Chapter 67 The Prince Consort Disguised as a Man in a Revenge Story (2)
When Ran returned to the Zichen Palace with the ancient books needed by the Holy Emperor, the Holy Emperor looked at him as if he was already looking at his son-in-law.
After all, the maid serving at the Shangwen Hall had already reported to His Majesty before Shi Ran and the others came back.
At this time, the lord and the princess met from a distance. I don't know what they said, but they seemed to have a very happy conversation.
When the princess left, she even looked ashamed.
Therefore, when Shi Ran was about to leave the Zichen Hall at the end of his duty for the day, the Holy Master seemed to be joking and asked.
"When I look at you, the more I look at you, the happier I am. I think you are my son-in-law. Shi Qing, what do you think?"
These words are no longer a hint, but almost an explicit statement.
Shi Ran lowered his head slightly and bowed his hands.
"My lord, I am so honored."
The corners of the Holy Master's mouth rose infinitely, and in the end he actually laughed out loud.
"Good, excellent!"
Half a month later, a clear edict was issued in the palace.
"The Emperor has decreed that Shi Ran, a bachelor of the Jixian Academy, is the eldest son of Canaan. He has a wise talent based on loyalty, and a comprehensive knowledge based on literature. It is the year of my fourth daughter, Princess Roujia. Fang Ji has a hairpin, Shuhui is of good quality, and when she was promoted to the imperial examination, she was appointed as the Minister of the Fifth Grade Examination Department and Princess Shang Roujia."
This edict is not long, but the amount of information is huge.
One is to assign Princess Roujia to Shi Ran, the new top scholar.
The second is to promote the number one scholar from a sixth-grade scholar of the Jixian Academy to a fifth-grade minister of the examination department.
Even though it is just a difference between two grades, these three words "Kao Gong Si" are the real focus.
The Merit Examination Department is responsible for the assessment of civil and military officials. In other words, the promotion assessment of officials all over the world must go through here.
A few days ago, His Majesty just proposed a new policy in the court, especially a thorough reform of the official promotion system.
Now, this newly minted prince-in-law has been transferred to the merit examination department to be in charge of official promotion assessment.
This is a clear emphasis!
Canaan held the imperial edict in his hands and grinned almost behind his ears.
Princess Shang is a great thing.
It is also a good thing that your eldest son is favored by His Majesty.
This is a double happiness!
The elated Canaanite prince wished he could enshrine this edict in the main hall.
"Quickly, let's have a banquet and wine. Several aristocratic families that we have good relations with should be invited. Also, although the princess is staying in the princess's mansion, we must not forget the preparations. When opening the treasury, we must use the best for everything. OK."
"By the way, I remember that there are some pieces of brocade in the warehouse. I took them out to cut some new clothes for Mrs. Side. She will naturally be there for the following entertainment and banquets."
Canaan's words were naturally addressed to Mr. Zheng.
Mrs. Side refers to Mrs. Zhang who is standing aside at this moment.
After all, although Mrs. Zhang is the side wife, she is the biological mother of the consort, so she still needs to be given the dignity she deserves.
Mrs. Zheng's nails were about to break through her palms at this moment, but her face still looked proud.
"Yes, uncle, don't worry, I will remember all this."
Zhang Zhang really gave birth to a good son.
After being left in Zhuangzi for so many years, her uncle had forgotten about her.
With aging appearance, there is no possibility of competing for favor.
Once upon a time, he could rely on his son to stand up.
What a pity, it was the baby girl who died that year.
Mrs. Zheng sighed quietly.
Zhang, however, did not care about these superficial honors.
She looked at Shi Ran quietly, but she was very anxious.
If you marry the princess, don't you have to consummate the marriage?
How can this be good?
If they were discovered, wouldn't the Zhang family's revenge be unavailable?
Zhang, who was feeling anxious, came to Shiran's house that night.
And came with what she called a solution.
"You said, you want me to find a man to consummate the marriage with the princess on my behalf?"
The warmth in Shi Ran's eyes had completely faded.
Mr. Zhang is really completely crazy.
In her memory, she had come up with such incredible methods.
As a result, after being rejected by the original owner, she still thought about continuing to implement it.
In the end, the original owner gave up this terrible idea after being forced to die.
Unexpectedly, after Shi Ran came, he gave her a slap in the face, but it still failed to change her from expressing this disgusting and crazy idea.
"Yes! Mom thought about it and this is the best way!"
Zhang's cloudy eyes burst out with excitement.
"When you marry a princess, it is impossible not to consummate the marriage. But once the marriage is consummated, your identity will be exposed. Moreover, even if you did not consummate the marriage for a while, you fooled the princess, but in the long run, the princess will not have any children, and the palace will definitely send someone to come Diagnose the pulse of you and the princess, so that you two can have an heir as soon as possible. Therefore, you must be consummated! You must also have an heir as soon as possible. In this way, you find someone from outside, secretly bring him into the princess's house, and when you consummate the marriage, you will be destroyed. Candlelight, who can see clearly..."
"boom!"
Shi Ran kicked over the desk in front of her, making Ms. Zhang clutch her chest and wince.
"you!"
Mrs. Zhang pointed at Shi Ran in disbelief.
She couldn't believe that Shi Ran would do such a thing.
Is she angry with her biological mother?
She half-raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Zhang with an expressionless face. Every word Shi Ran said was filled with threats and oppression, as if it was turned into a sharp blade, ready to pierce Mrs. Zhang's chest at any time.
"You are not allowed to interfere in the affairs between me and the princess. If you dare to do anything and I find out, mother, then we will die together."
Shi Ran's words about mother were full of sarcasm, which made Zhang's heart beat faster.
Shi Ran is actually threatening himself?
Is she threatening her biological mother?
"I'm your mother! I'm planning all this, isn't it just for you? Are you being raped by the princess..."
Mrs. Zhang originally raised her voice angrily, but thinking that the walls had ears, she quickly lowered her voice.
"Do you want your true identity to be discovered by the princess? Don't you have to die by then?!"
The excessive anger even made her blurt out a sentence that had been in her heart for many years.
"If it was your brother who survived back then, why would he be like this today?"
But soon, she reacted.
He covered his mouth helplessly, obviously knowing that he shouldn't say this.
Shi Ran is not the original owner and will not be hurt by these words.
She just grabbed Zhang's hand, the huge force almost crushing her bones.
"It's a pity that I am the one who survived. And I never had any brother!"
Shi Ran's eyes were like daggers, staring straight at Zhang.
"Why should I survive as a man now? Isn't it all thanks to you, mother? Zhang's life is the most valuable. Mine, my life, is expendable."
Facing Zhang's frightened eyes, Shi Ran smiled slightly. Under the calm skin, there seemed to be a crazy soul.
"Don't even think about the princess. Otherwise, even though Zhang's clan members are dead, I still know where their bones are. Don't force me to completely crush them into ashes."
Mrs. Zhang trembled.
She knew that Shi Ran was telling the truth.
Her eyes were extremely serious.
After gently letting go of her hand, Zhang immediately collapsed on the ground, losing the strength to even get up.
"Someone, take mother back to her courtyard and take good care of her!"