After getting the answer from Jiang Wansang, Pei Zhanzhou's lips curled up slightly, and his happy mood was revealed for the first time.

He looked at Jiang Gaoyuan and said, "Prime Minister Jiang has also heard that Miss Jiang, the person involved, does not want this engagement. Then this national teacher will make the decision to return the engagement to Miss Jiang, the second one."

"This..." Jiang Gaoyuan hesitated, "Master Imperial Master, shouldn't we ask the Seventh Prince and Han'er about this matter?"

Pei Zhanzhou raised his eyes slightly, his face slightly cold, "Prime Minister Jiang cares about the opinions of the Seventh Prince and the Second Miss Jiang, but doesn't care about the opinion of the First Miss Jiang?"

"I am not..."

"That's right. Prime Minister Jiang didn't do anything about the rumors out there, isn't it because he doesn't care about Miss Jiang?" Pei Zhanzhou didn't even give him a chance to speak. "Since Miss Jiang relies on this national master as her backer and no one else is making decisions for her, then this national master will make the decisions for her."

Jiang Gaoyuan frowned, slightly annoyed, and spoke in a heavier tone, "Master Imperial Master, this is my Jiang family's family affair."

"This concerns the prince's engagement, so how can it be a Jiang family affair?" Pei Zhanzhou remained calm. "Matters of marriage should be as clear and explicit as possible. Besides, Miss Jiang, the person involved, has expressed her opinion, yet Prime Minister Jiang is still hesitant to make a decision..."

He suddenly paused, narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked Jiang Gaoyuan up and down. "This national teacher recently heard some rumors that Prime Minister Jiang allowed his two daughters to be entangled with the Seventh Prince. He wanted to use the Seventh Prince as a bargaining chip, delay the marriage of his other daughter, and find an opportunity to use the bargaining chip on the other prince..."

"Nonsense!"

Jiang Gaoyuan's face instantly turned very ugly, and he shouted as if he wanted to eat someone.

Pei Zhanzhou chuckled softly, "This country teacher only heard about it. Why is Prime Minister Jiang so excited?"

Of course, these words will not be spread outside, but they are facts that all the smart people in the imperial city understand.

Pei Zhanzhou adjusted his sitting posture slightly, his posture was lazy, but with a sense of unquestionable oppression.

"Since Prime Minister Jiang has no such intention, let's agree on the marriage between the Seventh Prince and Second Miss Jiang today. This will prevent anyone from deliberately ruining Miss Jiang's reputation for some illogical reason. And Prime Minister Jiang has no intention of making the decision for her."

Pei Zhanzhou's words contain a lot of meaning.

In addition to condemning Jiang Gaoyuan for his constant claim of treating everyone equally but not speaking up for Miss Jiang, he also hinted that the recent rumors were deliberately spread to slander Miss Jiang, perhaps for the sake of the marriage contract with the royal family.

If this is true, then this matter contains even more information.

People are like this. When faced with gossip, they like to make up more "truths" based on the details they know. This is exactly the effect Pei Zhanzhou wants.

Jiang Wansang noticed this and although she didn't say anything, she was curious in her heart.

Pei Zhanzhou's move today completely put him in opposition to the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he was ostensibly the emperor's man, and Jiang Gaoyuan was also a well-known neutral party, and to the emperor, he was half one of his own.

What he did today would definitely not be approved by the emperor. Isn't he afraid of arousing the emperor's suspicion?

Jiang Wansang couldn't understand his behavior, but she knew that Pei Zhanzhou was not the kind of person who would act impulsively, so she didn't say anything. She sat there quietly watching the show, admiring Jiang Gaoyuan's changing expression.

Today's events completely caught Jiang Gaoyuan off guard. He couldn't understand why Master Pei, who had always kept his distance from him, would attack him, but now was not the time to think about these things.

He was racking his brains over how to respond, but Pei Zhanzhou didn't give him a chance to back down. "Since Prime Minister Jiang has agreed, then Sir Chen, the marriage between the Seventh Prince and Second Miss Jiang should be recorded at the Ministry of Revenue!"

The word "Master Chen" made everyone stunned for a moment, and they subconsciously looked in the direction of his sight, only to find that next to the luxurious and spacious carriage of the Imperial Master's Mansion, there was a small carriage parked.

It was not until Master Pei spoke that the people in the sedan came out, wiping the sweat from their foreheads.

The man was wearing an official uniform and was sweating profusely from nervousness. He looked like he wished he could find a crack in the ground to hide in.

Jiang Gaoyuan recognized him as the Minister of Revenue, Mr. Chen, at a glance.

At this moment, Lord Chen regretted very much that he did not resign and go home during the morning court today, and was caught by the Lord Imperial Master in such an occasion.

Just now when he was in the sedan chair, he really wanted to disappear on the spot and almost knelt in the sedan chair to pray to God not to let the Imperial Master remember him.

Apparently, the heavens didn't hear his prayers. The Imperial Master not only called him out but also said, "Please, Master Chen, bear witness and record the engagement between the Seventh Prince and Second Miss Jiang in the register. This will clear Miss Jiang's name and prevent anyone from using this matter to cause trouble for her in the future."

Master Chen leaned forward and answered carefully, "Master Imperial Master, according to the laws of Southern Su, a man and a woman only need to register with the Ministry of Household Affairs when they are getting married, but not when they are getting engaged..."

"Special circumstances require special treatment," Pei Zhanzhou said calmly. "Throughout history, has there ever been a marriage contract that bound three people together? Only by keeping it in the official register can we prevent such mistakes from happening in the future and allowing those with ulterior motives to exploit them."

Lord Chen was silent. He looked at Jiang Gaoyuan, whose face was stiff, and then at Pei Zhanzhou, who looked calm. Finally, in front of everyone, he put the marriage between the Seventh Prince and the Jiang family on the shoulders of Miss Jiang Er.

Seeing this scene, Jiang Wansang wanted to give Pei Zhanzhou a thumbs up.

Pei Zhanzhou's actions today not only helped her solve the troublesome marriage, but also exposed Jiang Gaoyuan's true face. It made the people suspect the black heart under the humble and friendly mask of the Prime Minister, and also made the emperor and others know Jiang Gaoyuan's ambitions and calculations.

Not only that, this move also exposed Jiang Zihan, the person who benefited from hiding behind the scenes, and made her face those dangers and calculations on her own.

I never expected that the usually cold and taciturn Master Pei would be able to scheme against people without leaving any clues once he started talking. It was really satisfying!

Looking at the curve of her mouth that couldn't be suppressed, Pei Zhanzhou's eyes also showed a hint of smile.

She always said that she wished she could get rid of this disgusting engagement, and he did as she wished.

Now it seems that his trip today was not in vain.

After Master Chen recorded the engagement in front of everyone, Pei Zhanzhou finally stood up from his chair. "Now that the matter has been settled, this Master will not bother Prime Minister Jiang any more."

After saying that, he turned around and left without even giving Jiang Gaoyuan a chance to speak, and even asked Jiang Wansang to get on the carriage with him.

Jiang Gaoyuan is very angry now. If Jiang Wansang stays, she will definitely be the main target of his anger.

Jiang Wansang also knew this, so of course she would not stay and suffer, and happily followed Pei Zhanzhou.

But before getting on the carriage, she waved to Zhou Zhi and whispered a few words in his ear.

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