Chapter 218: Intrigue and Marriage
"I'll be sixteen this year."
Jiang Qingzhi took a look at the almanac.
Sixteen was considered an adult in the Ming Dynasty.
As for girls, it is even earlier, at the age of fifteen, which means they are ready to get married.
During breakfast, Jiang Qingzhi felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.
Sun Chonglou ate very slowly, which was unprecedented for him. He looked at himself and then at Dou Jialan from time to time.
Hu Zongxian and Xu Wei ate leisurely, and Xu Wei was unusually silent.
Fu Cheng's eyes kept turning to Sun Chonglou, looking at him with great affection.
The look of an old father.
Damn!
There's something wrong with this family.
After dinner, Jiang Qingzhi went out.
Feeling stuffy at home, Jiang Qingzhi went out and was blown by the cold wind, causing his not-so-strong body to shiver. He felt a little regretful.
Hey!
I should have worn a cloak earlier.
Blowing his nose, Jiang Qingzhi cursed, "You deserved it, I told you to act cool!"
He led his horse and wandered aimlessly on the street.
Behind him, Sun Chonglou came close to Mo Zhan and whispered, "They said the young master is getting married."
Mo Zhan said coldly: "What does that have to do with us?"
"It matters a lot." Sun Chonglou said, "If we marry a woman who is too fierce, our lives will be difficult."
"I just kill people."
"Lao Mo, you have to change your temper, otherwise you won't be able to get married."
"It's not bad to be alone."
"Master said that a person will have nightmares at night. I didn't have them, but it seems that he did."
"How did you know?"
"That night I ate too much midnight snack and got up to take a shit. I heard Master shouting something in the room... Daddy and Mommy. I asked him in the morning and got slapped twice."
"Should!"
A guard came over and whispered a few words to Sun Bu Tong. Sun Bu Tong caught up with Jiang Qingzhi and whispered, "The training of the front guard of the government army was quite fierce. Qin Yuan was ruthless and expelled dozens of people..."
Dozens of people, this is a big deal.
But not enough!
"No commotion?" If something like this happened in the army, the probability of a commotion would be too high.
"Qin Yuan invited Qiu Luan to take charge, and with the help of several veterans, the situation was suppressed." Sun Bu Tong's eyes flashed with ruthlessness, "I know someone in the vanguard of the government army. If... I can instigate him to lead the riot."
"Not worth it." Jiang Qingzhi shook his head.
"Uncle, those people's methods are dishonorable, why should we..." Seeing Jiang Qingzhi looking at him, Sun Bu Tong smiled obsequiously.
"I don't have any mysophobia, but I think Qin Yuan must be hoping that someone will cause trouble right now."
"My Lord is saying..."
……
"I have been keeping an eye on the army. That man has been secretly contacting Sun Bu Tong, the leader of Jiang Qingzhi's guards. The brothers did not take any action and are waiting for the commander's orders."
Qin Yuan, the vanguard of the government army, listened to the report from his confidant and sneered, "Although we have cleared out dozens of people, it is still not enough. Keep an eye on this person. If he wants to cause trouble, don't bother. Just wait until he makes a fuss, and then listen to my orders to capture this person, and impeach Jiang Qingzhi based on this..."
The confidant's eyes lit up, "Great!"
"After the dust settles, we will clean up the Palace Army's vanguard and take complete control!"
Qin Yuan waved his hand and the confidant left.
In the lobby, Qin Yuan said quietly: "If I have this opportunity, I will definitely not miss it. Chang Wei Bo, what are you waiting for?"
……
"The way to use troops is to combine the normal and the strange. It is a good method to deceive people into causing trouble. But since the rectification of the vanguard of the government army, Qin Yuan still has to rely on Qiu Luan and others to hold the line. It can be seen that his prestige is not enough to control the entire army. What should we do at this time?"
Jiang Qingzhi glanced at Sun Bu Tong and asked, "If it were you, what would you do?"
He has few subordinates, and each of them must be prepared to take charge of their own affairs. Sun Bu Tong is not bad, Jiang Qingzhi plans to observe his ability and then use him according to his ability.
Sun Bu Tong smiled flatteringly, "If it were me, I would do whatever you ask me to do."
"roll!"
"Yes. I'll get out of here now."
Sun Bu Tong stopped and waited for the guard to come over. He whispered, "Tell that man not to move!"
"Yes."
Sun Bu Tong's eyes were filled with ruthlessness. "My Lord means that Qin Yuan might use this as an excuse to purge the army. You bastard, you are so sinister! Don't give me a chance, or I will kill you without hesitation."
There are two people with the surname Sun around Jiang Qingzhi, one of them is Sun Chonglou, the god of death.
Sun is different. He is not a good person in private and does not take human life seriously.
Plus Mo Zhan who treats human life as worthless.
An old monster in the palace, Fucheng.
Jiang Qingzhi sometimes couldn't help but feel a headache when thinking about this situation.
The old playboy once said that men should stay out of family matters and let women worry about them.
This is how it is in this era, men are responsible for external affairs and women are responsible for internal affairs.
But there is also a problem in this era: blind marriage.
For Jiang Qingzhi, since he didn't know his wife before marriage, he would rather not get married.
Let’s not talk about beauty or ugliness... Of course, beauty and ugliness are also important, otherwise you would have to blow out the lights and remove the candles before you can have sex.
If your personalities don't match, do you have to endure it for most of your life?
So the Taoist priest tried several times to test Jiang Qingzhi, but he pretended not to know.
I would rather be single for the rest of my life than succumb to this era!
Jiang Qingzhi swore to himself.
"I'm telling you, you were already full of makeup, and it's only after you looked at it that it's become less."
"I opened it and took a look. If I had touched the makeup, where was it?"
"On your face..."
"My face is naturally fair, why are you not convinced?"
There is a cosmetics shop in front, and a young girl is arguing with the shopkeeper.
"My small business... Look at this, everyone! This guy took 30% of a box of powder and is going to leave now. Is this appropriate?"
The female shopkeeper was a seasoned veteran. When she saw someone coming outside, she started shouting.
Young girls are afraid of being shown in public, so after a few shouts, she will naturally give in.
In later times, it is not uncommon for young women to be bullied by merchants and be unable to resist.
Jiang Qingzhi had nothing to do, so he read the gossip out of curiosity.
In his previous life, he was unemployed for a while. He squatted on the street with a cigarette in his mouth, bored. A quarrel could make him kill half a day.
Shaking off the ashes from his cigarette, Jiang Qingzhi asked, "Old Sun, whose fault is this?"
Sun Bu Tong spied on the boss's expression and said tentatively, "It's probably that girl!"
"Why?" "If it makes sense, she should have asked her family for help now."
The girl was dressed better than ordinary people and had a maid by her side, which showed that she came from an extraordinary family.
When encountering such a dispute, if you are right, you should send the person home and ask your parents and elders to judge the matter.
This is how girls of this era behave.
The girl said, "I just want to ask you, since you said I took your makeup, where is it?"
The female shopkeeper glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and said, "Of course it's on you, otherwise I'll search you."
Hey!
Jiang Qingzhi, who originally wanted to watch the fun, couldn't help but think of something that happened in the future and became angry.
The girl said calmly, "If that's the case, I won't move. Yan'er, go see if there are any women outside the door. If there are, please come in. Let's close the door in front of them today. I'll undress, but I have something to say to you."
"You say it!" The female shopkeeper was still arrogant.
"If there is, I will take what is mine."
The girl didn't say what to do if not.
A nuclear bomb is only a deterrent when it is on a launch pad.
This girl is interesting!
Jiang Qingzhi smiled.
The maid turned and went out. The female shopkeeper rolled her eyes and said, "She took the cosmetics out with her."
What the hell!
This is rolling meat!
The girl sneered, "I told you that you can search me."
The female shopkeeper suddenly threw a tantrum, "Look! Someone stole my cosmetics and refused to admit it, and even turned the tables on me..."
He showed weakness first, and then when the female shopkeeper became too proud of herself, he gave her a fatal blow.
Jiang Qingzhi watched with his own eyes as the girl led the female shopkeeper into the ditch step by step, and he could not help but admire her.
Talent!
"Brother, someone is knocking on the door!"
The shopkeeper shouted.
"Who?"
A big man rushed in from behind, looking ferocious, pointed at the girl and shouted, "But you?"
The girl took a step back and said, "This is the capital. If you dare to make a move, I guarantee that you will have to spend the next ten years in such a barbaric place."
This was true, but the girl ignored the big man's flushed face.
Is this because you drank too much?
The big man rushed forward, raised his fist...
The girl wanted to retreat, but it was too late.
Bah!
The girl closed her eyes and heard the big man scream.
She slowly opened her eyes and saw a young man with one foot on the big man's face and one hand grabbing the back of the female shopkeeper's collar. He coughed dryly, "Are you okay?"
The girl in front of me was stunned for a moment. She had a clear forehead and blinking eyes. They were not very big, but they were full of charm. She had a small nose, a pursed mouth, and a little more flesh at the bottom of her chin, which made her look a bit cute.
"Thank you, sir." The girl squatted down.
"When you see injustice, draw your sword and help." Jiang Qingzhi asked, "Do you want to report it to the police?"
The girl shook her head. "It's obvious that this is not the first time they have done this, but they are still able to run rampant. It shows that there are people watching behind the scenes. It's useless to report to the police. It's better to..."
"Not as good as what?" Jiang Qingzhi found the girl more and more interesting.
"Why not, give him a beating!" The girl clenched her fist. Her fist looked small, but she was very serious.
Bang bang bang bang!
Later, the two walked out of the cosmetics shop.
"What a relief!" Jiang Qingzhi felt that the depression he had felt over the past two days had dissipated.
"Thank you, sir." The girl squatted again.
“You’re welcome.” Jiang Qingzhi bowed.
"Excuse me, sir, what is your name..." the girl explained, "I'll ask my father to come and thank you later."
"Me? Ye Qing." Jiang Qingzhi used his mother's surname.
He suddenly felt like teasing her, so he asked, "What's your name, young lady?"
It is taboo to ask a woman's name rashly.
The girl was very generous, "My last name is Li."
As for the nickname or name, of course it cannot be told to other men.
"Miss Li." Jiang Qingzhi bowed.
"Son..."
"I'm not some young master."
"But I seemed to have seen the entourage before."
"Where?" Jiang Qingzhi turned around. Sun Bu Tong and others who knew what to do had already slipped away. "Those are just here to watch the fun."
"Oh!"
The maid came over and said, "Second Madam, it's time to go home."
"Goodbye." Li Tian bowed for the third time.
"Easy to say."
The girl got on the car and drove away.
We staggered all the way to a house in the south of the city.
"Second Madam, the Madam asks you to meet the guests." A maid was waiting for her.
"understood."
The girl arrived outside the reception hall.
Inside, her mother, Chang, was talking to a woman with a smile on her face. When she saw her coming, she waved and said, "Second Madam, come and greet me."
The girl went in and bowed quietly, without any mistake.
The woman looked at her carefully and praised: "A quiet young lady always makes people happy. At least she makes people feel at ease, right?"
"Isn't it?" Chang smiled and said, "I'm not exaggerating, Second Lady has always been a quiet person since she was young, and doesn't like to argue with others."
The woman's eyes lit up. "That young man over there is a promising guy. His family is not short of money and food. He is now studying in the Imperial College, and he is said to be preparing for the imperial examination to become an official..."
"Oh! How is it at home?"
"My grandparents, my parents, two brothers, and three sisters. But don't worry, the three sisters are all illegitimate. As for the two brothers, one is illegitimate and the other is my biological brother. However, the biological brother is only five years old. If I marry him..."
The woman approached Chang and lowered her voice, "A five-year-old child, after a few years, will get familiar with each other. Isn't it true that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother? By then, everything in that family will belong to the second wife."
Chang's heart was slightly moved, and the woman continued: "Your husband is the Minister of the Ministry of Rites. Although he is not in the court, it is at least a place where he can be promoted steadily. Finding a family like this who can help him in his official career, isn't it the best of both worlds?"
After the woman left, Chang called her daughter over and said, "You are almost fifteen. When a girl is fifteen, it is time for her to get married. Your father said that we don't ask for a rich family, but we ask that the man treats you well. However, if you can find a son-in-law who is both talented and handsome, then this girl's life will not be wasted."
The girl sat there quietly. The maid behind Chang smiled and said, "Second Madam has been so quiet since she was young. This is a natural noble character! I see! She must find a good family."
The girl inexplicably thought of the boy.
I actually forgot to ask him where he lived.
I guess it's really not fate...
(End of this chapter)
