Winning the top three places in the imperial examinations is an auspicious sign that only occurs once in a hundred years. Emperor Jingming was naturally satisfied with his son-in-law, and he was even more satisfied with the auspicious father.

Old Zhen is his right-hand man.

"I'll go back and find out what Zhen Shicheng means."

Emperor Jingming considered himself an open-minded emperor, and there were not many cases of directly granting marriage. If the other party was unwilling, there was no point in forcing it even if they did not dare to show it.

But he had already made up his mind. If Old Zhen showed any reluctance, he would jump up and smash Old Zhen's face with the white jade paper.

His daughter is outstanding in every way and is a daughter of a wealthy family. If Old Zhen were to reject her, he would be blind!

Zhen Shicheng, who was buried in documents, suddenly sneezed and rubbed his nose in confusion: Is there another case?

After Emperor Jingming left, the empress fell into deep thought.

Although Fuqing is old enough to retire, it is still strange that the emperor brought it up suddenly.

Could it be that something has happened again?

The Queen subconsciously looked in the direction of Cining Palace.

Time and again, every time something happened to her daughter, it was linked to Cining Palace, making it hard for her to believe that the Queen Mother was innocent.

She is not like the emperor who was raised by the empress dowager and blinded by emotions. In her opinion, no matter what the motives and reasons are, the result is the most important.

Fuqing was repeatedly victimized. Do we have to find a motive to suspect the Queen Mother? Maybe the Queen Mother was just ill?

The queen was thinking about this and was troubled.

She was the empress, invincible in the harem, but she had no chance of winning against the queen mother.

It's really depressing when you think about it.

The queen stood up and walked to the window, where waves of heat were pouring in.

She looked towards the east and sighed softly.

I just hope that once the Seventh Prince and his wife move into the East Palace, things will be more peaceful in this palace.

Emperor Jingming quickly summoned Zhen Shicheng into the palace.

"Is Mr. Zhen busy lately?"

Zhen Shicheng was unsure of what Emperor Jingming meant, so he answered truthfully, "Not a lot."

Maybe it's because of the hot weather, there are fewer crimes.

Emperor Jingming smiled and said, "It's good that you're not busy. Is your son busy recently?"

Zhen Shicheng twitched his lips slightly and said blankly, "It will always be like that. I didn't ask any more questions."

Isn't his son also a subject of the emperor? It's strange that the emperor asks him these questions.

"This is your fault, Lord Zhen. How can you not care about your own son? I heard that your son is still unmarried?"

Zhen Shicheng immediately became alert.

What does the emperor want to do?

Hiss - would the emperor make random comments?

Zhen Shicheng coughed lightly and said, "That boy is not very open-minded. He told me that he doesn't want to get married too early."

Emperor Jingming shook his head in dissatisfaction: "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. How can we let our sons and daughters decide everything? Your son is not smart, so is your beloved Zhen not smart too? Don't you want to have a grandson soon?"

The corner of Zhen Shicheng's mouth twitched fiercely.

Your Majesty is going too far. How can he disparage him like this just to satisfy his own habit of making random comments?

What's wrong if his son doesn't get married? Whose rice is he eating?

"My dear Minister Zhen?" Emperor Jingming drew out his voice and glanced at Zhen Shicheng.

Zhen Shicheng calmed down his mixed feelings and forced a smile: "The emperor is right, men should get married when they are old enough and women should get married when they are old enough."

Emperor Jingming nodded: "Yes, it is time for my Thirteenth Princess to leave the palace."

Zhen Shicheng was stunned.

What does the emperor mean?

Reminding him that his son is still unmarried, and saying that it is time for his daughter to get married, is he trying to marry Princess Fuqing to the Zhen family?

Emperor Jingming had hinted at this point, so there was nothing more to say. He picked up the teacup and drank his tea with dignity.

After waiting for a while, Zhen Shicheng did not respond. After waiting again, Zhen Shicheng still did not respond. Emperor Jingming became a little angry and slammed the teacup on the table.

Zhen Shicheng then came to his senses, used his eloquence to praise Princess Fuqing, and returned home to discuss the matter with his wife.

Madam Zhen was shocked: "You mean, the emperor intends to marry Princess Fuqing to Heng'er?"

Seeing Zhen Shicheng nod, Mrs. Zhen quickly analyzed it.

Princess Fuqing is a legitimate princess. Because she suffered from eye disease since childhood, she did not develop an arrogant character. Instead, she was very simple and was a suitable match for Heng'er.

For every mother, there is no doubt that her own children are the best.

Madam Zhen analyzed the situation with great nitpicking, but she was not dissatisfied with anything. She said hesitantly, "Princess Fuqing is the only legitimate princess. She married into our family, but I don't know if we can get along well——"

Zhen Shicheng smiled indifferently: "You are a very tolerant and generous mother-in-law. No matter what the status of your daughter-in-law is, how can you not get along with her?"

This flattery made Madam Zhen feel very comfortable. She smiled and nodded: "In this case, Master, just agree to it, so that you won't have to suffer from the Emperor in the future."

Zhen Shicheng's face was stern: "Nonsense, the emperor is a kind and benevolent ruler, is he that kind of person?"

In the Yangxin Palace, Emperor Jingming was in such an anxious mood that he couldn't even read the new storybook.

Old Zhen will certainly discuss this matter with his wife when he returns home. I wonder if this will succeed.

Humph, if this works out, everyone will be happy. If it doesn't... Old Zhen can just wait to suffer the consequences.

What, is this a personal revenge? Isn't it natural to take personal revenge? Who wouldn't be angry if their father abandoned their daughter?

Fortunately, it didn't take long for Emperor Jingming to receive Zhen Shicheng's affirmative response.

Emperor Jingming acted swiftly and quickly passed down the imperial decree granting marriage.

When the imperial edict came out, the whole court was shocked.

Zhen Shicheng was really lucky, he actually got a legitimate princess as his daughter-in-law.

There is no rule in the current dynasty that a prince consort who marries a princess will not be given an important position. In the future, the Zhen family will only become more and more prosperous.

Think about it, Zhen Shicheng was born in a poor family, and his wife was not from a prominent family either, but in the blink of an eye they would become the parents-in-law of a legitimate princess. This was truly an unpredictable fate.

For a while, the Zhen residence was crowded with people, cars and people, and countless people came to congratulate.

As the new prince who had not yet moved into the East Palace, Yu Jin also leisurely entered the gate of the Zhen Mansion.

As for why he didn't bring his wife, it was just a joke. The boy named Zhen is going to be his brother-in-law soon, and he can't provoke that boy's evil intentions.

Given Yu Jin's identity, Zhen Shicheng personally welcomed her in and had her chat with him.

"Congratulations, Master Zhen. I never thought that we would become a family before."

Zhen Shicheng stroked his beard and smiled, "I didn't expect that either."

In the past, he felt sad when he thought about this guy stealing his daughter-in-law. Who would have thought that they would become a family?

Yu Jin took a sip of tea, and his smile deepened: "Since we are a family, there is no need to be so formal, Master Zhen, don't you think?"

Zhen Shicheng's heart was filled with alarm, but he smiled calmly, "It's natural."

Yu Jin glanced around and said with a smile, "We are one family and we should not talk behind each other's backs. I have something I want to discuss with Master Zhen."

Zhen Shicheng signaled the waiter to leave and asked, "What does the prince want to discuss?"

Yu Jin leaned forward and lowered his voice: "I suspect the Queen Mother is fake."