The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 296 This is the student's wife
The sky was overcast, the red palace walls were cold and imposing, and the glazed tiles on the eaves of the Hall of Mental Cultivation had lost their former splendor.

Yu Tingwan pushed Wei Zhao into the hall, led by Eunuch Tu, her eyes lowered, not looking around.

Emperor Yingqian, dressed in his dragon robe, sat beside his throne in the Golden Palace, reviewing memorials. Hearing the noise, he looked up.

With an imposing aura, she exuded the regal majesty of a royal figure.

Wei Zhao pressed his hand on the handrail, trying with difficulty to stand up. But after two attempts, panting heavily, he failed.

"lady."

He sought help from Yu Tingwan.

"Quickly help me up so I can pay my respects to His Majesty."

Yu Tingwan first followed Tan Jiang's instructions to pay her respects to Emperor Yingqian before reaching out to help him up.

Emperor Qian stopped it.

"If you're not feeling well, don't bother yourself."

Eunuch Tu's eyes darted around, and he quickly said, "General Wei, His Majesty has always doted on you and doesn't care about these formalities. His Majesty will be happy if you recover well."

Wei Zhao was not moved.

He sighed softly.

Yu Tingwan heard the man's voice and became very dejected.

"I am now truly useless."

Emperor Yingqian's face darkened, and he reprimanded him like an elder: "What kind of talk is that!"

"It's a blessing that you're alive."

"Guizhi, I am very grateful that you have returned safely."

He spoke to himself as if he were talking to a younger relative: "Publicly, you are a meritorious official of the Great Jin Dynasty. Privately, you are someone I watched grow up, no different from my own son."

If you said something else, who wouldn't be confused?

Wei Zhao's eyes, however, concealed a coldness.

Emperor Yingqian did not forget the important matter. He looked at Yu Tingwan, his tone different from his gentle tone when speaking to Wei Zhao, and it carried a heavy sense of authority and scrutiny.

"So you are from the Yu family?"

Yu Tingwan lowered her head and replied meekly, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Emperor Yingqian twirled the ring on his finger, unable to guess what he was thinking.

Just as Eunuch Tu was about to remind Yu Tingwan that she had to kneel down to reply.

Wei Zhao took Yu Tingwan's hand: "Your Majesty."

This was unexpected by Emperor Qian.

"I haven't even said anything yet, and you're already protecting him?"

"Regardless of anything else, if you can return safely, the Yu family will have done a good deed. Would I possibly eat her?"

He looked down at Yu Tingwan with an air of superiority: "Since Gui Zhifei has chosen you, I can't say anything more. You must learn the proper etiquette in the capital, so as not to embarrass him, take good care of him, and serve your mother-in-law well. Otherwise, I will hold you responsible!"

The girl's emotions weren't written on her face.

She replied dryly, "I will obey your command."

If her father-in-law, Wei Fengxing, had said these words, it would have been perfectly legitimate. But since Emperor Qian said them, Yu Tingwan was somewhat disgusted.

Moreover, Wei Zhao.

He stepped in and said, “My wife is timid and still young. Since she is willing to be with me, it is I who should protect her. Please don’t frighten her.”

Emperor Yingqian said nothing more, bestowed upon him a jade ruyi, and continued his questioning of Wei Zhao.

Yu Tingwan listened quietly to the side, avoiding speaking or responding whenever possible.

As for Wei Zhao...

His reply was somewhat perfunctory, but Emperor Yingqian didn't notice it.

Emperor Yingqian did not keep them any longer and quickly sent them to the banquet hall.

After the young couple left, Eunuch Tu poured tea for Emperor Yingqian and said with a smile, "Yu Shi is dull and doesn't seem to know how to handle things. But when she saw Your Majesty, she was so frightened that she forgot all about etiquette and hierarchy."

It did make people laugh.

"They come from a desolate place, unaware of the dragon's might and fear."

If it were any other young lady, she would probably be trembling with fear at the prospect of an emperor rising to power.

Emperor Yingqian's eyes were deep and somber.

"He does care about the Yu family."

Pity.

The more you care about something, the more weaknesses you develop. Just like Wei Fengxing.

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The banquet hall did not separate seats for men and women; officials brought their female relatives and children to the seats according to their rank.

Since the emperor and the empresses were not present, the acquaintances sat together chatting and laughing.

but……

Not everyone was joking. Take the Gu family, for example.

The Grand Tutor's men arrived very early.

Jiashan has been cultivating his character and temperament over the years, but for some reason today, he was acting strangely towards the woman who came to pay her respects.

She always dresses up formally, and rarely wears the same piece of jewelry twice.

The court ladies always praised her repeatedly.

Ke Jiashan looked rather haggard today. She didn't seem to care much about her makeup or jewelry.

The court ladies, with their eyes wide open, showered her with compliments as usual, and sure enough, she fell into the pit.

such as.

Mrs. Wang said with a smile.

"Madam, you look radiant today. Has something good happened?"

Jiashan looked over coldly.

"Your son recently visited a brothel. The Jingzhao Prefecture sent people to arrest the criminals. They searched every room, and anyone suspected was arrested."

"Seeing your son trying to hide, they tied him up too. I heard he wasn't wearing a single piece of clothing, and his buttocks were naked?"

Madam Wang: ? ? ?

"Madam Wang, your daughter-in-law married far away, right? It's one thing that you treat her poorly, but she only had a miscarriage half a month ago, and your son is still out there having such a wild time. Instead of fawning over me, you should think about how to treat your daughter-in-law better. Her family background is no worse than your Wang family's, and she was pampered and spoiled when she was still a young lady. Don't think that just because her family is far away, she can mistreat other people's daughters at will."

Jiashan: "She married into your Wang family, not to become a slave or maid for your Wang family."

Gu Fuju remained silent.

Jia Shan was feeling down and had been holding it in for a long time, so it was good for him to vent his anger.

Madam Zhou also took Zhou Yurou to pay their respects.

"Madam, this is my daughter, you've met her before."

"Where is your young lady?"

"The two children are about the same age, so let Yu Rou also..."

Before he could finish speaking...

Jiashan is annoying to look at, so I attack indiscriminately.

"Is having a daughter such a big deal? You brought her here specifically to show off?"

"I just heard that you took advantage of your age to bully the young mistress of the Wei family?"

Madam Zhou's expression changed, and she hurriedly said, "Madam, you must have misheard. It's that young mistress of the Wei family..."

She hesitated.

Finally, she whispered, "After all, they aren't the refined young ladies from the capital who were raised by tutors and etiquette masters from a young age."

"If she doesn't learn proper manners, her family won't be able to accept her."

Jia Shancai ignored all of this: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Putting everything else aside, the fact that that girl can be taken by the Wei family is good enough in my eyes. Who gave you the right to show off?"

Over here, Xiao Huaiyan, dressed in fine clothes, sat down directly next to He Xuran, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

"What should we do? Wei Zhao is back, and you, the perennial second-in-command, will be overshadowed in everything again."

"You couldn't compare to him in your studies, and your official career progressed slower. Now you suddenly have a wife. And you're still single."

He Xuran ignored him.

He was happy that Wei Zhao was back, after all, it's lonely at the top, but he still had something weighing on his mind.

Seeing that he didn't respond, Xiao Huaiyan felt awkward. He gestured with his chin towards the Gu family's seats: "What's wrong with your sister? Why is she so aggressive?"

He Xuran ignored him.

Xiao Huaiyan was annoyed and got up to leave.

Suddenly, a commotion erupted from the crowd.

He didn't need to look to know that Wei Zhao had arrived.

Xiao Huaiyan quickly craned his neck to look in that direction.

Princess Jiashan, who had been confronting the Zhou family mother and daughter, happened to be looking in that direction as well.

Palace lanterns were lit at the four corners of the hall, enveloping the solemn and dignified palace banquet in a golden and magnificent atmosphere.

The girl wore her hair in a bun, her skin as white as freshly peeled water chestnuts, her eyes like autumn water, and her lips a delicate, beautiful color. A beauty mark at the corner of her eye added to her captivating charm.

She wore a dress embroidered with gold and colorful patterns, the hem of which flowed like water. Her waist was adorned with many beautiful and exquisite gold beads.

It was as if the painting had come to life and was walking towards her step by step.

Jiashan's eyes suddenly reddened, and he lost his voice.

Even the usually composed Grand Tutor Gu only heard the clear, tinkling sound.

He lost his temper and smashed the teacup in his hand, soaking his robes. For a moment, he couldn't care less about anything else; he just hurried towards that direction.

Before he could even get close, he heard Wei Zhao's surprised, feigned question.

"What's wrong with the teacher?"

Wei Zhao smiled gently: "Oh right, I haven't introduced you yet, this is my student's wife."