Chapter 181 The True Golden Branches and Jade Leaves
Ye Yunshu's true identity quickly spread.
In the capital, no matter which family was in charge, they all had their own connections within the palace.
When there's something going on among the extended family members, they'll share it with each other immediately.
The sudden appearance of a legitimate princess in the palace, whose status was comparable to that of the crown prince, and who also held the Phoenix Decree to command the female guards, was big news for any family.
Apart from a few families who knew the inside story, all the other families were thinking about the same question.
This is a very big deal, and they must place it in a very important position, otherwise they may face serious consequences later.
More importantly, they now don't know how to address that former Lord Ye.
Should I still call him Lord Ye? His Majesty will definitely be unhappy. What? Is his most beloved daughter someone he can't show his face to?
Call her princess? But I'm afraid that Lord Ye will be unhappy, after all, she is a daughter of the Ye family, and the Ye family values the position in the Censorate the most.
Another question is whether they inadvertently offended this legitimate princess.
Or, to put it another way, did he say anything that subtly criticized the princess?
Regardless of whether it's true or not, we need to be careful in the future. Just the fact that Her Majesty could hand over the Phoenix Token to her shows that this person is definitely the one His Majesty cherishes most.
The high-ranking officials of the court seemed to have understood.
No wonder that as soon as Lord Ye entered the palace, he didn't just stand outside waiting like the others.
Every time, before Lord Ye even arrived, Eunuch Xue from the Imperial Household Department would come out to wait.
They used to be so naive as to think that His Majesty cared about the duties of the Censorate and wanted to see the memorials as soon as possible.
Now that I think about it...
Haha, actually it's just that the royal family is worried about their precious daughter and doesn't want her to stay outside in the sun or wind for too long.
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"This is a true princess! She's not like any other princess."
Unexpectedly, after thirty years, a princess suddenly appears.
"Hey, do you think there's some kind of misunderstanding here?"
"What misunderstanding could there be! I've heard that the highest-ranking female official in the palace, the Palace Attendant, pays her respects with great ceremony."
She was in the know back then, and she personally delivered the princess to the Ye family.
Furthermore, I heard that Princess Shou Kang immediately addressed her as "elder sister" on the spot!
"Can we just not call it?"
His Majesty's first child was born at the same time as the Crown Prince.
The eldest daughter, born to the Empress, would surely be a pampered and spoiled princess if she grew up in the palace!
"I just don't understand how they could bear to send it to the Ye family!"
"What's so hard to understand? Didn't the Ye family always recruit sons-in-law?"
The reason is that the first daughter born to a woman in the Ye family is always intelligent and destined to take over the Supervisory Department.
"The Censorate is so important! Sending the princess to be raised by the Ye family is also preparation for her to take over the Censorate in the future!"
"No wonder we haven't seen the former Chief Inspector much!"
So she went to the palace to become the Empress!
"They will also leave the palace."
I always thought the Empress didn't see many officials' wives because she wasn't well, but it turns out she was afraid people would find out she was the Minister of the Censorate!
"No wonder the dowry of the adopted daughter of the Huangfu family when she married into the palace was more generous than that of the legitimate daughter!"
So you're a girl from the Ye family!
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The discussions in the capital about Ye Yunshu's identity have significantly reduced the heat surrounding the cause of Lord Shangguan's death.
However, Ye Yunshu personally went to the Shangguan residence and offered incense to express her gratitude to the old master Shangguan for his teaching in the past.
Everyone understood.
This matter will not be left unresolved.
No wonder Lord Ye dared to arrest the steward of Prince Zhao's mansion at this time; he has powerful backers.
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The King of Wu remained quietly in his palace.
When she heard that Ye Yunshu was actually the legitimate daughter of the Crown Prince, the King of Wu suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.
"What's there to argue about! What's there to argue about now? They're all treating us like fools!"
The legitimate princess became the Minister of the Censorate...
Hahaha!
The family we desperately wanted was lost just like that!
After laughing a few times, the King of Wu suddenly burst into tears.
He also harbored resentment.
She resented being born into royalty, resented not being of noble birth enough, and resented not having a supportive maternal family...
If he had these things, maybe he wouldn't have to fight for anything and someone would just deliver it to him!
It's all fate...
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Like the King of Wu, Tong Shiqing, the son-in-law of Princess Jia Hui, who had long been living in seclusion, was also greatly affected.
After news of Ye Yunshu's affair spread, Tong Shiqing locked himself in his study and refused to come out.
Having his manhood destroyed, Tong Shiqing felt for the first time what it meant for fate to play tricks on people.
Ye Yunshu, whom I grew up with, turns out to be a legitimate princess...
Tong Shiqing slapped himself hard several times.
They grew up together and have a close bond.
At that time, the Tong family lived next door to the Ye family's house.
The women of the Ye family are all very capable, and they also have close ties with various noble families in the capital.
The Huangfu family, the Duke of Han's mansion, the Marquis of Anyang's mansion, the Duke of Dingguo's mansion...
These families all maintained contact with the Ye family.
Tong Shiqing, who was a child, always remembered the little girl next door who used an abacus every day.
The little girl, who always carried an abacus, gradually became acquainted with Tong Shiqing.
They played together and grew up together...
Later, he participated in the imperial examination and Ye Yunshu entered the Inspectorate of the Imperial Household Department.
Tong Shiqing was very envious of Ye Yunshu, who was a seventh-rank official as soon as she entered.
Only by achieving the top three in the first-class ranking could he attain the same official rank as Ye Yunshu.
Tong Shiqing was very clear about what his path would lead to.
If all goes well, the top three in the first-class ranking will enter the Six Ministries; if they don't make it into the top three, they'll only be able to slowly grind their way up in the Hanlin Academy...
Like his father, who endured so many years to finally become a Grand Scholar.
Tong Shiqing knew that his father looked down on Ye Yunshu.
In his father's eyes, it was absurd for a woman to show her face in public and compete with men for official positions.
If his official rank is lower than Ye Yunshu's in the future, everyone will laugh at him.
Tong Shiqing knew that only by focusing all his energy on the imperial examination could he have a better future.
He was very lucky; he thought he had performed only so-so in the palace examination, but the prince actually named him the top scholar.
Tong Shiqing breathed a sigh of relief.
The top scholar in the imperial examination would enter officialdom as a sixth-rank official!
Once you enter officialdom, you'll definitely go further in the future.
Even if Ye Yunshu were to become the Minister of the Censorate, he would at most be a fourth-rank official.
Tong Shiqing was thinking about how to tell his family about his engagement to Ye Yunshu.
Just then, Prince Zhuang brought his daughter to the capital and happened to see Tong Shiqing parading through the streets on horseback.
Tong Shiqing, with his beaming smile, immediately caught the eye of Princess Jia Hui.
Because of this, Tong Shiqing's father was the first to waver.
"That's the legitimate daughter of Prince Zhuang. She was granted the title of Princess at birth, making her a hundred times more powerful than that calculating girl next door!"
Tong Shiqing remained silent.
Between the daughter of a fourth-rank female official and the daughter of a prince, anyone would know which to choose!
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