strictlysupreme Chapter 563 Look Down on Me
Chapter 563 Look Down on Me
Chapter 563 Looks down on me
Come on, brother, why are you asking my husband first?
Shouldn't you ask your snow goose first at this time?
Thinking of this, Jiang Shangxian barked, "Why do you still care where he is? Tell me first, what happened to Xueyan? Yingzi went to the Jiangxia County Prince's Mansion to deliver something but didn't see her."
Even so, she still felt soft-hearted. With a stern face, she pushed the bowl of porridge towards him and said, "Keep eating. The court doctor said you fainted from hunger. Don't faint in the middle of your speech."
Although it's urgent, there's nothing else I can do at this moment, so I can only ask about the situation first.
Perhaps because he saw friendly troops, Zhao Shan's spirits improved a lot. He no longer said anything about not wanting to eat. Instead, he picked up the bowl and ate the porridge in a few mouthfuls.
Seeing that he was choking, the old woman poured him a small cup of honey water and said, "Young Master Zhao, what are you worried about at such a young age? The world is big, and eating is the most important thing..."
Zhao Shan blushed again.
The scary thing is that people will find out about it.
He believed that with these old women's ability to exaggerate things, everyone in the Cui Mansion would know tomorrow that he had attempted to starve himself to death... but had failed.
Jiang Shangxian also thought of this, and waved his hand to let the old woman go out first.
After the people left, Zhao Shanhong's face returned to normal. His cheeks were a little sunken, and his skin was unhealthy pale because he had not seen the sun for half a month.
This paleness grew even paler as he began to recount what had happened during this period: "You should have known that my father arrived in Chang'an half a month ago. I, I wanted to ask for Xueyan's hand in marriage."
"Well, Xueyan came to see me before I left for Qingzhou and told me about this. What happened on the day your father went to the Jiangxia County Prince's Mansion?"
Zhao Shan's eyes became a little vague, and as he spoke, it seemed as if he had suddenly returned to half a month ago: "I was extremely happy that day. Father took people to the Jiangxia County Prince's Mansion early in the morning..."
According to the rules, he didn't have to go with them that day. The elders of the two families had to communicate with each other first and then invite the official media to come.
He was worried about this matter the whole day and couldn't wait to run back home as soon as his shift was over.
Who would have thought that when he walked in with joy, he was greeted by Aye throwing a teacup at his head. Fortunately, Aye was kind-hearted and knew that he was weak, so he didn't hit him on the head.
"My father said that I brought shame to him and that this marriage wouldn't work out, so I shouldn't have any wishful thinking..." As he spoke, Zhao Shan's voice began to tremble and sound like tears.
Jiang Shangxian was most afraid of people crying, so he quickly interrupted: "Did your father say why it didn't work?"
This guy is now stuck in painful emotional memories, and we need to pull him out of it quickly.
"Father said that the Prince of Jiangxia does not agree to this marriage and told me not to bother Xueyan again in the future."
He seemed completely bewildered. "How could this be considered an entanglement? Xueyan and I are in love, genuinely. I like her, and she likes me too. Why doesn't the Jiangxia County Prince agree? Does he think my position is too low? Is my Zhao family not prestigious enough?"
He stayed awake all night, thinking about this matter over and over again. He even began to regret that he was satisfied with being a small official in Jixian Hall. If he had held a higher position, like Cui Yi and Wang Hui, the Prince of Jiangxia would probably have agreed.
But even so, he never lost heart. The next day, he prepared to go find Li Xueyan. Two years, and then wait for him for another two years.
Unfortunately, he had never even stepped out of the Zhao family's door. When Zhao Wei heard that he had asked for leave to look for Li Xueyan, he had him locked up.
He told Zhao Wei that he would work hard to get promoted as soon as possible and hoped that his family could provide some help.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Wei said directly that it was absolutely impossible. Even if he became a minister in the future, he would still have no chance to be with Li Wuniang.
"I know something must have gone wrong, but Aye didn't tell me. I haven't looked for her these days. She must be worried sick." Zhao Shan's brain was really about to explode. He had no idea what went wrong.
Jiang Shangxian heard that what he had said to Li Xueyan before, she had not told Zhao Shan.
The reason why Zhao Wei did not say anything was because the outcome of the Songzhou War was still undecided. Even if the monarchs of both sides had secretly made some agreement, it could not be made known before the end of the war.
But she felt that Zhao Shan had to know about this. Even if the two of them really couldn't be together, he had to let him know the reason: "Do you know that the Prince of Jiangxia has been reinstated as the Governor of Maozhou?"
Zhao Shan obviously didn't know about this. He was a little stunned. His mind raced and he started thinking the wrong way: "Is this why the Prince of Jiangxia looks down on me?"
Jiang Shangxian sighed, not in the mood to keep the suspense, and quickly recounted the story and his own speculations.
As she spoke out her analysis piece by piece, Zhao Shan couldn't help but start swaying precariously even on the stool he was sitting on: "You mean, he, they want to send Xueyan to marry?!"
Zhao Shan's face turned pale, then blue, and finally flushed red. He pressed his palms on the table, his skinny joints protruding. "How could he send his own daughter to a place like that just for his career?"
How bitterly cold and harsh the place is, how bad the environment is, yet Qizong Nongzan was able to unify Tubo and swallow up neighboring countries, big and small, and now he is at war with the Tang Dynasty. How can he be easy to deal with?
How old is Xueyan? Even though she has been practicing martial arts since she was young, she also grew up in luxury. How could she possibly endure such hardship?
At this moment, he was not thinking about the fact that he could not be with the person he loved.
Even if the two of them will eventually separate, he wants Li Xueyan to live a good life.
Thinking of this, Zhao Shan couldn't help but ask Cui Bianxu again: "Where is Jiulang? Why hasn't he come?"
It was a bit unreasonable that he allowed himself to be with Aunt Jiang in the middle of the night without showing up.
"He's not in Chang'an, why are you always looking for him?" Jiang Shangxian frowned. Shouldn't he be trying hard to think of a solution at this time?
Zhao Shan's eyes were filled with worry. "I want to go see Xueyan. These days... I feel uneasy if I don't see her."
As for why Cui Bianxu had to be chosen, the reason was very simple. From childhood to adulthood, that guy had always been very good at doing this kind of thing.
Not only is he experienced, but his success rate increases as time goes by. It can be said that since he was twelve years old, Cui Bianxu has never failed in this kind of business.
The guards at the Jiangxia Prince's Mansion are definitely stricter than his own mansion.
Judging from the performance of Wang Mingqian and Jiang Shangxian today, it is basically impossible to sneak in and talk to Li Xueyan quietly.
Jiang Shangxian, who was despised, was not angry.
Because this is a fact, the number of guards at the Jiangxia Prince's Mansion is usually more than that at Zhao Shan's Mansion, and they must be more vigilant at this time.
It was impossible for either her or Wang Mingqian to sneak someone in.
Even if her mother Wang came online again, it would be impossible.
Zhao Shan had no female relatives to take care of the household affairs, so it was easier to find the sloppy things in the backyard.
But the Princess of Jiangxia County is not someone who just sits there and does nothing. Her mother is afraid that she will be arrested as soon as she shows up.