Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Just as the old marquis was lost in thought, he heard the imperial concubine continue to say, "The fourth son has just been assigned a job in the court in the past two years. Although he is not particularly outstanding, he is also capable."

"I will still need to rely on the old marquis in the future. Please help the fourth brother more."

The old marquis was a shrewd person. When Imperial Noble Consort Dehui said this, he immediately realized what was going on.

Although he no longer has real power, he still has many old subordinates in the army. The Fourth Prince recently wants to take control of the military power of the South Camp into his own hands, and Imperial Noble Consort Dehui wants him to help.

After figuring out this relationship, the old marquis sneered in his heart. Noble Consort Dehui and the Fourth Prince really treated Emperor Jing as a decoration. They thought that the emperor would give up such important military power as the Southern Camp. It was simply a pipe dream.

Although he looked down upon Imperial Noble Consort Dehui's thoughts in his heart, the old marquis had a smiling face.

Let’s get rid of this hot potato of Ye Yanran first. As for what will happen to the Fourth Prince in the future, that is a matter for the future.

After Noble Consort Dehui agreed, the old marquis immediately went to see Emperor Jing to tell him about the matter.

He dared to hide the fact that Noble Consort Dehui Ye Yanran was pregnant, but he didn't dare to hide it from Emperor Jing.

"Your Majesty, it is because of my poor discipline that these incidents have occurred. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."

The old marquis knelt on the ground, looking heartbroken.

"Young people sometimes cannot control their emotions and may do some outrageous things."

Emperor Jing's face showed no emotion, but he did not ask the old marquis to get up.

The old marquis who was kneeling on the ground cursed Ye Yanran in his heart. If she wasn't in a hurry to get close to the Fourth Prince, why would he come to Emperor Jing to be so humble.

"Your Majesty, I am old and have been ill since last winter. I want to go home and recuperate temporarily. When I feel better, I will serve the Tian Qin Kingdom again."

"That's fine. How could Zheng Hai be so blind? Hurry up and help the old marquis up."

The eunuch Zhenghai, who was serving on the side, hurried forward to help the man.

The old marquis sneered in his heart. If he didn't express his stance today, he would not become a member of the Fourth Prince's party. It would be difficult for him to pass the test of Emperor Jing.

There was finally a smile on Emperor Jing's face.

He even specifically asked the old marquis whether he wanted him to issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage as a sign of honor and favor.

However, the old marquis politely declined.

It was not a glorious thing for Ye Yanran to be pregnant before marriage, so he wanted to quickly and quietly marry her to the Fourth Prince's mansion.

Having an imperial decree granting the marriage would be too ostentatious. If the matter were to leak out, it would become a topic of conversation behind many people's backs, and the reputation of the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion would be truly trampled underfoot.

"Since the old marquis does not want to grant the marriage, I will inform the Ministry of Internal Affairs and ask them to prepare more betrothal gifts. We cannot let your granddaughter down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The old marquis felt greatly relieved when he heard Emperor Jing say this. It seemed that his long-standing friendship with Emperor Jing was still there. For the time being, he believed that Emperor Jing would not become a member of the Fourth Prince's party.

It was almost impossible for the old marquis to completely suppress the fact that Ye Yanran was pregnant before marriage.

Although he was talking to Emperor Jing alone in the imperial study, there were many gossips in the palace, and Noble Consort Dehui knew about it as soon as he left the palace.

"I was wondering why Old Man Ye suddenly wanted to marry his granddaughter to the fourth son. It turns out there is such a hidden story behind this."

"My Lady, this girl from the Ye family is so undisciplined that I'm afraid she won't be able to be the queen, let alone be the mother of the country in the future."

Nanny Hua, who was beside Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, couldn't help but remind her.

"It's okay. At worst, I can just change to a more dignified one later. Now is the time to use Old Man Ye."

Although the fact that the Fourth Prince was going to marry Ye Yanran had not yet been made public, the well-informed people received the news not long after the old marquis left the palace.

Prince of Changping Gu Bozhong is also among them.

His family is still in chaos because of the rumors from last time. Why can the Danyang Marquis's Mansion be so proud to marry their daughter into the Fourth Prince's Mansion?

If his family is not doing well, the Marquis of Danyang’s Mansion won’t have an easy life either.

Gu Bozhong immediately sent someone to find out whether the rumor that Ye Yanran was pregnant with the fourth prince's child was true.

It has to be said that Gu Bozhong is quite capable. In just one day he found out that Ye Yanran was frightened and had been taking pregnancy-preserving medicine for the past two days.

"The daughter of the Marquis of Danyang has done such a shameless thing and still wants to marry the Fourth Prince peacefully. This is simply a foolish dream."

Gu Bozhong laughed happily in the study room. Gu Xi beside him asked quickly, "Father, do you have any good ideas to clean up the Marquis of Danyang Mansion?"

"Of course, their daughter is pregnant before marriage, so she is anxious to get married. Then I will help them delay it. When their daughter's belly can no longer be covered, I will see where the face of the Danyang Marquisate will be put."

"If it were me, and I caused such a thing that ruined the family's reputation, I would definitely end my life with a knife, so as not to be drowned by people's spit when I go out."

"I'm afraid this matter is difficult to handle. Imperial Noble Consort Dehui has already agreed to this marriage. It won't take long for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to go directly to the Marquis of Danyang's residence to propose marriage. If we move quickly, the marriage can be completed in two months at most."

Gu Xi was a little worried because the woman was three months pregnant but still hadn't shown any signs of pregnancy.

"Of course I have a way. This time, I will make the Marquis of Danyang take a big fall no matter what."

At the same time, Kang Shik and Shi Bin also received the news.

In the dark room, Jiang Zhi, Shi Bin and several advisers gathered together to discuss the matter.

"Xiao Yi is really capable. I have also seen the daughter of the Ye family. She is known as the most talented woman in the capital. Who would have thought that she is so courageous?"

Shi Bin had a gossipy look on his face and wanted to discuss it with everyone.

Just as he was about to speak, Jiang Zhi glared at him.

"I called everyone here today because I feel that Xiao Yi's wedding is an opportunity for me to leave the capital and go to my fiefdom."

Shi Bin, who was smiling playfully just now, instantly stopped smiling.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean? What does Xiao Yi's marriage have to do with your going to the fiefdom?"

"Is your head full of straw? Have you forgotten the rules of our ancestors?"

Jiang Zhi gave Shi Bin a fierce look. He had been training every day recently. Maybe he had forgotten about the martial arts field.

The Tian Qin State followed the system of inheritance by the eldest son, which meant that the eldest son had to marry earlier than other illegitimate sons. It was the principle that the illegitimate sons should marry before the eldest sons.

The various rules of the Tianqin Kingdom were the most stringent. Not to mention the princes in the palace, even in ordinary families, the eldest son had to get married first before his younger brothers could get married.

If no one brings it up and everyone turns a blind eye, the matter will just pass.

But since it was put on the table, even the emperor had to follow the ancestral rules.

And Noble Consort Dehui always acted like she loved Prince Qin very much.

If someone took the initiative to bring up the King of Qin's marriage, she naturally couldn't force Xiao Yi to marry first.

"What the prince means is that after the prince marries the princess, he will be asked to go to Ningchuanzhou on the grounds that the ancestral system requires the prince to go to the fiefdom after the wedding."