A few hours ago, Chengqian Palace.

Concubine Heng tried her best to serve Xiao Hanyi to the utmost. After the storm subsided, Concubine Heng's blushing face had not faded, and her voice was softer than water, "Your Majesty, I feel like the happiest woman in the world. Just one look at your Majesty makes my heart beat fast."

She stroked her chest with her hand and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to this." Then she smiled and lay on Xiao Hanyi.

Xiao Hanyi turned over and pressed down, "Yeah, it jumps pretty fast."

"Ha ha ha ha".

The expression is very satisfied.

Concubine Heng rolled her eyes and said, "Your Majesty, Hui'er is not a child anymore, and there is no one to take care of the mansion. I think it's time for him to get married."

Xiao Hengyi nodded and said, "He said he fell in love with the daughter of Liu Yan's family."

Concubine Heng snorted inwardly. That Liu Xi, she was really wishful thinking. She still had a shy smile on her face. "Hui Er also mentioned it to me. I thought since my child likes her, I should meet her. Liu Xi is a good-looking girl, but she is not dignified enough."

Xiao Hanyi closed his eyes and listened to her.

"Today I met Chen Langyi, the daughter of Duke Dingguo. I liked her very much at first sight. Your Majesty, I want to tell the second prince about her. What do you think?" Concubine Heng said coquettishly.

The Chen family of Duke Dingguo?

Xiao Hanyi went over the Dingguo family in his mind. Of their family, only Dalang held an official position in the court...

"I talked to the child for a while and found him to be a good person. It's time for someone to take care of our Hui'er," continued Concubine Heng.

"You don't protect your own shortcomings," Xiao Hanyi opened his eyes. The more he looked at Concubine Heng, the more comfortable he felt.

......

Concubine Heng had a dream in the middle of the night. She dreamed that Madam He came to see her and said to her...

The next day, Concubine Heng gently helped Xiao Hanyi dress and sent him to court.

She had received the imperial edict granting the marriage last night and told the people in the imperial court to go to Duke Dingguo's house early in the morning to ask for the edict. By now, Duke Dingguo might have already received the edict.

This time, she got ahead of Queen Wang, and her eyes were full of pride. The wife her son would marry had to be chosen by her, his own mother.

Just as Concubine Heng was rejoicing, a young eunuch hurried in to report, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The cloud board was struck at the general's mansion last night."

What?

The heat in Concubine Heng's body dissipated, and a chill spread from her heart to her whole body. Could it be her mother?

She prayed in her heart that nothing would happen at this time, otherwise the Second Prince would be discussing marriage. But then she thought again, the imperial decree had already been issued, and if something really happened, the marriage would just be postponed.

"Yes, old lady," the young eunuch kowtowed.

Concubine Heng knew that Madam He was in poor health and had made preparations long ago, but when the incident really happened, she still felt so uncomfortable.

This kind of discomfort could not be expressed in words. She just sat down silently, in a daze.

Last night? Her mother was dying, and she was making love with Xiao Hanyi... Concubine Heng felt a little uncomfortable.

After all, she is her biological mother.

After a long time, Concubine Heng raised her head, cheered up and ordered, "Get ready, I want to go back to the general's mansion."

No one in the family noticed anything unusual about Madam He's death, and the funeral proceeded in an orderly manner.

......

Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Biluo Pavilion.

Chen Langyi's smiling face disappeared, his eyes were calm now, and the maidservants around him didn't dare to breathe.

She flattered Queen Wang just to marry Xiao Conghui. Although the dispute between the eldest prince and the second prince for the crown prince position was already known to everyone, in her opinion, the crown prince was the eldest prince, without a doubt.

The enthusiasm she showed to Queen Wang also made her mother move around Queen Wang more often, but now there was an imperial decree, granting her marriage to the second prince.

Chen Langyi's plans were all interrupted.

The little maid brought a cup of tea. Chen Langyi's eyes were cold and he overturned the cup with a slap.

"Bang", the teacup shattered into pieces.

The head maid Dai Chun came in from outside and saw this scene. She ran over and said to the little maid, "Go away first, we'll come back to clean up later."

She went to the small kitchen to get some porridge. Chen Langyi had not had breakfast yet and had been in a daze in her boudoir since receiving the imperial edict.

"Girl, even if you are angry now, you can't lose your temper. This is the emperor's decree."

She was the only one in the room who dared to give such advice.

Chen Langyi understood it in her heart, but how could she be willing to accept that the throne had passed her by?

"Noble Concubine Heng relies on her favor to match people up at random. She goes after whoever wants her son. Why would she look for me?"

She hated Concubine Heng to death. In her eyes, Concubine Heng was no different from a nouveau riche. Wasn't it because her brother followed the emperor and helped him ascend the throne that she gained face?

Dai Chun was startled and said cautiously, "Miss, you are now the prince's consort appointed by the emperor. Don't dare say such things again."

Chen Langyi turned around and looked at Dai Chun, "You see her being so proud now, but when the emperor gets tired of her, she will just be a concubine. What future can the second prince, a concubine's son, have?"

"Oh my, little ancestor, please stop talking like that." Dai Chun looked outside and saw that there was no one around. He leaned over to Chen Langyi and said, "The current emperor is a concubine's son."

This sentence made Chen Lang want to say that a child born out of wedlock was lowly, but that was what she thought in her heart: a child born out of wedlock should be a slave.

It's impossible to let her accept her fate!

The emperor had no chance in the first place, but it was all earned by others. A bold plan arose in his mind.

......

The second prince also received the imperial edict at the same time.

What? What?

How could this happen? The second prince read the imperial edict over and over again in disbelief.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial eunuch said with a smile, "Your servant congratulates His Majesty the Second Prince, congratulations to His Majesty the Second Prince."

Normally, the eunuch who delivered such an imperial decree would receive some rewards. He had behaved well on purpose and only then had this Qiao Zong'er been brought here. Now he was waiting for the reward with a smile on his face.

The prince and the daughter of the Duke's family, what a perfect match!

The Second Prince was already furious, and after hearing the eunuch's congratulations, he became even angrier. He roared at the eunuch, "Get out!"

The young eunuch was scolded and became stupid. What was going on? Is the Second Prince's personality so explosive?

"Hurry up and run away," the young eunuch hurriedly saluted and turned around and ran away.

The Second Prince was furious. Chen Langyi? Duke Dingguo?

"Someone, come here," he wanted to find someone to tell Chen Langyi that this marriage was not valid.

His personal guard Xu Zhuo stepped forward, "Your Highness."

"Go, tell Chen Shiyi that I don't like her. Ask her to go with me to the imperial court to cancel the engagement."

Xu Zhuo muttered, "Has the Second Prince lost his mind? How can he disobey the imperial decree granting the marriage?"

"What are you standing there for? Go ahead," the second prince said, raising his voice a lot when he saw Xu Zhuo standing there.

"Second Prince~" Xu Zhuo didn't know how to persuade him, and rolled his eyes twice, "How about going to the palace and asking the Imperial Concubine?"

kindness?

The second prince reacted and said, "Yes, let mother go. Father likes mother the most."

He walked out while thinking, "Prepare the car and go into the palace!"