Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

"Why did His Majesty summon me so suddenly? Did the eunuch who delivered the message say anything?"

Jiang Xun shook his head, "No, he just said that His Majesty summoned me for something."

[Is it because of that poem? No, that's not right. If the Empress was angry with me, she wouldn't have given me the phoenix hairpin. Why is that? Do you know, little melon?]

"Let me make a bold guess. Perhaps they're asking your parents to come in and discuss your marriage with the Crown Prince."

Jiang Yueyang's eyes widened. "No way! I don't want to be a Crown Princess at all! Your Highness will inherit the throne in the future. I don't want to share a man with a bunch of women! Dad, Mom, please don't agree to this..."

Jiang Xun: “…”

Jiang Xun glanced at his sister, who was filled with resentment and grief, and sighed, "You go home first. I'll go find someone to find out."

Jiang Yueyang nodded. This was the only way now.

***

At this time in the imperial palace, the Jiang couple were standing in the main hall of Ning'an Palace, where Emperor Yuan and the Empress were sitting.

The Queen Mother dismissed her attendants when they came in, and now there were only four of them in the hall.

The couple who were not allowed to sit down after the ceremony realized that something was wrong, and it was most likely because of their daughter.

Emperor Yuan was the first to speak: "Minister Jiang, do you know why I summoned you at this time?"

Minister Jiang bowed, "Your Majesty, is it because of my daughter?"

"Yes, I called you in today to ask you, do you know what's wrong with your daughter?"

Minister Jiang didn't dare lie and said truthfully, "Your Majesty, I know. As soon as Yangyang was born, we knew she was different from ordinary people. This is why I have never allowed her to go out."

"So, what she thinks in her heart is true?"

Upon hearing this, Minister Jiang couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, I wonder what my daughter is thinking about?"

Emperor Yuan pursed his lips and said nothing, his face ashen.

Could he tell his subjects that he was cuckolded?

No, absolutely not!

"You don't need to know. You just need to tell me whether what she thinks is true."

Minister Jiang’s ability to sit in this position is unquestionable, and his vision is naturally not low.

Looking at His Majesty's expression, I know that his daughter has eaten something she shouldn't have eaten again, and it's a big piece of gossip that His Majesty cannot tell anyone else.

After so many years, they have also gotten used to following their daughter and treating those things as gossip.

"Your Majesty, after discovering the special qualities of my daughter, I have privately verified them, and they are all true."

"Damn it!" Emperor Yuan was instantly furious.

The couple knelt down subconsciously, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my ignorance."

The Empress, who had remained silent the entire time, saw this and hurriedly said, "Minister Jiang, Madam Jiang, don't panic. His Majesty is not talking about Miss Jiang."

Hearing this, the couple looked up at the Queen, and only when they saw the Queen smiled and nodded did they secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

The Empress said, "Miss Jiang doesn't seem to know that others can hear her thoughts. Why didn't Minister Jiang tell her?"

"This..." Minister Jiang hesitated, "At first I didn't take it seriously, but later when I found out that what she and that little brat said was true, I...I..."

"When did you start stuttering?" Emperor Yuan said coldly.

"I wanted to use her skill to do something... so I didn't tell her."

The Empress secretly tugged at Emperor Yuan's sleeve. Before summoning Minister Jiang and his wife to come in, they had the same idea as Minister Jiang.

If Concubine Wan really has an affair with Imperial Physician Lu, then they can guide Jiang Yueyang to dig out more unknown secrets.

For example, is there anyone in the court who has thoughts that should not be there?

Minister Jiang continued, "Later, we discovered that whenever we tried to tell her something in her heart, she would feel as if death was enveloping her. She would be in great pain and unable to utter a single word."

"How could this be?" asked the Queen.

Minister Jiang shook his head, "I don't know either."

"Did Minister Jiang gain anything from Miss Jiang's ability?"

"Not long ago, Lord Liu's nephews murdered a young girl. I learned about it from my daughter and later informed the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple."

Half a month ago, many cases of young girls being molested to death occurred in the capital. The Dali Temple could not find the murderer for a long time, and the people in the capital were in panic.

Minister Jiang was afraid that his daughter would sneak out and get murdered, so he asked his wife to talk about it in front of her on purpose. Then he heard the little girl tell her that the murderer was Lord Liu's nephew.

In order to prevent more people from being killed, Minister Jiang found the Dali Temple Shaoqing who was in charge of the case and asked him to investigate Lord Liu's nephews.

The Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, adhering to the principle of "it is better to believe it than not to believe it", secretly followed the nephews of Lord Liu and caught them red-handed.

"Is this true?"

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the Junior Official of the Dali Temple."

Emperor Yuan and his wife looked at each other and made up their minds.

Then, the Empress changed the subject and asked, "Would Minister Jiang be willing to become Your Majesty's in-law?"

"Ah?" Minister Jiang didn't react for a moment.

Madam Jiang tugged at his clothes, and he finally came to his senses and said, "Your Majesty, I am an uneducated girl, unskilled in music, chess, calligraphy, or painting. I am truly unworthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Emperor Yuan also felt that he was not worthy of her. The girl was too blunt in her words. How could she talk about what happened between him and the queen in bed like that?

She has no shame, but he still has some shame!

"Minister Jiang is too modest. Miss Jiang's peony poem today is the most beautiful of all."

"That wasn't written by her."

Minister Jiang blurted out that he knew very well how knowledgeable his daughter was.

The smile on the Empress's face froze slightly, but Emperor Yuan was delighted in his heart. It was a good refusal!

If that girl married him, he would have no secrets left and it would be embarrassing.

I guess the prince doesn’t like it either.

But the Queen didn't want to give up, "Minister Jiang is unwilling?"

"No, my daughter is innocent and naive, and I don't want her to be trapped within these high palace walls."

Minister Jiang had the courage to say this, firstly because the Queen is kind and benevolent, and secondly because His Majesty is not the kind of person who would force others to do things against their will.

Moreover, rejection of royal marriages has happened before.

The aristocratic family had refused before, and Your Majesty did not make it difficult.

"In that case, I won't force you, but there's no rush. The two children are still young, and they're sure to like each other in the future! When that happens, Minister Jiang can't stand in the way."

"It's natural."

Minister Jiang responded straightforwardly. Before his daughter entered the palace today, she had secretly told that little kid that she didn't want to be the Crown Princess.

She either doesn't marry, or stays with one person for the rest of her life.

It is obviously impossible for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to give her a lifelong companionship.

"Alright, you all can get up now." Emperor Yuan waved his hand. "Given Miss Jiang's special situation, to prevent her from revealing something she shouldn't and getting killed, I will send someone to guard her."