Chapter 450 Return to Beijing (6)
As for the Rui Wang of Daliang… Shen Miao frowned. When Ming Qi came to pay tribute, the envoy sent by Daliang didn't seem to be this Rui Wang. Instead, it was another royal relative. This Rui Wang's reputation had long been known far and wide. He was the younger brother of Emperor Yongle, but he rarely appeared in the royal family, and the outside world knew nothing about him. Shen Miao was the Empress of Ming Qi in her previous life, and she knew very little about this Rui Wang. Fu Xiuyi had never mentioned him much either.
After all, something has changed.
Luo Tan didn’t notice Shen Miao’s distraction, and continued to talk to himself: “Originally, I thought that if I could visit Dingjing City in my lifetime, I would definitely pay a visit to the young marquis of the Xie family in the Mingqi Lin’an Marquisate. I never thought that now that I’m here, I will never see him again.” At this point, he actually felt a bit sad: “Why didn’t you wait until I came to see him?”
Shen Miao was slightly startled. The figure she had rarely thought of in the past two years gradually became clearer in her mind. Fang Huidingjingcheng found a servant from her former residence and talked about what had happened in the past two years. The Lin'an Marquis Mansion was one of the major events. Since Xie Jingxing's death, the Xie family army has been severely damaged, and Xie Ding has aged ten years overnight. Xie Ding originally asked Emperor Wenhui to resign and return home, but Emperor Wenhui refused. Although Xie Ding still kept his official position, he had lost all his fighting spirit and spent his days in a daze. However, his two illegitimate sons both entered the officialdom. Although they held low positions in the court, they had a good reputation. I think in a few years, they will also become the best of the younger generation in Mingqi.
However, when news of Xie Jingxing's death reached Dingjing, Princess Rongxin went to the Lin'an Marquisate and caused a scene. She cursed Xie Ding for being heartless and ungrateful, calling the Marquisate a ruthless den of evil that had lost both Princess Yuqing and Xie Jingxing. Sobbing and furious, Princess Rongxin practically destroyed the Lin'an Marquisate. She then became increasingly reclusive, rarely going out.
The Su family, which had been on good terms with the Lin'an Marquisate, had also seen its fortunes decline over the past two years. Not to mention Su Yu, even the son of that family, who had once held a promising future, had gradually faded into obscurity. Generally speaking, the decline of the Xie family coincided with the passing of Xie Jingxing, and the people felt immense regret when they mentioned it.
A young man of unruly courage and valor, he had a heroic presence on the battlefield, but in the end, he died a tragic death. It was no wonder that the girls of Mingqi burst into tears when they heard the news of Xie Jingxing's death.
Shen Miao looked at the dancing flames, lowered her eyes, and in the blink of an eye she saw Luo Tan lying on the couch, soundly asleep.
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Luo Xueyan combed her long hair. Although she was already a mother of two children, her hair was still black and shiny without a single white hair, just like a young girl in her twenties.
Chen Xin took off his heavy armor and heard Luo Xueyan say, "I feel a sinking feeling in my heart when I enter the palace tomorrow."
"What are you afraid of?" Chen Xin walked behind her, held her shoulders, and comforted her: "This is not the first time we have entered the palace. Are you afraid of Le? Don't be afraid, I am here."
"I'm not afraid of that." Luo Xueyan rolled her eyes at him. "We both know this since we came back. I'm afraid that person in the palace has some ulterior motives. I told Dad about this before, and he said he was afraid that His Majesty would use something to tie up our Shen family."
Shen Xin frowned, "What do you mean, Madam?"
"Jiaojiao and Qiu'er haven't gotten married yet," Luo Xueyan reminded them. "If they had gotten married in Xiaochun City these past two years, it would have been fine. It would have put their minds at ease. But I didn't expect the Emperor's decree to come so quickly. Now that our Shen family has regained power, I'm afraid many people in the capital are watching closely. Will the Emperor use Qiu'er and Jiaojiao's marriage to tie the Shen family down?"
Shen Xin was shocked: "How can this be? Nonsense!" No matter what, in Shen Xin's eyes, the marriage between Shen Qiu and Shen Miao would never be allowed to be mixed with political selfishness. Not to mention using their marriage to place the Shen family under other forces.
"Qiu'er is fine, but I don't think Jiaojiao can wait." Luo Xueyan said, "Jiaojiao is already sixteen. Let's not talk about Xiaochun City. We are in Dingjing City. She is old enough to get married. After getting married, she will wait for two years until she is eighteen. It will be the right time to get married. We should find a partner for Jiaojiao while there is no news from the palace."
"So urgent?" Chen Xin hesitated, "Where are there any good families around here? Not to mention we have to understand the other person's character."
"What do you think..." Luo Xueyan looked at him: "What do you think of Ling Ge'er?"
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