The Marquis of Xiangyang was quickly dismissed by the Emperor. After emerging from the hall, he saw that the traces of the earlier struggle on the boat had vanished. The chief eunuch, Zhou Defa, who had escorted the Marquis out, announced, "My Lord, the imperial edict will arrive tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the Marquis of Xiangyang hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, Steward Zhou." After saying this, he took off the jade pendant from his waist, stuffed it into Zhou Defa's hand, and said, "I hope Steward will not despise it."
Accepting the jade pendant with excellent water head, Zhou Defa smiled and said, "You are too polite, my Lord."
After returning to the boat, the Marquis of Xiangyang did not go to wash up, but waited in the hall for his wife and Xin Jie'er. After seeing the two mother and daughter, the Marquis of Xiangyang looked at Xin Jie'er for a while and said to his wife, "The imperial edict will come tomorrow."
After seeing the doubt in the Marquis's wife's eyes, the Marquis of Xiangyang said with satisfaction: "The emperor intends to confer the title of princess on Sister Xin."
After hearing this answer, the Marquis' wife was surprised and then ecstatic. She pulled Xin Jie'er over and said, "My dear girl, your marriage is now a done deal. Come on, kneel down and thank you."
After saying this, Madam Hou and Xin Jie'er knelt down together and kowtowed towards the direction of the capital to express their gratitude.
Xin Jie'er knelt down and kowtowed with a confused look on her face. After a while, she understood and felt a little unhappy about this marriage.
What Ke Xin didn't know was that in her previous life, her parents had both died saving the Emperor, leaving her alone and helpless. The Empress Dowager, whether out of pity or simply to win over her, adopted her as her daughter and named her Princess Pingning.
The little girl who lost her parents changed from being lively and cheerful to being silent and taciturn overnight. Later, she often went in and out of the palace and developed a very self-righteous personality.
In this life, the Emperor's situation was different. The incident that would have killed the Marquis of Xiangyang and his wife hadn't occurred. Perhaps, in her previous life, Princess Pingning, who cared only about her family's glory and disregarded her children's happiness, would have made a different choice.
They rested on the shore at night. Although they were returning to the capital, the Xiangyang Marquis's residence now followed the emperor and his entourage south for a while. It would be bad to have the eunuchs who would announce the imperial decree tomorrow chase the Marquis' residence. Another point was that the emperor had just encountered danger, and as a minister, how could he only care about his own journey?
At dusk, Madam Hou and Xin Jie'er received a summons from Empress Jing'an. That night, mother and daughter came together to pay their respects to Empress Jing'an: "Your servant greets Her Majesty the Empress."
Empress Jing'an, nearly forty years old, was still as beautiful as jade. With a gentle expression on her face, she said to the two, "Please stand up." Then she looked at Sister Xin and said, "This is Sister Xin, right? Come forward and let me see you."
Seeing the Marquis's wife nod, Xin Jie'er walked closer to Queen Jing'an, bowed again and said, "Your humble servant greets you."
After taking a look at Sister Xin, Queen Jing'an smiled and said, "She is indeed a well-mannered girl. Madam has taught her well."
The Marquis's wife immediately replied, "Your Majesty, I am ashamed."
Empress Jing'an glanced at Ziyan, who then brought over a small box. Inside, she opened it and found a set of ruby headpieces. Pointing at the headpieces, Empress Jing'an said, "I heard this is the latest fashion in the capital. This is a gift for Sister Xin."
The Marquis’ wife quickly knelt down to express her gratitude: “Thank you, Your Majesty, for the gift.”
Xin Jie'er was stunned for a moment, then she knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."
The three of them enjoyed tea and snacks. After Empress Jing'an and Madam Hou exchanged pleasantries for a while, Empress Jing'an's face began to show signs of fatigue. Madam Hou saw this and stood up to take her leave, bowing and leaving with Xin Jie'er.
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