Chapter 310: 310 generation marriage
Chapter 310 Chapter 310 Marriage on behalf of others
Queen Mother Yin glanced up and down Yuan Zhitong's body and asked, "Zhitong, what do you think?"
Just at this time, the sister on the stage also made some noise. She dragged her sick body to the bed, knelt down and cried, saying that she was willing to invite her to come down, and wanted her sister to marry her husband. In the future, as her aunt, she would take good care of her sister. Such is the case with children.
The developments on and off the stage left the female relatives dumbfounded and their eyes looked strange. They guessed the meaning of the play "The Fan of Concubine Xiang". Isn't Concubine Xiang the queen of Ehuang?
On the stage, my sister was extremely embarrassed and helped her up; off the stage, Yuan Zhitong responded shyly, lowered his head and rubbed the handkerchief with his hands.
"Cousin..." Yuan Zhitong did not answer directly, but called softly, and raised his eyes to quickly glance at Queen Mother Yin.
Lu Xianjing's eyes sparkled, she helped at the right time, deliberately pulled Yuan Zhitong off and urged: "Sister Tong, don't be embarrassed, the Queen Mother is asking questions."
Yuan Zhitong rubbed the handkerchief again, lowered his head, and said in a low voice like a mosquito: "I...I listen to my cousin."
She was so embarrassed that she couldn't raise her head, as if she was about to run away with her skirt at any moment.
Queen Mother Yin stopped twisting the beads, gently rubbed the beads with her thumb, and asked again: "Do you really listen to the Ai family? Your father..."
Like a frightened deer, Yuan Zhitong bit his lower lip again and replied softly: "Father also asked me to listen to my cousin."
"My cousin has always been very kind to me, and you have read countless people, are knowledgeable, and think more and more thoughtfully than me."
"I listen to my cousin. I will do whatever my cousin asks me to do."
When she said the last sentence, she shyly looked up at Queen Mother Yin, her eyes seemed to be filled with water, so clear and sincere.
Queen Mother Yin let out a long sigh, curved her lips slightly, and said with her chin, "Then the Ai family will make the decision for you."
Yuan Zhitong gave a soft "hmm" and continued to rub the handkerchief with his slender fingers until his fingertips turned red like his cheeks.
The Queen Mother Yin asked the Queen again: "Queen, does the Ai family remember that Zhi Tong is An Le's companion?"
The princess's companion's marriage usually requires the queen's approval. Usually, even if the companion's parents want to get engaged to their daughter, they will ask the queen's permission before meeting.
The queen couldn't help but smile: "The queen makes the decision, and the daughter-in-law will naturally listen to the queen."
Yuan Zhitong stood there with a low eyebrow, holding the handkerchief tightly.
Thump, thump, thump!
Her heart beat faster, and all the blood in her body rushed to her heart.
With her background, she is no more noble than Chu Qianchen. Even if she is just a concubine for the time being, she will have a long time to come. When she gives birth to Lin'er in the future, it is hard to say who will be more respected and who will be inferior.
She was confident that she would be able to please Gu Jue. Just like before, her cousins and her aunt and uncle's family all liked her and treated her the best.
Yuan Zhitong lowered his face, hiding his burning eyes and slightly curved lips.
In the silence, one could hear the actor playing the younger sister on the stage agreeing to her sister's request, but not allowing her sister to come down on her own, saying that she was willing to imitate Ehuang Nüying and become a husband with her sister. The elder sister was so moved that the two sisters hugged each other again.
At the same time, the originally mournful sound of the huqin also became cheerful.
Queen Mother Yin waved to Yuan Zhitong: "Zhitong, come here."
Yuan Zhitong walked over calmly. As he walked, the cuff of his left hand shook slightly, revealing a slender wrist. She still wore the jade bracelet given by the Queen Mother Yin on her wrist. It was emerald green and transparent, making her delicate skin shine. With a radiant luster.
Queen Mother Yin took Yuan Zhitong's hand, patted it affectionately, and sighed sadly: "That's it. Zhitong, you have a righteous heart, and the Ai family is also very pleased."
"..." Yuan Zhitong subconsciously raised his face and opened his eyes slightly, feeling that something was wrong with the Queen Mother's words.
The smile on the queen's lips froze slightly, and she felt something was wrong, so she frowned slightly.
Queen Mother Yin continued: "Then let you marry the third princess to the Kingdom of Hao."
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In the flower hall, all the female guests were silent. Probably only Chu Qianchen and An Le were in the mood to watch the show.
I don't know who bumped into the coffee table, but I heard a "clunking" sound. The legs of the coffee table hit the marble floor. The sound was extremely loud in the silent flower hall.
Yuan Zhitong and the Queen were both stunned, wondering how things could develop in this direction.
Under the strange gazes of everyone, Queen Mother Yin caressed her sleeves casually and sighed: "The Queen also said that Prince Wuhe of Hao Kingdom is about the same age as the prince and already has a son and two daughters. An Le is young, but An Le and Prince Wuhe’s heirs are of great importance to both countries, so we can’t delay them.”
More than half of the words of the Queen Mother Yin were said by the Queen just now, which is equivalent to repaying them in full.
"..." The queen's throat was so tight and astringent that she couldn't answer a single word.
The surroundings seemed to be quieter, and the joyful and melodious sound of the harp sounded extremely ironic at the moment.
Queen Mother Yin had a smile on her lips, and her graceful face looked arrogant and indifferent.
She just sat there so quietly, and she had the aura of a superior person, making everyone around her look at her involuntarily.
Queen Mother Yin continued: "The Ai family has carefully considered it. After all, the concubine's descendant has a lower status. How can the marriage between the two countries be hasty?"
"Zhitong, you are sixteen years old this year, so you are the right age to marry me on Anle's behalf." Of course, the Queen Mother Yin's last words were directed at Yuan Zhitong, whose face was already pale and almost without any blood.
Chu Qianchen opened his eyes slightly in surprise.
Anle occasionally had an ear to listen to the Queen and the Queen Mother's movements. This time, she happened to hear the Queen Mother's last words, and her eyes lit up.
"This is a good idea!" Anle clapped happily, with bright pupils, like an innocent child.
"Anle, shut up!" The queen interrupted Anle almost angrily.
Then, she forced a smile to Queen Mother Yin, the smile was almost twisted, and she suppressed her anger and said slowly: "Mother, the marriage between the two countries is not something that we women can decide casually!"
The queen used all her strength not to lose her composure, but the veins in the corners of her eyes were beating uncontrollably.
Empress Dowager Yin curled her pale lips and said seriously: "Queen, the Ai family listened to the emperor's gift and didn't want to give up peace and happiness to get married?"
"The marriage between the two countries is a foregone conclusion. If Anle doesn't marry, she has to marry someone else."
"The Queen is worthy of being the mother of a country. She has a keen eye for pearls, so she will naturally choose the right one. This child Zhitong is indeed young, handsome, smart, gentle and courteous, and she knows her roots well. She is just right."
"..." Yuan Zhitong almost screamed hysterically, with a lump of air in his chest, but he was speechless.
Yuan Zhitong could only look at the queen, looking at a loss.
The Queen Mother's words could be said to be repaying him with kindness. They were all praiseworthy words, but they made Yuan Zhitong stand up. Even the empress, who had a "smart eye for knowing pearls", could not get off the stage.
Could it be that she wanted to say that Yuan Zhitong was neither beautiful nor smart, nor gentle and courteous?
The muscles on the queen's cheeks twitched twice, and her face was as heavy as water.
The surrounding female relatives were stunned by the twists and turns of the scene.
The corners of Princess Li's mouth turned up in a half-smile, and she exchanged glances with Prince Li and Crown Princess Li. The queen stepped on her own foot now.
Chu Qianchen looked at Queen Mother Yin's graceful profile, pursed her lips and smiled slightly, her eyebrows arched.
She considers herself to be cold-blooded and doesn't care much about people or things other than the prince, but that doesn't mean she has no heart. She will remember others who are good to her.
Chu Qianchen personally poured a new cup of chrysanthemum tea for Queen Mother Yin and put a sugar into the tea. Well, this is today’s portion, you can’t eat more.
After a while, the queen opened her lips in embarrassment and said: "Mother..."
"The Queen is willing to marry far away in peace and happiness to the country of Hao?" Queen Mother Yin cleverly interrupted the Queen, and hit the Queen's key point every word, "Today the Emperor openly refused to marry and broke up with the King of Andaman County on bad terms. The King of Andaman really No worries?"
"When the time comes, hey..."
Queen Mother Yin stopped talking and said no more. She just looked at Anle with meaningful eyes and sighed quietly.
"..." The Queen couldn't say anything anymore. She gritted her teeth and swallowed it back, with a weird expression on her face.
The queen is not a fool. The queen mother has already mentioned this. Of course she understands what the queen mother means.
Just now in the Palace of Preservation and Harmony, the emperor made excuses to postpone the marriage, but the Prince of Andaman County clearly believed that Da Qi would regret the marriage. This time the two sides were so unhappy, it was like burying a thorn in the heart of King Andaman. King Andaman would definitely write to Emperor Hao to file a complaint.
The marriage between the two countries was originally a happy event that was beneficial to both countries, but when it got to this point, it no longer looked good.
For example, there are not many ordinary families who have turned into enemies because of discussions about marriage.
Now that everything has come to this point, even if Anle really marries Nanhao in the future, I'm afraid he will be tricked by others when he gets there, and Emperor Hao and his son may turn their anger on Anle...
What's more important is the emperor's will.
The queen recalled the scene just now in Baohe Hall.
After thinking about it carefully, she felt that when the emperor said he was reluctant to give up peace and happiness at the beginning, he should be testing the king of Andaman. Perhaps he wanted to suppress the momentum of the Nanhao people. If at that time, Andaman had given the emperor a step down and agreed to return after the year If we discuss marriage, then this matter will be revealed.
But Andaman and the emperor faced each other, and there was a tense situation.
The emperor has always had a good reputation, but now that things have come to this, unless the Andaman County apologizes again and again, the emperor will most likely not slap himself in the face.
In other words, An Le would probably never marry Nan Hao.
Thinking about it, the queen clenched the handkerchief tightly, her thoughts racing.
Originally, she wanted Anle to marry Hao Guo, and she also wanted Anle to be able to help the prince. Since Anle couldn't marry, then, instead of choosing a princess who might be won over by Concubine Chu, it would be better to choose a girl who "knows everything".
Yuan Zhitong is the companion of the third princess and the daughter of a feudal official. She has always been obedient and good at everything.
The queen looked at Yuan Zhitong with burning eyes, and anyone could see that the queen was moved by the queen mother.
how so? ! Yuan Zhitong was completely stunned, his head was roaring, his chest felt tight, and the blood in his body turned cold rapidly.
She was like a person who was originally on top of the clouds but stepped on the air and suddenly fell straight down into the bottomless abyss filled with ice.
The panic in her heart suddenly burst out, and she could no longer care about the current situation, and blurted out: "No!"
Normally, Yuan Zhitong's voice was always as gentle as the spring breeze, but at this moment, her voice was like a blade, forgetting its shape. There was only one thought left in her mind:
No, she can't marry Nan Hao on behalf of the third princess. The person she wants to marry is Gu Jue!
Besides, the emperor regretted his marriage in public, which made Haoren unhappy. If Haoren would be angry with the three princesses for this, then if he married on his behalf, wouldn't Haoren be angry with him? !
Queen Mother Yin took another sip of the sweet scented tea, glanced sideways at Yuan Zhitong, and asked, "Didn't you just say that you all listen to the Ai family?"
"Then you can marry to Hao Kingdom."
"This is the Ai family's decision."
Queen Mother Yin said in a soothing tone, her voice was neither soft nor serious, but it was enough for the female family members around the table to hear clearly and clearly.
There is no need to shout harshly, let alone curse. His expression is gentle, but it carries an indistinguishable momentum and overwhelming pressure.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were silently looking at Queen Mother Yin. She was the well-deserved protagonist here.
Since the emperor ascended the throne, the Queen Mother Yin has restrained her sharpness and stayed at Shouning Palace without leaving home, like a tiger with its teeth pulled out. But now, the Queen Mother Yin has once again revealed her terrifying sharpness.
The queen couldn't help but think of the scenes where she knelt down and made herself small in front of the queen mother when the late emperor was still alive. Every scene was like a needle pricking her heart.
The Queen was a little hurt and a little timid.
Anyone could see that the Queen's momentum was completely suppressed by the Queen Mother.
Before the Queen came to her senses, Queen Mother Yin ordered Nanny He: "Go and report to the Emperor."
Hearing this, Yuan Zhitong was relieved, but still panicked in his heart. She told herself over and over again in her heart that the emperor would never agree to marry her on his behalf.
With the emperor's temperament, how could he let the Queen Mother decide the candidate for the marriage between the two countries!
Yes, the emperor will not let the queen mother do whatever she wants!
Thinking of this, Yuan Zhitong seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw.
The Queen also felt that the Queen Mother's idea was a good one. If she agreed directly, the Emperor would definitely be dissatisfied with her if he knew about it. He would think she was selfish and would dislike her being manipulated by the Queen Mother. It would be best to ask the Emperor for instructions.
The queen agreed from the side: "Yes, the emperor still has to make the decision."
So, Grandma He took the order and left.
Several royal princesses sighed silently, the queen was still too young, and she had been completely led away by the queen mother.
In this delicate atmosphere, Nanny He left the flower hall in a hurry and headed from the Imperial Garden towards the Yangxin Hall.
It was still cold and windy outside, and the flowers and trees in the Royal Garden were mostly evergreen trees. It didn't feel desolate while walking along the way, but it was surprisingly quiet.
After walking for a while, he could no longer hear the sound of silk and bamboo on the stage. The surroundings were quiet and there was no sound at all. It was not until she reached the vicinity of Yangxin Hall that the surroundings began to gradually become more popular.
After the little chamberlain in the imperial study went in to inform the emperor, the person who came out to see Aunt He was Eunuch Ni.
Aunt He smiled and blessed Eunuch Ni, and briefly explained the Queen Mother's proposal to let Yuan Zhitong marry the third princess.
When Eunuch Ni heard this, he frowned and asked Aunt He to wait outside the house. He went in again to report the matter and relayed what Aunt He said truthfully.
The air in the imperial study became colder, as if it was about to freeze into ice.
The emperor's face couldn't help but darken, his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the veins on his forehead were twitching.
When will the Queen Mother be able to take charge of this matter for her majestic emperor? !
Letting Yuan Zhitong marry her was something the Queen Mother could not imagine. It was ridiculous!
The emperor gave a stiff sneer and almost lost his temper at Eunuch Ni. After all, he managed to hold back his anger and changed his words to ask Eunuch Ni to send Aunt He away and then call in the Jin Yiwei.
Of course, Eunuch Ni could tell that the emperor was angry, so he called two servants over, asking one to send Nanny He away, and the other to find the Jin Yiwei.
After a while, a guard with a mustache and a golden uniform came in a hurry.
"Why did the Queen Mother suddenly want Yuan Youjie's daughter to marry on her behalf?" the emperor asked, while playing with a small seal, always feeling that the Queen Mother had some ulterior motives.
The mustachioed Jinyiwei answered them one by one. He spoke in much more detail than Eunuch Ni, and explained the whole story clearly, including what the Queen and the Queen Mother said.
The emperor stopped stroking Xiaoyin's fingers, and then he realized that it was the queen who insisted on giving Yuan Zhitong to Gu Jue as a concubine, which angered the queen mother.
What is this and what is it? It’s simply incomprehensible!
Has the queen's brain been hammered? Why did she resort to such stupid tricks?
For a moment, the emperor almost sent someone to fetch the queen, wanting to question and scold her.
But when the emperor thought about it, he suddenly understood why the queen did this.
The queen is trying to help the prince win over Gu Jue!
The emperor was so angry that he clenched his fists, and his eyes were even more sinister and terrifying.
This is the wrath of the emperor.
For the emperor, his dragon chair represents the supreme status and power, which cannot be coveted by anyone, including the prince.
From the emperor's perspective, what the queen did was naturally what the prince meant.
The anger in the emperor's heart was rising steadily, as if the flood was about to drown him. He made up his mind to announce the audience of the empress and the prince after the banquet was over today.
At this moment, a young chamberlain came in tremblingly and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother sent Aunt He to refuse to leave. She said she wanted to convey a message to the Emperor on behalf of the Queen Mother."
The emperor squinted his eyes and changed his mind. Now the emperor also wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in the Queen Mother's gourd, so he said: "Xuan."
As the door curtain opened, Grandma He walked in calmly.
She could naturally feel the gloomy atmosphere in the imperial study room, but she was not afraid at all.
She has served Queen Mother Yin for so many years. To put it bluntly, she has never seen any big storms!
Aunt He knelt down to salute the Emperor and said respectfully: "See Your Majesty, the Queen Mother asked the servant to bring a message to the Emperor, saying that the marriage between the two countries is a state matter and women do not interfere in politics. Naturally, the Emperor will make the decision on this matter. If the Emperor If you don’t want to, the Queen Mother will discuss it with the Queen again.”
Discuss again? Discuss what? ! The emperor's face became more and more gloomy.
Empress Dowager Yin was threatening him. If he didn't agree to let Yuan Zhitong marry the third princess, would she ask Yuan Zhitong to be given to Gu Jue? !
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The queen used Yuan Zhitong to establish a connection with the queen mother, Gu Jue's mother and son.
Is Gu Jue planning to support the prince? !
Thinking of this possibility, the emperor's eyes were colder than the tens of millions of snow accumulated on the mountain tops. He wanted to sweep everything on the desk to the ground and smash and tear everything in sight.
"Let me think about this matter again." The emperor said with a smile, and there were blue veins looming in his neck.
After finishing her errand, Aunt He didn't miss her. She knelt down and said, "I'll leave you, my servant."
After Nanny He left, the emperor called out the mustachioed guard in royal robes who had just escaped to the side room, and asked in a deep voice: "What did the queen say? Is there anything against proxy marriage?"
The mustachioed Jinyiwei replied: "The Queen said that it is up to the Emperor to make the decision."
When the emperor heard this, his eyebrows furrowed and his brows became colder, feeling more and more that his guess was correct.
When the king of Andaman proposed a marriage between the two countries, the emperor chose the third princess and asked the queen what she meant. Although the queen was reluctant to let go of the three princesses, she always showed a clear sense of justice and agreed readily. The emperor knew that the queen was doing it for The prince wants to help him in Nanhao.
Yuan Zhitong was neither a princess nor a member of the clan. In the history of the Qi Dynasty, even if there was a marriage, the person who replaced the princess would be the princess or county owner of the clan, not the daughter of a courtier.
With Yuan Zhitong's identity, how could he replace the third princess and marry the prince of Hao Kingdom!
Everyone knew that it was impossible for him to agree to such a ridiculous thing as a proxy marriage, but the Queen Mother still asked someone to ask, which was obviously with ulterior motives!
I'm afraid that the Queen Mother, the Empress and the Prince were all plotting against him, and they seemed to want him to make the decision. In fact, they were preemptive and deliberately asked people to come to him to ask for permission, just because they were afraid that he would object to promising Yuan Zhitong to Gu Jue. So he made such a fuss and set a trap for him!
The emperor's forehead hurt suddenly, and he understood that the queen mother and the empress reached an agreement through Yuan Zhitong as a bridge.
Chu Qianchen was the one he granted marriage to Gu Jue, and she was the niece of Concubine Chu. To put it bluntly, she was a shame he put on Gu Jue. Therefore, no matter how much Gu Jue valued Chu Qianchen after the wedding, , the emperor wouldn't believe it, he believed in his heart that Gu Jue was just using Chu Qianchen to numb himself.
Moreover, although Chu Qianchen is Princess Chen, she still has no heirs. A princess without heirs is like a paper lantern. It will break when poked. In the future, whether she will be destroyed or die suddenly, it is not a matter of Gu Jue's words.
However, Gu Jue must have an heir.
In this case, a young concubine who was related by blood to the Queen Mother was obviously the best candidate.
As a side concubine, Yuan Zhitong can stay in Prince Chen's mansion and never come out, and Chu Qianchen is her best shield!
The emperor's heart was enlightened, as if countless scattered beads were strung together in an instant, and he finally understood all the ins and outs and details.
He stood up in a hurry and walked to the window. The gaze of the mustachioed guard silently followed the emperor and turned around.
The emperor raised his head slightly, staring at the blue sky through the withered branches outside the window, looking in the direction of Qingzhou, and thinking about Yuan Youjie.
Yuan Youjie is the chief envoy of Qingzhou. His achievements in Qingzhou over the years cannot be said to be outstanding, but he can be regarded as having some meritorious deeds. When Yuan Youjie came to Beijing with his daughter to report on his duties in October, the emperor also had a headache about where to put him.
The emperor was reluctant to put Yuan Youjie in a prosperous prefecture and county, thinking that Qingzhou was barren, so he finally allowed him to continue to stay in Qingzhou.
But now the emperor suddenly felt something was wrong.
Now that Gu Jue has the support of the Northern Army and the Northwest Army, it is like having a guillotine pointed at the capital from the northwest. Qingzhou is to the southeast of the capital. Although Yuan Youjie is a civil servant, he can't stay in the same place for a long time. Yes, it is not uncommon for civil and military officials to collude.
If there were any "changes" in the capital, wouldn't he be attacked from both sides? !
Thinking about it, the emperor walked back and forth in the imperial study irritably, his inner anxiety revealed in his increasingly rapid steps.
After the emperor walked back and forth four or five times, he stopped again. His dark eyes became firm and he had an idea in his mind.
In fact, it would be good to marry Yuan Zhitong to Nan Hao.
First, he could give the Queen and Queen Mother a warning;
Secondly, it can also kill the morale of those Nanhao people. Da Qi does not only allow the princess to marry, he can only marry the emperor of Da Qi. As long as he orders, anyone can be a princess.
The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was feasible, and his mood suddenly turned from gloomy to sunny. Just a few rays of sunshine pushed aside the dark clouds piling up in the sky, and he suddenly became enlightened.
The emperor told Mr. Ni: "Serve me with pen and ink, and prepare my decree for me."
This imperial edict was drafted by Eunuch Ni, and then read by the emperor, who then stamped a vermilion jade seal at the end of the edict.
In just a matter of seconds, Eunuch Ni delivered the imperial edict to the flower hall of the Imperial Garden and read it out.
In the imperial edict, the emperor praised Yuan Zhitong a lot, praising her as the only one in the world, and named her Princess Anxing. The next sentence took a sudden turn and ordered her to marry into the Hao Kingdom.
The imperial edict ended with the words "I admire this". After the words fell, there was a dead silence in the flower hall.
Happy Lantern Festival~
(End of chapter)