Two days later, Yan Xiuchen and Jiang Qingwu went to the palace to prepare for the engagement banquet.

As soon as the matter was over, he was invited to the emperor's Shangyang Palace.

There were many people kneeling in the hall.

But the ones who were crying and sobbing were the first-rank general, Cheng Xiang's wife, and his old mother.

In the sedan chair beside him, Yan Lin was pale, hunched over, and looked in pain.

After Jiang Qingwu paid his respects, he looked stunned.

He looked at Yan Lin, then looked at a few others.

"Your Majesty, what is going on?"

The emperor and the imperial concubine sat at the top. The imperial concubine had a gloomy look on her face and stared at Jiang Qingwu as if she wanted to eat him.

On the other hand, the emperor was worried and troubled, and sighed impatiently.

"This rebellious son is so audacious... If I knew how to deal with this matter, I would not have asked you to come."

"Royal brother..." the emperor said, then opened his mouth and looked at Yan Xiuchen.

Yan Xiuchen smiled when he heard the voice and looked at everyone in a daze.

"Brother, I was busy with the engagement banquet and don't know what happened."

The emperor heard the voice, glanced at the hall, pointed at Cheng Xiang, and said, "General Cheng, you go."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Your Highness, the Regent, my wife, Mrs. Xu, was invited to the Third Prince's residence yesterday to have tea with his concubine, Mrs. Zhou."

"It was originally a visit between women, but who would have thought that when the Third Prince saw my wife's beauty, he actually..."

"He actually drugged my wife and tried to do something beastly..."

"Fortunately, my wife's personal maid is a martial artist, so she was able to preserve her innocence."

"But this... Not only does the Third Prince not admit it, he also refuses to let my wife and her servant leave..."

"My maidservant was trying to help Madam escape, so she kicked without thinking... and injured the Third Prince."

"Although I, Cheng Xiang, have no power or influence, I have fought for the court for many years, shed blood and sweat..."

"I must go before His Majesty and seek justice and a clear argument."

Kicked? It won't be useless!

What a good show this is, I almost missed it...

Jiang Qingwu suppressed the smile in his heart and quietly looked at Yan Lin who was not far away.

Seeing his posture and the look of him not daring to move, I felt so happy.

But on second thought, Jiang Qingwu immediately realized something.

When I turned to look at Yan Xiuchen, Yan Xiuchen was speaking with a smile on his face.

"General Cheng is loyal to the court. The Cheng family has been generals for three generations. They really cannot bear this humiliation."

As soon as Yan Xiuchen opened his mouth, the imperial concubine sitting next to the emperor hurriedly explained.

"Prince Regent, the truth of this matter has not yet been found out. Even if it really happened, the Third Prince has been injured. What else can we do?"

Hearing this, Yan Xiuchen looked at Yan Lin intently, "Really? From what I see, Yan Lin has no injuries anywhere."

"Alas, my brother, the imperial physician has examined it. The injury is... there. He said it won't affect your future, but I'm afraid it will take some time to recuperate."

"I am also very angry and don't know how to deal with this matter."

"If it is because of Yan Lin that the Cheng family is being dealt with, then it naturally does not make sense."

"If it's because of the Cheng family's punishment of Yan Lin, this bastard has already been punished."

"Father... your son... your son has no..."

Yan Lin wanted to explain that the real reason was that he was seriously injured and he hadn’t recovered yet.

He fainted before he could finish his sentence.

"Someone come, someone come quickly, call the imperial physician." The imperial concubine shouted repeatedly, and then someone carried Yan Lin away.

Jiang Qingwu watched from the side and almost laughed out loud.

Yan Xiuchen looked embarrassed and thought for a moment before saying, "Royal brother, this matter cannot be spread to others."

"In order to preserve the royal family's reputation, we must also preserve Madam Cheng's reputation."

"I think it would be better to let Yan Lin go to the imperial mausoleum to reflect on his mistakes. First, he can recover from his injuries, and second, he can be punished."

"As for the deadline..." Yan Xiuchen said, and after a moment of silence, "I'm afraid this injury will take two or three months to heal."

Upon hearing this, the imperial concubine suddenly opened her eyes wide and quickly spoke to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Yan Lin is my adopted son. I love him dearly. You can't send him to the imperial mausoleum for so long."

"There is a lack of medical care and medicine there. How can I recover from my injuries?"

"He... is your prince. Among the three princes, Yan Lin is the most capable."

"It's been so long. If the court officials ask about it, how should we explain it?"

"Your Majesty..." Concubine Shen pulled the emperor's arm and shook him back and forth.

Jiang Qingwu frowned and looked at him with disdain, but he really admired him in his heart.

This imperial concubine is in her thirties, not young anymore. She has been favored by the emperor for many years and has coaxed the emperor into doing whatever she wants.

If Yan Xiuchen hadn't been keeping an eye on it every day, I'm afraid the Great Yan Kingdom would have been named Shen long ago.

"Alright, alright...I understand."

The emperor said, looking towards Yan Xiuchen, and asked tentatively, "How about... half a month?"

Yan Xiuchen's face was gloomy, and he didn't want to target Yan Lin directly.

Facing the emperor's questions, Yan Xiuchen remained silent and silently fiddled with the fan in his hand.

Seeing this, the emperor cleared his throat and said to ease the embarrassment, "Three months is fine."

"Three days later, send Yan Lin and the imperial physician to the imperial mausoleum."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Xiang hurriedly bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty is wise, thank you for upholding justice."

After coming out of Shangyang Palace, Jiang Qingwu pursed her lips until she reached the deserted garden, then she laughed out loud.

"Haha... This is such a good show. I am really enlightened today."

Jiuhan was startled and looked around quickly, then sent away the guards around him.

Yan Xiuchen fiddled with the golden bronze fan, shaking it gently, smiling and lowering his voice.

"So happy?"

"Of course I'm happy. I finally got rid of this bad feeling."

Jiang Qingwu's eyes were shining as she thought of Yan Lin in her previous life. Although it was not enough, it made her feel better.

Yan Xiuchen looked at Jiang Qingwu's mocking smile and felt secretly delighted in his heart.

Now Jiang Qingwu won't even show a trace of mercy to Yan Lin.

"As long as you're happy." Yan Xiuchen looked at Jiang Qingwu and murmured in a low voice.

Jiang Qingwu suddenly came to his senses, moved closer to Yan Xiuchen, and lowered his voice.

"You did this, didn't you? You're indeed a good candidate for a husband."

"What did you say?" Yan Xiuchen was suddenly stunned, and looked at Jiang Qingwu with dim eyes.

Jiang Qingwu was also stunned and didn't react for a moment, "What...what happened, did I say anything?"

Upon hearing the voice, Yan Xiuchen put away his fan with a swish and grabbed Jiang Qingwu.

"Just now, you called me your husband."

Jiang Qingwu came back to his senses and pulled back his hand, hesitating, "I just said... the candidate, but I didn't say yes."

Yan Xiuchen raised the corners of his lips and smiled secretly.

Just as he was about to say something, Xiao Luzi, who was beside the Queen Mother, suddenly came over.

"Your Highness, all is well. There are some trivial matters at the engagement banquet, which have not yet been finalized. The Queen Mother asked Your Highness if he would like to go and take a look."

"I will go right away." Yan Xiuchen echoed and looked towards Jiang Qingwu, "Let's go."

"Ah? I...I won't go. The Queen Mother didn't let me go."

"Anyway, the palace affairs are all over now. I want to go back home and embroider!"

Yan Xiuchen smiled and nodded when he heard that, "Okay, whatever you say. I'm waiting for your sachet."

Seeing Yan Xiuchen walking away, Jiang Qingwu hurriedly waved to Wanyue.

"Let's go out of the palace and have some fun. I've been bored in the mansion these past two days..."

Jiang Qingwu pulled Wanyue and hurried out of the garden, but unexpectedly bumped into the imperial concubine.

"what……"

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