Chapter 174 Changes

After Jiang Ting returned home, she took Xiao Jiang Cheng to meet Jiang Yong and Wen. Although Wen's face was slightly withered, he still maintained his own dignified manner as usual. Whether it was forced on the surface or not, Jiang Ting decided not to pursue it again.

Therefore, she left Xiao Jiang Cheng in the main courtyard. After meeting Jiang Yong and Wen as usual, she returned to her Fang Tingxuan. At least, on the surface, their relationship has not changed. Wen is still lukewarm to her, and she has always maintained the respect for her in the past.

However, from the relative eyes, Jiang Ting knew that everything was different. Wen's eyes were no longer as dull as before, but calm like a pool of stagnant water. Maybe Wen will not hate her as much as before, but that look makes Jiang Ting feel more uncomfortable. Because she knew that Wen finally learned to hide her heart after this.

Jiang Ting doesn't know whether this is good or bad. But in any case, this matter is over, and she has slowly returned to the same life as usual. Of course, nothing has changed. For example, Xiao Jiang Cheng's miserable crying comes from Fang Tingxuan every day at noon. Now it has become a fixed drama that must be staged every day in Fang Tingxuan.

After returning to a peaceful life, Jiang Ting basically stayed at home and became an otaku. Although she is ready to "break the jar". But the worries in her heart still can't completely let go. So in the future, she basically became an otaku and didn't go out. Even if she goes out, at most, she will go to Sun's house to see Sun Yun with Princess Antai and Princess Pingning.

However, I don't know if the crown princess is pregnant, and the palace has turned its attention to her. Jiang Ting has not been recruited into the palace in the following months. This made Jiang Ting's previous guesses seem to have turned into her own delusions, which seemed a little ridiculous. However, in this way, her worried mood was also relieved. She is very thick-skinned and not ashamed, but she thinks it's good. Guess wrong, it's much better than guessing right!

Time passed, and it was October in a blink of an eye. The peaceful life gradually relaxed Jiang Ting and began to enjoy this lazy and happy rice worm life again. However, God always likes to drop a divine thunder to split people when they are happy.

Since September, a small number of North Mongolians in the northwest have been entering the customs to grab food. Such a thing happens every year, but the northwest border gate is heavily guarded, and it is more difficult for northern Mongolian people to enter and exit the customs. Basically, even if they narrowly escape the garrison's inspection and grab food, they can't get out of the customs and go home.

However, this year's annual scenery is not good and the rain is not enough, so the grassland grass in the northwest is not fat and tender enough, and the land is too poor. The herdsmen can't raise cattle and sheep, nor can they grow food, so they can't live the cold winter in the coming winter. If they want to have enough food for the winter, they can only enter the customs to grab food. Groups of herdsmen kept rushing into the pass.

So things began to deteriorate, and the ordinary food grabbing incident gradually triggered a small-scale battle between many tribes and defenders. Then, it gradually evolved into a joint southern expedition between the North Mongolian tribes. After more than 30 years of calm, the northwest border gate was rioted again.

However, although the war came a little abruptly, for Jiang Ting, there was not much fear except for worrying and sympathizing with those who were in the war. Because she knew that the current Southern Tang Dynasty was the time when the soldiers were strong, and even if the Northern Mongolians invaded, they would eventually be beaten back.

However, the development of the matter hit Jiang Ting's heart with the same heavy hammer. Jiang Yong was actually named by the emperor and asked him to lead 100,000 troops to fight in the northwest.

"Dad, aren't you a civil official?" Jiang Ting looked at Jiang Yong in disbelief and asked with worry, "Why did the emperor let you be the commander?" There are so many generals in the Southern Tang Dynasty who can fight well..."

What Jiang Ting can't say is that although Jiang Yong is very familiar with the environment in the northwest, he used to be just a soldier rushing to the front. At most, he took his 50-person team to "hunt" outside the customs. He has never been a general who leads troops to war, so how can he be a commander-in-chief of 100,000 troops?

Under Jiang Yong's calm face, there was hidden excitement. He looked at Jiang Ting with bright eyes and replied, "I am now a civil official, but I am also a marquis of Zhenbei and a general. This title was earned by your grandfather with military merit.

Jiang Yong's words are very clear. Zhenbei Houfu is a family of martial arts and proud of martial arts. He is the Marquis of Zhenbei of this generation. He is a civil official, but he is also a military general. Since the emperor ordered to go to war, it is incumbent on him.

Wen looked at Jiang Yong with a pale face and asked calmly, "Sir, has the emperor made a decision?"

Jiang Yong nodded with a smile and replied, "Well, when the emperor met me in private today, he explained this moment first. Tomorrow, the imperial edict will be issued after the court. Remember to prepare that the imperial edict will be sent to our house.

Wen reluctantly smiled and nodded.

Jiang Yong looked at Jiang Ting and Wen, who were also worried, and smiled, "You don't have to worry so much. When I was a big leader in the northwest, I was still able to leave my life. Now, I'm going to be the commander-in-chief of the army, and I don't have to fight the enemy. There will be no danger.

When Wen heard this, his face recovered a lot and said with a smile, "What the master said. I wish the master can win, make contributions, and revive the prestige of our Jiang family!"

Jiang Yong laughed and waved his hand very heroly and said, "Madam, I will definitely regain our reputation in this battle!"

Jiang Ting sighed secretly in her heart, and it was her father's greatest wish to revive the Jiang family. It would be a good thing if he could really fulfill his wish for many years through this war. However, how is the victory or defeat of the war so easy to control? It would be great if we could win a battle. But what if it is defeated?

Jiang Ting pinched her thigh fiercely and scolded herself for not wanting to do good things and really should be beaten. At least his father is a big soldier who has been in the northwest for many years, coupled with the Jiang family's own inheritance of martial arts and martial arts. Anyway, Dad can be regarded as a combination of theory and practice. If he is still invincible in this way, isn't it unreasonable?

"Tinger, there is one thing I want to tell you." Jiang Yong accepted his laughter and said to Jiang Ting, "At the end, the emperor asked me if I would like you to be the prince's side concubine, and I refused."

Jiang Ting was stunned and looked up at Jiang Yong. She couldn't turn around: "Dad, what are you talking about?"

Jiang Yong said again: "The emperor asked me if I would like you to be the crown princess, and I refused."

Wen suddenly turned his head and looked at Jiang Ting, and then looked at Jiang Yong with great regret and asked, "Sir, why did you refuse? That's the prince's concubine..."

Jiang Yong turned his eyes to Wen and said calmly, "The prince's side concubine is also a concubine. I don't want my daughter to be a concubine. What's more, our Jiang family is a descendant of martial arts, and it is better for Jiang's daughters not to enter the palace as concubines. Not only Ting'er, I won't let Xian'er participate in the general election in the future.

Wen was stunned and nodded with a smile, "What the master said is that even if the prince's side concubine is noble, there is a prince concubine above... Ting'er, this is for your own good."

Jiang Ting was stunned first, then shocked, and finally ecstatic. She nodded in surprise and didn't know whether to answer Wen's words or express her inner joy at Jiang Yong. After a while, she found her voice and asked Jiang Yong, "Dad, do you mean that I don't have to worry about this in the future?"

Jiang Yong looked at Jiang Ting with a smile and nodded, "Since the emperor has promised me, he should not let you be the crown princess again. However, the emperor said that the prince was interested in you and seemed to have some true feelings. Therefore, I think if you really don't want to marry in the East Palace, it's better to get married soon. Ting'er, you'd better decide the marriage before you make it.

Jiang Ting was stunned again. Her birthday was in the first month. It's almost November now. It's only more than two months away from her and her. It's such a short time...

"Dad, it's too late. And aren't you going to fight in the northwest? Besides, hasn't the emperor already agreed? He won't let me be the prince's concubine. Jiang Ting is about to collapse. The emperor has said a lot. Why do you want her to be so anxious to get married?

Jiang Yong looked at Jiang Ting fixedly and slowly said, "The prince's wings are rich, but the emperor's health has been getting worse and worse in recent years. Ting'er, even if the emperor can stop the prince for a while, it is difficult to guarantee that nothing will happen in the future.

Wen asked, "Sir, it will take a few months for you to go to the northwest to fight. If you are not here, how can you decide on Ting'er's marriage?

Jiang Ting also nodded and echoed: "Yes, Dad, you are not here. How can I decide my marriage? Besides, the emperor is now at the peak of spring and autumn, and his health is not much worse, right? I didn't see him when I saw him before..."

"Hit!" Jiang Yong interrupted Jiang Ting in a harsh voice: "Your delusion, don't you want to live?"

Jiang Ting stopped being roared by him, but the grievances in her heart still couldn't help revealing. Jiang Yong sighed and said, "Tinger, almost all the princes are in the government now, and the emperor has gradually let go. Sooner or later, the prince ascended the throne, but some people still couldn't see it clearly and still dreamed of spring and autumn. You should understand that the future of the Southern Tang Dynasty is the prince's. Now, the prince is not a tyrant, but a wise king. But everything is not absolute. It's always right for us to prepare first. Do you understand?

Jiang Ting nodded heavily and said, "Dad, I understand. What should I do if I can choose to kiss?