Marry the villain and the whole court kneels down and calls her the queen

Jiang Jiu also understood Zhao Zhuoxi's concerns.

The emperor was under the control of the queen and was always hesitating whether to kill her or not.

If he didn't kill Zhao Zhuoxi, he was afraid that one day Zhao Zhuoxi would become powerful and try to seize his throne.

If he kills him, he is afraid of his brothers and sisters. People in the world will say that he is cold-hearted and cannot tolerate even his own brothers.

However, Jiang Jiu quickly summarized the contradictions, mainly the contradiction between Zhao Zhuoxi and the Queen.

Because it was the Queen who wanted to kill Zhao Zhuoxi.

But she didn't know the queen well, but she knew that her family was a powerful aristocratic family with complicated influence in the capital, so it would not be easy to get rid of her.

No wonder Zhao Zhuoxi doesn't want to go to Beijing.

Once you enter Beijing, you are putting your life in the hands of others.

A gentleman takes revenge, and since someone avenged her, Jiang Jiu didn't say anything.

The group continued heading north, and after two or three days they arrived at the canal.

The fastest way to get to Beijing is by water.

However, all the ships heading north have been booked by the Ninth Prince.

Jiang Jiu asked Zhao Li to find a small boat shop to find a solution, and finally, he got a larger boat.

One boat carries luggage and the other carries people.

The group was forced to split into two groups.

Jiang Jiu was not used to enslaving others, so he asked Nanny Qian, Xia Zhi and others to sit on the luggage boat and look after the luggage.

She and Zhao Li took a big boat.

Zhao Zhuoxi asked Nishang and Lu Ming to take the luggage boat, while he himself took the big boat.

Lu Ming refused to agree no matter what, and for some reason, Zhao Zhuoxi persuaded him.

In the end, only Jiang Jiu, Zhao Zhuoxi, and Zhao Li were on the big boat.

The big ship has three floors, with several families living together. Jiang Jiu chose a room at the very edge of the third floor, which is also the most expensive room on the entire ship.

This is a suite with two rooms, perfect for the three of them.

After the servant on the boat had made arrangements for them, he did not leave but asked for tips with a smile.

"You have come at a good time, my dear guests. This ship was originally intended for the Ninth Prince, but he has been ill again and will have to wait three days before he can board. As you all know, our ship is large and has so many people to support, so we dare not delay him even for a single day."

It seems that it was not Jiang Jiu who did the hard work, as Zhao Zhuoxi greeted more people.

The Ninth Prince needed a boat to go to Beijing, so naturally many boatmen came to contact him, but the Ninth Prince was a stingy person and did not give much silver.

So, we couldn't reach an agreement.

The Ninth Prince is not very wealthy, unlike the Sixth Prince who has his own boat whenever he goes out.

The boatman abandoned the Ninth Prince and took the guests directly to the capital.

There are only two rooms on the third floor, which serve as the residence for two families.

Jiang Jiu's family also includes a family of scholars named Sun.

He lives in Qiantang. After passing the imperial examination this year, he plans to go to Beijing to take the imperial examination in the spring of next year.

The wife he married had a family from the capital, and he went to live with them.

It seems that their family environment is good. Mr. Sun not only has a wife, but also two maids. Although they are called maids, they look like concubines no matter how you look at them.

During the conversation, Mr. Sun seemed somewhat dissatisfied with his wife. Later, Jiang Jiu found out that Mr. Sun's wife was infertile.

No wonder she always looks sad. Even if she fully supports her husband, she still cannot please him.

In addition to two guest rooms, there is also a large pavilion on the third floor of the cabin with several tables, chairs and benches. It is very pleasant to enjoy the breeze and the scenery.

Usually guests from the second floor come to the third floor to get some fresh air.

Jiang Jiu naturally didn't need it. There was a platform at one end of their room, where it was very comfortable to enjoy the breeze and drink tea.

Hearing that Madam Sun was from the capital, Jiang Jiu still wanted to find out.

For some unknown reason, Mr. Sun and his wife had a big fight that day. Mr. Sun was so angry that he slammed the door and left, while his wife cried in the house.

Neither of the two maids stayed in the room to persuade her, and both followed Mr. Sun.

Soon, Jiang Jiu saw the three of them drinking and flirting in the pavilion.

Mrs. Sun was still in tears.

Jiang Jiu stood at the door for a while, but couldn't bear to listen any longer, so he picked up a pot of wine and knocked on her door.

"It's cold, drink a pot of hot wine. I have the best peach blossom wine here."

Mrs. Sun glanced at Jiang Jiu aggrievedly, stood up and opened the door, intending to invite Jiang Jiu in, but saw Jiang Jiu pointing to the platform of her room.

"Where should we go for a drink?"

When Mrs. Sun sat on the platform, she found that the view here was wider and she could take in the beautiful scenery on both sides of the river.

"I'm sorry, our quarrel disturbed your rest."

Jiang Jiu smiled indifferently: "It's windy and rough outside, I can't hear it, but I just saw that you were sad, so I invited you to have a drink together."

Madam Sun sighed deeply: "Yes, it's very sad. Sometimes I feel like I can't go on with my life..."

As she spoke, Mrs. Sun's eyes turned red again.

Jiang Jiu poured her a glass of wine and advised: "Can you tell me about it? Maybe I can give you some advice. I heard that when you are happy, sharing your happiness with others will double your happiness. When you are sad, sharing your sadness with others will dissipate half of your sadness."

Madam Sun looked at Jiang Jiu in confusion: "Why is this so?"

"Why not give it a try?" Jiang Jiu raised his glass again, tilted his head, and smiled cutely to encourage her.

Mrs. Sun finally revealed a bitter smile. After clinking glasses with Jiang Jiu, she took a sip and looked into the distance with a blank look.

In the distance, the scenery on both sides is completely different. On one side are high mountains and overlapping peaks, while on the other side are endless fields and plains.

After a long time, Mrs. Sun let out a long breath and drank the glass of wine in one gulp.

She continued, "I'm originally the daughter of a merchant. My mother was the legitimate daughter of Zhou Hengzhi, the Minister of Personnel in the capital. Because my mother died young, my grandfather took a second wife. When my mother reached the age of marriage, he unexpectedly married her off to a merchant family in faraway Yangzhou."

"My mother was initially depressed, but my father was such a caring person. He treated her very well. Two years later, I was born. More than ten years later, my grandfather wrote to her saying that my stepmother had passed away and asked her to go back."

"My mother was determined not to return, and my grandfather knew he had treated her unfairly, so he said he could take me back to Beijing for a short stay."

"My mother's health gradually worsened, and she didn't want to go back and forth any more. Coincidentally, my husband passed the imperial examination, so my mother wrote to my grandfather, saying that I would take my husband with me."

The Minister of Personnel is a high-ranking official position in the capital. By joining him, Mrs. Sun's mother has found a good backer for her son-in-law.

Even if he failed the exam, he would be able to find a good job in the capital because of his in-laws. So this time, Mrs. Sun's mother brought her a lot of things and asked her to take them back to the capital, probably because she didn't want her to go back to Yangzhou.

Jiang Jiu listened carefully and said, "That's a good thing. Logically, everything depends on your grandfather, so your husband should respect you more. What did you quarrel about?"

Madam Sun sighed deeply again. "It's all because of Chunfen. She's pregnant. My grandfather's family is wealthy, with many rules. I'm afraid that if people find out that the mistress hasn't even conceived a child yet, and a maidservant is pregnant, it will be bad for your husband's reputation. So I advised him to abort Chunfen's child."

Jiang Jiu raised his eyebrows: "He probably misunderstood you and thought you couldn't tolerate the pregnant maid."

Madam Sun nodded. "I suggested this with good intentions, but I didn't expect my husband to think I was jealous of her, which is why we had a huge argument. What do you think we should do?"