The naive concubine is only interested in being a bad person. Your Majesty, please change your favor

"Your Majesty, when I received your order to go to Jiangnan to deal with the flood, I found out that Jiangnan Governor Chen Zongyuan was corrupt and had secretly amassed millions of real money. He also concealed the actual situation of the disaster, causing countless people in Jiangnan to be affected by the flood, lose their lives, and become homeless. So this time I went to Beijing and brought Chen Zongyuan back, waiting for your Majesty's decision—"

Jiang Huaiyuan described in a neither humble nor arrogant manner the situation he encountered while controlling floods in the south of the Yangtze River.

After hearing Jiang Huaiyuan's words, all the court officials remained silent and looked silently at the Xia family members present.

Everyone in the government and the public tacitly agreed that the Governor of Jiangnan was from the Xia family faction, and there was a fear that the Xia family would be implicated this time.

After listening to Jiang Huaiyuan's report, Xiahou Xuan flew into a rage:

"This is simply outrageous! However, Jiang Aiqing has made great contributions to flood control and has uncovered Chen Zongyuan's corruption case. I should reward you well. I will promote you to the position of Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple and grant you a residence in Beijing. As for Chen Zongyuan, he will be thrown into the Tianlao first and will be tried again on a later date—"

"Your Majesty, thank you for your grace..."

During the entire morning court session, Xia Qingyuan was timid, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible and remained silent.

After the court session, Xiahou Xuan went to deal with the accumulated memorials first, while Jiang Huaiyuan was taken to Fengming Palace by Quanfu who was waiting outside Longyin Palace.

At this time, Jiang Wanyi was already in Fengming Palace.

After Quanfu brought Jiang Huaiyuan into the house, he and Yujin Yufeng stood guard at the door.

Jiang Huaiyuan pushed the door open cautiously and saw his two daughters as soon as he looked up. One of them was extremely precious and one could feel her dignity just by her sitting there.

"Your humble servant Jiang Huaiyuan greets Her Majesty, the noble concubine Xi. May Your Majesty be blessed with good health—"

After saying this, Jiang Huaiyuan was about to kneel down and kowtow, paying great respect to Jiang Wange.

Jiang Wanyi supported her father in time, "Father, there are only three of us here, father and daughter, there is no need to do such a big ceremony, my sister won't mind."

"Xiaoyi, etiquette cannot be abolished."

Jiang Wanyi was stunned for a moment, and it took her a while to let go of Jiang Huaiyuan. Jiang Huaiyuan bowed firmly to Jiang Wange and ended the conversation.

"Father, please sit down. Xiaoyi is right. There are no outsiders here. There are only three of us, father and daughter. So you don't have to be like this..."

"Your Highness, you are now His Majesty's concubine, and you cannot be exempted from these etiquettes. Otherwise, others will say that the Jiang family does not know etiquette. In serious cases, they will say that Your Highness does not know the palace rules. I dare not cause trouble for Your Highness."

Jiang Huaiyuan sighed helplessly. Concubine Xi could have what she has today thanks to her own efforts. He, as her adoptive father, could not take advantage of this as it would be disadvantageous to Concubine Xi.

Jiang Wange and Jiang Wanyi looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes:

My father is such a self-disciplined and law-abiding person.

"Okay, I know about this, and I will definitely not make things difficult for my father. Qianyue, please take a seat—"

After Jiang Wange finished speaking, Qianyue immediately brought a stool, and then Jiang Huaiyuan sat down.

After Jiang Wan's opinion, she also sat next to Jiang Huaiyuan.

Seeing that there was no one around, Jiang Huaiyuan asked about Jiang Wange's recent situation:

"Your Highness has been in the palace for ten months. Has anyone discovered anything wrong with you?"

As soon as he heard it, Jiang Wange knew that he was asking about the baby swap between him and Jiang Wanyi.

"Father, don't worry. His Majesty already knows the original reason, but he didn't pursue it. His Majesty likes me very much."

Jiang Wange felt a little embarrassed to say in front of Jiang Huaiyuan that Xiahou Xuan liked her, but Jiang Huaiyuan would not feel at ease if she didn't say so.

Jiang Huaiyuan was surprised to hear that Xiahou Xuan already knew the reason behind this:

"Your Majesty, he knew about it a long time ago? But he didn't blame anyone?"

"Yes, father. My sister did not lie to you. She told me about this a long time ago. His Majesty really loves my sister, so he did not pursue the responsibility for this matter. You can rest assured from now on."

Jiang Wanyi also echoed from the side, while Jiang Huaiyuan had cold sweat on his forehead.

Afterwards, the father and his two daughters talked about the past again, and soon the atmosphere eased, and Jiang Huaiyuan was not so nervous anymore.

"Father, would you like to stay for lunch? His Majesty should be here later." Jiang Wange looked at Jiang Huaiyuan and asked.

"No, it's almost time for me to leave the palace. Your Majesty has just promoted me, and I have to report for duty, so I won't stay to have dinner with Your Majesty."

Jiang Huaiyuan declined.

"Since father still has things to do, your daughter will not force you. Qianyue, please see father off—"

"Sister, then I will leave the palace with father."

Jiang Wange nodded and did not stop them. Qianyue sent the father and daughter away from Fengming Palace.

Jiang Wange suddenly felt as if everything was complete and he had no regrets.

Xiahou Xuan originally thought that he would be able to run into his father-in-law in Fengming Palace after finishing his government affairs, but he was disappointed.

"Why did my father-in-law leave? I wanted to thank him in person."

"My father was probably a little afraid of His Majesty, so he found an excuse to leave the palace, and took Wan Yi with him."

"Why is my father-in-law afraid of me?"

Xiahou Xuan asked in confusion.

"Of course he was afraid that His Majesty would blame him for changing the candidate who entered the palace. Although I have explained to my father that His Majesty would not be angry and would not punish him, my father is obviously guilty, so he dare not meet His Majesty in private."

Hearing Jiang Wange's words, Xiahou Xuan couldn't help but smile:

"If my father-in-law spends more time with me, he will know that I am easy to get along with."

Hearing this, Jiang Wange gave a look that said "just keep pretending" and made no comment on Xiahou Xuan's words.

Xiahou Xuan saw Jiang Wange's questioning look and laughed angrily:

"Am I wrong? Am I not easy to get along with?"

"Your Majesty, do you have a wrong understanding of the word 'easy to get along with'? In my opinion, Your Majesty is not easy to get along with at all. He is very difficult to serve and even a little moody."

"Huh? Me? Moody?"

Xiahou Xuan asked three questions in a row, showing his shock and confusion.

"Your Majesty, I must reiterate one point."

"Well, you said."

"I hold grudges very much, so after I entered the palace, your threats and inducements to me, as well as the first time you forced me, I have to give you a bad review in my heart, do you understand?"

Xia Houxuan:......

I didn't know I would like you at that time. If I knew, how could I dare to target you...

So Xiahou Xuan he——

"I was wrong. Master Wanwan, please forgive me and give me a chance to make a fresh start. Ask yourself, since we talked frankly, when have I ever threatened or bribed you, or when have I ever forced you? Wanwan, you have to be fair to me."

Xiahou Xuan held Jiang Wange's hand with great grievance and begged for forgiveness.

Jiang Wange raised his chin proudly, saying that she would wait and see how Xiahou Xuan performed next before considering forgiving him.