Chapter 126 The He Family Wants to Meet the Emperor
"The uncle of Han has had a rift with the royal family for many years, and now they are just maintaining a superficial peace. He is not someone who can be dealt with easily. His biggest constraint now is that he has no son to use. With a son like the prince of Han, I'm afraid the uncle of Han would not dare to hand over power easily, so he has been secretly looking for his second son who has been stranded outside for many years."

Jiang Shiyuan didn't know these things before, but now he was surprised and curious when he heard them.

For example, does Cousin Pei know about this?
As if she could see Jiang Shiyuan's confusion, Princess Qinghuan replied calmly.

"General Pei doesn't know about these things. Even I was told by my father alone. This is the secret of the royal family. My father knows it because it was he who sent Cheng Dengping away. However, Cheng Dengping's mother fled with him, so his whereabouts have been unknown for many years."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Shiyuan frowned and looked at Princess Qinghuan.

"Princess, this is a secret that a minister should not know."

"It doesn't matter. Sooner or later, the King of Han and the Pei family will find out about this, and you will know about it as well. However, since I discovered Cheng Dengping's whereabouts first, I will naturally keep him by my side. In fact, it is also a good thing that you mentioned it unintentionally. Otherwise, I would not have noticed him and found out about this matter later."

There are always such coincidences in the world.

Jiang Shiyuan originally didn't want the princess to do anything inappropriate to Cheng Dengping, so he said something extra. But he didn't know that he would have such a secret identity. Thinking of this, he really felt a sense of trance that he had achieved something unexpectedly.

Seeing that she was not in a good mood, Princess Qinghuan thought that she was worried about the relationship between King Han and the Pei family. Thinking that there were other things that had led to her visit today, she interrupted and spoke.

"Don't think about it. These are still unknown things. You should worry about other things right now."

"what?"

"Today, the governor of Jingzhou reported the donations, and your aunt's family was listed among them. I was present when the report was made, and mentioned that my father learned that they were currently living in the Zongzheng Mansion, so he specifically instructed that on the day of my grandmother's birthday, her family could be invited to the palace to meet her."

This news really surprised Jiang Shiyuan.

According to rank, only her father in the family could enter the palace, but she and her third sister were invited by the princess to attend the banquet. Now that her aunt's family can go, it is the emperor's golden word, which is a great thing, so Jiang Shiyuan naturally accepted it on behalf of her aunt.

"Father just wants to ask a few questions, so tell your aunt and her family to make some preparations. A palace maid will deliver a message later. It's just that you happened to be here, so I'll let you know first."

"Thank you for your kind words, Princess. I will tell my aunt when I get back. I will bring my aunt to thank you another day."

"Alright, we have known each other for many years, you should know my personality, I have always been clear about rewards and punishments, it's just a matter of a few words, but if your aunt's family really gets the opportunity, then this princess will intervene in the affairs of the Jingzhou Chamber of Commerce, and then I will need your aunt's family to contribute more."

Jingzhou is located in the central part of Dasui, and roads from all prefectures in the southeast, northwest, and northeast pass through here. Therefore, the development of Jingzhou has always been good. The He family is able to grow such a big business in Jingzhou, so they are not a weak character.

The most important thing is that the He family is a force that has only risen in recent years, and it does not have deep entanglements with the major clans. If such a force can be used for one's own benefit and carefully cultivated, Princess Qinghuan feels that it will be a great help to the royal family.

However, these words were not revealed to Jiang Shiyuan.

Jiang Shiyuan, who accepted the favor, could roughly understand some of the reasons why Princess Qinghuan did this. The two of them saw through it but didn't say anything, so they chatted about it for the whole afternoon.

By the time Jiang Shiyuan returned home, the palace maid had already delivered the message.

Jiang Huaiyi and He Dafu really didn't expect that they would gain so much from their trip to Beijing this time. They thought it was a surprise to be able to impress Princess Qinghuan, but they didn't expect that they could even enter the palace to meet His Majesty. So they specially asked someone to wait at the door, just to catch Jiang Huaishan or Jiang Shiyuan, the most confident person in the family, to ask about the situation.

Jiang Shiyuan entered the house before his father, and was naturally invited to the yard where his aunt and the others were. The three of them looked at Jiang Shiyuan with surprise and excitement and said.

"Anian, a palace servant just sent a message saying that His Majesty has allowed our family to enter the palace during the Queen Mother's birthday celebration. Oh my God, what a blessing this is! Can you tell me what we can do to avoid losing manners in front of the Emperor?"

"Yes, cousin Anian, you have been following the Wenyuan Marquis Mansion and have seen a lot, so you should teach us!"

Cousin Yuankang also spoke up and he was also very concerned about this matter.

Firstly, as an ordinary citizen, he could brag about having an audience with the emperor for the rest of his life. Secondly, he thought that if he could show his face in front of His Majesty, perhaps Miss Feng Jiu's marriage would have a better chance.

Therefore, I became more anxious.

After Jiang Shiyuan pulled his aunt Jiang Huaiyi to sit down, he said something with a smile.

"When I went to the Princess's Mansion today, I heard the Princess mention it. I thought I would remind you before the palace people did, but I didn't expect it to be too late. But it doesn't matter. The Princess meant that His Majesty asked you to come to the palace just to learn about the situation of charity. You just need to express what you know briefly and to the point."

"The princess also knows about this?"

"When the governor of Jingzhou reported it, the princess mentioned that you were also there, so His Majesty decided to summon you to the palace."

This favor suddenly became so great that they thought it was because of good deeds done by their ancestors that they had the opportunity to meet the emperor, but they did not expect that they were actually blessed by the princess.

Aunt Jiang Huaiyi immediately grabbed Jiang Shiyuan's hand and said.

"Anian, you and the princess are good friends, so you naturally know what the princess likes. Tell aunt quickly so that I can prepare a thank-you gift and go with you to thank the princess!"

"Aunt, you are thinking in the wrong direction again. Things that you and I have, the ones in the princess's mansion will only be better, so no matter how expensive the preparations are, they are secondary. The thought is the most important. But I am afraid that the He family will attract attention this time, so Aunt, you have to think carefully."

If they answered well during the audience with His Majesty, their family would be on the road to success, but if they did not answer well, they would miss out on such great wealth, so the family was excited but also a little uncertain.

"We originally planned to expand our business to Xijing City, but we didn't expect that we could take advantage of the royal family's support this time, so we must seize the opportunity."

Seeing his aunt's excitement, Jiang Shiyuan didn't say anything more.