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He had only ever heard that Yan Shuyao's mother, Zhu Haitang, was a legitimate daughter of an official.

Although the Zhu family is an official family that suddenly emerged in the past three years, the Zhu family has produced Zhu Nianyan, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, and last year Yan Shuyao's uncle Zhu Qingsong was promoted to the position of a thousand-household chief in the army. Although compared with other dignitaries, this is almost an inconspicuous small family, but for the identity of the concubine of the prime minister, this background is still considered respectable.

He never investigated further and never doubted it.

He was even often angry at the contempt Yan Yunshu showed towards Yan Shuyao and her mother.

I didn't know until now.

It turns out that Yan Shuyao's mother, Zhu Haitang, was actually the personal maid that came with Yan Yunshu's mother.

Zhu Haitang's position as a concubine was personally promoted by Yan Yunshu's mother.

In order to make Zhu Haitang's background worthy of a concubine in the prime minister's mansion, Yan Yunshu's mother Wen Qingrou personally handled the establishment of the Zhu family, asked for an official seal for the Zhu family, and gave Zhu Haitang a legitimate official status.

As Xu Jingye listened to his most loyal and trusted guard reporting these things one by one, he became more and more shocked.

Da Tianze is particularly strict in distinguishing between legitimate and illegitimate children, and between wives and concubines.

The concubines of officials appointed by the imperial court must be from an official family. Otherwise, not only will they be ridiculed, but their children will not be included in the family tree or given official status without the wife's permission.

Even if a concubine is a daughter of an official, her children can be included in the family tree and given official status, but they are still legally inferior to the direct descendants in every way and cannot marry into the family of a prince or general as his wife.

Having said that, Tianze's ancestors established this rule, on the one hand, to increase the difficulty of taking concubines in disguise, so that court officials would be more loyal to their original wives, and on the other hand, to prevent those immoral and dirty affairs in the backyard from dragging down the character of court officials.

The intention is good, but men are naturally fickle and easily bored with the old.

How could he not have more concubines?

Of course, concubines must be promoted, but their background is naturally strictly controlled.

Therefore, Prime Minister Yan's act of raising a maidservant to become a concubine was the first time in Tianze.

Even someone like Xu Jingye, after hearing the truth, felt as if he had swallowed a fly alive. He felt neither up nor down and extremely uncomfortable.

He has Yan Shuyao in his heart, but he also admits that he cares about the truth.

Seeing Xu Jingye looking embarrassed.

The guard said, "Your Highness, now that the imperial decree has been issued, the matter is settled. Even if we know the truth, we can only go along with it and make this marriage happen. Besides, the future princess is now a goddess, so it won't be considered an insult to Your Highness."

"The marriage is definitely going to happen."

Xu Jingye said, a hint of hesitation flashing in his eyes, "But..."

But now is the time when he and Xu Jinghuai are competing for the throne, and he is at a disadvantage. What if someone makes a big fuss about this matter?

……

Early the next morning, in the study of Prince Ye’s Mansion.

There was wind and snow outside the window.

Xu Jingye was lost in thought when he heard hurried footsteps stop in front of the door.

Just listen to one sound.

"Brother Jingye."

It was Yan Shuyao who came!

He looked outside the door and saw Yan Shuyao standing alone. She was wearing a slightly worn crescent-white cloak with some faint marks on the right chest of the cloak.

Yan Shuyao!

Three years ago, in the Prime Minister's residence, there was a woman who risked her life to save him.

That day, an assassin raided the prime minister's residence, and she blocked an arrow for him in the bamboo courtyard of the prime minister's residence.

She was wearing a crescent-white cloak and fell in a pool of blood.

The night was dark, the wind and snow were blowing, and arrows were raining down.

Her blood seeped through her clothes, staining her crescent-white cloak red, and also staining the white snow in the bamboo forest courtyard red.

She was unconscious, and he watched helplessly as she was taken away by the servants.

But he couldn't take away the crescent moon white that he had buried in his heart.

After who knows how many days, he finally saw her. She was cute, lively and smart, wearing the cloak with blood stains that could not be washed off, playing in the snow.

She said, "Brother Jingye, it doesn't hurt at all, just a few minor injuries."

He looked at her and swore silently.

He will protect her, love her, treat her well and satisfy her every need for the rest of his life.

What now.

"Brother Jingye..."

Xu Jingye stared at her crescent-white cloak in a daze. Yan Shuyao's voice from under the hood of her cloak was mixed with great grievance and nasal sounds.

"Brother Jingye, are you still angry with me?"

Xu Jingye just woke up from his memories.

"How, how could it be...why would Brother Jingye be angry with Yaoer."

As he spoke, Xu Jingye came to Yan Shuyao's side and was about to welcome Yan Shuyao into the study.

"Brother Jingye." Yan Shuyao stood still. Her appearance could not be seen clearly under the hood of her cloak, but Xu Jingye knew that she must be crying.

Having suffered so much injustice today, she must be feeling extremely uncomfortable.

However, although looking at this cloak brought back memories and a lot of emotion to his mind, he still didn't have the same feeling of love and care for her as before. It seemed that he had a strange illusion.

What?

The person in the cloak.

Is it her?

"Yao'er, don't think too much. Now that we have obtained the marriage certificate, you will be the princess of my Ye Palace in a few days..."

"I'm sorry, Brother Jingye. My sister hit me today, and I shouldn't have let you vent my anger..."

"Ok?"

Xu Jingye was stunned. He thought Yan Shuyao had come to him because the Prime Minister's Mansion had concealed her mother's background and was worried that this would affect his future. Who knew that it was for such a strange reason...

"You are my princess-to-be, so naturally I have to vent my anger for you."

As Xu Jingye spoke, Yan Shuyao cried even louder.

"Now, the Prime Minister's Mansion has been messed up by my sister. Father and mother only care about themselves and don't care about Yao'er. Yao'er now, now only has brother Jingye."

"Well, you still have me."

Xu Jingye looked at Yan Shuyao with a slightly gloomy look in his eyes.

"Brother Jingye, what should we do with my sister? She is so stubborn and doesn't care about your feelings at all. She has broken up your good marriage..."

"Yao'er." Xu Jingye interrupted her and said, "Yao'er, there are some things that you might as well say directly. I won't think you are bad or dislike you because of this."

Yan Shuyao's figure shook.

Xu Jingye, how come, he has become different too?

He used to love his own innocence and kindness, but now, why...

"Yao'er, you and I are about to get married. We are already one, and we should plan for our future. This is not something that cannot be discussed." Xu Jingye looked at the flying snow outside with a grim expression. "Yan Yunshu and Xu Jinghuai, the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, are all our enemies! I wish I could tear them into pieces and scatter their bones to ashes!"

Hearing this, Yan Shuyao was shocked.