"aunt……"
She glanced timidly at Concubine Shu, her expression unpresentable and petty, and muttered, "Mingzhi has never experienced much, and without a mother to protect her. All these years, I just begged my stepmother not to marry me off to someone else. It's been so hard to get out of the quagmire of the Feng family, and I really don't know what to do in the future."
He looked like he was begging for protection from Concubine Shu.
When Concubine Shu saw this, her expression brightened slightly.
"Silly child."
She took the hand of the girl in front of her and patted it kindly.
"Auntie, do you remember everything I said from now on? If you encounter any grievances or injustices, just tell me. Since you have no objection, tomorrow I will go and tell His Majesty about your marriage to Yi'er. Although it will only be a concubine, I promise you that once the matter is settled, I will not let your cousin treat you unfairly."
Jiang Mingzhi lowered his eyes, looking shy, and did not respond.
Concubine Shu didn't think there was anything wrong with it. In her opinion, Jiang Mingzhi couldn't be treated as an ordinary rich girl. She hadn't received much education, so naturally, she couldn't be expected to be as graceful and natural as those rich girls.
After the matter was done, Concubine Shu breathed a sigh of relief and ordered, "Bring the box I prepared."
The palace maid brought up a red lacquer and gold-painted box. The workmanship of the items in the palace was naturally more exquisite than those outside, but Jiang Mingzhi had also seen the world. Many of the things in the Zhou family were royal rewards from the palace, so he was used to them.
"This box of pearls was given to me by His Majesty to make a pearl shirt. But I am too old to wear such things, and I don't have a princess. You are the perfect age, so take it and make me a beautiful pearl shirt."
After saying that, he thought about it and decided to just let it go. He directly ordered someone to invite people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and prepare to let the embroiderers in the palace make clothes for Jiang Mingzhi.
When we returned to Wang's house, Zhang was already sitting in the flower hall waiting for us.
Seeing that Jiang Mingzhi brought back a lot of things, the worry on his face eased a little.
But he was still worried. He immediately sent the servants away and personally took Jiang Mingzhi's hand. He walked over and asked, "How is it? Is everything going well?"
My aunt has seen a lot of things, but today her face is full of emotions, which shows that she is really worried about me.
Jiang Mingzhi gently held her aunt's hand and shook her head: "Don't worry, aunt, I'm fine. Everything went smoothly when I entered the palace."
Zhang didn't believe it and thought Jiang Mingzhi was just trying to comfort herself.
She never regarded Jiang Mingzhi as a silly and naughty child. Since she came to Beijing, she saw Jiang Mingzhi as a considerate child who only reported good news and not bad news.
But the more sensible the child is, the more distressed she feels.
She felt the strength of Jiang Mingzhi's grip on her, and her heart ached, and she actually shed tears.
"Child, there is nothing you can't hide from your aunt."
Jiang Mingzhi's heartstrings trembled, and she couldn't help being moved. Her voice became hoarse and she smiled, "Aunt, I'm not a child anymore. How could I hide something from you when I encountered something? You can rest assured!"
Only then did the aunt feel relieved, but she did not neglect it. She asked her about the details of her visit to the palace today.
Jiang Mingzhi told his aunt everything that Concubine Shu had said.
Upon hearing this, my aunt was silent for a long time.
Obviously, everyone understood what Concubine Shu meant.
The Wang family had no choice in this matter.
Regardless of whether the Wang family helps Concubine Shu or not, they cannot escape the suspicion of being on Concubine Shu's side when they fight for the throne of King Chu for Prince Yi.
As the wife of the Wang family, Zhang has more important responsibilities and obligations. If it is for the future of the entire Wang family, she has no choice but to give up her own daughter.
Jiang Mingzhi understood the difficulties faced by his uncle's family, so he never thought of asking his aunt to help him in this matter from the beginning.
She has her own plans.
Zhang did not say much at this time. She only told her husband about this matter when Wang Hanzhang came back in the evening.
Wang Hanzhang was soaking his feet. After a busy day outside, he now had some free time and soaking his feet in steaming hot medicine, which was really a wonderful thing.
Just as he was enjoying himself, he heard his wife talking about his niece entering the palace today. He suddenly lost interest and sat up to ask for details.
After listening to it, I also fell into deep thought.
Obviously, whether to allow Jiang Mingzhi to enter Prince Yi's Mansion as a concubine is now a very tricky issue.
If Prince Yi could really ascend the throne, sacrificing Jiang Mingzhi's lifelong happiness to pave the way for the Wang family and Prince Yi would indeed be a good choice, but it would be too unfair to the child.
If Prince Yi fails in the end, this matter will inevitably implicate the entire Wang family, and the Wang family will be destroyed overnight.
This was a huge gamble. Now everyone in Kyoto knew that they were supporting their niece. Once Jiang Mingzhi married into Prince Yi's Mansion, the attitude of Wang Jia's direct lineage would be made clear to the world. But the ambiguity now was different.
Wang Hanzhang was unable to make a decision for a moment. After all, this involved the entire family and was not a matter of one person.
So he thought about it and decided to let his second brother go to Beijing as well.
The Wang family's eldest branch only has two brothers left. Although the second brother has not entered the officialdom, he cannot be excluded from this matter.
Jiang Mingzhi soon learned about his aunt's movements.
She was not surprised by this.
She wanted to find out what happened to the Zhou family, and she needed someone who had a connection with the royal family to find out the truth.
Now that Concubine Shu has taken the initiative to extend an olive branch to her, it would be a good opportunity for her to accept it.
She has now become a mark. Whoever gets her will be marked as a member of the Wang family. Moreover, as a legitimate daughter of a fallen marquis's family, even if she makes mistakes through trial and error, the cost is not high, and being a concubine will not affect the overall situation. Why not do it?
But she doesn't care about these. What she wants is for the truth of that year to come to light and for those who took advantage of the situation to go down a path of no return.
When Wang Qiang heard that she had returned, she ran over immediately.
As soon as he arrived, he looked Jiang Mingzhi up and down several times, then patted his chest and breathed a sigh of relief in a somewhat exaggerated manner.
Jiang Mingzhi couldn't help laughing and glanced at her, "I'm not in a hurry, but you're more anxious than me."
Wang Qiang giggled and came over, "Sister, everything is fine now, let's go out for a walk and relax."
It has only been a few days since the last Ming Lake incident, but this girl is more forgetful than she remembers. She's thinking about going out to play again so soon.
Jiang Mingzhi knew that his uncle and aunt would not tell Wang Zhaojun about Concubine Shu's intentions. After all, the decision on this matter had not yet been made, and the fewer people who knew about it now, the better.
Next, the Wang family will probably have a dispute over this matter of hers. If her second uncle goes to Beijing soon, it will not be convenient for her to go in and out of the Wang family. But she still has some things to do. If she can go out for a walk, it will just be a good way to hide from others.
She asked Wang Qiang, "Where do you want to go?"
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