"Princess Ning?" Xie Cuihua couldn't sit still any longer. "The female scholar the Emperor and Empress mentioned, Shen Yuyao?"
Xie Cuihua often heard the emperor and the empress praising Shen Yuyao generously, and she always felt a little dissatisfied.
Now that we've met, it's just like that.
How could he be as heroic as the Duke!
However, Princess Ning is the monarch and Xie Cuihua is the minister.
At this moment, everyone was performing the ritual of monarch and subject, and Xie Cuihua could only perform the ritual of monarch and subject to Shen Yuyao.
She thought to herself, one day, Shen Yuyao will respectfully call me "Little Lady!"
Fortunately, Xie Cuihua was usually carefree and didn't feel too wronged. She knelt on one knee and said, "I pay my respects to Prince Ning and Princess Ning. Hello, Princess Ning!"
Xie Cuihua was a female general and held an official position.
Shen Yuyao was grateful to her in her heart, and would not make things difficult for her if she saved the Duke's life on the battlefield in the future.
"We are in the Duke's Mansion now, Xie Cuihua, you must be more polite."
Shen Yuyao looked up at her biological father, Duke Shen Ao. Seeing her father's face full of embarrassment and rejection, Shen Yuyao glared at Xia Yu fiercely.
Look at what your father has done!
How difficult has this made my father's life?
Xia Yugang saw Shen Yuyao turned to look at him, and his heart was delighted. Just as he was about to step forward, he saw Shen Yuyao staring at him with red eyebrows and green eyes.
The joy on Xia Yu's face froze, and he felt bitter in his heart.
Alas! A son pays his father's debts!
"Father-in-law, I've been in a hurry today and I'm a little hungry."
Only Xia Yu can break this awkwardness.
"Ah? Oh! Oh! Oh!"
Shen Ao understood and felt relieved. "My dear son-in-law, follow me to the Lily Hall. Madam, go and prepare a table of food."
After saying that, Shen Ao took Xia Yu's hand and walked out quickly.
He was afraid that if he took a few steps later, he would be killed by the lady's glare!
Daoyan followed closely behind, holding Xia Xiaoxian's hand.
Madam Shen was also helped out of Shouning Hall by Zisu.
"Xie Cuihua? Right?"
Shen Yuyao walked to Xie Cuihua and stared straight into her eyes.
Xie Cuihua felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and sat down on the chair: "It's me, so what?"
"Your father, Xie Wenxing, was once the Grand Marshal of the Western Expedition. Unfortunately..."
Xie Cuihua knew that she wanted to talk about her father.
In theory, her father Xie Wenxing was also one of the meritorious officials, so he was more than qualified to be a match for Lord Shen, who was twenty years older than her.
However, although Xie Wenxing was a meritorious official, he felt that the emperor's rewards were unfair, so he rebelled, and was later persuaded to surrender by the emperor.
Xie Cuihua is Xie Wenxing's second daughter.
Xie Cuihua was not implicated by her father only because of her own great military achievements and the emperor's high regard for her.
Instead, she was loved by both the emperor and the empress, who even wanted to marry Xie Cuihua to the nephew of the Xia family, but gave up the plan because Xie Cuihua already had someone in her heart.
"Now you must marry into the Duke's Mansion. Do you know how great a disaster this is?"
"I don't care about that. I admire the Duke's wisdom and courage. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, the Duke's family has no choice but to marry him!"
Xie Cuihua is indeed as straightforward and decisive as the outside world has said.
"Shen Yuyao, even if you are the Princess of Ning, you cannot disobey the order!"
With such a character, it is no wonder that he was beaten to death by such a suspicious emperor.
There was a hint of pity in Shen Yuyao's eyes when she looked at Xie Cuihua.
"Of course the Duke's Mansion cannot disobey the order, but today this princess also wants to remind you that too much talk will lead to mistakes!" Shen Yuyao thought about the upcoming war in the west and rubbed her eyebrows lightly with her fingers.
I wonder how my brothers are doing. I didn’t see any of them when I returned to the Duke’s Mansion today.
Liang Ruolan, her second sister-in-law who was usually on good terms with her, was nowhere to be seen.
"Besides, it's impossible for the Duke's Mansion to marry a wife so easily."
Shen Yuyao said with a serious face: "Accepting the bride price, asking for the bride's name, accepting the good news, accepting the betrothal gifts, asking for the date and welcoming the bride, the three letters and six ceremonies, these must be done."
Xie Cuihua was anxious: "Why bother with so much trouble? I have already done my hair in a bun, and now I am the Duke's wife!"
Shen Yuyao originally wanted to delay the time until her father and Xie Cuihua were sent to the border. If there was that fate, everything would naturally fall into place.
Now Xie Cuihua is anxious, how can Mrs. Shen feel?
The women in the capital were extremely envious of Duke Shen, who did not take concubines or even a maid.
"But, you came in such a hurry, the Duke's Mansion hasn't prepared a courtyard for you to live in."
Shen Yuyao was still resisting, although she knew that it seemed to be of little use.
"That's fine. I can sleep in the same room with the maids and the old woman!"
Xie Cuihua's voice was quite loud, causing the maids outside the door to giggle, and the old women to pout and whisper.
Like a moth to a flame!
After hearing this, Shen Yuyao had no choice but to stand up.
Xie Cuihua's bold attitude left Shen Yuyao completely speechless!
She could only explain the seriousness of the situation to her parents, and it was up to them to decide how to deal with the situation.
Shen Yuyao walked out of Shouning Hall and went to Tingyuxuan.
When Mrs. Shen was in a bad mood, she would always stay there for a while.
Tingyuxuan is a two-story attic in the Duke's Mansion garden. In front of the door is the rock shape of the garden, and there is a clear spring on the rock that flows all year round.
Very elegant and quiet.
"Madam, the young lady is here." The maid Banxia reported softly and pulled the indignant Zisu away.
Mrs. Shen was very angry and kept wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes with the handkerchief in her hand.
Shen Yuyao entered the room and saw her mother sitting by the bed, crying silently. She felt a little sad. When she had insisted on marrying Xia Yu, she had never thought about how Xia Yu's sweetheart felt, nor had she thought about the dilemma her parents faced.
"Mother, I must marry Xie Cuihua." Shen Yuyao felt reluctant, but she could only tell the truth.
Mrs. Shen wiped the corners of her eyes with her handkerchief more frequently, but did not say anything.
“Mother, do you believe your daughter?” Shen Yuyao walked over and pulled Madam Shen’s arm, acting like a spoiled child like she did when she was a child.
Although Mrs. Shen still didn't speak, she nodded slightly.
She had also heard that Shen Yuyao could predict the future. Liang Ruolan and Shen Yiyi had both mentioned it to her.
"In a few days, urgent news will arrive from the western border. The emperor will order Dad to go to war and order Xie Cuihua to accompany him."
Mrs. Shen stopped sobbing and looked up at Shen Yuyao.
"During this battle to pacify the west, Daddy nearly died at the hands of the enemy's spear. At that critical moment, it was Xie Cuihua who saved Daddy and carried him back to the camp from the pile of dead bodies."
Shen Yuyao tried her best to describe what was about to happen in a calm and composed tone.
Mrs. Shen's expression became more and more solemn as she listened.
"Xie Cuihua was eventually beaten to death by the emperor because of her outspokenness and her misspoken words!"
Hearing this, Madam Shen could no longer sit still. She had not expected that Xie Cuihua and the Duke would have such a connection in the future.
After pondering for a moment, Madam Shen said, “Yuyao, Xie Cuihua is worthy of being a co-wife!”
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