Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 932: Reward in Exchange for Marriage

The city of Yanjing during this period was more turbulent than ever before.

All forces have long been unable to hold back, and everyone wants to get some credit for following the dragon. However, if it is too late, let alone the credit for following the dragon, they may not even get a bite of the leftovers.

The situation took a sharp turn for the worse as the situation changed rapidly. The East Palace was imprisoned and the king was under house arrest. Although the Bian family was well-established, everyone was still feeling insecure. The Bai family... The Bai family seemed to have not reacted yet, perhaps they were caught off guard by the sudden house arrest. When asked what was going on, Minister Bai was confused and just said he didn't know.

All of a sudden, all the spies and secret agents in the city came out in droves, just to find out what happened in the palace yesterday. It is said that the imperial doctors who were present at that time became the target of public criticism. When the court officials learned about it, they found that except for the one who stayed with His Majesty, the rest of the imperial doctors all claimed to be sick and refused to come out.

Before noon, news came from the palace again.

The Chen family entered the palace.

Only one person from the Chen family entered the palace, a young man. It is said that he sent a prescription to the palace, and was accompanied by the Third Master Ning. The Chen family had been very close to the Eastern Palace before. Although they came from Jiangnan, they were a medical family, but their background was still shallow, and most officials in the city looked down on them. They just nodded their heads. Who knew that Chen Yinuo was a capable person, and climbed up to Ning Xiuyuan through Ji Wuyan.

But within an hour, news came out again. It was said that His Majesty took the medicine prescribed by Chen Yinuo, and in less than half a cup of tea, he was able to walk again!
You know, His Majesty hasn't touched the ground for a long time. Not to mention taking two steps, even the time he is awake every day is getting less and less. If not, those memorials would not have been handed over to Ning Xiuyuan and Li Yiwei. Now that the news has been spread, the ministers are in an uproar! Some people have even begun to speculate how real His Majesty's illness is...

Not long after, Zhang Dexian and a group of young eunuchs went to the Princess's Mansion with the imperial edict, and then went to the post house. It was difficult to get information from the Princess's Mansion, but there were no secrets in the post house - the marriage between the You and Chen families, which was personally granted by His Majesty, was cancelled by His Majesty himself. Why would His Majesty be so anxious to cancel a marriage as soon as he could get out of the world?
Just when everyone thought that Chen Yinuo had offended the emperor in the palace and thus implicated the Chen family, an endless stream of rewards were carried into the post station in boxes.

What is the logic behind both “punishment” and reward?
Others didn't understand, but the old master Chen saw it clearly. He gritted his teeth, accepted the decree, thanked the grace, rewarded Zhang Dexian, and sent everyone away. After that, he looked at the rewards that almost filled up half of the yard, his face darkened, and he asked the Chen family members around him, "Where is Chen Yinuo?"

Before the man could reply, Chen Jiahui, who also had a sullen face, smacked his lips with a sneer and said, "Him? Maybe he has already forgotten his last name. If you don't tell him, he might think his last name is Ji! Every day, he is either with Ji Wuyan or with Chen Song, and now he has even led Chen Qi astray..."

Before he finished speaking, the old patriarch suddenly attacked, turned around and slapped Chen Jiahui to the ground. The old patriarch looked down at his grandson, who was covering his cheek and staring at him with his eyes wide open, and cursed, "It's her ability to marry Ji Wuyan! What did I tell you before you came out? I told you not to act on impulse! If you hadn't offended Ji Wuyan so badly, why would you have to watch Chen Yinuo enjoy his glory? How do you think this arranged marriage didn't happen?"

The afternoon sun was dazzling. Chen Jiahui sat on the ground and looked down at the old man. The other person's face was backlit and he couldn't see his expression. He covered his face, his cheeks were burning with pain, his mind was buzzing and he couldn't think. He could only subconsciously follow the old man and ask, "How did it disappear?" His expression was dull and his eyes were dull. He looked like a fool.

The old patriarch was so angry that he suddenly kicked him. After all, he was the grandson he held in his hands. He was really angry when he slapped him just now, but now he was much more restrained. He seemed fierce, but in fact he didn't use much force. After kicking him, he put his hands on his waist and panted. Looking at Chen Jiahui, who was stupidly covering his cheek with one hand and touching his calf with the other hand, he sneered, "How did he lose it? It was killed by the kid who only knew how to cling to the Ji family in your mouth! The emperor just went to the ground, and he didn't get well or recover. Why did he give so many rewards for nothing? It was not in exchange for your marriage!"

The Chen family members nearby reacted and looked at the old patriarch in disbelief, "No way... Yinuo is not that kind of person, maybe there is a misunderstanding..."

"Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding?" The old patriarch sneered, and pointed his chin in the direction of the reward. "That's all. It's either real money or ancient medical books. How can the emperor be so generous? To put it bluntly, the royal family is in a dilemma now. If he issues an order to cancel it for no reason, it will be embarrassing. Moreover, if our Chen family needs to see a doctor in the future, it is obviously impossible to ask for it. Now that Chen Yinuo has asked for it, everyone is happy. However, he still has to make some superficial efforts to express his regret for canceling the engagement... Here, these are the rewards."

"This..." The Chen family was still trying to comfort and explain, but they found that they could not explain anything. After all, so many rewards were indeed a bit abnormal.

Chen Jiahui finally realized what was happening, and he jumped up three feet high, his fingertips trembling as he pointed at the rewards, "So, so it was Chen Yinuo who harmed me?! He exchanged my engagement for these things? What right did he have to cancel my engagement?! I think he was just jealous!"

His voice was so loud and noisy that the old patriarch was overwhelmed. He turned around and scolded him angrily, "Shut up! It's all your own fault! Who can you blame?"

"After all, these are just speculations..." The Chen family wanted to say a few good words for Chen Yinuo, "Why don't you wait for him to come back and ask him... Maybe things are not like that."

The old patriarch stood under the eaves with his hands behind his back, staring at the pile of imperial gifts for a long time before he sighed softly, "I hope not... If this is really just Yinuo's own idea, then it's fine. I'm just afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?"

I'm afraid... this was Ji Wuyan's idea. But when these words came to his lips, seeing Chen Jiahui like a fool, the head of the Chen family swallowed them back. After a while, he gently shook his head and said, "Nothing. Let's wait and see. If it was really proposed by Yinuo, I'm sure these news will be 'inadvertently' spread later..." After that, he glanced at Chen Jiahui again, sighed, and went back to the house.