After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

"The emperor is seriously ill now, and the royal family needs to hold a wedding to cheer him up. Congratulations, Third Prince. If the emperor can recover this time, you will be a great contributor."

Eunuch Hai, who was beside the queen, read out the imperial edict and added a sarcastic remark, which made Xiao Yi nervous.

Lin Shaoshu's face was already very ugly just now, and now the eunuch's words added fuel to the fire.

The Queen even thought of letting the prince get married for good!

Xiao Yi was worried, fearing that Lin Shaoshu would turn hostile on the spot and turn this originally happy event into an irreversible situation.

But in just a moment, Lin Shaoshu seemed to have changed into a different person, with a smile on his face, and said, "Thank you, eunuch. Ruyi will take you downstairs for tea."

The manners are so thoughtful and impeccable!

Even after Eunuch Hai left, Lin Shaoshu's smile never faded, but in Xiao Yi's eyes, there was an inexplicable fear in his eyes...

He had watched the third prince grow up, but for some reason, he felt that he could no longer see through Lin Shaoshu!

"Your Highness, why is this marriage so sudden?"

"Suddenly?"

Lin Shaoshu had a smile on his lips, and that smile was as bright and refreshing as before, as if the gloomy expressions on Lin Shaoshu's face before were just Xiao Xiaoyi's illusion.

"Since I have had physical contact with Jin'er, it is only natural for me to marry her."

"That day in the palace, I misunderstood Jin'er because of my impulse. Now that I think about it, Jin'er must have been set up. Now that I have broken off my engagement with Xiao Xuetang, I should marry Jin'er. This is the only way to give an explanation to the Marquis."

Lin Shaoshu seemed to be speaking sincerely, but Xiao Yi pondered over Lin Shaoshu's words in his heart, and at once he figured out several layers of meaning in his mind.

If Lin Shaoshu really wanted to marry Ye Jin, he would not have refused that day in Wenyuan Pavilion;

Just now, Lin Shaoshu said that he wanted to give an explanation to Yong'an Marquis Mansion, not to Ye Jin;

Before the imperial decree of marriage came, Lin Shaoshu mentioned the Ganlu Incident and the Wang family...

Xiao Yi was frightened again and broke out in a cold sweat. The joy he had just felt was gone. He looked at the seemingly harmless Third Prince in front of him with a look of panic.

"Three princes..."

He just opened his mouth hesitantly, and Lin Shaoshu gently raised his wrist, leaned forward and said: "If you have anything to say, Marquis Yong'an, please think carefully before you speak."

At this time, it was always Xiao Yi who felt that the originally dim study room became more and more cramped and depressing. Xiao Yi, who had been fighting on the battlefield for several years, could faintly sense the smell of rust in the air.

That's murderous intent!

Under the corridor he had just passed through, there was an assassin lying in ambush.

At this moment, Xiao Yi's heartbeat suddenly quickened. He seemed to have underestimated the methods of the Third Prince.

He swallowed hard and said, "During the Ganlu Incident, Wang Xian was also involved. He was the one who leaked the information arranged by the late emperor!"

Just as Lin Shaoshu guessed, the emperor died tragically in the Ganlu Rebellion, and Wang Xian, a meritorious official who was later supported by all officials, was actually a criminal.

"Where's the evidence?"

Lin Shaoshu had a nonchalant look on his face, and his peach blossom eyes, which were exactly the same as those of the Xie family members, now contained a dark chill.

"Wang Xian destroyed all evidence of his dealings with the eunuch party and erased all traces, leaving only a letter in the Marquis' Mansion, but..."

"It's not in my hands!"

There was a flash of anger in Lin Shaoshu's eyes, but he also knew that under such circumstances, there was no need for Xiao Yi to lie.

Xiao Yi had actually used a lost secret letter to make Wang Xian anxious for so long;

At that time, Lin Xun came back from Jingzhou, but he visited the marquis's residence several times, which must have been for the secret letter.

If it weren't for that secret letter, Lin Xun... might not have had any contact with Xiao Xuetang!

Xiao Yi saw that the expression on Lin Shaoshu's face changed from bright to gloomy in just a moment, and he felt nervous too.

Why had he never heard that the third prince had this problem before?

"Third Prince, everything I said is true."

Xiao Yi's cautious voice pulled Lin Shaoshu back from his thoughts. Lin Shaoshu came back to his senses with a sarcastic smile on his face: "A lost secret letter played the two most powerful people in Dayin in the palm of your hand. Lord, you have a really good trick."

Xiao Yi began to sweat coldly on his back.

"But since no one knows that the secret letter was lost, why can't the Marquis forge a secret letter?"

Apart from the arranged marriage, Lin Shaoshu had no feelings for the late emperor, nor did he care at all about the truth behind his death.

He just wants the Kyoto to be in chaos, Lin Xun and the Wang family to fight to the death, and he to reap the benefits behind the scenes!

Xiao Yi immediately understood Lin Shaoshu's plan and took a deep breath, but since they were already on the same boat, they had no choice but to do as he said...

After Xiao Yi left, he ran into Mr. Wen who was walking hurriedly in the corridor.

The third prince has three thousand retainers, but in recent times, due to insufficient silver for their support, the number of people loyal to the prince’s mansion has decreased a lot.

But this middle-aged scholar was the chief of the Third Prince's retainers and was loyal to Lin Shaoshu.

They were going to work together in the future. Xiao Yi's expression changed, he stopped and asked with a smile: "Sir, you are in such a hurry, is there something wrong?"

Mr. Wen also knew that the Marquis of Wu'an would be the Third Prince's right-hand man in the future, so he responded politely, "It's just a few unimportant matters in the court. Are you going back to the palace to receive the emperor's order?"

The imperial decree had already been passed to the Third Prince's Mansion, and presumably the Marquis' Mansion had also received it. Xiao Yi could no longer care about Mr. Wen and hurried back to the Marquis' Mansion...

It's not for any other reason, but mainly because Xiao Xuetang is still in the Marquis' Mansion today, and Xiao Yi is a little worried that the evil girl will do something weird to ruin this good thing!

As soon as Xiao Yi left, Mr. Wen hurried into the study, no longer as calm and composed as before, and said to Lin Shaoshu in surprise: "Your Highness, something bad has happened to the high priest!"

……

At this moment, the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion received the imperial edict smoothly, and Xiao Xuetang did not do anything destructive.

On the contrary, when Xiao Yu was still in shock and Ye Jin was unable to come up with the reward silver, it was Xiao Xuetang who rewarded the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict, so as to avoid making a fool of himself in Yong'an Marquis' Mansion.

Of course, the money was paid from the public treasury.

"Why would the Queen grant the marriage? Is the Third Prince willing?"

After Xiao Yu received the imperial edict on behalf of his father, his brows were furrowed, and it was obvious that he was more shocked than happy.

Xiao Xuetang was enjoying the fun and joked, "Prince Xiao, please pay attention to your expression. This is a happy occasion for the whole family. If you look so sad, you might hurt your precious sister's heart."

Xiao Xuetang was referring to Ye Jin.

Xiao Yu's already frowned brows tightened even more, and he corrected her calmly: "You are my only sister, she is just an outsider."

No matter in the past life or in this life, Xiao Yu really loved his sister Ye Jin, but he got a very tragic lesson - you can never tame an ungrateful person!

Hearing this, Ye Jin, who was following behind and happened to overhear the conversation between the brother and sister, suddenly changed his expression...