Chapter 4929: Each Exposing Its Weaknesses

Chapter 4929: Each Exposing Its Weaknesses
Princess Gaoyang breathed a sigh of relief. Since Wu Meiniang had come forward, everything would be safe.

But she still warned him, "Just know when to stop, don't go too far. You know your husband's character. Even if he's just trying it out and hasn't taken any love with her, he can't stand the woman he touches being wronged too much. It would be bad if you end up making things worse."

When she said that, Jin Shengman suddenly became nervous: "How about... just forget it? After all, Princess Baling didn't show anything wrong."

She loved and respected Fang Jun and would never dare to offend him in the slightest.

If Fang Jun gets angry about this, she feels like the sky is falling...

Wu Meiniang raised her eyebrows, full of confidence: "That princess is cowardly and submissive, like a chicken or a dog, she is easy to catch!"

The fact that Princess Baling was forced by her husband to use her body to beg others to fight for benefits for her husband's family, and later became entangled with Yu Fang Jun, shows what kind of character she has. This kind of person is indecisive, afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind, and is the easiest to deal with. Just threaten and intimidate him and he will surely give up and never dare to pester her again.

Jin Shengman said quietly, "I'm afraid that Princess Baling is deeply in love with you and doesn't care about anything. After all, compared with Chai Lingwu, you are like a beautiful jade and a pottery jar. Which girl doesn't like such a majestic and powerful man?"

Princess Gaoyang: “…”

Why are you getting more and more panicked?

He quickly held Wu Meiniang's hand, gritted his teeth, and said, "Meiniang, you must act decisively and get rid of Baling completely!"

As sisters, it's okay to lend it out for use, as it won't break anyway. But if there is a possibility that the sisters will snatch it away, that's definitely not okay. The danger must be nipped in the bud, without any risk at all.

……

Fang Jun changed into a new set of clothes, an indigo-colored gown. The cool color actually made his skin look whiter, and his face was thin and handsome, with knife-like eyebrows, a straight nose and a square mouth. He walked with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, with extraordinary spirit.

Seeing this, Wu Meiniang's eyes sparkled and her heart pounded. She hadn't tasted meat for a long time...

Fang Jun came from the back hall and sat down opposite his wives and concubines. He asked with a smile, "What are you talking about? It's so lively?"

He picked up Princess Gaoyang's teacup and took a sip.

Princess Gaoyang rolled her eyes and said proudly, "We haven't seen each other for a long time. We are just chatting about personal matters. Why do you look a little nervous? Are you afraid that we will get together and say bad things about you?"

Fang Jun sneered and pretended to be generous: "I have always been a kind and upright person, so how could there be any bad things for you to say? However, considering how outstanding I am, it is normal for several wives to gather together and talk about me with relish."

Jin Shengman covered her mouth and laughed sweetly, and asked Princess Gaoyang, "I wonder if you have always been so confident?"

"Oh," Princess Gao Yang sneered, "Is this full of confidence? Clearly shameless! You came late, and you don't know how shameless he was in the past..."

Then he took Jin Shengman's hand and told her how she looked down on Fang Jun, who was "uneducated" and "spoiled", at the beginning, and how angry and sad she was when facing the marriage arranged by Emperor Taizong. Jin Shengman's eyes sparkled and she listened with great interest.

Especially when talking about Fang Jun blocking her in the alley of Taiji Palace, he said, "You can only love me, you must love me and not lie to me, you must do everything you promised me, every word you say to me must be sincere, you are not allowed to bully me, let alone scold me, you must believe me, and you can't bully me"...

Jin Shengman's eyes widened and she was shocked and speechless.

Wu Meiniang had already bent over with laughter...

Fang Jun's face was dark, and he tried to save his dignity: "You are still finding fault with me? Do you think I was willing to marry you? You are arrogant, arrogant, selfish and willful... Haha, you are simply a disgrace to the royal family and the imperial family! Back then, I would rather tarnish my reputation and beg Emperor Taizong to revoke his decision, but it's a pity that fate is destined and cannot be changed!"

"You, you, you are so outrageous!"

Princess Gaoyang's pretty face flushed, her eyes widened, her back straightened, and she was furious: "What? I, a princess of the Tang Dynasty, married you, and I still wronged you?"

She was extremely angry, but she couldn't refute it, because she was indeed as Fang Jun said. Among all her brothers and sisters, apart from the Crown Prince who didn't care and the King of Wu who showed great sympathy for her, few were willing to play with her.

That is, life went smoothly after marriage. Whether in bed or in the court, Fang Jun could give her incomparable satisfaction. Only then did she slowly identify him as her true love. Otherwise, if life was miserable, who knows what kind of trouble she would cause...

But how can we recognize these things?
It affects my glorious image as the mistress of the house!

Fang Jun laughed and teased her in a sarcasm: "Feeling wronged? I dare not! If you were not a princess of the Tang Dynasty, how could I have been promoted to a higher position and rise to a higher position? How could I have a huge fortune and become rich? How could I have made great achievements and become a duke of two states? All of this is a gift from Your Highness. I am in tears and deeply grateful!"

Princess Gaoyang gritted her teeth in anger, wishing she could pounce on him and bite him twice. Suddenly she remembered something, raised her snow-white and slender neck, and said proudly: "At least you have to thank me for one thing. Emperor Taizong favored you because of me, so he disciplined you strictly, which is why you have achieved what you have today!"

"Your Highness, do you mean that every time you were tied up outside the door by Emperor Taizong and beaten with military sticks, you were beaten until you cried and screamed, and became a laughing stock?"

"Hehe, if you weren't my son-in-law, how could my father, who was so disappointed in me, have the time to educate you? If you don't believe me, look at the children of the civil and military officials in the court. Has my father ever stripped off the pants of another one and beat him with a military stick?"

Fang Jun thought of how he was stripped of his pants and beaten with a military stick by His Majesty Li Er, and his face became even darker. This was one of the few embarrassing moments for him. He gritted his teeth in anger and said, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Wu Meiniang and Jin Shengman laughed so hard that they fell backwards and their bodies shook.

Princess Gaoyang also laughed so hard that she hugged the two girls together and laughed while panting, "You don't know, when many people watched the execution, some people said, 'Fang Er's face is quite black, but his buttocks are white', haha!"

The three girls burst into laughter.

Fang Jun laughed angrily: "Who said that? Fortunately, I didn't know it at the time, otherwise I would have fought him to the death!"

Princess Gaoyang laughed even harder: "My father said it himself, and many people heard it. So, do you want to fight with my father?"

Fang Jun: "..."

In the entire Tang Dynasty, there were only two people whom he respected and loved: one was his father Fang Xuanling, and the other was Emperor Li II.

You can say it, but you can't go to Zhaoling to complain to Emperor Li II and seek justice, right?
*****
The twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the hour of Xu.

The 800-li express train from Chang'an arrived at Guzang City and immediately split into three. One group rode their horses straight into Guzang City, while the other two groups ate and drank some wine at the post station outside the city. After a short rest, they changed horses and continued westward, heading to Fanhe City and Ganzhou respectively.

The horses' hooves crushed the ice and snow on the road and galloped all the way to the outside of Guzang City. The knights on horseback shouted, "Open the gate quickly. There is an urgent report from the capital, and we are presenting it to Duke Lu!"

At this time, the city gate had been closed. The soldiers guarding the city quickly lowered the basket and lifted the knight onto the top of the city wall. After checking his identity and confirming that it was correct, they immediately sent someone to prepare the horse again and escort the knight all the way to Cheng Yaojin's residence.

As the year draws to a close, Cheng Yaojin is thousands of miles away from home, and his homesickness inevitably increases. Fortunately, the imperial edict of His Majesty Chang'an to recall him has slightly alleviated his depression.

It was almost midnight and Niu Jinda was sitting in the office wearing a cloak, handling official documents. The Zuo Wuwei had tens of thousands of troops, some stationed inside or outside Guzang City, and some still stationed in Fanhe City. There were many miscellaneous matters to take care of, and most of the official business required him to handle.

Cheng Yaojin was drinking tea at the side at the moment. He preferred to be a hands-off shopkeeper and was impatient with these trivial matters...

After drinking a sip of tea and chewing walnut kernels, Cheng Yaojin asked, "How did Dalang perform during the attack on Fanhe?"

A long time ago, he had brought his eldest son Cheng Chumo to train in the army. His performance was always good, but he had never led an army alone. Now that Niu Jinda has returned to Guzang, Cheng Chumo is leading the army alone to continue to besiege Fanhe City, which inevitably makes him worried.

Niu Jinda put down his pen, walked over to sit next to Cheng Yaojin, put his almost frozen hands on the kettle to absorb the heat, and said with a smile: "Marshal, you love your child deeply, but you should also understand that even a falcon needs to be tempered independently before it can flap its wings and soar into the sky. No matter whether Dalang performs well or badly, one day he will leave you and rush to his own future. You have paved the way for him, so let him walk on his own."

Cheng Yaojin was silent for a moment, then sighed, "How could I not understand the truth? It's just that the situation at home is rather delicate now. Erlang married Princess Qinghe, and is still the imperial consort and general of Ningyuan. He will have a life of luxury. Sanlang is the sixth commander of the Eastern Palace. He led the army to fight to the death to protect the Eastern Palace. He is in the emperor's heart. As long as he doesn't make big mistakes, his future is stable. What's more, he and Fang Er are like brothers. With Fang Er looking after him, I have nothing to worry about. Only Dalang is the eldest son in the family, but he has not made any outstanding achievements. Although he has been with me for these years and has not made any mistakes, he has not made any outstanding performance. His future is somewhat delayed."

The second and third sons are now doing well, but the eldest son is not so popular. If this continues, there will probably be discord in the family.

As the eldest son, he does not have corresponding status, merits, and prestige in negotiations?

How can one become the head of a family without prestige?
Niu Jinda said: "Da Lang has a simple character and follows the rules. He is a gentleman who sticks to the status quo. He has good talent, but a rough jade still needs to be carved before it can become a useful tool. The commander should also let him go more to increase his experience, rather than protecting him under his wings and letting him not go through the storm."

Always worrying about this and that, wanting them to support the family but also being afraid that they will make mistakes, how can this work?

Outside the door, a personal soldier hurried over, knocked on the door and entered, saying quickly: "General, there is an imperial decree from the capital!"

Cheng Yaojin was refreshed and laughed: "I have been waiting for a long time! As soon as the imperial edict comes, we will set off back to the capital!"

(End of this chapter)