Chapter 711: Granted Marriage (2)

"Ninth brother, you're trying to steal something for someone else." The Crown Prince smiled, picked up a glass of wine, and drank it. "He's quite courageous and bold. Now that our father is suspicious of him, he dares to come to our Eastern Palace to show his affection. It seems that we brothers really underestimated him in the beginning."

"What do you think of the Ninth Prince's proposal just now, that Your Highness should marry into the Shen family?" asked the staff.

The prince put down the wine glass in his hand, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes: "Although his heart is not right, his strategy can be used. I do need the power of the Shen family. Shen Miao is a good chess piece, it is not a problem to marry her back." He smiled again: "Since she is born well, there is no harm in coaxing her."

The staff nodded: "Your Highness, have you decided to agree?"

The prince looked at the wine jug on the table and said, "In a few days, the Imperial Court will personally discuss this matter with Father. After the matter is accomplished, he will also remember Ninth Brother's kindness."

Just as Fu Xiuyi had predicted, a few days later, the Crown Prince indeed brought up the matter with Emperor Wenhui. Emperor Wenhui didn't agree immediately, but he didn't refuse either. Instead, he looked at the Crown Prince meaningfully, then smiled and said, "Yes, I thought you hadn't made any progress, but now you've finally become more sensible." He added, "I'll consider it."

After the Crown Prince left, Emperor Wenhui said to Eunuch Su beside him, “The Crown Prince actually wanted to marry Shen Miao. I never expected that.”

Eunuch Su said with a smile: "The young lady of the Shen family is of high caliber and beauty. The prince has excellent taste."

"Come on." Emperor Wenhui said disdainfully: "I'm not stupid. It's just that the Ninth Prince pointed out a clear path for the prince this time. What does this mean?" From his words, we know that the marriage with the Shen family was Fu Xiuyi's idea.

Eunuch Su was cautious and remained silent. These royal family affairs meant death, and as a servant, he would never dare to get involved.

"But it just so happens that I originally wanted to support the Crown Prince. Prince Zhou and Prince Li are increasingly disregarding me, and I, Old Nine, don't understand why. With the Shen family backing the Crown Prince, he can not only check and balance Prince Zhou and Prince Li, but also control the Shen family's military power. This saves me a lot of effort. However..." Emperor Wenhui smiled as he looked at the scroll on the table, closed the memorial, and stood up: "Prepare your carriage to Kunning Palace."

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When Luo Xueyan received the message from the palace asking her to bring Shen Miao to the palace tomorrow, she was completely bewildered. She thought something had gone wrong with Shen Xin, and when she asked him about it, he was also baffled. The couple were always extremely cautious when it came to matters concerning the royal family. Although they were cautious in their hearts, they dared not show it to Shen Miao, fearing that she would be frightened.

Although Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan tried their best to play it safe, Shen Miao felt a sense of relief. The Fu family would definitely not allow Luo Xueyan to bring her into the palace without a reason. But what exactly was going on this time? She had no idea. Pei Lang hadn't written to her in a long time. If he had, she might be able to figure out Fu Xiuyi's next move... Shen Miao's heart suddenly moved. Yes, why hadn't Pei Lang written to her in so long?

Even in the past, even if it wasn't a big deal, Pei Lang would still keep in touch with her through letters. But it had been so long, and a vague suspicion arose in Shen Miao's mind. Could it be that... Pei Lang couldn't write to her anymore? Had Fu Xiuyi discovered something?

Her heart was becoming increasingly confused. Ever since she met that inexplicably crazy Taoist priest at Putuo Temple, Shen Miao had found it difficult to calm down. She wanted to know who the noble person with the fate of "the fierce dragon subduing the sky" was, and who had given her the opportunity to start over in her previous life. However, no matter how much she thought about it, she had no clue, which only made her feel more restless.