The fake daughter of a book, the villain who was humiliated ascended the throne

"I didn't expect that the Prince of Cheng would come too! Isn't he the fiancé of the eldest lady of the Shu family?"

"Is that so? I heard that he came back from Beiguan specially this time."

"I wonder what the Shu and Cheng families think about this marriage? I'm really curious."

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Before Cheng Shaoan came in, the guests began to whisper and talk.

Although they tried their best to lower their voices, Tao Jiaojiao still heard it.

She gritted her teeth secretly.

In fact, the marriage between Cheng Shaoan and Shuxin is really difficult to handle.

It would be too hasty to just change this marriage to her.

She was very unwilling.

But if they refuse to continue the marriage with the Cheng family, they will offend the Cheng family.

Today, Cheng Shaoan is the commander of Zhenbei Pass and a popular young general who is unrivaled in the limelight.

If this marriage is lost, not only her, but even her parents will not agree.

But the Third Prince...

When she thought of that handsome man, Tao Jiaojiao felt a sour sweet feeling in her heart.

"Hey? The Third Prince and the First Prince are here too!"

When Tao Jiaojiao heard this, joy surged in her heart.

Mrs. Lu, who was standing by, saw her daughter's reaction and sighed in her heart.

She now regrets letting Shuxin go back to the Tao family.

Otherwise, Shuxin can marry Cheng Shaoan, and Jiaojiao can marry the third prince.

In this way, the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion would suddenly have two powerful in-laws, and how glorious it would be for the Shu family.

Pity!

I don’t know whether Shuxin can reach Nanzhou alive.

If I could...

Mrs. Lu was thinking about the possibility of bringing Shuxin back from the Tao family.

At this time, as everyone looked towards the door, three young men walked in.

Walking in front was the eldest prince Liu Jinzhao.

He is handsome, elegant and noble, and you can tell at first glance that he is a member of a noble family.

This child is the son of the late queen, and is therefore the eldest son.

Therefore, he is the favorite to succeed the throne.

Recently, because of the third prince, he has become close to Jiaojiao.

But this man has already married a wife.

It is not within Lu's consideration.

A family like theirs would never let a girl become a concubine, even if she was to be the prince's concubine.

Walking behind Liu Jinzhao was the third prince Liu Jinyan.

This one looks better than the eldest prince.

He is handsome and has a noble temperament. He is also a rare talent.

But his mother was just a palace maid and her family was not very powerful.

Therefore, he only followed his elder brother Liu Jinzhao and seemed to have no intention of seizing the throne.

Lu sighed inwardly.

The last one walking was Cheng Shaoan.

This person has a different temperament from the previous two.

Because he is a young general, he has a decisive and awe-inspiring aura.

Although he is considered handsome, he is far inferior to the Third Prince.

Mrs. Lu couldn't help but feel sorry.

While Lu was thinking, the three men had already approached.

Without waiting for everyone to salute them, the eldest prince said no need for greetings and asked everyone to stand up.

Then Cheng Shaoan stepped forward to greet Lu alone.

"Shaoan greets auntie, auntie is fine! Sister Jiaorong is fine."

As Cheng Shaoan spoke, he also greeted Tao Jiaojiao.

Tao Jiaojiao had never met Cheng Shaoan before. This was the first time she met Cheng Shaoan.

Because she had already set her heart on the third prince, she felt indifferent when she saw Cheng Shaoan, but she couldn't show that on her face.

So she smiled and shyly bowed to Cheng Shaoan.

"The prince is well."

Cheng Shaoan looked at Tao Jiaojiao's smile and couldn't help but feel a little moved.

He thought of Shuxin.

He had few opportunities to meet Shuxin, and because of the bad reputation he had heard about her, he became even colder towards her.

However, during the limited few meetings, Shuxin was very enthusiastic towards him.

He knew that Shuxin was attached to and admired him.

However, he had no interest in her.

Now when I see Shu Jiaorong, I feel that this is truly God’s arrangement.

But he didn't want to show too much joy, for fear that people would talk about him being cold and indifferent.

Lu watched the interaction between the two with satisfaction.

In any case, it is not the time to make a decision yet, and we still have to maintain a good relationship with the Cheng family.

"Shaoan, it's hard for you to come back specially to attend this family recognition banquet."

Mrs. Lu and Cheng Shaoan started talking about family matters.

The eldest prince and the third prince also said a word or two from time to time.

While Cheng Shaoan was answering Mrs. Lu's questions, he was observing Tao Jiaojiao calmly.

Tao Jiaojiao sat aside with a smile on her face.

It's all so harmonious.

Until a servant's report broke the silence in the room.

"Eunuch Cao is here!"

When everyone heard this, their faces changed.

Cao Dezhong?

This man is the chief eunuch in the cabinet and Emperor Xuan’s confidant.

He is ruthless and powerful.

Among the officials and families in the capital, there is no one who would not be afraid of his name.

Why did he come to the Shu family's banquet today? It was a family reunion banquet!

Everyone was shocked and confused.

Before everyone could react, a middle-aged scholar with a fair face and no beard walked in.

"I have met the eldest and third princes."

Cao Dezhong saluted the two princes with a smile.

However, the eldest prince Liu Jinzhao didn't dare to let him kneel down, and hurried forward to help him up.

"Eunuch Cao, please stand up quickly. Your Highness and my brother are here to join in the fun today, so there's no need for us to be too formal."

Liu Jinzhao said with a smile.

Eunuch Cao hurriedly said yes.

Then he looked at the hostess Lu and Tao Jiaojiao.

"Madam, I was passing by your house and heard that you were holding a banquet today, so I came to join in the fun. You won't mind that I didn't inform you, will you?"

How could Mrs. Lu dare to express her disgust? She could only smile and walk forward to greet him.

Tao Jiaojiao was flustered for a moment, but quickly calmed down.

"Meet Eunuch Cao, Public Security Cao."

She smiled and bowed to Cao Dezhong with a calm attitude.

Cao Dezhong nodded and sighed in his heart, this girl is also a beauty, but she is not as good looking as the previous Miss Shu.

Cao Dezhong only stayed for a while and then left, saying he had something to do. Then the Cao family sent him a generous gift.

Lu couldn't understand Cao Dezhong's intention, and Shu Hu also started to think about it.

Because Eunuch Cao had come, they knew that Emperor Xuan had also taken notice of their family, so they temporarily gave up the idea of ​​marrying into the Cheng family and currying favor with the royal family.

You know, Emperor Xuan, who was in power, was the most suspicious and had a very narrow mind.

After all, this person is not orthodox.

Because the previous emperor had no son, he had to adopt a son of the royal family as the crown prince, who is now Emperor Xuan.

Just two or three days after Tao Jiaojiao recognized her relatives, a shocking news spread in Beijing.

"Due to heavy rains for half a month, the upstream dams in Huzhou and Xiangzhou were destroyed, causing floods."

Because it took ten days for this news to reach the capital.

By the time Emperor Xuan received the news, refugees had already flocked to the two places and chaos had ensued.

Emperor Xuan was immediately furious and ordered the eldest prince and the second prince to go to the two places respectively to provide disaster relief.

The people in the court were in panic.

At this time, Shuxin and her friends had just entered the territory of Huzhou.

It was just as Shu Xin and Xiao Beiwang had speculated before.

There were floods everywhere in Huzhou, and the official roads had been submerged long ago.

There were flooded farmlands and houses everywhere.

Refugees were everywhere and the ground was full of starving people.