The carriage slowly came to a stop in front of the Ling Prince's Mansion.
After Xie Jingyan alighted from the carriage, he carried Shen Wan down and stepped into the mansion. At that moment, Steward Zhou came over and said, "Is the Princess Consort injured? I have already sent someone to fetch Doctor Tao."
Shen Wan said, "I'm fine."
Although she was fine, Xie Jingyan was still worried and had Doctor Tao take Shen Wan's pulse.
Shen Wan was a little frightened, but not seriously. In addition, she was more than six months pregnant and the pregnancy was going well, so no medicine was prescribed.
Xie Jingyan carried Shen Wan back to Moyuxuan, where she took a bath and then went to sleep.
When I woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
Shen Wan sat on the bed, feeling lazy and unwilling to get up. Xie Jingyan entered the room, but before he could reach the bedside, Chun'er came in and stood outside the beaded curtain to report, "Your Highness, the Emperor summons you to the palace."
The Emperor's summons to Xie Jingyan at this time was likely due to the assassination attempt the previous night.
Xie Jingyan went into the palace, and Shen Wan threw off the covers and got out of bed.
Yinshuang helped Shen Wan dress, then said, "The Prince and Princess were assassinated twice at the Lantern Festival. When the Emperor found out, he was furious. He ordered the Court of Judicial Review to catch the assassins within half a month during the morning court session. The Minister of Judicial Review said that half a month was too short, and the Emperor severely reprimanded him. However, neither the Censorate nor the Ministry of Justice dared to take on this task..."
Shen Wan asked, "The Ministry of Justice didn't accept it either?"
Silver Frost shook her head, "No..."
That's strange.
It's one thing that the Court of Judicial Review and the Censorate don't dare to accept it, but why won't the Minister of Justice accept it either?
The affairs of the court were beyond Shen Wan's comprehension, so she didn't make things difficult for herself. After washing up, Shen Wan sat down to eat breakfast.
Shen Wan woke up late and barely finished breakfast when Yun Qi and Princess Qinghe came to see her. Princess Huai'an was worried and also sent her personal maid.
Throughout the morning, several groups of people came to visit Shen Wan. Shen Wan decided that she would not leave the manor casually until the baby in her belly was born. Not only would she be scared half to death by the assassin, but she would also cause these people who cared about her to worry and be afraid.
Shen Wan was lounging on the small couch eating fruit. She checked the water clock several times and realized it was almost lunchtime, but Xie Jingyan still hadn't returned.
Yinshuang took the teacup out and saw Dong'er come in. Yinshuang asked, "Is anyone still coming to visit the Princess at this hour?"
Dong'er shook her head, lifted the beaded curtain, and went into the room to report to Shen Wan, "Your Highness, the eldest son of the Duke of Tan's mansion and the eldest daughter of the Minister of Justice's mansion are engaged."
"The eldest son of the Minister of Justice and the third daughter of the second wife of the Duke of Tan are also engaged."
Yesterday, Shen Wan saw them strolling through the lantern festival as a couple, and she knew that their engagement was only a matter of time. She just didn't expect it to happen so quickly; they got engaged today.
Shen Wan was unaware that after the morning court session, the Minister of Justice and his wife went to the Duke of Tan's mansion to propose marriage for their son. Unfortunately, the Duke of Tan's eldest son and his wife were also there to propose marriage for their son.
The two were not on the same road, so they didn't meet and parted ways.
You went to my residence, and I went to yours.
They turned back and met each other halfway.
Um.
The marriages between Tang Ze and Miss Xu, and between Xu Ji and Miss Tang, were arranged on the street.
Both families were extremely satisfied with these two marriages.
The two families were not only well-matched in terms of social standing, but also supported Prince Ling and shared similar political views. More importantly, the daughter-in-law was the son's own choice, and the son-in-law was the daughter's own choice to marry. Could there be anything more harmonious than this?
They solved all their children's marriage problems in one go, and they didn't have to worry about their daughters being mistreated after marriage. They didn't even have to say anything, as they trusted that the other party would treat their daughters like their own.
If there's anything wrong with these two marriages, it's that there's a struggle over who gets married first...
Tang Ze and Xu Ji were both exhausted. They almost came to blows over who should get married first. In the end, both Miss Xu and Miss Tang wanted the other to marry first.
Tang Ze, "..."
Xu Ji, “…”
When it was lunchtime, a maid came in and said, "Your Highness, the food is ready. Would you like to eat now or wait a little longer for His Highness?"
Just as Shen Wan was about to say to wait a little longer, Qiu'er ran in from outside and said, "The prince has returned, and he brought back a lot of rewards."
Shen Wan put down the book in her hand, got off the small couch, and saw four servants carrying in two large boxes as soon as she went out.
Seeing Shen Wan looking at the two large boxes, Xie Jingyan said, "These are gifts from the Emperor."
The Emperor valued the eldest grandson in Shen Wan's womb very much.
Knowing that Shen Wan was slightly frightened, he immediately asked Eunuch Yuan to take some rewards from the storeroom to calm her down, so as not to upset her and affect the little prince in her womb.
The servant opened the box, and upon seeing its contents, Yinshuang and Haitang felt that the assassination attempt the previous night wasn't so dangerous after all.
The Emperor bestowed so many fine things upon their princess to calm her nerves; if word of this reached the ears of the master behind those assassins, he would be furious.
Sending so many assassins resulted in the deaths and injuries of most of them, yet they failed to harm their prince and princess in the slightest. Even the princess's shock was so mild that she didn't need any medication to prevent miscarriage, but it still enraged the emperor, who bestowed upon her so many rewards.
Their prince and princess are blessed with good fortune and long life; how could those ruthless villains possibly harm them?
Shen Wan glanced at the rewards, but she was even more curious about what the Emperor had been doing summoning Xie Jingyan to the palace for so long. Shen Wan asked, "Did Father summon you to the palace to catch an assassin?"
Xie Jingyan took out a token from his pocket. Shen Wan immediately noticed the dragon carved on the token, so lifelike it seemed to have a life of its own. More importantly, she noticed the words engraved on it—
It's as if I were there in person.
Shen Wan's eyes widened as she looked at Xie Jingyan and asked, "Did the Emperor give this to you?"
...Okay, that's a no-brainer.
Who else but the Emperor could give such a token?
But why would the Emperor give such a token to Xie Jingyan?
With this token in the prince's hands, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's practically half the position of crown prince.
Xie Jingyan said, "The Court of Judicial Review, the Censorate, and the Ministry of Justice were not confident in finding out who was behind the assassin, so my father entrusted me with the task of investigating the assassin. He asked the Court of Judicial Review, the Censorate, and the Ministry of Justice to fully cooperate with me and gave me this token to facilitate my investigation."
Shen Wan was stunned.
With the Emperor's authorization and this token, Xie Jingyan now had the authority to command the Three Departments...
Is it really just a matter of having Xie Jingyan investigate the assassin from last night?
Shen Wan had some doubts.
It was lunchtime, and Xie Jingyan had returned. The maid brought in the food, and Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan sat down to eat.
While the two were eating and chatting, Xie Jingyin and the eldest prince learned that the emperor had given Xie Jingyan the power to mobilize the Three Departments, and even the token that could mobilize half of the capital's troops. The two looked so ugly that they couldn't find the words to describe it.
That token was something they would kneel and bow to, yet the Emperor so easily gave it to Prince Ling just to catch an assassin?!
The Prince of Jin's residence was burned down, and the Prince of Qin's residence was hit by fire. These incidents are no less serious than the assassination attempt on the Prince of Ling. Why didn't Father Emperor give them the tokens?!
Could Father's heart be any more biased?!
Consort Chen cheated on the Emperor and trampled on his imperial dignity, but it did not affect the Emperor's affection for Prince Ling. If Consort Chen had not gotten into trouble, they probably wouldn't even have had a chance to compete for the crown prince position!
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