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The teacup in Xiao Chuyun's hand shattered.

The scalding hot tea splashed everywhere, and in just a moment, it burned his bony fingers red.

The whole hall was shocked.

Shen Huaishu, Xie Zhenting and others hurriedly asked with concern.

The maid serving on the side quickly cleaned up the debris and the water stains on the ground, and Mo Yi also came over and handed him a handkerchief.

Compared to the chaos of this group of people, Xiao Chuyun was as calm as an outsider.

He slowly wiped the tea stains on his hands with the handkerchief and replied to everyone indifferently, "It's okay."

The tea cups that the Shen family used to entertain guests were all top-quality porcelain fired in the Yun Kiln. Under normal circumstances, it was impossible for them to suddenly crack.

Most of those present were from military families and had some martial arts experience. Some of them had sharp eyes and noticed that the broken teacup had neat gaps, as if it had been shattered by someone's internal force.

But looking at Xiao Chuyun's calm and composed appearance, everyone was increasingly unable to figure out what he meant.

Before I could investigate, I saw that he had already turned his head to look at Shen Nanzhi, and said slowly: "It's a pity that the teacup is broken. It's not auspicious. It seems that Miss Shen is afraid that good things will take time."

As soon as these words were spoken, the hearts of everyone present sank.

If he had never had any feud with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion before, everyone would have thought that he was deliberately looking for trouble and ruining things.

But if you think about his current status, he has not only been crowned a king but has also taken over the Dali Temple. He is highly valued by the emperor and can understand the emperor's thoughts better than the rest of them.

Since he said that...what is he hinting at them?

Especially Shen Nanzhi, she had been saved several times by Xiao Chuyun and knew that he would not harm her. There must be another mystery behind him saying such words in public.

She took a step forward and was about to ask, but suddenly she heard hurried footsteps coming from outside.

Soon, the doorman came to the corridor with the steward of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion.

"My Lord, Young Lord, Eunuch De has come with an imperial edict. Please return home immediately to receive it!"

As soon as the words fell, not only the Xie family father and son looked confused, but even the Shen family members were confused.

Why are you accepting the imperial edict for no reason?

Moreover, it happened to be the time when Shen Nanzhi and Xie Changyuan were discussing marriage!

And Xiao Chuyun's ambiguous words just now made people feel even more uneasy at this moment.

Xie Zhenting stood up and clasped his fists towards Xiao Chuyun: "Your Majesty, do you know the inside story? I am stupid, please enlighten me."

Xiao Chuyun casually placed his hands on the armchair, and his fingertips, which were originally white and almost bloodless, now looked red, and it seemed that he was severely burned.

But he didn't seem to care at all, and just looked at Xie Zhenting calmly, "The day before yesterday in the imperial study, I heard my father asking about the military supplies and garrison in the Nanjin Pass area of ​​my seventh brother."

Hearing this, Xie Zhenting broke out in a cold sweat.

When the country is peaceful and the people are prosperous, it is definitely not a good thing for a military general to receive too much attention from the emperor.

"besides."

At this point, Xiao Chuyun glanced at everyone in the Shen family, and finally landed on Shen Nanzhi before saying, "He casually praised it. The Shen and Xie families have a good relationship."

Now, not to mention the Xie father and son, even everyone in the Shen family was shocked.

Xiao Chuyun has pointed it out so clearly, if they still can't understand the trick, their lives will be in vain.

Nanjin Pass is guarded by the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery, and further south in the Huayang area, the Shen family army of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is stationed. If any foreign enemy is encountered, this will be the guarantee for the entire southern part of Da Qi.

But now that the world is at peace and there has been a truce for many years, the loyal and brave marquis who holds powerful troops and the Zhenguo duke who can command the support of the army have become thorns in the emperor's heart.

Especially if these two families were to form an alliance, I'm afraid the emperor would not be able to sleep well at night.

Shen Nanzhi knew very little about the court before, but after being enlightened by Xiao Chuyun, she suddenly remembered that her uncle was plotted against at the Autumn Encounter in her previous life, and the emperor might have been involved!

At that time, she had already been married to Xiao Qian'an, and the emperor also intended to make Xiao Qian'an the crown prince. The emperor, who was already wary of the Shen family, would never tolerate his in-laws being too powerful.

Just thinking about this, Shen Nanzhi's hands and feet turned cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Moreover, Xiao Chuyun just mentioned Xiao Qian'an in his words.

With him in there, nothing good can happen!

Shen Nanzhi didn't say anything, but Xie Changyuan couldn't help it first.

He said with a defiant look on his face: "We are upright and honest, we are not afraid of his investigation. The emperor is in charge of everything, he can't even interfere in our marriage!"

It’s really hard to say!

Seeing that he dared to be so presumptuous in front of the King of Zhenbei, Xie Zhenting immediately stood up and pressed his shoulders, "Your Majesty, my son's words and deeds are rude, please don't take it to heart. Thank you for your reminder. We will go back to the palace to receive the decree first, and we can't keep Eunuch De waiting for a long time."

Before Xie Changyuan could say anything, Xie Zhenting grabbed his sleeve and dragged him out.

Although Xie Changyuan was reluctant, what his father said was right. He went to receive the imperial edict first and see what the emperor was planning.

Before leaving, Xie Changyuan turned back to look at Shen Nanzhi and mouthed, "Zhizhi, I'll be back soon."

As soon as the Xie father and son left, the atmosphere in the main hall became even quieter.

After all, the topics just discussed were too sensitive to be discussed in detail, so Shen Huaishu started chatting with Xiao Chuyun about the case at hand.

Shen Changan was the most restless one. With his temperament, he should have followed the Xie father and son to see what was going on. But Xiao Chuyun's words finally made him listen. What if the emperor was really worried about the close relationship between the Shen and Xie families... Shen Changan had already raised his butt, but he put it back. Anyway, the news could be sent back from here at the first time, so he forced himself to hold back.

The Xie family is only two streets away from the Duke Zhenguo Mansion. If one is quick, the message can be delivered in less than a quarter of an hour.

However, today, after waiting for a long time, there was no news from the Xie family. Xie Changyuan, who said he would be back soon, did not come back.

Shen Changan could not help but rush over to see what was going on. At this moment, the manager named Xie Heng who had come to invite the Xie family father and son hurried over.

After greeting everyone, Manager Xie lifted his clothes and knelt down in front of Shen Nanzhi.

"Miss Shen, please save my young master!"

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi's heart rose to her throat. She asked, "What happened to Xie Changyuan? Did he offend the emperor? Should he be punished?"

But when Shen Nanzhi said this, he himself felt that it was unlikely.

If the emperor really wanted to punish the person, why would the Xie family's steward come to her for help?

What does this have to do with me?

Steward Xie said anxiously, "It's not a punishment, it's an imperial decree. The emperor has just issued an order to grant marriage to the young marquis, appointing him as the consort of Princess Zhaoning, and the wedding will be held on a chosen date."

Boom!

Shen Nanzhi only felt a muffled thunder strike her, making her dizzy and dazed.

The news came so suddenly that she could understand every word, but it took her a long time to realize the meaning of the words when they were put together.

Steward Xie continued, "The young marquis is refusing to accept the order and is making a scene right now. In front of Eunuch De, our marquis is in a difficult position. If this scene really reaches the emperor..."

Just for disobeying the imperial order, Xie Changyuan would be charged with a serious crime.

What's more, the one betrothed to him was the emperor's little princess, so his action was undoubtedly an insult to the royal family.

Princess Zhaoning.

Shen Nanzhi had some impression of her. She was the emperor's youngest daughter. Because she lost her mother at a young age, she had been raised under the name of Concubine Zhang.

However, there was no imperial decree granting marriage in the previous life, and she had never heard of any dealings between the little princess and Xie Changan. Moreover, it just happened to be the time when the Xie and Shen families were getting married.

If everyone in the Shen family only believed Xiao Chuyun's words three-quarters before, now they believe it completely.

"Miss Shen, now only you can persuade the young marquis."

Manager Xie also knew that this was too much for Shen Nanzhi. After all, she almost became the young lady of their Marquis' Mansion, but now he wanted her to persuade Xie Changyuan. How rude and excessive.

But seeing that the matter was getting worse and worse and could not be resolved in the end, he could only take the opportunity to inform the Shen family and ask Shen Nanzhi for help.

"Zhizhi."

Everyone in the Shen family turned to look at Shen Nanzhi, with different expressions.

Shen Huaishu and several aunts looked guilty: "I didn't expect that it was our Shen family that dragged down Zhizhi."

Shen Changan, who had always been pessimistic about Shen Nanzhi and Xie Changyuan, suddenly stood up from his seat and frowned at Shen Huaishu, "When disaster strikes, we, the Shen family, need to stand up and fight for our lives, so we just coax them with kind words. Now that we are living a comfortable life, the old emperor is worried about this and that. Why don't we just go to the palace and resign the title? Whoever wants to take this useless thing can take it!"

He was so angry that he even grabbed Shen Nanzhi's arm and wanted to take Shen Nanzhi to find Xie Changyuan: "Even without this damn title, the Shen family's wealth can support you two for a lifetime."

As soon as the words fell, the aunt didn't even care that the outsider, King Zhenbei, was still present. She rushed over in anger and grabbed his ear.

"Bastard thing!"

"Are you going to piss me off to death?"

"Don't say that this title is not something you can resign just because you want to! Even a woman like me can see that the emperor is testing us and has made it clear that the two families are not allowed to marry. You dare to disobey the emperor's will at this moment. Aren't you courting death? And look at what you said, what treasonous words! Rather than keeping you, this evil creature, to bring disaster to the Shen family sooner or later, I might as well kill you now!"

My aunt's hands were shaking because she was so angry.

The other aunts hurried forward to persuade them, and Shen Huaishu couldn't help but scold Shen Changan for not acting on impulse.

Even the Shen family was in chaos when they heard the news, and they didn't know what would happen to the Xie family.

After a long silence, Shen Nanzhi finally spoke, "Thank you, Manager. I'll go with you."

As soon as the words fell, the room fell silent.

Everyone looked at Shen Nanzhi in unison, and several aunts seemed to be hesitant to speak.

They felt sorry for Shen Nanzhi, but at the moment there was no other way except to persuade Xie Changyuan to accept the imperial edict first.

Even if he wanted to make plans for Shen Nanzhi and Xie Changyuan, he had to take it slow and not disobey the emperor's order in public and slap him in the face.

Shen Huaishu raised his eyes to look at Shen Nanzhi, and said firmly: "Zhizhi, you should calm Ayuan down first. It's just a marriage decree, not asking them to get married immediately. Accept the decree first, and then we can sit down and think of a solution slowly. If it really doesn't work, we..."

The uncle didn't say the rest, but Shen Nanzhi had already seen his determination to disobey the emperor's will and anger Long Wei for her.

There are also the aunt and the others. Although they were lecturing Shen Changan, they were actually helping her and Xie Changyuan find a way out.

Shen Nanzhi felt warm in her heart. They were willing to sacrifice everything for her, so how could she bear to put them in danger?

Moreover, even if the Shen family is willing, the Xie family may not be determined to give up everything.

It's not that she doubted Uncle Xie's character, but Xie Changyuan was too important to him. He hadn't remarried for so many years, partly because of his deep love for his deceased wife, but also because he was worried that Xie Changyuan would be wronged.

The Xie family only has Xie Changyuan as their bloodline. If anything goes wrong, the old lady of the Xie family might not survive.

Shen Nanzhi nodded to everyone without saying anything else. He followed Manager Xie out of the door and headed all the way to the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery.

Before I even reached the gate of the mansion, I saw four or five carriages from the palace parked in a row outside.

Steward Xie led Shen Nanzhi around the front door and entered the mansion through the back corner door.

Before he even entered the yard, he could hear Xie Zhenting's roar from afar: "Are you trying to piss me off to death? If anything happens to you, how can I face your mother?"

Xie Changyuan also stiffened his neck and replied: "Today you forced me to accept this arranged marriage, and I will be too ashamed to see my mother in the future!"

Eunuch De and others who came to deliver the imperial edict were arranged to drink tea in the front hall. At this moment, only the father and son were at a stalemate in the yard.

There were guards guarding outside the door. When Xie Zhenting saw Shen Nanzhi coming, he was stunned at first, then his eyes were full of shame, and he didn't even dare to meet Shen Nanzhi's eyes.

"The girl from the Shen family."

Xie Zhenting stepped forward and said apologetically, "You also saw what happened today. If we continue to make trouble, it will not be good for the Xie family or the Shen family."

As he said this, he actually bowed deeply to Shen Nanzhi: "It is my Xie family that has let you down!"

Shen Nanzhi had already thought of this before coming.

Before she could open her mouth, Xie Changyuan came up to her in two steps and shouted angrily, "I told you I don't want to marry any princess, I just want Zhizhi! If you have the guts, tell him to chop off my head! If he kills us all, who will guard the border for him?"

"Bastard!"

Xie Zhenting was very angry.

Shen Nanzhi sighed softly: "Uncle Xie, let me have a word with A Yuan."

Xie Zhenting was too embarrassed to confront Shen Nanzhi, so he nodded, turned around, and quickly went to the front hall to calm down Eunuch De and the others.

Even the guards at the gate were taken away by Xie Zhenting.

For a moment, Xie Changyuan and Shen Nanzhi were the only ones left in the huge courtyard.

The courtyard wall was planted with crabapples, and the scenery was pleasant, but the two of them had no intention of appreciating it.

After a long silence, Xie Changyuan turned his back and whispered, "Zhizhi, are you here to persuade me too?"

His voice was hoarse and low, with a hint of sob.

Who would have thought that just an hour ago, he was still looking forward to marrying her with great joy.

God really played a big joke on him, giving him this half-day of dreaming.

After saying that, he suddenly turned and looked at Shen Nanzhi.

The young man who was originally so unruly and difficult to tame, and was known throughout the capital as Young Marquis Xie, was now like an eggplant hit by frost.

He stared at Shen Nanzhi closely, as if trying his best to grab this last piece of driftwood.

Those bright and spotless eyes were now filled with pleading and expectation.