After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Seeing that no one was suspicious, Shen Tingyao continued.

"The eldest prince has always been interested in me. He saw that I was knowledgeable and well-educated, so he developed a friendship with me."

……

what?

After hearing this, the eldest lady couldn't stop blinking.

"But, if I remember correctly, when we were in Wuhe Village, the eldest prince was also interested in you, and you rejected him before..."

Shen Tingyao hurriedly explained, "At that time, Tingyao just felt that she was not worthy of the eldest prince."

The eldest lady still felt something was wrong, "But..."

Shen Tingyao continued, "Aunt, Tingyao only felt worthy of the eldest prince after she became capable. Otherwise, she wouldn't have become his concubine."

ability?

What ability?

The ability to run away from home?

The ability to turn the Shen family upside down?

"Hey, no..."

"Okay. Let Tingyao continue."

Madam Shen interrupted the eldest lady's question with a word. She glanced at Madam Yun, who was proud to have such a daughter.

In the end nothing was said.

Shen Tingyao looked at Mrs. Shen with gratitude. Her aunt was the most nosy person. If she continued to ask questions like this, she would definitely be exposed.

"When the Emperor summoned the eldest prince back, he brought me to the palace to see the Emperor. At that time, my father and eldest brother had just returned to Shangjing to meet the Emperor."

Ok?

Everyone was surprised.

Shen Tingyao actually met the emperor?

Or with the Marquis?

Isn't this such a coincidence?

Madam Shen asked, "After meeting the Emperor, was it His Majesty who granted the marriage?"

After Mrs. Shen finished speaking, she felt that it was unlikely.

Even if the emperor wants to compensate the Shen family, he can't be so anxious to marry the girl from the Shen family to the eldest prince, right?

The emperor doesn't have to sacrifice the eldest prince's marriage.

Shen Jinyao thought so too.

Even if the emperor wanted to check and balance the third prince and curry favor with the Shen family so that they would suffer in silence, it would be a huge loss to use the eldest prince's marriage as an example.

The eldest prince’s marriage can be to the queen’s mother’s family.

It could even be a foreign princess.

There is no way it is the Shen family who just returned to Shangjing, and they may be on the side of the third prince.

Oh, of course, there is another possibility.

That was what the emperor did on purpose. In his eyes, the Shen family had become so important.

Shen Tingyao thought of something and her face turned red.

"Actually, my daughter doesn't know why. It wasn't the Emperor's order, but the eldest prince's request."

The eldest prince asked for it?

Everyone seemed to begin to believe what Shen Tingyao said, that the eldest prince was deeply in love with her.

Shen Tingyao blushed and nodded, saying, "I was already waiting in the side hall. After my father and the others finished talking to the emperor, I was called in again."

"Originally, the Emperor wanted us to go home. Oh, he also told me to go to the palace in a few days to accompany the little princess..."

Hearing this, Shen Jinyao's expression changed.

She then listened to Shen Tingyao continue, "I didn't expect that the eldest prince would suddenly ask the emperor to make the decision when the emperor was about to leave..."

Shen Tingyao blushed and didn't continue.

What else do people not understand?

Everyone in the room felt relieved and became more convinced that the eldest prince really had feelings for Shen Tingyao.

Mrs. Yun was so moved that she almost cried.

She helped Shen Tingyao up and said to Madam Shen, "Madam, it wasn't easy for Tingyao. No matter what the process was, she has found a good husband now..."

Is the eldest prince also a good son-in-law?

It's just that no one said it out loud.

After all, even though the eldest prince likes to eat, drink and have fun, and is said to have many beautiful concubines, the fact that he proposed to Shen Tingyao in the palace also shows that he is sincere to Shen Tingyao.

But, will the Queen agree?

Mrs. Shen didn't really want to punish Shen Tingyao, so she asked Shen Tingyao to stand up.

She asked, "Tingyao, mother wants to ask you, when the eldest prince asked the emperor, did the emperor agree?"

Shen Tingyao shook her head.

"Of course not, but..."

When she said this, her face was moved.

"But the eldest prince was crying and making a scene in the main hall, and he even refused to leave. The emperor had no choice but to invite the empress to come."

It turned out that day, the eldest prince was determined to ask the emperor to make the decision and marry Shen Tingyao.

The Queen Mother naturally disagreed, because she couldn't stand the eldest prince's crying.

He said that since he couldn't be the crown prince, he would marry the beauty.

Shen Tingyao was naturally too embarrassed to say these things out loud. Anyway, there was a huge commotion that night. Finally, the emperor relented and said that they would discuss it the next day.

The eldest prince was unwilling and only wanted Shen Tingyao to be the Crown Princess.

She was even the queen.

Shen Tingyao agreed to the marriage amidst the resentful eyes of the Empress and the impatient tone of the Emperor.

After hearing the whole story, everyone's opinion of the eldest prince changed a lot.

Perhaps, there is something wrong with those rumors.

Madam Yun burst into tears of joy after hearing this. "Ting'er, what did you say? The eldest prince wants to marry you as his principal wife? Not a concubine?"

Shen Tingyao was puzzled, she never said she was a concubine.

"She's the principal wife. The wedding will be in less than twenty days..."

Mrs. Shen: "What?"

Shen Tingyao looked at the lady who looked like she was going to eat her, and thought she had said something wrong, so she nodded cautiously.

The Third Madam slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, you kid, why didn't you tell me earlier, Madam..."

The eldest lady also stood up.

Madam Shen held her forehead and said, "Alright, you guys go down. We have to be busy. The day is coming soon. This is too hasty."

"Yes, ma'am."

"How much is the dowry?"

"Are there not enough maids and servants?"

"How do we arrange the guests for this banquet?"

The four ladies had already ignored Shen Tingyao, and Shen Jinyao took Tingyao and Leyao out.

Shen Tingyao looked at Shen Jinyao and Shen Leyao sitting opposite her, somewhat indifferent.

She pouted slightly, "Okay, after the ladies have finished their review, you guys will review it? Shen Leyao, what's that look in your eyes?"

Le Yao was naturally not afraid of Shen Tingyao, "Second sister, do you think I am Madam Yun and Auntie?"

Shen Tingyao ignored her and looked at the smiling Shen Jinyao again.

If she remembered correctly, Shen Jinyao didn't like to laugh when she was first exiled.

"Leyao, go out. I'll talk to Jinyao."

Shen Jinyao said, "From now on, the three of us sisters must be of one mind. This is not Wuhe Village. Outside, we are all daughters of the Shen family. If there is anything, Le Yao also needs to know."

Shen Leyao: "That's right, I'm not a little girl anymore."

Shen Tingyao also heard from her elder brother Shen Zhizheng what happened in the Shen family after she left.

She felt that what Shen Jinyao said made sense. After all, Shen Leyao's kung fu was much better than hers now.

And she knew that Shen Leyao, like Shen Jinyao, would not betray her to the lady.

So he confessed everything in detail.

Shen Leyao opened her mouth. She didn't expect that Shen Tingyao had experienced so many thrilling things and even learned to conceal them.

Shen Jinyao: "If I'm not mistaken, the words you just said were taught to you by the eldest prince?"

Shen Tingyao's eyes widened in surprise.

"how do you know?"

"Could it be that General Xiang told you? No, that's not right. He was just released."

"What happened to General Xiang?"