Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 440 Shen Jie's Wedding
Xue Yuan knew that this time he might not be able to get through it, so on the way, he kept thinking about what to say next. He knew clearly what he would face next.

Time passed slowly, and soon he followed the visitor into the palace and arrived at the door of the imperial study. After he went in, the eunuch closed the door.

When Xue Yuan came in, he saw His Majesty sitting there with a gloomy face, and he hurriedly began to salute.

"Okay, uncle, since you are here, let's sit down and talk about some things. Go get a chair and sit opposite me." Shen Lang said directly
After hearing this, Xue Yuan naturally did not dare to move. After all, His Majesty was very angry and he could not give him this rare opportunity.

"Why, is uncle feeling well today? If so, then there is no need to sit down. Just stand and listen! Just listen to me!"

"My child must live. If he dies, I will send your whole family to accompany him! Whether it's you, the Queen Mother, or Shen Jie, they all have to die!" Shen Lang said directly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down. I really have no knowledge of this matter. Your Majesty has wronged me." After hearing this, Xue Yuan naturally protested his injustice immediately.

"Humph, it has nothing to do with you? You still have nothing to do with you, but that has nothing to do with me either. Anyway, listen to me, if there is any problem with the child, I will not look for anyone else, only you!"

"Now, get back here and tell the Queen Mother, tell Shen Jie, and tell your family that if anyone dares to move, I will execute him! Get out!" Shen Lang said like a madman.

Xue Yuan's face looked extremely ugly at this moment, but he knew that it was not his turn to express his opinion, so he could only bow and leave the imperial study.

After Xue Yuan left, Shen Lang's expression gradually returned to normal. Yes, his appearance just now was actually pretended, but it was not entirely pretended.

It was true that he was angry before, and it was true that he killed people, but after killing so many people, he calmed down all of a sudden, but he didn't show it, he still behaved the same as before.

The purpose is naturally to protect his unborn child. He doesn't know whether his child is a prince or a princess, but he can only firmly believe that it is a son.

He has now pushed himself into a desperate situation. If the child born this time is not a prince, he will probably die.

Because he went crazy this time, he had offended the court officials. If the child was a princess, they would definitely choose to help the Xue family support Shen Jie to take the throne.

It is estimated that by then, there will be a drama of forcing the emperor to abdicate, so he has no way out now. Either the child is born safely and is a prince, or everything is over.

In fact, he would never have done this before, because he was desperate at that time, he just wanted to live as long as possible and hold power for a longer time.

But now he has hope, although it is only a little bit, but a little bit of hope is still hope. As long as it is hope, even if it is only a little bit, it is extremely important to him now.

It can be said that he has now gambled everything he has, and if he loses, all will be lost.

At this time, Xue Yuan came to the Cining Palace. In fact, before coming here, he had been hesitating whether to come or not. Finally, he decided to come over.

There is no other way. The Queen Mother must be informed of His Majesty's attitude as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the Queen Mother really provokes His Majesty, the fate of their Xue family will be even worse than that of the Yan family.

So at this moment, he had no choice but to go to the Cining Palace.

"Empress Dowager, I think it would be best if you don't take any more actions." Xue Yuan bowed and said
"What did you say? Say it again? What do you mean by no more action? What's wrong with you? Are you scared? You don't even need to take any action now."

"I can do it myself. Don't you know that once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back? You want me to stop now? Do you know what you are saying?" the Queen Mother said
"Queen, I know it's difficult to do this, but I really can't continue now. Your Majesty has gone crazy. Do you know what Your Majesty said just now?"

"Your Majesty warned me that if there are any problems with Concubine Qin again, it will be my fault. Your Majesty also said... So Queen Mother, you really can't do it again." Xue Yuandao
"What? He, he really said that? I don't believe it. I don't believe he can do that. How dare he do that? How could he do that?" the Queen Mother said.
"Empress Dowager, His Majesty has gone mad now. Because of his imperial decree, the mass graves outside the capital are now filled with corpses. The bodies are piled up like a mountain."

"In order to avoid hearing any opposition, he directly issued an order that anyone who dared to plead for mercy would have his entire clan executed. Queen Mother, listen to me, ten clans, even his students and former officials will be killed." Xue Yuandao
"What? This, this, this is impossible. How could this be possible? How could my good son become like this? This is impossible? This shouldn't be possible." The Queen Mother said to herself.
Xue Yuan was fully aware of what was going on. The Queen Mother was doubting herself. In fact, she had already accepted it in her heart, but she just couldn't come to her senses for a while.

So he didn't say anything at this time, but just stood there waiting. After an unknown amount of time, the Queen Mother said dejectedly, "Forget it, I know, you can leave now."

After Xue Yuan heard this, he finally felt relieved. Since the Queen Mother said so, she would probably not take any more action. He could finally rest assured.

For him, the key right now is his daughter's wedding. As long as this matter is settled, there will be opportunities sooner or later in the future.

Now that he had made up his mind, he felt much better on the way back.

In this turmoil, Cao Cheng and Shen Zhiyi have been watching the fun.

"Husband, it looks like there will be a result today. What do you think will be the final outcome?" Shen Zhiyi said

"Madam, didn't you guess the result yesterday? The Xue family is not that powerful now. They will naturally give in. Just wait and see. This matter will be over by tomorrow at most."

"Because the Xue family doesn't have time to do other things now. They have more important things to do. If this matter is not done well, even if Concubine Qin really gets into trouble, they will not get any benefits." Cao Cheng said directly.
After hearing this, Shen Zhiyi didn't say anything for a while, but still nodded. After all, she also felt that what her husband said was right.

"Then according to what you said, my husband, we have to prepare gifts." Shen Zhiyi said

"Yes, of course I have to prepare a gift, and I have to prepare it well. After all, it's my sister's wedding, and as her brother, I have to show my appreciation." Cao Cheng said
"Don't worry, my husband. I will have someone prepare everything tomorrow and make sure it's fully prepared." Shen Zhiyi said, "Okay, since Madam has said so, I'm relieved. Well, Madam, it's getting late and it's time for us to rest." After Cao Cheng finished speaking, he started to act directly.

The storm gradually subsided, and both the people and the officials relaxed. After all, we always have to look forward, right?

Soon it was the day of Prince Linzi's wedding, and the whole capital city became bustling with activity. The people thought that since the prince was getting married, they would be able to live in peace for a while.

As for the officials, that was naturally because the Xue family and King Linzi had another layer of relationship. With this layer of relationship, the Xue family would still be the Xue family in the future.

Knowing this, they naturally prepared generous gifts. Xue Yuan also greeted them with a smile throughout the day, which was rare. His attitude was unusually good.

It was in this situation that Cao Cheng brought Shen Zhiyi over. Cao Cheng and his wife paid their respects to Xue Yuan. After the three of them exchanged a few words of greeting, Cao Cheng took his wife directly in.

It is worth mentioning that according to the rules, although Cao Cheng was an adopted son, he should have been the one to send off the bride. But because the other party this time was the Prince of Linzi, it became Xue Ye who sent off the bride.

Because of this, it can be said that Cao Cheng arrived a little late, but they all tacitly did not mention this matter, and it can be said that they all knew what was going on.

Time passed slowly, and the entire Xue family became more and more lively. At this time, Prince Linzi's wedding procession arrived. After some difficulties, Prince Linzi finally got the beauty.

They had no idea what would happen at the Linzi Prince's Mansion, but as for the Xue family, the scene was becoming lively. Xue Yuan looked at the scene and smiled even more.

He was happy, but Shen Lang was not. His face was gloomy at this moment, and he asked someone to call Xie Wei over.

When Xie Wei learned that the emperor had summoned him, he was in the Linzi Palace. Upon receiving the news, he did not dare to delay at all and got up and left immediately.

When he rushed to the imperial study, he found that the atmosphere was not right, so he became secretly cautious.

"Thank you for coming, sit down and talk. I called you here just to ask you about the wedding. As you know, it is not convenient for me to go there." Shen Lang said
"Your Majesty, the wedding was of course very lively. Almost all the ministers of the court attended, and those who did not attend also sent a gift. This wedding can be said to be very successful." Xie Wei said
"Really? It seems that they all hope that I will die soon. My dear, what do you think I should do now? What should I do?" Shen Lang said
"Your Majesty, in the current situation, it is best for you to do nothing. Wait until the results are out before deciding anything. Any action you take now is likely to backfire." Xie Wei said
"But at that time, if it really doesn't go as I wish, then what should I do?" Shen Lang said
"Your Majesty, even if I really failed to fulfill your wish, you cannot take any other actions at this moment. After all, the Queen Mother is..." Xie Wei bowed and said
"Well, my dear minister, you are right, Queen Mother, yes, there is also Queen Mother, my mother is really, forget it, I won't say anymore."

"By the way, my dear, what do you think of Cao Cheng?" Shen Lang asked.

"Your Majesty, I think that Marquis Dingyuan is a very capable minister." Xie Wei said
"A capable minister? Thank you, my dear minister. I really can't tell. You think highly of Cao Cheng. So, do you think he can really be used by me?" Shen Lang said
"Your Majesty, judging from the current situation, even if Marquis Dingyuan has other ideas, it is estimated that it will not be realized. So I think he can be used." Xie Wei said
"Oh? Do you think so? Well, you can leave now." Shen Lang said
Xie Wei didn't quite understand what His Majesty meant, but he bowed and stepped back.

After he left, a strange smile appeared on Shen Lang's face.

At this time, the wedding banquet was almost coming to an end. Cao Cheng took his wife to visit Xue Yuan and asked to take his leave.

Xue Yuan naturally tried to persuade them to stay, but both of them understood that it was just a courtesy, so they just exchanged a few polite words and that was it. Cao Cheng and his wife also got on their own carriage.

"Husband, what do you think my brother will do now?" Shen Zhiyi asked
"Your Majesty? I don't know what Your Majesty will do, but what is certain is that my adoptive father will not sit idle. He will probably make a move soon." Cao Cheng said
"Ah? Husband, then, then it won't involve us, right?" Shen Zhiyi said worriedly

"Madam, don't worry. We are not afraid even if it involves us. Don't forget that although Yan Lin is on good terms with your second brother, he and the Xue family are sworn enemies."

"From now on, Yan Lin will never help your second brother again. The imperial army only has two parts, and the one in Yan Lin's hand cannot be used. So what do you think my foster father will do?"

"Such a simple matter, do you think His Majesty would know? If His Majesty knew, would he do something? So Madam, don't worry."

"Others may be in trouble, but I, your husband, will definitely be fine." Cao Cheng said
After hearing this, Shen Zhiyi felt relieved. At this time, the carriage stopped. The couple got off the carriage and entered the mansion. Just when they were about to return to their room, Shen Zhiyi stopped him.

"Husband, you don't have to stay here with me tonight. Go over there and tell her the news. Let her live here peacefully from now on and not worry about anything else." Shen Zhiyi said

"Hmm? Madam, has she been naughty again these days?" Cao Cheng asked directly

"Oh, husband, what are you thinking? She is such a quiet and non-confrontational person, how can she be dishonest? I just think that she should be very sad tonight."

"So I thought, let you, my husband, go over and tell her what reality is, so that she can give up some unnecessary fantasies and live a good life." Shen Zhiyi said

"Madam, you are wise. Madam, you are really amazing. You are worthy of being my good wife." Cao Cheng said
"Okay, okay, my husband, please stop saying these cheesy words and go quickly." Shen Zhiyi said

After hearing this, Cao Cheng nodded, then kissed his wife directly, then turned and left, walking towards Jiang Xuehui's yard.

Shen Zhiyi looked at her husband's departing back, smiled, shook her head, and then went back.

(End of this chapter)