15 The Beautiful Lady (2/2)
”Cheng Ze, are you still not leaving?” Shizong stopped in his tracks and asked the fifth prince who were supposed to follow closely behind him.
Bai Chengze quickly turned around, but his heart was completely empty because of An Jinxiu actions.
The Emperor had already heard the rumours from Bai Chengze's mufei, Shen Fei. This fifth son of his had met An Jin in the crown prince's Eastern Palace by chance and was rather interested in this girl. ”The Shen family didn't say anything more to Bai Chengze. An Jin's marriage was already set. Besides, the Shen family didn't think it was a good thing for Bai Chengze to be related to the An family.”
”Back to the palace,” Shizong said.
The encounter between the Fifth Prince and An Jin in the Eastern Palace was not a secret. The so-called secret of the imperial family could not be stopped just by that palace wall. All the civil and military officials present were well aware of the dispute between the royal father and son, Grand Preceptor An and Shangguan Yong. It was just that these civil and military officials thought they were blind and deaf.
As the monarch and officials walked further away, the atmosphere in the Fragrant Garden was still tense. No one dared to move, nor did anyone dare to speak.
A steward's wife ran over and whispered into née Qin's ear, ”Madam, the Madam He has returned home. She said that there is an important guest at our residence today, so she will leave first. She will invite Madam over another day.”
These dignified words were like a slap in the face to née Qin. She believed that everything that had happened in the Residence of Peace today would spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital tomorrow. The scheming née Qin's mind was blank. If she wanted to eat An Jin alive, how was she going to settle this matter? The Qin had called themselves kings for many years, and now they had no more ideas.
An Jinge looked at her own mother, then at An Jinxiu and her brother and then at the servants standing in the garden.
An Yuanzhi stood ramrod straight in front of An Jin. The youngster hadn't grown up yet, so he was still thin, but he already knew he had to protect his sister.
An Yuanzhi was even scheming in his heart. If Madam Qin ordered someone to beat up these siblings, how would he protect An Jinxiu? Would he run away or would he just fight with these servants? Since things had already developed to this point, what could they do?
An Jinxiu sighed inwardly. She had only taken a little care of her little brother for a few days and he had already treated her like this. In her previous life, she had been blind and had been unable to see the good or bad side of him in her life.
Just as Grand Preceptor An was about to send Emperor Shizong out of the estate and see him off again, he heard him say, ”You should go back and take care of your family matters. Xunyang An's family has always been a model for the clan. How did the clan end up like this in your hands?”
The Emperor words were very loud. He was scolding Grand Preceptor An for being unorthodox in public and for being unable to control his wife. Even if he couldn't cure his family, how could you still help him rule the world?
Grand Preceptor An's face turned red from being scolded by the sect master. He knelt on the ground and condemned his subjects.
”Your Majesty,” Shangguan Yong said as he walked up from behind, kneeling in front of the sect.
”What else do you have to say?” The Shizong asked Shangguan Yong.
”This subject asks Your Majesty to pass an order. This subject wishes to marry the second young miss of the Residence of An as soon as possible,” Shangguan Yong said to the Emperor.
Grand Preceptor An almost fainted. This future son-in-law was publicly slapping his old face! This was clearly saying that he was worried that his wife, who had yet to pass through the gates, would suffer in her parents' home. He had to get married as soon as possible so that the young mistress of the Residence of An would be able to escape from this suffering!
The civil and military officials present were still silent. They had not expected to see Grand Preceptor An in such a sorry state one day. The minister who had a good relationship with Grand Preceptor An was secretly worried for him, while the official who was usually at loggerheads with him was gloating.