Ren Yaoqi had never heard of any connection between the Pei family and the line of Concubine Wan and Prince Xian, and Pei Zhiyan had never mentioned Prince Xian in front of Ren Yaoqi. Of course, if the two sides were involved, the credibility of this edict would be much lower.
However, Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but worry about Pei Zhiyan's current situation. Although it would be difficult for the court to move against the Pei family in the short term given the Pei family's foundation and they also had to take public opinion into consideration, it was still easy to give the Pei family some trouble. Among the Pei family members currently serving in the court, the one with the highest official position was Pei Zhiyan's uncle Pei Ji, who was a second-rank minister of rites and an assistant minister of the cabinet, ranking third in the cabinet. Pei Zhiyan is currently a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, and his official position is only fifth-rank, but he is the emperor's teacher and will succeed Pei Ji in the future. Compared to moving against Pei Ji, the court would probably be more willing to move against Pei Zhiyan.
Even though Ren Yaoqi was worried about the affairs of the court, he was able to do something about it.
While more people believed the late emperor's will than doubted it, the majority remained on the sidelines. After all, no one knew the true strength of Prince Xian's palace. No one was foolish enough to risk upsetting the imperial court for a newly minted prince with a shaky foundation and uncertain future.
Under such circumstances, the Yanbei Palace was the first to extend an olive branch to the King of Hezhong. Although they only sent some gifts to Hezhong, it represented that Yanbei was willing to recognize the King of Hezhong.
The Yanbei Palace had taken action, and due to various interests, other factions also began to move. The rise of the Xian Palace would change the political landscape of the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. Many people had already sensed the unusual political trends between the Xian Palace and the Yanbei Palace.
In this atmosphere, Xiao Jingxi, the second son of the Yanbei Palace, proposed to Ren Yaoqi, the fifth daughter of the Ren family.
When this news came out, people outside of Yanzhou might have been a little slow to react, wondering who this Fifth Miss of the Ren family was. However, it soon became known to everyone that Fifth Miss Ren Yaoqi was the legitimate granddaughter of the former King Xian, now the King of Hezhong, and the second daughter of Princess Jiayi, the legitimate daughter of King Xian.
When Prince Xian was demoted to a commoner and exiled to Yanbei, all his titles, from Prince Xian to Crown Prince Princess, were revoked, and Princess Jiayi was forced to marry a merchant. Now, the late emperor has pardoned Prince Xian, and the titles of all the members of Prince Xian's family have been restored, and Princess Jiayi's title has been restored.
Some people may think that the daughter of a businessman is not worthy of the second son of the Yanbei Palace. After all, although Xiao Jingxi is in poor health, he is the most likely to succeed the throne of the Yanbei Prince after Xiao Jingkang's death. It is okay for the King of Hezhong to marry his granddaughter, but there is still a gap if he marries his granddaughter-in-law.
However, the King of Hezhong only had one legitimate son and one legitimate daughter. The Crown Prince of Hezhong had been married for less than a year, and the only child suitable for marriage was the youngest daughter of the legitimate daughter. Fortunately, the title of Princess Jiayi was restored. No matter what, the Li family was still a legitimate and prosperous family with royal blood.
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