Shocked! After rebirth, my princess wants to remarry

At the end of the first hour of the lunar calendar, Xiao Jingheng woke up from his dream with cold sweat on his forehead. He picked up the teacup beside the couch and took a sip of the cold tea, which made him feel even colder all over.

Han Desheng, who was on guard outside, heard the prince's movement and knocked on the door. When he heard no refusal, he entered the inner room and said, "Your Highness, I will change you a cup of warm water."

Han Desheng brought some new tea and looked at the prince's increasingly haggard face. He felt sorry for him. After all, he had just proposed an idea yesterday to ask the emperor to grant the marriage, but was scolded by the prince.

"Ruan Liuzheng, is she still in Yufu Palace?" Xiao Jingheng asked in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Xiao Jingheng thought about Ruan Liuzheng in his dream just now. Her actions and those calculating eyes gave him a new understanding of her. These had never appeared when Ruan Liuzheng faced him. She always looked like a sheep that needed protection.

Every time he dreamed, it was as if God was revealing a dark corner to him, step by step, until this puzzle full of conspiracy and frame-up was completed.

This also made him realize how ridiculous a mistake it was for him to keep Ruan Liuzheng in the palace in his previous life, and what kind of person Gu Qinghe had to face every day was a person who appeared gentle on the surface but was a vicious person at the back.

As for my mother, she used all her wisdom to make up for her beauty. What the Empress Dowager said was not wrong. She was also wrong for not having a firm mind and being taken advantage of by others, and for making things difficult for her own daughter-in-law.

He somewhat understood Gu Qinghe's reasons for wanting to draw a line between them. As an emperor, he was preoccupied with the previous dynasty and only thought about the few people in the harem, and he did not choose anyone. What the queen should do was very simple, but he never thought that Ruan Liuzheng would rely on her mother and do all these things that were annoying and disgusting.

Maybe, there are even worse...

"After court tomorrow, let's go to Yufu Palace." Xiao Jingheng said.

"Your Highness, it's today." Han Desheng looked at the sky outside. "It's already Yin hour. Do you want to get up?"

Xiao Jingheng glanced outside and completely came back to his senses from his trance. "Serve Gu Gengyi."

*

Xuanzheng Hall

Gu An has always been a diligent minister who arrives early, and today is no exception. However, there is someone who arrives even earlier today, and that is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who is already standing in the front row.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Gu An and several colleagues came forward to greet him. Xiao Jingheng raised his hand towards Gu An and said, "No need to formality, everyone."

Gu An returned to his seat. Xiao Jingheng turned sideways and looked at the ministers in the hall, mainly observing Gu An. He was worthy of being the third place winner chosen by the emperor's grandfather. Gu Qinghe's eyebrows and eyes must have been inspired by his father.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jingheng lowered his head and chuckled. This was a rare moment when he felt relaxed when he thought of Gu Qinghe recently.

When he looked up again, he saw Chen Lin, the Jinyiwei, standing next to Gu An, talking and laughing, with an expression that they had met too late. Although they were officials in the same dynasty, it was the first time he saw Chen Lin being so intimate with someone.

After all, Chen Lin, who claimed to be the emperor's closest minister, kept a certain distance even from him, the prince...

Xiao Jingheng's hands, which had been relaxed, suddenly tightened. He couldn't help but think about personal matters. Considering what Jiang Xiuyuan said, Mrs. Chen fell in love with Gu An's daughter and wanted to arrange a marriage for Chen Yuan.

They have a special candidate in mind, so it shouldn't be groundless. Otherwise, why aren't there rumors that he has set his eyes on the second daughter of the Gu family?

However, Chen Yuan probably hasn't seen anyone yet.

Chen Lin suddenly felt a chill on his back, but when he turned around, he saw the smiling prince. He asked himself, he had no dealings with the prince, let alone any holidays, so he smiled back and stood back in his seat.

*

All the ministers gathered, and at the beginning of the morning hour, the emperor also came. The eunuch beside him was replaced by someone named Sun Guang.

"If you have something to report, please come forward. If not, please dismiss the court!" Sun Guang shouted at the top of his voice. Then he exchanged a subtle look with the prince and bowed to stand beside the emperor.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report." Ruan Zhou stepped out and said.

Xiao Jingheng listened to his voice and curled the corners of his lips slightly. The emperor nodded and said, "Lord Ruan, go ahead."

"Your Majesty, the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and the Ministry of Rites has been preparing arrangements for the princes to come to the capital. Everything is ready. Since you have the habit of hunting every year, I would like to ask if we can go hunting together while the other princes are in the capital to have some fun."

The emperor smiled upon hearing this and said, "Prince, what do you think?"

"I think that Lord Ruan's proposal has its merits." Xiao Jingheng said with a smile. The Prince of Jin has always been famous for his riding and shooting. This time, he must be planning to show off, right?

And Ruan Zhou was his vanguard.

"I think it's okay for you brothers to have some fun together. But if my health is not good at that time, the prince will take charge." The emperor smiled faintly and waved his hand.

"I will start arranging this matter after leaving the court." Ruan Zhou responded solemnly and retreated.

The emperor glanced down, then glanced sideways at Sun Guang, who then shouted, "Dismiss the court—"

The emperor stood up and left, and everyone walked out. Xiao Jingheng glanced at Chen Lin and slowly walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall. Han Desheng was waiting outside. The prince had never come out so late before. Was he kept by the emperor today?

Xiao Jingheng was not left behind, but took the initiative to go back to find the emperor.

The emperor saw this prince who was able to place people around him and smiled faintly, "Prince, you look so worried, what's the matter?"

"Your Majesty is wise. I do need your help with something." Xiao Jingheng showed an awkward smile on his face.

"For the past six months, I have been tracking down the whereabouts of the Jiang family father and son at the border. I have recently made some progress and would like to report this to you, Father. If you think it is feasible, please send some capable personnel to me."

"tell me the story."

Xiao Jingheng summarized the clues, leaving out the details related to Prince Jin, and told the emperor everything else without reservation.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction after hearing this. "Then what kind of manpower do you want to borrow? You are in charge of the guards of the capital. There are countless men and women, and many capable people."

Xiao Jingheng replied calmly, "Father, we have plenty of manpower, but those with extraordinary intelligence have to be found among the Jinyiwei."

"You want Chen Yuan to make this trip?" the emperor asked with a smile. No one knows a son better than his father. As soon as the prince's eyes rolled, he knew what the prince was going to do.

Just now in the court, his prince looked at Chen Lin from time to time. Normally, the two of them did not have much contact, so there must be something unusual. He also knew the reason, which was that Chen Lin's wife was looking for a wife for Chen Yuan recently. From what Chen Lin himself said, he had set his eyes on Gu An's daughter.

The day before yesterday, when Chen Lin mentioned it to him proudly, he just smiled and said, "Your wife has really good taste."