After traveling through time, I became the aunt of the loyal dog emperor
Chapter 9 Jiang Zhifan's Adventure
Strangely enough, Wan Ning, who had been tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep last night, actually had the best sleep since entering the palace.
It was almost noon when she woke up. She suddenly remembered Wan Tao's advice to her before she left last night: "Although the emperor is your junior, he is a few years older than the princess. Because they lived together when they were young, their feelings are naturally deeper than others. Now that there are many people watching the emperor, Xiang Wanxuan should stay away from him."
Last night, she was so absorbed in sympathy for the princess's pitiful life experience that she failed to notice Wan Tao's sincere advice to her. Now that she thought about it, she would have made such a decision even without Wan Tao's reminder. After all, she was so embarrassed on the Six Star Platform yesterday, so it would be better not to see her again.
As for Prince Mu Xiu, he still had to go and meet him. Although he denied that he was or had ever heard of Jiang Zhifan, he couldn't admit it after thinking about it carefully. If Wan Ning believed it rashly, she would be an invincible fool, but the question was, how to test it?
Just as she was thinking hard, Shuiyue came excitedly with a tray to bring breakfast to the princess. On the plate were cakes she brought back from the market yesterday. She came up with an idea.
"Shuiyue, is there any movement in Yuxi Palace today?" Wan Ning stood up and sat in front of the mirror to wash and dress.
"Yes, yes, they moved in early in the morning. I went to take a look secretly, and saw quite a few people coming to help! They should have finished packing by now." Shuiyue didn't understand what the princess meant, she just found it interesting.
"How about you come with me to visit the new neighbors later?" Wan Ning sat in front of the mirror and put on her makeup, and her hands quickened the pace of combing her hair.
Shuiyue recalled Zhu Ying's ugly face when Zhu Zi left the palace. She waved her hands in fear and explained, "Princess, you are of noble status. How can you go to see the people from Tu Mo first? Naturally, they should come to see you first. Besides..."
Seeing Shuiyue hesitate to speak, Wan Ning asked directly: "What else?"
"Besides, Princess, you have reached the age for marriage. It is inconvenient for you to go to a man's house by yourself. If other people knew about it, they would probably attack you for being impolite." Zhu Ying, who had been cleaning the yard at this time, saw that the princess had gotten up, so she came to help her dress up and unintentionally joined in the argument.
Because if she took the initiative to go to Yuxi Palace, she would be attacked for being rude, so Wan Ning would not care about such boring remarks. She asked calmly, "What's the inconvenience? Mu Xiu is not the only one in Yuxi Palace. Do you remember what Prince Mu Xiu came to Chu Country for?"
Several people looked at each other and answered in a low voice: "Are you here to marry?"
Wan Ning nodded affirmatively: "That's right, the prince will marry a princess or a county lady if nothing unexpected happens. Now the emperor has arranged their residence near Xiang Wanxuan. Isn't this Sima Zhao's intention? Everyone knows it."
Seeing that they still had puzzled expressions on their faces, Wan Ning explained helplessly: "If it really comes to the point of a marriage, I will be the princess that the emperor plans to send out! In that case, there's nothing inconvenient about it. You can cultivate our relationship in advance." After that, she laughed as if jokingly, but Shuiyue and Zhuying were frightened by the princess' "abrupt" words, and their expressions froze on their faces.
"Okay, okay, Shuiyue, go to the kitchen and get some delicious food, and come with me to visit the princess' future 'husband'." I wonder if they understood the self-mockery in Wan Ning's words.
Xiang Wanxuan is only 500 meters away from Yuxi Palace. Wan Ning, who has difficulty walking, limped for a long time before reaching the door. The door was open and she could see the empty yard inside. She looked around for a long time but no one showed up. Wan Ning held the door frame with one hand and leaned half of her body inside to observe the movement inside. She saw that the area here was much larger than Xiang Wanxuan, the decoration layout was also much newer, and even the daily necessities were more advanced. Wan Ning complained in her heart: "They treat their own princess so badly, but treat other people's princes and princesses much better. Humph, they are really ungrateful."
A black shadow suddenly jumped out of the side yard, so fast that by the time Wan Ning reacted, it was already heading towards her neck like an arrow. Fortunately, she instinctively retracted her body and took a half step back. She looked again and found that the so-called arrow-like black shadow was a thin and long bamboo, one end of which was against her shoulder, and the other end was held in a woman's hand. She was slender and looked full of strength and wildness. She was wearing a rustic dress and her hair was simply tied up. She looked very capable and a little immature, about fifteen or sixteen years old.
"Who dares to sneak around here?" the woman asked sternly with a cold face.
This sudden questioning scared Wan Ning. She patted her chest lightly and raised her voice to ask, "Who are you to make a noise here? This entire palace is my home. How dare you brandish a sword in this palace? Why don't you ask your master to come and answer. Just, just, just that Prince Mu Xiu will do."
Perhaps the sound was heard by someone in the room. Princess Mengzhu, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and had a grand hairstyle, ran out to stop the woman holding the sword. She pointed at Wan Ning and asked happily, "Are you my brother's friend, the beautiful sister on the stage yesterday?"
Before she could answer, Princess Mengzhu said to the woman holding the sword in a stern voice: "Biluo, why don't you retreat? This is not a place where you are allowed to act wildly. If you disturb the princess, what will you be responsible for?" Mengzhu never looked at her straight in the eye from beginning to end, and did not give her any face in her words. Biluo took back the bamboo in her hand and stood aside. Seeing the princess who had never been nice to her, she smiled and explained to others: "Biluo is used to the rules in Tumo. The princess sent her to take care of me, so she is a little nervous. She is new here and does not know the rules of the Chu Kingdom. I will definitely discipline her well in the future. Please forgive me, beautiful sister."
Seeing this innocent, beautiful and lovely appearance, Wan Ning's displeasure had long since disappeared. Besides, this was also the princess's love for her daughter, so she smiled and waved her hand to indicate that she didn't need to take it to heart. At this time, Prince Mu Xiu, who was wearing dark blue clothes, also came out of the house late. In the sunlight, he looked even more delicate than yesterday. There was no scar on his face, and it was completely impossible to tell that his face was covered with acne scars.
"This is my brother Mu Xiu whom I met before, and next to him is his follower Yin Zhu."
Suddenly, she felt a little dazed. Princess Mengzhu was completely different from the confident and timid person she was yesterday, who followed her brother closely. Then she thought about how she must have felt nervous in front of so many people last night.
Wan Ning took the basket from Shui Yue with a smile, held it in front of Meng Zhu and said, "We live in Xiang Wan Xuan over there. We heard this morning that you have moved into Yuxi Palace, so we came to visit you and give you some delicious cakes. We would also like to thank Prince Mu Xiu for his generosity last night."
Hearing about the cakes, Mengzhu revealed her childish side. She had heard about the cakes of Chu State and wanted to try them. She took Wan Ning's arm and took her to the pavilion in the courtyard, saying excitedly, "I've heard from my father that the cakes of Nanye, Chu State are delicious, but I've never had the chance to eat them. One time, my father brought me a bag, but it was so long that it had gone bad by the time I got there."
Seeing that she looked a little lonely, probably because she was thinking about her parents, Wan Ning quickly took out the pastries from the box and filled the entire table with them, trying to attract her attention.
Everyone gathered around and was quickly attracted by the exquisite pastries on the table. Wan Ning glanced at Mu Xiu, then casually pointed at one of the pastries and introduced it, saying, "This is Black Forest, this is Tiramisu, and this is Napoleon." Seeing that Mu Xiu did not react in any special way, Le Yan deliberately slowed down her speech and pointed at one of the pastries and introduced it, saying, "This is Yangzhi Ganlu, I said Yangzhi Ganlu, milk tea." She tried to match the modern society's code with the names of modern society, but it seemed that Mu Xiu's performance failed.
"What a strange name, I've never heard of it before." Meng Zhu picked up one and handed it to Mu Xiu, asking, "Brother Mu Xiu, have you heard of it before?"
Wan Ning stared at Mu Xiu expectantly, only to see him carefully examining the cake called "Black Forest" in his hand, but he never looked at Wan Ning, clearly, with just a look of "you know", the two of them would understand each other tacitly. Mu Xiu took a bite of the cake gracefully, chewed it twice, frowned slightly and raised his eyes, no emotion could be seen in his eyes, he slowly said: "I was fortunate to enjoy the princess's wonderful dance last night, but compared to dancing, your cake-making skills are far inferior, this Black Forest cake is really not authentic. But the most superb thing is the princess's ability to call a deer a horse."
At this point, Wan Ning already knew the answer, and tears were about to come out of her heart. At that moment, she suddenly felt that she had a companion in this world, and she was no longer fighting alone. She joked excitedly: "Eat yours!"
After sending the others away, Su Wanning finally got a chance to be alone with Boss Jiang, and took the opportunity to learn about his experiences during this period:
There was a neighboring country to the north of Chu State, which is now known as Tumo. There had been constant wars between the two countries, and after fighting for many years, neither side had been able to wipe out the other.
The origin of these two countries is not mentioned for now. This time, a strange thing happened in the capital of Tumo: it is said that there are several beggars living in a dilapidated temple in the south of the capital, who make a living by begging on the street every day. A few days ago, one of the beggars suddenly fell ill. It was originally just a minor problem, but this person was used to being rough and thought that this little thing was not worth mentioning. Unfortunately, this time the disease progressed very rapidly. Within a day, not only did pustules grow on his body, but they also spread to his face, emitting an extremely foul smell that made people unwilling to get close.
Although the beggars outside the dilapidated temple were a little scared, they all waited outside, waiting for him to die so that they could quickly drag him out of the temple and take his place.
The little beggar was indeed very lucky, and he held on until the evening of the next day. When the sun was about to set, the sky suddenly turned blue. All the blue gathered together and turned the original blue into ultramarine, and then formed a columnar pipe like a bridge connecting the sky on one end and the ruined temple on the other end. It lasted for a long time, long enough for everyone in Tumo City to notice this magical scene, and the subsequent legends became more and more bizarre.
No matter how bizarre the legends are, the final conclusion is the same: the dying little beggar came back to life in this miracle and crawled out of the tattered mat that wrapped his body. Not only that, after that day, the little beggar's body recovered rapidly, getting better and better. Even the abscesses on his body were completely healed. The scars that didn't seem to have healed were as good as if they had never happened. At the same time, the little beggar seemed to have become a different person.
Before he got sick, the little beggar loved to brag and take advantage of his companions. He was inexplicably proud of those who were living outside the dilapidated temple without a roof over their heads. He himself was lying around in a dirty manner and doing nothing every day. Now, he not only keeps his surroundings tidy, but also cleans himself. Only then did everyone realize that the little beggar in front of them was extraordinary. He was handsome, polite, kind and loving.
So people started to spread the rumor: the little beggar before has died, and the beggar now is the son of God, and God sent his son to the world to experience!
This little beggar was Jiang Zhifan who had traveled through time. When he opened his eyes again, his soul had already resided in this strange body. He accepted this reality very calmly. As if he had already prepared for it, he continued to live in the dilapidated temple every day.
The turning point came soon. The news about the little beggar's "miracle" reached the ears of Fang Muzhi, an important official of Tumo. Perhaps good luck had come to Jiang Zhifan. Lord Fang brought a sedan chair and a team to pick up the little beggar in person in a very high-profile manner, and adopted him as his son and named him Fang Xian. He knocked and banged all the way to let everyone know.
As for why Fang Muzhi was so high-profile, the answer soon came out!
A few days later, in the court of Tumo, the king summoned his trusted ministers to discuss the war with Chu State. After this war, Tumo had been dragged to the end. Now the two countries continue to be stalemate on the border. Whether to continue fighting or seek peace is a question.
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