Chapter 64: Wind blows
Chapter 64 The Wind Rises
The west neighbor of Jiang's house, in the study room of Meng's main courtyard, is brightly lit. The minister of punishment, Meng Huizhou, was sitting behind the case. The second son, Meng Xunli, and the third son, Meng Xunzhen, stood at the table. The father and son were all solemn.
"My son heard from Mr. Ma, who went to the palace to submit documents today, that Princess Leyang is staying in the Empress Dowager's Palace tonight, and the saint used to have dinner with the Empress Dowager and Leyang." Meng Er, who is a commentator at Dali Temple, although his official position is not large, But the news is very well informed.
Hearing Leyang's name, Meng Sanzhi felt a pain in his back, and said anxiously, "Dad, Leyang has identified Jiang Er, once Jiang Er becomes the concubine, we will be out of luck. It's gone!"
Meng Huizhou asked, "Jiang Feng's role as consort is a matter of the Jiang family and the Princess Leyang's mansion. What does it have to do with my Meng family?"
It doesn’t matter what you’re in a hurry to get on, you’re still a dead duck at this point! Meng San was heartbroken, but he didn't dare to say, "It's my son's impatience, please forgive me."
Meng Er is better than his third brother, "Jiang Song's official career is blocked, and the Jiang family is struggling. To be the concubine of Princess Leyang is a step forward for Jiang Feng. It is impossible for the Jiang family to disagree with this marriage."
"That's right!" Meng San echoed, thinking of Jiang Er's madness walking sideways in the capital after he became the concubine, he went crazy. No, absolutely not!
Meng Huizhou slowly turned the teacup on the table, "The Jiang family is gracious to being a father, even if the Jiang family is now indifferent to the Meng family because of Jiang Mian's death, my Meng family has to behave like a gentleman and repay grievances with virtue, which is not feasible. One wrong step. Who the royal family wants to recruit as consort is not something I can intervene. Regardless of whether you are in front or behind, you must not criticize this matter or show any resentment, can you write it down?"
"Write it down." Meng Er and Meng San bowed in unison.
Meng Huizhou waved his third son to step back, and then asked his second son, "What else did Ma Zhengkun say?"
Ma Zhengkun, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, because of his position, often went in and out of the palace and various yamen. He was a well-known know-it-all in the court. Officials in the court liked to get in touch with him, and he was often complacent. Most of Meng Er's news came from him.
Meng Er whispered, "He said that two more imperial physicians were reprimanded by the sage, and there are no more."
Meng Huizhou also got the news. The queen mother was lingering on the sick bed for several months and did not get better. The holy heart was worried, and it was inevitable that the imperial doctor would be reprimanded. Princess Leyang wanted to settle her marriage with Jiang Feng before the Queen Mother passed away. According to Princess Leyang's temperament, the Princess Mansion is probably already preparing everything needed for the big wedding!
Princess Leyang is very masculine, if Jiang Feng is favored, the Meng family will be in danger. Although Meng Huizhou reprimanded his son, he was so worried that he stayed up all night, and the next day he went to court with dark circles.
When the court dispersed, Meng Huizhou deliberately walked a few steps late and slowly followed behind Qin Tianye, the right minister. After speaking with Duke Huguo all the way, Qin Tianye turned around and saw the haggard Meng Huizhou. He smiled gently, "No matter how many things are going on in the yamen, Lord Meng should also take care of his health."
Meng Huizhou took two steps forward, and replied respectfully and politely, "I heard that the Queen Mother's phoenix is not in good health, and I looked through the medical books last night and found no cure, I'm really ashamed."
"If you know that Lord Meng is so caring, the Sage should be moved." Qin Tianye's face did not show any disturbance, "The Queen Mother has the Sage and Princess Leyang to take care of her day and night, and she will recover soon."
"You're right." Meng Huizhou hesitated for a moment, after all, considering the occasion, he didn't dare to ask more.
Qin Tianye chatted with him while walking, "Master Meng also lives in Shifeng Lane, Huijiafang, right?"
"Exactly." Meng Huizhou was excited and felt that the persimmons he sent to You Xiang's mansion two months ago played a role. Lord You Xiang wrote down where he lived. It is a great joy to make the prime minister remember him!
Qin Tianye asked slowly, "I heard that Jiang Feng, the second son of the Jiang family in Shifeng Lane, brought a son back?"
Could it be that what is the origin of that black boy? Meng Huizhou's heart skipped a beat, "According to the Jiang family, the child was born with Jiang Feng's eldest daughter, but he was raised in the countryside because of his frail health. Now that he is well, he is brought back to recognize his ancestors."
"So, this is a happy event." Qin Tianye said with a smile.
Meng Huizhou quickly echoed a few words and changed the topic, "Although the child is nine years old, he has not read many books, and he does not know much about etiquette. He needs a good education to become a talent."
Qin Tianye smiled, "Growing up in the countryside, it is inevitable that he has neglected this aspect. Now that he is in good health, he must be able to change his face soon under his father's upbringing, which is impressive."
"What Master Xiang said is very true." Meng Huizhou couldn't hide his sarcasm with a smile, Jiang Feng had no talent and no virtue, that black boy must be a waste of talent under his upbringing! But why did the Right Prime Minister mention him?
"However, I'm afraid Jiang Feng won't be able to raise him for a few days." After Qin Tianye finished speaking, he walked unhurriedly into the Qingwen Hall.
After being splashed with cold water, Meng Huizhou stood at the foot of the steps. He didn't recover until someone approached, and hurried back to the yamen of the Punishment Department as if nothing had happened. After the fire was renovated, the Department of Punishment was the newest of the six yamen, but Meng Huizhou was sitting in front of the bright case, only to feel the darkness in front of him.
Jiang Feng, is he really going to be the consort of Leyang? Is the Jiang family really going to turn around? If the Jiang family turns over... Meng Huizhou clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, even if the Jiang family turned over, what would he do with the timid Jiang Song and the useless Jiang Feng!
Is it male?
Meng Huizhou wrote a letter with a brush, and sent someone to quickly send it to Meng Xunyi, the eldest son of a foreign official, so that he could quickly gather young and beautiful men in the county under his jurisdiction and secretly send them to Beijing.
In this world, there is no airtight wall. The news that Princess Leyang wanted to recruit Jiang Feng, the most beautiful man in the Great Zhou Dynasty, as her concubine, quickly spread all over the corners of Kang'an City, causing a lot of discussion.
Those in the know laughed at Meng San for shooting himself in the foot. If it wasn't for him jumping up and down to push Princess Leyang to occupy Erye Jiang, Princess Leyang would not have moved her heart after seeing Erye Jiang and recruited him as her consort.
Meng San, who was recuperating at home, really wanted to stab his head into the moat and die.
Now everyone is waiting. Waiting for the matchmaker to enter the door of Jiang's house, waiting for the imperial decree, waiting for Jiang Erye to enter the concubine's house, and waiting for him to take care of the Leyang tigress with her beauty.
The much-anticipated Jiang Mansion is still quiet and cold, none of the servants in the mansion dared to smile, but they all breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that the hard days of the Jiang family were coming to an end, as long as the second master was willing to marry Princess Leyang.
No matter how unbearable Leyang is, she is still a princess, the biological daughter of the Queen Mother, and the sister of the sage. Marrying her will make her a relative of the royal family and an existence that no one dares to provoke in Kang'an City.
Jiang Huai was still busy in the newly built meat puff pastry workshop. No matter who asked him what Jiang Erye thought, he would not say a word; Jiang Song locked himself in the study and stayed out all day; Mrs. Jiang knelt down In front of the Buddha statue, I closed my eyes and recited the scriptures for a day.
Jiang Erye lay on the bed and drank wine for a day.
On the second day, in the limelight, Su Ma, the steward of the inner courtyard of Princess Leyang's mansion, drove to the gate of Jiang's house again.
(end of this chapter)