Sure enough, it was better to ridicule her face to face. Mu Mingtang was in a good mood after saying it. She was satisfied and left. Jiang Mingwei and Madame Jiang, who were left behind, were in a completely different mood.
As soon as Mu Mingtang left, the smile on Madame Jiang's face disappeared. Madame Jiang always advised Jiang Mingwei to speak less and do more. But today, after being ridiculed by Mu Mingtang, Madame Jiang knew that the taste of forbearance was not good.
Especially that Princess Ta Yan, who originally wanted to follow An Wang. Hsieh Hyun-chen, for the sake of Mu Mingtang, refused several times. He almost publicly said that he only had a princess in his heart and had no intention of other women. Only then did Wanyan Duo enter Jiang Mingwei's backyard. Wanyan Duo was different from ordinary concubines. She was a tribal princess and had political significance in negotiating peace. Presumably, after returning to the fu, Wanyan Duo would at least be a side concubine.
Jiang Mingwei had been married for less than a year. The previous pampered concubines had not been suppressed. Then, a side concubine from a foreign country appeared. How would she live the rest of her days?
Madame Jiang felt anxious just thinking about it. What was worse was that Wanyan Duo's identity was special. Although she was a side concubine, she was not a side concubine. In the future, she would have the qualifications to enter and exit ceremonial occasions. She could even represent Jin Wang fu to socialize.
How was this bringing back a side concubine? This was clearly bringing back a main wife. It could only be said that fortunately, Wanyan Duo was a foreign country. Xie Xuanji and the Emperor would not easily let her have children. Otherwise, with Wanyan Duo's beauty, background, and a child, Jiang Mingwei's days would be completely unbearable.
Jiang Mingwei felt weak just thinking about it. Madame Jiang tried to comfort her, "Mingwei, don't worry. Jin Wang knows what to do. The Empress and Jin Wang are understanding people. Even if it is for the sake of the imperial court's face, they will not let Princess Ta Yan bully you. "
"I know." Jiang Mingwei said in a low voice. Of course, she knew that Xie Xuanji wouldn't let Wanyan Duo have a child. In the book, Wanyan Duo was pampered but never got pregnant. Later on, when Xie Xuanji and Ta Yan formed an alliance, Wanyan Duo still couldn't get pregnant.
Without a child in the harem, there was no foundation. No matter how favored she was at the moment, it was all just an illusion that could collapse at any moment. But even though he understood some things, even if there was no conflict of interest, Jiang Mingwei still felt hurt.
Jiang Mingwei looked at Mu Mingtang's departing figure and suddenly felt sad. In the past, she had always faintly pitied Mu Mingtang. Unfortunately, Mu Mingtang was the Empress in her previous life, but in this life, she was destined to be cannon fodder. However, Jiang Mingwei now felt envious. So what if she didn't have long to live? At least for now, Hsieh Hyun-chen was obedient to her and treated her like a princess.
Who knew how many women secretly envied her. Jiang Mingwei had always felt that she wasn't envious, but today, she finally had to admit that she was actually envious.
Unfortunately, what was the use of saying these things? Jiang Mingwei faintly sighed. In her previous life, when Mu Mingtang was the Princess of Jin, did she also watch as Xie Xuanji brought people into the fu one after another?
Jiang Mingwei felt some admiration. After all, she was the rightful wife and had a childhood friendship with Xie Xuanji. At the very least, she had the support of the Jiang family. Mu Mingtang had nothing in her previous life.
She had no maternal family and no friendship. She was just another woman's substitute. For Mu Mingtang to be able to sit firmly in the position of the first wife and not lose favor even after many years of entering the palace as an empress, it was truly amazing.
Clearly, Mu Mingtang was the kind of person who would deliberately turn back and ridicule others after walking past them. However, in her previous life, she was able to endure to such an extent. Even if the original owner, Jiang Mingwei, saw this, she would sigh.
After Mu Mingtang cursed out the anger in her heart, she felt refreshed. However, when she returned to the fu, she saw Hsieh Hyun-chen in front of her with an innocent expression on his face. That nameless anger rose up again.
Mu Mingtang smiled coolly and said softly, "I didn't expect that Prince's luck with women would be so good. Even the princess far away in Ta Yan has a secret crush on Prince. I've been disrespectful. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen had already expected that he wouldn't have a good time when he returned home. At this moment, he sat very obediently and said, "This has nothing to do with me. I really don't know them at all."
"Of course this has nothing to do with Prince." Mu Mingtang's smile became even more gentle as she said, "It's Prince's extraordinary charm that attracts the admiration of many women. Let me think about what Wanyan Duo said. Oh, she said that Prince is not only outstanding in martial arts, but also handsome in person. She fell in love with you as soon as she saw you. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen was cursing Wanyan Duo in his heart. Were these people done yet? Why did they cause trouble for him for no reason? Hsieh Hyun-chen sighed. Because they had already returned to the fu, he didn't hide it anymore and directly said, "Do you think she really admires me? No, she actually wants to kill me. "
Mu Mingtang was shocked. She didn't expect this development at all, "What did you say?"
It wasn't known when it started, but Hsieh Hyun-chen and Mu Mingtang no longer talked in secret. For example, right now, there were maids on both sides, but Hsieh Hyun-chen didn't shy away from saying things like "they want to kill him."
"I know myself. My reputation in the Ye Dynasty isn't good, and it's even worse outside of the borders. She is the daughter of Khan Tayan. She heard about how many foreigners I killed and how many territories I took from the Ye Dynasty. She grew up in this kind of environment. Do you really think she would fall in love with me at first sight? "
She didn't think so before, but now that Mu Mingtang thought about it, she realized it was true. She stood in the Ye Dynasty's position and naturally felt that it was normal for women to admire Hsieh Hyun-chen because of his fame because she was like that. However, Mu Mingtang was Han, and Wanyan Duo was an outsider who had been killed by Hsieh Hyun-chen.
Wanyan Duo's so-called "admiration" might really be a question mark.
Hsieh Hyun-chen saw that Mu Mingtang understood and secretly let out a sigh of relief. He felt that he had passed this trial. At least he wouldn't have to face the danger of being separated. Mu Mingtang thought for a while, but there were still some things she couldn't understand, "If she really wanted to kill you, why didn't she bite you? Why did she leave with Xie Xuanji in the end?"
Hsieh Hyun-chen heard this and smiled meaningfully. He didn't say much, but he pointed out, "Think about it. Where does Xie Xuanji live?"
Mu Mingtang suddenly understood. That's right, Xie Xuanji lived next door to their residence. Hsieh Hyun-chen was stubborn. If she really couldn't get into Hsieh Hyun-chen's residence, then getting into Prince Jin's residence was clearly the best choice left.
Mu Mingtang was stunned by this explanation. She originally thought it was a cliché story of a hero and a beauty falling in love at first sight. In the end, it turned out to be a life and death plot? The truth behind the story of a beauty's unrequited love was actually so bloody and cruel.
Mu Mingtang sighed, "No wonder you didn't want to accept her no matter what. If you really had an assassin by your side, let alone you, even I would be a little scared. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen suddenly raised his eyebrows and couldn't bear it anymore, "Who said that? These are clearly two different things. Even if she really was in the residence, she couldn't have plotted against me. No, I didn't accept her not because her intentions were impure. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen was angry. For a moment, he didn't know which one to defend himself against. Mu Mingtang suddenly remembered what he said at the banquet. She was a little embarrassed, but she wanted to laugh even more.
Mu Mingtang was worried about Hsieh Hyun-chen's face, so she didn't laugh on the spot. She shook Hsieh Hyun-chen's hand and held back her laughter, "Okay, I know. I didn't suspect you. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen temporarily endured it and didn't mention it, but he was still angry inside. Mu Mingtang secretly glanced at Hsieh Hyun-chen with a smile in the corner of her eyes. Hsieh Hyun-chen, this person, was sometimes very rough, but sometimes he was really narrow-minded.
Mu Mingtang didn't want to add fuel to the fire, so she deliberately changed the topic, "I originally wanted to find an opportunity to go next door and ask Wanyan Duo to teach me how to ride a horse. But if she really wants to kill me, then I should keep some distance from her. "
Mu Mingtang finished speaking and sighed with a little regret, "I really wanted to learn."
Mu Mingtang's intention was to divert Hsieh Hyun-chen's attention, but she didn't expect that after she finished speaking, Hsieh Hyun-chen became even angrier, "If you wanted to learn how to ride a horse, why didn't you come to me?"
Mu Mingtang was stunned by the question. She really didn't think of Hsieh Hyun-chen. When it came to riding a horse, the first person Mu Mingtang thought of was Wanyan Duo, who came from the grassland.
Hsieh Hyun-chen saw Mu Mingtang's expression and knew what she was thinking. He became even more annoyed, "You can think of an outsider that you've only met once, but you can't think of me. Am I so unimportant in your heart? "
"No, no, it's all a misunderstanding." Mu Mingtang couldn't explain and hurriedly tried to clear her name, "I just thought that she's a girl and it's convenient for me to teach her, so I thought of her. I didn't mean to neglect you. "
Hsieh Hyun-chen coldly snorted, "But I'm your husband. Isn't it more convenient for me than her? "
Mu Mingtang was speechless. She clearly knew that this wasn't the case, but after being confused by Hsieh Hyun-chen, she couldn't explain it clearly.
Mu Mingtang couldn't win against him, so she could only use her trump card, "Don't be unreasonable. If you continue to be like this, I won't talk to you."
After Mu Mingtang finished speaking, even she felt that she was an irresponsible scumbag. The moment she couldn't say anything, she would beat the other party into being unreasonable.
Even though Xie Xuanchen was really unreasonable, he was still very calm.
Sure enough, after Mu Mingtang said this, Hsieh Hyun-chen unwillingly snorted and didn't mention this topic again. Mu Mingtang felt guilty about her scumbag ways, but at the same time, she heaved a sigh of relief.
This move was really useful. That's why men can't be spoiled. Especially Hsieh Hyun-chen, a man who was willing to put down his face and take advantage of the situation. If you spoiled him, he would make a fuss and even ask for the moon from the stars.
Although the Northern Tribes came to Tokyo to negotiate peace, in the first ten days after the emissary team arrived in the capital, the imperial court and the emissary team were busy eating, drinking, and admiring the moon. No one mentioned the signing of the contract.
This was an unwritten rule. When they first came on stage, they didn't talk about official business, but only talked about the moon and the wind. When they had more or less established their relationship, they would slowly cut to the chase.
The Honglu Temple was ordered to play along, and both the guests and the host enjoyed themselves. As the Northern Tribes emissary team toured all the famous attractions in Tokyo, the friendly facade between the two sides slowly faded, revealing their true intentions.
It was the 5th month, and the Dragon Boat Festival was approaching. On the day of the festival, the emperor brought the harem to Jinming Lake to watch the Dragon Boat Festival.
Jinming Lake had been excavated since the last Zhou Dynasty, and after being expanded and renovated by successive emperors, it was already a magnificent sight. Similar to the tower, Jinming Lake wasn't originally a place for sightseeing. The previous emperors excavated Jinming Lake to house the navy and practice naval battles. When Xie Yi was on the throne, he specially brought in water from the Jinshui River, and the lake's diameter was seven miles. This was to accommodate the grand military exercises.
However, now that the military was exhausted, the Huyi Navy was even more exhausted. The current Jinming Lake had changed from a solemn military exercise ground to a floating villa for the emperor and empress to enjoy the cool breeze.
Especially during the Dragon Boat Festival, there were foreign emissaries present. The emperor wanted to save face, and he also wanted to show off the wealth of the imperial court in front of the Northern Tribes, so he held a grand ceremony for the Dragon Boat Festival. From the end of the 4th month, the news that the emperor was going to hold a grand dragon boat race and water show at Jinming Lake spread like wildfire. On the 5th day of the 5th month, everyone swarmed into Jinming Lake.
In order to show off his generosity, the emperor allowed everyone, regardless of whether they were scholars or commoners, to visit Jinming Lake for a month. From the first day of the month, Jinming Lake was packed with people. On the 5th day of the month, it was even more crowded and noisy. Many people were squeezed to the point that no one knew where to go.
Mu Mingtang and Hsieh Hyun-chen were also invited. Mu Mingtang was already used to it. When it came to such a big occasion, their two mascots would be hung up for display. Especially since they were facing all the citizens and foreign emissaries, no matter what the emperor thought, he would definitely do a good job.
Not to mention Jiang Mingwei, even Mu Mingtang couldn't help but wonder which emperor gave birth to Xie Xuanji and Hsieh Hyun-chen.
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