Inside the palace.
The emperor specially asked someone to bring his precious wine.
As soon as Jiang Fengyuan came in, he smelled the aroma of wine.
"Your Highness, I, Jiang Fengyuan, pay my respects to you, Your Majesty!"
"Come, I just got a bottle of good wine, please try it." The emperor happily pulled him to the wine table.
Jiang Fengyuan was feeling nervous. The emperor had left him idle for many days and now he asked Eunuch Cao to pour wine for him personally.
What do you mean?
He went to the Duke of Korea's mansion yesterday, and His Majesty summoned him the next day. The only explanation is that His Majesty is afraid of the court officials having too much personal relationship.
Although he had severed ties with the Anguo Mansion, in the eyes of outsiders, he was still the eldest son of the Anguo Duke.
Thinking of this, Jiang Fengyuan came up with an idea.
He knelt down and kowtowed, "I am so humbled and terrified. I have worked day and night to help Your Majesty. I am willing to be a lone minister and serve Your Majesty."
Eunuch Cao was suspicious: Does Lord Jiang think that the wine given by His Majesty was poisoned?
A lone minister means he has no one to back him up, and he neither relies on the Duke of Anguo nor flatters the Duke of Hanguo.
The emperor was upset. He really just wanted to drink. He was just trying to get information.
The emperor gave a look and Eunuch Cao immediately stepped forward to help Jiang Fengyuan up.
"Don't worry, General. The Emperor knows that you are loyal to the end. Today, just drink."
Jiang Fengyuan was confused.
Just drink alcohol?
The aroma of wine was strong, and after drinking cup after cup, Jiang Fengyuan soon became drunk and dizzy.
"I thought most military commanders were good at drinking, but this is all." The emperor threw away his wine glass with pride.
Eunuch Cao thought to himself: Your one pot of wine is mixed with two pots of water. Don't you know how much you can drink? But General Jiang actually drank two pots of wine.
Of course, he was still just complaining in his heart.
"Your Majesty is so magnanimous that the generals cannot compare to him." He flattered him.
The emperor waved his hand and Eunuch Cao helped him up.
He stumbled to the dragon chair and sat down, "Take out the things and press both orders."
Eunuch Cao picked up the two pieces of paper on the table, walked over to Jiang Fengyuan, dipped his finger in the ink, and pressed it on the two pieces of paper.
Prince Jun Yin happened to come in and picked up two pieces of paper.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Jiang Yuanxi, the daughter of the Jiang family, is intelligent and elegant... She is specially granted the title of the Crown Prince's Consort. I hope you will share the same aspirations and will not disappoint me. I decree this."
The second one.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Jiang Yuanxi, the youngest daughter of the Jiang family, is virtuous, wise and elegant... and is hereby conferred the title of Princess Tianheng. I decree this."
There is a big handprint on each one. The mark is clear and the ink has not dried yet, which shows that it was just pressed down.
The corners of the prince's mouth twitched. His father had worked very hard to keep Yuan Xi.
At the same time, he was thankful that his father did not give Yuan Xi's sister to him as the Crown Princess.
“Father, why doesn’t your Majesty just grant the title directly? Why go through so much trouble?” The prince didn’t understand. The imperial power was supreme, and no minister would dare to act rashly.
The emperor supported his head and waved his hands slightly.
"These officials look innocent, but they are actually very cunning. You are still young, so learn from them.
"Your son obeys your order." The prince couldn't figure it out, so he gave up thinking about it.
"Yin'er, you must personally send Lord Jiang home." The emperor ordered.
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The Duke of Anguo scraped together money from everywhere and finally paid off the more than 30,000 taels of silver owed by Wu. However, after paying off the debt, he discovered that there was not much silver left in the Duke's Mansion.
The emperor said that as long as the silver was paid off, he could continue to attend court.
Duke Anguo took a bath and burned incense to get rid of the bad luck that had been in his house recently.
In front of Mingde Hall.
A group of officials were waiting outside.
"Have you heard? Yesterday the Emperor personally summoned General Jiang and drank with him."
"And let the prince send it home personally."
When has there ever been such a precedent in our country?
The ministers were also suspicious as to why the emperor was so kind to his subjects.
Outside the palace, Duke Anguo clenched his fists under his sleeves. Such an honor was not for the Duke Anguo's Mansion.
However, even if Jiang Fengyuan cut off his relationship with the Duke's Mansion, outsiders only knew that he was the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion.
"Hurry up, catch up, it's time to go to court." Someone urged.
In the court.
"I have a petition to report. If there is nothing else, I will leave the court."
Jiang Fengyuan stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
The emperor was worried. Could it be that what he did last night was discovered?
"Speak frankly, my dear."
Jiang Fengyuan knelt on the ground, "I request a thorough investigation of the Chen family's conspiracy to rebel."
The whole court was shocked.
Duke Anguo looked at Jiang Fengyuan suddenly. This rebellious son actually...
The emperor was relieved that he didn't have to risk his life to meet the emperor.
Before Jiang Fengyuan could say anything, all the ministers were furious.
The Minister of Personnel Yan Song was the first to bear the brunt of the criticism. "Your Majesty, the Chen family is guilty of treason. We have both witnesses and evidence. It is a done deal."
If the Chen family's case of treason is thoroughly investigated, many officials will be implicated and no one wants to reopen the case.
Duke Hanguo remained neutral. He has done everything he can. Now it is up to my nephew.
Duke Jiang: "Your Majesty spared the lives of the Chen family because of his soft-heartedness. General Zhengyuan, don't lose the big picture for the small." It was a naked threat.
Jiang Fengyuan stopped making excuses, and the court officials just thought he mentioned it occasionally and let the matter go.
Jiang Jiang Fengyuan's eyes wandered among the ministers, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he remained silent.
The court was dismissed.
All the ministers stayed far away from Jiang Feng.
Duke Anguo sneered, "If you return to the Jiang family, I can pretend that what happened before never happened."
Jiang Fengyuan raised his eyebrows and puffed out his chest, "Your Majesty, you are worrying too much."
Duke Anguo choked.
"Don't mention what happened today in front of the emperor, otherwise no one can save you. Don't hold the Duke's Mansion back." He warned.
There is no son in the world who does not worship his father, and Jiang Fengyuan is no exception. But after all these things, he knows that Duke Anguo has no father-son affection for him.
Jiang Fengyuan sneered: "I heard that the Chen family in Liangzhou was assassinated. I wonder if father was involved?"
Duke Anguo stood there in a daze. How did he know all these things?
Could it be that he has found out something?
That's absolutely impossible. The incident was done in secret and all the people who should be eliminated have been eliminated.
"What nonsense!" Duke Anguo shouted, "The Ministry of Personnel handled the case personally back then, how would I know about it?" Duke Anguo was full of confidence.
"I'll give you one more chance, will you come back or not?"
Duke Anguo looked at his son with disdain, as if he was giving alms.
Jiang Fengyuan was too lazy to compete with him anymore.
"Why go back? The Duke's Mansion is extremely poor. I heard that someone even drilled a hole in the south wall, and it hasn't been repaired yet. I have a big courtyard to live in, but I'm willing to squeeze into that shabby place with you. Am I crazy?"
Everyone in Shengjing knew that after the eldest wife of the Jiang family left, the Duke's Mansion became extremely poor.
Duke Anguo wanted Xinniang to go back and use her dowry to help them improve their lives and maintain the Duke's Mansion's pitiful self-esteem.
Dream on!
"You!" Duke Anguo's face flushed, veins popping out on his hands, "Without the Duke's Mansion and the clan, you are nothing. Don't regret it!"
"Tsk." Whoever regrets it will be a grandson.
Jiang Fengyuan thought as he walked, why not change his surname to the same one as Xinniang.
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