Concubine Lu was indignant and kept talking about Yun Shuyue.

"Your Majesty, the eldest princess is your own daughter, how can she marry a fool? This is a disgrace to the royal family, Your Majesty!"

Yun Min put away the Buddhist beads and looked at Yun Shuyue, "Chao'er, what do you think?"

"I don't believe in ghosts and gods. How can you take nonsense seriously?"

"If the princess does not believe what I say, she only needs to invite the prince to come. Within a month, your highness will be well. I hereby sign a military order. If after a month, your highness is still in the same condition as now, I am willing to die as an apology."

Sun Zhengliang stroked his goatee, walked to the main hall with a cane and knelt down, "Your Majesty, you must believe what the Imperial Master said. The eldest princess is your Majesty's biological daughter, and she has made great contributions to Western Chu. I hope your Majesty will take care of the eldest princess's health."

"Your Majesty," Lin Minglei also stepped forward and knelt beside Sun Zhengliang, tears streaming down his face, "I hope Your Majesty will think twice for the sake of the late Royal Concubine Lin."

Yu Yan held her chin with one hand. “What a big drama! Go ahead and perform it. I will just watch you perform quietly.”

"Yan'er, do you think I should grant your fifth sister a marriage?"

【Let me show you a good show, it’s your turn now. 】

"This is a serious matter, and I dare not speak rashly."

"I allow you to speak."

Yu Yan stood up with the help of the table, "The fifth sister is the regent princess of Western Chu, why can't she be like Dong Ling, with three husbands and six maids? Although Shen Shizi has the fate of a white tiger, he is stupid. It is really inappropriate for him to be a prince consort. If he is to serve the emperor..."

"Ridiculous!" Yongping Hou immediately retorted, "Ci'er is my eldest son, how can he serve the king? Second Princess, this is my Western Chu, why should we follow the example of Dongling?"

"Marquis Yongping, I am only expressing my own thoughts. Father has not said anything yet. Why are you so anxious? No matter how you argue, in the end, it is the father who has the final say. Are you planning to disobey his order?"

"I have absolutely no such intention. Your Majesty, please understand!"

"That's enough!" Yun Min pinched his brows, having a headache from all the quarrels. "Just follow what the Imperial Master said, order the Imperial Observatory to pick a good day for the wedding, send someone to the countryside to bring Prince Shen back to the capital. I still have some memorials to review, so I'll go back to the Imperial Study first."

"No need to pick him up, he is at my son's house now."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar. The hall was silent for a few seconds, and Yun Min could no longer sit still.

"What did you say?"

"I returned to the capital a few days ago and was attacked by an assassin. Prince Shen saved my life. After waking up, his behavior was different from that of an ordinary person. At first, I thought he was a moron because I had injured my head, so I took him back to the princess's mansion. Just now, Yongping Hou said that the prince had resigned. This makes sense."

Yun Shuyue looked very unhappy. She looked deeply at the Imperial Master, and then at the kneeling Yongping Marquis. "May 5th, White Tiger Fate. I want to see if this so-called White Tiger Fate can bring me happiness."

Wen Yu stood up straight and said sincerely, "If I tell even a single lie, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death."

"Okay, all the civil and military officials are here today, and I would like to ask all the ministers to bear witness. If the Imperial Master tells even a single lie, he will be executed by lingchi in one month."

Wen Yu glanced at Yu Yan and saw her playing with the wine glass in her hand. She sighed sadly, "It's absolutely true."

"I am not feeling well, so I will take my leave first."

Chang Li helped her leave, and when he passed by Yongping Hou, he stopped and said, "Yongping Hou gave birth to a good son."

When the officials in charge of cultural relics saw Yun Shuyue's unhappy expression, they all guessed that she had been tricked by Yongping Hou and the Sun family and forced to marry a fool, and was fooled around by him.

Anyone would be angry. A welcoming banquet turned into a wedding banquet.

After she left, Yun Min also returned to the imperial study. The other ministers also lost interest and returned home with their wives and children.

Yu Yan was still staying in the hall drinking wine. After a few drinks, her cheeks turned red.

"Your Highness, let's go back too."

"All of you leave. I want to be alone for a while. You don't need to follow me."

The maids on both sides looked at each other and retreated silently.

Yu Yan was walking alone and ran into Qi Yan when passing through the Imperial Garden.

"This servant pays respects to the Second Princess."

"It's Eunuch Qi. Where are you going so late?" Yu Yan seemed a little drunk, with a dazed look, as if she would lose her balance and fall to the ground in the next second.

"Why isn't there a maid with you after drinking? It's dark at night, what if you fall and get hurt?"

"It's just that I didn't let them follow me. It's getting late, and I should go back."

"I will take you back to the bedroom, Your Highness. You still have an injury on your leg." Qi Yan held her arm and did not give her any chance to refuse. If he was not shorter than her, he would have probably grabbed her collar and carried her back to the palace.

"Qi Yan, the fifth sister was married to a fool, she is very unhappy."

"Is it the young man from the daytime?"

Yu Yan nodded, "She thought he was a young man from another family, but in the end, she was tricked. How many princesses of the royal family can truly marry the one they love? He is just an object, and was sent away at will."

"The Princess Regent has been married to a fool. I have no power and influence, so what should I do? The worst outcome would be to be sent away to marry a foreign prince and die in a foreign land."

Yu Yan fell to the ground and stretched out her hand, "Look, it's snowing. Snow has a place to go, so where is my place to go?"

"Your Highness, you are drunk."

"Are you drunk? I am sober now."

"The eldest princess is just an exception. You will definitely be better than her. It's snowing outside and it's cold. I will take you back."

"Qi Yan," Yu Yan stared at him blankly, "If one day I am sent to marry a foreign prince, will you come and see me off?"

"Your Highness, with the eldest princess here, you will not be sent to marry."

Yu Yan smiled bitterly, "I hope so."

Qi Yan helped her back to the bedroom. On the way back to his own bedroom, he was in a daze.

Princess, can you protect the second princess?

What if a country goes to war with Western Chu one day, and the condition for a truce is to marry the second princess?

Even someone as noble as the eldest princess couldn't protect herself and was forced to marry a fool, let alone the second princess who has no power or influence and is unable to even tie a chicken?

The royal family is truly heartless.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that it was a trap, but they still pushed her into it.

*

princess mansion

Yun Shuyue got off the carriage and headed straight for Wutong Garden. Shen Yici was sitting on the bed looking at the newly bought sketchbook. When he heard footsteps, he quickly put the sketchbook under his pillow.

"Yuebao, you're back?"

"What are you looking at?"

"No, nothing," Shen Yici changed the subject, "You look like this, did your plan succeed?"

"Well, if nothing unexpected happens, the imperial decree granting marriage should be delivered tomorrow."

"Am I your servant or your consort?"

"Of course it's the prince consort," Yun Shuyue pinched his nose, "If I wasn't recuperating now, why would I have to go through so much trouble?"

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