Shen Haotian said with a hint of tears in his voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will return this money double when I grow up."

Liu Yueru looked at him with eyes full of pity.

Xie Jingrui stepped forward and helped him up from the ground, and said to Shen Haotian: "You will stay in the mansion and study with my child in the future."

"What?" Shen Haotian looked at Xie Jingrui in confusion.

"You will stay in Prince Jin's Mansion in the future and serve as a tutor to Hua'er and Yan'er." Xie Jingrui said in a light voice.

"Hurry up and thank the prince." Liu Yueru reminded quietly from the side.

Shen Haotian finally reacted belatedly.

He suddenly thought of something and quickly waved his hand to refuse, "Your Highness, this is not allowed. If my mother knew that I was studying with the princes in the Jin Palace, she would definitely cause unrest in the Jin Palace."

Xie Jingrui raised his eyebrows slightly and said in a cold voice: "No one has dared to cause trouble in Prince Jin's Mansion yet? Since she dares to come, let her see the notoriety of Prince Jin's Mansion."

"You can stay there peacefully. Prince Jin's Mansion will be your home in the future."

Xie Jingrui's voice softened.

The people who were blocking the way outside were also persuaded to go back.

The twenty children who survived also stayed in Wanfu Temple, but there were many secret guards guarding inside and outside the house.

Mr. Chen, who had been responsible for the children's food, clothing and daily life, was nowhere to be found.

The next morning.

Xie Jingrui transferred a lot of imperial guards from other places to escort the empress dowager back to the palace.

Those imperial guards were wearing armor and looked cold and ruthless, so the common people did not dare to approach them.

The sound of armor clashing could be heard on the street.

Wherever he passed, pedestrians gave way.

Xie Jingrui entered the palace with the team.

But after returning to the palace, he stayed in Emperor Hexu's study for a long time.

When Xie Jingrui came out of the imperial study, his face was ashen, and Emperor Hexu pushed everything on the table to the ground.

This was the first time that Emperor Hexu, who had always been very fond of Xie Jingrui, had such a violent quarrel with him.

When Concubine Xian learned about this, she went to the imperial study to visit Emperor Hexu, bringing freshly prepared lotus seed soup.

When she entered, there were books scattered all over the floor. Looking at the scene in front of her, Concubine Xian frowned slightly.

Her eyes fell on Hexudi's angry face, which was terrifyingly dark.

"Your Majesty, this is freshly stewed lotus seed soup. I brought it to Your Majesty specially. Drink it now while the temperature is just right." Concubine Xian walked up to Emperor Hexu and bowed slightly to him.

Emperor Hexu raised his eyelids and just glanced at her, then sighed and said, "I have no appetite."

Concubine Xian knew that it was Xie Jingrui who made Emperor Hexu unhappy, so she said patiently, "Your Majesty, the child has grown up and has his own ideas. He doesn't want to argue with that brat. He has always had his own ideas since he was a child. You and I have been troubled by his affairs. It would be fine if he knew how to care about us elders, but when has Jingrui ever listened to our ideas?"

She gently placed the food box in her hand on the table beside her, took out the lotus seed soup from it and held it in her hand.

Only after letting the eunuch try it was Emperor Hexu allowed to drink it.

He Xu sighed, met Concubine Xian's gaze, and did not continue talking about Xie Jingrui.

He just asked with some concern: "I heard that there were a lot of troubles when he went to Wanfu Temple to pray for blessings this time. Jingrui almost died in the fire. He must be scared, right?"

Concubine Xian showed a gentle smile on her face and said to Emperor Hexu: "May our ancestors bless us and let us all return safely. Fortunately, it was just a false alarm and nothing serious happened."

While Concubine Xian was speaking, she did not forget to turn around to prove to Emperor Hexu that she was indeed fine.

Emperor Hexu felt relieved after seeing this, while Concubine Xian showed some worry on her face: "The old Buddha must have been frightened this time. Your Majesty should go to see her later."

"Okay." Emperor Hexu had a different kind of favor towards Concubine Xian.

He thought about what Xie Jingrui had said to him today, and he suddenly became curious. If Concubine Xian came out, what would she do?

Think about this.

Emperor Hexu took Concubine Xian's hand and motioned for her to sit next to him.

The virtuous concubine also sat down. After seeing this, the people in the imperial study retreated one after another.

Then, Concubine Xian asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please speak. I am all ears."

Emperor Hexu pinched the tip of her nose lovingly.

He sighed and said, "Do you know that Jingrui came here today to ask for a marriage?"

Xian Fei showed a hint of joy on her face and exclaimed: "Jingrui finally got it. What's wrong with this?"

Seeing the surprised look on Concubine Xian's face, Emperor Hexu continued, "That's good, but if he had chosen someone else to marry, I wouldn't have been so angry with him."

The virtuous concubine had already guessed who that woman was.

She looked at Emperor Hexu calmly, her voice softened, and asked, "Is the emperor dissatisfied with that woman? Or?"

Emperor Hexu looked at Concubine Xian who looked confused and continued to explain: "There is nothing to be dissatisfied with."

"Does the emperor think that the woman is a bad person? Or does she have bad character? That's why the emperor is so angry?" Concubine Xian continued to ask.

Emperor Hexu thought about it and felt that there was nothing wrong with the other party. With this thought, he felt that his weak spots were smoothed out a little.

"No, that girl is good in everything, whether it's her family background, family style, or her own cultivation, they are all very good." Under the guidance of Concubine Xian, Emperor Hexu said a lot about the other party's advantages.

Concubine Xian smiled and continued, "Such a good girl, Jingrui's choice shows that he has a good eye. Even the emperor can recognize her like this."

Afterwards, Concubine Xian tilted her head and looked at Emperor Hexu and asked, "What did this woman do wrong to cause the Emperor and Jingrui to make such a fuss?"

Emperor Hexu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly forgot why he was angry with Xie Jingrui.

He smiled a little embarrassedly, pointing at the lotus seed soup brought by Concubine Xian, and said, "This soup smells good."

Emperor Hexu took the lotus seed soup and started drinking it.

The virtuous concubine waited until the emperor finished drinking the soup, then took the bowl from his hand and gently put it into the food box.

Then, he said with a gentle smile: "Your Majesty, you haven't said why you don't agree to grant Jingrui a marriage."

Emperor Hexu thought about it and expressed his concerns: "The person Jingrui wants to ask for an imperial decree to marry is Liu Yueru, the daughter of the Liu family. I personally ordered her to divorce. Now I have to personally order Jingrui and his family to marry. I can't do it. I can't lose face."

The virtuous concubine covered her mouth with a handkerchief and laughed secretly.

Emperor Hexu looked at her helplessly and pretended to be displeased, "Are you still laughing at me?"

Concubine Xian put away her handkerchief, looked at Emperor Hexu seriously and said, "Your Majesty, the divorce was not the fault of the girl from the Liu family. She was the victim from the beginning to the end. You issued an order for her divorce to help her escape from the sea of ​​suffering, and you personally issued an order to grant her a marriage to give her a bright future. The two are not contradictory."

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