The cannon fodder heiress trembled with fear after being recognized as a member of her family.

It's just past noon; I'm not dreaming.

Qi Yuejiao stood in the middle of the courtyard, looking at the boxes with a sense of helplessness.

Lady Qi couldn't stand it any longer and walked straight over. The nanny next to her took the opportunity to slip a purse to the eunuch from the palace.

"Eunuch, why did the Emperor bestow so many gifts upon Jiao Jiao? Shouldn't he be punished?"

Zidane had already told her everything he planned to do last night, and today's event would be quite large.

Lady Qi hadn't expected Emperor Chu Yuan to be so magnanimous. He had impeached her son and even tried to break off his engagement, yet instead of punishing Jiao Jiao, he had bestowed so many gifts upon her.

For the time being, she was unsure of Emperor Chu Yuan's intentions: whether the marriage should be called off or kept as it was.

Compared to receiving a reward, she, as the mother, actually hoped that the marriage could be called off smoothly.

Today, their family is determined to fight to the death. If they marry into the Crown Prince's family, Jiao Jiao will probably die young like the Crown Prince's wife.

The couple only had one daughter, and they would rather not let Qi Yuejiao marry into a wealthy family, as long as she was safe and sound.

This marriage was arranged by Zidane because his foolish daughter went on a hunger strike, and now he can only accept the outcome.

Qi Yuejiao listened from the side, her heart filled with unease.

After what happened at the Imperial Estate yesterday, she felt only disgust and no joy when she saw the First Prince.

"Madam Qi, please keep this in mind. The Emperor has agreed to dissolve Miss Qi's marriage to the First Prince, and the imperial decree will be delivered to your residence shortly. Miss Qi has rendered meritorious service in saving the royal bloodline, and these are the rewards for her. In addition, the Emperor will also arrange another good marriage for Miss Qi."

Having accepted the bribes from the Qi family, the eunuch leaked some information and hurriedly returned to the palace with his men to report back.

A quarter of an hour later, Qi Da also returned from outside. "The Emperor acted so quickly? By the way, the marriage has been canceled. Also, Jiao Jiao has been betrothed to the Fourth Prince. Make preparations, the imperial decree will arrive at home soon."

"What? The Emperor wants to bestow a marriage?" Madam Qi showed no joy. The person she was betrothed to this time was of such high status that if Jiao Jiao suffered any injustice, her family would have no way to support her.

"His Majesty said he would make compensation, how could I dare to refuse? Fortunately, the Fourth Prince is not confused and is much more reliable than the First Prince. The Empress is also gentle and dignified and is not a mistress who torments people. This marriage is much better than the previous one."

After saying all this, Zidane added, "The Emperor has appointed me as Minister of Personnel, and I will probably take office in early August."

"What?" This time, the mother and daughter exclaimed at the same time. It was because Qi Da had been in the Censorate for many years, and they thought he would continue to serve as a censor until he retired and returned to his hometown.

"Perhaps the Emperor is trying to make amends, but that's just my guess. If the eldest prince didn't want to marry by imperial decree, he could have just refused. Instead of refusing, he resorted to such underhanded methods, so the Emperor might feel guilty." After saying this, Qi Da himself was somewhat uncertain.

He hadn't even arrived home when the rewards arrived; he still thought the emperor was just saying it casually.

What he didn't know was that these things, along with the imperial edict, were all prepared overnight by Emperor Chuyuan.

Last night, every detail of what happened at the Imperial Estate was presented to Emperor Chu Yuan.

At this moment, Emperor Chuyuan was in Consort Rui's palace, and he heard Han Cuiyin's name once again.

"I never imagined that Han Aiqing's daughter was so famous, that even the beloved concubine knew of her in the deep palace."

Consort Rui panicked, knowing that Emperor Chu Yuan had become suspicious, and quickly tried to salvage the situation, "I heard this from Consort Xu's palace. I have quite a good impression of this girl. She is brave and resourceful, has won the favor of the Grand Princess, and even had you issue an edict to acknowledge her identity. What other girl has received such treatment?"

It's perfectly reasonable that Consort Xu and Princess Mingxia were related, so she had heard of Han Cuiyin.

Emperor Chu Yuan withdrew his gaze and regained his usual gentle and refined demeanor.

"That girl is indeed quite good, but her appearance is too poor. The Emperor of Yun Kingdom will not take the bait. I have other matters to attend to, so I will return first. Take care of yourself."

Emperor Chu Yuan spoke calmly, gave a few instructions, and then left the inner palace.

Consort Rui sat in the courtyard, her face a mixture of pale and ashen.

If she doesn't give birth to a prince, she will fall out of favor.

It's all Lu Cheng's fault. He got beaten up and instead of getting revenge himself, he let her take action.

Consort Rui was filled with regret at this moment, wishing she could turn back time.

After calming down, Consort Rui began cursing Han Cuiyin again. When the palace servants saw this, they simply closed the palace gate quietly and said nothing more.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Han Cuiyin sneezed several times because someone had cursed her.

“Redwood, stop fanning yourself with your tail. Cuiyin seems to be a little cold.”

After Hongshan came to Yan Shunhua's side, she was constantly trying to impress him.

Its three tails often fanned Yan Shunhua, making her body temperature lower.

At this moment, all they could do was lie on the ground, feeling wronged.

Yan Shunhua had no time to comfort it; she grabbed Han Cuiyin's hand and said, "Qingshuang Mountain is a bit chilly. Why don't you move here too?"

"It's alright. I don't know who's talking about me behind my back. I haven't caught a cold." Han Cuiyin was always quick-witted about these things, and she knew that someone was trying to scheme against her.

"We've only known each other for a few days, and I never imagined we'd be apart for a while. I've made you another dress; once your complexion is fair, you'll wear it and be sure to charm countless young men. If you want to get married then, choose a good family to marry into. If you don't want to get married, stay here with your mother and father, and we'll find you a son-in-law who will live with us in the future."

Yan Shunhua immediately excluded Luo Jingqian, simply because the man was in very poor health.

While she was at the villa, she inquired with others and learned that Luo Jingqian was sickly and that the villa on the mountain was his place of recuperation.

"Mother, let's talk about the future! Staying at Qing Shuang Mountain is beneficial to my cultivation, so I won't leave easily."

That place most resembled a Buddhist pond and a sea of ​​lotus blossoms; she was already used to it.

Han Cuiyin quickly took out a jade pot, "Give this to Father, you can all take it together, I'll go back first."

In this life, she is still small, and her elders bring up marriage again, leaving her with nothing but helplessness.

She was already a thousand years old in the Realm of Immortality. The Lotus Sea in the Buddha Pool was a suitable place for Buddhist cultivation. She thought she had let go of some things, but unexpectedly, waves still rose in her heart.

Back at the Qing Shuang Mountain villa, she had no time to think about anything else. She hurriedly gave a few instructions to Granny Chu and went directly to the Cold Pool to go into seclusion.

The cave split in two, and sunlight shone down. The Great Sun Tathagata Bright Flame Sutra operated on its own, but all the spiritual energy it had cultivated was used to eliminate the black energy in its meridians.

Luo Jingqian was unaware of these things. The Fourth Prince came looking for him, and the two of them were talking in his courtyard.

"My father ordered me to return to the capital immediately and arranged a marriage for me. This time it's not some girl from a humble family; she's the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, her family background is quite good." The Fourth Prince sneered, without a trace of joy on his face.

"It's still better than the daughter of a minor official of the seventh rank. Tell me, why doesn't Father Emperor arrange a marriage between you and Miss Han?"

Luo Jingqian lifted his eyelids. "Since I've summoned you back to the capital, what are you still doing here!"

He then completely ignored the fourth prince and let him speak.

The fourth prince lingered until the sun was setting before finally leaving.

Zhao Changshou always brings up the most sensitive topics; someone really needs to teach him a lesson.

The thought flashed through his mind, and then he asked, "Who is the Minister of Personnel?"