amaotonovel Chapter 692: A Loving Heart Is Like Feeding a Dog
Chapter 692: A Loving Heart Is Like Feeding a Dog
"Chang Ru, it was your mother who poisoned me. She even admitted it herself." The Princess Taichang looked at Chang Ru with eyes like a cold poisonous snake, as if she was ready to rush up and bite Chang Ru at any time!
Chang Ru suppressed her inner grief and nodded, "Yes, I admit that my mother has always been jealous of the Grand Princess. She hates that the Grand Princess has always occupied my father's heart. She has hated it for so many years, but she has never won. I didn't expect that she would do such an extreme thing. She has already deserved it. Isn't the Grand Princess still not satisfied?"
"Relieve your hatred? Chang Ru, how can her worthless life be compared with mine!"
"Princess Taichang, calm down. What I want to say is that you must not be deceived by Ji Chuhe and become an enemy of my father. That Deputy General Cheng definitely framed my father on purpose! Princess Taichang, my father just loves you too much and wants to marry you. If he intended to imprison Princess Taichang, why did he immediately escort her back to the palace after receiving the imperial edict? How did Deputy General Cheng happen to be caught alive by Ji Chuhe to identify my father?"
"My father's crime was only imprisoning and assassinating Lord Taichang. He was stripped of his military power and died to pay his debt. Now he has been accused by the King of Huaiyang of corruption. What does the King of Huaiyang mean by this? If you think about it carefully, you will understand!"
It was as if the Princess Taichang didn't hear these words.
However, every word touched the heart of the Empress Dowager.
"Grand Empress Dowager, you can't let my father die. Not only that, you have to keep his military power. Otherwise, it's still unknown who will control these 100,000 troops in the end!" Chang Ru knelt down and added sincerely, "Grand Empress Dowager, I am loyal to you. Don't you prefer to believe Ji Chuhe instead of me?"
"What's the point of you saying this! Chang Yi has been handed over to Lu Hongru!" The Empress Dowager regretted it. How could she trust Ji Chuhe so easily!
"There is still a chance! Grand Empress Dowager, as long as you let the Grand Princess marry my father, you can say that they just had a small conflict, and the charge of imprisoning the Grand Princess will be self-defeating! As for the assassination, my father did not assassinate the Grand Princess at all. He cannot be convicted based on the testimony of Deputy General Cheng alone! Get my father out of prison first, and then the Prince of Huaiyang will testify that my father embezzled the treasures from the military embezzlement, and then it will be easier to solve the problem!"
The Queen Mother nodded approvingly, "That's a good idea."
She turned around and looked at the Grand Princess, her eyes full of pity, "Zhenzhen, think about it carefully, is there any truth in what Chang Ru said? Now the only way to benefit us is to protect Chang Yi, otherwise, I am afraid that the power in the hands of the Queen Mother will be lost."
The Princess Royal glanced at the Empress Dowager and her attitude softened.
"Everything will be subject to mother's arrangements." Anyway, she was about to die.
……
In the prince's mansion, the years are peaceful.
Princess Huaiyang plays with Youer.
Ji Chuhe and Yun'er sat in the pavilion and Ji Chuhe personally taught Yun'er how to write.
Dong Ling held Xiao Xiner and cheered for brother Youer.
Madam Ji walked to Ji Chuhe's side and called out softly, "Madam."
Ji Chuhe let go of Yun'er's little hand, "Yun'er, continue practicing."
"Yes, mother." Yun'er nodded obediently.
Ji Chuhe walked into the house and Nanny Ji hurriedly followed.
As soon as the two entered the room, Nanny Ji repeated to Ji Chuhe the news that had just come from the palace word for word.
"It seems that Chang Ru is really deeply in love with Xiao Wenxuan. Xiao Wenxuan has given up Chang Yi, but Chang Ru is still trying to make another effort and plan for Xiao Wenxuan. Does she think that as long as she can keep Chang Yi, she can keep the military power of the 100,000 troops?"
"If we are only talking about the backyard, Chang Ru does have some tricks up her sleeve, but what I am after is not the backyard. Nanny, go get the carriage ready, call the prince, and follow me to the Marquis of Wuyang's mansion."
"Yes."
At this time, Xiao Yan'an was in Lin Siyou's yard.
Lin Siyou is pregnant.
It has been more than two months since Xiao Yanan became pregnant before she transformed herself into a secret guard and went to Yancheng, but she did not announce the news.
It was not until Xiao Yan'an came back that she summoned the palace doctor.
Xiao Yan'an sat on a chair, watching Ping'er helping Lin Siyou drink pregnancy-preserving medicine.
Next to him was Ji Chuhe's reward.
"Prince, the pregnancy-preserving medicine is so bitter." Lin Siyou's face wrinkled.
"Madam attaches great importance to your pregnancy. You are weak, and it will be harder for you to give birth than Dong Ling. Good medicine tastes bitter. Only taking medicine can be good for you and the baby. If you really can't stand it, eat some candied fruit after taking the medicine to make it less bitter."
Lin Siyou didn't dare to be pretentious. Only by getting pregnant with this child would she have a chance to regain the favor of the prince. She was also being very careful.
"Prince." Nanny Ji's voice sounded outside.
Xiao Yan'an was about to leave, but when he heard Nanny Ji's voice, he immediately walked out.
Lin Siyou kept looking at Xiao Yanan's back, with reluctance in her eyes.
"Aunt, our madam attaches so much importance to offspring. Giving birth to and raising this baby well is more important than anything else." Ping'er reminded.
She also wanted to say, look at Aunt Dong, how clear-headed she is.
He gave birth to two children for his wife in succession, and his position is now very stable.
Every month, in addition to the monthly salary from the mansion, the lady also gave her the monthly salary from the shop. So she got two monthly salaries!
I heard that Aunt Dong has bought some fertile land and forests for herself!
What concubine could live like this under the nose of her mistress?
Aunt Lin always praises the Crown Prince.
What? The prince can buy you property! The prince's monthly salary is probably not as high as Aunt Dong's.
……
Xiao Yan'an accompanied Ji Chuhe to Wuyang Hou.
After sitting for a while, Marquis Wuyang left the court.
"He'er is here! I was wondering if you had forgotten about your teacher. You haven't come to see me in the past few days since you came back." After Wuyang Hou finished speaking, he immediately told his wife, "Have you prepared the banquet? Let He'er and the prince have dinner at home today."
"Ready." The Marquis's wife responded with a smile.
"Okay, let's go to the study and talk." Marquis Wuyang said immediately.
"Okay." Ji Chuhe responded softly.
When they arrived at the study, Marquis Wuyang personally made tea and the three of them sat around a round table.
"He'er, before you went to Yancheng, I was still wondering what way we could get Daxia to reform its military service like Huaiyang did! With Daxia's current national conditions, it simply can't afford to support so many soldiers. The people are overwhelmed by heavy taxes and are obsessed with conscription. No one is willing to work hard on the farm. If this continues, it will become a vicious cycle with disastrous consequences."
"Now, is the teacher's mind clear?" Ji Chuhe asked with a smile.
"It's clear now! You were able to bring Chang Yi to the imperial capital for trial without bloodshed. Such means really make me admire you. I would like to thank you on behalf of the people for accomplishing this with minimal losses!"
Marquis Wuyang praised generously.