Xuan Pinghou's followers looked at Xie Siheng in shock: "Prince, this is your father! Even if... you had any misunderstandings before, you shouldn't be like this..."
It is a great act of treason.
The follower still didn't dare to say the rest of the words, but his face was full of disapproval.
When Marquis Xuanping heard Xie Siheng's words about cutting off his tongue, he immediately stood up and pointed at Xie Siheng's nose with a ferocious expression: "You are simply against human ethics, disobedient and unfilial, and you are completely crazy! You dare to speak nonsense in front of your elders! How can someone like you be worthy of being an official in the court? Just wait for your dismissal!"
Xie Siheng sneered: "You called me over just to show off your fatherly power? If that's all, then you're in the wrong place. Do you want to use this as an excuse to complain? Go ahead—"
After saying this, he turned around and left, not caring at all about what Marquis Xuanping would do next.
"Wait!" The follower glanced at Marquis Xuanping.
As a caring subordinate, he naturally knew why the Marquis had called the Prince over today. Seeing that the two were about to part ways unhappily, he quickly spoke up and called out to stop Xie Siheng.
"Prince!"
"When the Marquis was out before, he accidentally broke the Prince of Northern Yan's flowers. The people from Northern Yan were relentless and insisted that we replace them with an identical one. To avoid worrying you, the Marquis never told us... We've privately searched the capital and surrounding areas for the past few days but couldn't find it. And the people from Northern Yan keep coming to our door to demand it back, and everyone knows about it."
"If this continues, both the Marquis and the Crown Prince will be embarrassed. So I thought that the Crown Prince, with his high position and power, might be able to find a solution... That's why I waited at home for a long time. However, the Crown Prince hasn't returned in the past few days. I asked the guards in the mansion to deliver a message to you, but you didn't even appear. The Marquis is getting anxious and angry."
As the attendant spoke, he carefully glanced at Xie Siheng's expression. When he finished speaking, there was no expression on the prince's face, and he felt a little nervous for a moment.
"Oh, so that's what it is."
Xie Siheng turned around and sat back down.
Hearing the prince's words, surprise flashed across the attendant's face: "Do you have a solution?"
Xie Siheng smiled slightly: "Ten thousand taels of silver."
The follower's face froze, and he turned his head to look at Marquis Xuanping in confusion.
Could it be that the prince is going to ask the marquis for money? This...
When Marquis Xuanping heard this, his face darkened. "What do you mean by ten thousand taels of silver? Are you asking me for money just to do something for you?!"
Xie Siheng simply stood up and said, "When the money is delivered, I will settle it. If there is no money, that's fine too. I don't care about my reputation anyway."
"Sir, no! No! You and the Marquis are family, if there is anything you want to discuss, we can discuss it..."
The attendants tried to persuade him earnestly from behind, but the Marquis of Xuanping was furious. He swept everything on the table to the ground with a wave of his hand: "Tell him to get out! I don't believe I can't do it without him! Get out of here--"
Xie Siheng had already walked out of Pu Yuxuan and could still hear the sound of porcelain breaking inside. Such sound sounded very pleasant to his ears, and he returned to his yard in a good mood.
——
Emperor Mingde used both persuasion and force to appease Earl Yongle, and then had the eunuchs escort him out of the Yangxin Palace. Only then did he ask Eunuch Liu, "Has the Empress returned from the Eastern Palace?"
"I'm back, Your Majesty!"
Liu Quan bent down and answered respectfully.
"That's fine, let's go to Yeonbok Palace and take a look. As for other people, we won't see them if they come!"
"yes!"
Eunuch Liu quickly ordered his men to prepare the imperial sedan chair. As soon as he left the house, he instructed the eunuchs guarding the gate: "No matter which palace's empress comes, tell them that the emperor has gone to bed. Don't say a single word, or you'll risk your lives!"
"I know!"
The four eunuchs guarding the gate quickly agreed.
Jiang Qianruo was sitting in Yanfu Palace when Chulu came over with medicine: "Your Majesty, it's time to take the medicine."
Jiang Qianruo looked at the bowl of black medicine juice, and a trace of disgust flashed across his face, but when he thought of his daughter who had just been found, he closed his eyes and took a breath.
A hint of joy flashed across Lai Ma's face: "Ever since we brought the princess back, the queen has been much more active in taking her medicine, and her complexion looks better too!"
Jiang Qianruo sighed softly, "You know, these ailments of mine are the result of following His Majesty on his campaigns in the early years. Eating these is just for psychological comfort. It's just treating the illness but not the root cause. What does it matter if I get better or not? As long as the children are fine, I'm relieved."
"Your Majesty, you can't say that. You're still young, and you have to help Prince Xie find a good girl. You also have to watch the little grandson, the princess, and the prince get married and have children!"
Nanny Lai came forward and massaged her shoulders, saying comforting words.
Jiang Qianruo did perk up a bit after hearing this.
Emperor Mingde came over and saw Jiang Qianruo. He waved his hand and asked everyone in the room to leave.
"Mingyue actually brought the guards from the palace to Huangjue Temple today to ask for someone. It didn't look like they were going to pick someone up, but rather to break down the gate."
Jiang Qianruo didn't react: "So what?"
Emperor Mingde pondered, "How about you send a nanny over to teach them some manners? They are my princesses after all, and it would be inappropriate for them to make such a scene."
"Did you finally smash it?"
“…That’s not the case.”
"Then why is it 'too ugly and outrageous'? The child's current state is our responsibility. If I had believed in her and you hadn't mistaken her, would she have grown up among the common people and become like this? We finally found her, and instead of trying to make amends, you're trying to teach her some manners? You have the final say in everything, so whose manners should your daughter learn from?"
Emperor Mingde was speechless after hearing this series of words: "How could I not love her? I am not thinking about her future. How many more years can we stay with her? Teach her the rules, and in the future... she will not suffer any loss."
Jiang Qianruo sneered: "Why don't you just leave her some security before you die? You know very well that her... (brain) is different from ordinary people, it's a waste of effort."
"What unlucky things you said! I think the child is not very smart. Maybe he takes after you!"
Jiang Qianruo remained noncommittal: "Of course my child looks like me!"
Emperor Mingde was speechless for a moment, then asked, "Have you found out anything about the basket?"
Jiang Qianruo clapped his hands, and someone knelt down silently in the room.
She looked at the half-kneeling Dragon Shadow Guard on the ground and asked softly, "Any results?"
"Yes."
Emperor Mingde and Jiang Qianruo were both startled and couldn't help but sit up straighter.
"Who is it?!" Emperor Mingde asked in a deep voice, lowering his voice.
"Yanfu Palace, Madam Lai."
As Long Yingwei finished speaking, Jiang Qianruo's body trembled slightly and his eyes widened in disbelief.
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