Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

After giving Jiang Xianxian a wash and dressing and returning her to the general's residence, Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but sigh to Shi Ying while still sitting in the carriage: "Jiang Xianxian is a person who has both brains and the ability to act, but she always cares too much about her face when she shouldn't, so she seems to be easily manipulated."

"In the end, it's because she has limited knowledge. When she was still in the village, she only focused on the clan leader's cousin's clothes and studies. In fact, although I hated her at that time because she always caused trouble for my family, I had to admit that to a certain extent, her behavior was not blameworthy."

Shi Ying comforted Jiang Xinxin, "She wants to go back to the General's Mansion. That's her own choice. Otherwise, why would she want to rely on your favor?"

Right now, the funeral affairs of the old man and the old lady of the Jiang family are more important. Mother Chen has already brought people to the Jiang family to look after them. It has only been seven days, and the Jiang family can be considered to be empty.

After finishing the funeral ceremony of the two elders of the Jiang family, Jiang Xinxin had to go back to Jiangjia Village. Many people in the village still remembered the two elders of the Jiang family, but they didn't remember Jiang Xinxin, the young generation, very well. After all, the person who made everyone remember the most was Jiang Xianxian, and she always kept a low profile when she came back to visit the graves, and she didn't go into the village to talk to people.

It was only then that Jiang Xinxin realized that the Jiang family had sold all the fields and houses in the village. In the end, the clan leader reluctantly set aside some land to bury the two elders of the Jiang family because the Jiang family had done some good things for the clan over the years.

Although she came back this time to deal with those troublesome things, Jiang Xinxin also had some unexpected gains. She saw that the current clan leader was more fair than the old clan leader and was willing to help the clan members, so she thought about selling some of the prepared seeds to the clan members.

Shi Ying understood Jiang Xinxin's idea and took the matter upon herself: "It's true that you are a member of the Jiang family. This identity can sometimes help you succeed, but it can also become an obstacle for you. Why don't you hand this matter over to me? I will definitely do it for you properly."

It was not a big deal, Jiang Xinxin nodded immediately, and did not care about the rest of the things. Half a month later, when it was time to harvest winter wheat, Shi Ying said that under the organization of the patriarch, the Jiang clan members had replaced a lot of their good seeds.

Shi Ying said, "This year, you saw that our tribesmen were quite capable, so you wanted to help them. I took the initiative to sell them half of the seeds and gave them away half of the seeds. If someone wants to continue using our high-quality seeds next year, they will have to pay real money. The best we can do is to ensure that they have enough seeds."

Jiang Xinxin had no objection to this, and even agreed very much with Shi Ying's decision. The couple practiced while constantly using their spiritual power to promote the growth and improvement of plants, hoping that when a disaster occurred, more people would at least have enough food to survive and would not starve to death.

On the other side, Tan Tai Jin abandoned "Ye Xiwu" and fled from Yue Yingxin's ship halfway. Although he had some feelings for Yue Yingxin, this little bit of feeling was obviously not comparable to his own life and safety, especially since Yue Yingxin seemed to think that he was a child who knew nothing and didn't even think about hiding some of her plans.

As for "Ye Xiwu" who was left behind, Tan Tai Jin had no opinion of her at all. He felt that Ye Xiwu's identity would at least prevent Yue Yingxin from arbitrarily dealing with her, and at least allow her to live a little longer.

But the Ye family was in a bad situation. First, Ye Qingyu was urged to rush to the border despite his illness. Then, the war between Sheng and Jing was about to break out. The palace's attitude towards the General's Mansion made everyone in the General's Mansion always worried. The Grand Princess even turned white hair overnight because of this. Ye Xiao, her son who lost the title of general, was sad and angry. But neither of them, mother and son, said anything wrong about "Ye Xiwu", and they were still trying their best to find a way to make amends.

It's a pity that Emperor Sheng's secret pursuit of Tan Tai Jin once again failed, making him feel ashamed. Except for the eldest princess, everyone else in the Ye family was imprisoned, especially Ye Xiao, who was specially sent to the Three Laws Department for detention by Emperor Sheng. At the same time, Emperor Sheng also strictly ordered Ye Qingyu to kill Tan Tai Jin, and he only wanted the corpse.

The Ye family was in trouble, and Ye Bingshang, the concubine of Prince Xuancheng, was inevitably affected. The Ye family ignored her from beginning to end, but she could not ignore the Ye family.

Ye Bingshang, who once again confirmed that she was rejected by the dignitaries in the capital, could not help but break down again: "I have rarely received help from the Ye family since the beginning. Why do they have to implicate me when something happens to the Ye family!"

Jiahui was of course very distressed about Ye Bingshang, the girl she had served since she was a child, but she was not good at speaking and didn't know what to say to comfort Ye Bingshang. What happened was that Xiao Lin, who could comfort Ye Bingshang, was recently busy with the affairs of the previous dynasty, and he only had time to meet Ye Bingshang for a short while, such as during dinner.

Jia Hui could only anxiously say: "Don't worry, Madam, the old lady is still living in the general's mansion. She will definitely have a way!"

Ye Bingshang turned a deaf ear to Jiahui's comfort. She just sat there crying silently. She used to hate the entire Ye family and thought that she could get rid of the influence of the Ye family after getting married. However, she did not expect that she was short-sighted. Even though her husband was the invisible prince of Sheng State who was unanimously favored by the court, her status and situation would still be affected by the Ye family.

Although Jiang Xinxin was also worried about the Ye family, she didn't expect that the eldest princess would act like she was desperate and set her sights on Shi Ying.

In Jiang Xinxin's memory, the eldest princess has always been a kind old lady. Except for the fact that she was overly partial to Ye Xiwu and ignored Ye Bingshang's life and death, she was blameless in other matters.

But such a powerful old man actually knelt down to her and Shi Ying in order to drag Shi Ying into the water!

Jiang Xinxin had not experienced enough after all, and she almost stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do. It was Shi Yingxu who raised his hand and used his magic power to help the eldest princess up, and prevented her from kneeling down no matter what.

After seeing Shi Ying's move, the eldest princess felt that she had made a mistake today, and her mind was full of regrets. Fortunately, she had experienced a lot, so she quickly adjusted her mentality and decided to leave first: "I am sorry to bother you today, but the Ye family still needs your help, Xiao Jiang. Please save the lives of the Ye family for the years they have protected you."

After saying that, the Grand Princess turned around and left without waiting for Jiang Xinxin to refuse.

When the Grand Princess disappeared, Jiang Xinxin started to feel annoyed: "I am so ignorant. I have seen so many dirty things in the powerful families, but I still couldn't react to the Grand Princess's move just now."

Shi Ying smiled and embraced Jiang Xinxin, letting her lean against his chest, and comforted her: "You are not even 10 years old now. Even if you have been smart since childhood, how can you compete with the eldest princess who came out of the palace? Besides, the Ye family seems to be desperate, but in fact it is just for show to the outside world and the palace. As long as Ye Qingyu at the border can win a victory, the Ye family will definitely return to the general's mansion in the same state."

"Even the concubine of King Xuancheng will have a chance to become the official concubine."

Jiang Xinxin looked up at Shi Ying. She hadn't figured out why things were like this yet, but Shi Ying told Jiang Xinxin without reservation: "The reason why the palace is afraid of the Ye family is because the Ye family has been leading troops at the border for three generations. Although the palace must have attacked border guards many times over the years, the Ye family still has the upper hand overall. So the palace finally found this mistake that cannot be excused, and of course they have to make good use of it."

"But as long as Shengguo can't find a general who can replace the Ye family, the palace can't easily kill the Ye family. After all, military generals who are so powerful that they threaten the emperor are indeed feared by others, but compared with the throne, it's nothing."

Jiang Xinxin understood the palace's thoughts and added, "So the palace just wants to take this opportunity to weaken the Ye family's influence on the border guards and the people. They have not thought of wiping out the Ye family in one fell swoop. Instead, they will continue to vigorously win over the Ye family and set an example for the civil and military officials in the court."

Shi Ying tapped Jiang Xinxin's nose lightly and felt that her smug little look was really endearing.