Yan Cigui

Chapter 2 not broken?

The sound of the horse tag was crisp and clear, as you come and go, the hand gradually took on some shape.

"The princess is so serious, it seems that he is no longer a 'boy who spreads money'."

Concubine Wen made a joke, which made the maids and servants nearby all laugh.

"A few old women, are you still thinking about her child?" The empress dowager also smiled, turned her head and said to Lin Yunyan, "Take all your salary, let you win more today."

Lin Yunyan responded sweetly, making the Empress Dowager even more happy.

These are all jokes.

After all, the horse cranes that kill time in the Compassionate Ning Palace come and go, they are just small money, compared to her salary, it is only a drop in the bucket.

Few of the boudoir girls in this dynasty can have wealthier than her family.

And this kind of wealth comes from her mother.

The mother is the niece of the empress dowager's natal family. More than ten years ago, when the emperor was still the prince, she suffered disasters to save the emperor's grandson, leaving behind a daughter who was only one and a half years old.

The Empress Dowager was heartbroken, and the Holy Majesty felt guilty and grateful. After ascending the throne, Lin Yunyan was appointed Princess Ning'an, and she enjoyed the princess's salary.

In the past, Lin Yunyan thought that she would never be short of money in her whole life.

It wasn't until she was coerced by the monstrous conspiracy and calculations that she realized that royal things can be given and taken back.

This is true of her princess status, and so is their Lin family's title.

All the gold and silver treasures and jade deeds on the register were collected cleanly with interest, and leaving a house that could shelter from wind and rain was already a great grace of the emperor.

She and Xu Jian are two wet mud bodhisattvas, who don't even have the ability to help their relatives.

Thinking of the situation in her previous life, Lin Yunyan took a tight breath, as if a scorching flame swept over again.

It's not a good taste!

Fortunately, now she still has time to make some changes.

Just as she was about to reach out to touch the cards, she caught a glimpse of a corner of the curtain in that room from the corner of her eye. Lin Yunyan looked over and saw that it was Eunuch Yu who came in.

The servant in his early thirties had a very kind face, and saluted according to the rules, before saying something: "Your Majesty, the imperial study has sent a pot of coral."

The Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows.

Eunuch Xiao clapped his hands.

Soon, the servant waiting outside came in and brought a pot of coral to the card table.

Lin Yunyan sized her up.

This coral is naturally formed and uncarved. Although it is not exquisite at all, it has natural interest and should be very suitable for the eyes of the empress dowager.

"It's such a big plant." The Empress Dowager nodded slightly to show her satisfaction, "Who is paying tribute?"

Eunuch Yu replied: "The emperor summoned Duke Fu, this coral was presented by him."

Lin Yunyan's long eyelashes trembled.

In the tenth year of Yongjia, Xu Mang, the Duke of Fuguo, died of illness, and 16-year-old Xu Jian became the Duke.

It was also this year that Xu Jian fought against Xiliang's enemy army at Yumenguan, and made great achievements in battle, but also broke his right leg. Not to mention continuing to fight the enemy, he couldn't even walk without a wheelchair.

Previously at the side hall, Lin Yunyan speculated about the current year based on her appearance in the mirror, it was about eleven or twelve years old, and it couldn't be earlier. In this way, the current Xu Jian is already bad.

Thinking of this, a sense of regret welled up from the bottom of her heart.

What a pity.

With Xu Jian's civil and military talents, if he hadn't suffered an intractable injury, he would definitely be able to make great achievements again.

The imperial court lacked talents like him. If he could still lead the army, go to battle, and contribute as a bargaining chip, how could he be suppressed and forced to that field in the later years?
Honor, title, family background, in the strife of overlapping imperial powers, those are all false, and if you want to be an abandoned son, the only thing you can rely on is "value".

As a fellow grasshopper for many years, I don't know if I can help him a little...

On the side, the empress dowager looked at the coral for a while with a smile, and asked, "What's the wind blowing today? Why did he offer the treasure?"

Eunuch Yu's expression froze, he hesitated for a moment, and told the truth: "I heard that the old man is here to deliver dictionaries, and he doesn't want to work in the Ministry of War."

Hearing this, the empress dowager's eyes darkened.

Lin Yunyan understood.

In the 11th year of Yongjia, Xu Jian went to the Ministry of War after the first year of his career, and was out of the wheelchair for more than half a year, so he resigned from that official position.

Now is the time for him to resign.

Among the reasons, Lin Yunyan heard him say a few words, but they all went to the end, but after a few years of marriage, she can still get a glimpse of the inner reasons.

To put it bluntly, nine out of ten things are related to the Liu family.

He was alone in the Duke's mansion, but Xu Jian was not alone. His parents were still alive, and he had a younger brother and younger sister.

The old man Xu Mang made great military achievements in his life. After his wife died, he did not remarry. He only had one daughter under his knees.

Originally wanted to recruit a son-in-law who could inherit the mantle, but unexpectedly, her daughter was rescued by Xinke Chuanlu Liu Jing when she was in danger, and she developed feelings after going back and forth.

Xu Mang didn't beat the mandarin ducks with a club, so he took a step back, and instead of recruiting a son-in-law to marry a daughter, he only asked that the first boy born between the two should be surnamed Xu, and be sent back to the Duke's mansion to be raised.

This boy is Xu Jian.

He left his parents when he was young, called Xu Mang his grandfather, and studied martial arts.

Liu Jing himself is outstanding in talent and learning, and married the daughter of the Duke of the State. He has been on the rise in his official career for more than ten years, and now he is officially worshiped as the minister of Honglu Temple.

It is said that the two parties are close by blood, and the Liu residence is not far from the Fuguo government residence, but there are not many contacts, especially after Xu Jian's leg was broken, and he had to use a wheelchair to travel, which was very inconvenient, and he didn't like going there even more. up.

In Lin Yunyan's impression, they would go to Liu's residence to show their faces during festivals and festivals.

She sat with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law whom she was not familiar with, and talked about the parents' gossip. After Xu Jian and Liu Jing came out of the study, they went back home.

Sometimes, Xu Jian's younger brother, the nominally eldest son of the Liu family, was also in the study.

But whether it was a conversation between two people or three people, Xu Jian would not mention the content to her.

Lin Yunyan tried to ask, but he also changed the topic. From his expression, it can only be seen that those conversations were not pleasant.

There were even times when Xu Jian didn't control his emotions well. His gloomy eyes and tight lips all clearly showed his anger and dissatisfaction.

Rao those tempers were not aimed at her, and Xu Jian was not a person who would vent anger, but Lin Yunyan still had a deep memory.

Because she was powerless and could not help Xu Jian at all.

No matter how estranged his parents and brothers were, they still had blood attached to them. Xu Jian didn't want to say more, so Lin Yunyan naturally had nowhere to start.

It is obviously a friendship of "holding hands and being trapped to death in the fire", but as comrades-in-arms, they have not been honest and trustworthy enough, and of course, as a husband and wife, it is even more insufficient.

"Is it still a leg injury?"

Hearing Concubine Wen speak, Lin Yunyan raised her eyes to look at her.

Concubine Toffee spoke slowly: "It looks like she can walk, and she walks steadily, but I took a closer look once in a while, and it's actually a little limp. It's just that the Duke is strong, and he doesn't want people to see it easily."

Following the empress dowager's sigh, Lin Yunyan suddenly opened her eyes wide.

can go?

Lame?

Xu Jian's leg, is it not broken?
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