Chapter 94 The Emperor Takes a Fact About Yan Shizhen's Daughter, Yan Xue
The Emperor's gaze deepened. He seemed to be speaking to Eunuch Shun, yet also to himself: "Tell me, why is the Empress Dowager so biased? If it were the Empress Dowager... Never mind, never mind! It's all fate after all. Eunuch Shun, bring up the roster that Consort Shu prepared for me this year. I want to arrange good marriages for my good sons!"
"Your Majesty, this servant obeys!" The words of comfort from Eunuch Shun caught in his throat. He quickly bent down and stepped back to retrieve the roster from the palace.
The Emperor, feeling annoyed, instructed the maid beside him to light the calming incense in the Hall of Mental Cultivation. The fragrance of the incense quickly dispelled the Emperor's restlessness.
Eunuch Shun quickly brought over the roster from nearby. "Your Majesty, this servant has arrived."
"Hmm." The Emperor took the roster and began to look through it.
As Eunuch Shun watched the Emperor flip through the pages faster and faster, and his brows furrowing more and more deeply, he sighed inwardly.
I wonder which young lady will be betrothed to the eldest prince.
After an unknown amount of time, the emperor's brows finally relaxed. Following his gaze, one could clearly see that the emperor's eyes were fixed on the beautiful and elegant women in the roster.
The Emperor thoughtfully read from the roster: "Yan Xue, father Yan Shizhen, magistrate of Ping'an County, a virtuous and gentle man."
She was more beautiful than a flower, with a delicate and pretty appearance, but the key was that she came from a poor family and had many sisters.
The Emperor's eyes subtly revealed admiration. Yan Xue, Yan Shizhen...
"Eunuch Shun—" The Emperor waved to Eunuch Shun.
Eunuch Shun hurriedly stepped forward: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
The Emperor handed the page with Yan Xue's name on the roster to Eunuch Shun, saying, "Tomorrow, go and summon this woman to the Empress's Virtuous Palace, and let the Empress take a look at her."
Eunuch Shun glanced at the women on the roster and quickly replied, "Yes, Your Majesty, this servant obeys."
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As soon as Yan Jue got off the carriage, he saw Ye Ting pacing back and forth in front of his own mansion, looking very anxious.
Yan Jue was somewhat puzzled. Wasn't he supposed to follow Shen Pingjin? Why hadn't Shen Pingjin returned yet, but he had come back first?
Yan Jue walked over quickly. Ye Ting heard footsteps coming from not far away, looked up, and saw that it was his master. His eyes lit up with surprise.
"Master, you've really come back!" Ye Ting was on the verge of tears.
Yan Jue frowned: "Has something happened to her?"
Ye Ting didn't know what to say for a moment, so he simply repeated everything he had seen in Yujingfang and everything Shen Pingjin had experienced.
Yan Jue frowned upon hearing this and asked again, "You mean, that Crown Prince made advances toward the Princess?"
Ye Ting nodded vigorously.
"Outrageous!" Yan Jue was somewhat angry, but then, as if he had thought of something, he asked again, "Did you see that the Princess Consort was resisting?"
Ye Ting pondered for a moment, then looked at his master with a hint of envy in his eyes. "Reporting to my master, it seems there is no... resistance."
Yan Jue was stunned.
His fist, which had just been clenched, suddenly loosened. "I've had a falling out with her recently. She shouldn't have been my queen in the first place. Perhaps it was all her own choice."
Ye Ting didn't believe it: "Master, although the mistress didn't resist, it doesn't necessarily mean she did it willingly!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Jue suddenly recalled the woman's watery eyes that he had seen when they locked eyes a few days ago.
Yan Jue shook his head: "Perhaps she still likes Su Xuanmao and hasn't given up on him. To her, I'm nothing more than a tool. The ridiculous thing is... I'm willing to accept it."
"She originally liked Su Xuanmao so much, it's not like I couldn't see it. She married me only because it was a mistake. If it weren't for that mistake, I'm afraid we would never have had any contact in this lifetime."
"I understand everything. Ye Ting, you no longer need to follow her. I have other matters to entrust to you."
"Ye Ting?" Yan Jue said, suppressing the tremor in his heart, but there was no sound of Ye Ting in his ears.
This made him lift his eyelids in confusion, but when he looked up, he saw Ye Ting's embarrassed expression, and...
Shen Pingjin led Lu Qingjia toward Yan Jue. Hehe, what a coincidence! She had just arrived at the mansion when she heard this man say such a thing. What a coincidence!
"Jiajia, you go into the manor with Ye Ting first. I need to have a good talk with that wicked brother."
Logically speaking, Lu Qingjia shouldn't have agreed to let Shen Pingjin leave like this, but seeing the pretty older sister's serious expression, and... the wicked older brother's...
Lu Qingjia didn't know how to describe it, so he obediently replied "okay" and walked to Ye Ting's side.
Ye Ting didn't expect that his mistress would suddenly appear here when his master was talking so enthusiastically. The key point is that Shen Pingjin was staring at him, preventing him from making a sound to remind him.
Ye Ting glanced apologetically at his master. "Master, I shall take my leave." This was a matter between his master and mistress, so he should leave quickly to avoid being mistaken for someone else.
Shen Pingjin watched Lu Qingjia and Ye Ting walk into the mansion until their figures disappeared. Her eyes, which had been full of smiles, instantly dimmed. She turned to Yan Jue and said, "Yan Jue, do you dare to repeat what you just said?"
Yan Jue suddenly choked up.
Shen Pingjin chuckled, "Yan Jue, so you've been sending Ye Ting to follow and monitor me all along."
Yan Jue immediately denied this, saying, "I do not agree with what you are saying."
Why?
Yan Jue said solemnly, "You don't know martial arts. Although you went out with Lu Qingjia today, and Lu Qingjia is a little genius of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, he did not intervene when we saw him being kidnapped in the market that day. I guess that if you two encounter danger again, perhaps Ye Ting can protect you in secret."
Shen Pingjin was initially very angry, but after hearing Yan Jue's explanation, her anger subsided somewhat. "You also noticed Lu Qingjia's strange behavior that day?"
Yan Jue nodded: "There must have been something fishy about what happened that day. It's just that the man was too cunning. He even managed to shake off Ye Ting."
Shen Pingjin seemed to be deep in thought. Although she was a reborn person, why did she feel that many things had become more complicated?
"Let's leave this matter aside for now. Yan Jue, tell me, why do you think I still have lingering feelings for Su Xuanmao?"
Yan Jue, abandoning his usual playful demeanor, asked in a nonchalant tone, "I'm asking you, what are your feelings for me right now?"
Shen Pingjin hadn't expected Yan Jue to be so direct. It was like a difficult question, and she didn't know how to answer it. After a long while, she finally replied, "It's a secret."
Yan Jue: "..."
Why is this a secret?
Yan Jue did not understand.
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