I'm already dressed like a fool, what's wrong with taking the regent into the bridal chamb

Jiang Huan originally planned to come and ask for an explanation, but he didn't expect to be left speechless by Wen Qingzhi.

His concubine daughter never caused trouble and always behaved herself, so he never paid much attention to her. Now that he needed her, he thought that this well-behaved and worry-free daughter could bring benefits to the Jiang family.

Unexpectedly...she got herself into such a big trouble by making such a fuss.

Having a child out of wedlock for years, and even giving birth to a child of one's own mortal enemy...

Jiang Huan never thought that after all the effort he put into doing those things, his concubine's daughter would end up giving birth to a descendant for the Wen family.

This is really... ridiculous!

Wen Qingzhi didn't know what he was thinking. Seeing that he didn't say anything, she said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, since Lord Jiang is silent, I will take it as your consent."

"what?"

Jiang Huan was shocked, "I didn't—"

"if not?"

Wen Qingzhi looked over with a cold expression, "Do you want your daughter to be thrown into a pig cage?"

"..."

She really dared to say it!

Jiang Huan's eyes trembled slightly, and his voice turned cold. "Miss Wen, this matter started because of your Wen family. You ruined my daughter's reputation, and you're trying to turn the tables on us!"

"No."

Wen Qingzhi shook her head. "The Wen family is sincere in their proposal, otherwise they wouldn't have mentioned this to His Majesty."

The implication is: I have already given you enough face, don’t take it away.

"Ah!"

Jiang Huan sneered, "Sincerely? If you are sincere, would your brother do such a despicable thing?"

Wen Qingzhi was not angry, but instead shifted her gaze to Jiang Ying and Yuan Shao.

"..."

"Look at what I am doing!"

Jiang Ying asked in panic.

Feng Junxiao sat aside, looking at Wen Qingzhi's calm demeanor and the undisguised contempt in her eyes, and found it interesting.

"Your Jiang family owes me."

She spoke decisively without further explanation.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see what she was talking about.

So brave.

Feng Junxiao took a few glances with interest, then smiled at the emperor's speechless gaze.

"you--"

Jiang Ying was so angry that she opened her mouth and was about to teach this shameless woman a lesson, but was stopped by Wen Qingzhi's words.

"Jiang Ying is pregnant."

"Wen Qingzhi!"

Yuan Shao could no longer hold back and shouted angrily, his eyes blazing with fire, "Think carefully before you speak! You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want!"

Seeing his anxious look, Wen Qingzhi sneered in her heart, turned to look at the emperor, and said in a seemingly aggrieved tone: "Your Majesty, he threatened me."

The emperor's hand, which was drinking tea, trembled and a few drops of tea spilled out.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, I didn't do that!"

Yuan Shao was terrified and knelt down, clasping his fists. He said, "I just couldn't bear to see Wen Qingzhi bullying my wife like this, so I spoke out to persuade her."

The emperor put down his teacup thoughtfully, then suddenly sneered, "If the Yuan family hadn't exchanged wives, wouldn't Miss Wen be your wife?"

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, Yuan Shao's back instantly became wet.

Yuan Qing and Jiang Huan both grew nervous, observing the Emperor, as if trying to discern something from his expression. However, the Emperor's face remained calm, showing no emotion.

Time passed minute by minute, and the Yuan and Jiang families were on pins and needles, both eagerly hoping that the emperor would say something more, otherwise... they were afraid.

"Your Majesty, I, this old minister, know my mistake!"

Jiang Huan stepped forward and knelt, "In this matter, I, this old minister, have failed to teach my daughter well. I have offended Your Majesty!"

The emperor smiled without even raising his eyelids, "I didn't say anything."

He grabbed the folder on the table, which contained the note Wen Qingzhi had asked Eunuch Wen to pass on. Looking at the amount of silver on it, he smiled, "I feel that the bloodline of the Wen family should not be lost in the world. The Marquis of Zhenguo has devoted himself to the Beiming, and their bloodline should not be lost in the world."

"Wen Qingli's actions were not good, so we should do as Wen Qingzhi said, and give the Jiang family an explanation. Otherwise... would they really let the Jiang family's daughter marry a pig cage? That wouldn't look good."

"What do you say?"

The emperor looked up and examined Jiang Huan with great interest.

Jiang Huan's Adam's apple rolled, and he gritted his teeth, "It's all up to Your Majesty!"

What can he say about this kind of thing?

disagree?

It’s fine if Jiang Yao, the concubine’s daughter, is thrown into the pig cage, but Ying Er’s marriage to the Yuan family must not have any accidents!

"Wen Qingzhi."

The Emperor said, "Since Lord Zhang doesn't bother with you, then let this matter pass. You said you would marry Jiang Yao as his wife, so that must also be kept."

For the sake of that money, give her this face.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. The Wen family will never wrong Miss Jiang Yao."

Seeing her pretending nothing happened, the emperor wanted to laugh.

"Okay, let's go down."

The emperor waved his hand, put down the memorial, and knocked on the table.

Wen Qingzhi understood that he was asking her for money.

"My subject, remember this."

"That's good."

No one knew what the two were talking about. During this gap, Jiang Huan had already thoroughly analyzed the pros and cons of Jiang Yao marrying into the Wen family in his mind, and the final conclusion was that the pros outweighed the cons.

No matter what, Wen Qingzhi is still a girl, and she cannot support such a large marquisate.

After all, Jiang Yao is his daughter, and her child is his grandson.

In the future, when the grandson inherits the Marquisate, won’t the Wen family belong to their Jiang family?

Although the Yuan family is a rising star and is in charge of the military, its foundation is still far inferior to that of the powerful Wen family.

After figuring it out, his expression relaxed a lot.

Wen Qingzhi saw it and although she felt disdainful, she did not show it.

She pretended to be well-behaved and stepped forward to bow. "Master Jiang, my brother was not considerate in this matter. I apologize to you on my brother's behalf."

"Don't worry, Sister Jiang Yao will not suffer any grievances when she marries into my family."

"Her child will also be the heir to my Marquisate. In the future, the entire Wen family will be handed over to Xiao Shitou. The Wen and Jiang families have a deep bond."

Her words were beautiful and won Jiang Huan's heart, so Jiang Huan also gave her a good look.

"Although Yao'er is my concubine's daughter, she is also my beloved child. We still need to arrange her marriage seriously."

Seeing her relent, Wen Qingzhi smiled and said, "Of course. I'll find a matchmaker and pick a good day to propose marriage. I'll follow all the necessary procedures."

"Then... that's it!"

Jiang Huan looked so distressed that Wen Qingzhi felt a little nauseous.

No one expected such a result.

Originally, he wanted to ask his father to support him, but he didn't expect that he would end up making things worse by arranging a marriage for Jiang Yao?

Or, the marriage with her husband's ex-fiancée's family...

Jiang Ying just felt that Wen Qingzhi's ghost was still lingering around, and she was thinking about her husband, so she begged for this marriage.

She was dissatisfied at the moment, but didn't dare to say much. She cried aggrievedly.

Seeing this, Wang Zhenglian also followed the pole and climbed up.

He stepped forward to thank Wen Qingzhi: "Thank you Miss Wen for saving my daughter's injury today."

Wang Han told her everything when she got back. She described vividly how the poison doctor Chang Baicao called Wen Qingzhi "Master" in the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion.