"Why did His Majesty summon me so suddenly? Did the eunuch who came to deliver the message say anything?"

Jiang Xun shook his head, "No, he just said that His Majesty summoned me for something."

[Is it because of that poem? No, that's not right. If the Queen was angry with me, she wouldn't have given me the phoenix hairpin. What's the reason? Do you know, little melon? ]

[Let me make a bold guess. Maybe they are asking your parents to come in and discuss your marriage with the prince.]

Jiang Yueyang's eyes widened, [No way? I don't want to be a crown princess at all! Your Highness the Crown Prince will inherit the throne in the future, I don't want to share a man with a bunch of women! Dad, Mom, please don't agree to this...]

Jiang Xun: “…”

Jiang Xun glanced at his sister who was filled with hatred and resentment, and sighed, "You go home first, I'll go find someone to find out."

Jiang Yueyang nodded. This was the only way now.

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At this time in the imperial palace, the Jiang couple were standing in the main hall of Ning'an Palace, where Emperor Yuan and the Empress were sitting.

The Queen had dismissed her attendants when they came in, and now there were only four of them in the palace.

The couple who were not allowed to sit down after the ceremony realized that something was wrong, and it was most likely because of their daughter.

Emperor Yuan was the first to speak: "Minister Jiang, do you know why I summoned you at this time?"

Minister Jiang cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, is it because of my daughter?"

"Yes, I called you in today just to ask you, do you know what's wrong with your daughter?"

Minister Jiang did not dare to lie and said truthfully: "Your Majesty, I know. As soon as Yangyang was born, we knew she was different from ordinary people. This is why I have never allowed her to go out."

"So, is everything she thinks in her heart true?"

Hearing this, Minister Jiang couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, I wonder what my daughter is thinking about?"

Emperor Yuan pursed his lips and said nothing, his face ashen.

Could he tell his subjects that he was cuckolded?

No, absolutely not!

"You don't need to know. You just need to tell me whether what she thinks is true."

Minister Jiang’s ability to hold this position is beyond doubt, and his vision is naturally not low.

Looking at His Majesty's expression, I know that his daughter has eaten something she shouldn't have eaten again, and it is a big piece of gossip that His Majesty cannot tell anyone else.

After so many years, they have also gotten used to following their daughter and regarding those things as gossip.

"Your Majesty, after I discovered the special features of my daughter, I verified it privately and it is all true."

"Damn it!" Emperor Yuan was instantly furious.

The couple knelt down subconsciously, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my ignorance."

Seeing this, the Empress, who had not spoken a word, hurriedly said, "Minister Jiang, Madam Jiang, don't panic. His Majesty is not talking about Miss Jiang."

Hearing this, the couple looked up at the Queen Mother, and only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the Queen Mother smile and nodded.

The Queen Mother said, "Ms. Jiang doesn't seem to know that others can hear her thoughts. Why didn't Minister Jiang tell her?"

"This..." Minister Jiang stammered, "At first I didn't take it seriously, but later I found out that what she said to that kid was true, I...I..."

"When did you stutter?" Emperor Yuan said coldly.

"I wanted to use her skill to do something... so I didn't tell her."

The Empress secretly tugged at Emperor Yuan's sleeves. Before summoning Minister Jiang and his wife to come in, they had the same idea as Minister Jiang.

If Concubine Wan really had an affair with Imperial Doctor Lu, then they could guide Jiang Yueyang to dig out more unknown secrets.

For example, is there anyone in the court who has thoughts that he shouldn’t have?

Minister Jiang continued, "Later, we discovered that whenever we wanted to tell her something in her heart, she felt as if she were shrouded in death. She was in great pain and couldn't make a sound."

"How could this be?" asked the Queen.

Minister Jiang shook his head, "I don't know either."

"Did Minister Jiang gain anything from Miss Jiang's ability?"

"Not long ago, Lord Liu's nephew murdered a young girl. I learned about it from my daughter and then I informed the Junior Secretary of the Dali Temple."

Half a month ago, many cases of young girls being molested to death occurred in the capital. The Dali Temple could not find the murderer for a long time, and the people of the capital were in panic.

Minister Jiang was afraid that his daughter would sneak out and get murdered, so he asked his wife to talk about it in front of her on purpose. Then he heard that little kid tell her that the murderer was Lord Liu's nephew.

In order to prevent more people from being killed, Minister Jiang found the Dali Temple Shaoqing who was in charge of the case and asked him to investigate Lord Liu's nephews.

The Shaoqing of the Dali Temple believed that it was better to believe it than not, and secretly followed the nephews of Lord Liu, and then caught them red-handed.

"Are you serious?"

"If your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask the Junior Official of the Dali Temple."

Emperor Yuan and his wife looked at each other and made up their minds.

So, the Queen Mother changed the subject and asked, "Is Minister Jiang willing to become Your Majesty's in-law?"

"Ah?" Minister Jiang didn't react for a moment.

Madam Jiang tugged at his clothes, and he finally responded and said, "Your Majesty, I am an uneducated girl, and I am not good at playing the piano, chess, calligraphy, or painting. I am really not worthy of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Emperor Yuan also felt that he was not worthy of her. The girl was too blunt in her words. How could she just talk about what happened between him and the empress in bed like that?

She has no shame, but he still has some shame!

"Minister Jiang is too modest. The peony poem Miss Jiang wrote today is the most beautiful among all the other poems."

"That wasn't written by her."

Minister Jiang blurted out that he knew very well how much knowledge his daughter had.

The smile on the Empress' face froze slightly, but Emperor Yuan was delighted in his heart. It was a good refusal!

If that girl married him, he would have no secrets left and it would be embarrassing.

I guess the prince doesn’t like it either.

But the Queen didn't want to give up, "Minister Jiang is unwilling?"

"No, my daughter is innocent and I don't want her to be trapped within these high palace walls."

Minister Jiang had the courage to say this, firstly because the Queen is kind and benevolent, and secondly because His Majesty is not the kind of person who would force others to do things against their will.

Moreover, rejection of royal marriages has happened before.

The noble family had refused before, and Your Majesty did not make it difficult.

"In this case, I will not force you to do anything, but there is no rush. The two children are still young. It is certain that they will like each other in the future! When that time comes, Minister Jiang cannot stop them."

“It’s natural.”

Minister Jiang responded straightforwardly. Before his daughter entered the palace today, she had secretly told that kid that she didn't want to be a crown princess.

She either doesn't marry, or stays alone for the rest of her life.

It is obviously impossible for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to give her a lifelong companionship.

"Alright, you guys get up now." Emperor Yuan waved his hand. "Given Miss Jiang's special status, to prevent her from revealing something she shouldn't be exposed and getting killed, I will send someone to guard her."