Jiang Shuyue was quite surprised that her uncle and aunt had actually gone to the post station.

A layer of mist welled up in her eyes. "What else could it be? My aunt must have scolded them."

Madam Su gently patted Jiang Shuyue's hand. "Yue'er, don't be sad. Your aunt didn't even have a chance to scold you before your uncle went up and gave you a righteous and stern rebuke. Throughout the whole process, he didn't use a single swear word. It was so satisfying."

Mrs. Su paused for a moment and then said, "But that scolding was even dirtier than swearing."

Su Huai-ren said bitterly, "Those bastards got off easy today. If the Embroidered Uniform Guard hadn't been so eager to kick them out of the capital, I would have made them confess to causing chaos in the Sang Kingdom's palace."

"puff!"

Jiang Shuyue couldn't help but burst out laughing.

My uncle, as expected of the Vice Minister of Rites, even his way of scolding people is exactly the same as that of the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonial.

Seeing Jiang Shuyue smile, the elderly couple finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Madam Su held Jiang Shuyue's hand and said, "I was afraid you would hold a grudge. Just pretend they farted. They were in such a sorry state today. They didn't even take away a hundred bolts of silk. They all benefited the people watching outside the post station."

Madam Su didn't really understand Jiang Shuyue's personality.

She wasn't a native young lady from this area who would go home and hang herself after being humiliated a few times.

Jiang Shuyue's principle is to let others slit their own throats or hang themselves.

Su Huai-ren, still worried, cautioned, "Yue'er, be careful when you go out these days. Be careful that there might be spies from the Sang Kingdom left in the capital."

"Uncle, don't worry. Gao Mu is with me when I go out. Even if there are spies from Sangguo, they won't be able to hurt me in the slightest."

Thinking of the Sang people's lack of principles, Jiang Shuyue sighed, "Today I had Qiuju distribute more seeds to those small country delegations. They all left the capital today. I don't know if those people can be protected."

Besides tomato seeds, Jiang Shuyue also distributed some of the green bell peppers, red bell peppers, and other vegetable seeds she had brought—a total of seven or eight kinds—to the delegations from the smaller countries.

Su Huai Ren suddenly realized, "Yue'er, do you mean you're worried that the Sang people will try to rob us on the way?"

"Yes, I think the people of Sangguo are capable of doing such shameless things."

“Moon is right. When we came from the post station, we didn’t see any other delegations coming out. No, I have to go and remind them.”

Su Huai-ren was impulsive and immediately summoned Gao Mu to escort him to the post station.

Only Madam Su and Jiang Shuyue remained in the room.

With her wedding date approaching, Jiang Shuyue hesitated for a moment before finally telling Madam Su about her marriage to Nangong Zeyue and the wedding date.

Mrs. Su was both surprised and delighted.

"Moon, does the Emperor know about this?"

Mrs. Su shared the same worries as Qiu Ju.

Jiang Shuyue gently shook her head. "Yue'er doesn't want to cause any trouble, and she doesn't plan to tell him before the wedding. Besides, he's not anyone to me, so there's no need to tell him."

"He's Sui Sui's father! Yue'er, your aunt hopes you'll be happy. Young Master Nangong is a good man. If you marry him, you won't have a mother-in-law to oppress you, nor sisters-in-law to cause you trouble. But your aunt is worried about the Emperor..."

Madam Su was, after all, a person of this era, and her way of thinking was naturally the same as all the women here.

However, she felt that as long as the emperor did not interfere, Jiang Shuyue's marriage to Nangong Zeyue was a good choice.

"Auntie, you are overthinking it. The Emperor once said that he would respect my wishes."

With Jiang Shuyue's words, Madam Su felt a great weight lifted from her shoulders.

"That would be best. I hope His Majesty isn't just saying it. There are still a few days left, so everything is in time. Your aunt will take care of the wedding arrangements. You just need to wait and be a beautiful bride."

"On that day, Auntie, you just need to come and watch the ceremony. I don't plan to make a big fuss. I'll just invite close relatives and friends to witness it. As for Nangong Zeyue, there will only be Uncle Lin and his senior brother. There won't be many people in total."

"Are the wedding dress and phoenix crown all ready?" Madam Su asked with concern.

Jiang Shuyue held her hand and said playfully, "Don't worry, Aunt, everything is ready. Everything is in place except for the groom. Once Nangong Zeyue returns to the manor, everything will be perfect."

To put Madam Su's mind at ease, Jiang Shuyue led her to see all the necessary items for the wedding.

After reviewing it, Madam Su smiled with satisfaction. "Not bad, it has everything you need. The people in your household are all quite capable. Yue'er, do you plan to set up the new room here or next door?"

"Let's go to the Nangong family next door. Although I joked that Nangong Zeyue wanted to take him as her son-in-law, think about it, which man really wants to be a son-in-law from the bottom of his heart?"

"Yes, Yue'er is sensible. Young Master Nangong has no elders in his family, so we won't bully him."

After speaking, Madam Su suddenly remembered, "He was raised by his master. Did you tell his master about such a big thing?"

“Auntie, you’re overthinking it. Black Dragon Pool is far from the capital. We’ve discussed it and decided not to trouble his master. Besides, Shuisheng is still living in Black Dragon Pool. His master is working very hard accompanying him to practice martial arts every day at the crack of dawn.”

Madam Su was thinking about giving Jiang Shuyue a generous dowry, so she took her leave after sitting for a short while.

Xiao Jingzhao issued a gag order for what happened in the palace, and the ministers dared not mention a word about it to their families after returning home.

What troubled the Right Chancellor was not matters of the court, but rather family matters.

The Prefect of the Capital specially invited him to sit behind a screen in the yamen to listen to the trial. Before the case was even over, the Right Chancellor wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

He never expected that his usually dignified and elegant wife would resort to such extreme measures to win the emperor's favor in order to gain favor for her daughter.

The Right Chancellor, sweat beading on his forehead, interrupted the interrogation, saying, "Stop interrogating. This wicked servant deserves to pay with his life. As for my wife, I will deal with the family myself."

Prefect Lu raised his hand to signal the person taking the interrogation record to leave, and then ordered the yamen runners to take Granny Huang back to the prison.

Footsteps sounded, and the Right Chancellor looked up to see Prefect Lu coming from behind the screen.

“Lord Cui, there is no one else in this room. May I have a frank conversation with you?” Prefect Lu said, taking a seat opposite him on the right.

The Right Chancellor composed himself and nodded slightly. "Lord Lu invited me to the trial privately today, and did not bring my wife directly to the yamen. This is already an act of leniency. I am extremely grateful. Lord Lu, please speak frankly. I will tell you everything I know without reservation."

Governor Lu chose to believe half of what the Right Chancellor said.

To reach the position of Right Chancellor, one must be a shrewd and calculating person.

Remembering the commander's instructions, Prefect Lu asked directly, "A servant from your wife's family accidentally fell to her death. Was this intentional or an accident?"

"this……"

The Right Chancellor stared in astonishment, then quickly replied, "I haven't been to my father-in-law and mother-in-law's house in a long time, so I really don't know about this matter. Lord Lu, do you suspect that this matter is also related to my wife?"

Prefect Lu nodded slightly. "That servant's son has come to report to the authorities for the second time. If it weren't for my intervention, the Right Chancellor would be here today to see your in-laws."