The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort - 217. Year off

It was the end of the year in a blink of an eye. On New Year’s Eve, the Jinying Palace was busy, especially the steward Lin, who had been busy all day long. It was probably because Xiao Shao had either been outside the capital or busy with government affairs during the New Year for many years. Everything was kept simple. Nowadays, Jiang Ruan has added a lot of popularity to Jinying Palace. The people of Jinying Palace have also found that their masters are more popular than before, and it finally looks like a “home” here.

Jiang Ruan wore a narrow waist jacket with peach blossom cloud mist, a crepe skirt with scattered flowers on his lower body, and a round updo. There was no extra decoration on his body, only a rose hairpin was inserted, and two drops of pearls were placed on his earlobe, which made it more lining. The skin is as white as jade. She usually dresses brightly and charmingly, but she also has some calm and charming. The color flowing on the surface is gorgeous, and it is also a red and red costume. Now it is rare to be dressed up by forsythia and dew as a little girl, as well-behaved as a little girl, a bit less sharp, and full of hostility, it is rare and gentle She looks like an unmarried beautiful little lady.

It was dusk, Tianzhu opened the door, and a smile appeared on his face that had never expressed much expression: “Madam, it’s snowing outside.”

At this time, the snow will not be cold with others, but it will feel like a New Year. Jiang Ruan got up to go out, Xiao Shao was standing in the courtyard and instructed Ye Feng to do things. Hearing the sound, he turned his head, and couldn’t help being slightly startled when he saw Jiang Ruan.

Since Xuanhua was beheaded, the court winds were in chaos and Xiao Shao became busy. He often went out in the morning and came back in the middle of the night, and every time he came back, Jiang Ruan had already fallen asleep. The husband and wife had a rare meeting, and it was unexpected that Xiao Shao came back so early today. Ye Feng and the others have also been busy these few days, rarely staying in the house, and seeing Jiang Ruan eagerly greeted him: “Happy New Year, Madam Young.”

Jiang Ruan responded with a smile and walked to Xiao Shao’s side. Ye Feng glanced at Forsythia and said, “Subordinates retire.” He went out first. Jiang Ruan also said to Luzhu: “You can rest as you please, I will go out with him for a while.”

Dewdrop was winking, and hurriedly pulled Tianzhu and Lian Qiao to leave. Xiao Shao pursed her lips and said, “Go for a walk?”

“I heard that every new year, the lanterns like weaving in the capital are also very beautiful,” Jiang Ruan said: “I didn’t see it before. Today you should accompany me to take a look.”

Xiao Shao couldn’t help but laughed, seeming to think of Jiang Ruan’s life experience, his expression slowly sinking, and there was a bit of gentleness in his eyes that he could not even notice, and the two of them walked towards the gate of the mansion as they said.

At the time of the New Year, there are many people who come out to buy new year goods and jewelry on the street, and the capital is also very lively. After dusk, every family lit up the red lanterns. From a distance, a row of red lanterns hung on the beams of the house, which was really beautiful. Even Xiaoxue didn’t feel cold in the street, but there was a kind of ordinary warmth like a weaving of people.

Jiang Ruan and Xiao Shao walked side by side, the two of them were born with outstanding looks, so from time to time someone took a sneak peek, and the man was surprised by Jiang Ruan’s beauty, secretly jealous of Xiao Shao’s beauty. The woman became even more daring. She took the silk flower in her hand and threw it towards Xiao Shao. Xiao Shao was really deserted. She walked over without squinting and stomped the silk flower under her feet, crushing the hearts of the people. .

Jiang Ruan is a little strange. She never had the opportunity to come into contact with such a lively scene in her previous life. She was always thrown in the mansion by Jiang Quan. It was impossible to go out on the streets with her sisters, because she grew up in the mountains. The vulgar behavior will lose the face of Jiang Mansion. I came here for revenge again in this life, even more unintentionally. After marrying Xiao Shao, my hostility has been reduced a lot. It is rare to reject things that ordinary people may find interesting. In Dewdrop’s words, There is more smoke.

“You are very busy these days, something happened in the palace?” Jiang Ruan asked. She never asked much about Xiao Shao, but it was rare to see Xiao Shao going out early and returning late. Something must have changed. As a wife, she should ask about it, although she might not be able to help.

Xiao Shao shook his head and said, “The people from Southern Xinjiang have mixed into the capital, and they have not seen any movement.” After a pause, he bent his head and approached Jiang Ruan’s ear and whispered: “The emperor is seriously ill.”

The heat that Xiao Shao exhaled was still in his ears, but Jiang Ruan was shocked by his words. The emperor turned out to be seriously ill. The previous emperor was not seriously ill at this time, although in the end she was stigmatized as a poisoned king and became the evil girl of the country, but she also thought about it and Xuan could not get away from it. Now that Xuanhua died prematurely, Xuanli might be waiting for the opportunity first, so the final moment of seizure started earlier? Jiang Ruan could think of it, but he didn’t notice that he bumped into a person for a while, and fell to the ground under his feet.

“Be careful.” Xiao Shao frowned and shouted, quickly grabbing Jiang Ruan’s waist and leaning her into her arms. Jiang Ruan heard a familiar voice before he raised his head in the future: “Three brothers and three sisters.”

Mo Cong and Qi Feng stood in front of him. Mo Cong smiled narrowly and hammered Xiao Shao’s shoulder: “Brother, I didn’t expect you to go out to hang out. If you really have a sweet wife in your arms, it’s different.”

Xiao Shao didn’t speak, Qi Feng glanced at Jiang Ruan who was held by Xiao Shao. Jiang Ruan just hit him, and he smiled, “Is Sansao okay?”

“It’s okay.” Jiang Ruan said: “Why didn’t Xia Qing be with you?” Guan Lianghan, a big man martial artist, was unwilling to go out to hang out. Xia Qing and Qi Feng often stay together. If they don’t see it, it would be a little strange.

“Where can he take care of my brother,” Mo Cong himself said before Qi Feng answered, “Now he is in love with the lady of the long historian, and he is also going to show his courtesy today.” Mo Cong mumbled. Said: “I don’t know how the eyes grow. I just fell in love with that girl. Her mouth is very powerful and unsophisticated. It’s really…it’s a violent thing.” Mo Cong scratched his head again when he found that Jiang Ruan was looking at him. He smiled and said: “Oh, people who have peach blossoms are incomparable to those of us alone.” His brothers climbed up the wind and said: “The two men who came out for the new year are really ashamed.”

Jiang Ruan smiled slightly, Qi Feng also smiled, his gaze fell on Xiao Shao’s hand holding Jiang Ruan’s waist and it was somewhat unnatural, and he only said: “I have something to do with Lao Qi, maybe it’s not the way. Don’t bother you two anymore.”

Mo Cong was inexplicably pulled by Qi Feng and walked away, only to hear a vague voice: “Hey, what are we going to do, fourth brother, where are you dragging me…”

After the two walked away, Jiang Ruan stood up straight, but Xiao Shao held her hand. She turned to look at Xiao Shao. Xiao Shao’s handsome face looked particularly deep in the changing light and shadow, and his expression was not clear. Jiang Ruan He raised his eyebrows and said nothing. After walking a few steps, I saw a shop selling lanterns in front of me. The owner of the shop is an old couple, and they seem inconspicuous among all kinds of big shops, but Jiang Ruan has taken a fancy to a fox lamp alone.

The fox lamp is small and exquisite, lifelike and a bit delicate. Jiang Ruan thought of a fox cub he had rescued on Zhuangzi, and he felt a little bit interested. Xiao Shao followed her gaze and paused and said, “You are waiting for me here.” He walked towards the crowded shop.

There were also many young girls’ houses in front of the shop, and when they saw Xiao Shao, they blushed and stepped aside. Jiang Ruan stayed in place and suddenly smelled a fragrant wind on the tip of his nose, which was somewhat familiar. She raised her eyes and saw a young woman in a green jacket and skirt standing in front of her, followed by several maids. The woman’s delicate features have an unspeakable taste, and it is the daughter of the Governor of Binhai, Yao Niannian.

Yao Niannian should have recognized Jiang Ruan, stopped in front of Jiang Ruan, smiled at Jiang Ruan, and said: “Princess Xiao.”

“Miss Yao.” Jiang Ruan nodded. Yao Niannian probably also came out to hang out, but he didn’t even follow the guards by his side, let alone any other friends. There were only a few maids, and it was strange that Miss Qianjin went out alone. It’s just that people are not afraid of being criticized because of their great cause. Yao Niannian’s reputation is good enough, and he can’t make any waves.

Yao Niannian smiled and looked at Xiao Shao, who was talking to the old couple, and said to Jiang Ruan: “The prince and the princess are really affectionate, and the prince treats the princess with sincerity and envy.” She didn’t look at this when she said this. It showed other meanings, as if it was just a casual compliment, a sincere meaning.

“Miss Yao joked that in the future, Miss Yao married a Ruyi Langjun, and she was even worse.” Jiang Ruan returned with a smile. Yao Niannian was also the best Princess Jinying in the emperor’s mind anyway, and she was also a rival to her. Jiang Ruan would not have too much affection for her. The daughter’s family who had not come out of the cabinet must have blushed when she heard this, but Yao Niannian was calm and not uncomfortable at all.

“Then I won’t disturb the princess and prince.” Yao Niannian nodded slightly, and she made a kind of restrained beauty in the courteous movements. When she passed by Jiang Ruan, she smiled and glanced at Jiang Ruan, her eyes seemed a bit meaningful.

Conjecturing on Yao Niannian’s smile, Jiang Ruan felt something was wrong instinctively, but couldn’t figure out what was wrong. He couldn’t figure it out, and even Xiao Shao didn’t notice when he returned to his side after buying the lantern. Xiao Shao stared at her and knocked her forehead: “Why is she in a daze?”

The women who watched Xiao Shao walk to Jiang Ruan saw Xiao Shao act like this, and they were immediately discouraged. The man who was originally a sweetheart immediately became a bird and beast. Jiang Ruan came back to his senses, took the lantern in Xiao Shao’s hand, and said, “I just saw Miss Yao Jia.”

Xiao Shao frowned. She probably didn’t have any impression of Miss Yao Jia in Jiang Ruan’s mouth. After thinking about it for a long time, she suddenly understood what Jiang Ruan meant and thought she was jealous before doing this. He paused and said, “Don’t bother with outsiders.” He shook Jiang Ruan’s hand in his palm and walked forward.

The two went shopping on the street a few more times. Jiang Ruan is not a little girl now, she can talk without seeing novelty, but Xiao Shao has a stable temper and sharp eyes, but Jiang Ruan’s eyes are mostly on Which gadget was on, he immediately paid for it. In the end, Jiang Ruan accidentally saw a piano and almost bought it, but Jiang Ruan said that Xiao Shao was inconvenient to hold. But even so, Xiao Shao gave the bank note and taught people to pack it and send it to the house tomorrow. Come in.

Ordinary passers-by don’t know the identity of the two of them. Xiao Shao always dresses up low-key. Today, Jiang Ruan is acting like a well-behaved daughter. Others only treat them as newlyweds, and it is the time when they are honeyed. In fact, it’s true, isn’t it just a newlywed couple?

Jiang Ruan has never been treated like this in his previous and present life. I knew that Jinying Palace was rich and could not help being a little stiff. It is no wonder Xiao Shao had so many girls despite his cold temper and the name of a chaotic courtier. A man who is eager to rush, who is handsome and willing to beg for money to please women is probably still attractive.

It was not early, when the people on the street began to disperse, the two returned home. Butler Lin saw that the two of them came back and ordered the kitchen to bring in the sweet soup. After Xiao Shao and Jiang Ruan had a drink, Steward Lin and Forsythia again said that the General’s Mansion had sent something. Since Jiang Quan was imprisoned, the generals’ mansion and Jiang Ruan have had more contacts. I also understand Jiang Ruan’s taboo. Although I don’t always contact me, I always have to be considerate of the etiquette every year. Zhao Guang and Jiang Xin agreed. The grandfather and grandson had endless words about the war. Jiang Xinzhi didn’t even bother about the renovation of the mansion given by the emperor, so he ran to the general’s mansion when he had time.

After Jiang Ruan was groomed, he saw Xiao Shao bathed and changed into a snow-white coat and leaned on the bedside to read. Jiang Ruan took the book in his hand easily, followed it up and drew his hair and said: “This If you have free time in a few days, go to the General’s Mansion with me.”

Xiao Shao pursed his lips and said, “Okay.” The Shangshu Mansion is completely gone now. The General Mansion is also Xiao Shao’s Yue Zhang’s family, and he wants to go there.

Jiang Ruan suddenly remembered something, and said: “By the way, I want to use Jin Eryi to teach him to help me find a person.”

Xiao Shao raised her eyebrows and asked, “Who is it.”

“Auntie in the house.” Although the brazier in the room was still burning with charcoal, he still felt a little cold in his thin coat. Jiang Ruan unconsciously leaned against Xiao Shao’s chest and gave him the right to As a big heater. She frowned and said, “You should also be aware of the things in my mansion. Now Shangshu Mansion is gone, but I haven’t heard the news of the auntie who has come out to seek refuge. For so many years, she has been like a transparent person in the mansion, always I always find it strange that I don’t fight or grab, but I’m safe and sound…” There are not people who are indifferent and indifferent in the world. It’s just that such people shouldn’t appear in Shangshufu. Zhao Mei had a simple temperament, so he could not survive the battle of Shangshufu’s house. Auntie Niang could be safe and sound under Xia Yan’s eyelids. There must be special means. I don’t know why, Jiang Ruan always feels a little strange. Xu is a person who has died once have an inexplicable intuition about these things. Jiang Ruan can’t ignore the aunt in any case.

Xiao Shao also noticed her thoughts, so she covered the quilt and her tightly, and said in deep thought, “Leave this to me.”

Jiang Ruan also felt obediently, and leaned his head in his arms, saying: “There is also that Miss Yao Jia, there is something wrong with me today, I can’t tell you… I always feel a little uneasy.”

Xiao Shao moved slightly, a smile flashed across her eyes, and then glanced at Jiang Ruan. Jiang Ruan noticed his gaze and said, “Don’t think I’m talking nonsense. You didn’t see it at that time, and even if you saw it, you probably couldn’t see anything.”

“Then how do you tell?” Xiao Shao asked in a low voice.

“Intuition.” A woman’s intuition is always inexplicable, and a woman always trusts her own intuition without reason. Jiang Ruan himself didn’t know how he felt about Yao Niannian, but at the moment when he passed by, the meaningful smile Yao Niannian showed at her seemed not so simple. The meeting this time was different from the last time I was on the hunting ground. Something seemed to have changed quietly.

“A Ruan cares so much, but he is jealous?” Xiao Shao’s cold face suddenly showed a slightly narrow smile, Jiang Ruan’s face became hot when he heard that, and said angrily: “When I am jealous, but…well… “Before the words fell, the remaining words were blocked in the lips, and the room slowly heated up again, and it seemed that even the snowflakes on the windows were melting.

At the same time, Beijing Zhongtian prison.

The jailer fiddled with the charcoal in the brazier. Even if it was a fire, the cold and dampness that had accumulated over the years in the cell was not so easy to disperse. Especially in this cold winter, it is very cold. It is inevitable to have some grievances to stay in such a ghost place during the New Year. Several jailers gathered together, and there were some wine and vegetables piled on the table.

There seemed to be a low whimper from the depths of the prison, saying it was a whimper, but it was like a curse. The rustling aroused echo sounded strange here. One of the jailers cursed a few words, only saying: “It’s a damn bad luck, I’m crying every day.”

“Forget it.” Another person who was going to teach: “Anyway, I will live soon. The province is annoying, come and come, don’t worry about it, brothers, have another drink.” Then he drank again. When the wine comes, he seems to have forgotten the voice in his head.

In the last room in the depths of the gloomy sky cell, there was a rickety figure lying on the ground. There was a stench from all over his body. The hair was long and messy, and it seemed to be mixed with a lot of lice. He stretched out his hand and scratched his back. After scratching, I probably had some skin disease, and the ragged clothes were caught by the seams. No one would have thought that this person, who was like a beggar, and even more filthy and sordid than a beggar, was Jiang Quan, the former Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

Jiang Ruan raised his head laboriously, and he heard a lot of outside news from the daily chats of the jailers. Hearing that Jiang Dan had died and Xuanhua had also fallen, he yelled out in his heart. Jiang Dan is a small concubine. When she enters the palace and becomes a mistress, she thinks she has risen to the sky one step at a time, and she is indifferent to her father. It is best to die like this. As for Xuanhua also died, and the prince was seriously ill in bed, this situation should fall into Xuanli’s hands. Jiang Quan originally hoped that Xuan Li could see that they were in the same boat before and could find a way to deal with him a little bit, but he had never heard anything about it for so long. He luckily asked the jailer, and the jailer also looked at him mockingly, and Jiang Quan slowly understood in his heart. Now that Shang Shufu is down, he has no value for use. He is a foolish man. To Xuanli, he is just a useless abandoned son with no value at all, so he naturally discarded it without hesitation.

Jiang Quan suddenly remembered the dream he had just had.

In that dream, he was the lofty secretary of the Ministry of War, he was still the minister of the humerus of the imperial court, and the clear literati in the hearts of the people. In that dream, Xuanli became the emperor, Jiang Susu became the queen, and Jiang Chao had a bright future. He worshipped the first grade official, and added the official to enter the jue. Xia Yan became a first-class imperial wife, and Shangshu Mansion was prosperous and flourishing.

In that dream, the second aunt was still there, Jiang Li and Jiang Dan were also there, but Jiang Ruan and Jiang Xinzhi were the only ones who were not. In that dream, Jiang Xinzhi died early, and Jiang Ruan was sent to the palace to be an abandoned son arranged at the beginning, and finally became a stepping stone for the entire Shangshu Mansion. Shangshu Mansion stepped on Jiang Ruan’s blood and rose step by step. That dream was so beautiful, it was almost the most wonderful dream Jiang Quan had ever had since entering the jail. The glory and wealth in the dream are so real, as if that life has also existed in real life, it is precisely because of such a glorious that after waking up, seeing the dilapidated eyes is unacceptable.

Could it be that the debts of the previous life are paid in this life, if the dream is in the previous life, it is precisely because of the previous life that he harmed Jiang Ruan to such an appearance, this life will be defeated by Jiang Ruan. Jiang Quan wiped his face. The night in the prison was extremely cold, and he seemed to be able to hear the sound of firecrackers and fireworks outside. This is the end of the year, if it is the past year, if it is the past year in the dream… That’s the Shangshu Mansion, which is rich in clothes and jade food, singing and dancing.

Now it has become a plume of dust for people to trample on, and his ambitious court upstart is now a prisoner. Jiang Quan’s gaze slowly fell to a thin black blanket-like thing on the ground. The thing was already a little black, and even after a long time, it seemed to be able to smell the blood in it. Jiang Quan naturally knew that it was a piece of human skin from Jiang Dan, the youngest concubine of Shang Shufu.

Someone peeled off her skin intact and gave him a gift. Jiang Quan knew who that person was. At first, when he saw this human skin, he was nauseous and vomiting, and his face was so scared that he was suffering tremendously every day, but now his spirit is a little confused. This is what Jiang Ruan wants to achieve. This is a grand threat, and it seems to be a warning. She was using Jiang Dan’s face to tell him: The person who hurt Zhao Mei has no good end, Jiang Dan and Xia Yan have already paid the price, now it’s his turn…

Jiang Quan had never regarded her as his own daughter, so the beautiful girl who was always dressed in red did not hesitate to respond in this way. Her cruelty was more cruel than Jiang Quan, and she was even crueler and colder. Where are the fathers and daughters, it is clear that they are the enemies of the past and this life, and it is enough to be the enemy, and he still lost.

It was the New Year that a man’s cursing in a low voice came from a certain prison in Tianja. The cursing seemed to contain some trembling crying begging for mercy, mixed with a sob of fear, and slowly dissipated in the night of Dajin Chaojing. .