Xie Zhao's eyes were deep, and the light flowing in them was a little cold. He bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty heard correctly. I do have this request."
"When I took the imperial examination, Wei Shoufu was the chief examiner. I received some guidance, but I cannot say that I was a mentor."
Xie Zhao passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, and was considered a disciple of the emperor.
Over the years, relying on the face he had in the past, Xie Zhao has been tolerant of the Wei family, but that does not mean he has no bottom line.
If this matter is not resolved thoroughly, Jiang Yuzhu will not be able to give an explanation.
"Miss Wei has slandered Yuzhu many times, but Yuzhu only blames me and regards me as the root of the trouble."
Xie Zhao was tied up in family matters and was unable to devote himself to the emperor.
Xiao She was still in shock: "Yuanhe, I thought you had some feelings for Miss Wei..."
"How did the Emperor see that? Was it because I did something wrong that caused the misunderstanding?"
Xie Zhao thought carefully and realized that he had never mentioned Wei Jing in front of the emperor.
Xiao She rubbed his forehead and said, "But you don't look at Jiang Yuzhu any differently, do you?"
If a man is cold to his wife, it only means that he does not like her and most likely has someone else in his heart.
With rumors flying everywhere, Xiao She believed them nine-tenths of the time: "Go ask Jiang Fulu, maybe he has the same idea as me!"
"My father-in-law has never mentioned this to me."
Xie Zhao frowned slightly and tried to search in his mind.
Xiao She couldn't help but laugh and said, "Of course, the Jiang family is all weird. They only care about whether Jiang Yuzhu is happy or not, and they don't take you seriously at all."
After Xiao She finished speaking, he regretted his straightforwardness, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that he was trying to instigate something.
The truth often hurts.
Unexpectedly, Xie Zhao was completely unaffected: "Your Majesty, my father-in-law does not need to take me seriously, just keep me in his heart. After all, I and my father-in-law are officials in the same court. If we get too close, it will inevitably be suspected of forming a clique for personal gain."
Xiao She: “…”
In verbal disputes, Xiao She's performance is stable, but he is defeated every time.
Without mentioning the troubled Jiang Fulu, Xiao She said with embarrassment, "During the Spring Hunt, the Chief Minister of Wei once knelt down and begged me for a marriage. He only wanted you as a son-in-law. Even if the legitimate daughter became a concubine, the Wei family would still accept you."
Xiao She promised Xie Zhao to refuse and never gave in despite the tremendous pressure.
He intended to bring great trouble to the Jiang family, but was intercepted by Princess Yutan: "Miss Wei was so meritorious in saving the Queen Mother from the sword. How can I say that she is being put together with Jia Xinglin?"
Xie Zhao was silent for a while, then said, "After Duke Mao's death, the nobles were like frightened birds. I suspect we moved too quickly and alerted the enemy."
This time when Xie Zhao went to Gunma Prefecture, he only caught one line of human trafficking.
People who do this kind of things are well-informed and will disappear when they see the situation getting tense.
"According to the rules, Prince Jia observes three years of mourning. To show the emperor's great favor, the emperor granted him a marriage, also to stabilize the nobles."
After all, it is a century-old family with deep roots. If it is uprooted in a short period of time, it will easily suffer backlash.
Xie Zhao added, "The Chief Minister of the Guards is the head of all officials and should share the emperor's worries."
"Given Miss Wei's temperament, she will oppose this marriage and will definitely try to get rid of Jia Xinglin."
Jia Xinglin observed mourning for three years, which gave the Wei family enough time to take action.
"If that's the case, the Prime Minister and the nobles are irreconcilable, and the Emperor can only sit back and watch the fight."
This is equivalent to pulling Wei Shoufu into his own camp to do free work. Due to conflicts of interest, Wei Shoufu has no choice but to charge into battle.
Xie Zhao's words made perfect sense, and Xiao She waved his pen and directly issued an imperial decree granting the marriage: "As expected of Yuanhe, you have thought it through thoroughly."
After handing it over to the young eunuch to pass on the order, Xiao She smiled bitterly and said, "I have made a great sacrifice for this. How do you want to compensate me?"
After achieving his goal, Xie Zhao stopped talking nonsense, turned around, waved his hand and said, "I have to go to the yamen. When the new play of the Dequan troupe comes out in a few days, I will take the emperor to watch a good show."
I'm here to pick you up, not to invite you.
Xie Zhao touched his empty purse; he had no money.
This move was to promote Jiang Yuzhu's new play and earn money from the emperor's ticket money.
Soon, the imperial decree granting the marriage reached the Wei family.
Wei Jing thought she would get what she wanted, and tried her best to maintain her composure on the surface, but she was cheering in her heart.
"Marry Wei Jing, the legitimate daughter of the Wei family, and Jia Xinglin, the son of Duke Mao..."
Wei Jing could no longer hear what the young eunuch said. Unable to bear the great grief, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the imperial edict red.
The servants in the Wei Mansion were suddenly in a panic.
This was an imperial decree granting the marriage. The steward hurriedly accepted it and gave the young eunuch a sum of money as hush money.
A few hours later, Wei Jing opened her eyes.
Wei Shoufu sat on the bedside and sighed, "Daughter, it's Daddy's fault for not being capable. I'm sorry."
Originally, he was negotiating with the emperor, who agreed to consider it, but suddenly changed his mind.
Xie Zhao was involved in this matter.
Prime Minister Wei deliberately concealed the truth and did not mention it, for fear that Wei Jing would be even more sad if she knew it.
"Dad, I don't blame you."
Wei Jing opened her mouth and made a weak sound for a long time.
The moment she heard the imperial decree granting the marriage, the hot blood flowing in Wei Jing's body instantly solidified into ice, even her fingertips were frozen.
She tried to bend her fingers, but found she couldn't move them.
What could be more cruel than giving hope and then cutting it off after despair?
Wei Jing closed her eyes and two lines of tears rolled down.
She bit her lips hard, and blood flowed down the corners of her mouth.
Prime Minister Wei was shocked, worried that his pampered daughter would be unable to bear the consequences. Just as he was about to speak, Wei Jing suddenly opened her eyes. Her eyes were brighter than before, and there was a hysterical madness in them.
"Dad, that bastard Jia Xinglin is still in mourning. If he dies in an accident..."
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