Chapter 111 The Princess
Meng Qingqian, who was reading memorials in Changhe Palace, got up immediately and rushed to Fenghua Palace when she heard that something had happened with the Queen Mother.
Meng Qingqian knew that her mother was impulsive and liked to act on instinct.
Fortunately, she had no real power now, but unfortunately, her marriage was still in her mother's hands.
Meng Qingqian looked down on those boring men and was determined to practice Buddhism and not ask about worldly affairs. In this way, she would naturally not let her mother ruin her second half of her life because of a momentary impulse.
If her mother really made any promises, Meng Qingqian was also confident that she could mediate. If she refused to obey and didn't want the face of the royal family, no one could do anything about it.
However, going back on her words and losing the face of the Queen Mother would mean losing the face of the Meng royal family, and being disqualified in the eyes of the people was really a bad idea.
After rushing all the way, when she finally arrived at Fenghua Palace, Meng Qingqian found that the scene was completely different from what she expected.
Except for the Minister of Works Yang Xingguang, who looked gloomy, everyone else was talking and laughing.
He Yuanhao said, "Is Li Jin also studying at Lujiao Academy?"
Li Gongqin waved his hand, "Sir He, let's not talk about this guy. But I often hear Li Jin talk about He Yunxiao's affairs..."
He Yuanhao said, "It's good that he doesn't cause trouble."
Huang Qinghe said indignantly, "Humph. Not only does he not cause trouble, he is also deeply loved by the teacher."
Li Gongqin smiled and said, "Li Jin said that He Yunxiao is quite talented in studying."
He Yuanhao had never heard anyone praise He Yunxiao in his life, but today he was praised by the minister. He smiled brightly and said, "I thought this boy went to study for Miss Fan. I didn't expect that he actually put some thoughts on studying."
When Meng Qingqian heard the three words "He Yunxiao", a trace of shame and anger flashed across her usually cold and arrogant face. She secretly clenched her fists and took a few deep breaths before returning to normal.
Then, he stepped into the palace.
"Your son pays respects to the Queen Mother."
The Queen Mother saw her daughter coming and smiled and said, "Get up quickly."
After that, the ministers greeted the eldest princess.
Since it was the Queen Mother's bedroom, no heavy gifts were needed, just a greeting and that was it.
Meng Qingqian saw that the atmosphere was not right, especially that He Yuanhao was happy and Yang Xingguang was speechless, and she roughly guessed something in her heart.
She stood beside the Queen Mother and whispered, "Mother, what did you agree to again?"
The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Qingqian, you asked me to ask less about government affairs and not to agree to others casually. I didn't agree to anything."
Meng Qingqian didn't believe it at all.
If you don't agree, can the scene be like this?
"Mother, tell me what happened just now."
The Queen Mother said, "Just now, Li Gongqin and others came to visit me."
Meng Qingqian nodded, she was not surprised by this.
The Queen Mother continued, "Then, Marquis Wu Qing came. As soon as he came, he quarreled with Mr. Huang."
Meng Qingqian nodded, she also knew the grudge between He Yuanhao and Huang Qinghe.
"Halfway through the quarrel, Marquis Wu Qing took out the gift list and said he wanted to marry Nanzhu. Mr. Huang quarreled with Marquis Wu Qing because of this. Let's quarrel, that Huang Qinghe actually dared to say something bad about Xiao'er."
The Queen Mother said this angrily, "Xiao'er is polite, good at speaking, good-looking, and born a marquis. Everything is good, but Huang Qinghe said all kinds of bad things about her."
Meng Qingqian: Only you think He Yunxiao is good.
The Queen Mother said again, "I wanted to marry Nanzhu to He Yunxiao, but they all asked me to think twice. After thinking twice, I decided not to marry Nanzhu."
Meng Qingqian:?
"I decided to let He Yuanhao pay more money to marry you to the He Mansion."
Meng Qingqian:?
"He Yuanhao is really good. He doubled the betrothal gift on the spot."
Meng Qingqian:?
Meng Qingqian couldn't keep up with her thinking. She could only say in embarrassment: "Mother, please speak slower."
Before coming, Meng Qingqian only heard the maid say that there was a quarrel in Fenghua Palace and Lord Li Gongqin asked her to go over. She thought it was just a quarrel about Nanzhu's marriage, but then she thought about it and found that it was not right.
Nanzhu's marriage would not be quarreled, and even if there was a quarrel, it would not be enough to notify her to go over. Now this big commotion must be that her mother is talking nonsense about her marriage again.
Although she was mentally prepared, she never expected that things would start like this.
Mother Sansi, sent her own daughter Sansi out, not only sent Sansi out, but also asked the Marquis' Mansion who came to marry Nanzhu to add money on the spot. The Marquis' Mansion actually added money without saying a word?
Although Meng Qingqian has always known her mother's character, she is the eldest princess in power in Qi after all. Is marriage so careless?
One dares to give, the other dares to take.
The Queen Mother continued, "After I said I wanted to marry you to Wu Qinghou, Minister Yang and Minister Huang were unwilling. Lu Liang also didn't agree at first, but later he heard that Wu Qinghou was willing to defend the border in exchange for your marriage, so he agreed to let you marry into the Marquis's mansion."
Meng Qingqian frowned when she heard this.
Why would Lu Liang agree? He had just become my disciple and was in need of setting an example in front of me to make meritorious deeds. How could he let me leave the government? He shouldn't have agreed.
The Queen Mother said, "Later, Minister Yang used the power of the Hexi Yang family to pressure Wu Qinghou. He wanted him to give up letting me grant the marriage."
Meng Qingqian nodded.
She knew what the Hexi Yang family was thinking.
She knew it, but she was not a member of the Yang family, so she had no intention of devoting herself to the Yang family.
The Queen Mother continued, "Then, the fun began. Wu Qinghou pretended that his military token had fallen, and he showed off in front of everyone. It was like he was taking a knife to Zhang's house to rob his bride."
When Meng Qingqian heard He Yuanhao's action, she suddenly thought of He Yunxiao.
As expected, like father, like son. Both of them acted quite eccentrically and unconventionally.
I don't know what secrets are hidden in the novel he deliberately buried. I have to take a good look tonight.
The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Qingqian, it's a pity that you are unlucky. Wu Qinghou used the military token to scare Yang Shangshu, and after mocking him, he still planned to marry Nanzhu."
Meng Qingqian thought to himself: The Marquis has a good trick. He used marrying me as a cover to scare the important officials, and then turned around and asked for a compromise to marry Nanzhu. In this way, no one will object, and they will even be grateful to Wu Qinghou for taking a step back for Qi. But I didn't know that he came for Nanzhu from the beginning.
Meng Qingqian said, "Did mother agree to him?"
The Queen Mother said, "I accepted his betrothal gift, but I haven't agreed yet. I thought I'd ask you for your opinion. But you're here. It's just right. What do you think of this marriage?"
Meng Qingqian said, "Mother has her own plan, why are you asking me?"
The Queen Mother said angrily, "I was planning to send you there. If you really can't leave, mother will naturally do her best to help you get such a good thing as marrying Xiao'er."
Meng Qingqian: What good thing can marrying He Yunxiao be? Being teased by him with a handkerchief every day?
Meng Qingqian thought about how He Yunxiao loved Nanzhu that day, and thought about how she promised him not to stop him and Nanzhu, so she said, "Mother, please agree, so that they can be together."