Xiao Yanchu sat down in the main seat and coldly glanced at the kneeling people: "Speak, what happened?"
With just a few simple words, Zhao Jiao and the others instantly felt an invisible pressure, and sweat broke out on their backs.
Yao Zhangshi, who had been so arrogant and loud just moments before, was now trembling with nervousness.
The official Yao Zhangshi had seen most often was the village head, and the highest-ranking official she had ever met was her cousin-in-law, Lin Zhengshan, who had once been a prefect.
I have never had the chance to see an official of such high rank as the Regent.
Even Yao Zhangshi didn't know what rank an official should be considered.
Zhao Jiao had previously arrived in Yuzhou, saying she agreed to her son's marriage to Su Ruojin, but demanded that she immediately take her son to the capital and bring Su Ruojin back to Yuzhou to get married.
At first, Yao Zhangshi disagreed. She thought that a wild girl who had been kicked out of the Lin family and whose origins were unknown was not good enough for Feng'er. Her Feng'er was not a ragpicker.
But after hearing that Su Ruojin had climbed up to the Regent, Yao Zhangshi couldn't sit still.
The Regent, what a high-ranking official that is!
With the Regent's intervention, given Feng'er's talent, he'll be able to stay in the capital and become a high-ranking official in no time.
Upon hearing that he could marry Su Ruojin and get to know the Regent through her, Yao Qingfeng was more than willing.
He always felt that the examiners were blind to his talent because he had failed the imperial examination five times. He believed that if he were given a chance to meet the regent, his talent would surely be appreciated by the regent, and he would make a name for himself in the capital.
When Yao Huihui heard that her mother was going to take her brother to the capital, she couldn't sit still any longer.
She had only heard about the prosperity of the capital city from others, and dreamed of seeing it for herself. She cried and begged Yao Zhangshi to take her with her.
Yao Zhangshi couldn't refuse, so she brought her along too, since Zhao Jiao had said the Lin family would cover the travel expenses anyway.
Besides, with Huihui's intelligence and beauty, if she were to be noticed by some wealthy young master in the capital, she might be able to marry into a powerful family there, and the Yao family would prosper as a result.
The more Yao Zhangshi thought about it, the more excited she became. She discussed some details with Zhao Jiao, packed her things, and took her son and daughter with her to the capital.
The day after arriving in the capital, they entered the Regent's Palace. Looking at the grand and luxurious palace they had never seen before, it felt like a dream to the three members of the Yao family.
When they actually faced the Regent, all three of them were so nervous that they were sweating profusely, dared not raise their heads, and could not utter a single word.
Upon arriving in the capital, Zhao Jiao first met Lin Wanqing and learned how Su Ruojin had offended Princess Fengxi.
This Su Ruojin is far too presumptuous, daring to try and curry favor with the Regent. She deserves to anger Princess Fengxi.
Now, facing the Regent, she was also very afraid, but remembering Lin Wanqing's words—that the Lin family's chances of climbing the social ladder to the Duke of Dingguo's mansion hinged on this—she suppressed her fear and spoke:
“Your Highness, I am the wife of Lin Zhengshan, the magistrate of Yanyang County. Su Ruojin is the daughter of my Lin family. She was previously betrothed to Yao Qingfeng, the eldest son of my cousin’s family. Now the Yao family has come to ask her to come back and complete the marriage.”
"Oh, so it's Madam Lin. I heard that the Lin family has already kicked Miss Su out of the Lin residence, so she can no longer be considered a daughter of your Lin family," Xiao Yanchu said.
Zhao Jiao was slightly taken aback. She hadn't expected the Regent to know such a trivial matter; Su Ruojin must have told him.
That brat, she's in such a hurry to sever ties with the Lin family. All those years of raising her have been for nothing.
“Your Highness, we did not intentionally drive Jin’er out of the manor. We have found Jin’er’s biological parents and cannot bear to see her separated from her parents. We want her to return to her biological parents’ side,” Zhao Jiao hurriedly replied.
Su Ruojin chuckled: "I remember Zhang Mama saying that from now on I would have no connection with your Lin family, right, Zhang Mama?"
Zhang Mama, who was kneeling with Zhao Jiao, trembled. She hadn't expected Su Ruojin to come to her first.
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