Chapter 496 Tyrant 21
Chapter 496 Tyrant 21
After the death of the previous emperor, the empress dowager of the previous dynasty also secretly kept many male favorites.
The old-fashioned and feudal Jiang Chao naturally looked down on such behavior, but when he saw the look of disdain in Feng Chengtian's eyes for his daughter, how could Feng Chengtian dare?
How does he deserve it?
Isn’t it all thanks to the Jiang family that they are where they are today?
Why do you dare to despise the apple of his eye?
It’s a pity that Jiang Chao realized it too late, and his daughter did not give birth to the child, but died of dystocia instead.
To him, the two most important women in the world were dead, and there was no need for him to live any longer.
If possible, Jiang Chao hopes that it is himself who dies instead of his daughter.
He had never seen his daughter smile since she became queen, but it was clear that on the battlefield, she was still willing to smile.
Why?
Until a woman named Liuzhi found him and told him the truth about her daughter's death.
His Mingzhu didn't die from difficult childbirth.
It was Feng Chengtian who harmed her.
But at that time, the power behind Jiang Chao was not as strong as before, Feng Chengtian suppressed him, and Jiang Chao, who had lost his daughter, did not want to fight back.
But now it’s different. He has found a reason to live, which is to kill Feng Chengtian and make Feng Chengtian suffer.
Liu Zhi asked him for cooperation, Jiang Chao helped her with all his strength and even formed an alliance with Concubine Rou in the harem.
Finally, Feng Chengtian was killed successfully.
It was not until Feng Chengtian's death that he found out that his most beloved concubine had cheated on him, and even the prince who was about to ascend the throne was not his own.
Feng Chengtian died in pain. When Jiang Chao learned about it, he felt very happy. He wanted to thank Liu Zhi, but he learned that the girl jumped from the city wall.
Jiang Chao sighed, returned to the Jiang Mansion, packed up his deceased wife and daughter's belongings, then closed the door, lit coal, and fell asleep.
He seemed to see his wife in his dream, that vivid purple figure.
When I woke up, the door was wide open and the silver charcoal in the charcoal basin had long been extinguished.
Only a note nailed to the wall and the lingering familiar fragrance reminded Jiang Chao that this was not a dream.
The ink on the white paper with black characters was not dry yet, and there were four big characters written on it.
"Live well."
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"Eunuch, did you make a mistake?" Feng Chengtian looked at the dirty stable in front of him and couldn't help but frowning.
There was a large pile of horse manure in the stable, which looked like no one had cleaned it for a long time. The stinky smell of excrement made Feng Chengtian cover his mouth and nose.
"That's right." Eunuch Su smiled and patted Feng Chengtian on the shoulder. "Young man, work hard. This stable has not been taken care of by a palace servant for a long time. The horse manure has been piled up for almost a month. Now someone finally comes to clean it up."
"Eunuch, I am a person that General Jiang values. Are you kidding me?" Feng Chengtian said again, "I am not one of those lowly people in the palace. Naturally, I can't do such menial jobs."
"Oh, Lord Feng." Eunuch Su smiled, "You are right. Lord Jiang came to see the Empress and specifically asked to arrange a position for you. Look, you are the horse groom in the palace. How impressive is that?"
"You don't even need to compete with other palace servants to get a position that is envied by the people outside the palace. How wonderful! I really envy you."
Although he said he was envious, there was actually a hint of gloating in Eunuch Su's eyes.
what is this?
Jiang Chao kept saying that he respected him, and Feng Chengtian thought that at the very least he could get a high position, but in the end he was just a horse-washer?
It was completely different from what he had imagined.
Feng Chengtian tried his best to suppress the anger in his heart. Just as he adjusted his mood, a set of tools for cleaning horses was handed to him.
"Master Horse Brusher, please do your work well. Although His Majesty values you, if you act cunningly, it will be difficult for me to deal with you."
Eunuch Su looked embarrassed. Fearing that Feng Chengtian would not cooperate, he added, "This horse is a fine tribute from the Western Regions. If you don't take good care of it, you will be beaten at best, or worse..."
He made a throat-cutting gesture towards his neck.
After saying that, without paying any attention to Feng Chengtian's murderous face, he stuffed the tools into Feng Chengtian's arms and ran away.
It’s not that he was afraid of the strong wind, but Eunuch Su was afraid that the horses in the stable would go crazy and hurt themselves.
His old bones can't withstand the kick of this horse.
Eunuch Su deliberately concealed a small detail, which is that although these horses are of excellent quality and are rare steeds that can run a thousand miles a day, they also have tempers, and even seven or eight palace servants cannot control them.
He actually wanted to tell Feng Chengtian, but who could blame Feng Chengtian for what he said.
A lowly person cannot do lowly work.
Isn't this a subtle criticism of Eunuch Su being lowly? He looks down on such a lowly person?
In this case, Feng Chengtian can forget about the reminder from the lowly person.
This horse also likes to roll in horse manure, making itself dirty. It loves to poop big lumps of horse manure and then roll in it. It even grimaces when the palace servants want to clean it up.
Only when Jiang Lingruo was around would the horse obediently allow the palace maids to bathe it and keep it clean. But once she was not around, the horse would be like a runaway, with a very stubborn temper and would not allow anyone to touch it.
This horse was naturally as obedient as a puppy in front of Jiang Lingruo, always wanting to rub against her, but Jiang Lingruo disliked it for being dirty and didn't like to ride it.
At the same time, she also knew the arrogance and special little habits of this steed, so she specifically told the palace servants not to clean it up if they couldn't, and just let the horse go.
She even wondered if the horse was the reincarnation of a dung beetle.
Feng Chengtian opened the door of the stable, covered his nose with one hand, held a bucket of water with the other, and walked towards the horses.
The brown horse raised its eyelids and its nose made a steaming purring sound, warning anyone who had trespassed into its territory without permission.
"Why is this dead horse so dirty?"
The feces on my body have solidified into lumps. How long has it been since I last washed?
Feng Chengtian has traveled all over the country with his father since he was a child. Although he has to sleep in the open air, he has never suffered any hardship.
Naturally, I have never done such cleaning work before.
Not to mention that now that he is valued by Jiang Chao and has been with Jiang Chao for a long time, others are very flattering to him, Feng Chengtian. Those brothers who used to be in the escort agency are no longer in the same class as him.
What would happen if they knew that I followed General Jiang to the capital, but ended up just grooming horses?
Could it be that Jiang Chao, that old bastard, was just trying to deceive him? Just to trick him into entering the palace to groom his horses?
Feng Chengtian calmed down and thought carefully. He felt that Jiang Chao shouldn't be so bored.
He was more inclined to believe that this was a test from Jiang Chao.
Test his calmness, test his patience, and see if he can remain calm and composed even in a muddy and chaotic situation.
Cleaning the dirty horse is only the first test, the final test should be...
Tame this turd-covered horse.
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