When Qin Danqing got married, the prince of Anguo was unconscious, so the eldest daughter of Anguo held a rooster and went to the wedding hall on her behalf.
Qin Danqing returned home three days later. Although she came back alone and Lady Anguo did not prepare many gifts, she still had a feeling of being secretly proud. Mrs. Du thought her daughter was stupid.
Qin Danqing didn't dare tell her mother that she was reborn. She was afraid that if she accidentally leaked the news, she would be caught like a monster. Moreover, she had lived in the deep palace for a long time in her previous life and didn't know much about the news outside.
Later, the mother naturally knew that she was the smartest one.
Qin Danqing's matter really made Mrs. Du worried for a while, but the matter has become a foregone conclusion, and what is more important now is her son.
She used the excuse of feeling unwell to bring the seventh daughter from the Ningguo Marquis' Mansion over.
The marquis' wife was angry with Du, but Du cried and knelt for a long time in front of the marquis of Ningguo, so the marquis of Ningguo easily forgave Du.
He was more moved by the marriage promised by Mrs. Du. Mrs. Du planned to marry the Seventh Girl, a concubine's daughter whose mother had defects, to a fifth-rank imperial guard who was only fifteen years old. Ningguo Hou felt that it was a sure win.
The seventh daughter of the Ningguo Marquis, Du Shuangshuang, took after her biological mother and was charming and attractive at a young age.
Li was very displeased when they met. She warned Qin Guangxuan not to have much contact with Du Shuangshuang and to avoid her if they met from a distance.
At this time, envoys from the Hu Rong also entered the capital with gold, silver, and jewelry as tribute from a vassal state.
Some time ago, because General Qin was getting his daughter married, Shang Xiaoyang postponed the celebration banquet for General Qin, and now a grand banquet was held in the palace.
General Qin knew that the emperor had been trusting Qin Guangxuan as always recently, but for the sake of safety, he did not dare to bring Danruo to the emperor.
Mrs. Du didn't understand why General Qin did this, but she was happy about it. Her daughter had married poorly, and now the Prince of Anguo hadn't woken up yet.
How could she let the daughter of that bitch Li be the center of attention at the palace banquet and get a good marriage?
When the palace banquet just started, Mrs. Du couldn't find her daughter and couldn't help but ask the wife of Duke Anguo.
It was said that Qin Danqing was taking care of the prince in the mansion, so he naturally could not attend the banquet. In fact, Qin Danqing had been taken under control and could not spread any information to the outside world.
The palace banquet reached its climax. Shang Xiaoyang wanted to reward General Qin and let him choose by himself. This was the supreme favor.
Everyone was shocked, and Du quietly reminded General Qin to ask for an official position for Qin Guangyu.
General Qin said sternly, "It is the duty of a minister to protect his country. I do not need any reward."
Then he added with shame:
"I only hope that in the future, if I grow old and confused, or if my children make mistakes and accidentally offend the emperor, the emperor will show some mercy."
He was afraid of what might happen. After all, the emperor was very observant and much harder to fool than the previous emperor, so he gave himself a protective umbrella first.
Shang Xiaoyang smiled and said, "Then I will grant you a golden medal of immunity from death."
General Qin was overjoyed, and everyone congratulated him. No matter what they thought in their hearts, the emperor's preference today was the trend that everyone was chasing.
The noble ladies in the circle all knew that the Qin family had an unengaged illegitimate son and daughter, and they all surrounded Du to find out some information. There was the eldest son of a fallen marquisate, and the second son of a duke.
Of course, Mrs. Du didn't want Danruo to marry well, so she pretended to be a loving mother.
"My concubine's daughter grew up in the border area, and I want to keep her as my child and teach her good manners for another two years."
Not only did she point out that Danruo was unruly, but she also politely declined everyone's marriage proposals. After all, who could wait two years before discussing marriage?
Even more people came to inquire about Qin Guangxuan. After all, the restrictions on a man's illegitimate status were much smaller than those on a woman.
Mainly, men can achieve great things and gain fame on their own, while women have to rely on their fathers, husbands, and sons to obtain titles and imperial decrees.
And Mrs. Du had no excuse to stop her illegitimate son from seeing the emperor, so she received a lot of invitations for subsequent visits with a stiff smile.
After the palace banquet, she felt that it was imperative to destroy Qin Guangxuan. There was no movement from Du Shuangshuang, and Qin Guangxuan had been encountered by several noble ladies.
Mrs. Du suggested holding a flower-viewing banquet in the mansion for Mrs. Li's two children to see each other. General Qin was very satisfied with it as it was exactly what he wanted.
Li was a little worried, fearing that Du was planning something bad.
General Qin had asked the emperor in advance, and after knowing that the emperor would not attend, he specially paid for Danruo's dressing up. He was determined to open his eyes and find a good son-in-law for his daughter this time.
Everyone knew the purpose of this flower-viewing banquet, and they brought their unmarried children with them. Men and women sat at separate tables, looking at each other from afar.
When everyone saw Dan Ruo in a green lotus skirt, they couldn't imagine that such a woman grew up in a cold and bitter place at the border, yet she was so graceful. There was a hint of unrestrainedness between her brows. Compared with the noble ladies from aristocratic families who had rules engraved in their bones, she was in a completely different world.
The unmarried boy's eyes flashed with amazement, and he was ready to show off his skills to leave a good impression in front of the beauty.
Mrs. Du also came here when she was young, and when she saw this situation, she felt secretly resentful.
If it weren't for a banquet, it would be too conspicuous for Li's two children to get into trouble at the same time, so this time she chose to let Qin Danruo go. After all, if Qin Guangxuan, the illegitimate son, had a capable in-law, it would have a huge impact on her son.
A little maid whispered something to Mrs. Du and then left.
Dan Ruo knew that her brother was in trouble, so she immediately left the table and went to find Qin Guangxuan.
At this moment, Shang Xiaoyang, who should have been far away in the palace, was next to the general's mansion. He was struggling with whether to disrupt Qin Guangxuan's blind date party.
He often thought about the days he spent at the border at night. Being with Guard Qin was the happiest time in his life. Perhaps everything changed after he returned to Beijing. All the civil and military officials in the city were watching him, and Guard Qin no longer looked like himself.
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