Chapter 536 Miss Ruan, long time no see
As soon as the three of them paid their respects to the Queen Mother, the wife of Duke Ji looked at Murong Jue with delight, and Ruan Haizhu's cheeks turned red. You could say she was shy, but her eyes seemed to be glued to Murong Jue, naked and undisguised.
Say she is not reserved, her face is so red.
The Queen Mother disliked it more and more.
Princess Qingkang couldn't wait to speak, "Queen Mother, look at how happy Miss Haizhu is, it's obvious that she really loves Master Jue. The two of them standing together are truly a match made in heaven. This marriage must be a match made in heaven."
Shen Yuezhang's face tensed, but he didn't look panicked at all. He just stood respectfully beside Princess Huai'an.
Princess Huai'an was the first to get angry. "Qingkang, what nonsense are you talking about? My daughter-in-law is here, how dare any messy woman get involved with my son?"
The smile of Lady Jiguogong froze. Ruan Haizhu realized something and lowered her head unwillingly.
Princess Qingkang was not angry at all, and she "kindly" told Duke Ji's wife about bringing Golden Phoenix into the palace to propose marriage.
"Princess, Master Jue's surname is Murong, and he is also a member of the royal family. This is the order of the late emperor. We can't disobey it! I think Miss Shen should be sensible and should understand."
Shen Yuezhang was named. Facing the ill intentions of Princess Qingkang, she stood up, bowed humbly, and spoke slowly, "The marriage of children should be in accordance with the orders of their parents and the words of the matchmaker. I cannot make the decision."
Princess Qingkang's smile froze, and she snorted, "Then why not invite Madam Shen to the palace? After all, this marriage was approved by the late emperor, so the late emperor should be given priority."
"You!" Princess Huai'an was almost angry to death.
Murong Jue was about to speak, but Shen Yuezhang turned pale and secretly shook his head at him.
The Queen Mother saw everyone's reactions. Originally, she did feel that Murong Jue was wronged for marrying Shen Yuezhang. Yesterday, she knew that Shen Yuezhang was an excellent painter. Today, she saw that Shen Yuezhang could remain calm in such a predicament, so she recognized her.
But the current situation cannot be resolved just because she agrees.
After thinking for a while, the Queen Mother said slowly: "Invite the Minister of Works and Madam Shen to the palace, and then invite the Emperor and Empress as well."
Anything involving the late emperor is not a trivial matter.
The emperor and empress knew the whole story on their way here.
The emperor was very angry. "Everyone knows that the Princess's Mansion and the Shen family are getting married. The wife of Duke Ji is taking the golden phoenix into the palace to grab the bride at this time. This is a slap in the face of the Shen family. They can't sit still just because Shen Yicai is favored by me!"
Eunuch Zhou advised anxiously, "Your Majesty, calm down. Although the Golden Phoenix was bestowed by the late emperor, he was kind and would not allow the Jiguo Mansion to do anything outrageous. Master Jue and Miss Shen have already been engaged, and they just need to get married. This kind of thing that breaks up a marriage is against etiquette, so it is understandable that they reject the Jiguo Mansion."
"Humph! I know these principles. What makes me angry is that they knew that I valued Shen Yi but treated the Shen family so meanly. What do they think of me?"
No one dared to offend the angry emperor.
The emperor and empress arrived one after another. When they saw Ruan Haizhu, they were indeed a little surprised. But when they looked at the dignified and gentle Shen Yuezhang, they felt that Shen Yuezhang had a graceful and dignified temperament, and was more suitable for Murong Jue.
Thinking of Shen Yuezhang's superb painting skills, the emperor and empress felt more pity and preference for her.
The queen took the initiative to wave her hand and asked Shen Yuezhang to sit next to her, and asked lovingly: "Are you adapting well after just arriving in the imperial capital?"
Chen Yuezhang lowered her head obediently, "My Queen, the Imperial Capital is wonderful, with pearls and jades everywhere, beautiful buildings and jade palaces. With the protection of the Emperor, Empress and Queen Mother, how could this servant not adapt to it?"
The queen smiled instantly, "How come you are so lovable! Huai'an, if this wasn't your future daughter-in-law, I would have adopted her as my goddaughter."
Princess Qingkang and Princess Qingfeng, who were waiting to see the show, changed their expressions at the same time.
The Queen Mother raised her eyes suddenly, as if she had thought of something, and her expression relaxed. She echoed the Queen and joked, "If you really adopt me as your goddaughter, I will have another wonderful granddaughter!"
"I congratulate the Queen Mother for having such a wonderful granddaughter."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked together to successfully break down the other women's defenses.
Murong Jue could hardly sit still. If Shen Yuezhang hadn't kept winking at him, he would have definitely spoken.
Ruan Haizhu stood aside, sometimes jealous of Shen Yuezhang, and sometimes staring at Murong Jue infatuatedly.
Just then Shen Yi and Su Tai arrived.
The couple walked into the hall with their heads lowered and knelt down to pay their respects.
The emperor asked them to stand up and gave them seats.
Princess Huai'an looked guilty and uncomfortable. She held Su Tai's hand, glared at the wife of Duke Ji angrily, and told her what had happened. "I thought that my father gave the golden phoenix to Duke Ji's mansion to protect its prosperity, but I never thought that Duke Ji's mansion would use it to do evil and fail my father's painstaking efforts."
The face of the Duke Ji's wife changed drastically. She knelt down immediately and cried sincerely, "How could the princess wrong the Duke Ji's mansion so much! Haizhu is the orphan of the old Duke's subordinates, and she is also the descendant of a loyal hero! I only took out the golden phoenix and asked the Queen Mother to grant us a marriage because I love her and couldn't bear to see her sad, and I couldn't bear to disappoint the old subordinates of the Duke Ji. How can it be considered that we are doing something evil?"
"That's right! As a princess of the royal family, you should put justice first." Princess Qingfeng knelt down earnestly.
When Princess Qingkang saw this, she also knelt down.
The three of them were obviously forcing Princess Huai'an to accept the marriage with Duke Ji's Mansion.
The Queen Mother and others all tried hard to suppress their anger.
Even Shen Yi felt aggrieved.
Su Tai had already noticed Ruan Haizhu when she heard the name Haizhu. Seeing that Ruan Haizhu had been staring at Murong Jue like a fangirl, she looked at her unscrupulously. It took her a while to confirm Ruan Haizhu's identity, then she withdrew her gaze and curled the corners of her mouth.
He patted Princess Huai'an's hand soothingly.
When Princess Huai'an saw her smiling face, the anger on her face turned into confusion. How could Su Tai still smile at this time?
Su Tai stood up and bowed respectfully to the emperor, "Your Majesty, I have something to say, can I speak?"
The emperor nodded slightly.
Everyone looked at Su Tai, curious about what she was going to say in this situation? Point at the wife of Duke Ji and scold her to vent her anger?
Under the gaze of everyone, Su Tai walked slowly to the front of the wife of Duke Ji.
Everyone thought that Madam Shen was really going to quarrel with the wife of Duke Ji.
The wife of Duke Ji had a sullen face and had already prepared herself mentally, but she saw Su Tai looking past her at Ruan Haizhu.
"Miss Ruan, long time no see."
As soon as Su Tai opened her mouth, everyone was shocked. Madam Shen knew the adopted daughter of Duke Ji's mansion?
Madam Ji stood up and protected Ruan Haizhu behind her, "Madam Shen, I know you are angry because Haizhu competed with your daughter for marriage. If you have anything to say, come to me. She is still a child and can't stand being frightened."
Su Tai smiled more and more brightly, "Madam, why are you so anxious? I'm just catching up with an old friend. When Miss Haizhu ran away from home, I was soft-hearted and let someone take her in. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to come to Langya. What? Now that you've married into a rich family, you've turned your back on me?"
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