The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 144 Asking the Queen Mother for an Imperial Decree on Marriage Arrangement
On the night of the winter solstice, everyone had dinner together for a rare occasion. Gongshu Tingyue was released, and Jiang Ruixue also returned from the palace with Jiang Youan.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was a little subtle. The old lady was so sick that she couldn't get out of bed, so she could only lie in bed. Except for the old lady, no one else was absent.

Hanyan sat on the right side of Jiang Wenqing and considerately picked up a piece of food for him with her chopsticks: "Master, eat more. You have lost weight due to your busy work these days. I feel bad for you."

Jiang Wenqing didn't say anything, but glanced at Hanyan beside him with satisfaction, his eyes full of unconcealable love, and he didn't notice the gloomy expression of Gongshu Tingyue on his left.

If it were in the past, she would have gotten angry and scolded Hanyan for not knowing the rules, but now, she couldn't do that, because Hanyan's contribution was enough for her to get out.

More importantly, Gongshu Tingyue can't get pregnant, and Hanyan has now ruined Jiang Wenqing's child. It is easy to imagine that someone like Gongshu Tingyue would choose to kill the mother and keep the child.

Therefore, before Hanyan gave birth to the child safely, all she had to do was to be patient. Once the child was born, she could claim the child as her own.

I just don't know if Hanyan understands this truth...

Thinking of this, Lin Mowan raised her eyes, her gaze fell on Hanyan, who was pouring wine for Jiang Wenqing not far away with a happy look on her face, then she lowered her eyes calmly and ate the food in the bowl.

At this time, Jiang Ruixue suddenly stood up slowly. Jiang Wenqing's hand holding the wine glass paused slightly, with a puzzled look in his eyes. Jiang Ruixue said, "Dad, I have something to tell you."

Jiang Wenqing didn't say anything, but just frowned. He knew in his heart that this was not only Jiang Ruixue's intention, but probably also Gong Shu Tingyue's intention.

After a long silence, he didn't say anything. Jiang Ruixue bit her lip and said to herself, "My daughter asked the Empress Dowager for an imperial decree for an arranged marriage, and she agreed."

Hearing this, Jiang Wenqing frowned even more unhappily and glared at her fiercely, as if blaming her for not discussing it with her family in advance.

But now that things have come to this, Jiang Wenqing also understood that it was useless to say more, so he could only put down the wine glass in his hand awkwardly, hesitated for a long time, and then said: "Who are you looking for?"

"Second Brother Shen."

After Jiang Ruixue finished speaking, Jiang Wenqing's expression froze, a flash of surprise flashed across his eyes, and then turned into surprise, "Really?!"

If this could be accomplished, the Jiang family would be able to climb onto a high branch. No matter what happens in the future, the Shen family would have to lend them a hand because of the relationship between the two families.

As soon as these words were spoken, the strange and quiet atmosphere on the scene was instantly broken, and the people on the scene had different expressions. Gong Shu Tingyue swept away her original resentful look, and unconsciously raised her head a little higher, and the pride in her eyes could not be hidden.

The others were not so happy. Tong Yuhua and Jiang Yanran looked at each other meaningfully, seeming helpless. The smile on Hanyan's face also froze at this moment.

Jiang Wenqing pondered for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction, saying "OK" repeatedly, his expression turned from gloomy to bright, and then he waved his hand, "Come here, bring the fine Feiyun brocade that His Majesty gave me a few days ago and make a nice dress for the young lady."

Xue Zhong, who was serving on the side, received the order and turned around to do it.

Jiang Ruixue's face was full of pride, but she still pretended to be worried and said, "Dad, your daughter decided her own marriage without your permission, aren't you angry?" Jiang Wenqing laughed twice, in a good mood, "Good child, how could Dad be angry with you? It's not easy to ask for Mr. Shen's marriage. If this marriage is successful, our Jiang family will be promoted to a higher level in the future. If it doesn't work out, Dad won't blame you. It's great that you have the courage."

Hearing this, the uneasiness on Jiang Ruixue's face disappeared, replaced by the equally unconcealed pride. She glanced at Lin Mowan provocatively, and curled her lips slightly, as if to say, "So what if you are the person Shen Weiyuan rescued? Can you compare to the person beside him?"

Lin Mowan looked at her, met her eyes, and just smiled slightly. She wanted to pretend that she didn't understand, but the other party's provocative eyes seemed to show that she had no intention of letting her go.

So, after a little hesitation, Lin Mowan took the initiative to pick up the wine glass and said, "Congratulations, sister. I wish that your wish will come true soon."

Jiang Ruixue sneered and rolled her eyes in disdain. She was as proud as a rooster that had won a battle. She raised her hand and stroked her hair, saying, "Of course I can achieve my dream. There's no need for you to pretend here."

She has always been like this. To put it nicely, she is frank, to put it bluntly, she is brainless. She has always been outspoken, and now that she is about to make the leap to the dragon gate, she is even more unwilling to hold back.

Lin Mowan just smiled and lowered her eyes, not getting angry with her. Jiang Wenqing, who was standing by, stood up and spoke for her for the first time. He coughed lightly, and his tone was completely devoid of the affection he had shown to Jiang Ruixue just now. He just said, "Rui'er, don't be rude to your sister Wan."

Jiang Ruixue seemed to have not expected that Jiang Wenqing would scold her in such an occasion because of Lin Mowan. She was a little surprised and angry at the same time. She was about to explode, but she never expected that she would run into Jiang Wenqing's sharp eyes the next moment.

Although she was a bit arrogant, she dared not disobey Jiang Wenqing's words. Realizing that Jiang Wenqing was not joking, Jiang Ruixue showed some displeasure in her eyes, but she still snorted and ignored it.

Helplessly, Jiang Wenqing had to turn his head and look at Lin Mowan beside him: "You are young, don't take it to heart."

Lin Mowan looked at him and almost couldn't help laughing. She and Jiang Yanran were only one month apart, how young could they be?
After a moment of silence, she agreed with Jiang Wenqing: "It's okay. It's a good thing. My sister got carried away for a while and was a little happy. It's not a big deal."

Jiang Wenqing heard this and said nothing more.

No one seemed to enjoy the meal very much, especially Hanyan. If Jiang Ruixue could successfully marry into Beidinghou Mansion, it would mean that Jiang Wenqing's attention would be focused on Gongshu Tingyue again, which was what she least wanted to see.

After the meal, the snow outside, which had been falling almost all day, had stopped. When they walked out of the hall, Yuzhi put on the cloak that had been prepared in advance, and the master and servant went back to Feiqing Pavilion.

Along the way, the surroundings were very quiet, and the maids and servants around her walked by one after another. Thinking about what Jiang Yanran had heard from somewhere before and what Jiang Yanran had said today, Lin Mowan always felt a little unmotivated.

After enduring for a long time, she couldn't help herself and asked tentatively, "Is there any news from the Second Master?"

Yuzhi was stunned when she heard this, then she shook her head: "No."

Hearing this, Lin Mowan sighed softly. Although she had already guessed it in her heart, she still couldn't help feeling sad when she heard Yuzhi say it herself.

If Jiang Yanran and Jiang Ruixue hadn't mentioned this matter, would he not have planned to tell her?