Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4945 Jinyang is the biggest threat!

Princess Baling was not sure whether Wu Meiniang's words had any hidden meaning. After all, a guilty person would hear everything as if it were about him or her...

After thinking for a while, she slowly said: "After all, it's just a rumor. The truth is still unknown."

Wu Meiniang had a sweet smile and charming temperament. She shook her head and said with a smile: "Since there are rumors everywhere, it means that they may not be groundless. Many things cannot withstand scrutiny. Once they are done, they are done and there is no turning back."

Princess Baling lowered her head and drank tea to hide her panic.

Princess Gaoyang saw that she was like a quail, so she suppressed her laughter and said, "Mei Niang's words are too harsh. It's not that everything can't be reversed. After all, some mistakes are unforgivable, but some mistakes are excusable. Some of them may be active or passive or have reasons. We can't generalize."

Princess Baling became more and more silent, and her whole body tensed up. She was sure that the two women were hinting at her.

Suddenly, he felt very uncomfortable and blushed. He stood up and said, "I suddenly remembered that I have some things to deal with at home, so I'll take my leave first."

After saying this, without waiting for Gao Yang, Wu Meiniang, and Jin Shengman to see him off, he hurried out of the monastery and asked someone to call his concubines. The group of people rushed out of the Da Ci'en Temple and got on the car to go home.

In the carriage, Princess Baling couldn't help but grit her teeth and secretly hate someone. Since she had already got a good opportunity, he should have taken responsibility and taken the initiative to draw a clear line between himself and her. Why did he bother to seek her pleasure?
I had no choice but to give myself to him at first, but now that it was over he still seduced me, a good woman, and made me addicted to him and unable to extricate myself. He is really morally corrupt!
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Jin Shengman watched Princess Baling's expression change suddenly and she hurried away, so she asked in a low voice, "I wonder if Princess Baling understood this hint? Or did she clearly hear it, but she just pretended to be confused and continued to flirt with my husband?"

Wu Meiniang took a leisurely sip of tea and said with a smile, "I always worry too much. She gave herself to our husband in the beginning to save the brothers of the Chai family, which may not be sincere. The fact that she kept pestering him afterwards does not necessarily mean that she is deeply in love with him and cannot let him go. It is probably a kind of decadent helplessness... Since she was able to sacrifice herself for her husband's family, it means that she is a decent person. If she is a decent person, how can she remain indifferent after hearing these words?"

But Jin Shengman became more and more worried, whispering: "Men are sometimes very mean, and they will treasure you if they can't get you. If Princess Baling is really unwilling, maybe your husband will be even more proud of it."

In front of Princess Gaoyang, she certainly didn't dare to say things like "A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a secret lover", but she also made it clear that for a man like Fang Jun, any kind of beauty would offer herself to him and be his choice. Perhaps Princess Baling's reluctance and willingness to accept was more refreshing to him?
"This..." Wu Meiniang hesitated, feeling that it made sense.

On the contrary, Princess Gaoyang, who first proposed to "solve" Princess Baling, disagreed. She waved her hand and said, "We have already let Baling know our attitude, and that is enough. From what I know about Baling, there is no chance for him to enter our house from now on. As for whether he will still have an affair with my husband, it actually depends on him. With his character, appearance, talent and power, if he really gets used to it and keeps dominating, how many women in the world can be so cruel as to break up with him?"

It takes two to tango. She must have originally intended to commit herself once and achieve her goal and then withdraw. The reason she kept pestering her afterwards must be that her husband got addicted and demanded more.

Then, Princess Gaoyang put down her teacup, her face serious, as if facing a great enemy: "The biggest danger is not Baling, but Jinyang! So we must deal with that little girl as soon as possible, so that we can rest assured."

She could accept Princess Changle, but she would never accept Jinyang!

My husband is a romantic man, and the girl Jinyang is simply submissive and obedient to my husband, asking for whatever he wants. Once the thin membrane between these two people is broken, it is bound to be a raging fire that cannot be controlled.

What will Your Majesty think then?
Jinyang is not sensible, but she cannot be ignorant...

Wu Meiniang had obviously foreseen this and said calmly, "This is an easy matter. We just need to analyze the pros and cons clearly. If His Highness Jinyang is truly devoted to me, she will naturally know how to treat me better. Who would want their beloved man to fall into danger because of her? On the contrary, if Jinyang insists on doing what she wants and doesn't care, with my husband's wisdom, he will surely see her true colors and stay away from her."

If you truly like a man, you are willing to suffer for him, willing to endure pain for him, and even willing to die for him. If you only act based on your own feelings, how can it be considered love?

Princess Gao Yang nodded and sighed softly: "I'll tell her about this matter in person when I have the chance."

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Princess Jinyang naturally went to the Da Ci'en Temple to burn incense and pray today, but she went with the Queen, so her schedule was different from that of Gao Yang and Baling, so they did not meet.

When they returned to the Eastern Palace, seafood had just arrived from the East China Sea. The palace servants transported it to the Eastern Palace kitchen and reported to Princess Jinyang.

Crown Prince Li Xiang was curious and asked, "How did you transport these seafood to Chang'an when it's so cold and the Yellow River is frozen? If they were transported by land, they would have gone bad even in the cold weather, right?"

Since Li Chengqian registered, I have come to realize that a king who only knows how to talk about "zhihuzheya" and "benevolence, righteousness and morality" is useless. He is just a tool for Confucianism to rule the world. In fact, according to conspiracy theories, Confucianism hopes that the future emperor will be a "scholar" who only knows how to read books and study, and that the affairs of state can be left to these Confucian officials to take care of...

So he rejected all objections and added a lot of more practical knowledge to the education in the Eastern Palace on the basis of Confucian works, such as astronomy, geography, economics, etc. This also caused the prince to complain bitterly, and more energy was shifted to this "extracurricular knowledge", and the great Confucian scholars who taught the prince complained bitterly.

The palace servant smiled and replied, "Your Highness, the south of the Yangtze River is not frozen. These seafood came from Huating Town, went up the river to Yangzhou, and turned into the canal at Guazhou Ferry. This section is probably starting to freeze, but no matter where it freezes, we landed and dragged it with horses along the frozen river surface to Shangqiu, and then transported it to Chang'an via Shangyu Road."

Li Xiang couldn't help but exclaim: "How much does this cost?"

Turning to look at Princess Jinyang, he said with envy, "I also love seafood, but I eat less even in summer. The teachers all said that as a prince, you can't be extravagant, otherwise you might repeat the bad result of 'the King of Chu likes thin waists'. Aunt is really rich!"

Princess Jinyang was pleased in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She said calmly, "The master in the East Palace is right. It's harmless for ordinary people to live a luxurious life, but Your Highness is the crown prince of the country, and everyone is paying attention to you. You must not let your desire for food lead to bad consequences. If you want to eat seafood, come and find your aunt. Your aunt can't even finish it all by herself."

Ever since Sun Simiao mentioned that eating more seafood was beneficial for treating qi diseases, Fang Jun ordered Huating Town to continuously transport seafood to Chang'an. No matter whether it was the scorching summer or the freezing cold of the coldest days of winter, seafood was always on her table.

Li Xiang couldn't help but come forward and hug Princess Jinyang's arm, and excitedly asked the palace servant: "What kind of seafood do you have this time?"

The palace servant said: "Although the East China Sea does not freeze in winter, it is difficult to fish, so there are fewer species. There are winter crabs, pomfret, stonehead fish, hairtail..."

“Does winter crab have roe?”

"Of course there are. Although there are not many winter crabs in this batch, they are thick and must taste sweet."

"I want this! Steamed!"

Princess Jinyang nodded slightly and ordered, "You can cook it however the prince likes."

"Here."

The palace maid took her leave and went to cook the seafood.

Li Xiang said: "Aunt, you are so amazing!"

Eating seafood in Chang'an City in winter is a luxury even for the imperial palace!
The queen, who was sitting beside her in a dignified posture and concentrating on embroidering a handkerchief, heard this and said with a smile: "It's not your aunt who is great, it's your uncle who is so capable!"

He immediately realized that this statement was somewhat ambiguous and could easily be misunderstood, so he explained: "These seafood were brought by the general."

Li Xiang was surprised: "Is it Master?"

Some were puzzled: "But why did Master spend a huge amount of money to get seafood for Auntie?"

The queen glanced at Princess Jinyang, who was smiling, and sighed in her heart, saying softly, "Your aunt is in poor health and has respiratory disease. Taoist Sun said that eating seafood can relieve it. The general is rich enough to rival a country and controls the navy, so he took on this job many years ago."

She was naturally worried about her sister-in-law's marriage.

In her opinion, Jinyang was deeply in love with Fang Jun and could not extricate herself, but there was nothing she could do. Even she was impressed by Fang Jun's excellence, let alone a young girl who was inexperienced in the world?
Although Fang Jun never showed any covetous intentions, his "different treatment" and "excessive pampering" inevitably led to some misunderstandings.

Jinyang is getting older now. In the past two years, many families have wanted to discuss marriage with her, but Jinyang ignored them all. When they were forced into a corner, she threatened to become a Taoist nun and spend the rest of her life studying sutras... No one can do anything to her.

But if this continues, you will end up wasting your life...

So Princess Gaoyang was very troubled.

She was arranged by her father to marry Fang Jun. She was unwilling at first, but later she found that Fang Jun was very different from the rumors. He was not only talented in both civil and military affairs, but also more considerate of women. Their married life was very harmonious. She did not understand the regret of "you were born before I was born, and I was born when you were old", and she could not empathize with Jinyang's regret of "unable to get the love he wanted". She just thought Jinyang was really pretentious. Admittedly, Fang Jun was indeed excellent, but since she couldn't get him, it was not impossible to settle for the second best, right?

Why must you risk the wrath of the world and hang on this crooked tree?

Therefore, he felt both pity and anger towards Jinyang.

These men who come out one by one to rob me, do you really think I'm easy to bully?