After the tragic death of the daughter of the emperor, she returned to her former marriage and refus

Yan Yunshu stayed by her grandmother's side.

She held her grandmother's hand tightly and looked at it carefully.

Grandma didn't say anything, just looked at Yan Yunshu quietly.

The tears just flowed silently, and those eyes contained thousands of words, but I didn't know how to express them.

Yan Yunshu leaned her face against her grandmother's hand and said, "Grandma, you don't have to say anything. I know everything."

Grandma placed her other hand in Yan Yunshu's hair, still silent.

"Grandma, don't worry, we will definitely avenge mother!"

Grandma nodded with tears in her eyes, yes, there is also Shu'er's!

Shu'er has suffered! She has been wronged!

If my grandmother had insisted a little more and taken Shu'er out of the Prime Minister's Mansion earlier, Shu'er wouldn't have to suffer this hardship!

She regretted her decision.

Yan Yunshu rubbed the back of her grandmother's hand.

"Grandmother, Shu'er is about to come of age. You must get better soon and attend her coming-of-age ceremony happily. Give her the gift today and make her both proud and respectable! What do you think?"

Grandma smiled with tears in her eyes.

She opened her mouth and finally spoke.

"Shu'er has grown up and knows how to make her grandmother happy."

Yan Yunshu hugged her grandmother and said, "If grandma gets better soon, I will do my best to make her happy!"

Grandma nodded yes repeatedly.

Looking out the window at the heavy snow, his expression was heavy and sad.

Three years ago in the winter, her daughter Rouer died.

She once persuaded herself that her Rouer made a choice she thought was worthwhile and died without regrets, but now she realized that Rouer actually died unjustly and could not close her eyes.

As a mother, how can she truly let go?

Can't let go.

Yan Yunshu did not see the indelible sadness on her grandmother's face.

She hugged her grandmother tightly, trying to warm her heart.

……

Xu Jinghuai arrived at the study of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery. He and the old Marquis Wen completed the handover of this matter without saying a word.

The person was taken away smoothly by the secret guards.

All traces of this matter in the Marquis' Mansion were also cleared up.

Seeing that Yan Yunshu's coming-of-age day was getting closer and closer, and the rumors about him and Yan Shuyao were getting more and more intense, Xu Jingye was obviously a little anxious. Two days before the coming-of-age day, he came to the marquis's mansion several times, but his grandfather claimed to be sick and did not see him.

Yan Yunshu said that she had gone out and was not at home, and also refused to meet him.

Xu Jingye could only return in disappointment.

He placed his last hope on the coming-of-age ceremony.

He thought that Yan Yunshu was keeping him in suspense just to give him a way out at the coming-of-age ceremony. This game of playing hard to get always had an end, and that end must be the coming-of-age ceremony.

……

A few days later, it was time for her to come of age.

That is the Big Snow season of the year.

It was Yan Yunshu's birthday, and also the coming-of-age ceremony held in Tianze Imperial City that month. The national motto of Tianze was to respect frugality, cultivate virtue, and cherish things to strengthen the country.

The coming-of-age ceremony was held together by all girls of marriageable age from royal and aristocratic families, and this time was no exception. The reason why Yan Yunshu's birthday was chosen was not only because Yan Yunshu had the highest status among the girls of marriageable age, but also because this day happened to coincide with the solar term.

Extremely auspicious.

The coming-of-age ceremony was held in Tianxiang Tower, a famous banquet venue in the imperial city.

On this day, there were five women of marriageable age who held the coming-of-age ceremony together. They were Yan Xiaoxiao, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, He Lianzhi, the second daughter of the Minister of the Central Secretariat, Ouyang Yan, the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Anding, Yan Yunshu, the daughter of the Prime Minister, and Yan Shuyao, the concubine of the Prime Minister.

There has been a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate daughters in Tianze since ancient times. The coming-of-age ceremony for illegitimate daughters is of a rather low standard. There was another time when Yan Shuyao should not have participated in this coming-of-age ceremony, but because of Prime Minister Yan's desperate efforts, Yan Shuyao apparently enjoyed the same treatment as legitimate daughters.

As the most exceptional among the concubines' daughters, she was not accepted at first.

But over time, people got used to it and even regarded her as nobler than a legitimate daughter.

Now that you are a goddess, you are even more extraordinary.

There was a constant stream of guests in Tianxiang Tower. All the dignitaries in the city came to the scene. Some were invited, while others came to see the goddess.

People were whispering to each other and having different opinions.

But he no longer dared to mention Yan Yunshu.

What a joke. I heard that a few days ago, Lord Wen met with the emperor, crying and begging him to clear Yan Yunshu's name and punish those who badmouthed her. The emperor couldn't resist and actually agreed.

And those people were really arrested and are now in jail.

In this way, no one would dare to say anything bad about Yan Yunshu anymore.

Even if they did speak, they would only whisper in a voice that no one else could hear.

Such as now.

"Tell me, what kind of joke is Yan Yunshu, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, going to make today?"

"Haha, who knows, she's stupid and bad, there's nothing she can't do."

"I heard that the emperor's decree will arrive today, marrying Yan Shuyao to the eldest prince and Yan Yunshu to the second prince. I wonder if Yan Yunshu will go crazy on the spot..."

"Wow, there's another good show to watch. I'm really looking forward to it!"

"I heard from the young man at Tianxiang Tower during the Lantern Festival that Yan Yunshu's true appearance is extremely beautiful. I don't know whether it is true or not."

"Of course it's fake! She's utterly ugly. I saw it myself. That day, she knelt before the Crown Prince like a dog. Even with her face covered in thick, greasy rouge and powder, it couldn't hide her pig-like ugliness."

"That makes sense. Appearance is determined by the heart, that's true. A woman with such an ugly mind like her deserves to be born with such an unsightly appearance."

"But she is really lucky. She is the daughter of the Prime Minister and has the support of the loyal and brave Marquis Wen."

"So what? She's sinister and vicious, and behaves erratically. She's already been abandoned by everyone. Didn't you see that day? Even someone as gentle and elegant as the Prime Minister didn't treat her well. This coming-of-age ceremony was only held in her name, not for the goddess."

"I'm sure that this vicious woman, Yan Yunshu, will go crazy again today during the ceremony of thanking her relatives!"

"how?"

"She's so despicable, how many gifts do you think she can accept from her relatives?"

"That's true. She might try to snatch Yan Shuyao's gift in public."

The crowd booed continuously.

The suppressed sound, buzzing, echoed in the banquet hall like flies.

Finally, silence fell with the announcement of "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived!"

Xu Jingye is here.

He greeted everyone with a smile, and was guided to sit in the front row.

The whispers of the crowd intensified.

Seeing Xu Jingye so handsome, Yan Yunshu must be going crazy.

After Xu Jingye sat down, he pretended to be calm, but he was actually very confused.

He had just been to the palace to see his father and wanted to get some information.

Not only did he not get any answers, but when he was leaving, he actually saw Xu Jinghuai also asking for a meeting.

I wonder if Xu Jinghuai finally couldn't bear it anymore and came to refuse the marriage, or if he came to ask for permission?

Just thinking about it.

When the announcement was made, the entire noisy banquet hall suddenly fell silent, and no one dared to make a sound.

"His Royal Highness the Second Prince has arrived!"

Xu Jinghuai is here too!!