The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Mingyuan was checking the gifts sent by the young masters. She said to the maid nonchalantly, "Although they are all rare and good things, they are still a little inferior to the gold hairpin sent by Prince Chen."

"That's right. It was a reward from the Queen. It can't be compared with these vulgar things outside." The maid complimented.

"If I were to say, among all the young masters in the capital, Prince Chen is the most outstanding."

The maid's words were exactly what Mingyuan was thinking. She and her brother Mingshi came to the capital, firstly to have Mingshi adopted by the queen, and secondly to win over the ministers in the court so that Mingshi could secure the position of crown prince in the future.

Marquis Zhenyuan controls a large number of troops, which will be of great benefit to Prince Mingshi of King Jing in his future efforts to secure his throne. It would also be a blessing to have an alliance with Marquis Zhenyuan.

Mingyuan felt a sense of satisfaction when he thought of the attention he received at the palace banquet when he wore the golden hairpin.

However, she always felt that Chen Dingbei was not as diligent as other young men. She was the daughter of King Jing and would be the eldest princess in the future. She could choose any of the noble young men in the capital.

Since Chen Dingbei is so unenthusiastic, she might as well test Chen Dingbei for a while. Marriage is a big deal, and it is always better for the man to take the initiative to propose.

Looking at the dazzling array of gifts in front of him, Mingyuan still felt a little dissatisfied that Chen Dingbei disappeared after the palace banquet.

She stroked the golden hairpin on her hand and said sullenly, "When someone from the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion sends a gift, you are not allowed to treat him with a good face."

The maids looked at Mingyuan's expression which seemed to be shy and angry, and they understood her little girl's thoughts. They thought that if someone from the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion sent a gift, they would definitely present it to Mingyuan first.

Then the maid sent someone to inquire about the news at the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion. No one knew what Prince Chen was busy with. He used to come to Mingyuan three times a day, but now everyone was giving gifts to please Mingyuan, but he alone disappeared.

The maid was so frightened by what she heard that she immediately knelt down in front of Mingyuan.

"County Lady, it's rumored that the Zhenyuan Marquisate and the Meng family have already finalized the marriage, and now the horoscopes have been matched."

"What?" Mingyuan stood up suddenly, his face full of grief and anger.

At the palace banquet, Chen Dingbei clearly gave her the golden hairpin, and everyone in the capital said that Chen Dingbei was in love with her.

Now she is engaged to the Meng family. Does she, Mingyuan, just someone to be teased and fooled at will?

"Who does Chen Dingbei think he is? How dare he humiliate me like this?"

Mingyuan was so angry that his eyes were about to burst. The maid was afraid that Mingyuan would do something inappropriate, so she hurriedly advised him, "I heard that the Chen family and the Meng family have been friends for generations, and it seems that the marriage was tacitly agreed upon before, so it's not a deliberate slap in the face of the county lady."

"Doesn't count?"

Ming Yuan was so angry that he threw Ji Jinzan far away and said angrily: "What is this?"

"A few days ago, people in Beijing were laughing at Meng Wenyao for being abandoned. Are they laughing at me now?"

"No, no..." The maids were trembling with fear and dared not speak.

A sinister look flashed across Mingyuan's eyes. Not everyone could slap her in the face, but naturally everyone could laugh at her.

Soon, the Zhenyuan Marquis and his wife received the gifts sent by Mingyuan.

"Our county lady heard that your family and the Meng family were engaged. The gold hairpin given by the queen at the palace banquet has already been passed on, so it is not easy to return it. The county lady personally selected a jade hairpin as an apology to Miss Meng. Please ask Master Chen to deliver it to Miss Meng when you are free."

The Marquis of Zhenyuan and his wife looked at each other and burst into tears of excitement. They didn't expect that Lady Mingyuan would give up Chen Dingbei so easily. Finally, their family wouldn't have to marry a princess in the future.

The Marquis's wife took the brocade box with a smile on her face, and said warmly, "The county lady is so polite. It's just a hairpin. Why does the county lady need to return it so solemnly..."

Before she could finish her words, she was interrupted by someone from Prince Jing's Mansion.

"Madam, you should open it and see if it will not suit Miss Meng's taste. The county lady said that if it does not suit, our county lady will choose another one for Miss Meng."

"Okay, okay, I'll take a look. The county lady is just too..."

The marquis's wife paused as she opened the brocade box and almost threw it away. There was no jade hairpin in it, only a few pieces of broken jade.

Seeing his wife's face turn pale, Marquis Zhenyuan hurried forward to take a look. After one look, he realized that he was too happy too early. Princess Mingyuan would rather die in glory than live in disgrace. It was obvious that she was holding a grudge and did not want the Marquis Zhenyuan's Mansion to marry the Meng family.

His expression changed several times, and before he could think of what to say, he heard Madam Hou say, "Maybe I was too heavy-handed just now, and the jade hairpin broke somehow. But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I'll change another one and send it to Miss Meng."

The faces of the people in Jingwang Mansion were almost out of control. Was the Marquis' wife really stupid or just pretending to be stupid? They sneered and said, "Since it is a gift that the county lord is taking as an apology, how can we let the lady prepare it? We will go back and report to the county lord and we will change it."

As soon as the people from Prince Jing's mansion left, Marquis Zhenyuan rebuked, "Isn't this broken jade obvious? The county lord asked us to give the broken jade to the Meng family, which obviously meant that we should cancel the engagement. You even said it out loud. Isn't this another slap in the face of the county lord?"

"How could that be? What if a servant accidentally broke the hairpin on the way?" The marquis's wife did not dare to think of the worst.

"dream!"

Sure enough, within an hour, when the other piece of jade was delivered to the marquis's wife, she knew that she was dreaming.

Mrs. Hou clearly felt that Mingyuan made her feel humiliated because of the marriage between the Chen and Meng families, and she was angry.

"Fortunately, the marriage was just a rumor. If we really were to marry into the Meng family, we would have completely offended the Meng family if we went over to cancel the engagement now."

After celebrating their relief, the couple fell into a long silence.

"You can't marry Mingyuan no matter what?" The Marquis's voice was filled with tears.

"I know that if we refuse now, we will definitely offend Mingyuan. The only solution now is to let Meng Wenyao come forward and compete with Mingyuan. By then, Mingyuan will hold a grudge and will also hate the Meng family and Meng Wenyao." Zhenyuan Hou said dimly.

"But will Meng Wenyao compete with Mingyuan for it?"

"Then it depends on Dingbei. He and Meng Wenyao have been friends for more than ten years. Let him go find Meng Wenyao."

The next morning at the Meng Mansion, Meng Wen Yao heard that Chen Dingbei was looking for her. She instinctively didn't want to see him, but sadness suddenly spread in her heart. She understood that the original owner was unwilling to accept this.

Well, let me ask on behalf of the original owner, whether Chen Dingbei has the original owner in his heart. No matter what the result is, she is going to conquer the emperor now.

A quarter of an hour later, Meng Wen Yao and Chen Ding Bei sat opposite each other. Meng Wen Yao deliberately asked people to keep an eye on them, knowing that after the rumor spread, Ming Yuan had frequent contacts with Zhen Yuan Hou Mansion.

She was mentally prepared, knowing that Chen Dingbei must have already decided to spend her life with Mingyuan, and this meeting was most likely a farewell.