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

But reason told him that the prince was right.

He had already made plans when he decided to have the four countries make a joint pilgrimage.

He just wanted to delay it for a few more days.

It will still be in time if we delay until the four countries are about to arrive.

He just wanted to dampen Xiang Hongxuan's fighting spirit.

He watched that young man grow up.

At that time, he was a good playmate of the prince and Pan Ye.

It was he who had people sow discord among the three children, causing their relationship to become increasingly estranged.

Unlike the eldest prince, no matter how much he bullied his mother, the eldest prince only thought that it was something the emperor could do.

A fool.

Same as the Queen.

Don't look down on the poor young people, he has always believed this sentence.

If you want to control everything, you will make the young man so poor that he cannot even afford it.

Who would have thought that in the past two years, he deliberately let the crown prince and the eldest prince take turns going to Quzhou.

Sure enough, Xiang Hongxuan and the prince reconciled.

Even stood firmly behind the prince.

Helped the prince do a lot of things.

He knew that there was something hidden in Pan Ye's letter to him.

But so what?

Everyone would return to Shangjing because of his words.

Look at Xiang Hongxuan. Without his official position and the protection of the Xiang family, he is nothing.

Even the prince didn't dare to say anything more.

Now that the prince has asked him for help, he will give him face.

Otherwise, if he were to make fun of the country's reputation, those civil officials would definitely not let him go.

"The Crown Prince did remind me that someone recently testified for General Xiang that he did not abandon his post."

The minister who knew the inside story lowered his head.

Those who knew nothing could only shout, "The emperor is wise."

When the emperor saw that the prince had not retreated, he asked Eunuch Gao to convey the order to restore Xiang Hongxuan's official position.

As for the Xiang family, I definitely can’t go back.

He just said a few words.

The final decision was made by the Xiang family.

He glanced at the prince, wondering why he hadn't retreated yet.

Why is the prince so disobedient today?

He was a little impatient, so he said, "What else does the prince want?"

"Your Majesty, I have another piece of good news to report."

happy event?

Isn’t that just gossip?

The ministers pricked up their ears.

Kyushu has suffered from disasters in the past few years and has been at war for the past two years.

Even the emperor stopped attending court for nearly two years.

Although the emperor is not seriously ill, he always seems moody.

Plus the missing Second Prince and Commander Pan.

The ministers did not dare to say anything more in the court.

Today the prince actually said there was good news.

There is indeed one thing, isn’t that the eldest prince’s happy event?

The man he married was the second daughter of the Shen family, who had just had her title restored and returned to Shangjing.

Apart from this incident, I haven't heard of any other big happy event in any family.

The emperor narrowed his eyes on the dragon throne.

For some reason, he had a bad feeling.

The prince released the news immediately without waiting for anyone to discuss it.

"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but the happy event I want to tell you about is the wedding of General Xiang and the eldest daughter of the Shen family."

what?

Didn’t I hear that the Xiang and Shen families had canceled their engagement at that time?

Xiang Hongxuan has just had his title restored, and now he’s getting married?

Why didn't anyone give any news?

The old general of the Xiang family cleared his cough.

"I wonder when the Crown Prince developed the habit of interfering in other people's family affairs? Haha, how come I never knew Xiang Hongxuan was getting married?"

She really thinks his father is just a decoration.

He looked directly at the prince. Although he didn't show it on his face, he was filled with hatred in his heart.

What does this prince want to do?

First, he took advantage of the four countries coming to Shangjing to ask the emperor to restore Xiang Hongxuan's position.

Then he actually said that Xiang Hongxuan was going to get married?

The emperor's eyes seemed to be poisoned at this moment. He stared at the prince who was standing upright below, and he wished he could take his life right now.

"General Xiang, is there a happy event in your family? How come I have never heard of it?"

General Xiang stood up and snorted coldly at the prince.

"Your Majesty, marriage is a major event in life and must be approved by parents and matchmakers."

“Now, the Xiang family and the Shen family have already broken off their engagement. I don’t know what the prince said is absurd.”

The prince disagreed.

He smiled and said, "It's normal that General Xiang doesn't know. Everyone knows that General Xiang has been kicked out of the Xiang family."

"I also heard that the Xiang family has severed ties with General Xiang."

The prince raised an eyebrow and continued, "Since we have severed our relationship, why did you let the Xiang family know about this?"

"I'm even a little curious. What on earth did General Xiang do wrong to be kicked out by the Xiang family?"

Upon hearing this, the ministers all nodded.

Yes, they also sent people to inquire, but they couldn’t find out anything.

They just said that Xiang Hongxuan was unfilial.

But if Xiang Hongxuan was really unfilial, why would he be willing to go to war on behalf of his father?

The sounds of discussion around him made General Xiang's face darken and his body swayed.

The ministers quickly shut up.

He was afraid that they would accuse him of mocking General Xiang and spreading rumors that he had become ill due to anger.

When the prince saw General Xiang pretending to be sick, he chuckled.

He continued, "Your Majesty, you may not know that General Xiang and Miss Shen had already fallen in love with each other in Quzhou."

"But the two have always been self-disciplined and respectful, and the Marquis and Madam Shen are aware of this."

"As for..."

The prince met the emperor's eyes, which showed no sign of concealing his anger, and continued, "Just now, General Xiang mentioned that the marriage certificate had been destroyed, but the Shen family's marriage certificate is intact."

"As long as both parties are willing, these are harmless."

The Crown Prince said this, looked at the people around him and said with a smile, "Originally, General Xiang should have reported these matters to the Emperor himself, but he has been unable to free himself, so he asked me to explain the situation to the Emperor on his behalf."

The ministers all had understanding expressions.

It turned out to be the case.

However, as to why Xiang Hongxuan couldn't get away, everyone agreed not to mention it.

This is because the emperor called Xiang Hongxuan back and put him in solitary confinement that night.

After imprisoning him for a period of time, they announced to the public that they had taken away his military power.

If that's the case, then what else do they have to question?

What does it have to do with them if the man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried?

It’s just the Shen family…

The eldest daughter married General Xiang, who was on the side of the Crown Prince.

It was a little unclear before, but after what happened today, the relationship between the two has been laid out in the open.

The second daughter of the Shen family is going to marry the prince's political enemy, the eldest prince.

Tut tut...

Shen Maoshan, your days will not be any better in the future.

Although the Shen family has two daughters, one legitimate and one illegitimate, they have always been treated equally.

The palms and backs of my hands are all made of flesh, and I will have to witness the excitement of the Shen family in the future.

The prince and Shen Maoshan had no idea what the others were thinking.

But now the emperor was so angry that his face turned black.

"Is the prince finished speaking?"

"Replying to Father, I'm done."

"Oh, Father has one more thing. General Xiang hopes that Father can come in person on the wedding day."

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