Chapter 1165 How are you?
The embroiderer was stunned. The princess's exquisite craftsmanship was even better than that of an old embroiderer like her!
After solving the problem of the wedding dress, Jiang Xue rushed to the kitchen without stopping.
She first carefully observed every step of the cook's making of wedding cakes, and then combined the baking knowledge she had learned in modern society to put forward some suggestions for improvement.
"Your Highness, would it be too sweet if we added some rose petals to the filling of the wedding cake?" the cook asked doubtfully.
"No, the scent of roses can neutralize the sweetness and add a touch of romance." Jiang Xue said confidently.
It turned out that Jiang Xue's improvements were very successful.
The wedding cakes she made were not only beautiful in appearance, but also sweet in taste and auspicious in meaning, and were highly praised by the ancestors.
"Princess, you are so clever and skillful. I like you more and more!" The old ancestor held Jiang Xue's hand and smiled from ear to ear.
Jiang Xue smiled modestly, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.
Finally I got past our ancestors!
On the wedding day, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.
The princess's mansion was decorated with lights and filled with guests.
Jiang Xue, dressed in a gorgeous phoenix coronet and bridal robe, walked slowly towards the auditorium with the help of the bridesmaid.
Xiao Zhan was handsome and elegant in a festive red suit. He stood in the center of the auditorium, looking at Jiang Xue with burning eyes.
With everyone's blessings, they completed the wedding ceremony and officially became husband and wife.
As night fell, gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the night sky, lighting up the entire palace.
Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan stood on the platform, hugged and kissed each other, and the sweet atmosphere infected everyone present.
“Yun Che, do you think our happy life will really start like this?” Jiang Xue asked softly, nestling in Xiao Zhan’s arms.
Xiao Zhan gently stroked her hair and said affectionately: "Of course, our happiness has just begun."
Suddenly, a dark shadow flashed by, breaking the beautiful tranquility.
"Prime Minister, Princess, be careful!" a guard exclaimed.
Xiao Zhan suddenly protected Jiang Xue behind him and looked around vigilantly.
"Who is it? Come out!"
In the silent night sky, a cold voice was heard: "Haha, Prime Minister, how are you?"
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In the Golden Palace, the emperor sitting on the dragon throne had a gloomy face and looked coldly at Xiao Zhan, Jiang Xue and the enemy leader who were kneeling below and were as dejected as a defeated rooster.
The ministers who were originally whispering to each other also watched their noses and hearts, and even breathed lightly, for fear of accidentally offending the emperor.
Little did they know that the more they did so, the more the emperor suspected they were hiding something.
"Your Majesty, the enemy leader has been captured. I have already found out that there are indeed treacherous people in the court colluding with the enemy. The evidence is irrefutable!"
Xiao Zhan's voice was sonorous and powerful, echoing in the hall, and every word was like a heavy hammer hitting the hearts of some ministers.
"Oh? Where's the evidence?"
The emperor asked in a deep voice, his sharp eyes sweeping over the ministers in the hall, as if he wanted to see through the secrets in their hearts.
Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue exchanged glances. Jiang Xue stepped forward, took out a stack of letters from her sleeve, and held them high above her head: "These are the evidence of the enemy's collusion with the treacherous officials in the court. Your Majesty, please take a look!"
The content of the letter clearly recorded the details of the exchanges between some ministers and the enemy, and even listed the specific transaction time, place, and people one by one, which can be said to be irrefutable evidence.
These ministers had originally been holding out for luck, but at this moment they felt as if struck by lightning. Their faces instantly turned pale and cold sweat dripped down.
"This... this is clearly a fake!"
A minister jumped out first, pointed at the letter in Jiang Xue's hand and loudly refuted: "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext!"
With the first person taking the lead, other ministers involved also reacted and began to speak out in defense of themselves.
"Yeah, where did this letter come from? Maybe someone deliberately framed me!"
"What exactly are the Prime Minister and the princess trying to do by doing this? Are they trying to exclude dissidents and cover up everything?"
"Your Majesty, please understand! We are loyal to the court and have no second thoughts!"
For a moment, the hall was like a boiling pot, with all kinds of noises interweaving together, making people dizzy.
Xiao Zhan sneered, his eyes flashing coldly: "The evidence is irrefutable, and you are still quibbling! Come, arrest these treacherous officials!"
The guards who had been lying in ambush outside the palace rushed in and captured all the ministers who were shouting the loudest.
However, the situation did not calm down, but became even more chaotic.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, some ministers actually began to threaten the witnesses.
"If you dare to testify against me, your family will be waiting to collect your body!"
A minister threatened a trembling witness fiercely.
The witness had originally mustered up the courage to come forward and testify, but now he was so frightened that his face turned pale, his eyes flickered, and he dared not say another word.
Seeing that the witness she had finally found was about to turn against her, Jiang Xue became extremely anxious.
She knew very well that if these witnesses changed their testimonies, all her previous efforts would be wasted.
The emperor looked at the chaotic scene in the hall, his brows furrowed, and he seemed to begin to waver.
He looked at Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan.
"Do you have any other evidence?" The emperor's voice showed no emotion.
Jiang Xue and Xiao Zhan looked at each other and understood in their hearts that they had to come up with more powerful evidence at this moment in order to completely reverse the situation.
Jiang Xue took a deep breath and slowly said, "Your Majesty, I have something else that may prove the crimes of these ministers."
She took out an exquisite brocade box from her bosom and slowly opened it.
In the brocade box, lying quietly is a... jade pendant?
Everyone was stunned, not understanding the significance of this jade pendant.
Seeing this, a minister could not help but sneer, "Your Highness, are you trying to use a jade pendant to incriminate us? Isn't this too much of a joke?"
Jiang Xue raised the corners of her mouth slightly, revealing a mysterious smile: "This is not an ordinary jade pendant."
As soon as she finished speaking, a soldier's voice suddenly came from outside the hall, and then a guard ran in quickly and knelt before the emperor: "Your Majesty, outside the palace... outside the palace..."
Seeing the soldier hesitating, the emperor asked impatiently, "What happened outside the palace?"
The guard swallowed his saliva and said in a trembling voice: "Outside the palace... a secret passage was discovered!"
Jiang Xue smiled slightly, raised the jade pendant in her hand, and slowly said in the puzzled eyes of everyone:
"This jade pendant was found in that secret passage. And this secret passage leads directly to the enemy camp outside the city!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall. The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.
"This is impossible!"
The minister who had been shouting the loudest earlier turned pale and calmly retorted, "This jade pendant must be fake! The secret passage must have been dug out by someone on purpose, trying to frame us!"
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