Taking the initiative to remarry! The crazy prince is obsessed with me

The next day.

Shen Xiyue slept restlessly that night. When she woke up, the sky was just beginning to turn pale.

She just kept her eyes open until Frost Leaf came in and called her to get up.

Shuangye prepared breakfast for him and told her in detail about the situation outside.

The fire in Marquis Wenyuan's mansion burned all night long, and notices were posted all over the city. The people were already talking about the fire in Qi Xun's new house on the day of his wedding, and when they saw the notices, they said all kinds of things.

The censors wrote memorials to impeach the Qi family. Lord Qi and his son were now crying and protesting their injustice in the court. What they needed most at this moment was Shen Xiyue, the victim.

Shen Xiyue nodded, put down the bowl and chopsticks in her hands, and asked Shuangye if he could dress her up to look more miserable.

Shuang Ye nodded. How could a secret guard not know how to disguise himself? He applied some stickers and smears on her face and said, "OK."

Shen Xiyue opened her eyes and saw herself in the mirror, which was truly terrifying...

Traces of black dust covered her originally tender skin, and a long bloodstain suddenly appeared on her face, just like a rotten persimmon that had fallen to the ground after being overripe. Her lips were chapped and pale, and even her neck was covered with traces of blood.

What a look of escaping death.

As she was marveling at this, Shuang Ye held out a wedding dress that was stained by smoke and fire: "Princess, wear this."

Shen Xiyue let her put the clothes on herself, even rubbing them into fine folds.

Finally, she pointed to the inside of her sleeve and said, "I've soaked this in chili water. If you can't cry, just rub your eyes gently."

Shen Xiyue was amused, thinking she was going to perform... But this maid was really a treasure.

She nodded: "I understand."

The prince's residence was only a hundred steps away from the imperial city, but Mao Ping specially prepared a carriage and took Shen Xiyue around for several circles before driving towards the imperial city.

It was already the end of summer, the heat was at its peak, the cicadas were chirping non-stop, and Shen Xiyue's mind was clear.

The drum for reporting was placed on the side of Chengtian Gate at the entrance to the imperial city, with imperial guards standing around it.

When Shen Xiyue appeared, the imperial guards had already seen her. They clenched their swords and looked at her with burning eyes, thinking that if she dared to break into the palace, she would be executed on the spot.

But she walked straight to the huge drum and stopped.

The leading imperial guard looked at her suspiciously. Her clothes were tattered and her appearance was scary, but her demeanor was excellent. She didn't look like someone who came here intentionally to beat the drum for fun.

He then reminded loudly according to the rules: "Unless it is a serious grievance or a confidential matter, you cannot report it. Disturbing the court is a serious crime. The lightest punishment is thirty lashes of the cane, and the worst is exile. Do you understand?"

Shen Xiyue nodded: "I know."

The imperial guards stopped trying to stop her. Shen Xiyue took a deep breath, raised her hand to pick up the drumstick beside her, and narrowed her eyes while looking at the tall Dengwen drum.

She was the daughter of a general. She had seen her father training troops and heard the drums beating in front of the battlefield since she was a child.

"Boom!"

She raised her hand and tried it. She found that the sound was very loud, so she gathered all her strength: Dong! Dong! Dong...

The expressions of the imperial guards behind him were even more solemn, because according to the Dashun laws, if anyone reported a grievance and knocked on the drum at the Meridian Gate, the emperor would have to personally investigate!

......

at the same time.

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The current emperor, Emperor You'an, is angrily scolding Lord Qi and his son:

"What does it mean to be burned to ashes?

What did you say before you asked me to grant you marriage? You promised to treat Princess Huayang well for the rest of your life, and you knelt for a whole day and night before I agreed to let the Princess marry you!

The Shen family has been loyal to the emperor and patriotic for generations. Shen Jianshan only has this one daughter. But you two, father and son, are so good. You married her off yesterday, and now you tell me that she has been burned to ashes?

Where can I put my old face?"

He was really angry.

Shen Jianshan, Marquis of Zhenxi, has guarded the western border for him for many years and made great contributions to maintaining peace in the area. He has only one daughter, Princess Huayang. Last year, he sent his daughter back to the capital. The emperor originally wanted to give her a good marriage, but now, everything has been ruined by the Qi family!

How does this make people in the world view him?

Several princes stood in the front, watching the situation with their eyes on the nose and their nose on the heart, without saying a word. Unless it was a matter of merit, they would never interfere.

One of them, Song Yushi, pressed forward with red eyes: "The emperor has granted the marriage, how dare the Qi family treat the princess so lightly? This is truly a disrespect for the emperor's authority!"

Disrespecting the emperor's authority is a serious crime.

Lord Qi was panicking now: "Your Majesty, please understand! I was so infatuated with Princess Huayang that I asked for the marriage. I never meant to defy your majesty... Last night, the ancestral hall in my mansion also caught fire, and I didn't even have time to put it out..."

Before he finished speaking, Censor Song took over the conversation:

"There are notices all over the street. It's obvious that Prince Qi has fallen in love with someone else. Why did the new house suddenly catch fire? Someone must have set it on purpose! The Qi family's ancestral hall is on fire. It's obvious that the Qi family is trying to divert attention!"

Lord Qi was so angry that his face turned red. He pointed at Censor Song with a shaking finger and said, "Song Cang, as a censor, you must have evidence to back up your words. You can't fabricate things out of personal preference and wrongly accuse us father and son just because the princess is your cousin!"

Song Yushi did not give in at all: "Publicly speaking, Wenyuan Marquis's Mansion forced Princess Huayang to death, and privately speaking, the Qi family forced my cousin to death. In front of the emperor, Lord Qi said that the person was gone, and you want to get away with it. What, the Shen family is not in the capital, you think the Song family does not exist?"

Lord Qi was choked and said quickly: "That's not what I meant..."

Song Zhijian, the Prime Minister and father of Song Yushi, suppressed his anger and said, "What does Lord Qi mean?"

Everyone knows that Prime Minister Song's full sister, Song Yingzhao, married Shen Jianshan, Marquis of Zhenxi.

Shen Jianshan is a warrior, but he is a man who dotes on his wife. Song gave birth to only one daughter, but then she injured her body and could no longer get pregnant. However, Lord Shen did not even take a concubine, and just lived happily with his wife and daughter.

Last year, Shen Xiyue returned to the capital city and immediately became a popular noble lady in the capital city.

His father was the Marquis of Zhenxi, his maternal grandfather was a tutor, his uncle was the prime minister, and his cousin was a censor who was a Jinshi!

Who doesn't envy her?

At this moment, the Qi family only said that the person had been burned to ashes. The Shen family was far away and had no say, but how could the Song family admit it?

The emperor became even angrier. It was difficult to explain to the Shen family, and it was difficult to explain to the Song family either. What kind of trouble had the Qi family caused him?

If I had known this would happen, I should have let Qi Xun kneel and die at the palace gate rather than agree to the marriage.

Emperor You'an narrowed his eyes and looked at Qi Xun, questioning, "Is what was posted on the notice true?"

Qi Xun was so shocked by the emperor's majesty that his face turned pale. He gritted his teeth and refused to admit it: "Your Majesty, I have no ulterior motives towards the princess. That notice is clearly a malicious slander by someone with ulterior motives—"

When he found out about the notice, he was very surprised. He had always kept Zhilan well hidden. Even his parents didn't know of her existence. How could others know?

He also briefly doubted whether Zhilan had posted the notice herself - but soon, he denied this idea. Zhilan was not stupid. What she wanted was a legitimate lifelong couple. She would not do such a stupid thing just for momentary pleasure!

But who wants to harm him?

Qi Xun couldn't understand.

But he changed his mind and thought again. Shen Xiyue and the prince were burned to ashes now...there was no evidence. Even if the emperor was angry, he could just scold him a few times and it would be over.

Emperor You'an took a breath and was about to continue cursing when he suddenly heard the sound of drums coming from outside, which stunned him for a moment.

All the civil and military officials in the court fell silent instantly. Where did the drum sound come from?