The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

"What do you think of Lin'an Hou?"

As soon as these words came out, Xue Zhiyi's back shuddered: The emperor meant to grant her and Huo Wuyou a marriage?

This was indeed what she wanted, but it happened too suddenly.

Glancing at the emperor's smiling eyes, she quickly lowered her gaze, her mind racing about the causes and consequences of the matter.

The flood in Jiangzhou made the emperor notice the Shen family, who did not engage in factional struggles, and he entrusted Shen Qingwei with an important task; the assassination incident made the emperor decide to support Huo Wuyou as the commander of his cavalry battalion.

Now, perhaps the emperor thinks that Jiang Xu is also a loyal person who can be used, so he plans to let her marry Huo Wuyou through marriage. Then Jiang Xu, who is usually at odds with Huo Wuyou, will naturally become an ally of interests because of this marriage relationship, and will not be easily provoked or lured by the Ge family or Gu Shichong.

That's about it.

Seeing that she was silent, the emperor thought she was just hesitating, and said, "Don't be surprised. The Queen Mother mentioned this to me. She said that the Marquis of Lin'an often went in and out of the Jianzhang Palace. It seems that he has had feelings for you. What do you think about this?"

Xue Zhiyi suddenly realized, but couldn't help being shocked. How could Huo Wuyou hide this from her and told the empress dowager without telling her!

"Your servant...will obey your majesty's orders."

Things have come to this, she can't refuse the marriage twice in one day. Moreover, she has also realized that the emperor not only does not want her to marry Gu Shichong, but also does not want any lingering contact with him. If she had not been resolute enough just now, she was afraid that the emperor would have her killed as soon as she left the door.

If it wasn't for the emperor's will, how could she have rejected the marriage so easily? She was just following the emperor's wishes.

"Okay, in that case, I will ask the Ministry of Rites to draft an edict. I will allow you to take a few days off and you can go home to visit your family."

Xue Zhiyi sighed in her heart: Anyway... she couldn't find any reason not to marry Huo Wuyou.

……

In short, when Xue Zhiyi now thinks back on his pretense in front of the Queen Mother, it seems extremely ridiculous.

She told the Queen Mother about the Emperor's intentions with an embarrassed look on her face. The Queen Mother only asked her to sit next to her: "I am an experienced person, and I have watched Wuyou grow up. How could I not see what he is thinking?"

"Then why did you..."

"I know Wuyou's personality. He must marry as he wishes. So I won't interfere with who he wants to marry. Moreover, I know that you have worked hard for me, Wuyou and Ayu for so long. You are a very good child. I like you and hope that you two can be happy."

After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Xue Zhiyi finally felt relieved, but ripples of emotion arose in his heart.

Stroking her hand gently, the Queen Mother said kindly, "Go home and take a look. You must be tired from working these days. Go back to your own home and have a good rest for a while, and wait for the imperial decree to grant you marriage. I will also prepare a dowry for you, so that you can marry into the Lin'an Marquis' Mansion with honor."

Xue Zhiyi bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for your kindness."

……

The next day, Xue Zhiyi packed up and prepared to go to Jiang Mansion.

Before leaving, Xue Zhiyi was packing her things while Jingchun was chattering at her door, as if she had completely forgotten Xue Zhiyi's previous attitude towards her.

"So, you are really Jiang Wan? Are you really Miss Jiang?"

Xue Zhiyi didn't stop packing his things: "It was lost when it was born, and I just found it back."

Jing Chun clicked his tongue and couldn't help but sigh: "You have been rich and prosperous in the Shangshu Mansion for more than ten years, and now you should be rich and prosperous in the Jiang Mansion. If you marry a family of equal status, you will be rich and prosperous for the rest of your life. How can you be so lucky? This blessing is really enviable."

Xue Zhiyi felt a little annoyed when listening to this. A dog can't spit out ivory. This blessing of having both her parents gone, if she likes it, she can just look forward to it.

"To be honest, everyone has been discussing this in private these days. Because we have a good relationship, they asked me to ask you if your brother, Lord Jiang, has any intention of getting married."

Xue Zhiyi looked at Jingchun deeply: When did the two of them become friends? If she hadn't known that Jingchun was a fool, she would have taken care of one more person when she took care of Tu Lanying.

Jing Chun seemed unaware and came forward instead: "You are going back to the Jiang family to stay for a few days. Can you help me buy some things when you come back?"

Holding the packed bag, Xue Zhiyi smiled and said, "No."

Then he walked out, leaving Jingchun standing there in a daze, mumbling: "What? You're so arrogant..."

……

After Xue Zhiyi left the palace, a carriage stopped outside the palace gate, and the person next to the carriage was none other than Yan Gui.

Seeing her, Yan Gui bowed and said, "Please get in the car, Miss Jiang."

When Xue Zhiyi saw the geese returning, he knew who was responsible.

The carriage drove all the way to Jiang Mansion in the west of the city.

After Jiang Xu took office at the Dali Temple, he was granted a house by the emperor.

When they arrived, seven or eight servants were already standing outside the door to greet them. The leader was a simple and honest man dressed as a butler. When he saw Xue Zhiyi, he bowed and said, "My name is Gong, and I am the steward of the Jiang Mansion. Your Excellency has not yet left the court. I have been ordered by your Excellency to come here to welcome the young lady in."

The other maids and servants also said in unison: "We are waiting to welcome the young lady home."

Xue Zhiyi understood the rules, so he gave the butler a purse and signaled him to give the reward.

She followed the butler into the house, who introduced her to various parts of the Jiang Mansion. She found that the house was not big. Although it was renovated very exquisitely, the furnishings were simple. The seven or eight people just now were all the servants of the Jiang family.

This is very consistent with Jiang Xu's style.

Afterwards, the housekeeper took her to his own courtyard. Xue Zhiyi discovered that this was arguably the most spacious courtyard in the Jiang Mansion, even more spacious than Jiang Xu's own residence.

As soon as you pass through the hanging flower gate, you will see a corridor surrounded by bamboo and wood. Below the corridor is a pond with fragrant grass growing along the lakeside. There is also a ginkgo tree, which turns golden in late autumn.

After passing through the corridor, you can see the main part of the courtyard, which is surrounded by the main house, side houses and two ear rooms. There is also an attic on the west side of the main house.

The furnishings in the courtyard were more exquisite than those elsewhere. If there was any place that could compare with it, it would be the "courtyard prepared by the master for his elder sister" that the housekeeper had just taken her to see.

If there were any good things, he didn't keep them for himself, but moved them to the houses of the two girls who didn't have the chance to stay there for a few days.

The main room was Xue Zhiyi's bedroom. It wasn't luxurious, but it was decorated in a cozy way. Perhaps because of a different aesthetic, everything in the room, from the bedding to the curtains, from the cushions to the carpets, was in soft pink colors and cute patterns. It looked like the owner of this room was no more than ten years old...

Not only that, there were not many servants in the Jiang Mansion, but half of them were assigned to her courtyard.

Looking at the four clever-looking girls in front of her, Xue Zhiyi didn't have time to react before they helped her sit down warmly, packed her things, served her tea and rubbed her shoulders.

They smiled and said, "Master has ordered us to serve the young lady well."

"The master also said that no matter what the young lady said, we should follow it. The young lady's orders are the master's orders, and the young lady's rules are the rules of the family. No one can disobey them."

"This is the menu for today's lunch. If there is anything you don't like or you want to add something, I will notify the kitchen."

Xue Zhiyi felt a little overwhelmed by the service... So this is what it feels like to be home.

She quickly glanced at the menu held in the maid's hand and replied with a smile: "All good, all good, let's do it this way..."

……

On this side, Jiang Xu hurried home after court, but along the way, there was always a convoy of more than a dozen cars carrying unknown goods, which kept blocking his car, making him very anxious.

He leaned out of the window several times to look, and saw that the convoy was traveling with him from beginning to end, until it stopped outside the gate of Jiang Mansion with him.

Jiang Xu got out of the car and followed the convoy forward. He found that the people in the convoy were about to unload the goods in front of his house. It was not until he saw the people getting off the first car that Jiang Xu's face changed.

"Huo Wuyou, what are you doing?"