Chapter 865
I remember Qi Jing visited the Prince's Mansion before the old lady of the Marquis's Mansion left the capital.
At the time, Huo Zhao said that Qi Jing was also a pitiful person. He never expected that this pitiful person would stab Huo Zhao in the back like this!
Stared at like that, Qi Jing's legs went weak, and she almost couldn't stand up: "It's...it's me..."
Zhong Jie sized her up, and before she could say anything, the curtain was lifted, and a female official from the Empress's side came over, saying that she was to convey the Empress's imperial edict.
"Her Majesty the Empress said that the young master Shen and Miss Qi are destined to be together, and Her Majesty thinks highly of them. However, now that the position of young mistress of the Shen family has been taken, Her Majesty the Empress does not want to break up the couple, and she is truly sorry for the young master Shen and Miss Qi. Therefore, she specially issued an edict to allow Miss Qi to enter the Marquis's mansion as a concubine, which can be considered as fulfilling their wishes."
These words are very hateful.
At that time, Shen Rang was clearly being schemed against, but after the Empress said that, Shen Rang and Qi Jing became mutually in love.
Shen Rang's face immediately turned ugly.
Zhong Jie went even further and mocked, "Whether or not there is a destiny can be decided by the Empress's words alone. In my opinion, all those golden statues in the Taoist temples should be smashed and the Empress should sit on them instead."
The female official's face darkened: "This is Her Majesty the Empress's will. Even if the Princess Consort is dissatisfied, she should know the difference between ruler and subject."
Thunder and rain are both acts of kindness from the military. No matter how dissatisfied the Huo and Shen families were in private, the female official had no say in it. But since they said it to each other's faces, the female official felt that the Huo family really did not respect the Empress.
Zhong Jie scoffed, "What? Everyone says marriage is preordained by heaven. The Empress's mouth is more powerful than the heavens, yet she can't even control a Taoist temple?"
The female official was speechless, but since the decree had already been delivered, she simply turned and left.
Qi Jing, on the contrary, breathed a sigh of relief.
With the Empress's decree, it wouldn't be so difficult for her to establish herself in the Marquis's mansion.
Sure enough, when she secretly looked at Madam Zheng's face, she saw that Madam Zheng's expression was extremely unpleasant.
Qi Jing chuckled inwardly, completely relieved.
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Before an hour had passed, Huo Zhao slowly woke up.
The first thing she saw when she opened her eyes was Zhong Jie.
Once the object in sight became clear, she could see other people.
Huo Yue, Shen Rang, Huo Shu, Chen Qiang, and Zheng Shi stood in two or three layers inside and outside, all looking at her with worried expressions.
Upon seeing that she was awake, Zhong Jie burst into tears of joy.
Huo Yue also breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the eunuch named Shi Xiao did not harm Huo Zhao's life.
Once Huo Zhao woke up, no one had any intention of continuing to participate in the polo match, so they quickly finished their meal and left.
The two families walked together, making quite a commotion, which attracted the attention of many people.
"I wonder what kind of trouble will ensue when we go back. The Huo family doesn't have a good temper."
"But I see that Young Master Shen is deeply in love with his young mistress, and besides, he has always been self-disciplined. How could he do such a thing at the polo match?"
"Sigh, men will be men! They just love to seek thrills, right? His young mistress is a princess, and she was raised by Lord Xun, so she must value etiquette and rules very much. How could she agree to something like this? That's why she has to find someone else!"
"I never imagined that this Young Master Shen would be such a charming and romantic man! Wonderful, wonderful!"
The men were all marveling at Shen Rang's charm, but the atmosphere among the women was completely different.
"I never expected that Prince Shen would be this kind of person. I will never believe in sincerity again!"
"Me too... What kind of mess is this! Where did that girl come from, and how did she get involved between Young Master Shen and his young mistress?"
“Let me tell you, my mother was standing close by just now and saw it clearly. Prince Shen was tricked; he didn’t actually do anything!”
"Really?"
"My mother saw it with her own eyes!"
"...I believed it again."
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