Shock! The maid in the Marquis's mansion gave birth to the eldest son of the prince

"Your Majesty, I request that you grant me a marriage with Xiao Qianqian, the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion." Pei Jin knelt in front of the emperor and said in a deep voice.

"Xiao family?" The emperor put down the book in his hand, his eyes full of curiosity.

"Yes, Your Majesty, it is the eldest daughter of the Xiao family." Pei Jin's tone was extremely sincere.

"Oh, I didn't know when you fell in love with the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. You have a good eye!" The emperor stared at Pei Jin with interest, and suddenly clapped his hands and said with sudden enlightenment, "I remember that last time you said that you had a woman you liked and had a child with her, but you haven't gotten her forgiveness yet. Could it be her?"

"That's right." Pei Jin was a little embarrassed. His Majesty's memory was really good. "Your Majesty, now she has forgiven me and is willing to be with me forever."

"Haha... Shenzhi, I didn't expect you to have improved. You are better than You'er." The emperor laughed, "But I still need to ask the queen about this matter. After all, this is her niece. If she doesn't want to, I can only..."

"Your Majesty, I will go and ask the Queen right away." Pei Jin stood up and was about to go out.

The emperor was stunned. When did the mature Pei Jin become so flustered? It was true that the young man finally fell in love and won the heart of the beauty. He wanted to marry her and even ignored the etiquette. Forget it, don't be too harsh on him.

"Your Majesty, I'll take my leave." Pei Jin stood up and realized that he was being rude, so he quickly bowed to the emperor.

"Go, go!" The emperor said, shaking his head without even looking at him.

Pei Jin ran to Kunning Palace in two steps. Last night, Qianqian finally agreed to his proposal, and he wanted to get the imperial edict immediately to confirm the marriage.

"Brother Pei, why are you leaving in such a hurry? Is someone chasing you?" Lin Yi, who had just finished his business in the East Palace, stopped him and teased.

"I have urgent business, please don't stop me." Pei Jin pushed his arm away and said hastily. He was very anxious. It was almost noon, and he didn't know whether the Queen would be free to see him.

To be honest, he was a little unsure. He heard in the past two days that the wife of Marquis Wuyang was in Kunning Palace every day. If she said something untrue and made the Empress think that he was greedy and doubted his sincerity towards Qianqian, that would be terrible.

Seeing him so anxious, Lin Yi couldn't help but feel a little surprised. When had he ever seen him so impatient? Oh, he was also so panicked and anxious when his concubine and his eldest son died. Could it be that his love star moved again?

He secretly followed Pei Jin to see where he was going. When he saw him turn into the palace road leading to Kunning Palace, he nodded thoughtfully.

Pei Jin hurried to Kunning Palace and waited for a long time before he saw the wife of Marquis Wuyang slowly coming out.

He stepped aside, not wanting to have anything to do with her, but unexpectedly, the wife of Marquis Wuyang saw him.

"Lord Pei, what a coincidence to see you here." Lady Wuyang Marquis came over quickly and said to Pei Jin happily, "I haven't congratulated the young marquis yet. When you are free, I want to bring Jingqiu to visit. Her health has improved in the past two days. So, I am here today to thank the queen. If it weren't for the young marquis and the queen to save her, my Jingqiu would have..."

As she spoke, she covered her face and cried.

Pei Jin had no choice but to say, "Madam, you don't have to be polite. We haven't settled down yet in our house, so we're afraid of neglecting our guests. Let's talk later when we have time. I have something else to do, so please leave slowly."

"Lord Pei, Lord Pei, this is not difficult. Our Jingqiu is the best at setting up a mansion. Tomorrow I will ask her to go over and help the old lady with the decoration. I guarantee that the Wu'an Marquis's mansion will be properly arranged." The wife of Wuyang Marquis said with a beaming face, "It's settled, young marquis, I'll leave the palace first."

Several palace maids nearby laughed secretly when they heard this.

"Madam, Madam..." Pei Jin immediately chased forward, his face gloomy, and whispered, "Madam, I have made some things very clear, please don't push it any further."

"Lord Pei..." Marquis Wuyang's wife was about to explain.

He frowned slightly and waved his hand, his tone already somewhat impolite: "Please listen to me first. I said that when our family broke off the engagement, it was indeed my fault, Pei Jin, but you accepted our apology gift, and I also accepted the reason you gave for breaking off the engagement, and I also gave you enough face in front of the Queen. Since our two families have broken off the engagement, it means that we will each get married and have nothing to do with each other. Madam, please understand what I mean."

The face of the wife of Marquis Wuyang suddenly turned purple.

"I already have someone I love. From today on, I don't want to hear those false rumors anymore. Madam, please take care of yourself. Goodbye." Pei Jin's eyes were sharp, like a sharp sword, piercing the heart of the wife of Marquis Wuyang.

"Lord Pei, this..." She was so scared that she couldn't say anything. She knew that she had really pissed him off this time.

Pei Jin turned around and walked back.

"Lord Pei, the Queen invites you in." The palace servant had seen this many times, and without changing his expression, he humbly led Pei Jin into the inner hall.

Empress Xiao was sitting high up, looking at this high-spirited young talent leisurely.

"Greetings, Her Majesty." Pei Jin bowed respectfully.

"Shenzhi, what's the matter that makes you so anxious to see me?" Empress Xiao asked slowly, holding the copper hand warmer tightly in her hands, looking at him with a smile in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, I have a favor to ask." Pei Jin stepped forward and knelt on the ground. "I have admired Miss Xiao for a long time and want to marry her. I hope Your Majesty will agree."

"Shenzhi, you said this as if I was stopping you from getting married. If one family has a daughter, hundreds of families will seek her out. As long as their family agrees, I will naturally agree." Empress Xiao smiled gently.

"Empress, do you really agree?" Pei Jin was overjoyed. He had finally passed this last hurdle. He wanted to set a wedding date early and marry Chan Yi.

"However, the other day, I heard from the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo that they have only one daughter, who was raised in her maternal home since she was a child. She finally returned home when she turned 18. She is reluctant to marry her daughter off. Their requirements for a son-in-law are not high. As long as he looks handsome and treats their daughter well, the only requirement is that he must marry into the family." Empress Xiao said slowly, fiddling with her nail polish-coated fingertips.

"Marry into the wife's family?" Pei Jin's heart skipped a beat.

"Yes, you certainly don't know that You'er also favors my niece and begged me to find a wife for him. It's a pity that marrying into the family blocked his way, so he returned to Jiangyin Prefecture with regret. Otherwise, it would be much better to marry a relative than those outsiders who don't know the details." Empress Xiao sighed slightly, as if she had infinite regrets.