Su Ke, who was so dizzy on his knees, returned to the house and lay motionless on the bed under the earnest eyes of his grandmother and mother.
Although I don’t know what happened, I finally don’t have to kneel there anymore.
God knows how much he has suffered in the past two days!
The sun was scorching, and the eyes of those who were passing by and came to watch were even more venomous.
The ridicules flooded into his ears all the time, and the same two words came over and over again: shameful.
On the other side, in the private room of Jinmanlou, Xu Jian drank a cup of tea.
Xia Qinglue sat aside, made three cold dishes as toppings, and ordered a bowl of noodle soup.
Xu Jian had dinner in the palace, but he was still hungry until now.
The door to the private room is half open, and the sounds from the lobby below can be heard.
"I went to see it, and I really didn't kneel anymore."
"Probably they gave up. Not a single nobleman from the Chengyi Mansion is left."
"The princess is right. They are such a respectable family. They broke off the marriage first. I think his family has figured it out and will stop being shameless."
"That is, knowing the virtues of his own son, he still persecutes good girls from other families."
In the one-sided trend, an unexpected sentence emerged: "The prodigal son will never change his fortune".
Then, there was a rebuttal.
"Will you agree to let your girl marry me?"
"What this means is that this family is the Duke's Palace, what kind of family are we..."
"That's right, you and I are both barefooted common people, and my sincere uncle has a good reputation. Why should I wrong the girl?"
"That's right!"
Xu Jian sipped her tea, looking relaxed and at ease.
He said that with Lin Yunyan's ability, she must have arranged the instigation, and it was impossible to be led by the Duke Xu's government.
As long as she pretends to be pitiful in Cining Palace and uses the Empress Dowager's favor to treat her, it is not impossible to ask for a decree to cancel the engagement.
I don’t need any help from him.
The little princess can handle it all by herself.
He went to interfere, but Jing Daduan reminded him.
Adding fuel to the fire, the oil will spread out, and the fire will burn slowly, and then people elsewhere will be burned.
Xia Qinglue finished his last bite.
After rinsing his mouth slowly, he looked Xu Jian up and down: "Have you really taken a liking to the Empress Dowager?"
Xu Jian heard the sound, turned to look at him, and raised his eyebrows: "Why do you say this?"
"You also asked me to go and talk to the Holy Master," Xia Qinglue became curious, "Isn't it possible that we will see injustice on the road?"
"That's not true," Xu Jian leaned back in his chair and lazily said, "I stabbed Xu Guogong several times this morning. He must have found it baffling and even suspected that I was causing trouble behind his back."
Xia Qing said briefly: "It's reasonable."
"I don't like to bear charges for nothing," Xu Jian said, "Then let him show you the mischief."
Xia Qing slightly frowned.
It suited Xu Jian's temper very well, but it didn't seem that simple. He couldn't judge clearly at the moment.
Xu Jian simply ignored the topic and said, "Guess if Xu Guogong will be caught and scolded tomorrow."
Xia Qinglue's thoughts were distracted: "Have you done enough scolding in the past two days? The Holy Emperor has made it clear that he doesn't want to hear it, and the censor will not tell the scandal again."
Xu Jian laughed: "I guess someone scolded me."
Guess, there is a chance of winning, and the order is a bowl of cold noodles.
The next morning, Xu Jian listened to the Shuntian Prefecture Yin sternly accusing Xu Guogong's Palace of disrupting public order. Under Xu Guogong's eyes, Xu Jian once again showed a "too happy" smile.
Look, Mr. Shan is so down-to-earth.
Based on what Jing Daduan saw yesterday, everyone in Xu Guogong's Mansion acted like they were the masters of the family in Shuntian Mansion. How could Shan Shen be able to swallow this?
A complaint booklet is indispensable.
After leaving the court, the Holy Master walked up to Xu Guogong. This time, in addition to his warning eyes, he said: "How many twists and turns are there in this drama? Can you explain it to me?"
Duke Xu fell to his knees in a hurry, saying "fear".
The Holy Emperor rolled up his sleeves and strode out of the hall.
Xu Guogong got up from the ground and wiped the sweat from his forehead
Not caring about criticizing Xu Jian's gloating, he hurried back home.
"There is no need to look for that person. No matter who is behind the plot, there is no need to look for him." After Xu Guogong finished speaking, he told his wife, "Prepare the Geng Tie and send it back to Uncle Chengyi's house. This marriage will never happen."<
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Mrs. Xu Guogong's face turned extremely pale.
"But we were tricked!" Mrs. Xu Guogong knocked her cane hard.
"Are you going to tell the emperor this?" Xu Guogong said with a sullen face, "We can only suffer the loss of being dumb!"
If we continue to look for people, we will inevitably have to go in and out of Shuntian Mansion. Those few waiters are still detained by the Yamen, and they are the only ones who have seen the "steward" who passed the message.
But Shan Shen is not a soft persimmon. If he can participate in one book, he will participate in the second one.
They continued to insist on the engagement, and everyone in the Chengyi Mansion never returned. Lin Yunyan was still hiding in Cining Palace. Originally she was just pretending to be pitiful with the Empress Dowager, but when she heard what the Emperor said today, she would definitely go to the Royal Study and cry miserably. p>
When the time comes, and the emperor has listened to the new twists and turns of the opera, will they and Duke Xu’s mansion still have something to eat?
"There is no one in Chengyi's house," Xu Guogong gritted his teeth. "Send them directly to Cining Palace and break off the marriage in front of the Queen Mother. I have to bow my head. Go now!"
Mrs. Xu Guogong reluctantly agreed.
As the sun sets in the sky, it gradually gets hotter in the side hall.
Lin Yunyan was lying on the couch, fanning herself with a cattail leaf fan.
Mother Ma came in and whispered in her ear: "Mrs. Xu Guogong handed over the sign. In fear of being rejected, she specifically stated that the engagement was cancelled, and asked the Queen Mother to be a witness."
"You figured it out so quickly?" Lin Yunyan asked.
"In the morning, Shuntian Prefecture Yin also read a copy of Xu Guogong. The Holy Emperor was very unhappy. Although he didn't scold him, his tone was very serious." Ma Ma said.
"I thought they would have to hold on for a few more days..." Lin Yunyan curled her lips and wanted to make a few more comments, but suddenly remembered something, "Su Ke was called back yesterday, right?"
"That's right," Ma Ma nodded, "The people watching outside Duke Xu's mansion said that there was a servant in the palace who paid a visit."
Lin Yunyan's eyes rolled.
Cining Palace did not send any servants there, so it was undoubtedly the Imperial Study Room.
The emperor will not come suddenly like this, then...
"Yesterday morning at court, Duke Fu stabbed Xu Guogong several times and almost got into a fight," Lin Yunyan pondered, "Did Xu Jian go to the imperial study later?"
The first half is well known.
Mother Ma couldn't answer the second half.
Fortunately, this matter is not difficult to find out. Mother Ma went out for a walk and nodded to Lin Yunyan when she came back: "I went into the imperial study room with Young Master Xia Wu, and later even kept the Duke Fu Guo for dinner." p>
When Lin Yunyan heard this, her brows stretched, her eyes curled up and she smiled: "There are quite a lot of things to take care of."
Mother Ma didn’t understand the reason: “Why did Duke Fu help me?”
Lin Yunyan did not answer immediately, but the smile in her eyes faded a little.
She certainly has the answer in her heart.
Xu Jian's move was to attract others, borrowing her platform to lay out his own plan.
Su Ke is the brick, but the jade is still behind.
The harsher the emperor was to Xu Guogong, the harder it would be to treat him lightly in the future.
Kill three birds with one stone, four birds?
With Xu Jian's temperament, she will not let go of the benefits she can get.
She really can't compare to Xu Jian.
Of course, she couldn't tell Mother Ma this, so Lin Yunyan just made up a random sentence: "Probably, I'm too busy."
