Prince Cheng was stunned. The hairpin was broken because his granddaughter refused to marry and threw the betrothal gifts during the quarrel.

The emperor then asked, "Why did the betrothal gifts stop coming? Did my marriage go against the will of heaven?"

The emperor frowned, holding the broken hairpin in both hands, and muttered to himself: "This is a marriage granted by me, is there anything wrong with it?"

"Uncle, how did this hairpin break?"

Facing the emperor's earnest gaze, Prince Cheng stammered and could not utter a word for a long time!

If the truth is told, Prince Cheng's Mansion will inevitably be charged with deceiving the emperor.

If the late emperor were still alive, he could still act recklessly, but the new emperor has a weird temper, and Prince Cheng doesn't dare to take any risks!

"The broken hairpin is a bad omen!" The emperor put down the hairpin with a sad face: "This is the first marriage I have granted since I ascended the throne. It seems that I don't have the talent for matchmaking!"

"Uncle, please get up. This is all my fault. How about I withdraw my imperial decree?"

The emperor stretched out his hand and gave Prince Cheng a helping hand.

But Prince Cheng knelt even more firmly: "I dare not! I have no such intention!"

"Really?" The emperor seemed relieved: "Then I am relieved!"

Prince Cheng was in tears. He had clearly come here to appeal for justice, so how come he was now admitting his guilt?

"Your Majesty, the rest of the betrothal gifts are intact, but this hairpin is broken. With such a broken end, I really... feel sorry for my little granddaughter!"

"There are rumors on the street that Marquis Weiwu gave the national treasure tributed from Nanyang as a betrothal gift to the Xie family...girl!"

"My little granddaughter is crying at home, saying that being a concubine is not as respectable as being the legal wife. How can she gain a foothold in the Marquis' Mansion in the future?"

"I beg Your Majesty to make the decision!"

Prince Cheng was domineering when he was young, but now he is just an old man in his twilight years. He kneels for too long and his body starts to tremble.

This time, the emperor gave him a real helping hand: "Uncle, you are too kind. The reason why Marquis Weiwu made such a mistake is because there is no broad-minded clan woman in the mansion to take charge of the overall situation. After the little princess marries into the mansion, she will be in charge of the household affairs and manage all the family property of the mansion, which will greatly change the atmosphere of the mansion!"

"As for that Baozhu, the Marquis of Weiwu is really rampant, I will definitely scold him! However, the daughter of the Xie family is also from the Marquis's mansion. She is a co-wife, can't the little princess deal with her?"

Prince Cheng raised his head suddenly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Your Majesty is saying..."

The emperor patted the old man on the back and said, "This is something we talk about among ourselves. Don't spread it to others!"

The emperor stood up and walked slowly around the table to sit down. "But even if the uncle tells others, I won't admit it!"

"Yes! I saved your time!" Prince Cheng returned home satisfied.

When the emperor saw the people walking away, he jumped up and ran towards the queen's palace:

"Yang'er, have a good talk with your bestie. Can you please inform me before you do anything? Fortunately, I was smart today, otherwise I really don't know how to get rid of the uncle! If you continue like this, I won't act in the rest of the play!"

Meng Yang was peeling melon seeds. There were already several plates of peeled melon seeds of various kinds piled on the table.

Hearing this, he didn't even raise his head: "Then don't eat the crackers I made!"

"Yang'er!" The emperor was furious, and when he saw Meng Yang ignored him, he immediately lost his temper:

"Okay, okay, I'll continue acting. Hurry up and do it. I'm coming over for dinner tonight!"

The emperor picked up a handful of melon seeds and ran out holding up his clothes before Meng Yang could swing his hand down.

Meng Yang put down the melon seeds, and the maid beside him immediately handed him a wet towel.

She wiped her hands and stood in front of the window: "Did you tell Madam Chen what I said last time?"

"Yes, I have said it to Madam Chen without missing a word. Ask her to tell Miss Gu that everything is up to the Madam and that she should not tarnish her reputation."

Meng Yang sighed deeply. For Gu Feiwan, some grudges can only be truly let go by taking revenge personally!

Then she will add fuel to the fire and make those who deserve to go to hell have a more miserable end!

But Gu Feiwan, that girl, probably has no plans to get married in the future.

Poor Ning Weizhou, waiting anxiously!

After a moment, the Queen Mother of Wu raised her lips:

If she wants to wait, she can wait. If she wants to marry, she can marry. If she doesn't want to marry, she doesn't have to marry.

Who says that if someone is waiting for you, you have to marry?

"If you are willing to marry me, I will never let you down!"

Outside the Gu Family Manor in the suburbs of Beijing, Deng Ziyue was so excited that she couldn't help but reach out to grab Qingshuang's hand.

Qing Shuang took two steps back, her pretty face tense: "Are you saying you want me to be your concubine?"

"Shuang'er, you know that I am sincere to you. I have to listen to my parents about those things regarding status, but my heart will always be with you!"

Deng Ziyue became even more anxious when he saw Qingshuang retreating. He patted his chest:

"Shuang'er, I knelt at home for three days and finally got my father and mother to agree to let you marry me. Although you are a concubine, you are still an honorable concubine!"

"I promise you, when my wife comes home, I will never enter her house again except to give her a child!"

Qing Shuang took two more steps back, staring at Deng Ziyue. Just when Deng Ziyue was losing patience,

Qing Shuang finally spoke: "Go away, we will never be friends again!"

"Shuang'er!" Deng Ziyue stepped forward quickly: "You and I like each other, why do you care so much about status?"

"Besides, your identity is indeed... Shuang'er, I know you are different from other women. I don't care about your background, and you don't care about your status either. Isn't this good?"

Qing Shuang retreated again and again, slowly shaking his head: "No!"

The woman had a resolute face and cold eyes!

Deng Ziyue felt that her sincerity was betrayed. Thinking of her swollen knees, she felt heartbroken. Then she remembered what her parents said:

[A slave girl only wants to get close to an official's son, so that she can get rid of her lowly status and become an official's wife! Only a man with a simple mind like you would promise to marry her. Being a concubine is already a great honor for her ancestors! Doesn't her master also have a great backer in the general? Otherwise, how could a divorced woman live so comfortably? ]

In a hurry, Deng Ziyue's eyes were filled with hatred: "Qingshuang, you have never been sincere to me. You only want to enter my Deng family so that you can escape from the status of a member of the family and become the wife of an official! You are now using Qiao as a pretext, just to see that I am sincere to you, you are blackmailing me!"

"I'm telling you, I'm not a great general, so I'm not at the mercy of your master! A woman from a merchant family is really full of calculations!"

A man rushed out from the corner, holding a broom in his hand, and angrily hit Deng Ziyue:

"I can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth. I'll beat you to death for insulting my girl!"

Deng Ziyue was caught off guard and was hit on the head!

Today he came to see Qing Shuang, dressed up specially.

Now my clothes were stained, my hair was askew, and my face was burning with pain.

He was immediately furious and looked over to see that it was Qinglin, another girl beside Gu Feiwan.

"How dare you hit me?" Deng Ziyue is the only son in the family. After working for Ning Weizhou, his status has risen sharply. He has never been beaten by anyone in the capital!

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