Reborn, the daughter of the Marquisate went crazy

Dongling Palace, Imperial Study.

Seeing Emperor Yingtian's unfriendly expression, Chu Yuncang immediately changed the subject: "I am attending the banquet not only for my mother, but also for Xie Tingyu. Xie Tingyu has made great efforts to ensure that this trip to Jiazhou goes so smoothly. Now he is far away in Jiazhou guarding the national border. For both public and private reasons, I should help protect his mother and sister."

Emperor Yingtian's expression eased slightly, and he nodded, saying, "As a ruler, you should win over loyal ministers and wise generals, and not let them down."

He paused slightly and said in a deep voice, "But we shouldn't be too biased! Although Xie Jingyuan has behaved well over the years, he can't be called a scumbag. Besides, although Jiang Muxue was forced to marry him, he also kept his promise not to take concubines. He can be considered a gentleman!"

Emperor Yingtian wanted to make amends for what happened back then, but Chu Yuncang couldn't help but snort coldly, "It's rumored in the capital now that Xie Jingyuan recently brought back a beautiful woman. The two of them were flirting in front of Xie's mansion, oblivious to the surroundings. I wonder how many men in the capital envy him. I'm afraid those vows he made back then will become a joke!"

Emperor Yingtian's expression changed slightly. He had never heard of this, but since Cang'er dared to tell him directly, it must be true. He felt slightly annoyed. This Xie Jingyuan was really embarrassing him!

Emperor Yingtian felt slightly embarrassed and immediately changed the subject, saying, "Cang'er is not young anymore. It's time to start choosing a Crown Princess! When I was this age, Cang'er was already over a year old and could be held in my arms and teased!"

"Does Cang'er have someone he loves? I heard that the daughter Jiang Muxue found is very beautiful, but unfortunately she grew up in the countryside..."

Chu Yuncang interrupted, "Father, I don't have that intention. If you like the little baby, you can hug my eighth and ninth brothers more!"

Since the death of Empress Yao, cracks have appeared in the father-son relationship between Emperor Yingtian and Chu Yuncang. Especially as Chu Yuncang grew older, the relationship between the two became more like that of monarch and subject rather than father and son. They rarely chatted about family matters like they did today, let alone make jokes.

Emperor Yingtian was delighted. He patted Chu Yuncang on the shoulder and said in feigned anger, "You have no respect for your elders!"

The two chatted for a while, and then Chu Yuncang took his leave.

Emperor Yingtian suddenly said, "The Huang Dai matter must be concluded as soon as possible. I will give you three more days. If you can't find out anything, then the case will be closed!"

Chu Yuncang's eyes dimmed slightly, and he agreed to leave.

Emperor Yingtian stroked the chess piece in his hand and muttered to himself, "Did I really make a mistake back then?"

Eunuch Deshun stood quietly in the corner, naturally not daring to respond.

Emperor Yingtian suddenly asked, "Deshun, did Xie Jingyuan really take a woman back?"

Deshun stepped forward tremblingly and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I did hear a rumor about such a woman." He secretly glanced at Emperor Yingtian and said softly, "I heard that she was Lord Xie's cousin, so I didn't take it seriously."

Emperor Yingtian threw a chess piece at Deshun and scolded him softly, "You old bastard, why didn't you tell me earlier? You almost made me lose face in front of Cang'er!"

He paused, then said angrily, "This Xie Jingyuan is a piece of shit! Those people in the Censorate are just idlers, harping on trivial matters all day long and refusing to impeach officials who have moral flaws!"

Emperor Yingtian moved to sit on the dragon throne, pondered for a moment, and murmured, "This time I will also support Jiang Muxue. I owe it to Qin'er!"

He ordered, "Deshun, draft the decree!"

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Jing'an Marquis Mansion.

In the study in the front yard, Xie Jingyuan sat upright on a chair with a piece of white paper on the table. He picked up the brush and planned to write something, but his mind was blank.

Just as he was hesitating, a drop of ink fell on the white paper, instantly spreading it out. This made Xie Jingyuan furious. He raised his hand and threw all the pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the table to the ground.

Xie Jingyuan had always preferred staying in the study near Bixian Pavilion, but for some reason, he'd been feeling particularly restless lately. He couldn't even sit in the study for a cup of tea before he'd find himself wandering off to Bixian Pavilion to hang out with Qin Bitong. So, today, he'd chosen to stay in the front yard study, but while he was there, his heart had already flown to Bixian Pavilion.

Just as his anger was boiling over, a servant came stumbling in, his face horrified, saying, "My Lord, there is an imperial decree, an imperial decree!"

Xie Jingyuan was so shocked that he fell down on his chair. The Marquis' Mansion had been doing ordinary things these days, and he had done his job perfunctorily. Nothing had happened that deserved the emperor's attention. Why was there an imperial edict?

He stood up suddenly and quickly ordered, "Go and inform the old lady and the rest of the family to set up the incense table and receive the imperial edict! Go quickly!"

The servant hurriedly ran to the inner courtyard, and Xie Jingyuan also quickly ran out in his slippers, but halfway through, he suddenly remembered that he should wear court clothes to receive the imperial edict, so he hurriedly turned around to change into court clothes.

When Xie Jingyuan was dressed neatly and hurried to the main hall in the front yard, he saw Eunuch Deshun, a popular figure beside the emperor. He was sitting on a chair with his eyes slightly squinted, and four young eunuchs with solemn expressions stood behind him.

Xie Jingyuan's heart immediately began to beat like a drum. What on earth was it that required Eunuch Deshun to come in person to announce the decree?

He quickly put on a smile, bowed respectfully to Deshun, and chuckled, "Thank you for coming all this way, eunuch! You've worked hard!"

Deshun opened his eyes slightly, returned a perfunctory salute, and said calmly, "Serving the Emperor isn't exactly hard work!"

Xie Jingyuan nodded quickly and said with a smile, "Yes, yes, you are right, Master!" He paused, leaned forward slightly, and whispered, "May I ask, Master, what is this imperial decree about today?"

Deshun glanced at Xie Jingyuan and caught the hope in his eyes. He couldn't help but sneer in his heart. This guy is still daydreaming! He said lightly: "It's about the eldest lady of the Marquis's Mansion and the Marquis."

It's actually related to both him and Yao'er!

Xie Jingyuan's heart was pounding, his mind racing. He suddenly remembered that the Crown Prince had attended the Jiang Mansion banquet and must have seen Yao'er. Could it be that the Crown Prince had taken a fancy to Yao'er? It had to be so. Yao'er was so striking, who wouldn't be moved? And he, the Crown Prince's future father-in-law, the future emperor's father-in-law, would also be promoted?

Xie Jingyuan pondered over it over and over again, and felt that this was the most reliable speculation.

His hands trembled slightly with excitement. He quickly walked to the door and ordered the servant outside, "Quick, go and tell the young lady to come. Remember to remind her to dress modestly!"

After hearing what Xie Jingyuan said, Deshun coldly reminded: "All the masters in the mansion must come out to receive the order!"

Xie Jingyuan repeatedly said, "Yes, yes, eunuch." He turned to look at the servant and said loudly, "Go and notify everyone to come over quickly!"

The servant wished he could grow four legs so he could run away like lightning.

Xie Jingyuan looked in the direction where the servant left, with an uncontrollable smile on his face. He paced back and forth nervously, rubbing his hands excitedly.

He really wanted to loudly announce to the entire Shengjing City: Today, Jing'an Marquis Mansion has a double blessing!