Rong Xi looked at him with a sneer and really wanted to beat him to death with an iron rod.
"Master Jiang, don't you know me?"
Jiang Heng took a closer look and found that the person looked familiar, but he didn't really recognize him.
"I don't know her. I don't know her name. That's how your parents taught you to meddle in other people's affairs."
The emperor thought this was ridiculous. He had been hoping for a child for many years, but he still had no children.
And a man like Jiang Heng actually has so many children that he doesn't even recognize his own daughter standing in front of him.
He quietly observed Rong Xi's expression, thinking that she must be sad at the moment. He wanted to take her away from this place and give her endless love.
But he knew he couldn't do that now, because she had things she wanted to do.
"Since you don't know, you can ask the lady next to you. She knows me."
Jiang Heng set his eyes on his wife. The wife knew that she could speak now, so she spoke softly.
"Master, she is your daughter, Jiang Rongxi."
Not only the emperor found it absurd, but everyone in the hall found it unbelievable. They didn't expect that their father really didn't know Jiang Rongxi.
"What did you say? She is Jiang Rongxi?!"
Jiang Heng set his gaze on Rong Xi again. No wonder he felt that this woman looked so familiar. He hadn't seen her for many years, and she had grown into such a graceful young lady, very much like his aunt.
He wanted to scold Rong Xi for daring to play tricks on him like this, but a look from the Majesty behind her froze him in place.
The Emperor: "I never thought Lord Jiang would be so blind. He didn't even recognize his own daughter standing right in front of him."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty, please forgive me. Perhaps this rebellious girl was dressed up too much today, so I couldn't recognize her."
The emperor sneered, "Then let me tell you about another matter. A few days ago, I sent someone to inform you that Rong Xi was recuperating in the palace. How come you are now saying it's indecent, and you are using so many foul words to slander my savior."
How could Jiang Heng know all this? If he had known that this rebellious girl had entered the palace, how could this happen today? He once again looked viciously at the lady next to him.
"Poisonous woman, you still haven't told the truth. What's going on?"
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. A few days ago, a eunuch came to your house and told me about this matter. However, I didn't know his identity and was afraid he was a liar, so I didn't tell my master about it. If I knew, I would never have dared to conceal it."
Jiang Heng was furious. This idiot, did he know what an opportunity he had lost? If this rebellious girl had entered the palace, become a concubine and won the emperor's favor, then the entire Shangshu Mansion would have been greatly promoted. What an idiot, what an idiot.
"You foolish woman, you've attended many palace banquets, don't you even know the eunuchs in the palace?"
"I, sir, I was really wrong, sir. I didn't know this would happen. If I had known, I would have taken good care of her."
Jiang Heng no longer had the heart to argue with her. Now it was His Majesty who had to be taken care of. But seeing His Majesty's unfriendly expression, he still turned his gaze to Rong Xi next to him.
"Rong Xi, it's Dad's fault. You know Dad is very busy with official duties, so it's normal that he can't take care of you children for a while. Please forgive Dad."
"Father is indeed very busy with his official duties. The last time he saw me was probably three or four years ago. Back then, I only saw him briefly as a punishment."
"You... Rong Xi, you must not speak carelessly in front of His Majesty."
"Tsk, forget the father-daughter drama. I know what kind of person you are better than you do. You're greedy and vain, and you want your son to be successful. Aside from your legitimate daughter, you only have some feelings for the other concubines, and they're just tools for you to arrange marriages."
"you……"
"I guess you were right, right? Why didn't you say it? I'm listening to your explanation."
Jiang Heng was speechless, but Jiang Rongwan, who was standing beside him, took a few steps forward on her knees.
"Your Majesty, please blame me for this. I have been weak since childhood, and my father has indeed given me a lot of love and care. If I have truly neglected my other brothers and sisters, it is all my fault. Your Majesty, please forgive my father. I am willing to take all responsibility for today's situation."
Rong Xi sneered, a sly look flashing in his eyes, and suddenly turned to look at the emperor. "Great..."
The uncle hadn't even uttered the words when he was frightened by the emperor's cold gaze and swallowed them back.
"Your Majesty, you may not know this, but my elder sister has a kind heart and loves to help those children without parents."
"so what?"
The emperor could see that the little girl was about to do something bad, and he really wanted to hear what she had in mind.
"The Liu Cheng family already has a pair of children. My parents say this is a good match, and since my sister loves children so much, why not let her marry into the Liu Cheng family?"
Liu Cheng, who was tied up on the ground, had just woken up, but he didn't dare to open his eyes. He was inexplicably happy when he heard the news.
If he really married that evil woman, he would probably be beaten every day in the future. He didn't want to live such a life.
But if he marries the eldest daughter of this family, that's not impossible.
The eldest lady was no less beautiful than the fourth lady. Although she was covered in wounds, she still raised the corners of her mouth slightly where no one could see.
The first person to object was not Jiang Rongwan, but the Shangshu's wife who was kneeling next to her.
"No, Your Majesty, please don't. Rong Wan is already engaged, how can she be betrothed to someone else?"
Rong Xi looked at her with a smile, his face full of innocence.
"Hey, what are you talking about, mother? Since they haven't gotten married yet, it's all up to His Majesty to issue an imperial decree. Besides, how could you be willing to give such a good marriage to someone else? My sister loves children so much, so she just sat back and reaped the benefits, having two children for free."
"No, absolutely not!"
The Shangshu's wife screamed at the top of her lungs. Even if others didn't know what kind of person Liu Cheng was, didn't she know it?
His previous two wives were beaten to death by him. How could Wan'er marry such a man? Her Wan'er is a favored girl of heaven. She can afford to be the queen.
At this time, Jiang Rongwan's face was full of sadness and pain, and she looked weak and pitiful.
"Sister, how could you do this to me? I have never targeted you. Why are you so cruel?"
"Vicious, doesn't my sister like children? I'm just helping her."
The original owner was unwilling to marry him at that time, but Jiang Rongwan said a lot of good things to her.
Seeing that her mother had stopped and was just crying, Jiang Rongwan thought he was really useless and immediately grabbed her father's clothes.
"Father, please save your daughter. I don't want to marry a man like that. Father, save me, save me."
Jiang Heng naturally didn't want to marry Jiang Rongwan because she was a legitimate daughter and her appearance was outstanding in the capital.
A lot of effort and money have been spent on her training since she was young, so how could we possibly marry her off to a city gate guard?
"Jiang Rongxi, that's enough. Isn't it just that I didn't recognize you? Do you have to be so against your sister?"
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