Following Chai Shirong's introduction with excitement and eyes shining, Jiang Long finally got to know Madam Butterfly somewhat.
Lady Butterfly is the wife of Marquis Muwu.
"Back then, Marquis Muwu was as famous as your father in the capital. They were both talented young men with both civil and military skills. The two competed many times in the school field. Marquis Muwu held a majestic silver-moon halberd, while your father held a purple-gold halberd.
Coiling Dragon Spear, the shadow of the spear is vivid.
The two of them fought back and forth, killing each other in darkness, with no light from the sun or the moon, and they fought for more than three hundred rounds with no winner or loser.
Everyone who was watching was dumbfounded..."
Jiang Long listened with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.
It's just a competition between two generals. Can they kill in darkness, without the light of the sun or the moon?
I didn’t realize that Chai Shirong still had some potential as a storyteller.
When Chai Shirong saw that Jiang Long didn't make a sound, he thought he had been listening carefully, and became even more eloquent and eloquent.
"It's just a pity that God is jealous of me, Da Qi Yingjie. Your father died young in the battlefield, and that Mu Wuhou lost his footing and fell from his horse on the battlefield and was paralyzed. He is still lying like a wooden man every day.
On the bed." Chai Shirong shook his head in regret.
"It is the fate of a general to be broken in the sand and buried in horse leather."
Jiang Long spoke calmly, as if he did not feel sad that Mr. Jing Xiaohou died in the battle.
But in his heart, he felt something was wrong.
Since Mu Wuhou was as famous as his original father, his skills must not be bad, no, he should be said to be extremely powerful.
Moreover, he and Jing Xiaohou have competed on the school field more than once, which shows that Mu Wuhou's abilities are not just rumored and boasted, and he is not a person seeking fame and reputation.
How could he stumble and fall off his horse on the battlefield?
He also fell and became paralyzed.
When your skills reach a certain level, even if you encounter a sudden situation, your body will have a sensitive response to instinctively avoid danger. And Mu Wuhou is a general on horseback. Even if the horse stumbles in a hurry, it is impossible to throw him so seriously.
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Hearing Jiang Long's heroic words, Chai Shirong gave a thumbs up, then stretched out his palm to pat Jiang Long's somewhat thin shoulders and encouraged him: "As long as you are willing to work hard and make progress, I believe that one day you can be like him."
Like your father, he has become a generation of heroes in the capital."
Chai Shirong's words were not polite, his eyes were sincere. Of course, in his opinion, Jiang Long was suitable for a literary career.
Jiang Long's elegiac couplet to Master Guichen had already spread throughout the capital. Later, Mrs. Jing secretly asked the servants in the palace to spread the news about Jiang Long's solution to the problem of the foreign monk. Even now, Jiang Long is in the capital.
It was in the limelight for a while.
Earned a great talent and reputation.
Chai Shirong hoped that Jiang Long would pass the imperial examination and restore the glory of the Jing family.
Instead of going to the army to make contributions like Jing Xiaohou.
"Yes." A firm look flashed across Jiang Long's slightly narrowed eyes.
The topic turned to Madame Butterfly again.
Madam Butterfly, also known as Madam Butterfly Fragrance. It is said that Madam Butterfly was born in the middle of her mother's journey. Not long after the maid in the mansion washed and wrapped the newly born Madam Butterfly in swaddling clothes, because her body exuded a strange fragrance, it attracted many butterflies to circle.
surround.
Chai Shirong was very excited when talking about Mrs. Diexiang.
Talking about it later, Jiang Long frowned.
"The Muwu Marquis Mansion was originally in decline, and it was all up to him to revive the prestige of the Marquis Mansion, but he didn't want to end up paralyzed before he had even achieved military success. Moreover, it was due to the injury of the horse's front hoof, so he suddenly became
Became the laughing stock of people.
There are many rumors as to why he fell off his horse.
Some are ridiculous, and some sound like they are true. Among them, the most speechless thing is that some people say that Mu Wuhou fought hundreds of rounds with Madam Diexiang in the bed that night before his limbs were injured.
He was so weak that he accidentally fell off his horse.
In short, Marquis Muwu could no longer raise his head.
When Marquis Muwu, whose family was already in decline, fell, some people began to take advantage of the Marquis's family property.
Of course, there are also some people with evil intentions who have designs on Mrs. Diexiang.
When Mrs. Diexiang was not married, she was recognized as the most beautiful woman in the capital, no, she was recognized as the most beautiful woman in Daqi!
It is said that the emperor wanted to invite Madam Diexiang to the palace, but Madam Diexiang spread the word that she already had someone in mind. Soon, Madam Diexiang got engaged to Marquis Muwu.
For this reason, there was a story about a talented and beautiful woman back then, but it is a pity..."
"What's a pity?" Jiang Long asked in confusion when he saw Chai Shirong sighing.
"Marquis Mu Wu has become a cripple, and all the elders in the family have died. The Marquis's mansion needs Madam Butterfly, the mistress, to manage it. But she comes from a womanly family, and her beauty is watched by countless people. How can she carry this heavy burden with her weak shoulders?
?In the end, she had no choice but to beg on Prince Xiang's head."
"I hope Prince Xiang will come forward and deter those who are spying on the wealth of the Hou Mansion."
"Prince Xiang is the eldest prince and has a noble status."
Jiang Long was curious, "So what?"
"It is said that Mrs. Diexiang did not return home that night when she went to beg the eldest prince!" Chai Shirong lowered his voice.
After that, seeing Jiang Long's silence, Chai Shirong continued in a low voice: "From then on, Mrs. Diexiang's reputation was ruined, but most people were still skeptical. Until later, Mrs. Diexiang often appeared in public.
After getting along closely with Prince Xiang, people believed that Mrs. Diexiang was in love with the eldest prince.
In addition to Prince Hexiang, Mrs. Diexiang also stayed overnight in the palace and spread unpleasant scandals with many princes and princes."
"Are you also interested in kissing Fangze?"
Jiang Long suddenly said with a half-smile.
"Of course, you rarely go out before, so you don't know that in the capital, whoever is lucky enough to have a night with Mrs. Diexiang will definitely be dazzling and envious of others!" Chai Shirong, who claims to be suave and romantic, said it frankly and frankly, without concealing himself at all.
of lust.
Chai Shirong has been married for many years, but still has no children.
"He's just a poor man." Jiang Long sighed softly.
"Yeah." Chai Shirong agreed, but this didn't make him give up the idea of having a one-night romance with Mrs. Diexiang.
Not long after, a group of people slowly walked out from the depths of the apricot forest.
There were three people at first, a beautiful woman in the middle, King Huai on the left, and King Xiang on the other.
Suddenly, everyone's eyes were fixed on the beautiful woman.
Jiang Long was also curious about what Mrs. Diexiang said about Chai Shirong looked like and how beautiful she was. After his eyes passed through the dense branches of blooming flowers and landed on Mrs. Diexiang's face, he instinctively became slightly absent-minded.
Charming!
This was the first impression Mrs. Diexiang gave him.
It’s not about external charm or external coquettishness, it’s about natural charm!
If Lin Ya is beautiful and fragrant to the country, then this Lady Diexiang is a disaster to the country and the people!
Mrs. Diexiang lowered her head slightly, with a few strands of curly hair hanging next to her white ears. Even though the lavender silk skirt she was wearing was a bit wide, it still could not hide the allure of her mature, plump and delicate body.
From time to time, pink embroidered shoes will be exposed under the curve of the skirt while walking.
There was no ogling, no deliberately sexy and sultry gestures, Mrs. Diexiang even had some restraint in her expression, and there was a hint of timidity in her beautiful eyes.
But even so, it still made all the men nearby dry up and feel hot.
"How about it? This Lady Diexiang deserves her reputation, right?"
At this time, Chai Shirong stared at Mrs. Diexiang and lightly poked Jiang Long with his right hand.
Jiang Long nodded, "She is indeed a beauty in the world!"
Then he continued: "But looking at her smoky eyebrows with a hint of sadness, and the depression in her eyes, she seems a little unhappy?"
Before Chai Shirong could answer, a man nearby suddenly answered, "You came here late today, right?"
"Yeah." Jiang Long bowed his hand politely.
The man was dressed luxuriously, and his identity was obviously not simple. He returned the gift and explained in a low voice: "Mrs. Diexiang has been unhappy recently. No matter who asks why, Mrs. Diexiang won't tell anyone, so King Xiang invited her out to play.
Outing.
I hope Mrs. Diexiang’s mood will be better.”
"Oh, that's it." Jiang Long nodded.
"Prince Xiang sent a message a few days ago, saying that if anyone can guess why Madam Diexiang is unhappy, he will be rewarded with a thousand taels of silver!"
What a grand gesture!
Even though Jingfu's family is rich, Jiang Long is still a bit tongue-tied.
At the same time, I was thinking to myself, could it be that this eldest prince is a lustful and romantic person with no ambitions?
Otherwise, how could you dare to act like this without fear of spreading the word and ruining your reputation?
No minister would be loyal to such a prince.
With a thoughtful mind, Jiang Long carefully looked at King Xiang who was slowly coming from the apricot forest.
At first glance, I was a little surprised.
I saw that this Prince Xiang had a slender figure and a steady walk. Although he was not as domineering and wild as Prince Huai, his demeanor was unusually extraordinary. He had a faint bookish air about him, his face was as white as jade, his pupils were dark, his facial features were soft and elegant, and he wore a white jade crown.
The flowing long hair is neatly spread over the back and shoulders.
Just from the appearance, he looks like a dragon or a phoenix among men!
"This Prince Xiang..." Jiang Long asked Chai Shirong.
Chai Shirong's eyes were fixed on Mrs. Diexiang and could not take his eyes away. He introduced in a low voice: "Although Prince Xiang is the eldest prince, he has almost no power in the court because of the low status of his mother and concubine."
If a prince wants to be honored as a great treasure, his maternal power is very important.
If the mother-in-law only comes from an ordinary family of petty officials, no matter how outstanding she is, it will be difficult for her to ascend to the throne.
What's more, the current emperor has already established a crown prince.
In ancient times, there were distinctions between direct concubines and concubines. The emphasis on the throne was to establish direct concubines who were not long-term, and to establish long-term concubines who were not young.
The current prince is the son of the late queen.
Because you know there is no hope of ascending to the throne, do you not care about reputation?
Jiang Long thought to himself.
However, I had a vague feeling in my heart that this eldest prince was not that simple.
At this time, King Huai saw more and more people around him. He sneered and suddenly raised his voice and said: "Mrs. Diexiang has been unhappy recently, but my eldest brother is so stingy that he only offered a reward of one thousand taels of silver for people to guess the reason.
Now I have spoken, and if anyone can guess the reason, I will reward him with a thousand taels of gold!"
Ten taels of silver are equal to one tael of gold.
One thousand taels of gold is equivalent to ten thousand taels of silver!
The surrounding area was buzzing with discussion.
Even some young ladies from wealthy families were tempted.
Chai Shirong called out, "This King Huai is really rich!"
After King Huai opened his mouth to provoke, Jiang Long quickly turned his attention to King Xiang.
But he saw King Xiang with one hand behind his back, his expression was dull and there was no change in the expression at all, and the city was extremely deep.
This further confirmed Jiang Long's previous speculation.
In the capital, everyone in the aristocratic circles knew that King Xiang and King Huai were at odds with each other.
King Huai had a bad temper, and he once humiliated King Xiang's mother and concubine in public in the palace.
The two of them are like fire and water!
"Thank you, King Huai, for your kindness, but this lady, Ling Bian, can't bear it." Mrs. Diexiang was surprised at first, and then she bowed her knees to King Huai, Zhao Yanying.
"I can bear it, I can bear it!" However, Zhao Zhang looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, "In my eyes, Mrs. Diexiang is a priceless treasure. What does a mere thousand taels of gold mean to make you smile?"
Then he actually stepped forward in front of the public and personally helped Mrs. Diexiang up.
Mrs. Diexiang's face turned red and she glanced at Prince Xiang subconsciously.