Chapter 542 Heartbeat (1)
For several days, Dingjing City was very peaceful.
At the Prince Qin's residence, Princess Ming'an had a rare few days of quiet time. Apart from strolling around the streets of Dingjing, she hadn't done much else.
This is only the case on the surface, but not necessarily in private.
In the mansion, the beautiful Princess Ming'an, dressed in a golden-red gauze dress, casually ate preserved fruit from a plate. Across from her, two men, seemingly ministers, knelt. Despite Princess Ming'an's humiliation, they showed no sign of anger. They were none other than the illegitimate sons of the Marquis of Lin'an, Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao.
Since Xie Jingxing's time, Xie Ding had lost interest in government, instead handing over his power to his two illegitimate sons, allowing them to navigate the court on their own. Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao were also quite capable, now serving under Prince Ding. While Prince Ding didn't rely heavily on them, he cultivated them as his future talents. Both hoped to achieve something significant.
If Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao had any resentment, it was that even with Xie Jingxing's death, Princess Yuqing's descendants would be gone. Xie Ding refused to make Fang his legitimate wife. Without her, they would both forever remain illegitimate sons. Now, Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao were eager to achieve something, hoping that once their achievements reached a certain level, they could force Xie Ding to make them legitimate sons. Even for the sake of the Lin'an Marquisate, this was the only way.
The reason why they appeared in Prince Qin's residence was because of Fu Xiuyi's order.
Fu Xiuyi was now intent on establishing a friendly relationship with Crown Prince Qin and secretly seeking to reach some kind of agreement, so he naturally had to consider Huangfu Hao's sister, Princess Ming'an. Thinking that Princess Ming'an might not be familiar with Dingjing, he sent Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao.
Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao were Fu Xiuyi's people in private, and their daily routine was just to accompany important figures. Therefore, it wouldn't be surprising for others to see them flatter Princess Ming'an.
Princess Ming'an has a bad temper and has caused Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao a lot of trouble in the past few days.
The same is true today.
She looked at the two people across from her and sneered, "You guys follow me around all day, and you don't feel bored at all. Do all the officials of Mingqi like to follow princesses from other countries? Then Mingqi's rule must have come too easily."
"My duty is to make Her Royal Highness happy." Xie Changwu said, "Only when Her Royal Highness is satisfied can we rest assured."
Princess Ming'an scoffed, "You are not my subject. I do not accept such idle people as my subordinates. I heard that your Lin'an Marquisate once had a brilliant and brilliant marquis, but unfortunately he died young. If that were him, I would consider making him my subject."
The two people crawling on the ground lowered their heads, but their expressions were gloomy for a moment.
Some people, even after death, cast a shadow over others. Ever since Xie Jingxing's death two years ago, Xie Changwu and Xie Changchao had thought they would no longer live under his shadow. Yet, whenever people mentioned the Marquis of Lin'an's mansion, the first person they thought of was Xie Jingxing. They always said, "If that young Marquis Xie hadn't died, who knows how splendid he would be now. The Marquis of Lin'an would probably be extremely proud."
But they forgot that the two brothers were also young masters of the Lin'an Marquisate, but it seemed that no matter how well they did, they could not surpass the heroic image that Xie Jingxing left in the hearts of the people of the world.
Xie Changchao's eyes flickered as he said, "Brother is indeed a brilliant man. He once had a close relationship with Miss Shen Wu, the legitimate daughter of the mighty general. It's a fate we share."
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