Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

The emperor's decree to grant the marriage came down quickly.

Wen Wanying, the legitimate daughter of Wen Ruiliang, the Jiangnan weaver, was granted the title of principal wife to the third prince Xiao Shuze, and the wedding was to be held on a chosen date.

Shen Yao, the second daughter of Shen Zhaojiang, the Minister of Dali Temple, was granted as the concubine of the Second Prince Xiao Haoze. The wedding ceremony would be held after the Second Prince married his principal wife.

The slaps were so loud!

Shen Zhaojiang's face turned blue, red and purple in turn, and the expressions of his colleagues made him feel very uncomfortable.

I kowtow, accept the decree, and thank the Holy Lord for his grace!

I say words of gratitude, but my heart is bleeding.

The so-called stealing a chicken but losing the rice is exactly what happened to him.

His mind was in a daze, and Shen Zhaojiang didn't know what others said next. He only remembered that he slowly retreated and followed the actions of others. He laughed when others laughed, and he was serious when others were serious.

Then, others respectfully saw the emperor off after court, and he also respectfully saw him off after court.

As he walked towards the palace gate, he inadvertently looked up and saw the majestic and solemn palace, with its golden glazed tiles shining brightly under the sunlight.

He squinted his eyes and suddenly felt them moist.

He is the pillar of the family. He grew up in a poor family and was bullied. He worked for others in exchange for the opportunity to accompany his children to study.

His fate changed the moment he met Fang, and then he married her. From then on, his family never had to worry about money again, and he could finally go to the academy to study, take the imperial examination, and pass.

Looking back, the best time in his life was when he was chosen as the third place in the palace examination by the emperor.

His talent was appreciated by the emperor, and the court officials looked at the new top three scholars with joy, feeling so proud.

When he returned home, he looked at Fang who ran out to greet him, and his heart was filled with gratitude.

Later, when he became an official, he changed as he worked...

Ugh.

It's all in the past, let's not talk about it.

"Master Shen, Master Shen, stay!"

Someone was calling him from behind.

Shen Zhaojiang turned around and saw that it was Yao Xun, the headmaster of the Chongguo Mansion and the Minister of Revenue.

Madam Yao had just left, and Yao Xun hadn't come to court for many days. But he appeared here on such a special day today. He must have received the news in advance.

Shen Zhaojiang had a cold face and said nothing.

"Sir Shen," Yao Xun wiped the sweat from his forehead. His fat body made it difficult for him to speak. "I have something to tell you."

"What are you talking about? Please speak. After you finish speaking, I must hurry home and place the imperial edict on display."

The tone of voice clearly showed anger.

Yao Xun's fat face was filled with helplessness. He sighed and said, "The Queen knew you were angry, so she specifically asked me to come here today to explain to you..."

He glanced around mysteriously and said, "Second Miss Shen's position was not decided by the Yao family or the Empress Dowager, but by the Empress Dowager."

"What?" Shen Zhaojiang frowned, "Empress Dowager?"

"Hush, hush!" Yao Xun quickly raised his finger to signal him to keep quiet. "Yes, according to the Yao family and the Empress Dowager, even if the Emperor doesn't want to give her a principal wife, at least the position of concubine should be given to Second Miss Shen. But before the Empress could even open her mouth, the Empress Dowager sent someone to call her over."

He paused for a moment, as if formulating his words. "The Empress Dowager said, don't think she doesn't know what we're planning. Miss Shen is her and her sister's savior. How could she allow others to plot against her over and over again? If she wasn't afraid that my younger sister becoming a concubine would affect Miss Shen, she wouldn't have given Miss Shen the position of concubine."

The weather was too hot, and the two of them stood in the sun with no protection over their heads. Yao Xun was covered in sweat.

"Sir Shen, the Emperor doesn't dare to object to what the Empress Dowager has decided, let alone the Empress and the Second Prince. The Empress Dowager specifically asked me to tell you that it's not that she won't fight for it, but there's really no other way."

While he was speaking, his little eyes were fixed on the expression on Shen Zhaojiang's face. Until he finished speaking, Shen Zhaojiang didn't even smile. He spat in his heart.

You coward, you really think you are a dish.

A useless guy with no foundation and no means, if it weren't for the fact that his father-in-law is the old prime minister, would anyone bother to win him over?

What Yao Xun said today was what Old Madam Yao asked him to say.

Old Madam Yao said that the incident at the Marquis of Guanyong's Mansion had harmed the eldest lady of the Yao family, and this time the incident at the Shen family had harmed Miss Wen and the second prince, and had also exposed the second prince's intentions, causing dissatisfaction from the emperor and the empress dowager.

Miss Shen and the person behind her are very special!

And Fang Yao, when he comes back and finds out that his niece is being bullied, who knows whose tiles he will tear off?

So, even though Shen Zhaojiang was a bookworm who only knew how to read books and was a complete jerk in the officialdom, he still had to be won over. After all, he was the father of Miss Shen. No matter how crazy Fang Yao was, with Shen Zhaojiang at the forefront, the impact on them would be less severe.

Shen Zhaojiang looked coldly at Yao Xun's fat face, which was so fat that all the facial features were squeezed together, and really wanted to slap him and give him a good beating.

Even after all this, they still wanted to deceive him.

Even if the Queen Mother hadn't decided Yao'er's position, they wouldn't have given her a concubine. Considering the Second Prince's behavior of throwing Yao'er to the ground in front of so many people, I'm afraid they wouldn't even be willing to give her a concubine.

The imperial decree has been issued, and they are now saying these hypocritical words. Get the hell out of here!

He was now filled with resentment and anger, and he really wanted to find a place to vent it, but he didn't dare. He stared at Yao Xun coldly for a moment, suppressing the urge to curse. After his expression softened a little, he bowed to Yao Xun and said, "Since that's the case, please, Lord Yao, thank the Empress on my behalf. I have other matters at the palace today, so I'll treat you to a drink another day. Goodbye!"

Yao Xun looked at his receding back and finally couldn't help but spat on the ground.

In their own home in the Shen Mansion, Shen Zhaojiang couldn't even handle such a small matter as the Second Prince. He deserved that his daughter became someone's concubine. Bah!

Shen Zhaojiang returned to the mansion with his head down. As soon as he entered the study, Zhao came over crying, "Master, wuwuwu, Yao'er is the apple of our eyes. How can she be someone else's concubine? Wuwuwu..."

Shen Zhaojiang rubbed his forehead, feeling helpless. "The Emperor personally issued the decree, and many people witnessed what happened that day. If she doesn't marry the Second Prince, who else do you want Yao'er to marry? Who would dare to marry her?"

"But, wuwuwu, Yao'er has been crying since just now and hasn't stopped until now. Her eyes are swollen and she's yelling that she doesn't want to live anymore. Wuwuwu, Master, she is the legitimate daughter of our Shen family. If our legitimate daughter becomes someone's concubine, it would be a disgrace to us, Master."

Shen Zhaojiang was so furious that he almost dropped the imperial edict in his hand.

Looking at the crying Zhao, he suppressed his annoyance and said, "Okay, stop crying. Go and comfort her. Tell her that the prince's concubine also has a rank, and the wives of ordinary families have to bow to her when they see her."

"Even if there is, it's not high. I know this." Zhao choked.

Shen Zhaojiang rubbed his forehead. "After all, she's marrying the Queen's legitimate son. If my father-in-law is willing to help, he'll give Yao'er a good position when the Second Prince takes the throne. If we give birth to another boy or girl in a few years, maybe Yao'er will have a chance to make a name for herself."

When Zhao heard this, she stopped sobbing and stared at Shen Zhaojiang for a while. Suddenly, she thought of something and tears came to her eyes again.

"How do you want father to help? Now that my eldest sister's daughter Wanying has married the third prince, she's his principal wife. Both princes are my father's nephews-in-law. Which one do you want him to help?"

When it comes to this, Shen Zhaojiang feels overwhelmed again.

The Wen family, the Jiangnan weaving family, has a stronger foundation than his Shen family. If they are willing to help the third prince, I am afraid that the Yao family and the second prince will not dare to underestimate them.