Chapter 25 Duke's Mansion

Yan Siyu was stunned for a moment before she said uncertainly, "So she sat on the other side in the second half?"

But in fact, if you think about it, you will know that it is impossible. If you really do this, people will make fun of you today, but within two days, people in the capital will say something like how the daughter of the Jiang family is rushing to get ahead.

Shen Yuan glanced at the goal which seemed "far away" from their perspective and said with a smile: "It's good to be able to watch half of the game. If we sit in the middle, we won't be able to watch even half of the game."

As the two were talking, they saw a girl in gorgeous clothes being surrounded and sitting in the first row.

What a coincidence, Shen Yuan had seen that girl today.

"She is the daughter of Duke Jing." Yan Siyu whispered to Shen Yuan.

It was not difficult to hear a hint of envy in Yan Siyu's tone. Who in the capital city would not be jealous? Duke Jingguo and his wife loved each other very much and had three sons and one daughter. She was the youngest girl in the family.

Duke Jing's father had once followed the late emperor to conquer the world. The late emperor issued an imperial decree during his lifetime, allowing his family to maintain their titles for three generations. With this imperial decree, it can be said that as long as Duke Jing's Qin family does not commit any major crimes in the future, at least three generations of their descendants can be guaranteed wealth and glory.

But the current Duke of Jing, Qin Zhang, also made great contributions at the beginning of his reign. When the new emperor ascended the throne, an earthquake happened in the southwest of Dazhao, and the government was unstable. The Quanrong took this opportunity to invade the northwest and occupied three prefectures in the northwest. The situation in the northwest was critical. At that time, Duke of Jing, Qin Zhang, took the initiative to ask for reconciliation and led his troops to the northwest.

In the end, not only did they recover the three cities that were captured by the Quanrong, they also drove them back to the Gobi Desert, and until now they have been hiding and not daring to act rashly. After this incident, the status of the Duke of Jingguo's Mansion became even more transcendent.

I heard that the Empress and Consort Xiangui in the palace wanted their sons to marry the daughter of Duke Jing. With such a Yue family, there was no need to worry about not getting married. Even the Emperor was willing to give the Qin family such honor and choose a son to marry.

Of course, what Yan Siyu envied was not this, but the fact that Duke Jing and his wife had said that whoever their daughter wanted to marry in the future would depend on her own wishes.

Yan Siyu thought that she was well-loved at home and was loved by her parents, but if the opportunity to become a prince's consort fell upon her now, her parents would probably be eager to agree.

Shen Yuan had grown up in the capital, so she naturally knew about Duke Jing’s affairs. However, she asked in surprise, “Where did Duke Jing’s daughter come from? Doesn’t he have three sons?”

Hearing Shen Yuan's words, Yan Siyu's eyes widened and she looked at Shen Yuan with disbelief.

"Yuanyuan, did you chant Buddha's name at home all day? How could you not know about such a big thing?"

"Know what?"

Yan Siyu now truly confirmed that Shen Yuan really didn't know about this and was not joking.

"Duke Jing has always had a daughter, but she was born prematurely and was in poor health, so she was sent to Jiangnan to be raised when she was very young. She has only been brought back a few months ago. The Duke Jing's mansion brought the daughter back and even held a wedding banquet. Almost every famous family in the capital received invitations."

Shen Yuan calculated the date and found that it was the time when she fell ill after returning from Yunjue Temple.

At that time, she had a high fever for several days in a row and was talking nonsense. Her father invited almost all the doctors in the capital and nearby counties, even two imperial physicians, but they were all helpless.

There was even a doctor who tactfully told her father that if the fever continued like this, he would probably die, and even if he was lucky enough to be saved, he would probably have been burned stupidly.

During that period, her father took a leave of absence and stayed at home to take care of her every day. Even her brother Shen Su did not go to the Imperial College, and the whole family stayed at home to accompany her.

Things have come to that point, so even if the invitation came, no one in the family would be in the mood to attend the banquet.

Later, Shen Yuan inexplicably recovered. Her father thought she had escaped death, so he cruelly detained her at home for a long time and did not let her go out, for fear that something would happen again. Naturally, she had no place to hear about the matter of Duke Jing's daughter.

"I happened to be seriously ill during those days, and finally recovered. I didn't pay attention to what was happening outside."

When Yan Siyu heard this, she immediately stopped caring about Miss Qin. "Sick? What happened? I didn't hear you tell me before. Are you better now?"

"I've recovered a long time ago. Is this the first day you met me? Do you think I'm in bad condition now?"

Yan Siyu smiled foolishly, "Yeah, you look fine now. I thought you were recovering from your illness during that time, no wonder I didn't know. The Qin family girl is very low-key and rarely goes out. I haven't seen her much either."

Low profile?

Shen Yuan recalled the scene she had seen at the gate of the training ground not long ago today, but she didn't think she was being low-key.

But before I had time to think about it, I heard the crowd, which had been a little noisy, suddenly become quiet, and then everyone stood up from their seats.

"The Queen has arrived—"

"Princess Zhaoyang has arrived—"

"Princess Kang Le has arrived——"

Shen Yuan stood in the crowd and saluted. Just after he said "May you be blessed with good health", he heard a gentle voice calling out.

Everyone stood up again and waited for the queen, princess, and princesses to take their seats before sitting down.

No one was talking in the lively parade grounds just now, so they could hear clearly what the person in the front was saying.

"Sister-in-law, I won't sit with you. I have to go check on my family."

It can be heard that Princess Kangle has a very good relationship with the Queen, and she speaks very casually.

This was the first time Shen Yuan saw the princess and the queen so closely, and he could tell that Xie Hui really looked like his mother.

"Don't use the date as an excuse. I think you want to see someone else. Go quickly. If I don't let you go, even if you sit here with me, your heart will fly away."

"He's old enough to help with cooking. I'm here to see my son."

The queen just smiled and said nothing, as if to say, I don’t know you yet.

Princess Kang Le did not even sit down, but left quickly and went to the back of the parade ground.

After that, until the two Cuju teams came on the field, everyone sat quietly and listened to the Queen, Princess Zhaoyang and Miss Qin talking.

It seems that the rumors are true. The queen is indeed kind and warm to the girl from the Qin family.

Even Princess Zhaoyang held the Qin girl's arm and called her Sister Ruyue all the time.

The ladies and girls sitting here today are all from families with some status in the capital. After seeing this scene, they began to think that in the future, the girl from the Qin family would at least be the prince's consort.

As for what Duke Jing and his wife had said before, no one took it seriously, because no one thought that someone would really give up the opportunity to marry into the royal family.

The emperor is now in his prime and has not yet appointed a crown prince. However, the third prince is the legitimate son of the empress, and he is talented and has a good character. He has the highest voice in the matter of appointing a crown prince.

Then his wife would become the most noble woman in Dazhao in the future. Would anyone really refuse?