Cheng Xiao feels that her husband is getting better and better at telling lies.

  In the past, telling lies would make me feel uneasy and tense, but now it's fine, standing upright with a straight face, without any ripples, speaking in a tone as if asking someone "Have you had dinner?" just like usual.

  He said: "Since you have to walk for so long, it's only right that she comes to see you off. What is there to be angry about?"

  However, standing in a corner of the courtyard, looking at the lady holding her belly and chatting with someone, after a stick of incense had passed, Jun's eyes sank.

  What's taking so long to say? He's been gone for ten days or half a month, not ten years!

  "Master, shall we go and remind the mistress?" Qīng Xū asked in a low voice.

  Jiang Xuanjin shook his head: "She has something unsaid, just let her say it slowly, what's the hurry?"

  His mouth replied like this, but his face clearly became more and more unpleasant. He stared quietly at the two people in the distance for a long time, and after making sure that the lady didn't even glance in his direction, the gentleman let out an extremely soft hum, brushed off his sleeve, and walked straight out of the moon gate.

  Li Huaiyu didn't notice, she checked the luggage of just arrived and said to him very seriously: "I couldn't give you this opportunity, he gave it to you, so you must grasp it tightly."

  He brought troops to the front line of the city. Once someone from Pingling made a move, he would be able to make achievements. Even if there was no movement, he would still be regarded as the confidant of Prince Zi Yang and establish connections with many people, formally entering the imperial court.

  She occupied the first-line city, only allowing the people of the first-line city to recognize their official positions. The name plaque was sent to Kyoto, but the Kyoto government did not recognize it, and in the end, the name was not correct and the words were not smooth. Jiang Xuanzhi's move, although somewhat personal emotional, really pulled out a trick.

  Yu Wu's expression was complex as he nodded and bowed his hands towards her: "Your Highness, take care."

  "Don't worry, there are still so many people here, just go ahead." Huai Yu smiled and said, "When you come back, we'll set up a banquet to celebrate again."

  "Good." Then Ou Zheng heavily bowed again.

  Li Huaiyu held her heavy belly and looked at the dark clouds on the horizon. To be honest, the situation in both Yicheng and Danyang was not very optimistic lately. Apart from having a good relationship with Nanping, Danyang was almost isolated, and even if Jiang Xuanjin relaxed his stance now and allowed Ziyang to lend a helping hand, it would take some time for the tense situation in Danyang to ease up.

  Huai Lin is very clever, choosing this time to make a move on her. If Jiang Xuanjin were not around, she would really have a hard time dealing with it.

  Fortunately, however, she has a surprise for Huairen on the way.

  Kyoto was severely damaged after the great purge of the hundred officials, and it never recovered. Li Huairan hastily established his own power, promoted many new people, and also caused a lot of controversy.

  In the past, Empress Dowager Cixi also did not make such a big move to eliminate dissidents. The young emperor not only acted ruthlessly but also moved against many high-ranking officials with great prestige, even showing disdain for the White-robed Imperial Censor. He relied on Qi Chengxiang, Liu Tingyi and Sima Taifu, listening to them one-sidedly, and his tyrannical air became increasingly heavy.

  Every year at the end of the year, the Eastern Jin, Northern Wei, Western Liang and Southern Yan would send envoys to each other to promote friendship. In previous years, Northern Wei had always let Yun Lianqing go, after all, he was wise and eloquent, often turning danger into safety, bringing glory to the country. However, this year Yun Lianqing had already escaped back to Danyang, so Li Huailun could only send Liu Yunlie.

  As a result, as soon as he arrived in Eastern Jin, Liu Yunlie was blocked outside the gate. How could Liu Tingwei's temper tolerate this? A conflict broke out between the two sides, and Eastern Jin bypassed Northern Wei this year, sending envoys directly to Western Liang.

  This matter came out, and the imperial court and the people were in an uproar. The several old ministers who already had opinions finally couldn't hold back, and they spoke up on the imperial court, asking Your Majesty to be close to loyal ministers and distant from petty men. Li Huailian muddled through a couple of sentences, his attitude making it clear that he wanted to protect Liu Yunlie. He thought this matter would just pass like this, and it wouldn't hurt to think of a way to make amends later. Who knew that the 60-year-old old lady Shi would be so grief-stricken and indignant that she smashed her head to death in front of the emperor?

  An old minister dies for his remonstrance, no matter what he remonstrates about, the monarch will always get a reputation of being "tyrannical and self-willed", which is something that cannot be justified no matter how hard one tries.

  "Also consider him unlucky."

  It was originally intended to discuss the Eastern Jin Dynasty's Hundred Flowers Lord alone. Let him be embarrassed, let him be embarrassed, Liu Yunlie, who would have thought it would end up like this now.

  Jiang Xuanjin sat in front of her and said coldly: "You have brought this upon yourself."

  Li Huailian listened to the words and returned to listening, his thoughts were too deep, and he was also too good at concealing them. When he taught him the emperor's strategy before, he found that he had some biased ideas, corrected him once, and this child never showed up again.

  I thought he had changed, but now it seems he just hid it.

  "Holding jade and lowering her eyes: 'If he had listened to you, or at least listened to me, it wouldn't have ended up like this.'"

  Unfortunately, he believed in Li Shan. Li Shan was a person who had one set of words for the face and another set for behind the back, good at manipulating power, not distinguishing between loyalty and treachery, and being self-willed. He must have taught Huai Lin that the three dukes must be his confidants, so now that Bai Dezhong has been deprived of power, Qi Chengxiang and Sima Taishou are holding up the imperial court.

  Appearing solid but actually losing people's hearts.

  Her heart was still a bit uncomfortable, Huai Yu didn't want to talk about this matter anymore, and just stared at the person in front of her.

  Jiang Xuanjin's eyelashes didn't flutter when he focused on doing something, and his eyes were filled with a deep, dark color, like wet slate after the rain. His hands, which were used to holding writing brushes and official documents, now grasped a nail file, his expression calm and collected, but his movements gentle as he carefully trimmed her overgrown fingernails.

  Her eyebrows and eyes relaxed, and she smiled with a hint of jade-like elegance: "Actually, I could have come myself."

  Jiang Xuanjin looked at her and pulled up her other unpolished hand, handing it to her: "Do it yourself?"

  Her fingernails were all bitten off by her.

  "Don't you think it's too fast?" Huai Yu said with a straight face, "You spend half a day filing one fingernail, and I can finish it in two or three bites."

  Her eyebrows jumped, and Jiang Xuanjin narrowed his eyes: "Behave yourself."

  Cheng Xiao and Yu Feng looked on from behind, their faces calm, but their hearts turbulent.

  They actually left so many documents unread and came over to trim the lady's fingernails, just because Qi Jin said that pregnant women should not have long fingernails.

  It wasn't long ago that he was still sulking! He even refused to go to the main hall for lunch, and it wasn't until Madam asked him if something was wrong that he suddenly became fine. Now he's been sitting here for half an hour, even putting aside the urgent letter sent by Lord Lü.

  Can't you be more patient?

  One hand was pinched by him, and the other hand still had space. Huai Yu touched Jiang Xuanjin's face unscrupulously, and then rubbed against his lips, subconsciously pressing down.

  Jiang Xuanjin slightly annoyed, glared at her.

  Li Huaiyu smiled and said: "Really soft!"

  It must taste sweet.

  His hand holding the plane knife paused for a moment, Jiang Xuanjin let out a low hum, suddenly opened his lips and took in her index finger.

  "Ah----" Her fingertips trembled, and Huai Yu's whole body felt a surge of heat. She hastily tried to withdraw her hand, but he refused to let go. His eyes flashed with a mixture of anger and annoyance.

  For the first time, Li Da's face turned redder than Jiang Xiaogong's face. After struggling for a while, he softened his tone and said, "Let go quickly, don't bruise your lips."

  "Isn't it soft?" He loosened her and hummed coldly.

  "Good, not soft!" Hua Yu responded in harmony, with sparkling eyes. Propping up the soft couch, she went over and kissed him on the cheek with a "smack".

  Cheng Xiao and Yu Feng exchanged a glance, then turned around simultaneously.

  This kind of intimacy is as if no one else exists, who can bear it! Following you is really miserable, when you're not happy, I have to withstand the frost that freezes a thousand miles, and when you're happy, I still have to block this dazzling light.

  It's not that I begrudge them their high salaries, but this job really isn't fit for human beings!

  On the coldest day of winter, Jiang Shen came to see Jiang Xuanjin.

  "I'm going back to Ziyang," he said.

  Jiang Xuanjin raised his head from the document and looked at him with some surprise: "Figured it out?"

  "What's wrong with me?" Jiang Shen hummed a smile, pointing to his own handsome face, "Where is the fragrance of grass in the world?"

  Jiang Xuanjin silently looked at him.

  The river was deep in laughter, but as he laughed and laughed, the light in his eyes dimmed: "After all, we are brothers, can't you pretend not to see?"

  Xu was letting go day by day, but he was struggling more and more every day, a struggle with no result.

  Li Huaiyu said that in whatever aspect compared, he is not as suitable for Xu Chuyan as Chi Jin.

  Yes, Chi Kin is gentle and considerate, no three wives and four concubines, and will not hurt her heart, a very good man.

  But he couldn't bear the thought, and whenever he thought that Xu Chuyan was going to give all the good things to this person, he couldn't sleep. The result of his annoyance was that he lost his composure and became unlike himself.

  In terms of women, he has always been very carefree, both cherishing and not being obsessed with anyone, wandering through the flower cluster, earning a reputation for being thin and lucky, and being unrestrained and happy.

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  It was here at Xu Zhongyuan's place that he discovered his true, detestable face - jealous, selfish, and enraged, revealing all his ugly aspects.

  Rather than losing the last bit of good feeling, it's better to leave. Can still salvage two points of coolness. Jiang Shen thought this way, and even secretly praised himself when making the decision.

  But now, being looked at by Jiang Xuanjin's clear eyes, he suddenly felt very frustrated.

  "What else can I do?" he said, "I have no way with her."

  "Don't be too sad."

  This comfort is not at all reassuring, Jiang Sheng sat down on the chair beside him and snorted: "You're so pleased with yourself, aren't you afraid I'll go back and tell Master about this, and have him take you back?"

  "To be honest, how can this be considered tattling?" Jiang Xuanjin slowly pulled out the letter sent by Zi Yangcheng from beside him and placed it on the table. "This matter should also let Miss Xu hear the truth."

  Jiang Shen was taken aback for a moment, then got up to fetch the letter, opened it and took a look, his expression suddenly becoming complicated.

  Jiang Xuanjin flipped through the documents in his hand and said casually: "Congratulations, second brother, there is a successor."

  Gu Lian found out she was pregnant and calculated the days, it turned out that she got pregnant just before he left.

  "It's indeed a case of having fate but no fortune." Jiang Shen laughed out loud, pressing the letter onto the table, "In that case, she is even less likely to go with me now."

  "If it weren't for this matter, would Second Brother have divorced Gu Yun and welcomed Xu Shi alone back to the manor?" Jiang Xuanjin asked.

  Jiang shook his head solemnly: "You know it's impossible. How many years has Gu Lian followed me? Let them go, where can they go?"

  "What is Second Brother doing here?" Jiang Xuanjin was puzzled. "You clearly know why the Xu family left."

  Slowly closed his eyes. Jiang Shen pursed his lips and remained silent.

  Jiang Xuanjin stared at him for a while, then nodded: "Second brother is fine, it's just that Xu Shi isn't suitable for you, let her go."

  The house had been quiet for a long time, and I could faintly hear the sound of people in the courtyard outside, as well as the chirping of birds in the backyard.

  After a while, Jiang Shen finally spoke in a hoarse voice: "If I let her go, will she live better?"

  "Agreed." Jiang Xuanjin nodded without hesitation.

  He burst out laughing and Jiang Shen scolded: "You really are my legitimate third brother!"

  He actually had his own thoughts about this matter. Before coming to the city, he thought she would have a hard time, but after arriving, he found that as long as she didn't see him, her face was always with a faint smile, her eyes were soft and gentle, and she looked like a serene beauty in a painting.

  Xu Chunian didn't look good, he was very clear, there were many people more beautiful than her. But it just so happened that she was the one who made him taste despair.

  "When I leave, don't make a sound." Jiang Er Gongzi straightened his waist and instructed seriously, "After I leave, you must tell her that the flowers in Purple City have bloomed, I'm hurrying back to see them, I haven't the patience to wait for her anymore."

  "Besides, I didn't plan on sticking around her forever. It's just that the scenery in this city is too great, so I ended up staying for a few more days."

  "Red gold is fine, she took the divorce papers, if she wants to remarry, then remarry, if she wants to live her life, then live her life, I won't stop her. I will also establish a new main wife, as she said, and it's also possible to bring back that Qiao family daughter-in-law."

  Jiang Xuanjin supported his chin and looked at him, just as his second brother's eyes were slightly red and said: "Also. I will hurt people again, nor will I intentionally hurt people's hearts again. This is what she taught me, unfortunately, she can't enjoy it anymore, sympathize with her for me."

  His tone was smiling, but the corners of his mouth couldn't be lifted. Jiang Shen closed his eyes and said in a hoarse voice: "From now on, there's no need to tell me about her news."

  "Alright." Jiang Xuanjin replied, "I've remembered everything."

  Jiang nodded deeply. He took a deep breath and turned around to leave his room.

  Xu was sitting in the main hall embroidering shoes for the little one in Huaiyu's belly, her needle and thread moving quickly and nimbly.

  Outside, the sound of luggage being moved echoed, she pretended not to hear it and carefully embroidered the tiger head pattern, one stitch at a time, soon finishing one side.

  But somehow, upon hearing the sound of wheels rolling, the silver needle still pierced her finger, and a bright red bead of blood emerged.

  Chi Jin glanced at her and handed her a package.

  "What is this?" Chūjun asked dazedly.

  Open the paper package, a sweet breath rushes towards me. Chi Jin says: "I made some new plum blossoms with sugar, try some."

  With a sweet fragrance of flowers, one piece dissolves the bitterness in the mouth. Xu Chuyi held it in her mouth, and her eyes gradually became blurry.

  "You know everything, don't you?" she muttered, "You know it all, just haven't exposed me yet."

  He knew she couldn't bear it, knew she hadn't let go, yet he still stood by her side, covering for her, holding on to the last bit of dignity for her.

  Hong Jin Dou said: "The tiger you embroidered is missing a horizontal stroke on its forehead."

  “”

  Lowered his head and took a look, it was indeed true, the first brew was a cry of laughter. He picked up his shoes to re-embroider them.

  "Everyone has left, so there's no need to think too much about other things," said Chi Kin Man. "We still have to live well in the days to come."

  "Mm." She responded, her eyelashes trembling as tears fell onto her clothes, forming a dark spot.

  Furrowing his brow slightly, Chi Jin stood up and went out for a while.

  There was no one around. Xu Chuchang took a long breath and choked for a moment before wiping his face clean.

  She wasn't being stingy, Jiang Shen was supposed to leave, his home wasn't in the same city, he had already stayed for several months, and there were still concubines in the house who needed to be comforted, if he stayed any longer it wouldn't be proper.

  It's just that some annoying emotions can't be suppressed, and habits are more terrifying than feelings. She lost the person she had been devoted to, feeling empty and painful, how could she get through this period of time?

  Half an hour later, Chi Jin returned and said: "There is a new shop on West Street that sells all kinds of silk threads. Do you want to go take a look?"