Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 305 Dugu Jingyao is worried

Not long after, Aunt Xu hurried to the Yunting Bureau. When she finally arrived at the Yunting Bureau, the guard at the door immediately saluted respectfully when she saw her.

Aunt Xu nodded slightly and walked straight into the courtyard. Meanwhile, Steward Liu was sitting in the main hall, handling some matters. He looked up at the sound of footsteps and saw Aunt Xu. A smile instantly spread across his face. He quickly stood up and greeted her, saying, "Oh, Aunt Xu, you've come so honored to see us. I knew you were here for this matter! The Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, and the other princes have reached a conclusion so quickly."

Nanny Xu also smiled, nodded slightly and replied, "Isn't it? The Crown Princess is worried that Your Highness will change his mind at the last minute, so she urged us to make a decision as soon as possible." After saying that, she sighed softly.

Steward Liu smiled and nodded repeatedly. He moved aside to invite Nanny Xu into the house and asked curiously, "I wonder which two girls are so lucky this time to have the honor of entering Prince Guangping's Palace?" As he spoke, the two of them had already entered the house and sat down.

After Aunt Xu sat down, she took a sip of tea from the table to moisten her throat before slowly answering, "After careful consideration and comparison, the final candidates chosen are Miss Wanqing from the Li family and Miss Zheng Wan from the Zheng family."

Upon hearing this, Steward Liu couldn't help but applaud and said, "Oh, not to mention the others, just take Miss Li as an example. She is proficient in everything from music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She can be called the best of the best! And this Miss Zheng is not inferior at all. I have to say that our masters have a unique vision and their choices are so accurate!" As he said that, he hurriedly handed a cup of steaming hot tea to Madam Xu.

When Aunt Xu heard Steward Liu praising her master, she said proudly, "Haha, that's all thanks to you for taking the trouble to get things done in such a short time." After that, she took out a purse and stuffed it into Steward Liu's pocket.

Steward Liu wanted to refuse, but Aunt Xu took a sip of tea and said, "Staff Liu, please keep it. You deserve it!"

Manager Liu then happily thanked him and accepted it. He then asked, "I guess this Miss Zheng should be Ru Ren, but this Miss Li..."

Nanny Xu took a sip of tea and replied, "Manager Liu is truly a clever man. The Crown Prince and his men are planning to bring Consort Liang into the palace with Miss Cui. As for Miss Zheng, she will arrive three days later."

After receiving Nanny Xu's approval, Manager Liu said, "Well, I understand. I'll send someone to ask for an imperial decree and announce it tomorrow. This way, the matter will be successfully completed!"

Nanny Xu nodded and said, "Okay, I won't bother you, Manager Liu. I'll go report to the Crown Princess right away." Manager Liu stood up and saw Nanny Xu off. He then sent someone to quickly request an imperial decree and draft one so that he could go to the two mansions to announce it tomorrow!

Meanwhile, on the other side of the palace, the Crown Prince and his family were sitting together enjoying a sumptuous lunch. Everyone was chatting and laughing, and the atmosphere was harmonious. However, this heartwarming scene did not allow Li Chu to linger for long.

After lunch, he hurriedly said goodbye to his family and rushed back to the palace without stopping. Along the way, he was extremely anxious, and Dugu Jingyao's beautiful and resolute face kept appearing in his mind.

As soon as he returned to the palace, Li Chu rushed straight to the study without even taking a break. He knew that time was running out and he had to tell Dugu Jingyao the result of this matter as soon as possible. For her, this news was of vital importance.

Entering the study, Li Chu came to the desk. Feng Shengyi saw that Li Chu seemed to be in a bad mood, so he hurried forward and skillfully ground ink for Li Chu.

Li Chu sat at his desk, brow furrowed in thought for a moment, then picked up his pen. With solemn strokes, he wrote a letter to Dugu Jingyao, word for word. In it, he succinctly and clearly explained the entire incident and its final outcome.

After the ink dried, Li Chu carefully rolled up the letter and placed it in a delicate bamboo tube. He then turned to Feng Shengyi, who was standing nearby, and solemnly instructed, "Feng Shengyi, quickly send this letter to the Yunnan Palace by carrier pigeon. No delay is allowed!"

Feng Shengyi knew his Highness was anxious at the moment, so he naturally didn't dare delay even a moment. He quickly bowed and replied, "Yes, Your Highness, rest assured. I'll do it right away!" With that, he turned and quickly walked out of the study to carry out his mission.

Watching Feng Shengyi's departing figure, Li Chu couldn't help but sigh. He was filled with guilt, feeling truly sorry for Dugu Jingyao. He had originally thought he could proceed according to plan this time, but things hadn't gone as planned, and he ultimately chose Li Wanqing.

You know, Li Wanqing's father, Li Mi, was a leading civil official. Furthermore, Li Wanqing was granted the title of Liang Di upon entering the palace, which far exceeded Li Chu's initial expectations. Thinking of this, he felt an incomparable weight on his heart.

He now only hopes to inform Dugu Jingyao of this matter in advance so that she can be on guard.

Sure enough, three days later, Dugu Jingyao received a letter from Li Chu.

At that time, she was practicing chess with Shen Zhenzhu, and Dugu Moyan was on vacation today, so he was watching from the side. The point is, since Dugu Moyan and Shen Zhenzhu expressed their feelings to each other, his focus has obviously shifted towards Shen Zhenzhu, so he would help Shen Zhenzhu from time to time.

Dugu Jingyao was already worried about Li Chu's selection, and she was restless. Adding to that her brother's favoritism, she was defeated soon.

Dugu Jingyao rolled her eyes at Dugu Moyan and said, "Hey, Dugu Moyan, aren't you going a bit too far? A true gentleman watches chess without saying a word. Do you understand?"

Just at this moment, Shi Jian came in from outside and said a few words in Dugu Jingyao's ear. Dugu Jingyao said, "Okay, you guys have fun. I have something to do, so I'll leave first." After that, without waiting for everyone to say anything, Dugu Jingyao took Shi Jian and Si Jian away.

Shen Zhenzhu said to Dugu Moyan with some guilt: "Brother Moyan, are you helping me too much? Jingyao has never lost to me before."

Dugu Moyan stroked Shen Zhenzhu's shoulder and said, "It's okay. I know Jingyao. She has something on her mind. Otherwise, she wouldn't have lost even with my guidance."

Shen Zhenzhu looked at Dugu Moyan doubtfully and asked, "Really?"

Dugu Moyan looked at Shen Zhenzhu lovingly and said, "Don't worry, it's okay."

Seeing Dugu Moyan's determined eyes and confident tone, Shen Zhenzhu felt inexplicably relieved and stopped asking about it. Instead, she asked, "How about we play a game of chess?"

Dugu Moyan raised his eyebrows and nodded, "Okay, then I'll teach you!" The two of them put the chessboard away and started a new game.

Meanwhile, Dugu Jingyao, Shi Jian, and Si Jian hurried back to Banmengxuan. As soon as they sat down, Shi Jian took out the letter.

Dugu Jingyao took a deep breath, opened the small bamboo tube, took out the letter inside, and began to read it. This time it was actually two small pages.

The letter first described the results of the selection: Li Wanqing, daughter of Li Mi, the Minister of the Central Secretariat, was named Liangdi, and Zheng Wan, daughter of Zheng Chongwen, the Minister of Imperial Court, was named Ruren. He then explained that this was indeed beyond his expectations. He had originally intended to choose two daughters of lesser officials to get by, but the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess both wanted him to choose Li Wanqing. He had argued for this, but the Crown Prince said he wanted to add three candidates. In the end, they each compromised and chose two: one chosen by the Crown Prince and the other by himself. He felt deeply sorry for Dugu Jingyao, as things had not gone as he had originally envisioned. He would apologize properly when Dugu Jingyao returned to Chang'an.

Dugu Jingyao had experienced two lives and felt that this was normal. After all, in the previous life, the prince decisively chose to abandon the princess because her family was framed. In this life, it was also common sense to help his son choose some daughters of powerful officials.

However, in her previous life, Li Wanqing had never entered the palace. She had only met her a few times at palace banquets, so she didn't know her well. In that case, she had to prepare in advance.

So she wrote two letters, and after the ink dried, she put them into two small bamboo tubes and handed them to Shi Jian, saying, "Shi Jian, send this letter by carrier pigeon to Guo Ziyi, and send the other one by carrier pigeon to the Guangping Prince's Palace."

Shi Jian took the order and went to do it. Si Jian, who was standing beside him, asked in confusion, "What's wrong with the princess? I feel like you're in a bad mood these past few days."

Dugu Jingyao shook her head and said, "It's nothing. It's just that the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are arranging a beauty contest for Li Chu and giving him two more concubines. But fortunately, at least one of them can be controlled by me, and the other one will be investigated thoroughly, so this princess can be prepared." As she spoke, she pressed her temple.

Soon, Shi Jian returned to Dugu Jingyao's bedroom and said, "Princess, the letter has been sent."

Dugu Jingyao nodded and said, "Okay."

Shi Jian looked at his princess's tired face and Si Jian's little girl's angry face again. Shi Jian probably guessed that the princess had told Si Jian what happened.

However, Shi Jian did not ask, but only said: "My Lady, now that this matter has come to an end, I see that you are very tired, why don't you take a rest first!"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Jingyao stood up and walked towards the bed. Not long after lying on the bed, she fell asleep. After all, she had been thinking about this matter in her mind for the past few days and had not slept well.