Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 420: Making Trouble in Cining Palace and Threatening the Chang Family

After hearing this, Jiang Xuening was a little confused. She never thought that Yan Lin would suddenly bring up such a thing.

She had complicated feelings towards Yan Lin. If that incident hadn't happened, if Zhang Zha hadn't happened, she might have really agreed to Yan Lin. But now, now she couldn't agree to him.

However, although she thought so in her heart, she did not say it out loud. After all, she had never met Zhang Zha, so how could she say that she had a lover?
Did she have to say a random name? Although she didn't care much about her reputation, there were some things she couldn't do, especially at this time.

"Hey Yan Lin, let's talk about this after your coming-of-age ceremony." Jiang Xue Ning evaded the question.

But in Yan Lin's view, this was just shyness, so Yan Lin became even happier.

At the same time, Shen Jie was not so happy. He was now arguing with his queen mother, but the result was obviously not good.

"Jie'er, do you know what you are saying? I have already issued the order, and you want me to take it back now? How is this possible?" The Queen Mother said directly
"But mother, I really like Jiang Xuehui, so I hope you can take back your order and fulfill my wish." Shen Jie bowed and said
"Jie'er, this is impossible. How can the imperial decree be revoked? Especially if it is revoked and you, the prince, are still allowed to marry that woman."

"Wouldn't that tell everyone in the world that the royal family has set their sights on the daughter-in-law of the Chen family? How can this be accepted? No, absolutely not. Forget about it."

"As for your marriage, Xue's Shu'er is a good choice. You have known each other since childhood. I think it's a good opportunity for you to get married directly." The Queen Mother said
"Mother, if you want me to marry Xue Shu, that's fine, but I will also marry Jiang Xuehui. Otherwise, you should find someone else for Xue Shu." Shen Jie said directly.
"Jie'er, how dare you talk to me like that? Who taught you? Who taught you? Was it that Jiang Xuehui? I ask you, are you that Jiang Xuehui?" the Queen Mother questioned
"Mother, there are some things I don't want to tell you, but since you insist on asking, I might as well tell you the reason why you issued the decree to grant the marriage."

She must be afraid that Jiang Xuehui would block Xue Shu's way, right? Originally, if you, the Queen Mother, agreed, Xue Shu could still be her principal wife, but now, now she can't even be a concubine!

"I'll be frank today. If I can't marry Jiang Xuehui, then Xue Shu will never have the chance to enter the Linzi Palace in this lifetime!" Shen Jie said loudly.
"Jie'er, you! Good, good, good, this is great. The son I raised with great effort is now threatening me for a woman. Good, this is great!"

"Aren't you threatening me? Well, I will issue an order now to let her get married within a month. I want to see if you can really stop her, my son!" The Queen Mother said coldly.
When Shen Jie heard this, he suddenly felt cold in his heart, because he knew that his mother was really angry. At this moment, he was a little confused and regretful, and he felt that he should not have done this.

He shouldn't have done it so decisively, he shouldn't have said it so harshly, but now that it had happened, he could only bite the bullet and accept it.

He bowed and left without looking back. When he left, the Queen Mother was also left there. After all, she knew her son well and he had never disobeyed her before.

This time he suddenly did this, and she couldn't figure out for a moment whether what her son said was true or not. She didn't dare to issue this decree now.

After all, if it was true, the impact would be too great. In fact, she already regretted it at this time. Isn't she just a concubine? Even if she made her son happy, what's the harm?

Anyway, as long as the queen is from the Xue family, isn't that enough? But it's too late to say anything now. The current situation does not allow her to retreat.

Because if she backs down now, she will have to give in step by step in the future, and then she, the queen mother, will become a decoration, just like now.

Her eldest son treats her like this now. He seems to be in power, but in fact he is just an empty shell. She will never let herself go through this kind of life again.

Thinking of this, she immediately strengthened her confidence and began to write the edict. When the new edict was delivered to the Jiang family by Huang Renli, everyone in the Jiang family was dumbfounded.

What does this mean? How can a wedding be held in just one month? No matter what, their family is a high-ranking official in the imperial court. How can they marry off their daughter in such a hurry?
But now that the imperial edict was here, Jiang Boyu and the others had no choice but to accept it and express their gratitude, and then sent Huang Renli out with a smile on their faces.

After Huang Renli left, Jiang Boyou went to the flower hall with a gloomy face. Madam Jiang and the two sisters also went to the flower hall. As soon as they entered, Madam Jiang said, "Master, what do you think we should do?"

"What should I do? How would I know what to do? The previous imperial edict was very strange, and this one is even stranger. The Xue family is really going too far."

"No, I'm going to go and settle the score with them now. How can they bully me like this?" Jiang Boyou said.

"Dad, wait a minute. There is still a chance for this to turn around. If you go now, it will be troublesome. Now that this has happened, the Xue family will be to blame."

"But if you go, they are all their people. If you become unreasonable, you will suffer a great loss. So you must not go." Jiang Xue Ning said

"Xue Ning, from what you said, it seems like you know something. Tell me quickly, what's going on? Why did this imperial decree come down?" Jiang Boyou said

"Father, please don't ask. Anyway, I won't harm my family." Jiang Xuening said

"What? Xue Ning, why don't you tell me at this time? What's going on?" Before Jiang Boyu could speak, Mrs. Jiang couldn't help but speak.

"Mother, I just said that I will not harm my family. You will know when the time comes. Jiang Xuehui, come with me. I have something to tell you." Jiang Xuening said directly

When Madam Jiang heard this, she was unwilling to give up, but was stopped by Jiang Boyou. After the two sisters left, Madam Jiang could no longer hold back and asked, "Master, why did you stop me?"

"What do you think? Can't you see that Xue Ning is planning to tell Hui Er about the matter alone? What can you get out of this by asking so many questions?"

"I know what you want to say, but isn't it the end yet? I believe Xue Ning will not mess around with such an important matter." Jiang Boyou said firmly.
After hearing what her master said, Madam Jiang had no choice but to give up her original idea. At this time, Jiang Xuening had already returned to her room with Jiang Xuehui.

"Do you know why there is this new imperial decree? I can tell you very clearly that because I told Shen Jie about it, this should be because Shen Jie failed." Jiang Xuening said

"Huh? You, you actually went to find him? Why? Why did you help me? Shouldn't you hate me?" Jiang Xuehui said

"Yes, you are right. I should hate you, but this time it won't work. I have to help you. If this marriage goes through, my father will lose his official position."

"So I'm not helping you this time, I'm helping my father, so you don't have to thank me, our relationship is still the same as usual." Jiang Xue Ning said

"Okay, I get it. However, now that the imperial decree has been issued and he has failed, do you have any other ideas?" Jiang Xuehui said.

"Haha, you are really smart. Yes, I do have other ways, but I don't want to tell you now. I called you here to ask you what you think?" Jiang Xue Ning said

"Hmm? Me? I don't know. I don't know if I should be happy or not." Jiang Xuehui said in confusion.

"Haha, I think there's nothing wrong with your idea. Not to mention you, I don't know if I can succeed by doing this. I can only say that I will try my best."

"Don't worry, as long as you still have the heart, there is still a way to save the relationship. As for the method, don't worry about it. Okay, I have said everything I want to say, you can go back." Jiang Xue Ning said

After hearing this, Jiang Xuehui nodded directly, then got up and left. She didn't know what her sister was going to do, but she didn't care.

After all, the current situation is like this, could it be any worse?

Time quickly came to the next day. Jiang Xuening did not stay at home for long, but went straight back to the palace. After all, she had asked for leave, so she naturally had to go back as soon as possible.

As for Shen Jie's affairs, there will be no problem with Yan Lin here. After all, it was Yan Lin who came up with the idea yesterday, so how could there be a problem?
And in fact, it was true. When Shen Jie arrived at the Marquis Yongyi's mansion covered in dust and dirt, he soon regained his fighting spirit. As for the reason, it was naturally because of Yan Lin's method.

"Yan Lin, you are so mean. Why didn't you tell me about such a good idea yesterday? Do you know how I spent my time with my mother yesterday?" Shen Jie said.
"Your Highness, you are wrongly accusing me. It was you who left too fast yesterday and hadn't come up with this idea yet. You can't blame me for this." Yan Lin said
"You, forget it, I won't talk to you anymore, I'm going over there now." Shen Jie said directly
After hearing this, Yan Lin did not stop him, but sent the person away directly. After sending Shen Jie away, he went back to take care of his own business.

After all, he had planned to propose marriage after the coming-of-age ceremony, so some things naturally had to be prepared in advance, and it would be too late to prepare by then.

At this time, Shen Jie had already arrived at the Chang family in a carriage. That's right, Yan Lin's idea to him was that since he couldn't deal with the empress dowager, he should deal with another family, which would be much easier than dealing with the empress dowager.

"Minister Chang, I don't like to play tricks on you. I'll be frank with you. I've already had my eyes on your daughter-in-law who hasn't married yet. Can you please ask for permission to cancel the engagement?" Shen Jie said directly.
"Ah? Your Highness, please stop joking with me. This is the Queen Mother's decree. How dare I disobey her? How about you, Your Highness, just ask the Queen Mother to withdraw her order?" Chang Sheng said.
"Hey, Minister Chang, what can I say to you? If I could get my mother to take back her decision, would I have come to you?" Shen Jie said as if it was a matter of course.
"No, Your Majesty, this is a serious crime. I really, really, Your Majesty, please forgive me for being unable to do anything." Chang Sheng said carefully.

"Disobeying the order, what a disobedience! Minister Chang, have you thought it over? Do you really want to reject me? If you have made up your mind, say what you just said again." Shen Jie said with a smile

After hearing this, Chang Sheng didn't dare to say anything, so he could only stammer and couldn't utter a word.

"Haha, Minister Chang, I don't want to force you, but I really like that beauty, so I can only let you down."

"Don't worry. After the matter is done, I will naturally remember everything you have done. Okay, I have said everything I need to say. As for what you want to do, that is up to you." Shen Jie said.
After Shen Jie finished speaking, he stood up and left. Chang Sheng naturally wanted to see him off, but was rejected by Shen Jie. Chang Sheng's heart sank to the bottom.

He knew what Shen Jie meant. He had no right to send him off until he made a decision that satisfied him. This also indicated his attitude towards him in the future.

So at this moment, his heart was in great torment, not knowing what to do. At this moment, Chang Xun came over and said, "Father, I said at the beginning that this marriage was strange."

"But you just don't believe it. Now, your son and I are going to compete with His Royal Highness Prince Linzi for a woman. Father, you, you!" Chang Xun said
"That's enough, you little bastard. I'm your father, how can you say that to me? And is now the time to bring up old scores? Our family is about to face a disaster!" Chang Sheng said
"Father, since it's so difficult to decide, then don't decide at all. Anyway, it was the Xue family who offered this marriage to us, and now such a big thing has happened."

"It doesn't make sense to let the Xue family stand aside and watch the fun. We have to find them first." Chang Xun said
"Hmm? You're right, it's really like that. Yes, you're right. Go and pack up, and we'll go there father and son." Chang Sheng became excited when he heard this.

Chang Xun also knew the key to the matter, so he did not dare to delay at all. He simply packed up and followed his father into the carriage.

When Xue Yuan learned that the Chang father and son had arrived, he vaguely felt that the situation was not good. After all, he knew that Prince Linzi had caused a big commotion in the Cining Palace yesterday.

He also knew that King Linzi had gone to the Chang family. Now that King Linzi had just left, they father and son came to find him. No matter how he thought about it, it was not a good thing.

After meeting the Chang family father and son, Xue Yuan confirmed his thoughts, because Chang Sheng had already told him everything in detail. At this time, Xue Yuan frowned and had a headache.

Because he really couldn't understand why the previously good Linzi King suddenly became so difficult to deal with? When did he learn this trick?

(End of this chapter)