Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Misunderstanding

Chapter 39

It was the first day in the palace, but there were many things to do. Fortunately, they were all solved smoothly. Jiang Yu felt that it was worth it when she saw those old letters. After lunch, everyone leaned on the desk to take a rest. Only Jiang Yu was still thinking about it. She went to the study to check it out. As a result, she was fascinated by it.

When Xie Wenlan called her outside, she was startled for a moment, and bumped into the table, and then pushed the things piled on it.

When Jiang Yu was busy putting everything back in place, she found a memorial. She didn't want to read it at first, but because it was opened, she saw the content on it. As a result, she was very surprised and looked at it twice more.

This should be last year's memorial, and I don't know why it was put here.

Jiang Yu flipped through it casually. It was about the Dongyi tribe outside Yingzhou. It only said that when they paid tribute every year, they often harassed the people. If this continued, it would be a big disaster. The signature was Xiang Tong.

Xie Wenlan took a look and was also surprised. She said, "Why are they here?"

Jiang Yu gave the memorial to Xie Wenlan and asked her to hand it over to the cabinet, and then the emperor would review it.

The two walked out one after the other. Perhaps because of the incident in the morning, Xie Wenlan only took Jiang Yu with her. She said, "It's okay to embarrass yourself outside the Qianqing Palace in the morning, but now we have to go to the Imperial Study. If something happens again, don't be disrespectful in front of those cabinet elders. It will really give people a handle. They are young and just came out of the house. They need more training."

Jiang Yu then realized that several adults in the Ministry of Personnel had always advocated abolishing the Shanggong Bureau.

In the afternoon, it drizzled again. It was already a bit cold because it was approaching autumn. When the wind blew, I felt cold and shivered. "I should wear more clothes tomorrow."

Xie Wenlan had long been used to it and said, "Next time, you should bring more clothes to the palace, just in case."

Jiang Yu nodded and thought that she should bring a quilt. She had seen that there was a back room with an empty space, where she could lie down for a while during lunch break.

Soon the two of them arrived at the imperial study, which was where the emperor handled government affairs. This place was not small, but it seemed a bit crowded because of the large number of people.

Xie Wenlan and Jiang Yu stood in an inconspicuous corner. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell that there were people standing here. Next to them was a rosewood desk with paper, pen, and ink on it, which was obviously for Xie Wenlan.

When the emperor came in, he didn't look very good, his face was a little dark, and he sat on the dragon chair and asked, "Is there anything urgent today?" Behind the emperor was the crown prince Lin Bozhi. Seeing that the emperor sat down, he also sat down in the position below the emperor.

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent secret report from Yingzhou."

When Jiang Yu heard the word Yingzhou, he felt it was very familiar, but he remembered what Xie Wenlan said, the thing was still in her hand, and he hadn't had time to hand it over. He

couldn't help but prick up his ears to listen.

The person who reported the secret report was Xiang Tong, the garrison commander of Yingzhou. He said that since the beginning of the year, Lan Tuo of the Dongyi tribe has been leading his troops to harass the people of Yingzhou, often entering the city to rob food, making the people live in misery.

When Jiang Yu heard this, he couldn't help thinking, isn't this what was reported in the memorial?

The emperor was obviously very surprised and asked, "Did this Lan Tuo come to pay tribute last year?" "

Yes, he performed a sword dance at your majesty's birthday banquet last year. Your majesty was very pleased and rewarded him with a gold, silver and jade knife."

The emperor also remembered it and obviously felt unbelievable.

Mao Chen, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of War, said, "Your Highness, this small tribe of the Dongyi actually dared to defy our dynasty. We should send troops to punish them severely."

But before Mao Chen finished speaking, he saw Wu Yuan, the Minister of Rites and Grand Secretary of Wenyuan Pavilion, and the Minister of the Cabinet, stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter is inappropriate."

The emperor asked, "Why is it inappropriate?"

"That Lan Tuo has always been respectful to Your Majesty, why did he suddenly start to attack? I think it was just a small conflict, but Lord Xiang was afraid of being blamed by the court, so he exaggerated it and reported it." Wu Yuan was a middle-aged man of medium build, wearing a red official robe of the second rank, with a golden pheasant on the patch. He was one of the most important figures in the court.

Since the dismissal of the Prime Minister Lord Zhao, Wu Yuan, the oldest and most senior, took the position of Prime Minister.

"Lord Wu, how can this be a joke?" Although Mao Chen was a civil official, he was tall and sturdy, and he was obviously a martial artist. He obviously disagreed and said, "I know Lord Xiang well. He is very cautious and will not easily write to the emperor."

Jiang Yu saw two ministers arguing like fighting cocks. She was a little curious and couldn't help but look at them a few more times. Perhaps because her eyes were too straightforward, she met the eyes of the crown prince Lin Bozhi.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Jiang Yu quickly looked away. But I don't know if it was Jiang Yu's illusion, but I always felt that Lin Bozhi was staring at her.

In the end, it was obvious that Lord Wu was better and persuaded the emperor. He just said that he sent a special envoy to check, but did not agree to send troops.

Dealing with these matters is not an easy task. There are many things to do. They have to be reported one by one, and then the emperor will make the decision. If they can be resolved with one or two sentences, it is fine. I am afraid that there will be a quarrel like the matter of the Dongyi tribe just now, which will take a lot of time. This is the priority that the cabinet has already screened.

When things are almost done, it is already dark, and the ministers go out one after another. Jiang Yu and Xie Wenlan are of the lowest status and are the last to go out, but they are stopped by eunuch Zhang beside the emperor. Eunuch Zhang smiled and said, "Your Majesty wants to ask Lord Jiang to come over."

Xie Wenlan was very happy. She pushed Jiang Yu and said, "Why don't you follow Eunuch Zhang?"

Eunuch Zhang said to Xie Wenlan, "Lord Xie, His Majesty has also called you."

The two of them left the imperial study together and went to the Qianqing Palace next to them. The emperor had changed into a casual dress. He leaned comfortably on the couch with a sky-blue velvet pillow and said, "You are Jiang, right? I didn't expect to be in this Shanggong Bureau. . "Then he smiled at Xie Wenlan and said, "Sir Xie, you have a good helper now."

Xie Wenlan and the emperor were obviously very familiar with each other, and said with a smile, "So your majesty has met Sir Jiang."

The emperor was obviously unwilling to mention the situation when he met Jiang Yu. He still had feelings for Prime Minister Zhao. Although he had to dismiss him from his post due to formalities, he still felt unhappy when he mentioned this matter. He changed the subject and asked about Jiang Yu's family affairs, saying, "There is another daughter? She is similar to our Fucheng. It happens that we will choose some companions for Fucheng in a few days. Why not send her in for me to see."

Although the emperor's words were just casual chats, since he had spoken, he naturally had to obey.

Jiang Yu had seen Lin Bozhi's eldest son Fucheng when he entered Zhou Wangfu that day. He seemed to have just come out of the house, wearing a small jacket with apricot flower pattern and a golden dragon lock on his neck. He was very beautiful. I don't know why, but Jiang Yu felt a strange sense of familiarity at first sight.

Fucheng's face was pale, and he looked pale. Although he was young, he looked at people with an inquiring look, which made people feel very uncomfortable.

Jiang Yu felt that this child's intelligence seemed to be much higher than that of children of the same age.

She subconsciously didn't want her daughter to have contact with him, but she thought that she was just bringing him here to pay respects to the emperor. As for the matter of accompanying him to study, after all, he was a girl, and she was young, only three years old, so she could just find an excuse to refuse.

When Jiang Yu left the palace at night, he saw Du Haoyu waiting at the door. He was leaning lazily against the palace wall, chatting with the guards. No one knew what they were talking about, but they got along very well. When the guard saw Jiang Yu coming out, he said with a smile, "Sir, this is your wife, right?"

When Du Haoyu saw Jiang Yu, his eyebrows were curved and he smiled very handsomely. He said, "Ayu." Then he said goodbye to the guard and took Jiang Yu to the carriage.

Jiang Yu was also surprised to see her daughter Du Qing sitting quietly in the carriage reading a book, and asked, "Qing'er, why are you here?"

Apparently Du Haoyu went to the school to pick up his daughter first, and came back to wait for her. Seeing Jiang Yu, Du Qing jumped up, grabbed Jiang Yu's hand and refused to let go, nagging, "Mom, why did you come out just now, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Jiang Yu hugged her daughter with some heartache, and said to Du Haoyu, "The child is still young, why did you let her wait for me here? Don't let her starve."

Du Haoyu seemed a little aggrieved, and said, "Qing'er, you have to seek justice for your father."

Du Qing hurriedly explained, "Mom, I wanted to come here."

Jiang Yu He touched his daughter's furry head and asked, "Why?"

The carriage was moving in the alley, with raindrops dripping on it. Inside the carriage sat a family of three, which looked very warm. Du Qing said, "My daughter wants to see how mother looks in her official uniform. It's really so majestic."

Jiang Yu smiled, thinking that she was not so majestic. In front of those elders, she was just a person who didn't even have a seat. She could only listen quietly. But when she saw her daughter's admiring eyes, she felt a sense of pride and said, "Qing'er will be like mother in the future, okay?"

Jiang Yu always felt that her daughter was extraordinary and might achieve great things in the future.

Du Qing nodded.

Du Haoyu looked at the mother and daughter hugging each other and couldn't help but smile.

***

Jiang Yu was laughing and talking happily, but the situation was not so good in Zhou Wangfu. Princess Jialan's face was livid as she listened to Shen Ma talking about what happened in the palace today. "That Jiang is really shameless. She let His Highness hug her like this. Did she forget that she was already married?"

Princess Jialan bit her lower lip, but she didn't lose her temper like before. She had gradually understood what Lin Bozhi meant. The affection between the two was a thing of the past.

"What is Fucheng doing?"

After Princess Jialan had a serious illness, she finally realized that the most important thing to her now was her eldest son Fucheng. The prince refused to come to her courtyard, so this child was her only support.

Nanny Shen thought Princess Jialan would have one of her previous outbursts, but she only looked unhappy but didn't say anything. Instead, she asked about Fucheng and said, "She was very happy to know that Your Majesty wanted to find him a playmate to study with. She drank an extra bowl of porridge and has gone to bed now."

Princess Jialan nodded, and a smile appeared on her face. She just looked outside and suddenly said, "Do you think Your Highness hasn't forgotten Jiang?"

Nanny Shen thought this seemed unlikely, and said, "But she was the one who said she wanted to leave. Now she has a husband and a child. If she can still... Are you really so shameless?"

Princess Jialan said, "People's hearts will change. It's a different time. She used to live in the countryside, so she naturally didn't know how noble the Crown Prince was. Now that she has entered the capital, she sees the Crown Prince as someone she can't even reach, so her mind is naturally different."

Nanny Shen almost broke her teeth when she heard this, and cursed, "What a bitch."

Princess Jialan didn't refute, and obviously felt that Nanny Shen's scolding was very satisfying, and said, "Since the Crown Prince likes that girl, let's fulfill her wish."

"What? Your Majesty, what are you doing?"

Princess Jialan's eyes flashed with hatred, and she said, "Let her be ruined."

Nanny Shen showed a look of all that was on her mind, and Princess Jialan whispered a few words in her ear, and then said, "You have to keep a close eye on this matter."

"Give me a bath."

After hearing Jialan's words, Shen Ma was a little unsure and said, "Madam, is this really appropriate?" But when she turned around, she saw Princess Jialan staring at her with a cold face and said, "Why, even you don't want to listen to me?"

"I dare not!"

Princess Jialan nodded and said, "I want to show your majesty what this prince is like. Although he usually looks righteous, he is actually a person who has dirty thoughts about the wife of a minister." "

Madam, you are..."

Shen Ma still didn't understand the benefits of doing this for Princess Jialan. When she turned around and saw Princess Jialan holding a handkerchief for Fu Chengxiu, she suddenly understood.

But the more she thought about it, the more scared she became, and her face turned pale.

Princess Jialan sneered and said, "Madam, if I don't have a good life, what about you?"

Madam Shen put away her thoughts and said, "My queen, I was just scared. I am loyal to you."

Princess Jialan broke her carefully maintained nails because she was too strong. She said, "It's good that you know."

Days passed one by one, and soon it was October. Jiang Yu had been in the Shanggong Bureau for a month and had adapted to it.

This day was her shift day and she had to stay overnight in the palace.

The next day, Jiang Yu not only brought clothes over, but also prepared a quilt and put it in the back room behind the Shanggong Bureau, and just lay there to spend the night.

Perhaps it was the first time to stay overnight, Xie Wenlan was very worried and gave many instructions. It was not until the palace was locked that she had to go out and said, "Normally, there will be nothing wrong. Just sleep peacefully."

The emperor was in poor health and rarely got up at night, so naturally there was nothing to worry about.

Jiang Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She felt that Xie Wenlan was very strict with the other people, but very indulgent with her. If she really couldn't do well, she would really let Xie Wenlan down. She nodded seriously.

The weather was getting colder and colder. Jiang Yu borrowed a heater, but she had to wait for the charcoal fire to burn out, so there was no heat. She curled up in the quilt, wrapped herself up like a dumpling, and fell asleep in a daze.

At night, she always felt something strange. She felt that she was being stared at by a pair of eyes. Then she felt the warm body temperature. She couldn't help but lean in, and the other person held her in his arms... held her in his arms?

Jiang Yu suddenly woke up and opened her eyes. Just as she was about to shout, she saw a familiar person. She was shocked and angry, and said, "Your Highness, why are you here?"

Lin Bozhi pinched Jiang Yu's chin with his hand, asked her to look at him, and then said, "Didn't you call me here?"

Jiang Yu said, "When did your subordinate call Your Highness here?"

Lin Bozhi had been suppressing himself, and now he finally couldn't help but explode. With anger in his eyes, he said, "Do you still want to play dumb at this moment?"

As he said this, he lowered his head and kissed Jiang Yu's lips fiercely.

Jiang Yu was kissed by Lin Bozhi. His kiss was different from the anger in his tone. It was eager and impatient, as if he wanted to eat her up in one breath.

Jiang Yu was frightened. Although Lin Bozhi's behavior was often a little wrong, he always abided by his duties, never crossed the line, and never lost his mind like this.

"Lin Bozhi!"

Jiang Yu pushed the prince away fiercely and could not help but say, "What are you doing?"

The prince only felt that the fragrance in his mouth was so tempting. He was originally a little angry, but the more he kissed, the more fascinated he became. He never expected to be pushed away by Jiang Yu. He came to his senses for a moment, and the anger in his eyes became even stronger. After all, he was a man, stronger than Jiang Yu, and he practiced martial arts, so he naturally trapped Jiang Yu quickly. He lowered his head and kissed her again, but Jiang Yu refused to listen. He became more and more angry and lowered his head to kiss Jiang Yu's neck...

After a while, Jiang Yu suddenly cried out. The prince came to his senses for a moment, and when he looked again, the two were almost naked. Fortunately, nothing happened.

Seeing that Lin Bozhi had stopped, Jiang Yu finally found a gap, picked up the jade hairpin that had fallen to the side, pointed the sharp end at his neck, and said, "Your Highness, if you continue like this, I will have no choice but to die to prove my loyalty."

The room was filled with messy clothes and torn official robes, which clearly reminded Lin Bozhi of what had just happened. However, Lin Bozhi did not regret it. He seemed to have finally realized something.

"Why?"

"Didn't you come to the palace just to get close to me?"

"You peek at me every day. Don't you think I don't know?"

Jiang Yu found it unreasonable and said, "Your Highness, I entered the palace to make achievements in my career, not to get close to you. As for peeking? When have I ever peeked at you? It's just that Your Highness feels that you have been staring at me more often."

Jiang Yu's words were very straightforward, but it made Lin Bozhi's face more and more ugly. Jiang Yu continued, "Your Highness, I'm already married. My cousin treats me very well. I have never and don't want to have any other thoughts. What has passed is past."

Lin Bozhi squinted his eyes, and the moonlight reflected his somewhat cyan face. He said, "You don't have any..."

Jiang Yu said firmly, "No!"

There was still an ambiguous atmosphere in the room, and the touch of skin against each other was still there, but he didn't expect that Jiang Yu could say such cold-blooded words.

Lin Bozhi took a deep breath and finally realized what Jiang Yu meant. He stood up, then took a piece of paper and threw it on the ground, "Isn't this written by you?"

Jiang Yu trembled and picked up the note with one hand, waiting to see the content on it. Her pupils contracted and she looked extremely surprised. Finally, she said angrily, "Although this is an imitation of my handwriting, it is not written by me."

Lin Bozhi's face sank and said, "Get up quickly."

"Your Highness?"

"Someone wants to harm you."

But after a while, there was a hurried knock on the door. Jiang Yu finally calmed down. She cleared her throat and shouted, "Who is it?"

"Sir Jiang, please open the door."

Jiang Yu said, "It's late at night, I'm asleep."

There was a knock on the door outside. Seeing that Jiang Yu refused to open the door, the eunuch shouted, "Sir Jiang, don't blame us for being rude. Pry it open for me!"

Jiang Yu glanced outside and saw that the people had disappeared. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What are you doing?"

Seeing that Jiang Yu's tone was a little panicked, those people became more excited and pried the door open with a few knocks. As a result, they saw Jiang Yu lying on the bed alone.

Jiang Yu's face turned pale and he cursed, "How dare you! Who told you to pry open the door at will? This is the Shanggong Bureau, not your backyard. I will report it to His Majesty tomorrow!"

The leading eunuch was a favored eunuch by the emperor, named Han Gui. Hearing this, he said with a smile, "Sir Jiang, you misunderstood. It was His Majesty who asked me to come here."

"Your Majesty?"

Although Han Gui spoke politely, he still asked his subordinates to search the house carefully, but there was no clue. He was frightened for a moment, wondering if he had made a mistake. When

he thought about not being able to report back after returning, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

Jiang Yu realized that this matter had alarmed the emperor. He couldn't help but wonder, who had impersonated her and forged the letter to ask the prince to come for a tryst?

Who would want the prince to get into trouble?

Fortunately, Lin Bozhi soon discovered that something was wrong and had left through the side door before the arrival of the people. Otherwise, if she was really caught, not only would her reputation be ruined, but Du Haoyu would also be laughed at, and the Shanggong Bureau would naturally be affected.

And how would she face her daughter?

Du Qing now admired her very much and often mentioned her in the school, saying that his mother was in the Shanggong Bureau, and his pride was beyond words.

Han Gui searched for a long time without giving up, but still found nothing, so he had to leave unwillingly.

After waiting for Han Gui and his people to leave, Jiang Yu broke out in a cold sweat. She didn't sleep all night, and tried hard to think about the countless possibilities of this matter. Finally, she came to a conclusion that this person wanted to destroy the prince, and wanted to destroy her, and even destroyed the Shanggong Bureau by the way, killing three birds with one stone.

Who wanted this?

Jiang Yu had a vague answer, but she couldn't believe it. Speaking of it, that person already had everything, status, children, and even...why did he still want to do this?

In the morning, when Jiang Yu came out of the palace, her face looked very bad. Du Haoyu was on a day off today, so he just came to pick up Jiang Yu. Seeing her so worried, he said, "But didn't you sleep well?"

Jiang Yu saw Du Haoyu's worried look and didn't know how to talk about it for a while, but Du Haoyu soon saw Jiang Yu's neck, because there was a red kiss mark on her neck. Jiang Yu had been wearing an outer robe before, so Han Gui naturally didn't find it, and he didn't dare to do it. After all, Jiang Yu was not an ordinary palace maid, but a regular official.

Du Haoyu's face sank, and Jiang Yu thought about it and told her everything.

The two didn't speak for a long time. Speaking of it, after Du Haoyu and Jiang Yu got married, the two never consummated their marriage. At first, Jiang Yu was pregnant, so it was naturally inappropriate, and then there were various reasons.

Later, the two stopped mentioning this matter.

This matter seemed to have become a reverse scale that neither of them wanted to mention. The carriage was driving on the road, and the sound of the driver's whip was heard in the ears. It was very quiet.

After a while, they finally arrived at the door of the house. Du Haoyu got off the carriage and supported Jiang Yu. The two walked back together. Du Haoyu suddenly said, "Ayu, cousin just hopes that you can live happily and smoothly."

Jiang Yu couldn't help but redden her eyes and said, "Cousin, I'm not..."

Du Haoyu gently helped her wipe her tears and said, "If you don't like the capital, let's resign and go somewhere else. Haven't you always wanted to go to Buxian Mountain to take a look? Qing'er also likes it. She is a little kid, and she obviously wants to... Going out to play by yourself, but what is said, reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles, it just so happens that we have some money, hey, my wife is really capable, but the money in the family is all earned by my wife, it really makes me feel guilty, no wonder they always say that I am a henpecked person. "

Jiang Yu was very sad for a moment. Du Haoyu would always be so gentle and considerate at all times, thinking about her sincerely, and said, "I don't know who wants to hurt me like this."

Du Haoyu hugged Jiang Yu and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Qing'er and I will accompany you."

"Cousin, I..."

Du Haoyu shook his head and said, "Ayu, after marrying you, I feel that this life is really comfortable, that's enough, no matter what, I will be here."

Jiang Yu was sad and felt very guilty. She wanted to grab something urgently, but she felt that she was too far-fetched. What kind of mood was Du Haoyu in? Naturally, he didn't care about these things. He only cared about whether he was injured.

Sure enough, Du Haoyu didn't go out all day, but accompanied Jiang Yu, took her to read and write, and also reminded her of the articles she had written before. For a while, the two of them seemed to have forgotten what happened before.

In the afternoon, Jiang Yu fell into a deep sleep. After all, she was very tired after tossing all night. Du Haoyu looked at her sleeping face with an uncertain expression. After a while, he gently covered her with a thin quilt, then went out and got on the carriage.

When Du Qing came back in the evening, Jiang Yu had just woken up. She saw her daughter jumping in. Her profile was reflected in the sunset, overlapping with Lin Bozhi's face in the night. She was shocked to find that the two were so similar.