"It is said that when Grand Secretary Xiao came to propose marriage, he happened to encounter the young lady who had fallen into the water. Because the two had physical contact, in order to protect the girl's reputation, Grand Secretary Xiao discussed with the Lin family and made some changes to the marriage agreement." Nan Su paused here.
Wan Ge knew there would be more to come, so she looked at him curiously.
Seeing his curious expression, Nan Su continued, "Actually, as far as I know, the eldest daughter of the Lin family, who is now the matriarch of the Grand Secretariat, was framed by someone."
The matriarch of the Grand Secretary's family originally had a marriage agreement with a prominent local family. At that time, Grand Secretary Xiao's family had suffered a misfortune and had not yet passed the imperial examinations. For the Lin family, they were already a declining family.
However, out of politeness, they only showed a friendly attitude to Minister Xiao. In reality, if the accident of falling into the water had not happened, the Lin family would probably have tried every means to dissolve the engagement.
Although it was a twist of fate, Grand Secretary Xiao treated his wife very well, and he never took a concubine throughout his life, having only one child.
Grand Secretary Xiao educated his children very well. Although his son was not the top scholar, he was the second-best. He is now working in another place and is doing very well. He is expected to be promoted to a higher position in the capital within three years.
After listening to Nan Su's story, Wan Ge quickly filled in the blanks in her mind. She never expected that such a common plot in novels would actually happen to other people.
I feel that if this world didn't originally have a different male and female lead, perhaps Grand Secretary Xiao and his wife would be the male and female lead.
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"What are you thinking about?" Nan Su noticed that the other person seemed to be deep in thought after listening to her.
Wan Ge looked at him and replied, "I was just thinking that their story is very interesting."
After saying that, Wan Ge continued, "Our story is also very interesting. If it were written into a storybook, many people might read it."
Do you want to write?
Wan Ge shook her head and decided against it. Her mother was desperately trying to cover up that past for her, and if she really wrote it down, people would speculate about them, which would upset her parents.
Wan Ge wasn't just talking about the Marquis's parents, but also the General's parents. After all, even if such a thing wasn't exactly shameful, if others found out, there would definitely be a lot of gossip.
Nan Su didn't say anything more after hearing what he said, and followed him back to the palace. After returning, he carefully carried her down from the carriage and back into the palace.
Because pregnancy does make you more tired and sleepy, Wan Ge fell asleep quickly after returning home.
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As Wan Ge's belly became more and more obvious, Nan Su treated her with increasing care, afraid that he might accidentally hurt her.
Seeing how nervous she was, Wan Ge felt a little helpless, but she didn't dare do anything to make him even more nervous. So she obediently listened to him and tried her best not to do anything that he felt was dangerous.
Although Nan Su no longer shares a bed with her, he still stays by her side, having prepared a small bed for them to share a room.
However, sometimes when he was dealing with official business late into the night, he would not disturb her and would simply stay in the Imperial Study.
Nansu actually had his own palace, but he almost never lived there.
He didn't need it in the first place. Originally, he wanted the emperor and empress to share a palace, but everyone said it wasn't in accordance with the rules, and Wan Ge didn't want him to argue with the officials over a palace. So they couldn't share a palace.
However, almost everyone in the harem knew, including some of the civil and military officials of the previous dynasty, that His Majesty had never actually lived in his own palace.
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Nan Su put down his pen, looked at the sky outside and saw that it was already very late, so he decided not to disturb Wange and would just stay in the Imperial Study for another night.
Just then, a palace maid placed a cup of calming tea beside him.
Nan Su didn't think too much about it, because he always had trouble sleeping when he wasn't by Wange's side. So when he saw that it was late, he wouldn't go over to disturb her. His chief eunuch would have someone bring him a cup of calming tea to help him sleep.
Despite its name, An Shen Cha (安神茶) does not contain any tea leaves, so its main function is to promote sleep rather than to stimulate alertness.
Nan Su took a sip before realizing something was wrong. Looking at the palace maid in front of him, he felt as if he had seen her before but couldn't quite place her. He knew very well that the palace maid beside him was not the one who was with him.
"Who are you? How did you get in..." Nan Su said, feeling something was wrong with his body. He had only taken a sip, yet he had reacted so quickly.
Mu Xiyan extended her hand to the man before her: "Your Majesty, isn't this the palace maid who was just transferred to your side? Are you feeling unwell?"
"How dare you drug me!" Nan Su's face was extremely gloomy, but due to the effects of the drug, his skin had already turned red.
"No... I didn't..." Mu Xiyan quickly tried to deny it.
"Where is she? Where did they all go? Take her away."
When Nan Su finished speaking, not a single eunuch or palace maid came in.
Nan Su realized something; the woman beside him must have used some tricks.
"Qingying, take her away and have someone summon the imperial physician."
Just as Nan Su finished speaking, a figure like a shadow appeared, grabbed Mu Xiyan, answered "yes," and took her away with him.
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Before long, the imperial physician appeared in the imperial study.
In the palace not far away, Wan Ge opened her eyes, feeling uneasy. Hearing some noise outside, she called for her personal maid: "Groom, what's happening outside?"
The old nanny had just found out the news: "Your Majesty, I heard that someone tried to poison His Majesty, but they have been caught by His Majesty's men. However, the calming tea His Majesty drank was laced with the drug... The imperial physician has already gone to the Imperial Study, so he should be fine."
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