The Dongting people have been in Beiyan for several months, but Beiyan has been giving them a cold shoulder, saying that they have to wait until the army returns to the court before they can start talking, in order to see their sincerity, but in fact it is a humiliation, and if they tell the third prince clearly, even if he If Jiang Jiuniang is used as a middleman, she will not have a good life.

It is clear that he is actually slapping Jiang Jiuniang in the face.

When Jiang Jiuniang first learned about these things, she actually didn’t care. After all, this is what Dongting people should do, and Bei Yan was so kind to them. But after what happened last night , she couldn't help but think more, did the emperor want to scare the people of Dongting or her?

If the emperor really wants to punish her like this, then she really doesn't mind interacting with the Dongting people more.

She really doesn’t lack those things in her space, it just depends on how Emperor Beiyan chooses.

After welcoming people in, Jiang Jiuniang still had the same attitude as before. She looked cold and cold, giving people a feeling of being unattainable.

After greeting each other, the third prince took the initiative to explain his intention.

“We are here today to let my wife and my cousin get to know each other. From now on, my cousin will live here, and Mrs. Lao will take care of her.”

The third prince put his posture Very low. He suffered the most from Jiang Jiuniang, and he never dared to be too presumptuous at any time.

What's more, this time he still wanted to ask for help. Before he came, he had always told his cousin not to be presumptuous in front of Jiang Jiuniang, because he was afraid that his cousin would not be able to calm down and get angry.

This reason was expected by Jiang Jiu Niang, she nodded and said: "This is a matter of our duty. Even if the third prince does not come, we will still take good care of Princess Sheng'an. I have always Be trustworthy."

After a pause, she added: "Of course, the premise is that the third prince can also keep his word."

The third prince did not say anything, just said The tokens and tokens she brought were handed to the maid next to Jiang Jiuniang, and then she explained: "I have already given instructions to the people over there. As long as I see the tokens and tokens, I will unconditionally obey the orders and do things. And I don't know how to do it." I don’t care about anything."

"In addition, there is property here. As long as there is need, Madam can take it at any time, of course, only Madam herself."

This is The reward he gave Jiang Jiuniang alone had nothing to do with the emperor.

Of course, he also wants to take this opportunity to build a good relationship with Jiang Jiuniang, and there may be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

There are no permanent enemies in this world. As long as there is no conflict of interest, we can become friends.

Jiang Jiu Niang was not surprised and said: "The third prince doesn't need the dirty money he earned in Beiyan to bribe me. If you really have that intention, why not give this money to me?"Donate some money to the people who are being persecuted by you, so that I can still look up to you. ”

I have to say that the people of the third prince are really as tenacious as Xiao Qiang. Bei Yan has been cracking down hard for so long, but they can still persist and be used. This is the talk around Emperor Bei Yan. The lack of power.

Lu Baichuan and the others have been working hard to cultivate talents in this area, but not long after the start, the emperor began to act randomly.

It is no exaggeration. He said that if Lu Baichuan and the others gave up now, the Dog Emperor would not be able to hold on for long and the country would be destroyed.

The smile on the third prince's face was a bit ugly, and Princess Sheng'an's face turned pale with fright. I didn’t expect Jiang Jiuniang to speak so straightforwardly.

Before she came here, her cousin told her that Jiang Jiuniang was easy to get along with, but now it seems that she can’t get along with her at all!

"What Madam said is that when I get back, I will arrange for my people to take care of it. "

"In addition, my cousin has prepared a gift for Madam today, I hope you will accept it. "

As he spoke, he winked at Princess Sheng'an. Princess Sheng'an stood up hurriedly and said: "Oh, yes, I heard that Madam likes these gadgets. I made them myself, please. Don't take it personally, madam. ”

When the small box was opened, it was a hairpin made of pearls. The workmanship was very exquisite, and it could be seen that it was used new.

Jiang Jiuniang felt that her eyes were brightened. I didn’t expect that Princess Sheng’an is still a hairpin girl.

With this ability, even ordinary girls can live a good life.

“Thank you, I like it very much. But I just came back, and I don’t know what the princess likes yet, so I haven’t had time to prepare. I will prepare it and have it delivered to my door..."

"No, no need! "

The princess hurriedly interrupted and said a little embarrassedly: "If you don't mind, madam, you can sell me more Lu Hei duck every day. I really like it! ”

The purchase of Lu Hei Ya is limited, except for some acquaintances.

Princess Sheng’an, as a Dongting native, definitely does not have the privilege to buy more.< br />
Anyway, now she lacks nothing, she just wants to eat black duck.

Jiang Jiuniang couldn’t laugh or cry, but she didn’t expect that the princess who came to Dongting to marry was a foodie, which was easy to handle.

She had someone give Princess Sheng'an a token, which is equivalent to a membership card, and said: "Princess, take this with you and buy whatever you want. "

"Thank you, I like this too! ”

Princess Sheng’an held the small token in both hands, it really looked likeIt's like getting some expensive gift.

Seeing his cousin so happy, the third prince was relieved. As long as they didn't exclude each other and could get along well, he could go back with peace of mind.

What Jiang Jiuniang had people bring to her were small pastries made by Mrs. Yu according to the recipes provided by Jiang Jiuniang. They were soft and delicious. Princess Sheng'an was very happy to eat them. Jiang Jiuniang's frightened mood was forgotten.

Let her eat, Jiang Jiuniang continued to discuss things with the third prince, and after setting some requirements, she said: "But the ugly words ahead, the conditions I agreed to today are limited to our Lu family. While the capital still has the right to speak, the third prince also knows what happened at the banquet last night. The emperor has begun to be wary of the Lu family. No one knows how long the Lu family can remain in power."

"As long as we are alive, we will take care of Princess Sheng'an as agreed. But if something happens and we have too much time to take care of ourselves, we will naturally not care about the princess's affairs. At that time, our agreement will no longer be in effect, and our Lu family will never be able to take care of it again. It doesn’t matter what the Beiyan court or the Dongting thinks.”

Hearing Jiang Jiuniang’s words, the third prince was a little surprised: “You have done so much for Beiyan, are you really willing to give up just because you say it?”

"What can we do if we don't give up? Just think that we don't know people well."

Jiang Jiuniang laughed at herself, but she could see that Lu Baichuan had been feeling uncomfortable for a while. .

"As long as Madam is willing, Dongting..."

The third prince was a little excited. He had long wanted to poach someone, but he never had the chance. Now the opportunity was in front of him. Anyone who doesn't dig is a fool.

As long as Jiang Jiuniang agrees, Dongting can not only change the current defeat immediately, but he can even sit in the coveted seat!

“No, I don’t want to.”

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Jiuniang refused.

She had had this idea before, but it was just a thought. She really didn't like Dongting's methods.

The third prince curled his lips and touched his nose in embarrassment, but he still said unwillingly: "Since you know that Emperor Beiyan is starting to be afraid of you, why are you still willing to do things for him? This is the case now, and in the future Why don't we kill you all? Instead of doing this, going to Dongting is the best choice."

"This is wrong. Although Emperor Beiyan is a little afraid of the Lu family, he has never done anything to harm the Lu family so far. Family matters, and he has never harmed the people. If nothing else, Emperor Beiyan cares about the people. This is something your Dongting cannot do."

"What happened today, I Just pretend that the Third Prince didn't mention it, otherwise our cooperation will not progress.It’s necessary to keep going. "

Jiang Jiuniang made it clear once and for all, saving him from visiting again and again and instigating the relationship between the Lu family and the emperor.

The third prince still cares about this cooperation. As expected, I didn’t say any more, and I felt much more at ease.

At the same time, someone had already told the emperor about the Dongting people going to the Lu family.

The emperor He was reading the memorial and thinking about how to apologize to Lu Baichuan and his wife. This was indeed something he did wrong and he had to admit it.

Then he heard about the Third Prince of Dongting and Princess Sheng'an News about going to the Lu family.

“What are the people from Dongting going to do in the Lu family? "

The emperor frowned, having some thoughts in his mind, but he quickly suppressed the thought, telling himself intuitively that he must trust the Lu family.

The person below replied : "The third prince of Dongting took Princess Sheng'an to get to know Madam Lu. Please take care of Madam Lu and hand over the remaining tokens by the way. ”

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that he was worrying too much.

He thought that after what happened last night, Jiang Jiuniang was angry and wanted to find someone from Dongting. I went to seek refuge.

This really looked like Jiang Jiuniang’s style.

But it was obvious that he was overthinking it. He condemned himself in his heart, waved his hand and said: "Go down. Well, from now on, you don’t have to keep an eye on the Lu family. "

Since he promised the Queen to trust the Lu family, he must do it, just as a gamble.

"Yes. "

The people below retreated. The emperor was a little tired and wanted to go out for a walk. As soon as he got up, someone came again. He was very impatient and said: "We will talk about it later, I have to go. Walk. "

The little eunuch held a tray in his hand and was a little embarrassed: "But this is what Mrs. Lu sent to the palace. It is said to be a token handed over by the third prince of the East Palace. From now on, it will be handed over directly to the emperor. Dispatch. ”

Originally, this power was agreed to be handed over to Jiang Jiuniang, but now Jiang Jiuniang directly sent the things to him, which was a sign of loyalty to him.

The emperor stopped He picked it up and looked at it. The totem on it was indeed unique to Dongting. However, he did not accept it. He just said: "Mrs. Lu is so loyal. I am very relieved. I will give it to her for safekeeping and reward her with some money." Silver jewelry is a reward for getting this done. ”

It wasn’t until now that he realized how ridiculous his actions were. It was really strange. Why did he suddenly lose his head and be led away by the nose?

The little eunuch was a little surprised and asked in disbelief: "Your Majesty, this is the power of the three princes of Dongting..."

He has been serving the emperor for a long time. Sometimes he still knows what the emperor is thinking. Logically speaking, the emperor has always wanted this power, but why is it now that it is presented to him? No more?

“Do as I say.”

The emperor waved his hand and left directly.

The little eunuch looked at the things in the tray and was a little confused, but he still followed the emperor's instructions and went to the warehouse to get some gold and silver jewelry, and sent them to Jiang Jiuniang together.

Also sent out of the palace was a letter from the queen.

This was something that the young eunuch was stopped and stuffed over on his way out of the palace. It was said that the queen specifically told him that it must be delivered to Jiang Jiuniang in person.

The little eunuch did not dare to refuse and respectfully handed the letter to Jiang Jiuniang.

After seeing off the third prince of Dongting and others, Jiang Jiuniang was about to take a nap when someone came from the palace.

At first I thought it was for trouble, but I didn’t expect that it was actually a reward.

When she heard that the emperor had returned the tokens and given him jewels, Jiang Jiuniang’s face was calm and she could not even say the words "thank you for the Lord's kindness" weakly.

Until the young eunuch took out the letter written by the queen and said: "The queen specially ordered the servant to give it to the madam, and she also asked the madam to read it."

Jiang Jiuniang After taking it, the envelope said "Jiu Niang personally signed it".

The Queen's handwriting is in typical hairpin regular script, which is very delicate and delicate. One can tell at a glance that the person writing the letter is a very gentle and dignified woman.

Jiang Jiuniang's irritable mood was greatly cured. She put the letter in her arms and asked the maid to take out some money to send the young eunuch away. Then she took the envelope back to the room and opened it.

Jiang Jiuniang thought about many possibilities, but she never expected that this was actually an apology letter from the queen.

In the letter, the queen directly admitted that what happened last night was indeed the emperor's instruction, and stated that she had made it clear to the emperor. The emperor also realized that he had done something wrong and has now given the donation. The slanderers were driven out of the capital. As for the damage caused to the Lu family this time, they will slowly make up for it. I hope the Lu family can give the emperor a chance.

In the end, the queen even said that as long as she lives for one day, no one will be able to touch the position of the Lu family.

Jiang Jiuniang’s original dull mood was instantly cured. She was indeed angry at the emperor’s actions and attitude, which was obviously to kill the donkey.

But the Queen is indeed a virtuous and kind person. She immediately discovered that something was wrong with the Emperor. She probably talked to the Emperor all night long and asked for grounding herself today.Understand his attitude and use this to make the emperor rein in his horse.

At the same time, someone sent a letter of apology to soothe the Lu family's emotions. Both the emperor and the Lu family gave an explanation and tried their best to make the best of both worlds.

After reading this letter, Jiang Jiuniang sighed.

The content of the letter was very short, but she could see the queen's helplessness and sadness, and more importantly, her sincerity.

After all, the Queen is the first woman Jiang Jiuniang has gotten along with as a best friend since she came to this world. She doesn’t want to make the relationship between the two serious because of this kind of thing, and she has the Queen’s guarantee. , the emperor also made his own choice, and the Lu family would give in a little bit.

After thinking about it, she walked to the table and started to reply.

However, she was not vague, but explained her and Lu Baichuan's thoughts. She had never had the idea of ​​mercenary self-respect. She chose to follow her because she felt that the emperor was worthy. If the emperor no longer needed They, they can retreat at any time without having to remind them indirectly, which will make everyone unhappy.

Then she also said that she still chose to understand, and advised the queen not to worry too much. In a few days, the queen will be lifted from the confinement, and she will go to the palace to explain things clearly to her face to face.

When Lu Baichuan came back in the evening, Jiang Jiuniang handed him the letter and looked at his reaction and asked, "What do you think?"