After Mu Mingtang finished speaking, he squinted at Xie Xuanji and swaggered out. When she went out, she met the servant girl who was guarding outside. The servant girl seemed to stop her. She sneered and said fearlessly, "Why don't you get out of my way? I'm the Princess Consort of Qiyang who was personally approved by His Majesty. Can you afford to offend me? "
The villain was intoxicated with success and became complacent! Xie Xuanji had always been gentle and polite. Everyone who saw him respectfully called him "Prince Jin". All the women he came into contact with were all educated, noble, and elegant women like Jiang Mingwei. When had he ever met a scoundrel like Mu Mingtang?
Xie Xuanji was so angry that his face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Jiang Honghao's expression was also very ugly. Jiang Honghao really didn't expect Mu Mingtang to be such an evil creature. If he had known, he wouldn't have called Mu Mingtang in front of Prince Jin. Now Mu Mingtang ridiculed the Jiang family in front of Prince Jin. Not only did Jiang Honghao lose face, but he also caused Prince Jin to be blackmailed.
Jiang Honghao was embarrassed and frightened. When Mu Mingtang's movement was far away, he quickly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and bowed deeply to Xie Xuanji. "Prince Jin, please forgive me. My adopted daughter was rude and offended Your Highness. She was originally a merchant girl. She didn't come from a high family and didn't have much knowledge. Her mind was empty. Prince Jin is magnanimous. Please don't argue with an idiot like her. "
Xie Xuanji nodded. It wasn't easy for him to endure. In fact, he couldn't do anything about it. As Mu Mingtang said, the Emperor had just praised the Jiang family in the morning court for being righteous and taking the initiative to marry the Second Miss to Prince Qiyang. This time, the Emperor personally pointed out that it was the Second Miss of the Jiang family. Now, even if the Jiang family was suddenly hit by a meteorite, they couldn't let Mu Mingtang make the slightest mistake.
Jiang Honghao tried his best to persuade Xie Xuanji to return to his seat after saying a bunch of good words. The maidservant served tea again. The father-in-law and son-in-law modestly invited each other to sit down.
Jiang Honghao stroked his beard and said, "Today's matter is all thanks to Prince Jin pulling strings for the Jiang family in front of His Majesty. If it weren't for Lord Jin, the marriage between his adopted daughter and Prince Qiyang would not have been settled so quickly. Prince Jin could rest assured. She had received the kindness of the Jiang Family in Mu Mingtang. The Jiang Family had done her a favor as heavy as a mountain. It was only right for her to repay the Jiang Family. It's good that she knows what's good for her. If she dares to resist, she will die in Prince Qiyang's Mansion even if she dies. "
Jiang Honghao was beating around the bush to appease Xie Xuanji. After all, with Jiang Mingwei as a precedent, if Mu Mingtang ran away from the marriage again, the Jiang family would be too ashamed to face others.
Xie Xuanji nodded and said, "Father-in-law's words are too serious. Mingwei is my fiancée. The Jiang family's business is my business."
When Jiang Honghao heard these words, he felt relieved. As a father, seeing that his unmarried son-in-law was deeply in love with his daughter, unwavering in his infatuation, and even running around for the Yue Clan without any complaints or regrets, there was probably no father-in-law in this world who wouldn't be happy. Jiang Honghao was also quite proud. For the sake of Prince Jin, Jiang Mingwei dared to run away from the marriage and put the family in a disadvantageous position could be overturned.
Jiang Honghao felt a little conflicted when he thought of this. He was a father, so it was not appropriate for him to ask too much about his daughter who was already of marriageable age. However, his daughter had been away for a year without any news. On the day she disappeared, he heard that she left with a man from the Northern Tribes … Jiang Honghao really couldn't help but think about it. Mrs. Jiang naturally said that her daughter was innocent. After all, he had raised Jiang Mingwei himself, so Jiang Honghao didn't suspect that his daughter was shameless. However, when a gossipy woman talked about family matters, she didn't care about one's character.
Jiang Mingwei's whereabouts were unknown for a year. This was indeed a serious injury.
Moreover, as a father, Jiang Honghao didn't mind that his daughter was young and ignorant and did something wrong. What about Xie Xuanji? Which man wouldn't mind that his fiancée eloped with a man from another clan and even lived together for a year?
Jiang Honghao didn't dare to mention it, but Xie Xuanji was still a member of the imperial family. If Xie Xuanji wasn't dispelled, he was afraid that sooner or later, there would be a disaster. Jiang Honghao paused for a moment, then casually said, "Prince Jin, you and Mingwei have hit it off since you were young. Among all the children in Jian 'an Alley, you two were the best friends. Later, when you moved to the capital, your neighbors no longer lived together, and you gradually grew distant. Only the two of you were never estranged. As a father, seeing the two of you today, I'm really moved. However, Mingwei was a stubborn child since she was young. When she was fourteen or fifteen years old, she was a sensitive young person. I had just moved to the capital and was busy dealing with the matters of the imperial court. Her mother couldn't leave and neglected the change in her mentality. I don't know why she was so stubborn, but she actually left home to seek freedom. As a father, I didn't discipline her well. Prince Jin … "
"Father-in-law." Xie Xuanji stretched out his hand to stop Jiang Honghao's unfinished words and said, "Our two families have lived next to each other since we were young. As far as I remember, I often ate at the Jiang Residence. Mrs. Jiang also took care of me a lot. I'm sincerely close to the Jiang Family, and Mingwei and I are childhood sweethearts. How could I doubt Mingwei's character? Father-in-law, don't say such words in the future. This is not only humiliating Mingwei, but also humiliating my feelings for Mingwei. Let bygones be bygones. Mingwei was just distracted for a moment. As long as she's back now, it's enough. "
Jiang Honghao was immediately relieved when he heard these words. He cupped his hands to Xie Xuanji and raised his cup, saying, "Prince Jin's conduct is noble and upright. This lowly official admires you very much! This lowly official uses tea in place of wine to toast Prince Jin. "
"How can I accept this?" Xie Xuanji slightly avoided and raised his cup, saying, "It should be me toasting Father-in-law."
In the study, Jiang Honghao and Xie Xuanji were being modest and giving way to each other. They were happy and harmonious, but the atmosphere in the main room of the Jiang fu was the complete opposite.
"Why!" Jiang Mingwei threw the pearl hairpin to the ground with a bang and said with his back turned, "She's just a lowly refugee. Why should she marry Hsieh Hyun-chen and be the Princess of Qiyang?"
"Ai, you child!" Jiang Furen looked at Jiang Mingwei reproachfully. She bent over to pick up the exquisite pearl hairpin and put it back on the low table, "This is Linlang Pavilion's newest design. Outside, there are so many people who can't buy it even if they line up. The price of this pearl hairpin alone is equivalent to a year's worth of food for a commoner's entire family. "
After Jiang Mingwei and Jiang Furen smashed things, they regretted it. Before her rebirth, her greatest dream was to return to Tokyo, to return to the time when she was not yet married, and to enjoy the pleasures of her parents.
Jiang Mingwei couldn't help but think of those gloomy and despairing days. A simple and crude bed and an obviously exotic palace had locked her in for the rest of her life.
In fact, not long ago, Jiang Mingwei wasn't the daughter of a high-ranking official in Tokyo. Instead, she was the Han concubine of the Yelv Yan, the Emperor of the Northern Tribes.
Originally, the Jiang Family wasn't a prominent family in the capital. Jiang Honghao's official position also hadn't risen to the position of Deputy Prime Minister. In the beginning, the Jiang Family was just an ordinary small official's family in Lin 'an. Jiang Honghao was a seventh-rank civil official in the government office. Although his family was more stable than a commoner's family, it wasn't rich and noble. The surrounding streets were filled with people of similar family backgrounds.
The Xie Family, or more accurately, Xie Rui's family, lived next door to the Jiang Family. The alley they lived in was called Jian 'an Alley. The adults in the family didn't allow the children to interact with the children of commoners and peddlers. Therefore, the children could only look for playmates in the alley. Jiang Mingwei and Xie Xuanji were similar in age and lived close to each other. The adults also wanted to matchmake them, so the two of them were familiar with each other since childhood.
When Jiang Mingwei was young, she had a beautiful face and stood out among her peers. Therefore, she was very popular among the youths in the neighborhood. On the other hand, Xie Xuanji was good at studying, tall, and knew how to recruit followers at a young age. He was the king of the children in the neighborhood. The two of them were similar to a gifted scholar and a beautiful woman in the circle, a golden boy and a jade girl. Due to the pride of young people, Jiang Mingwei would get angry at anyone who made jokes about her. However, when the other party joked that she was going to marry Xie Xuanji, Jiang Mingwei would blush and run away.
The adults in the family also wanted them to marry. At that time, the Jiang and Xie Families were just small wealthy families. Marriage between neighbors was the best choice. They didn't think about the longer road ahead. Moreover, there was another reason why Jiang Mingwei tacitly allowed her friends to make jokes about her and Xie Xuanji.
There was a rumor in the alley that Xie Xuanji had a very high-ranking uncle in the capital and an outstanding cousin.
However, no one in the Xie Family had ever seen him. This rumor was only spread among the adults. No one knew whether it was true or not. However, for the children, having an uncle in the capital was already a matter of pride. Therefore, Xie Xuanji had the highest status in the circle, and he had the most influence. Jiang Mingwei's character was very high. Only such a person would be worthy of her status as the number one beauty if he were to be her husband.
The incident happened when Jiang Mingwei was 12 years old. In the third year of Hong Jia, Jian An Alley was suddenly filled with horse carriages. A row of majestic guards stood in front of the Xie Family's door and said that General Xie had orders to bring his younger brother, Xie Rui, and his family to the capital.
It turned out that the rumor in the Xie Family was true. Xie Xuanji really had a high-ranking uncle! Xie Xuanji boarded the horse carriage under the envious eyes of a group of children. He was surrounded by attendants and drove to the capital. Not long after, the people in Jian An Alley were promoted. Jiang Mingwei's father was one of them and was transferred to the capital.
At that time, Jiang Mingwei finally understood what it meant to be a high-ranking official in the capital.
On the day Jiang Mingwei arrived in the capital, Xie Rui's family and Xie Xuanji personally waited at the city gate to welcome them into the capital. While the two families were exchanging greetings at the city gate, there was suddenly a commotion outside the gate. A young man riding a white horse nimbly moved left and right in the crowd without slowing down.
When the people on duty saw the commotion at the city gate, they loudly shouted that the people entering the city must dismount. However, when they got closer and saw the young man's face, they all fell silent. Jiang Mingwei was shocked speechless by the imperial atmosphere in the capital. When she suddenly saw the tyrannical scene of a rich and powerful young man, she was so scared that she couldn't speak. At this time, Xie Xuanji, who was beside her, ran two steps forward and loudly shouted, "Second Brother."
The young man turned around and casually glanced at them before disappearing into the street.
Jiang Mingwei remembered that glance to this day. For the rest of her life, she could never forget the shock that the Vermillion Bird Gate gave her. She also couldn't forget the scene at the Vermillion Bird Gate.
That young man was Hsieh Hyun-chen. Later, Jiang Mingwei found out that Xie Xuanji's uncle was indeed a high-ranking official in the capital. However, the Xie family's current power was not solely due to Xie Xuanji's uncle, Xie Yi.
Half of the Xie family's power came from that arrogant and beautiful young man, Hsieh Hyun-chen. Jiang Mingwei later found out from others that when she met Hsieh Hyun-chen at the city gate, he had already been conferred the title of Wu 'an Marquis. At the age of fifteen, he was conferred the title of Marquis and walked in front of the Emperor. The number of soldiers under his command was comparable to that of his father, Xie Yi.
That time had given Jiang Mingwei a huge shock. She thought that she was a rare beauty, but in reality, she was just a young miss from an official's family. Her heart was higher than the sky, but her life was thinner than paper. At best, she was just a princess.
Jiang Mingwei suffered a huge blow. In the past, the Jiang family and the Xie family were on equal footing. However, after entering the capital, Xie Xuanji's status and Jiang Mingwei's status could not be mentioned in the same breath. These subtle differences made Jiang Mingwei feel very inferior. Later, the Xie family rebelled and became independent. Xie Xuanji became part of the imperial family. Jiang Mingwei felt even more uncomfortable.
Therefore, in the first year of Suihe, Jiang Mingwei found out from her parents that the palace intended for her to marry Xie Xuanji. Her resistance reached its peak. Coincidentally, at that time, spies from the Northern Tribes infiltrated the capital. Yelv Yan barged into her room. Jiang Mingwei used the identity of Xie Xuanji's fiancée to cover for the Yelv Yan. After that, she was attracted by the Yelv Yan's warm and unrestrained temperament. She promised to elope with him during the Spring Lantern Festival.
When Jiang Mingwei thought about it, she regretted her decision. Her life, her fortune, had been transferred to someone else at that moment.
In her previous life, Jiang Mingwei followed the Yelv Yan to the Northern Tribes and stayed in the Yelv Yan's palace. At that time, she found out that the Yelv Yan was also a prince. No wonder there was such a big commotion in the capital.
From the time Jiang Mingwei followed the Yelv Yan back to the Northern Tribes, everyone thought that she was the Yelv Yan's woman. However, during the journey, the Yelv Yan did not cross the line. After she stayed for a year, the two of them finally did it. After that, Jiang Mingwei naturally became the Yelv Yan's woman. However, she was only a woman.
She was Han, so naturally, she could not be the official wife. Later, in order to fight for the throne, the Yelv Yan married the daughter of a Northern Tribes noble. That princess played with swords and spears from a young age and was extremely rude and jealous. She saw Jiang Mingwei, who was born in Han, as a thorn in her side. Jiang Mingwei had seen many fights between wives and concubines, but she had never seen the Yelv Yan's princess being so barbaric. All her malice was direct and undisguised. Jiang Mingwei was splashed with cold water in the middle of winter, had a needle hidden in her shoe, and was even asked by that evil woman to sing Ye Chao songs in public.
Jiang Mingwei could not bear the humiliation. However, the Yelv Yan did not punish the princess because of the power of the princess's family. The Yelv Yan told Jiang Mingwei to bear with it for the time being. Jiang Mingwei endured until the Yelv Yan ascended the throne.
However, at that time, Jiang Mingwei was old. Her appearance was not as good as before due to the erosion of time and sand in the north. She fell out of favor.
As a Han concubine, what happened to her after falling out of favor was self-evident.
The last few years of Jiang Mingwei's life were extremely difficult. However, when she was at her lowest, she heard that the Ye Dynasty had a new emperor. The empress was the daughter of the Zai Jiang family.
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