RPAGF Chapter 73 The Unpredictable Situation
Chapter 73 The Unpredictable Situation
She didn't know how she walked out of the East Palace.
She only felt cold between her fingers and her heart was cold too.
The maids around her were walking hurriedly and looking panicked, and one of them even bumped into her, causing her to stumble, but she didn't react.
"Miss, please forgive me!" When the two maids saw that it was her, they immediately knelt down and shouted in panic.
"Get up. Why are you so nervous?" she asked casually.
The two maids looked at each other and said, "Something has been lost in the palace, and we are checking everywhere..."
"Oh." Her mind was full of what had just happened. She didn't take their words to heart at all and walked on the road absent-mindedly.
A strange atmosphere permeated the entire palace, with palace maids and eunuchs constantly whispering to each other.
She thought they were talking about An Huanyan, so she stopped and hid behind the rockery to eavesdrop.
"I heard that something very important was lost in the palace. It's a serious matter."
"That's right. Many sisters were taken away and tortured. We are also in a panic!"
What was lost? She scratched her head and returned to Piyue Palace.
"The girl is back!" Yutai welcomed her in with surprise.
Jiang Xingkuo nodded, glanced feebly at the busy Tengxi, and asked, "Huanyan hasn't gotten up yet?"
"My lady, I just woke up and got very angry as soon as I got up. After I got angry, I asked me several times when it would thunder and rain." Teng Xi clenched his hands unconsciously.
"Oh." Jiang Xingkuo slumped down on the recliner and sighed.
"Why are you sighing, young lady? Do you want to summon the Imperial Observatory?" Tengxi breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.
"No need. Go and do your work." She waved her hand and looked at the gray sky again.
It’s not summer yet, the chance of a thunderstorm is very small!
She didn't dare to go in and face An Huanyan, and she didn't know how to face her.
She turned the bracelet on her hand and curled her lips helplessly.
The sound of Yu Tai scolding came from outside the door, interrupting her thoughts.
"Watch them closely! Do not slack off! Do not let me see you leaving your post again! Do not whisper to each other or gossip about your masters! Do you think you are too old to dare to discuss the affairs of your masters?"
What on earth was lost? Is it so serious?
Jiang Xingkuo stood up and was thinking about going to find out.
Yutai just happened to bring over a pot of tea.
She held onto the jade platform and asked, pretending to be nonchalant, "What was lost that caused such panic?"
"Miss, I heard that it is... the jade seal..." After looking left and right, he said mysteriously.
"Imperial Seal?" She couldn't help but look at the jade platform twice more, "Then this matter is very serious."
"That's right. The East Palace is very tight-lipped. I don't know where it leaked from. It's really strange!" Yu Tai said, and Teng Xi came out of the house. She continued, "Teng Xi, don't you think so?"
"Ah?" Teng Xi pinched the corner of her clothes nervously. "I don't understand these things..." She turned around and went downstairs.
Jiang Xingkuo looked at her and always felt that she was strange, but she couldn't tell exactly what was strange about her.
The series of events that followed left her and An Huanyan with no time to take care of other trivial matters.
I only heard that a lot of imperial guards were dispatched from the palace, and they rushed to the Prime Minister's residence in a mighty and arrogant manner.
Songyan had been in the palace for many years and recognized a fellow villager who was a member of the imperial guards as his brother. They would drink and chat together from time to time.
He was one of the imperial guards who went to the Hai family at that time.
Songyan looked in admiration, with stars in her eyes. The brother of the imperial guards also got excited and took a few gulps from the wine jar, then spit out all the wine to Songyan.
"Prime Minister's Mansion? Hai family?" Jiang Xingkuo glanced at An Huanyan, who was listless on the bed.
An Huanyan barely straightened her back and planned to listen to some gossip.
"It was the Hai family! At that time, the imperial guards surrounded the entire Hai Mansion and almost fought with the Hai family's soldiers." Songyan described it vividly.
"Later, Prime Minister Hai came out and let the imperial guards in. Who would have thought that as soon as the imperial guards came in, they started searching through all the boxes and cabinets..."
"What are you looking for?" An Huanyan suddenly interrupted her.
"The jade seal, Princess, it's the jade seal! The imperial guards found the jade seal in the Hai family!" Songyan looked at the closed doors and windows before speaking cautiously.
Jiang Xingkuo and An Huanyan couldn't help but look at each other.
"Is it the one that was lost in the palace before?"
"That's exactly what happened!" Song Yan took a sip of tea and continued, "The Imperial Guards arrested Prime Minister Hai on the spot, and then the two sons of the Hai family rushed out and started fighting with the Imperial Guards..."
An Huanyan burped at an inopportune time.
Song Yan and Jiang Xingkuo both looked at her.
She smiled awkwardly: "Don't mind me, just keep talking!"
"The imperial guards in the palace represent the emperor's left and right arms, so they are not good at fighting. So what happened yesterday was discussed in the court today! Many court officials feel that the emperor's power cannot be challenged, and they all demand that Prime Minister Hai be severely punished!"
Songyan added some details of that time.
It was only said that the imperial guards rushed directly into the inner courtyard and found the imperial seal after searching only a few rooms.
An Huanyan ate piece of cake after piece without any appetite.
"Now I heard that Prime Minister Hai went to the East Palace and apologized with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Bearing a thorn stick to ask for forgiveness? This can't be that simple." Jiang Xingkuo frowned.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this was aimed at Prime Minister Hai.
Although the move is simple, it is effective and irrefutable.
What is coming will eventually come.
The next morning, a group of eunuchs gathered in the yard, waiting for Princess An Huanyan to come out to receive the order.
An Huanyan, who had not yet woken up, was carried out by a group of maids to receive the order.
It was only when the imperial edict came into her hands that she reacted.
"what--"
"What's wrong? What's wrong!" Jiang Xingkuo also rushed over with sleepy eyes.
An Huanyan handed her the imperial edict in a daze.
"…name her Princess Jingyang and grant her a fiefdom…"
Seeing this, it’s okay, she thought.
An Huanyan handed over another imperial edict.
"The Emperor, in compliance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims... Hai Yanqing, the son of Prime Minister Hai, is a descendant of a distinguished family, has a strong sense of integrity, is knowledgeable in classics and has a virtuous character... Princess Jingyang is happy and has a graceful and elegant demeanor... The two of them are a perfect match made in heaven, and I hereby decree their marriage..."
"Ah?!" Jiang Xingkuo also shouted.
An Huanyan fell into her arms with despair. "Xingxing, they also said that they wanted us to get married to bring good luck to that cheap dad..."
"It's so strange... Why would the prince suddenly agree to your marriage?" Jiang Xingkuo read the imperial edict granting the marriage again and again.
"Songyan, talk to her." An Huanyan said half-deadly.
"Ah? What did you say?" Song Yan helped An Huanyan up, not understanding what was going on.
"That's what you told me this morning when I had my eyes closed and you were doing my makeup!" An Huanyan put on a world-weary face and didn't want to say anything more.
"Oh! So I heard that Prime Minister Hai... Oh, no, Prime Minister Hai has already resigned from his post with the Crown Prince and returned to his hometown! But what does this have to do with the arranged marriage?" Song Yan looked confused.
Jiang Xingkuo sat down on the armchair, "They...they have reached an agreement..."