The scumbag ran away from marriage, I remarried on the spot

In the past few days, the ministers have been trembling with fear, fearing that they would make any mistakes and be demoted.

It was because Emperor Jingwen was in a bad mood for some reason and he disliked everyone, to the point that he even wanted to kick a passing dog. Many ministers were summoned to the palace by Emperor Jingwen for trivial matters and were scolded. Some were scolded lightly, while others were demoted and had their salaries fined.

Those who were demoted were officials from the faction of Lord Xiao, the uncle of the Second Prince. They had just entered the Ministry of Personnel, but because they offended the Emperor, they were demoted to serve as officials in a remote area. They would never be able to make a name for themselves in their lives.

Except for Gu Jingxi and Lord Yu, no other civil or military officials knew why the emperor was in such a bad mood.

Lord Yu was anxious about this for several days, but when he met the emperor, his attitude towards him remained the same and he did not make things difficult for him, so he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Jingxi was not panicked. No matter how the princes fought, it had nothing to do with him, and he would not get involved in these matters. The case of Crown Prince Huizhao had a result, and he had also solved a case. As for how the emperor would deal with the second prince, he estimated that the result would be known after the Anguo envoy left.

After returning home from work, Gu Jingxi was very satisfied looking at his lovely wife and young son. He walked towards them with a smile on his face and said softly, "Ayao, I'm back."

Hearing the voice, Meng Jinyao looked up at him. Seeing the tall figure approaching step by step, she curled her lips and said, "Husband, you are back just in time. I was reading chess records and studying endgames today. There is an endgame that I can't solve. Come and take a look."

As she spoke, she stood up, walked forward and pulled him to the side next to the chessboard, pointed at the chessboard arranged according to the endgame, turned her head and said to Gu Jingxi: "This is the endgame, husband, show me how to solve it."

Gu Jingxi took a look and saw that it was an unfamiliar endgame that he had never seen before, so he sat down in front of the desk, then pulled her to sit down with him, looking at the criss-crossing chessboard and studying it with her.

When the wet nurse saw this, she knew that the Marquis and his wife would not have time to pay attention to the young master for the time being, so she quietly carried the young master away. The other maids also left tacitly, and only the couple were left in the room.

Gu Jingxi studied it for a long time before he solved the chess game. He asked, "Which book did Yao read this in? It's quite interesting. It took me a while to solve it. Are there any other endgames?"

Hearing this, Meng Jinyao raised her eyes and looked at him with a hint of resentment unconsciously. They both had one brain, so why was there such a big difference between them?

Gu Jingxi was stunned: "Ayao, why are you looking at me like this?"

Meng Jinyao asked in a gloomy tone: "My husband, do you know that I stared at the chessboard for more than half an hour, but I really couldn't think of a way to crack it. In the end, I lost my patience and gave up?"

Gu Jingxi understood what Ya meant and said hurriedly, "I have studied this with Mo Bai a lot before, so I have experience, so it is easy to crack it."

Although Meng Jinyao was quite shocked, she felt happy when she thought that this smart person was her husband, and she smiled again: "Forget it, it's good that you are smarter. You will definitely be able to educate Wanwan well in the future. Wanwan will definitely have a bright future under your education."

Gu Jingxi disagreed with this. He used to think that an excellent teacher could teach a good student, until he taught A Yao to paint and play the piano. He taught seriously and A Yao also studied seriously, but he just couldn't teach A Yao. So he changed his mind, fearing that A Yao would have too high expectations of his teaching ability, lest Wan Wan, the brat, was a piece of rotten wood, and he would suffer with it. So he said: "An excellent teacher may not necessarily educate an excellent student."

Meng Jinyao thought what he said made sense and nodded slightly, but the next moment she felt something was wrong and frowned and asked, "My husband, do you mean that our Wanwan is stupid and can't be taught?"

"Ayao, that's not what your husband meant." Gu Jingxi shook his head quickly, and then tried to make excuses for himself, "Your own children should be taught by others. My father used to teach me patiently, but I was very noisy and made him very angry. But I behaved better in front of the teachers in the academy."

Meng Jinyao agreed a little after hearing this: "That's true. Most students are afraid of teachers. Sometimes, parents' teaching may not work, but teachers' teaching will work. Of course, the most important thing is for parents to teach by example and cultivate their children's temperament."

Gu Jingxi didn't want to mention his son for the time being, so he changed the subject: "Ayao, the envoys from the An Kingdom will be arriving soon. There will be a palace banquet in the palace, and as a lady of honor, you must also attend the banquet."

Meng Jinyao was stunned. She was granted an imperial decree last year, but she had never been to the palace. During the New Year, the Emperor and the Empress were immersed in grief over the loss of their beloved son, and no palace banquet was held. Now, she was suddenly told to go to the palace for a banquet. She was a little nervous for a moment. There is a huge difference between going to the palace for a banquet and going to other princes and ministers' mansions for a banquet.

Gu Jingxi said softly, "The Queen is very kind, and mother will come to the palace with her. Yao, don't be nervous. However, you should find time to ask mother about the palace rules to avoid any mistakes."

Meng Jinyao responded, "Okay, I'll ask my mother tomorrow." Then she asked curiously, "My husband, why did Anguo suddenly send envoys to our Zhao State?"

Gu Jingxi replied: "I heard some rumors yesterday, it seems that there is an intention of marriage."

Meng Jinyao nodded and continued, "I heard that the people who came were the third prince and the seventh princess of Anguo. I don't know whether the third prince will marry a noble lady of our dynasty, or the seventh princess will marry a member of our dynasty's royal family."

Gu Jingxi didn't care much about this question, and said in a gentle voice: "It depends on the emperor's opinion. Although Anguo is a vassal state, the two countries have fought wars in the past. Anguo has always wanted to break away from Zhao. The current king of Anguo is relatively well-behaved. Anguo intends to form a marriage to consolidate the friendship between the two countries. For the sake of friendship between the two countries, the emperor will not refuse."

Meng Jinyao nodded again and didn't ask the question again.

However, there is only one princess of marriageable age in this dynasty, and that is the third princess born to Concubine Tao Shu. The third princess is quite favored by the emperor, and the emperor probably doesn't want to let the third princess marry far away. If the third prince wants to marry a girl from the royal family of Zhao, the emperor will probably choose one from the royal clan to be a princess and marry her to Anguo in place of the third princess. After all, there has been such a practice in the past. If the emperor is reluctant to let his daughter marry far away, he will choose one from the clan.

But if the Seventh Princess Anguo marries, there will be two princes of the right age, namely the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince. Princes are not married off, so the Emperor can just choose a prince who will not inherit the throne in the future to marry the Seventh Princess Anguo, which will save a lot of trouble.

Seeing her holding her chin, as if she was thinking about something, Gu Jingxi asked with a smile: "Ayao, what are you thinking about?"

Meng Jinyao sighed, "I was thinking that even people as noble as the royal family have no say in marriage, and most marriages are political."

Gu Jingxi said: "Since you have enjoyed the treatment, you must bear the due responsibilities when necessary. Whether you are a member of the royal family or a son or daughter of a noble family, it is the same. Marriage is the most direct means to consolidate the interests of the family."

He paused as he spoke, and reached out to hold Meng Jinyao's hand, and continued, "However, this kind of thing will not happen in our family. In the future, if our Wanwan likes a girl, as long as the other party has a clean family background, is generous and decent, and has a kind heart, it doesn't matter if the other party is from a low family background."