The First Phoenix

The visitor is about forty years old, with a square jaw and clear eyes. He is Jiang Youshen, a member of the Ministry of Rites.

He also has another identity, that of the godfather of two sisters, Wei Cailing and Wei Pingting.

An hour ago, he received a letter sent in the name of Wei Cailing.

After opening it and reading the contents, I discovered that the letter was actually written by the granddaughter of Marquis Jian'an.

The letter asked him to sit down at Wei's house in an hour to help Wei Cailing keep her reputation. She also said that her father Shi Chengxuan would also be here, hoping that Mr. Jiang would agree and agree to recommend her father to help him get promoted.

The words "surface commitment" are very thought-provoking. The letter also promised that it would never be difficult for Mr. Jiang afterwards.

This is very interesting. For this reason, Jiang Youshen had to come.

He knew that his goddaughter fell into the water and was implicated in the death of Marquis Jian'an's eldest grandson. Although I was angry, I was helpless.

It was about his goddaughter's reputation, and he didn't know where to start.

Before the incident, Shi Chengxuan, the son of Marquis Jian'an, invited him to banquets many times, but he refused them all.

Because he did not want to recommend a person who had been taking advantage of the situation for years to be promoted to an official position that required practical work.

In the past few days, he was shaken.

If it could help the Wei family, he would be willing to make concessions. As a result, the letter from the Jian'an Marquisate arrived just in time.

So he wanted to see first what this girl's plan was.

He saw that although the girl was young, she was very efficient.

The girl had a very beautiful face, with a round little face that had a bit of baby fat. Her flawless, porcelain-white skin was even smoother than the rarest white jade, and her eyes were surprisingly bright.

In fact, this is not unusual. There are many beauties in the capital.

But there is a kind of calming and joyful temperament about this woman. She only smiled slightly, which made people think of the word "Guotai Minan" for no reason.

When Jiang Youshen heard what Shi Anxia said at the door just now, he felt relieved.

It was like a dead end suddenly opened up a new situation and a way out.

He strode into the house and regarded himself as the master, "Quickly, let's serve tea. Since Miss Shi and Cai Ling hit it off at first sight, we must sit together more often."

Shi Anxia smiled faintly, not surprised at all, and stepped forward to salute again, "Junior has seen Mr. Jiang, so it is better to obey your orders than to be respectful."

The people in the room who were almost petrified suddenly started to move.

Wei Zhongshi hurriedly invited people to sit down.

Mrs. Wei woke up from a dream and arranged for her maid to serve tea.

Wei Cailing was also at a loss. Could it be that the dream is reversed?

Wei Yu held the knife straight and silently retreated to the corner and stood up straight.

Only the little Pingting walked towards Shi Anxia with her eyes flashing with tears, looking up, "Sister, are you very close to my sister?"

Shi Anxia stood up and looked down at the little girl in front of her, feeling really mixed in her heart.

In my previous life, I fought to the death.

In the cold palace, Concubine Wei stepped hard on her hands covered with chilblains and strangled her slender neck with both hands.

Whenever she felt she was about to die, Concubine Wei would let her go and let her take a breath.

Every word she spoke was filled with poison.

"I hate you! I hate your Shi family to death! There is no good person in your Shi family!"

"It was you who forced my sister to death and my mother to death!"

"Shi Anxia! I will let you die without a burial place!"

Shi Anxia once explained, "There is always a wrongdoer and a debtor. You should seek revenge from my grandmother and Aunt Wen! They forced your sister to death and your mother to death! By the time I wanted to make amends, it was already too late!"

Concubine Wei laughed loudly, as crazy as a lunatic, "Do you think I will let them go? I will not let go of any one of you, the Marquis of Jian'an! I have no life left! My life has been ruined by your Marquis Jian'an." The mansion is destroyed!"

But when Concubine Wei was sentenced to death for killing the dragon heir, the last person she wanted to see was her enemy, Shi Anxia...

"Sister!" The little girl's milky voice interrupted Shi Anxia's thoughts.

She slowly squatted in front of the little girl, and the smile on her lips spread little by little, "What is your name? You are so beautiful."

The little girl is really pretty, with big round and bright eyes, a delicate and upturned nose, and a pink and moist little mouth that opens and closes.

When she grew up, she became so beautiful that she became even more aggressive. No wonder she could make the emperor so intoxicated that he didn't know how to go to court.

"My name is Wei Pingting, Wei Pingting's Pingting. Sometimes my sister also calls me Pingpingtingting. This makes it look like she has two younger sisters." The little girl blinked her big eyes and explained seriously.

Wei Zhongshi wanted to take his little daughter away several times, fearing that she would accidentally offend the nobles by speaking, but was stopped by Jiang Youshen's eyes.

Shi Anxia looked at her old friend who had not yet grown up, pinched her soft cheeks and said, "My name is Shi Anxia."

After a pause, she raised her eyelids and smiled at Wei Cailing again, "Miss Cailing, thank you so much for letting the maids go into the water to save me that day, otherwise I might have died."

Wei Cailing didn't know what to say. She was stunned when the concierge came to report that someone else had come to Jian'an Hou Mansion.

The person who came this time was Shi Chengxuan, the second son of Marquis Jian'an, and Shi Anxia's father.

The Wei family didn't know what kind of medicine the Marquis' Mansion was selling, and their hearts suddenly rose to their throats.

Only Jiang You raised his eyebrows deeply and cast a probing look at Shi Anxia.

Shi Anxia sat on the chair with Wei Pingting in his arms, talking nonsense calmly, "My father admires Mr. Jiang's knowledge and often praises Mr. Jiang at home as a model official of the imperial court. He must have heard that Mr. Jiang was in the Wei Mansion, so he came to see him. See Master Jiang’s style.”

As soon as these words came out, even a rough guy like Wei Yuzhi didn't believe it.

Mr. Jiang almost laughed out loud himself.

He is a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, and he is usually in charge of offering sacrifices to the ancestors of heaven and earth, the etiquette of palace banquets, and weddings and funerals of officials and people. Speaking of the more important responsibility, he was responsible for presiding over the imperial examination.

But how can he be regarded as a role model for imperial officials? You are really telling lies with your eyes wide open.

While talking, Shi Chengxuan strode in.

This person actually has a good skin, good features, and a tall figure. It was just the fake smile and frivolity between his eyebrows that ruined the overall impression.

He also spoke in his usual exaggerated tone, and said with cupped hands, "Master Jiang, Master Jiang, Xianguan is quite famous. If Xianguan's daughter hadn't sent someone to inform you, Xianguan wouldn't have known that you were at Master Wei's house."

Jiang Youshen glanced at Shi Anxia who was standing aside, thinking about the "surface promise" written in the letter, and nodded lightly, "My lord, I express my condolences."

Shi Chengxuan, who was originally smiling, realized later that his son had just died and he should change to a sad face.

Then he responded with a sad face, "Oh! Life! Life!"

He didn't know why the memorial hall was withdrawn before the funeral ceremony was completed. But I didn't think to ask any more questions. Since I withdrew, there was a reason to withdraw. Why do you care so much?

Shi Chengxuan sat down on the chair where Shi Anxia was sitting, and it was appropriate for his daughter to stand behind him.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shi Anxia came forward and explained why he appeared in Wei Mansion.

It’s still the same rhetoric, but there are two main points.

First, it was true that Miss Wei was at the scene of the accident, but because she caught a cold on the road, she had been in the carriage and had not gotten out.

Secondly, Miss Wei and she had hit it off at first sight, and when she saw her fall into the water, she asked several maids to jump in to save her.

She calmly went over these two key points several times in Cheluolun.

Shi Chengxuan nodded while listening, and also commented verbally, "Well, Mr. Wei's family tradition is very good..."