After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

Emperor Yonghui looked at the mother and her two children kneeling on the ground with a slightly complicated expression.

Finally, he looked at Xiao Yu and said, "Xiao Yu, do you know that the late emperor gave you this jade pendant in the hope that you would make a difference in the officialdom in the future? Do you really want to use it to exchange for the letter of withdrawal of engagement? Is it worth it?"

This Pisces jade pendant was a personal item of the previous emperor, and Xiao Yu had it as if he had a talisman. In today's court where aristocratic families are declining, new nobles are rising, and the situation is changing, Xiao Yu, as the son of a marquis's mansion, can rise rapidly in the officialdom.

But Emperor Yonghui did not expect that Xiao Yu would use this amulet in exchange for Xiao Xuetang to cancel the engagement.

The brother and sister haven't seen each other for five years, how come they have such a good relationship?

Xiao Xuetang's heart skipped a beat when she heard what Emperor Yonghui said, fearing that Xiao Yu would regret it again at the critical moment...

However, Xiao Yu still said in a very confident tone: "Worth it!"

Xiao Yu thought, perhaps he had never truly understood Xiao Xuetang. What she wanted was not power, but... freedom.

……

Because of Xiao Yu's words "worth it", Emperor Yonghui no longer wanted to be the evil person who forced others to do things against their will, so he said, "Forget it, Shaoshu... send the letter of withdrawal of engagement to the Marquis' Mansion in two days."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty!"

Xiao Xuetang quickly took over the words of Emperor Yonghui, fearing that if she hesitated for a moment, Emperor Yonghui would go back on his word.

"Father..."

Lin Shaoshu wanted to say something, but Emperor Yonghui had already left, holding Eunuch Jiang's hand.

I didn’t expect that today’s small palace banquet would involve so many old friends and stories, thank you Imperial Concubine and the late Emperor.

Dust-covered memories came flooding back, and this sensitive emperor seemed to be crushed by the past memories, and his back was not as straight as before.

The Queen Mother heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Emperor Yonghui leave and that Lin Shaoshu had not been severely punished today...

As for Xiao Xuetang's talk of breaking off the engagement, the Queen Mother saw with her own eyes that Xiao Xuetang was deeply in love with Lin Shaoshu.

Breaking off the engagement was just something she said in anger.

After the palace banquet incident, as long as Lin Shaoshu coaxed her well, she would mediate and persuade her, and she would change her mind...

After all, the Yong'an Marquisate had made great contributions in the battle of Jingzhou and was in favor. Although the Xie family was exiled, Taifu Xie's reputation in the court was beyond that of the Wang family.

Shao Shu, you can't miss Xiao Xuetang——

At least, until his position was secure.

This empress dowager who seemed to be indifferent to worldly affairs had a glimmer of calculating shrewdness in her eyes.

"Let's go back too."

The Queen Mother held the hand of her trusted nanny and left. Before leaving, she gave the Xiao family's mother and son a meaningful look...

The Empress Dowager and Emperor Yonghui left one after another. As for Lin Xun, no one knew when he left.

Anyway, this person has always acted as he pleases and was elusive when entering and leaving the palace. It was really beyond everyone's expectation that he could stay in Wenyuan Pavilion, a place full of farce, for so long today.

At one point, the ministers left in twos and threes, and only the queen was left in the inner hall, who called out to Lin Shaoshu.

"Third Prince, don't think about the engagement anymore, just think about how this matter with Ye Jin will end!"

The Queen felt very unwilling when she thought about how severely the Crown Prince was punished yesterday because of the Huguo Temple incident, while Lin Shaoshu was unharmed today except for the broken engagement!

Her eyes were slightly cold, and she naturally didn't want to let Lin Shaoshu off easily. She looked at Lin Shaoshu with a half-smile and said, "How about I grant you a marriage with Ye Jin?"

"No need."

Lin Shaoshu stood up, brushed off the dust on his knees, and said coldly.

Seeing Lin Shaoshu's stubborn attitude, the Queen's eyes flashed with anger and she said, "Stop!"

"Third Prince, I am the Queen and your legal mother. I can make the decision on your marriage..."

The empress was not allowed to interfere in the affairs of the previous dynasty, and the emperor's decree of marriage made it impossible for the empress to put someone around Lin Shaoshu. Today, such a scandal occurred in the palace, and Lin Shaoshu lost the protection of the marriage contract. The empress immediately had the idea of ​​using marriage to torture Lin Shaoshu.

Even if Lin Shaoshu didn't marry Ye Jin, it would be someone arranged by Queen Wang!

A sinister look flashed across Lin Shaoshu's eyes. He clenched his fist tightly in his sleeves, then loosened it and looked at the queen suddenly...

"My queen won't do that."

Lin Shaoshu smiled, and with a pair of peach blossom eyes similar to Xie's, he said with a mocking look: "If Your Majesty marries a powerless orphan like Ye Jin to me as your son's wife, how can you be a dignified and virtuous queen through the ages?"

"The world will despise you, Your Majesty, for being intolerant, and will wonder what role you played in the incident in which Prince Lin's mansion demoted his wife to a concubine..."

Hearing Lin Shaoshu's sinister voice, the queen shuddered.

The queen cared about her reputation, so even though she hated Lin Shaoshu to the core, she still had to show her extraordinary tolerance towards Lin Shaoshu in front of the world.

It's just because she, as the queen, is not righteous...

Just when Queen Wang had a gloomy face, Lin Shaoshu had already left in anger, making Queen Wang very angry.

"The Queen..."

At this moment, a pitiful voice sounded. Queen Wang looked carefully and saw that it was Ye Jin.

Queen Wang's expression changed slightly, and then she said, "Ye Jin, you heard it, it's not that I don't make the decision for you, but Lin Shaoshu doesn't want to marry you."

"It's useless to ask me for help on this matter. You have to fight for it yourself... Marquis Yong'an may not know about what happened today. If he were here, he would definitely not want you to suffer such an injustice!"

After hearing what Queen Wang said, Ye Jin seemed to have thought of something, and a flash of realization flashed across his eyes...

……

After leaving Wenyuan Pavilion, Xiao Yu glanced at Xiao Xuetang. The two siblings looked at each other, and Xiao Yu was about to speak, then...

Xiao Xuetang spotted the way out and ran away!

Xiao Yu...

"Miss, please run slower. You are running in the wrong direction. Our carriage is at the southern palace gate..."

Qiyue and Bihen chased and shouted.

Xiao Xuetang...

After all this trouble, I finally got out of the palace.

Most of the noble families had left, leaving only the spacious and conspicuous carriage of the old concubine of the palace, which was parked behind the wall. Xiao Shiqi, the driver, looked at the three masters and servants running wildly and asked in confusion, "Miss Xiao, what happened?"

Xiao Xuetang didn't say that she was hiding from the people in Yong'an Marquis Mansion. She covered her neck and said, "Nothing. Let's go back to Shuiyunju first."

But man proposes, God disposes. Before Xiao Xuetang climbed onto the carriage, she heard a gloomy voice: "Xiao Xuetang, aren't you going to give me an explanation for what happened today?"

Seeing Lin Shaoshu catching up, Bihen and Qiyue knew something was wrong and quickly stood in front of Xiao Xuetang.

Xiao Xuetang paused while lifting the curtain, then lowered it and turned to look at Lin Shaoshu...

Tonight is the sixteenth night, the moonlight is like water, shining on the glazed tiles of the palace walls, refracting mottled light and shadows to weave a dazzling glow.

Lin Shaoshu was now wearing a moon-white brocade robe, and from a distance, he seemed to blend into the moonlight...