"You're welcome, Lord Zhenbei. Lesheng, give the gift I prepared to Lord Zhenbei!"
King Yan nodded, turned around and gave orders to the Crown Prince Fu Lesheng beside him.
The Crown Prince Fu Lesheng quickly handed the red brocade box in his hand to Zhenbei Hou Xueba.
Zhenbei Hou Xueba did not take it personally, but instead signaled his servants to take it over.
Upon seeing this, An Xuan, the Marquis of Chang'an, had a sneer on his lips.
It seems that the Marquis of Zhenbei does not take the royal family seriously anymore. He looked at Ji Ruyan, raised his hand, and suddenly said: "The imperial edict has arrived! The Marquis of Zhenbei receives the edict!"
When everyone heard that there was an imperial edict, they quickly knelt down to receive it.
Even Zhenbei Hou Xueba was startled when he heard this, but he still knelt down on one knee to accept the order.
An Xuan took the imperial edict from the attendant's hand and read aloud, "Today I heard that the Marquis of Zhenbei, Xue Ba, celebrates his fiftieth birthday. I will give the Marquis of Zhenbei one thousand taels of silver, one bunch of pearls, and ten acres of fertile farmland as a special reward. I appreciate this!" "I accept the decree from Xueba, long live my emperor!"
Zhenbei Hou Xueba accepted the imperial edict with a normal expression and gathered with everyone.
After everyone entered the banquet, Zhenbei Hou Xueba whispered to the person next to him, "Go and ask Madam to wait in the study."
"Yes. I will go right away."
After a quarter of an hour, Zhenbei Hou Xueba had drunk too much and went back to the study first.
In the study, a woman is waiting.
The woman is dressed very simply and is very beautiful.
"Master Hou, you call me, but what's the matter?"
"Do you know the Holy Spirit's will?"
"I know."
"What do you think?" Zhenbei Hou Xueba asked, sitting on the chair, picking up the steaming tea on the table, and taking a sip.
The lady's eyes flashed slightly, "Mr. Hou, this is just to give you a sweet date. What Mr. Hou has to deal with right now is, where did Princess Ruyan learn about the agreement you signed with the salt merchant?
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"I leave this matter to you."
"Yes, I will do it right now."
The two met briefly in the study and then left separately.
When Mrs. Zhenbeihou returned to the banquet with the female relatives, she found Ji Ruyan sitting there alone, out of tune with everyone. She couldn't help but smile knowingly, and then walked up with lotus steps, "Princess Ruyan, how can I
Are you unhappy?"
Ji Ruyan was enjoying herself for a long time when her fun was suddenly interrupted by a voice. She frowned and turned around to see that it was the big fish she was going to catch today.
Hey!
After waiting for so long, the fish finally appeared!
Ji Ruyan went to Zhenbei to wish Mrs. Hou a blessing, "Ruyan has seen Mrs. Hou, she is in good health!"
"Princess, you are too polite. If we really talk about it, you should call me auntie."
A sneer appeared at the corner of Ji Ruyan's mouth, aunt?
It’s a shame this person had the nerve to say it.
Mrs. Zhenbeihou is Pei Xi’s eldest sister, and Ji Ruyan has Pei Xi’s bloodline. It is not an exaggeration to call her aunt.
It's just that Ji Ruyan doesn't intend to admit that she is Pei Xi's daughter. To her, Pei Xi is not her father. On the contrary, it is the first step that prompted her mother to embark on the road to hell.
Queen Chen should be Pei Xi's first wife, that is to say, a married woman who is serving as a hostage in another country.
He actually didn't forget to seduce a good girl in a romantic way, and made his mother be obsessed with him for so long. She was willing to give birth to two daughters for him without regrets.
She has no right to say anything about her mother's contribution, but she has the right to choose whether to deny her father.
Ji Ruyan glanced at Mrs. Zhenbei Hou and replied coldly, "Madam, be careful, Ruyan's surname is Ji. In my memory, my grandmother never gave birth to a daughter."
