Reincarnated as the Abandoned Daughter of a Marquis's Mansion: I Take Control of My Life

Your Majesty, please write down the decree first, and I will explain these matters to you in due course.

"Zhou Yuan!"

“Your Majesty, you have given me enough power. I don’t need a marriage of equal social standing. When I’m old and frail, I just need my son to take care of me in my old age.”

Yes, my younger brother is exceptionally capable and wields immense power.

If he intends to marry a princess of equal social standing, he'll definitely lose his appetite and sleep.

Actually, this is indeed a good thing. I'm relieved that my brother is willing. Why should I care about saving face?

Having figured these things out, the emperor suddenly understood!

"Ah Yuan, are you sure? I've issued the decree, and it can't be changed."

"Uh-huh…."

The imperial edict was drafted in no time, but it lacked a certain formality. The Emperor of Great Zhou sighed and asked, "What is your princess's name?"

"Su Yinyin!"

After the emperor finished writing, he put down his pen, and the eunuch beside him immediately tidied up the imperial edict and put it away before leaving the imperial study.

The emperor stood up, walked to the regent's side, and shook his head helplessly. "Are you satisfied now? Hurry up and bring your baby son for me to see."

"Your Majesty, please do justice for your nephew!" he said, kneeling down.

The Regent knew perfectly well that it was impossible for the Emperor to stand up for Su Yinyin, but he was absolutely willing to stand up for his own nephew.

After all, he was the emperor's nephew, and the blood flowing in his veins was the same as the emperor's.

To save face, he would stand up for his nephew, but how he did so depended on Su Yinyin's wishes.

In front of all the civil and military officials, the emperor exempted the regent from kneeling. When the emperor saw the regent, there was no need to kneel.

The emperor was startled by the regent's kneeling, and he reached out to help the regent up.

"Your Majesty, please do justice for your nephew!" the Regent said again.

"Alright, alright, I'll make the decision. Get up and tell me what it is!" The emperor was helpless; he was afraid that the regent's move would be even more awkward than his own.

The two sat down. The emperor picked up his teacup, took a sip, put it down, and said somewhat displeasedly, "Aren't you going to tell me? Are you trying to drive me crazy?"

"Your Majesty, I will explain it to you slowly."

Suddenly, a series of crackling sounds came from inside the imperial study, followed by shouts of "Outrageous! Outrageous! I will exterminate his entire family!"

The emperor never imagined that there could be such a heartless father in the world. His daughter had not done anything heinous, yet he didn't even give her a chance to defend herself.

No matter how shameful his daughter is, she's still his own daughter. If it were him, at most he would secretly send her away and give his daughter and grandson an ordinary life.

Why go so far as to beat someone to death with sticks and then throw them into a mass grave? How vicious, how vicious!

Even if we take a step back and decide to execute the mother, the child is so small, a living, breathing little person. We can't keep the child with us; we should give the child to a farming family.

Royal bloodline is not something they can trample on at will.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I am telling you this today because I hope that in the future, when my princess wants to take revenge, you will not interfere."

The emperor pondered the meaning of these words. Could it be that this matter was not simple, and involved someone he knew? "What do you mean? Why would I stop you?"

“Your Majesty, the mastermind is A-Yin’s sister, Su Yinhan, and the Marquis’s second wife.”

"I thought they were such important people that they were at your disposal, Princess Consort. I will not stop you."

The emperor sighed. If it really involved someone he cared about, and his younger brother insisted on taking revenge, there was nothing he could do to stop him.

However, the fact that he informed me beforehand suggests that my younger brother still puts me first in everything.

“Brother, her younger sister is the concubine of the Third Prince, and my wife was once the Third Prince’s fiancée.”

"What? The third prince's former fiancée? I remember now."

That year, the third prince and the marquis came to see me. The marquis said that his eldest daughter was pregnant out of wedlock and was not good enough for the third prince. He wanted his second eldest daughter to take her place. I felt it was inappropriate and did not agree.

Not long after, the third prince came again to request an imperial decree to marry the second daughter of the Marquis's family as a concubine. I thought, it's just a concubine, so I granted the third prince's wish.

I never imagined the whole story would turn out this way; I misjudged the situation.

It's unbelievable that someone so young would murder their own sister for that position; they're utterly heartless.

We can't let such a scoundrel stay by the third son's side, lest he be corrupted.

"I hereby issue an edict to depose the third prince's concubine."

Seeing that the emperor was about to bring in a replacement, the regent stopped him, saying that this would not do, as A-Yin had not yet made her move and he could not let her do so so easily.

"Wait, Your Majesty. I promised A-Yin that I would leave the matter of revenge to her, and she would take revenge herself. The reason I am speaking to you is that I do not want you to get involved."

The Regent was adamant: "Brother, wouldn't it be better for you to just watch the show from the sidelines?"

"Let's watch the show if we want. Even if your princess causes a huge uproar, I'll protect her for you!"

Your Majesty, what are you doing? I'll protect my own wife, why do I need you to? You have a whole bunch of wives of your own, why are you protecting mine instead of yours?

The regent looked at the emperor with a probing gaze, and the emperor sensed the strange look and realized that the regent had misunderstood.

He quickly explained, "Well, your princess's mother and I were childhood sweethearts, inseparable since we were little. What's wrong with me taking care of her daughter for her?"

"Your Majesty, do you want your wife to teach my wife a lesson?"

The emperor looked at the regent with a puzzled expression, unable to understand what he meant.

"Your favoritism towards my wife is based on her mother's influence. How does your wife feel about that? If your favoritism towards my wife is based on me, because she is my wife, then out of consideration for both of us, wouldn't your wife be even more attentive to my wife?"

The Regent patiently explained that the Emperor of Great Zhou was good in every way, except for those intrigues in the inner court...

I want to find more help for Ayin, not obstacles.

"I am not that stupid."

The emperor gave the regent a sharp tap on the head.

The emperor was nearly twenty years older than the regent. When the regent was young, he stayed by the emperor's side. The emperor was both a father and an elder brother to him. If the regent disobeyed, the emperor would discipline him.

When the regent was older, he went to war with General Li. A few years later, when he returned, his whole personality had changed.

"Your wife is with her family?"

Thinking of this, the emperor was a little angry and said he would marry a peasant girl. But what happened? She became the granddaughter of the Duke's family.

Knowing the emperor's thoughts, the regent said indifferently, "Ayin only wants to marry me as a peasant girl. Of course, the status of a peasant girl is too low, so I need my royal brother to give my wife a better status."

"You're pushing your luck, is that something I owe you?"

"Brother Emperor!"

"Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore." The Emperor dared not tease his younger brother any further; if he did, his brother would get anxious.

"Come in, bring me pen and ink." With that, the emperor walked to the desk.

Just as he was about to pick up his pen, he asked, "What about the princess?"

"Your Majesty, on behalf of Ayin, I thank you for your great favor." The Regent said, kneeling and kowtowing. Today's objective has been achieved.

The head eunuch, who was standing nearby, heard and saw everything clearly. From now on, this regent's wife would be able to walk with impunity.

Who can bully her? She has the regent and the emperor as her backers.

When the chief eunuch saw the imperial edict written by the emperor, he suddenly realized that the name looked so familiar.

"Your Majesty, this servant has something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

"When I'm in a good mood, I'll let it all out."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. It's like this. Not long ago, Your Majesty bestowed the title of County Princess upon a woman named Su Yinyin. This servant is wondering if she is the same person?"

Although the eunuchs only took care of the emperor's daily life, they were also responsible for reading and carrying out imperial edicts. Therefore, he had some impression of them.

After investigation, it turns out to be the same woman. Ah Yuan, your wife is quite something. Since she wants to marry you as a peasant girl, I will grant her wish and bestow upon her the title of Princess.