Qi Jiang watched Situ Jing's figure disappear at the entrance of the courtyard and snorted coldly, "Can't we treat him carefully? I think Liang Kingdom is not bad at this prince."
Xing Ji shook his head, "This is not something we should consider. Since Xiao Liang and Xiao Gu didn't touch him, let him go." He somehow felt that what Situ Jing said was "It was Su Liang and Gu Ling who forced him to return to Liang Kingdom to work as a slave."
"Prince" is three points true.
Situ Jing was blind before, and Su Liang treated him. If you really want to prevent him from returning to Liang Kingdom, you can definitely do it.
But in that sentence, Xing Ji is more inclined to think that Su Liang and Gu Ling allowed Situ Jing to commit suicide because they didn't want to be with him anymore and they didn't have any grudge to the point of killing him. After all, Situ Jing's grandfather
Now he is Su Liang's master.
Xing Ji sighed deeply, "Suddenly I'm a little worried about my family. I wonder how Yan'er is doing in the palace."
Qi Jiang shook his head, "Don't be affected by Situ Jing's nonsense. The old lady wrote a letter earlier, saying that the emperor treats the queen very well, it must be true."
Xing Ji nodded slightly, "I know, it's just..." He didn't agree with Xing Yuyan becoming the queen at first. He felt that her temperament was not suitable for such a high position, even if she married a wealthy noble and became the eldest daughter-in-law, it was not suitable. But
Duanmuchen didn't ask for his opinion at all, and the matter was settled. Xing Ji was really afraid that Xing Yuyan would do something he shouldn't do.
Qi Jiang advised Xing Ji to relax and not think too much, and also mentioned that Lin Xueqing was pregnant and he could become a grandfather this year.
Xing Ji is very relieved about Xing Yusheng and Lin Xueqing, especially Lin Xueqing. It was really a blessing for the Xing family to marry this daughter-in-law. Now Lin Boyan has replaced Duanmu Chen's grandfather, Old Prime Minister Xiao, and became the youngest in the history of the Qian Kingdom.
As the prime minister, Lin Bojun was also the most trusted among the generals. He was promoted one after another and put in charge of the city defense army.
Xing Ji didn't care that the Lin family was becoming more prominent. In comparison, he envied the simple harmony of the Lin family. It made sense to say that everything would be prosperous if the family were harmonious.
After so many years, Xing Ji no longer expects Xing Yusheng to be close to Miao and her children, and feels that it is good to keep a distance. But the one who really worries him is never Xing Yusheng, but the Miao who is always unwilling...
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The next day, Xing Ji sent a team of elite soldiers to "escort" the bride-to-be team from Liang State to the capital.
As a married princess, Situ Yao followed the rules and did not show up directly. She only sat in the carriage and greeted Xing Ji.
Situ Jing returned to his unsmiling state, as if the drunken visit to Xing Ji last night never happened.
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Beijing.
Su Liang counted the time, and Lonicera should have arrived at Xiangyue City in Yan State, but she was alone and didn't know what the situation was like.
Su Liang told Liao Dong that if necessary, she could ask the Yanyun Tower killer in Xiangyue City for help, and gave her a token. Although Yan Shiba brought many killers to Liang Kingdom before, as the capital of Yan Kingdom
, there must be people from Yan Shiba in Xiangyue City.
As for whether Yan Shiba himself is still in Liang Kingdom, Su Liang is not sure.
It's July in the blink of an eye.
Gu Ling would use a homemade cloth ruler to measure Su Liang's belly every night, not missing any subtle changes. Even sometimes when Su Liang felt there was no change, Gu Ling would take out his "Little God Growth Record" notebook
, showed Su Liang the data from the previous day, which showed that their little god has grown up a little bit...
Su Liang felt very happy that Gu Ling treated her pregnancy with a somewhat scientific attitude. After she gave birth to the baby, Gu Ling would definitely become a fertility expert. Apart from being unable to give birth herself, what else could Su Liang do?
Got it all.
Su Liang had received news earlier that the second prince Situ Jing was sent by the Liang Kingdom to see off his bride, and Su Liang immediately shared it with Qiu Cong.
Qiu Cong asked Su Liang at that time, "Do you want me to arrest him and lock him up?"
Su Liang knew that Qiu Cong really wanted to do this, but it wouldn't solve the problem.
At this time, Xing Ji should have received the news that something happened to the Xing family, but Duanmu Chen did not allow him to return to Beijing to see the Miao family for the last time. Su Liang believed that Xing Ji would think about it, but he would also blame himself and feel guilty.
Chang'an came to the Su Mansion again and invited Su Liang and Gu Ling into the palace.
"Is someone in the palace sick?" Su Liang asked. Gu Ling was packing the medicine box.
Chang'an nodded, "A guest is sick."
Su Liang quickly thought that the royal guest must be Situ Jing. He knew that he was somewhere in the capital, but neither Su Liang nor Gu Ling had seen him and had no interest in meeting him specifically. He was only there as a hostage.
Here, there is nothing worth commenting on.
But now that the marriage is going on, as the eldest grandson of Situ Xie and the elder brother of Situ Yao, nothing can happen to Situ Jing.
After Su Liang and Gu Ling entered the palace, they met Situ Jing in a palace. He lost a lot of weight and his eyes were dim, but he still maintained his usual dignity and smoothness. When he saw Su Liang and Gu Ling, he stood up and held his hands with a smile.
, "Cousin, cousin, we meet again."
"What's wrong with you?" Su Liang asked directly.
Situ Jing sighed deeply, "I can't sleep well these days and nights. I always have nightmares and my body will suddenly tingle, like..."
Su Liang frowned, "Do you think someone is using witchcraft to curse you?"
Situ Jing nodded, "I do think so. If so, is there a way to solve it?"
Su Liang took Situ Jing's pulse first. There was really nothing wrong with his body. He had been a hostage for a long time, but he had not been abused.
Su Liang didn't believe in witchcraft. Mu Ya also used that method to deal with her, but it had no effect on her.
She tended to think that Situ Jing was suffering from psychological effects. He was detained for several months without freedom, and it was inevitable that he would have random thoughts, worry that he would never go back, and worry that someone in his family would not want him to go back.
"If it's as you expected, the person who cast the spell on you is located in Yaocheng, Liang Kingdom." Su Liang looked calm, "I can only give you some medicine to calm your nerves and help you sleep."
Situ Jing nodded, "Thank you cousins."
After leaving the soothing medicine, Su Liang and Gu Ling were about to leave. When they reached the door, she turned back and asked, "I guess you already know who sent your sister to get married. Do you think Situ Jing will return to the Liang royal family and become a prince?"
What do you think?"
Situ Jing smiled, "He has been living abroad for many years and he can finally come home. I am very happy for him and hope that I can go back and reunite with my family soon."
Su Liang nodded, turned around and went out, saying to Gu Ling, "Situ Xie is the only grandson with his style. Unfortunately, there is only one throne, and he has too many grandsons."
When he saw Duanmu Chen, Su Liang mentioned Situ Jing's situation, and Duanmu Chen smiled, "Probably one of his brothers."
The one who competes with Situ Jing cannot be anyone else.
Su Liang also thought so, if someone was really cursing Situ Jing and didn't want him to come back alive.
However, there is another possibility. No one is cursing Situ Jing, and even if there is, it has not affected him. His insomnia, nightmares, and body tingling are all disguised. He went to Su Liang for treatment, and when he returned to Liang Kingdom, he
You can use this as an excuse to frame one of his brothers.
In any case, Su Liang has no interest in exploring. Her only attitude toward Situ is to fight more fiercely.
"I've been thinking about a problem recently, and you guys are here and I want to ask your opinion." Duanmu Chen smiled.
At this time, Empress Dowager Xiao sent a maid to bring a cup of soup, which Duanmu Chen often drank.
"I won't let you." Duanmu Chen said to Su Liang, "I've been drinking this soup since I was a child and I think it's good. I'll give you the recipe later. Gu Ling, go back and make it for Su Liang to try."
After the previous turmoil, Duanmu Chen became more cautious about the things he brought in, and he also knew that Su Liang and Gu Ling were equally cautious.
Duanmu Chen waited until he drank half a bowl of soup before continuing the topic, "You know best how I got to this position. It can be said that without your help intentionally or unintentionally, I am afraid it would be difficult for me to get to where I am today. Looking back
Looking at the current situation of my father and brothers, I feel a little sad. I don’t sympathize with some people, but I am just thinking, must the royal family be like this? If I have a son, will I follow the same relationship with relatives in the future?
Broken road?"
Su Liang raised her eyebrows. Duanmu Chen started thinking about this matter not long after he became emperor, which surprised her.
However, she knew very well that Duanmu Chen definitely did not regret dealing with Duanmu Yi and the other princes. If he had a chance to do it over again, he would only be more ruthless.
What Duanmu Chen is worried about now is that his future sons will follow his same path.
The saying "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you" does not apply to imperial power struggles.
To put it bluntly, Duanmu Chen could get rid of his brothers and father in order to gain power, but he didn't want his son to do the same.
This is double standard behavior, but it is not incomprehensible.
"No one can predict what will happen in the future," Su Liang said.
Duanmu Chen hummed, "Nonsense."
Su Liang could only talk nonsense. Because there was nothing to say about this kind of thing, he couldn't suggest that Duanmu Chen only have one son.
This world advocates having many sons and bringing happiness, especially to the royal family. It is necessary to have more sons. If the level of medical care is low and one son dies or is killed, if there are no other sons to inherit the throne, the imperial power cannot be passed on as expected.
His own descendants.
Therefore, one or two princes are definitely not enough, and ten or eight princes are not too many.
Su Liang believes that Duanmu Chen will have many sons in the future. Those princes will be born and grow up in the vortex of power. Some battles are just cycles of history and cannot be avoided.
"I will teach my children well." Duanmu Chen sighed slightly.
Su Liang believed it, but whether it was useful or not would only be known in the future. However, it would be a good thing if Duanmu Chen had such awareness from the beginning and could better control the royal family. Everything depends on man-made efforts.
"How many children do you plan to have?" Duanmu Chen changed the subject.
Su Liang smiled and said, "Let it go."
"You are all so good, you can have more children." Duanmu Chen said.
Su Liang smiled and said nothing. She didn't think there was anything wrong with this, but she didn't agree with it. This was a matter between her and Gu Ling. It had nothing to do with anyone else, and she wouldn't listen to other people's opinions.
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The Xing family's ancestral tomb is not in the capital, so Xing Yuyang wants to send Miao's coffin back to the former Beijing Palace for burial, and then stay there to observe mourning.
Old Mrs.
Originally Mrs. Xing wanted Xing Yuyang to observe filial piety in her hometown for three years, but she was afraid that if time went by and she would be too far away to control him and get into trouble again, she decided to tentatively decide for one year.
On the day of departure, after Xing Yuyan begged hard, Duanmu Chen nodded and agreed for her to leave the palace to see Miao off, but she had to keep a low profile and not make a big fanfare.
Xing Yuyan returned to Zhongxinhou Mansion again, knelt beside Miao's coffin and cried until she almost fainted.
Finally, the serving nun pulled her up and told her that it was time to return to the palace, but Xing Yuyan fainted.
Old Mrs.
The doctor looked at it and said it was suspected to be a happy pulse, but he was not sure. After all, it involves dragon species and is of great importance.
After hearing this, Mrs. Xing sent someone to ask Mrs. Gao to come to the house for medical treatment.
After being examined by Dr. Gao, it was confirmed that the pulse was positive, but the time was too short. Recently, Xing Yuyan had been restless and her pulse was unstable, so she needed to stay in bed for rest.
Mrs. Xing called Mrs. Gao to the side and asked him alone to determine when she was conceived.
Doctor Gao gave a rough estimate of the time, before Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Miao came to the palace to visit. It was at that time that she secretly gave the secret recipe for childbirth to Xing Yuyan that killed Mrs. Miao.
In other words, when Xing Yuyan gave Duanmu Chen the medicine, she was already pregnant.
After Mrs. Xing sent Mrs. Gao away, she felt a severe headache and lay there dumbly without speaking. Seeing this, Xing Yusheng asked Qi Yan to ask Su Liang to come.
By the time Su Liang and Gu Ling arrived at the Xing family, Xing Yuyan had already been taken back to the palace by Duanmu Chen, who had received the news.
Su Liang sat beside Old Mrs.
Before entering, Xing Yusheng had already told Su Liang the reason.
Su Liang couldn't help but sigh in her heart. No wonder Mrs. Xing couldn't bear it. Who could easily think about something like this that was already bad enough and suddenly became twice as bad?
If the medicine was a few days late in Miao's hands, nothing would happen.
Su Liang gave Old Mrs.
Su Liang comforted her a few more times, knowing that Mrs. Xing was feeling uncomfortable at the moment and couldn't listen to her. He made her a bowl of soothing soup and watched her fall asleep before leaving.
Xing Yusheng sent Su Liang to the gate. He had been looking a lot haggard recently. He sighed and said, "I always bother you with my family's affairs. After today, there should be nothing to worry about."
"Take good care of your grandmother, and don't worry about anything else." After saying this, Su Liang got in the car and left.
Before he got home, Chang'an caught up with him again and asked Su Liang to come into the palace.
This time it's for Xing Yuyan. Although Duanmu Chen doesn't want to see her recently, she has Duanmu Chen's child in her belly.
"Show her again and see if the medicine she took earlier will be bad for the child." Duanmu Chen was worried that Xing Yuyan's private use of drugs of unknown origin would harm the child.
Su Liang couldn't detect anything by checking her pulse. She had confirmed that the medicine was non-toxic.
When Duanmu Chen learned that Xing Yuyan was pregnant, he was so happy that he was even more speechless towards her. What was originally a good thing ended up like this.
Su Liang had seen the abortion prescription prescribed by Dr. Gao and felt that there was no problem. As for Xing Yuyan's sad mood after losing her mother just now, she had nothing to do.
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After leaving the palace, Su Liang thought of Xing Yuyan's incident and sighed again, "If you want to cherish your blessings, you must not do anything."