Chapter 17 The Choice of Destiny
When Xiao Moha saw off Concubine Kong, he still frowned.
Liu Shijing came to him and asked, "My lord is worried about whether the Concubine Kong will continue to fulfill its promise once she becomes the queen!"
Xiao Maha nodded, which was exactly the meaning.
Liu Shijing said indifferently: "Lord, don't worry! Just make sure that Queen Chen's status is not easily shaken. Then, if Concubine Kong cannot become the queen for a day, she will not dare to turn against her lord, and will also restrict Kong Fan from seeking revenge from the eldest lady during this period."
Xiao Moha immediately smiled bitterly and said, "But General has already agreed to her!"
Liu Shijing smiled faintly and said, "Can you delay it indefinitely? After all, it is a major event for the deposed and established the queen. Even if Concubine Kong suspects, the lord can give up on excuses. The initiative is now in the hands of the lord, so the lord doesn't have to flatter Concubine Kong too much."
Then he said meaningfully: "General Jiang and Kong Fan are evenly matched, but the final decision on the abolition of the queen is in the hands of the lord. As Zijing expected, Concubine Zhang must be more anxious than Concubine Kong at this moment, and he will send someone to visit his lord in the short term. Jiang always has the people on Zhang Lihua's side, and he is not in line with Kong Fan, so he will not let Kong Fan gain power. Therefore, there are many cards in his hand that the lord can play."
Xiao Mohe suddenly realized and laughed loudly and said, "I have no worries when I have Zijing!"
Suddenly thinking of Xiao Jing and Xiao Yi, Xiao Mohe asked quickly.
Liu Shijing replied: "After Concubine Kong came just now, the eldest lady brought the young master back and watched for a while. Seeing that the lord had nothing to do, she returned to Yuhua Xiaoxie. Originally, the eldest lady had already entrusted the young master to send the young master to the general's mansion, but unfortunately the lord just left, but he missed an opportunity."
Xiao Mohe smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, there will be a chance in the future. Jing'er must be afraid that I will not be able to deal with Concubine Kong. I will not be in vain for this alone."
It's worth it!
Xiao Mohe seemed to have these words written on her face, but she was rarely happy.
Liu Shijing smiled and said, "Zijing is expected to be penniless for less than three months. If you can't support the young master, you will definitely send the young master back to your house. The young master is a person with good face. At that time, the lord can only persuade her to stay in the house on the grounds that the young master cannot leave her sister."
Xiao Mohe nodded to show that she understood, but just joked Liu Shijing and said, "Zijing is afraid he will be a villain again this time!"
Liu Shijing didn't care at all and smiled and said, "Someone must be the evil one! For the sake of the lord, Zijing is willing to do whatever he does!"
Xiao Mohe looked at Liu Shijing gratefully, and everything was silent.
In the back hall of the government office, Zhang Ran dared to "awake" until everyone left.
It turned out that he was pretending to be dizzy all the time.
Li Shun, who was next to him, suddenly said, "So my brother-in-law is not in a coma?"
"Nonsense!" Zhang Ran said angrily: "If I don't pretend to be dizzy at this time, I will definitely be tormented by them."
Li Shun said aggrievedly: "You are smart, but you have only made us suffer. After being beaten by Wuming twice, he was so arrogant that he didn't dare to snort. It was a waste of time."
Zhang Ran looked at his brother-in-law who had turned into a pig's face and immediately complained: "Why did I let this bad thing happen to me? It must be because you didn't read the calendar today that I was implicated by me! If it weren't for your sister's sake, I would have to smash your butt this time."
Zhang Ran glared at Li Shun fiercely and blamed Li Shun for all the blame.
Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp.
Li Shun immediately smiled bitterly and secretly asked for the bad luck that today would be considered a failure of eight lifetimes.
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Xiao Jing and Xiao Yi stayed near the government office. Seeing Kong Fan leaving angrily, they knew that it must be Xiao Maha that won, so the siblings left with peace of mind.
Xiao Jing, who returned home, couldn't help but worry about the rice jar that was about to come to an end. She bought all the money she had, but she didn't know where she threw it during the fight.
How to solve life problems has become an urgent matter.
Although Xiao Yi repeatedly claimed that he could fill his stomach, how could Xiao Jing bear to let his brother suffer?
What happened today touched Xiao Jing deeply. He thought that ordinary people were as cheap as ants in the face of the privileges of high-ranking officials and nobles, and that life and death, honor and disgrace were hanging on the line. Xiao Jing was absolutely unacceptable.
"Sister decided to run for the Crown Princess!"
"Don't go!"
When Xiao Yi heard that his sister was going to run for the crown princess, he didn't want to object immediately.
Xiao Jing asked, "Don't Yi'er want her sister to be happy?"
Xiao Yi said seriously: "The most ruthless imperial family is the one where the women are just superficial. How many people are really happy?"
Xiao Jing said curiously: "How did Yi'er know that the women in the imperial family are unhappy? All women in the world want to join the imperial family to enjoy wealth and glory!"
"It's just ignorant women!" Xiao Yi curled his lips and said, "It should be noted that being with the king is like being with a tiger. Once you get power, even a small mistake will affect the whole family. What's more, the emperor has three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines. Three thousand beauties can spoil each of them for ten years. How many women have lost their youth in these ten years? Every year, a large number of young women enter the palace? Ten of the ten years have to be lonely for a lifetime! Yi'er doesn't want his sister to do that."
"Why do you think you are here after listening to Yi'er's words?" Xiao Jing immediately smiled and said with a graceful smile: "You are not a woman, how do you know what our women think?"
Xiao Yi was speechless and had to say stubbornly: "Anyway, it's just not allowed!"
Xiao Jing squatted down and gently stroked Xiao Yi's hand. The three layers of gauze wrapped around the outside and three layers made her feel distressed. Tun said with emotion: "You have also seen today's scene. Kong Long bullies us as ordinary people and officials, and the power is not asking whether it is right or wrong. Everything is determined that only our fault. Mr. Cheng Ying is determined to save us, but his power is not as powerful as Kong Fan, and he can't control it. If it weren't for the General's Mansion of the Cavalry, my sister would probably not be able to escape this disaster. But the mountain is still higher than that of the other mountain, and my father must sacrifice his interests in front of Kong Guiren to escape. So, Yi'er, you have to remember that if you want not to be bullied, you have to climb to the highest point."
Of course, Xiao Yi understood what his sister meant. Today's experience inevitably made her think like this. Even Xiao Yi himself hated that he was not able to protect his sister. If he was still the prince of the General's Mansion, how could Kong Long dare to be arrogant?
However, Xiao Yi knew more clearly that Nanchen would soon perish, and the royal family would become prisoners by then. The man was sent to work in the bitter and cold frontier areas, and all women and children were maids and slaves. Xiao Yi didn't want his sister to suffer at that time.
"People go to high places and water flow to low places. Yi'er does not oppose her sister's dream of pursuing wealth and glory. However, the Crown Princess of State Chen could never imagine, because this country would soon perish."
Xiao Jing couldn't help but be stunned, and then asked with a smile: "Is this what the old god in your dream told you again?"
Xiao Yi nodded. The old god in the dream was an excuse that Xiao Yi used to cover up his every time he spoke amazingly. In ancient times, people believed in gods, and Xiao Yi said that everything he learned was received by the old gods, and only in this way can it be convincing and acceptable.
Xiao Jing frowned and asked again: "Will that old god say when will the State of Chen perish?"
Xiao Yi said earnestly: "No more than half a year."
Xiao Jing suddenly fell into deep thought. But soon when Xiao Jing looked at Xiao Yi again, her eyes were full of firmness.
"Even if you can only be the crown princess for one day, my sister will fight for it."
Xiao Yi frowned immediately. When he was about to continue persuasion, he was interrupted by Xiao Jing and said, "Sister knows that everything Yi'er does is care about her and hopes that her sister can be happy."
Xiao Yi nodded and said, "Sister knows, why do you still have to persist?"
Xiao Jing smiled faintly and said, "It's just Yi'er, but she doesn't know what her sister's true happiness is!"
Seeing Xiao Yi being stunned, Xiao Jing said softly: "Do you know? My sister's greatest happiness is that Yi'er can grow up healthy and safely, succeed in the future, marry and have children and spend her whole life. As long as Yi'er does this, even if her sister begs and begs along the street, she will be extremely happy. Can Yi'er understand her sister's words?"
Xiao Yi choked up when he heard this. Even though there were thousands of words, he could not say it. He could only nod and called out from the bottom of his heart.
But this way, Xiao Yi could not let his sister participate in the selection of a concubine in the prince's election.
However, Xiao Jing was determined to eat the weight, and no matter how Xiao Yi dissuaded him, it would be useless.
Xiao Yi had no choice but to use his trump card, act coquettishly and act arrogantly. He used all the methods that Xiao Yi thought of, and even made plans to have a long-term cold war with his sister.
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Chapter completed!