C120 Pedantic

"Don't think I won't remove you from your post!" Hsiang Xuanfei was furious. He was a rank one official, but he was fooled by a rank six official. There was nothing he could do about it.

"I admit that I did not do anything wrong on official business. If you punish me because of this, I will punish you. Even if I have to risk my life, I will go to Da Tian to listen to you as a sign of justice!" The authority of the official and the media was not big, but their imposing manner was not small. It seemed like the power behind them must have given him a full promise. That's why he's so fearless.

"Do you really think that this is just an order from the Right Minister?" Jiegeng suddenly spoke.

The official media was immediately stunned, "I wonder what Princess Renxi's intentions are after saying those words?"

"If you don't make it clear today, the next person you see will not be the Right Minister. It will be Zhen'an King!"

The official media immediately didn't dare to reply.

"Do you think you can get away with all your excuses? If we were serious and really investigated, do you think that the Royal Highness would not be able to find out these trivial matters? "

Although the news of Duan Shuang protecting Jiegeng during the Mid-Autumn Banquet was widely spread in the aristocratic circle, this official media still did not hold a high position. It was hard to find out about those matters. However, just based on Jiegeng's courage to bring Zhen'an King out, it's enough to scare the media.

"Don't think that the people behind you can protect you. Do you think a Zhen'an King's Mansion and King Yi's Mansion can protect you? Plus the Right Minister, they will have the energy and effort to do so. Are they here to protect a small official like you? " Shihan could not help but laugh when she saw that the official media could not see the situation clearly. No wonder they were all bearded. They were already in their forties, yet they were still in the position of official media.

Shihan's words finally woke up the self-righteous official media, "Princess, please atone for your sins. Lord Xiang, please atone for your sins." The official matchmaker immediately knelt on the ground. He no longer had that arrogant and cool demeanor from before.

Hsiang Xuanfei snorted coldly. He was just a petty person who clung to power. He had truly become muddle-headed.

"These invitation cards were all sent by me under the orders of Lord Jiang. Lord Jiang also repeatedly ordered me to use Miss Jiang's name as an official. This official also obeys the orders of others. It was not my intention to deceive you, Lord Jiang!"

Although Jiang Wanxin's father, Jiang Da, was only an assistant minister of the Ministry of War, he was a rank three official. However, no one did not know that the entire Jiang family relied on this layer of relationship with the empress dowager to act tyrannically. As early as a few years after the emperor ascended the throne, his actions could be considered to have been restrained. But in recent years, along with the empress dowager becoming more and more indulgent, the entire Jiang family became more and more domineering in the capital.

How many of the minor officials who schemed in the capital actually dared to go against the wishes of the Jiang family?

And the Emperor and Duan Shuang recently began to restrict the Empress Dowager's rights. It was precisely because of the actions of the Jiang family that they became more and more fearless.

Hsiang Xuanfei naturally knew about these shady dealings. As a result, ever since he entered the Imperial Court, he had always advocated to reduce the power of these aristocrats. This point was exactly what the Emperor wanted. However, it triggered the misfortune of the aristocrats. And among these aristocratic families, the first to bear the brunt was the Jiang family. How could Jiang Da be willing to let his daughter, who was supposed to be in charge of the royal family, marry such an arch-enemy?

"Alright, you can withdraw now." Hsiang Xuanfei drove away the official media. He did not have a narrow-minded heart when it came to dealing with such a small fry.

"Although I wasted so much effort, I finally let you see it clearly." Shihan sighed.

"So, Wanxin rejected me because she wanted to avoid conflict between me and the Jiang family?" Hsiang Xuanfei leaned back as if he was discouraged.

"Master, as far as I know, you also have some skills. Since he had doubts in his heart, why didn't he go into Jiang Prefecture and find her to ask about it? You only know how to complain to those red invitation cards. How can it be done by a true man?" Shihan was really not used to this kind of dilly-dallying behavior.

"How can that be done by a gentleman?" Hsiang Xuanfei immediately denied it.

"I think you are really stupid to read!" Shihan said angrily.

"Lord Cang, what do you plan to do now? Even if you know that Wanxin's feelings for you have not changed, can you marry her? The Jiang family is in the middle, what should you do? Now, before you all announce it to the world, the Jiang family has already started to stop you. Could it be that you are going to watch the Jiang family arrange the marriage for Wanxin like this? Are you going to miss it?"

When Hsiang Xuanfei heard this, he immediately fell silent.

"I will go and beg the Emperor to grant me a marriage." Hsiang Xuanfei had always been a person who respected etiquette. Now, the only thing he could think of was this plan.

"Who in the capital doesn't know? Wanxin is someone that the Empress Dowager has taken a liking to. The Emperor cares about the relationship between mother and son and will definitely not agree to your request." Although Shihan's words were too absolute, it directly analyzed the current situation.

" In my opinion, the two of you should just cook the rice first! "Shihan thought about it and immediately came up with an evil idea," This way, even if Jiang family wants to oppose it, it will only become a good thing for the two of you! "

"You must not do it now!" Hsiang Xuanfei immediately objected, "This will only ruin Wanxin's reputation!"

"You are really too pedantic!" Shihan waved her hand. "Alright, Jiegeng, today we have already conveyed Jiang Wanxin's situation. The rest of the matters, let's wait for the Right Minister to slowly think about it."

Finishing, Shihan and Jiegeng immediately left the Prime Minister Estate.

Left Prime Minister's Estate.

"Old Master, look, the betrothal gifts have already been prepared. I have already looked for someone to calculate. Tomorrow will be a good day. Why don't we go to King Yi's Mansion tomorrow and propose marriage? " Madam Ouyang's face was filled with joy.

"Yesterday, I saw King Yi's intention. He also hoped that these two children would get married soon." Minister Zuo nodded.

"Sigh, I really don't know what they are up to. I thought that I wouldn't be able to have this life anymore after messing around like that three years ago. Who would have thought that they would end up together again? " Madam Ouyang recalled the past and could not help but feel worried." Old Master, these two children will not get married this time. Will there be any trouble? "

Minister Zuo patted Madam Ye's back and comforted her, "Children and grandchildren are blessed by their own children. Let them go. I have been looking forward to this for many years. I hope that Lingfeng can settle down. When had he ever heard of entering the Imperial Court? Now, because of Duan Shihan, he has started to interact with her. So, let them walk their own path. We can't worry so much anymore."

" Even though that's the case, as parents, why aren't they worried about their children? "

"Since you have so much free time, why don't you go and count the betrothal gifts? We can't let anything go wrong."

After leaving the Right Prime Minister's residence, Jiegeng started to have a lot on her mind.

"Sister, tell me, how should we help Wanxin and the others?"

"We can't help them with this." Shihan waved her hand and looked like she did not care.

"Sister, you were the one who said you wanted to help this morning. Why are you turning against me now?"

"That rotten wood head is full of benevolence and righteousness now. How can I help him? Even if I really did do something, in the end, you might blame me for meddling in other people's business! " Shihan puckered her lips.

"Why don't we knock the two of them out and put them together? Didn't Mr Hsiang pay attention to these things? This way, he must take responsibility!" Jiegeng also spoke rudely.

"Aiyo! You are really starting to learn bad things!" Shihan immediately teased Jiegeng.

"Although this is a hundred years old, the two of them are not willing to do it. I am afraid that there will be endless troubles in the future." Shihan still played with the back of her head and became serious. "Now we still have to start with Jiang Wanxin!"