Chapter 411 This is inheritance

In the afternoon, after half past noon——

Ye Caiping, Shen Zhiyan, Shen Manman, Old Madam Shen and the wife of the Marquis of Ningguo entered the palace together, and even the Jin'er sisters came with them.

They all gathered in the Imperial Flower Courtyard to chat with Empress Dowager Shen.

After a while, Li Jiaojiao, Gu Han and the Duke of Pingguo and his wife were led over by palace maids.

Li Jiaojiao's face changed when she saw Ye Caiping: "Why are you——"

She wanted to ask why you were here too, but the painful experience of being slapped in the face at the Shen family last time made her shut up immediately.

When facing the majestic eyes of Empress Dowager Shen, his body immediately straightened.

The maid next to her said coldly: "You are not polite yet."

Li Jiaojiao and Gu Han hurriedly greeted her: "Your Highness the Queen Mother."

"What else?"

Li Jiaojiao bit her tongue tightly and said, “Meet Old Madam Shen, Marquis Dingguo, Madam Shen, Princess Changyi… Ye, Ye Shuren.”

Gu Han also recited it. He felt distressed when he saw Li Jiaojiao's humiliated look.

He secretly made up his mind that he would work hard to climb up and never let Jiaojiao suffer such injustice again.

At this time, Old Madam Gu also came over with a few people.

After greeting each other, Gu Han looked at her with bright eyes: "Grandma, I'm sorry that I made things like this..."

After all, Gu Shen is her son, and Gu Han knows that Old Madam Gu must be in a bad mood at the moment.

Madam Gu's eyes were red and she waved her hands: "I understand, I understand..."

Gu Han was touched. As expected, his grandmother still loved him.

Empress Dowager Shen said calmly: "Madam Gu, now that everyone is here, it's time to decide who will inherit the title."

Madam Gu looked at Gu Han apologetically and said, "Your Majesty, please let the second son of our family, Gu Shao, inherit the title! Gu Shao is already engaged, and his fiancée is Pang Xueer, the second daughter of the Pang family. The marriage decree can be written in his fiancée's name."

Madam Gu knew that the Queen Mother did not want Shen Manman to marry into the Gu family, so she immediately said the following words to dispel the Queen Mother's concerns.

The Queen Mother nodded: "Okay."

Gu Han, Li Jiaojiao and their group were stunned, and then their heads exploded with a loud bang. Gu Han looked at Madam Gu in disbelief:

"Grandmother, what are you talking about? I am the Crown Prince! I am the Crown Prince! How can I let Gu Shao inherit the title!"

He worked so hard and waited so long, but in the end, his cousin got the advantage?

Li Jiaojiao was also dizzy. Her prince's wife, the marquis' wife...

How could that be?

Madam Gu looked at him guiltily: "Han'er... I'm sorry, but... Grandmother will not treat you unfairly."

After learning that Gu Han had a lame leg and was imprisoned for theft, Old Madam Gu made the decision that Gu Han could not inherit the title.

Moreover, he has neither fame nor talent. If he had any of these, she would consider him carefully. Unfortunately, he has nothing.

Because of Gu Shen's incident, their Ningguo Marquis Mansion will be defeated.

Their Ningguo Marquisate needs a lord who can support the family! Rather than a cripple who has been in prison.

That's why she was so tolerant of his marriage with Li Jiaojiao.

Gu Han felt a chill run down his spine as he listened to her words: "How are you going to compensate me? What can compensate me for a title of marquis?"

Li Jiaojiao's mentality also collapsed: "You old fool, you keep saying that you love him, is this how you hurt him?"

"How dare you shout in front of Her Majesty." Eunuch Yu at the side shouted coldly.

Gu Han and Li Jiaojiao just remembered that Empress Dowager Shen was still there, their faces changed slightly, and they immediately shut up.

Gu Han simply plopped down and knelt in front of Empress Dowager Shen: "Your Majesty... Empress Dowager, how can this matter be decided by Grandmother alone? I am originally the son of Ningguo Marquis! I am the eldest son!"

"It was only because of Gu Shen's frame-up that the position of Crown Prince was taken away. Now that the evildoer has been punished, the position of Crown Prince should be returned to me."

"If the Queen gave the title to someone else, wouldn't that be tantamount to approving of what Gu Shen did?"

“How dare you!” Eunuch Yu shouted coldly.

Empress Dowager Shen was not angry: "You also said that it should be. But are your actions after leaving the capital worthy of the status of a prince?"

"Let's not talk about anything else. You're in jail for stealing. Is that right?"

Gu Han's face changed drastically: "My lady... I, I... didn't steal anything. I wanted to go back to the capital, but... I met a mad dog. The dog chased me to Qinghe Village, and then I ran into Ye Shu's house."

"I accidentally stepped on a few flowers... and then was taken away by the yamen runners. My crime... is also that I stepped on precious flowers and plants. If your majesty doesn't believe me, you can call up the book of my crimes..."

Because Lu Lingxian wanted to take credit for his crimes, the only thing recorded in Gu Han's crime book was trampling on flowers and plants, and the word "cassava" never appeared.

Empress Dowager Shen's expression gradually turned cold: "Gu Han, do I look so gullible? What you have done is ten times or a hundred times more abominable than stealing."

Gu Han was sweating coldly: "Little, little man..."

At that time, he wanted to...steal the credit from Ye Caiping! Profit from this!

Ye Caiping, who was sitting in the back, looked at Gu Han as if he was a fool. Anyone who appeared in front of the Queen Mother would have their identities exposed clearly.

Empress Dowager Shen's face darkened. "I originally thought that you were just wrong for a moment. Unexpectedly, you dared to lie in front of me. Come, throw Gu Han out of the palace!"

Two guards immediately came forward, covered his mouth, and dragged him out.

Li Jiaojiao looked at Gu Han who was suddenly dragged away, her face turned pale and her body trembled with fear.

It's over, her future is all over...

The wife of Duke Pingguo also felt dizziness before her eyes and dared not say a word.

Old Madam Gu widened her eyes. Was Gu Han doing more than just stealing?

Sure enough, her choice was right.

Now, the family's success or failure can only depend on Gu Shao.

Empress Dowager Shen asked, "Where is Gu Shao?"

A young man of about seventeen or eighteen years old walked out from behind Madam Gu. He was handsome and said, "Gu Shao, I pay my respects to the Empress Dowager."

Empress Dowager Shen said: "Since Madam Gu favors you, then you will inherit the title!"

She didn't care who inherited the title of Ningguo Marquis, as long as the person didn't want Chen Manman.

Gu Shao quickly bowed and said, "Thank you, Madam."

Empress Dowager Shen said, "From now on, you are the heir of Ningguo Marquis. When you reach the age of twenty, you will inherit the title of Ningguo Marquis. Of course, the imperial edict of the late emperor granting marriage still counts. Come, bring a blank imperial edict."

After hearing these words, Madam Gu and Gu Shao both breathed a sigh of relief, with a hint of joy on their faces.

Soon, an imperial edict was delivered to Gu Shao.

Gu Shao held the imperial edict, but frowned in confusion.

Madam Gu was stunned for a moment, and said anxiously, "Shao'er, why are you in a daze? Hurry up and write Pang Xue'er's name on it."

This grandson wouldn't be as desperate as Gu Yang and want to marry Shen Manman, right?

Shen Manman, who was sitting behind Empress Dowager Shen, stared at him.

Gu Shao glanced at her, and finally, as if he had made up his mind, he wrote his name.

Then he turned the imperial edict over and showed it to everyone.

Empress Dowager Shen, Ye Caiping, Shen Manman and others were stunned when they saw his imperial edict, and then fell silent. It actually said - Zhao Ruying!

Who is this?

Old Madam Gu was stunned and almost fainted. How could this not be Pang Xueer?

Empress Dowager Shen said, "I remember Madam Gu said that your fiancée's surname was Pang?"

Gu Shao gritted his teeth and said with a fearless attitude:

"Your Majesty... although... but... the one I love is Ruying! The late emperor granted me the marriage because he wanted me to marry someone he loved! The one I love is Ruying!"

Empress Dowager Shen raised her eyebrows: "Whose family is Zhao Ruying from? Does Madam Gu know her?"

Madam Gu also widened her eyes: "Your Majesty...I don't know her. I've never heard of Zhao Ruying before? Shao'er, is she the daughter of some poor family?"

Gu Shao gritted his teeth and said, "She is, she is Pang Xueer's maid..."

Maid?

Pang Xueer’s…maid?

The maid beside my fiancée? !