After my mother read my mind, my whole family rebelled

"Princess Ning?" Xie Cuihua could no longer sit still. "The female scholar mentioned by the Emperor and the Empress, Shen Yuyao?"

Xie Cuihua often heard the emperor and the empress praising Shen Yuyao generously, and she always felt a little dissatisfied.

Now that we've met, it's just so-so.

How could he be as heroic as the Duke!

However, Princess Ning is the monarch and Xie Cuihua is the minister.

At this moment, everyone was performing the ritual of monarch and subject, and Xie Cuihua could only perform the ritual of monarch and subject to Shen Yuyao.

She thought to herself, one day, Shen Yuyao will respectfully call me "Little Lady!"

Fortunately, Xie Cuihua was usually carefree, so she didn't feel wronged at all, and she knelt on one knee directly: "I pay my respects to Prince Ning, and Princess Ning. Hello, Princess Ning!"

Xie Cuihua was a female general and held an official position.

Shen Yuyao was grateful to her in her heart, and it would not be difficult for her to save the Duke's life on the battlefield in the future.

"We are in the Duke's Mansion now, Xie Cuihua, you must be more polite."

Shen Yuyao looked up at her biological father, Duke Shen Ao. Seeing her father's face full of embarrassment and rejection, Shen Yuyao glared at Xia Yu fiercely.

Look at what your father has done!

How difficult it has been for my father?

Xia Yugang saw Shen Yuyao turned to look at him, and his heart was delighted. Just as he was about to step forward, he saw Shen Yuyao staring at him with red eyebrows and green eyes.

The joy on Xia Yu's face froze, and he felt bitter in his heart.

Alas! The son pays for the father's debt!

"My dear father-in-law, I was in a hurry today and I am a little hungry now."

Only Xia Yu can break this awkward situation.

"Ah? Oh! Oh! Oh!"

Shen Ao understood and felt relieved. "My dear son-in-law, follow me to the Lily Hall. Madam, go and prepare a table of food."

After saying that, Shen Ao took Xia Yu's hand and walked out quickly.

He was afraid that if he took a few steps later, he would be glared at by his wife!

Daoyan followed closely behind, holding Xia Xiaoxian's hand.

Mrs. Shen was also helped by Zi Su out of Shouning Hall.

"Xie Cuihua? Right?"

Shen Yuyao walked to Xie Cuihua and stared straight into her eyes.

Xie Cuihua felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and sat down on the chair: "It's me, so what?"

"Your father, Xie Wenxing, was once the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition. Unfortunately..."

Xie Cuihua knew that she wanted to talk about her father.

In theory, her father Xie Wenxing was also one of the heroes who founded the country. He was more than qualified to be a match for Duke Shen, who was 20 years older than her.

However, although Xie Wenxing was a meritorious official, he felt that the emperor's rewards to him were unfair, so he raised an army in rebellion, and then the emperor sent troops to persuade him to surrender.

Xie Cuihua is Xie Wenxing's second daughter.

Xie Cuihua was not implicated by her father only because of her great military achievements and the emperor's high regard for her.

Instead, she was loved by both the Emperor and the Empress, who even wanted to marry Xie Cuihua to the nephew of the Xia family, but gave up the plan because Xie Cuihua already had someone in her heart.

"Now you must marry into the Duke's Mansion. Do you know how big a disaster this is?"

"I don't care about that. I admire the Duke's wisdom and courage. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, the Duke's Mansion has no choice but to marry him!"

Xie Cuihua is indeed as straightforward and decisive as the outside world has said.

"Shen Yuyao, even if you are the Princess of Ning, you cannot disobey the order!"

With such a character, it is no wonder that he was beaten to death by such a suspicious emperor.

There was a hint of pity in Shen Yuyao's eyes when she looked at Xie Cuihua.

"Of course the Duke's Mansion cannot disobey the order, but today I, the princess, will also remind you that talking too much will lead to mistakes!" Shen Yuyao thought about the upcoming war in the west and gently rubbed her eyebrows with her fingers.

I wonder how my brothers are doing. I didn’t see any of them when I returned to the Duke’s Mansion today.

Liang Ruolan, her second sister-in-law who was usually on good terms with her, was nowhere to be seen.

"Besides, it is impossible for the Duke's Mansion to marry a wife so easily."

Shen Yuyao said with a serious face: "Accepting the bride price, asking for the bride's name, accepting the marriage proposal, accepting the betrothal gift, asking for the date and welcoming the bride, the three letters and six ceremonies, these are all necessary, right?"

Xie Cuihua was anxious: "Why bother? I have already done my hair like a woman, and now I am the Duke's wife!"

Shen Yuyao originally wanted to delay the time until her father and Xie Cuihua were sent to the border. If there was that fate, everything would naturally fall into place.

Now that Xie Cuihua is anxious, how can Mrs. Shen feel?

The women in the capital were extremely envious of Duke Shen, who had no concubines and not even a maid.

"But now that you came in such a hurry, the Duke's Mansion has not prepared a courtyard for you to live in."

Shen Yuyao was still resisting, although she knew that it seemed to be of little use.

"It's okay. I can sleep in the same room with the maids and the old woman!"

Xie Cuihua's voice was quite loud, causing the maids outside the door to giggle, and the old women to pout and whisper.

Moths to the fire!

After hearing this, Shen Yuyao had no choice but to stand up.

Xie Cuihua's bold attitude left Shen Yuyao completely speechless!

She could only explain the seriousness of the matter to her parents, and it was up to them to decide how to deal with the situation.

Shen Yuyao walked out of Shouning Hall and went to Tingyuxuan.

When Mrs. Shen was in a bad mood, she would always stay there for a while.

Tingyuxuan is a two-story attic in the garden of the Duke's Mansion. In front of the door is the rock shape of the garden. There is a clear spring on the rock that flows all year round.

Very elegant and quiet.

"Madam, the young lady is here." The maid Banxia reported softly and pulled the indignant Zisu away.

Mrs. Shen was very angry and kept wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with the handkerchief in her hand.

Shen Yuyao entered the room and saw her mother sitting by the bed crying quietly, feeling a little uncomfortable. When she first insisted on marrying Xia Yu, she had never thought about how Xia Yu's lover felt, and she had never thought about the dilemma her parents were in.

"Mother, Xie Cuihua must be married." Shen Yuyao felt reluctant, but she could only tell the truth.

Mrs. Shen wiped the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief more frequently, but did not speak.

"Mother, do you believe your daughter?" Shen Yuyao walked over and pulled Mrs. Shen's arm, acting like a spoiled child like she did when she was a child.

Although Mrs. Shen still didn't speak, she nodded slightly.

She had also heard that Shen Yuyao could predict the future. Liang Ruolan and Shen Yiyi had both mentioned it to her.

"In a few days, urgent news will arrive from the western border. The emperor will order Dad to go to war and order Xie Cuihua to accompany him."

Mrs. Shen stopped sobbing and looked up at Shen Yuyao.

"During this battle to pacify the west, Daddy nearly died from the enemy's spears. At the critical moment, it was Xie Cuihua who saved Daddy and carried him back to the camp from the pile of dead bodies."

Shen Yuyao tried her best to describe what was about to happen in a calm and composed tone.

Mrs. Shen's expression became more and more solemn as she listened.

"Xie Cuihua was eventually beaten to death by the emperor because she spoke too bluntly and said the wrong thing!"

After hearing this, Madam Shen could no longer sit still. She had never expected that Xie Cuihua and the Duke would have such a connection in the future.

After a moment's silence, Madam Shen said, "Yuyao, Xie Cuihua is worthy of being a co-wife!"