Chen Jun came to his senses and, seeing his son's delighted expression, realized something was amiss.
Moreover, the imperial edict stated that she was "wise and brave, and dared to act, making her a suitable match for the sixth princess, Wei Wangqing."
This is not how a normal imperial edict would describe someone! Usually, it's something like "gentle and refined" or "possessing both talent and good looks." What on earth did my son do?!
"Zhiyan, what exactly happened?" Chen Jun asked. His son was always obedient and never caused him any trouble. Who knew that this would turn out to be such a big mess?
Lord Chen also needed to know, "Let's go inside and talk."
The servant, though envious and jealous, dared not say anything, since the eldest son's good marriage would also benefit his son.
But when he got back, he lectured the second young master, "Look at your eldest brother, how capable he is! He immediately hooked up with the Sixth Princess. When will you be able to make me shine like that?"
Chen Zhishao lowered her head and dared not speak.
"Useless thing." Why didn't I give birth to a daughter?
Main house.
"Tell me about it."
Chen Zhiyan composed himself and said, "My son was stranded in Jiangcheng while visiting the Lin family, and happened to run into the Sixth Princess. On the way back to the city, they traveled together, and the Sixth Princess was attacked. My son took a knife for her. So..."
"Oh dear, my son! Let your father see where you're hurt!" He said it so easily, but he had taken a knife for the Sixth Princess. It was truly a father's heart to suffer when his son was injured!
"It's alright, Father, everything's fine now."
Lord Chen sensed something was amiss. When had his son become so kind?
"Why would you take a knife for the Sixth Princess?" Lord Chen asked, frowning.
Chen Zhiyan didn't hide anything, "My son is in love with His Highness."
"What?" Chen Jun exclaimed in surprise. His son had always been so cold and aloof; he had thought his son would never fall in love, and he was worried about what would happen to him in the future. Who would have thought...
However, the reputation of this sixth princess was not good before! Even he had heard about it in the inner quarters.
Chen Jun directly voiced his concerns.
Lord Chen didn't care. Which woman isn't like that? As a princess, the Sixth Princess would have more men than women.
Chen Zhiyan didn't want to say that Wei Wangqing had been putting on an act, so he only said, "Those were all misunderstandings. I believe Your Highness."
Chen Jun only knew that his son was truly madly in love with this sixth princess.
However, with the imperial decree bestowing the marriage upon his son, making him the legitimate heir, it's likely that those lowly servants will never rise above him. Besides, this imperial decree was at least obtained by the Sixth Princess herself, so she might have some genuine affection for her son.
After the imperial edict was issued, rumors circulated in the capital that the sixth princess had changed her mind and was ready to serve the court.
Now everyone is saying that the Sixth Princess wants beauty but not merit. She could have used this opportunity to gain the Empress's favor and the support of the court officials, but instead she only exchanged her great achievements for a decree to marry her. She is really neglecting her duties!
The Eastern Palace.
"Your Highness, have we been able to use any of the information we've released?"
"At least, everyone needs to know that my sixth sister is utterly useless. I never imagined that my sixth sister was such a cunning and ruthless character!"
"But that's all she is; she still fell for a man," Wei Sijin sneered.
"Your Highness, what about He Sheng and the others?"
The Third Princess was furious at the mention of this matter. These good-for-nothings were more trouble than they were worth; they couldn't even clean up their mess.
"It's difficult to handle now. The Empress is watching closely, and if I were to take action, I would inevitably get myself implicated."
"What if they implicate His Highness?"
The Third Princess retorted angrily, "If you could have killed them on your way back to the city, I wouldn't have needed to go through all this trouble!"
"Your Highness, please forgive us. We really didn't expect that the Sixth Princess would have such a group of capable people under her command."
Sixth Princess, Sixth Princess, I'm so angry! Why didn't I kill her last time?
Wei Wangqing has been working diligently these days, because since that day, she has attended the morning court session without fail.
Every morning, listening to the emperor and his ministers showering each other with compliments makes me lose my appetite!
There are indeed some things happening today.
It was only after the Empress sent a letter to the Southern Dynasty that she learned that the so-called "plague" had also occurred there.
But how did the Southern Dynasties handle it?
Upon hearing this, Wei Wangqing felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but sigh that the Prince Ye of the Southern Dynasty was indeed a ruthless person!
However, in such an era, with such a level of medical care, if it really was a plague, you couldn't say that he was wrong.
The letter reads: "King Ye of the Southern Dynasty suppressed the people with iron-fisted methods, annihilating the entire population of Fangyang and burning it to the ground, leaving nothing behind."
Massacre the entire city!
Even the worst situation during a war between two countries couldn't be more serious; these are the people of one's own country!
When the Great Wei heard this news, they were horrified, let alone the people, ministers, and monarchs of the Southern Dynasty.
Wei Wangqing's prediction was correct.
Now, everyone in the Southern Dynasty is terrified of Prince Ye, who is like a child who stops crying!
The Southern Emperor had no good intentions in sending Prince Ye there. He hoped that Prince Ye would contract the plague, and if he couldn't, he could still be framed for a crime.
Who would have thought that Nanlin would be so depraved, slaughtering the people of an entire city and burning it down?
Nan Lin wasn't heartbroken, but he was. Those were the people of his Southern Dynasty, and he didn't want to leave such a stain on history books.
Traitors and traitors! Traitors and traitors!
But now, he is truly afraid of this Prince Ye.
The Southern Emperor dared not attack King Ye, but upon hearing from the Empress that the Wu tribe was responsible, he was furious. He then considered joining forces with the Great Wei to launch an attack on the Wu tribe.
But the Queen wasn't stupid, and naturally refused.
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