That same night, Censor Wang and his wife also had a bedtime chat.
After discussing various gossips that had happened in the capital that day, the two eventually turned their conversation to their son.
“Jingshuo has been away from the capital for over a year now, and he finally knows he should come home. Since his mother-in-law is here, we must arrange his marriage.”
Madam Wang's ambition was tempered with a ruthless streak.
Women her son's age are already starting their children's education, but her husband is still rarely home.
"Alright, then we'll have Mother keep him in check."
In his heart, Imperial Censor Wang felt that his son was not yet settled, so it was fine for him to get married later.
But he knew one thing well: never do the opposite of what your wife does in bed, or you'll be kicked to the ground in the next instant.
Madam Wang felt he was being perfunctory and was somewhat dissatisfied. She kicked him in the buttocks and said, "It's all because you spoil him. If you had taken up your authority as a father, he wouldn't have dared to act like this."
"At your age, you haven't started a family or established a career. What kind of person are you? It's all because you spoiled him."
Imperial Censor Wang had his objections. His wife had always spoiled him. Back then, he hadn't allowed him to leave the capital, but his wife insisted that a man's ambition should lie in the four corners of the world and that he should go out and see the world.
As a result, the bird escaped from its cage, and the person who opened the cage blamed him instead. But he dared not complain, and could only murmur to himself.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Madam Wang became even more annoyed, "Say something!"
"What does my wife think I should say?"
He'd been gossiping all night, and now he had all he wanted to do was sleep.
“Your son is your own flesh and blood, can’t you even pay a little attention to his affairs?”
Madam Wang was even more dissatisfied. She didn't know if it was because she was menstruating, but she was very irritable that night.
The man's inattentiveness annoyed her, and she wanted to cause trouble.
Imperial Censor Wang noticed this and placed his hand on her abdomen, gently massaging it. "The child is my own, and even more so, it was born to my wife."
As your husband, I know you mean well for the child, and so do I. Don't worry, our son won't leave the capital again. Even if you have to tie him up, I'll make sure he gets married..."
Outside the Marquis of Zhongyong's residence, a figure climbing the wall sneezed several times.
"Did I catch a cold tonight? I keep sneezing. Could it be that my parents, grandmother, and sister miss me? But there's no need to think that way."
"Maybe it's because your master misses you."
Xing Ze's voice drifted from above his head.
The figure seemed startled by his words, "You'd better watch your mouth. He's not thinking anything of me. I've finally returned to the capital; let me rest for a few days."
He looked at Xing Ze, who was standing on the wall with his arms crossed, and said, "Little Ze, come here and help your brother Jing Shuo to get me over there."
Xing Ze didn't move. "You're back in the capital, why aren't you going home? What are you doing climbing the wall of the Marquis's mansion in the middle of the night?"
Wang Jingshuo chuckled and said, "I've been looking for this person for several years, so I have to come and see what he looks like."
Xing Ze did not react.
For the past few years, Wang Jingshuo had been helping his master search for the princess. It turned out that the princess was in the Marquis's mansion in the capital. He was depressed for a long time after learning this. He wanted to rush back to the capital to see what kind of ability the princess had that made him unable to find her. As a result, his master sent him to do other tasks. Wang Jingshuo became extremely curious about the princess.
But Helian Qing had already disturbed them once. If Wang Jingshuo were to cause trouble for his master again, he might really be sent back to the border.
Seeing that he didn't react, Wang Jingshuo could only climb up by himself. Unfortunately, he didn't know martial arts, and after finally climbing up, he was pulled down by Xing Ze.
Wang Jingshuo was furious. "Don't forget, he also made me investigate some things, which delayed my report. Be careful, or I'll report you."
Xing Ze remained unmoved; no matter how important it was, nothing was more important than cultivating a relationship between his master and the princess.
The two sides remained deadlocked for half an hour. The guards of the Marquis's residence could no longer stand it and reported it to the Marquis of Zhongyong.
It was only after Xie Tingzhou regained his status as Crown Prince that Marquis Zhongyong learned from him that the troublesome son of Imperial Censor Wang was actually a member of the Eastern Palace.
He has been secretly working for the Crown Prince all these years, but the poor Wang family thought he was just traveling around having fun.
Hearing that he came to the Marquis's residence in the middle of the night, people assumed he was there to see Xie Tingzhou.
Doesn't that mean Xie Tingzhou hasn't left yet?
He actually stayed in Ye Zhen's room?
"Nonsense."
Marquis Zhongyong cursed and hurriedly put on his clothes and got up.
Before they were even married, he dared to take advantage of his family's wealth. He personally went to Menghuaxuan and kicked Xie Tingzhou out.
Just as Xie Tingzhou was thinking of setting up Su Luoqing and Wang Jingshuo, Wang Jingshuo disturbed the Marquis of Zhongyong in the middle of the night.
I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to stay overnight at the Marquis's residence in the future, and naturally they will have to blame the culprit.
Back at the Mo Academy, Xie Tingzhou had someone bring Wang Jingshuo over. He said with a forced smile, "I've found you a wife."
"What do you mean? What kind of organization is assigning wives? Are they good-looking? What are their personalities like? I don't want just anyone."
Wang Jingshuo asked a lot of questions subconsciously, then realized what was going on, "What are you doing at the Marquis's residence?"
Shouldn't the Crown Prince live in the Eastern Palace?
"You deceived that girl, how immoral! Didn't the Marquis beat you to death?"
He had heard that Ye Zhen was now the daughter of the Marquis of Zhongyong, and that the Marquis of Zhongyong valued her highly.
This man dared to act like a lecher right under the nose of the Marquis of Zhongyong.
He became increasingly curious about what Ye Zhen was like.
Xie Tingzhou gritted his teeth, "Su Yanwan, daughter of the Vice Minister of War."
“I don’t want that ugly woman. She’s in the same boat as Ye Wantang. Ye Wantang has been cheating on you for years. Maybe if I marry Su Yanwan, she’ll also be cheating on me. How wronged I would be.”
Wang Jingshuo refused without even thinking.
"Then it's female doctor Su Luoqing, you choose one."
The Wang family had always hoped that he would get married, but in recent years, because they were doing things for him, Wang Jingshuo's marriage had been delayed.
Xie Tingzhou thought about it tonight and felt that Su Luoqing was a good match for him, so he thought he would ask him to meet her.
Since he's angry right now, I naturally want to scare him a little.
"No other choice?"
Wang Jingshuo was persistent, but he wasn't familiar with Su Luoqing either.
Seeing that Xie Tingzhou remained silent, he felt a little aggrieved. "Fine then, but since you chose my wife for me, you'll have to let me choose my official position in the future."
Before Xie Tingzhou could agree, he said to himself, "I want to be the Grand Censor, to manage the Censorate for you, and to supervise all officials in the country."
Over the years, I've traveled extensively, witnessing firsthand the conduct of officials and the suffering of ordinary people. I felt compelled to take action.
Xie Tingzhou agreed, "Is there any further news from the Great Wei?"
Wang Jingshuo, who was in charge of this area, shook his head. "No, but we have news related to the princess."
Xie Tingzhou raised an eyebrow slightly, signaling him to continue.
"The Prince of Ding'an of Dongwu rebelled and became the new Emperor of Dongwu. His advisor suggested that he come to Dayuan to negotiate peace. That advisor was the adopted daughter of Shi Yan, the regent of the Great Wei. She would accompany the new Emperor of Dongwu to Dayuan."
Xie Tingzhou's expression changed. "Anything else?"
"Furthermore, Ye Yun killed the chieftain of Muya in Xiyue Kingdom and framed His Majesty, attempting to incite conflict between the two countries."
"And that scoundrel Li Xiang has contacted the new emperor of Dongwu, plotting against your beloved..."
Finally, he paused and said quietly, "Oh, right, I haven't let you down. As you said, by keeping an eye on Ye Yunheng, I've finally found evidence of the princess's background."
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