The fourth princess, Yun Zijiao, came from a humble background. When she married An Huaishan, the son of the Minister of Civil Affairs, she was also married to a princess and took her husband's surname. The situation was very similar to the situation when Yun Zishu married Xiao Yunheng.
From this point of view, I don't know whether to say that the emperor has no love for his daughter, or that he does not mind wronging his daughter in order to win over the ministers.
Yun Zishu couldn't help but think that if she were to refer to her previous life, she and Yun Zijiao were in similar situations. No one was better than the other. The only difference was that her father wanted to kill her, while Yun Zijiao was purely
Unfortunately, she had a cruel and ruthless husband.
The Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs holds real power, and many officials in the capital are friendly with him. Naturally, his only legitimate son is pampered and loved by all the stars, so much so that he develops a violent and romantic habit. He always beats and scolds the princess Yun Zijiao.
, but Yun Zijiao has been living under the bullying of the An family all day long, and she doesn't even dare to resist.
"I was just thinking about how to start with the Ministry of Personnel yesterday, and now someone came to my door." Yun Zishu stood in the corridor, feeling the comfort and refreshing feeling of the morning breeze on her face, and her voice made her whole body relax.
Lazy, "Leng Yue, you replied to the post and said that I am free tomorrow."
"yes."
Yun Zishu was about to turn around.
"There is one more thing." Leng Yue hesitated for a moment, "Today, a rumor suddenly started in the imperial city."
Yun Zishu turned her head to look at her and raised her eyebrows curiously: "What rumors?"
Leng Yue replied: "The Emperor may want to grant His Highness a marriage to Pan Xuzhi, the legitimate son of the Xiping Hou Mansion. Then Pan Xuzhi slandered His Highness the Princess in front of several young men from aristocratic families, saying that Her Highness had already married someone before and was a broken... broken flower... loser...
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The last few words became smaller and smaller under Sicang's suddenly cold gaze. Leng Yue lowered her head and then said, "Leng Shuang just went outside to inquire, and the idea of the marriage was indeed spread from the palace.
Yes, but it’s hard to say exactly what happened. I only know that Concubine Wu summoned Madam Xipinghou yesterday, and the emperor went to Concubine Wu’s Changchun Palace yesterday evening...and then this morning, the news came out."
After hearing this, Yun Zishu didn't know what to say.
Her face was calm, except for the slightest trace of an arc at the corner of her mouth, with a tone of pity, "These people have their minds filled with water? Xiao Yunheng is still in the princess mansion, and he just wants to grant me a marriage? In the end?
Where do you get the confidence to spread these rumors to be true?"
"Concubine Wu should really want to marry the princess to Mr. Pan." Leng Yue said, "Although the emperor has not made a statement yet, since the news in the palace can be spread, he should have the emperor's tacit approval."
"Of course the emperor will acquiesce in the news." Yun Zishu turned around and entered the palace, "Who in the imperial city knows that Pan Xuzhi is lustful and violent? Once such news is confirmed, most women will feel uneasy, and I will naturally do the same.
I was weighing in my mind whether it was better to settle the feud with Xiao Yunheng or to really be offered a marriage to Pan Xuzhi... It's a pity that his wishful thinking was wrong."
She doesn't even take the Xiao family seriously, so how would she care about a mere playboy?
So what if you have a violent temper?
Not to mention that the marriage has not yet been granted, even if the marriage is indeed granted, she can let everyone see whether she will change her mind and get back together with Xiao Yunheng, and whether she will succumb to the imperial edict and marry Pan Xuzhi.
Si Cang's eyebrows were cold, the evil spirit flashed from his eyes, and his voice was tight and restrained: "What do you plan to do, Your Highness?"
"I'm not afraid of trouble now, but I'm afraid of a pool of stagnant water that will give me no chance to take action." Yun Zishu stood in front of the window and said in a calm tone, "The more people who think they are right, the better. I want to see what they can do.
Will you force me to surrender first, or will I make them regret it?"
She knew that at yesterday's Qianqiu Banquet, the precious phoenix crown was not presented to Concubine Wu but to the Queen Mother. This incident made Concubine Wu unhappy, and she would naturally try to find some way to cause trouble.
But my father is so impatient, does it appear that he is too impatient?
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Yun Zishu thought that Yun Zijiao was just a normal invitation. Even if it was a bit abnormal, at best it was just that Yun Zijiao wanted to have some idea about her - after all, so many people saw her intimate relationship with the Queen Mother yesterday in full view of the public.
Or maybe she got instructions from others to test her background.
At this moment, Yun Zishu had no idea what Yun Zijiao was going through at home.
In the bedrooms of An Huaishan and Yun Zijiao, the legitimate sons of the Ministry of Personnel, there was a strong smell of decadence that showed no sign of dissipating. The man held a thin whip in his hand and lifted Yun Zijiao's chin: "Has she replied to the post?"
"I'm back... I'm back..." Yun Zijiao's face was pale, her voice was trembling, and she lay on the bed without moving, with blood marks all over her exposed skin, "She... she said she would come over tomorrow..."
An Huaishan narrowed his eyes: "Seriously?"
"Really, really..." Yun Zijiao nodded repeatedly, with fear hidden in her eyes, "I...I don't dare to lie to you..."
"I don't dare to measure you." An Huaishan stood up, finally threw away the whip in his hand, turned around and took a porcelain bottle the size of a man's thumb and threw it to her, "I'll find an opportunity tomorrow to put this in her tea, and kill people."
Lead him to Haitang Garden and to the attic."
Yun Zijiao was shocked: "What do you want to do?"
"Do you need to take care of my affairs?"
"She...she is the legitimate princess..." Yun Zijiao guessed An Huaishan's intention and was almost scared out of her mind, "If the Queen Mother knew..."
"Shut up!" An Huaishan looked at her coldly, "If you don't tell me, and I won't tell you, who will know? Do you still think she is a chaste and martyr woman?"
Yun Zijiao suppressed her uneasiness: "She is very close to Sicang, the leader of the Shadow Pavilion."
"He's just a shadow guard. Besides being able to kill people, what else does he have?" An Huaishan sneered, "Only the cowards in the court are afraid of him."
After saying this, he obviously didn't bother to talk to Yun Zijiao anymore, turned around and walked out.
When he walked outside the door, he turned to look at Yun Zijiao: "If you can't handle things tomorrow, I'll see how I deal with you tonight."
Yun Zijiao was lying alone on the bed, as unresponsive as a wooden sculpture. She had just been tortured for nearly half a day, and her whole body was sore and exhausted.
But at this time, she could not feel sad about her situation as usual. Thinking of An Huaishan's rebellious thoughts, she felt filled with fear.
I had known that he was a romantic person, but I never expected that he would even dare to have Yun Zishu's idea. Although Yun Zishu has been married and is no longer innocent, as long as An Huaishan can be more secretive, Yun Zishu will
There is no evidence...Besides, no woman would really dare to publicize such a thing outside. Even if it were spread, she would have to be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis.
But Yun Zijiao still felt uneasy. If she were not careful, the Shangshu Mansion would be afraid of a big disaster.
"Princess." The maid asked from outside, "Can I come in and serve you?"
Yun Zijiao came back to her senses, sat up from the bed with difficulty, reached for her clothes and put them on, until her whole body was wrapped tightly, she said: "Come in."