in the future, it will be difficult for us to control him.”

“Big sister is right.”

Of course, Lin Daiyu and Baoqin would not help Jia Rong at this time, but would naturally join their aunt’s team.

“Girl Lin, everyone here is an aunt, what are you doing here?” Xiangyun said with a smile.

Lin Daiyu bit her red lips gently: “I like being his aunt, is that not okay?”

Xiangyun: “…OK, very good!”

“Aunts, please forgive me this time. I won’t dare to do it again.”

Seeing that the situation was not good, Jia Rong quickly admitted his mistake.

All the girls laughed.

“Ruzi can be taught.”

“Give him a drink!”

“He can’t drink. I’m afraid he’s just asking for it. Let him write a poem as punishment!”

Jia Rong smiled and said, “Poetry is no problem, but don’t limit me to rhyme. I came across a ci poem by chance a few days ago, and I’ll throw it out today to stimulate discussion.”

Xiangyun’s eyes lit up: “Oh, has Tanhua written a lyric? Tell me quickly!”

Jia Rong: “You need to drink a bowl of wine first.”

Yuanchun: “Bring it to him.”

Xiangyun: “Go, girl.”

Tanchun: “I…Okay, I’ll go.”

“Brother Rong, please drink.”

Tanchun brought the wine bowl to Jia Rong.

“Thank you very much.” Jia Rong drank a full bowl of wine, feeling very refreshed. He smiled and said, “Pen and ink are ready.”

Tanchun smiled and said, “I have already prepared for this.”

Then he ordered someone to bring it up.

Jia Rong gently picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and prepared.

Everyone gathered around at once.

Ten years of preparation for the imperial examination and the practice of writing tens of thousands of articles helped Jia Rong develop good handwriting so that he would not make a fool of himself in this area.

The goddess of Luo River is described with a light smile, but one must know that a faint smile is actually a deep frown.

The sky is full of pity for the spring.

Covering up the slight coldness with a soft barrier, holding the slender shadow on the fragrant carpet.

I couldn’t help but smell the fragrance.

Putting down his pen, Jia Rong said with a smile, “My nephew is here to show his ugliness. Please come, aunts.”

“Hey!”

“This is not just throwing out a brick to attract jade, it’s throwing out jade directly.”

“‘You must know that a shallow smile is a deep frown’, this sentence is very well written!”

……

“It’s well written.”

“Have you been training hard recently?”

Lin Daiyu came quietly to Jia Rong at some point and said something with a smile.

Jia Rong leaned against the window and said with a smile, “Not bad, why don’t you start quickly? The time of one stick of incense is almost up, don’t fail and get punished.”

Lin Daiyu pursed her lips, looked at the people who were thinking hard and writing furiously, and said with a smile: “I already have one, but it’s not as good as yours.”

“When did you compose the poem Huan Xi Sha?”

Jia Rong: “When I met you in Jiangnan.”

Lin Daiyu: “Oh…”

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(End of this chapter)