The general kneels on the washboard again

Chapter 140: Sleep Well

On the day they returned to Kyoto, the streets were filled with rumors that Princess Cheng had heroically died in the Wenzhou snowstorm, and the Emperor had bestowed upon her a first-rank imperial decree.

As a result, Ling Xun has also been jumping around more happily recently.

After the Wenzhou incident, Jiang Yunxiao's official position was finally confirmed.

Jiang Songrui and Cao Jin also wrote letters to advise that loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are the best rewards for the emperor.

After Jiang Yunxiao came back from Yunzhou, he always told Yue Niang that he had discovered the preciousness and loveliness of ordinary people.

"As a young master of the Duke's Mansion, I have always been immersed in my own ideals and my desire to succeed. However, for ordinary people, their only concern is whether they can survive until tomorrow."

At this point, Jiang Yunxiao's eyes still gleamed with tears: "Madam, I was really too ignorant in the past."

The older Jiang Yunxiao gets, the more confused Yue Niang becomes.

That night, Yue Niang, who hadn't dreamed for a long time, dreamed of the old man with white beard again.

"long time no see."

"Why did you come into my dream again?"

The old man with white beard produced a pot of wine, two cups and a table from nowhere and said: "Come and have a drink with me."

"I don't want to drink."

"Then you drink tea."

Yue Niang was a little impatient: "What on earth do you want me to do?"

"I came here specially to thank you."

"no need thank me?"

"I originally thought that the Jiang family was going to be destroyed by Jiang Yunxiao, but didn't your arrival bring him back?"

Yue Niang took a sip and said, "Hmm." Then she fell silent.

The old man with white beard waved his hand in front of Yue Niang: "What's wrong?"

"Am I also a commodity? In the original world, I was abandoned. In this world, you gave me to Jiang Yunxiao."

"Why do you think so?" The white-bearded old man was puzzled.

Yue Niang looked at the teacup in her hand and said, "I feel the same way as Fu Yuan Niang. I always feel that my fate is beyond my control."

The old man with white beard raised the cup in his hand and said, "Cheers."

Yue Niang obediently handed over the tea in her hand and clinked glasses.

The old man with white beard said: "Remember the three seeds I gave you here?"

"Remember, one is the love tree, one should be the one where I can see those strange auras, and what is the other one?"

"It was planted in vain. Now the saplings have grown. The bigger they are, the greater the wishes they can carry. Do you want to go back to your original world?"

Yue Niang thought about it carefully and said, "If I want to go back with my mother-in-law, father-in-law, and husband, how big does this tree have to be?"

The old man with a white beard drew a circle in the vast sky. Inside it was a towering tree. It was estimated that ten people could not hug it. "It has to be bigger than this."

Yue Niang raised her teacup and toasted the old man with white beard: "Thank you, I won't go back then."

The dream came to an abrupt end, Yue Niang woke up from the darkness, and Jiang Yunxiao, who was beside her, felt Yue Niang's movement and woke up as well.

He hugged Yue Niang reflexively and asked in a low, hoarse voice, "What's wrong? Madam, did you have a nightmare? Don't be afraid."

Jiang Yunxiao coaxed Yue Niang, and she fell asleep again.

Yue Niang propped herself up, the moonlight from outside the window poured in through the gauze curtains, and the cool breeze of the summer night made Yue Niang no longer sleepy.

The banquet that the prince had hosted to welcome Jiang Yunxiao at the beginning of the year has not been held until now.

It seemed as if it was set up just for Jiang Yunxiao. Jiang Yunxiao had a pile of evidence in his hand and was planning to ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The construction of every brick and tile in the Prince's Mansion was supervised by the Prince himself, and this was Yue Niang's first visit.

Jiang Yunxiao was quite familiar with the situation. "Actually, the prince and the four of us used to play together quite often at the beginning, but later on, because He Jingqi said that he and Xu Tianke were like a young married couple, he turned hostile."

Jiang Yunxiao was gossiping about the prince, and Yue Niang trembled: "Husband, this level of gossip is something we can only talk about at home, why are you talking nonsense outside?"

Jiang Yunxiao didn't care: "We are surrounded by our own people now, what are you afraid of?"

All the guests at this banquet were military generals. The prince had been learning martial arts from Jiang Songrui since he was young, so naturally he was also very good at it.

As soon as Jiang Yunxiao arrived at the table, the prince began to attack him: "General Jiang, everyone says that your martial arts are unparalleled in the world. We are from the same school. Everyone here today is a military commander. How about we practice a little?"

Jiang Yunxiao looked at the challenge in the prince's eyes and said, "Okay."

The two of them went to the platform in the middle. The servants in the Prince's Mansion were really efficient.

It didn't take long to set up the martial arts stage.

The prince jumped up first, followed closely by Jiang Yunxiao.

"General, pick a weapon!" The prince had a look of disdain on his face, as if the person in front of him was an ant.

Jiang Yunxiao picked up a gun, after all, guns were what he was most familiar with.

The prince chose a soft sword. It was rare to see a man using a soft sword.

The prince took the first step and rushed straight towards Jiang Yunxiao.

Jiang Yunxiao picked up the gun to block, but when the soft sword touched the gun, the gun broke instantly.

Everyone present took a breath.

This prince is such a jerk! It's easy to guess that Jiang Yunxiao can pick a gun, after all, he always uses guns on the battlefield.

However, the prince did not know that it was no problem for him to defeat Jiang Yunxiao with bare hands without any weapons.

Seeing the gun break into two pieces, Jiang Yunxiao rolled over to avoid the prince's second attack, ran straight to the weapon rack, and picked up a soft sword like the prince's.

He also said, "Your Highness, you and I both learned to use the soft sword from my father. How about we compete like we did when we were kids and see who can knock the other off the platform first?"

It was rare to see the prince smile: "Well, my soft sword has never been wasted in these years."

The prince and Jiang Yunxiao fought back and forth, but Jiang Yunxiao had been tempered on the battlefield for so long, so naturally the prince was at a disadvantage.

Jiang Yunxiao did not give in to the prince, but kicked him off the stage.

The prince got up from the ground, a smile on his face but murderous intent in his eyes: "As expected, my generals in Dacheng are really powerful. Your father is at ease with you."

Then he changed the subject: "But I want to know what the general is like? Our dynasty's first young general, Yuan Chun, was a reckless man. If he hadn't been brave but not wise, Qifeng wouldn't have been so arrogant for so long."

Before Jiang Yunxiao could say anything, the Crown Prince said, "How about I test General Jiang on behalf of my father?"

Jiang Yunxiao asked doubtfully, "How does Your Highness want to test me?"

The prince threw the sword in his hand to the attendant beside him and said: "It will be like the Spring Examination next year. If you can pass, you will pass the test. If not, you must come to the prince's palace and serve as my attendant."

Jiang Yunxiao answered without hesitation: "Okay, but I also have a request."

The prince looked at Jiang Yunxiao playfully: "You say."

"If I win, how about you run out into the street and yell three times, 'I surrender to Jiang Yunxiao'?"

The prince didn't believe Jiang Yunxiao could win at all, so he naturally agreed: "Okay, a promise is a promise, and it can't be changed."

Yue Niang looked at Jiang Yunxiao worriedly: "Husband."

Jiang Yunxiao responded with a comforting look: "It's okay, don't worry."

The guests left, but Jiang Yunxiao and his wife were reluctant to leave.

The prince looked at the two people who drank cup after cup of tea and asked, "If you two have anything to say, just speak directly. Don't disturb my rest."

Jiang Yunxiao then laid out Wenzhou's evidence: "I wonder what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince intends to do?"

The prince looked at the things below, his face turning pale and blue. "Do you think I'm that stupid? I hate you, but I just want to cause you some trouble. I never thought of actually hurting your life."

"Why does Your Highness hate me? I don't know yet."

The prince glanced at Yue Niang and said, "Take this woman away quickly. I want to see you."

"Okay, Your Highness, I wish you all the best."

When they got outside, Yue Niang tugged at Jiang Yunxiao's sleeve and said, "Husband, do you want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"

Jiang Yunxiao's gaze fell on the Second Prince's Mansion in the distance: "I have never been the one to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight."

"Does the Second Prince really have such great ambitions?"

Jiang Yunxiao slowly shook his head: "No, his only ambition is to hope that all people in the world can live a good life."

Yue Niang finally understood: "That's why he hates the First and Third Princes. Many of their actions are too arbitrary and they don't consider what the people want."

Jiang Yunxiao nodded: "That's right, Madam, we should go home now. I haven't had a good night's sleep for a long time. I want to sleep for three days and three nights."

"Husband, you should also prepare for the bet quickly."

"Ma'am, the only important thing today is to get a good night's sleep."