Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 437 Jiang Xuehui's Entry and Shen Jie's Reluctance

"Oh, this can't be placed here. This should be placed over there, over there." Mrs. Jiang said

"Madam, why are you in such a hurry? There is still time. Stay calm. It will be disgraceful if outsiders see this." Jiang Boyou said.

"Demeanor? Master, it's already this hour, and you're still telling me this? Don't you know that our daughter has lost her dignity a long time ago?"

"Have you forgotten how much of a commotion the incident caused? Now that the princess has finally spoken, shouldn't we prepare quickly? If something unexpected happens again, how will our daughter survive?" Madam Jiang said

"You, I'm really too lazy to talk to you. I'm leaving now. You can do your own thing." Jiang Boyou said and left.

Mrs. Jiang didn't care at all when she saw this, and just arranged for her servants to continue with the arrangements.

At the same time, the two Jiang sisters were discussing something in a room.

"I don't want to hide it from you either. I asked the princess for help, so I can get it done so quickly. So I have to remind you that I'm afraid that Marquis Dingyuan doesn't want you in his heart."

"Or maybe he doesn't want you at this time. You must be mentally prepared." Jiang Xuening said

"Don't worry. In fact, I have already made preparations since the day this matter was decided. So no matter what happens over there, I can handle it." Jiang Xuehui said

"You really are. Well, if that's the case, then I can rest assured. Well, you think about it slowly, I'll go back first." After Jiang Xue Ning finished speaking, he got up and left.

Looking at her sister's departing back, Jiang Xuehui's expression remained unchanged, but the handkerchief in her hand was already wrinkled.

At the same time, Shen Jie was naturally feeling very uncomfortable.

"Come on, drink. Let's keep drinking. We have to get drunk today." Shen Jie said.
"Your Majesty, you can't go on like this. This won't do." Yan Lin said
"No? Yes, it's no use. I am really useless. I can't do anything while watching the woman I love marry someone else. Do you think I am useless?" Shen Jie said.
"Your Highness, since the matter has already been settled, why do you have to do this? Your current state will not change anything except making you more decadent, right?" Yan Lin said
"I know, of course I know, but what can I do? What can I do now? What else can I do?" Shen Jie said with a confused look on his face.

After hearing this, Yan Lin did not speak for a while. After all, he didn't know what else he could do. What was the meaning of his existence now?
Seeing that Yan Lin stopped persuading him, Shen Jie picked up the wine jug and continued drinking.

Compared with Shen Jie's decadence, the Xue family was much happier at this time. In Xue Yuan's study, the father and daughter were imagining the future.

"Father, I really didn't expect that my elder brother would do this. It's really ridiculous. How did she convince the princess?" Xue Shu said with a smile

"No matter how he did it, it's good news for us now, so you should be prepared. Once Jiang Xuehui officially joins, you should also start."

"I've heard that Prince Linzi has been at the Yongyi Marquis's residence these past few days. This won't do. We can't let him continue like this."

"If this continues, our family will become a burden to others. This is unacceptable." Xue Yuan said
"Don't worry, father. As long as Jiang Xuehui gets married, I will be sure of success." Xue Shu said
"Okay, as long as you are sure. Shu'er, please don't let your father down." Xue Yuan said
"Don't worry, father. But what about the palace? What about the child?" Xue Shu asked

"Don't worry about the child. Your aunt will take action sooner or later. Just do your own thing. As long as you can make King Linzi give in, everything will be fine." Xue Yuan said
After hearing this, Xue Shu nodded immediately, then bowed and left the study.

The palace, the imperial study, the Cining Palace, and other ministers' residences all had their own opinions on this matter and were waiting for something.

It was under such circumstances that Jiang Xuehui was carried into the side door of the Marquis' Mansion in a sedan chair that afternoon.

At this time in the Marquis' Mansion, Shen Zhiyi had already arranged everything. Although she felt a little uncomfortable, she was Ningning's sister after all, so she did not embarrass herself too much.

Everything that was supposed to happen was done. After Jiang Xuehui got off the sedan chair, she went through the procedures under the guidance of the old woman, and then was taken to see the mistress, Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi naturally wouldn't make things difficult for her, so soon she was taken into a room in a small courtyard.

"Madam, do you really have to do this? Didn't you say that we can just leave her alone? Why do you insist on me going? Aren't you angry at all?" Cao Cheng asked back.
"My dear husband, of course I am angry, but now that she has come in, there are many people in the mansion and they are gossiping. If you don't touch her, what will people outside think?"

"Have you forgotten why we let her in so quickly? If this gets out, wouldn't all our efforts be in vain? So, my husband, you must go today." Shen Zhiyi said

"Oh, you have to drag me into this mess, what can I do?" Cao Cheng said
"Alright, alright, my husband, stop sighing. You should go quickly. You can't go too late today. If it gets out, will my reputation be ruined?" Shen Zhiyi said

"Okay, okay, I'll go. I'll go right away." Cao Cheng said helplessly.

After saying this, he slowly walked into the yard and then entered the prepared room.

At this moment, Jiang Xuehui heard the sound of the room door and felt inexplicably nervous, because she knew very well that the only person who could come at this time was her future master.

Cao Cheng looked at the beauty sitting on the bed and felt an impulse in his heart, but he was not too anxious. Instead, he slowly lifted the veil.

When he saw that pretty face, he was distracted for a moment, and it took him a while to react. He couldn't help but sigh, "No wonder Shen Jie couldn't forget her. She's really pretty."

"Master, there is really nothing going on between me and King Linzi." Jiang Xuehui quickly explained, "Okay, okay, of course I know you have nothing. If you really had something, you wouldn't have entered my house, right?"

"Remember what I told you last time? From now on, you must listen to the princess. Remember, it means everything!" Cao Cheng said seriously.

"Yes, I understand. I will definitely keep your teachings in mind." Jiang Xuehui said respectfully.
"Okay, it's getting late, we should rest." Cao Cheng nodded with satisfaction.

The spring night is short, the king is not in court, and the changes of yin and yang are all there.

Early the next morning, Cao Cheng woke up from his sleep. Looking at the beauty beside him, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. He forced himself to suppress the throbbing in his heart and slowly got up.

His movement woke up the beauty beside him. Seeing that she was awake, Cao Cheng said gently, "Did I wake you up? You can sleep a little longer. Princess, I'll go talk to you."

"It's better to say goodbye, Master. This is my first day here, so I have to pay my respects to you." Jiang Xuehui said

"That's right. Then get up and pack up. I'll send someone in to help you." Cao Cheng said
After Cao Cheng went out, he started boxing right away. He didn't care about what happened in the backyard. He just didn't want to appear too ruthless.

Jiang Xuehui was a concubine, so naturally there were no rules for returning home. So on this day he had to go to the palace as usual. But this time when he entered the palace to attend court, he clearly felt the difference.

He could clearly feel the strange looks in the eyes of the ministers around him, but he did not show any abnormality. He went to court as usual and then adjourned the court as usual.

Everything was just as usual, but before he had gone far out of the palace, he was stopped by King Linzi.

"Marquis Dingyuan, I want to talk to you. Do you have time?" Shen Jie said.
"Time? The prince wants to ask me, even if I don't have time, I have to agree. But this doesn't seem to be the place to talk, right? How about we change the place?" Cao Cheng said directly
Naturally, Shen Jie would not object after hearing this, so the two of them went to a teahouse, invited everyone out, and booked the place for themselves.

"Your Highness, there are only you and me here. If you have anything to say, just say it." Cao Cheng said
"Okay, then I'll be frank. I want you to treat Xue Hui well and not let her suffer any injustice. What happened between you and me has nothing to do with her. If you can do that, I won't have to touch you in the future." Shen Jie said
"Your Highness, first of all, Xue Hui is my woman now, I will naturally treat her well, and you, an outsider, don't need to worry about this. Also, Your Highness, you seem to be happy too early."

"It's best not to make promises before the end, because if you can't accomplish it, it will be very embarrassing for you, Your Majesty." Cao Cheng said
"You, in short, I've said it before. As for what you think, that's your business. As for the other things you said, I don't think I will fail." Shen Jie said.
"Haha, okay, Your Majesty, then let's wait and see. Okay, Your Majesty, today is my big day. Xuehui is still waiting for me in the mansion. I'll take my leave first." Cao Cheng said and left.

Shen Jie looked at his departing back, his face terribly gloomy. At this moment, he was very angry in his heart. He wanted to stand up and curse loudly, but he knew he couldn't, he didn't have the qualifications now.

It was useless for him to curse. He felt that he was useless and couldn't even protect the woman he loved. The root cause of all this was that he was just a prince.

If he were an emperor, everything would be solved easily and he wouldn't have to be as helpless as he is now. This was the first time he realized what the throne meant to him.

So at this moment he made a decision in his heart that he wanted to fight for the throne.

But Cao Cheng didn't know all this at the moment. He was still busy comforting his wife.
"Okay, okay, Madam, don't you know how I feel about Jiang Xuehui? How could I really like her? What I did before was just a casual act." Cao Cheng said
"Hmph, that's hard to say. Jiang Xuehui is pretty and gentle, much better than me. Are you really not tempted?"

"Madam, I admit that Jiang Xuehui is indeed pretty, but she is not as pretty as you, Madam. There is a huge gap between you and her."

"Besides, you know the troubles she's in, right? Madam, you don't know yet? Prince Linzi stopped me as soon as the court was dismissed today and told me a lot, but he still won't give up." Cao Cheng said
"What? My second brother stopped you again? Is he crazy? Jiang Xuehui is yours, why is he still pestering her?" Shen Zhiyi asked in surprise

"How should I know? He is a prince after all. He can have any woman he wants. Why is he so depressed that he has to choose Jiang Xuehui? Oh, it makes me so worried." Cao Cheng said helplessly.
"No, that's impossible. I have to talk to him." Shen Zhiyi said dissatisfiedly

"Oh my dear wife, please don't go. If you don't go, he might let it go in a few days. If you go, he might not be able to let it go, which would be even more troublesome." Cao Cheng said
"But we can't let him keep thinking about it, can we?" Shen Zhiyi said

"Yes, yes, madam is right, but the problem now is this. Your second brother doesn't want to forget, so what else can we do? We can't split his head open to find it, right?" Cao Cheng said
"Well, how about letting him get married as soon as possible? Didn't the Xue family always intend to let Xue Shu marry my second brother? Otherwise, I will go to my brother tomorrow and ask him to grant the marriage as soon as possible." Shen Zhiyi said

"My dear wife, you must not go there. His Majesty is now obsessed with giving birth to a son to inherit the throne. If you bring this up now, won't you be making yourself uncomfortable?"

"So you must not go, be obedient, madam." Cao Cheng advised

"Oh, you said this is not possible and that is not possible, then what do you want me to do? Should I just wait like this and do nothing?" Shen Zhiyi said anxiously
"Madam, don't worry, don't worry. There are some things that don't require us to take action. Don't worry, there are people who are more anxious than us. Let's wait and let them take the lead." Cao Cheng said
"Hmm? Husband, do you mean that the Xue family will ask the emperor for help themselves?" Shen Zhiyi asked

"Madam, sometimes your second brother's marriage doesn't even need His Majesty to show up. Have you forgotten the Queen Mother? As long as she's there, there's no need for His Majesty?" Cao Cheng said with a smile

"Yes, with mother here, there is really no need for my brother. But mother tried so many times before, but my second brother never agreed." Shen Zhiyi said

"The past is the past, and the present is the present. Just because he didn't agree with something before doesn't mean he doesn't agree with it now. After all, Jiang Xuehui has already entered the family, right?" Cao Cheng said
"Yes, my husband, you are right. Jiang Xuehui belongs to you now. Maybe my second brother will agree." Shen Zhiyi said

After hearing this, Cao Cheng just smiled and said nothing. He just resolved a crisis in the inner house.

In fact, their guess was absolutely correct. After Shen Jie returned to his own palace, he directly sent a note to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)