An unfavored Empress, she was still an Empress. If she hadn't really committed a big taboo, the Emperor wouldn't easily touch her for trivial matters. For the sake of face, ordinary large families had to put respect for the official wife on the table, let alone this imperial family who was a role model everywhere.
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I saw Prince Yue take out the Tianxuan Bead that he always carried with him and play with it. Although it was broad daylight, the bead's light didn't diminish in the slightest. Its faint cold light even dared to compete with the bright sun. I smiled and said, "Your Highness, you should quickly put the bead back into the box. Don't make people suspicious and think that there's a candlestick in our carriage."
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Prince Yue obediently put the bead back and said with a sigh, "I don't know what kind of bewitching potion Father-in-law gave Imperial Father. Unexpectedly, he is so biased that it makes me, his son, blush with shame. "
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I looked at the bead a few times. Thinking about the Emperor's undisguised bias just now, I felt strange. What did my father do to gain the Emperor's favor? Thinking about it, I opened my mouth to persuade him, "We don't know about the Tang family, but His Majesty's heart is as clear as a mirror. His Majesty is the master of the world. He knows how to judge people and use them. Why should we disobey him?"
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Prince Yue said, "It's not that I want to disobey Imperial Father. You also know that there has been a big drama in the past few days. An official's corruption, an unkind father. It's just this kind of person. What is there for Imperial Father to be biased again and again?"
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Yes, half of the reason why Rehmannia Glutinosa was lost was because of the corruption of my nominal father, Tang Chengjue. He estimated that it wasn't something valuable. It was just a box of pearls. Who would have thought that there was something terrible hidden in it? Following the vine to the melon, he was found guilty.
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The more I thought about it, the more I guessed that the Emperor still had some use for the Tang family. He allowed the Tang family to stir up clouds with one turn of the hand and rain with the other in the city. Not only did they embezzle money, they even wanted to meddle in the marriage of a noble son of the Imperial family. It was no wonder that the Prince felt indignant.
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When I came out of the Tang Mansion, I didn't know the ins and outs of the matter. This prince, who had only wandered into the courtyard twice because of the route I provided, didn't know either. I had an advantage. Since I couldn't think about it, I didn't want to think about it anymore. I simply threw all the troublesome matters to the back of my mind. I only happily said, "Alright, now that all the complicated details of the wedding have been dealt with, I have to go back to the mansion and rest."
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Prince Yue was a workaholic. When I told him to stop frowning, he stopped frowning. He was still holding his breath and thinking seriously. Hearing my words, he only smiled and said, "I will escort Wangfei back to her courtyard to rest."
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The carriage sped away.
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Unfortunately, when I arrived at the courtyard, my happiness was shattered into dregs. When I saw San Meimei, who was bowing to me, those dregs turned into icicles in the cold wind, stabbing at my heart with all their might. But she had already finished her greeting, and weakly said, "Greetings to Ye and Jiejie."
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I forced myself to smile and looked at her, "Meimei, what are you doing? Didn't we just see each other this morning? "
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"This morning, meimei didn't follow the rules, offended Jiejie, and angered Wangye. In the end, this is the Wangfu, not home. Meimei thought about it and felt uneasy, so I hurried over to apologize to Wangye and Jiejie."
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Her voice was sweet and plaintive, making people feel pity for her. I forced the corners of my mouth to keep the smile on my face from collapsing. I was thinking hard about how to respond to her words. Unfortunately, I was good at insulting people, and I could make people faint without using any dirty words. But when it came to such a weak girl, I really didn't have any way to deal with her.
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Wangye was one step ahead of me and opened his mouth, asking, "Have you finished learning the rules?"
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Tang Yunxian's face lit up with joy, and she hurriedly replied, "Replying to Wangye, the etiquette instructor sent by Wangye is the most dignified. This concubine has roughly finished learning the rules."
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"Since you have finished learning, you should know the etiquette of the Wangfu. You are just a concubine, how dare you call the Wangfei as Jiejie?"
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Tang Yunxian's face froze for a moment, then she looked at me, and immediately threw away her sin: "Replying to Wangye, this concubine understands that the registration in the Wangfu is strict, but this concubine and the Wangfei came from the same place, and we entered the Wangfu on the same day. The Wangfei cherishes this concubine, and let me call each other as Jiejie and Jiejie, so as to create a harmonious scene."
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"You are obedient. Then, if you think about it carefully, it is the Wangfei's fault."
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I obediently knelt down and begged for mercy: "This concubine knows her mistake, I hope Wangye can forgive her!"
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If Tang Yunxian really nodded her head like a chicken pecking rice and said that it was my fault, then she really had a pig's brain. She lost face in front of people, and was simply asking for a scolding. But Tang Yunxian was a young lady from the Prime Minister's Office, and the situation in the Prime Minister's Mansion was also a scene of struggle between wives and concubines. How could she be a good person?
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Hearing Wangye's words, she hurriedly knelt down with me: "This concubine absolutely did not mean that. This concubine only knew to listen to the Wangfei's words, and thought that this was a matter between sisters. I didn't think that this matter would go wrong in front of Wangye. This concubine is willing to accept the blame."
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Without a trace, another bucket of dirty water was poured over. My goodness, where did she get so much dirty water? Was it fished out from a smelly ditch?
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Prince Yue said: "The Wangfei is just speaking respectfully, did you take it seriously? The Wangfei is the mistress of my mansion, and naturally treats people with generosity and generosity. And the servants also have a servant's share. The master opened his face, but the servant panicked and didn't choose the right path to take. Consort Xian is a noble daughter from a rich family, and has profound knowledge. Tell me, is this the fault of sleeping with her? "
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I almost laughed out loud. Prince Yue's mouth was really fierce. With a few words, he cleaned up the dirty water with a rag, twisted it with enough strength, and then threw it on the other person's face. Amazing, really amazing.
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Tang Yunxian naturally wasn't stupid. She understood the meaning. Her face turned green and red. It was really unsightly. She quickly bowed again and retreated. Her steps were so fast that I almost thought she would sprain her ankle. I regretfully sighed and said: "She has high aspirations, but it's a pity that her face is too thin."
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"Thin or not, at least she shouldn't disturb the Wangfei's peace."
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The Prince's actions gave me half a day of leisure. I lay on the bed and dozed off. Prince Yue was sitting in front of the desk. Speaking of which, the afternoon sun wasn't strong, but it was warm. It sprinkled on the body, and there was a fluffy feeling. It was very leisurely.
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I don't know how long I slept, but Prince Yue's body moved from the desk to the bedside. I looked up at him in a daze. He had already changed his court attire, and was wearing a bamboo green robe. He smiled and said: "Wangfei, don't sleep anymore. If you sleep past the meal time, you won't be able to sleep well at night."
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I snorted and said: "I haven't slept well these past few nights." Now, my habits were in a mess. During the day, I was sleepy like a baby in swaddling clothes. At night, when it was dark, I was energetic like a wild cat outside.
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"These past few nights, I told you to rest well. But now, you can't sleep too much." The Prince said, "Someone come, bring the meal."
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I was pampered like this by Prince Yue. I lived like a pig for two days. I was in a hazy fog. I felt that my belly had two more layers of meat. On the second night, I suddenly realized that trouble had arrived. The day to visit the relatives had arrived.
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On the third day after marriage, a daughter should visit her parents' home. This was a filial custom passed down by the ancestors.
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Prince Yue and I looked at each other. We didn't know what to do.
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Prince Yue said: "Although I don't get along with the Tang Xiangguo, for the sake of your face and this Prince's reputation, we still have to follow this etiquette."
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I lazily leaned on the soft couch and played with my hair. For the past two days, I didn't go out of my room. I didn't even care about my bearing. My hair was loose and draped over my shoulders. I didn't even have a trace of makeup on my face. "If the Prince doesn't want to go, why would I want to go back? The Prime Minister's Office of the Tang family is like a big beast under a dark curtain. It has a bloody mouth full of fangs, waiting for people to step into it."
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The two of us sighed at the same time. My sigh was a bit loud and exaggerated. Prince Yue was really worried.
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Prince Yue said: "This Prince has a feeling that the Tianxuan Bead, Rehmannia Glutinosa, and you are inseparable from the Tang family."
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"What the Prince means is that the Tang family didn't get the Rehmannia Glutinosa because they were greedy for the Rehmannia Glutinosa. They took the risk and took the pearls for themselves?" I thought about the cause and effect, but rejected it directly. "Impossible. Even you had to investigate the Tianxuan Rehmannia Glutinosa for a long time to understand the connection. The Tang family is just a bunch of idiots. How could they know about it? Besides, the Prince is afraid that it will kill people for the sake of this bead. If the Tang family is doing it for the sake of this bead, then what is the purpose of the Tang family? "It can't be for the sake of killing people.
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Prince Yue ignored my inference and said leisurely: "When Rehmannia Glutinosa was in the Prime Minister's Office, the Tang family agreed to our marriage. When Rehmannia Glutinosa was secretly taken away from the Tang family, the Tang family immediately went back on their word. They did everything they could to keep you. If you say that this is just a coincidence, then I don't believe it."
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I was stunned. These days, things kept happening in front of me one after another. I was just tired of dealing with it and didn't think that I could connect all the dots. Now that I think about it, the loss of the bead, the Tang family going back on their word, the swapping of the bride, and the extermination of the Sun family. All these crazy things seemed to be just to protect me.
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If I was fooled by the bewitching drug and went through the wedding ceremony with the Sun family's First Master, what would happen?
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The Imperial family naturally wouldn't recognize a daughter-in-law who went through the wedding ceremony with another family. The marriage with Prince Yue would definitely be broken.
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Then, what role did I play in the extermination of the Sun family? If the Sun family was exterminated and I was lucky enough to survive, then I would be suspected of being a jinx. Then, I would be taken into the Tang family's mansion and would never be able to leave.
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After figuring everything out, I trembled and almost breathed out a few mouthfuls of cold air. What kind of secret did I have that made the Tang family so careful to protect me? I looked at Prince Yue in confusion. He shook his head and didn't say anything.
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Looking at his silent appearance, I suddenly asked: "Then why did the Prince insist on marrying me?"
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If the Tang family treated people's lives like grass, then what about Prince Yue? Why did he insist on marrying me? Why did he insist on awakening and not hesitate to disobey his father's order and the Imperial edict? Even if it was the most important thing, he didn't care about it. In front of the whole city's people, he married two girls who were already engaged. At that time, I thought that he was angry because he saw through the treacherous scheme of the Prime Minister's Office. Thinking about it carefully, he also had his own persistence.
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