Reborn Young Lady's Peerless Grace

Shen Wanqing's eyes froze, staring at the meat patties in a daze.

Du Zhijie had secretly sent these meat patties last night, along with a note: "I will continue my quest to obtain this favor, and pray that the beautiful lady will not give up." His implication was that he would once again petition the Emperor for a marriage, and no matter what the outcome, he would not give up.

Seeing that the time for today's morning court has passed, there is still no news from the palace, and I don't know whether this matter has gone smoothly.

"Hey!"

Du Zhijie sighed deeply, feeling that the meat patties had lost their original fragrance.

Shen Wanqing's gaze shifted from the meat pie to the window. The sky was gloomy, and it looked like rain was coming. Her heart, like the weather, was filled with a hint of unease. She knew Du Zhijie's feelings and his determination, but she also knew that this marriage wasn't something they could just agree on. Under imperial power, countless lovers finally married, yet countless others were cruelly torn apart.

"Miss, you have been sitting for a long time. Do you want to go for a walk in the garden?" Jing'er, the personal maid, asked softly. She knew what was on Shen Wanqing's mind, but she was powerless to do anything about it. She could only try her best to make her relax.

Shen Wanqing shook her head. She didn't have the leisure to do that. Her heart had already flown to the palace, to Du Zhijie's side. She wanted to know if he had mentioned their marriage to the emperor, and whether the emperor would agree.

"Miss, don't worry too much. Mr. Du is a capable man. He will definitely find a way." Jing'er comforted her.

Shen Wanqing smiled bitterly. She didn't want this to happen, but she also knew that sometimes human power was so insignificant in the face of imperial power.

Just then, hurried footsteps were heard outside the door. Shen Wanqing's heart suddenly rose to her throat. She knew that news had come.

"Miss, Miss!" Tao'er rushed in rashly, looking panicked. "The Hou Mansion wants you to come over for a moment."

"Daddy is back?"

"The Marquis has just returned home, but his face is gloomy. I think he is unhappy. Miss, you must be careful when you go there and don't let his anger go to you."

Tao'er kept chattering away, explaining things endlessly.

This was within her expectations. Her parents were counting on her to marry into the Eastern Palace and pave the way for their Marquisate.

Shen Wanqing frowned and had something in mind.

She came to the flower hall and saw that it was full of people. All the sisters in the mansion were there, and they all had expressions of looking forward to the show.

Shen Yunlan sat at the top, his face full of anger.

"Daddy." Shen Wanqing called softly and bowed to Shen Yunlan.

"Kneel down."

Shen Yunlan shouted sternly.

Although Shen Wanqing was calm, she was still startled. She jumped and asked, "What did I do wrong? Why do I have to kneel down?"

Shen Yunlan's face was gloomy, and his eyes pierced Shen Wanqing like a sharp sword, making her feel a chill.

"Do you know why I called you here?" His voice was low and powerful, full of majesty.

"My daughter doesn't know."

"Do you really not know, or are you pretending not to know?" Shen Yunlan's voice rose a few degrees, and his anger seemed to be unable to be suppressed. "I have heard about your relationship with Du Zhijie. Do you know that you are smearing the Shen family and challenging the imperial power?"

Shen Wanqing's heart tightened. She knew her father's words were not without reason. In this era, marriage was not just a matter between two people, but also an alliance between families, involving the family's honor and interests. Her marriage to Du Zhijie undoubtedly touched upon the family's interests.

"Dad, I have met Mr. Du a few times, and we..." Shen Wanqing tried to explain, but she was interrupted by Shen Yunlan before she could finish her words.

"You've really only met a few times?" Shen Yunlan sneered. "Just a few encounters, and yet Du Zhijie, disregarding the safety of everyone in the General's Mansion, goes to see the Emperor and insists on marrying you? Tell me clearly today, have you and Du Zhijie already secretly decided to spend your lives together?"

Shen Wanqing's eyes were cold. It seemed that her father must have been so angry that he was confused that he could say such words about getting married in private.

"Father, please don't talk nonsense. Du Zhijie and I are innocent and have never done anything inappropriate."

Shen Yunlan knew that he had just said the wrong thing. His expression improved slightly, but he still warned: "It's better to do as you said. The Queen Mother knows about this today and is very worried about it. Tomorrow, have your mother bring you to the palace to apologize to the Queen Mother."

So it seems that the Queen has intervened. No wonder no news can be heard from the palace.

Shen Wanqing knew that this queen didn't really need her, she just didn't want anyone to challenge her authority.

But she didn't expect that her father was so confused.

"Father is so confused. We are unmarried, and there is nothing wrong with Master Du asking me to marry him today. What does it have to do with the Empress? I am not related to the Empress, and this is completely unrelated. Why did Father ask me to come to the palace to apologize? What's the reason?"

She stood straight, her tone neither humble nor arrogant, and everything she said made sense.

Just a few simple words made Shen Yunlan's expression, which had just calmed down, become furious again.

"It's simply lawless, and you dare to talk back."

The East Palace is a place that countless women dream of, yet she is such a vicious person. She is so stupid, not even a bit as smart as Ru'er. It's a pity...

"Snapped!"

A tea bowl fell at her feet and shattered, and the tea splashed on her feet. She moved her feet to the side.

Seeing this, Shen Wanxiu quickly supported her and whispered in her ear, "Second Uncle is very angry right now. Why bother arguing with him? It's better to just go along with him and suffer less."

"Thank you, second sister."

Shen Wanqing knew that Shen Wanxiu was doing this for her own good, but everything else was fine, except marrying her into the Prince's Mansion, which was absolutely impossible.

Since Du Zhijie has already taken a step forward, there is no reason for her to hide behind him.

So no matter how Shen Yunlan punishes herself today, she will not compromise, and will not go to the palace to show her goodwill to the queen.

Shen Wanqing stood up straight, her tone very firm, "My daughter has made it very clear that she will not go to the palace."

If she went, she would admit that she was from the Eastern Palace, and then she would not be able to explain herself even if she had a hundred mouths.

"Asshole!" Shen Yunlan was furious. "I think you're determined. What good is a mere general's mansion?"

"As long as it's not the East Palace, anywhere is fine."

"You have to go to the Eastern Palace, even if you don't want to!" Shen Yunlan interrupted her directly. "The Crown Prince will be the ruler of the world in the future, and he will have supreme glory in the future. From the day I sided with the Crown Prince, I was determined to follow him for the rest of my life. Now that you have entered the Crown Prince's family, it is your blessing. You are so ungrateful and are disregarding the safety of this entire mansion."