After rebirth, I remarried the domineering 9000-year-old

So Shen Nanxing helped Xu kneel down, Shen Yuan knelt beside them, and behind them were maids and servants kneeling on the ground.

"By the providence of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Xu, the wife of Shen Yuan of the Nanyang Marquisate, is virtuous and well-mannered, managing her household with propriety, and is a role model for women throughout the land. She is hereby granted the title of First Rank Imperial Consort. This is my decree!"

What? How could...

Shen Yuan suddenly raised his head, looked at Eunuch Gui in surprise, then at Xu, opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.

Xu's face was also filled with shock.

Even after Eunuch Gui put the imperial edict away, Xu was still in a daze and had not reacted.

It was Shen Nanxing who tugged at her sleeve and reminded her, "Mother, I have received the order."

Xu then kowtowed hurriedly: "Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace. Long live Your Majesty."

Then he stood up and took the bright yellow imperial edict from Eunuch Gui as if sleepwalking.

"Congratulations, Madam Xu." Eunuch Gui was still smiling.

Turning to Shen Yuan, he said, "Sir Shen, please allow me to say a few words. Madam Xu is virtuous and kind, and now she is a first-rank imperial consort. I hope Sir Shen will respect her and put her first in everything."

"By the way, before I left the palace, His Majesty praised you!"

When Shen Yuan heard the first half of the sentence, his heart felt heavy, almost making it difficult for him to breathe.

When I heard the second half of the sentence, I was delighted: "Your Majesty, what are you praising me for?"

Eunuch Gui smiled and said, "His Majesty said that for so many years, Madam Xu has been the only one in your harem, and she is a role model for the people of Beiyue. This makes him very happy."

Shen Yuan's expression suddenly turned ugly: "Eunuch Gui, I..."

Eunuch Gui ignored him and simply bowed to Madam Xu and Shen Nanxing. "Madam Xu, Princess Consort, now that the imperial edict has been delivered, I will return to the palace to report!"

"Eunuch Gui, take care!"

Shen Nanxing raised his hand to signal Chun Xing to give Chen Dian Dian a bag of silver, and respectfully sent the person away.

Seeing Eunuch Gui walking away, Shen Yuan walked over and snatched the imperial edict away: "Let me see it!"

He carefully read the imperial edict over and over again, muttering to himself, "How is this possible? How could this happen..."

Shen Nanxing sneered, "Your Majesty has decreed that my mother be given the title of Imperial Consort. Is there anything wrong with that? Or does father think that this title should be given to a concubine who rose from a concubine to a higher position?"

Shen Yuan suddenly felt angry and humiliated. He crumpled the imperial edict into a ball, raised it fiercely, and pretended to throw it on the ground.

Shen Nanxing sneered, "Disrespecting the imperial edict is disrespecting His Majesty. If Father wants to experience the consequences, he can give it a try!"

"You! Shen Nanxing, I am your father!"

Shen Yuan's face was almost filled with anger, but he didn't dare to throw the imperial edict again. He threw the imperial edict into Xu's arms and left with a flick of his sleeves.

Shen Nanxing added to his back, "Dad, you must keep your wife a secret today. If it gets out, it will be a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

"It's fine if you deceive the emperor yourself, but don't bring trouble to the Marquis' Mansion!"

Shen Yuan stumbled, taking several chaotic steps before steadying himself, nearly falling in public. After stabilizing himself, he hurried away without even turning back.

Xu carefully put away the imperial edict, silently stepped forward, stood next to Shen Nanxing, and watched the man's back disappear from their sight.

Judging from the direction he was walking, he must be going to look for that woman again.

After a long while, she sighed: "Nanxing, he is your father."

Shen Nanxing was stunned, his fists clenched slightly at his sides, but he did not turn his head, his eyes still looking in the direction where the man disappeared, with a momentary trance in his expression.

"Mother, in your eyes, who is more important, him or my life and my brother's life?"

Xu's breath caught in her throat. "Nanxing, why would you ask such a question?"

Shen Nanxing's eyes felt sore and her vision blurred. She suppressed her tears and turned to look at Xu, looking directly into her eyes: "Mother, you guessed that my brother's death was related to him, right?"

Xu met her daughter's gaze, feeling as if she had been burned, and her heart was inexplicably flustered. She hastily looked away: "Nanxing, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs... There's no evidence... Don't talk nonsense."