As the wedding approached, her fiancé, Lu Yun, preferred to shave his head and become a monk rather than marry Qi Yuning.
Princess Qi instantly became the laughingstock of Shengjing.
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Chapter 333: Isn’t it a joke to marry a wet nurse’s son?
Chu Che said: "No, I think serving the court is more important, and marriage is not urgent."
Zhao Jie looked at Chu Che and said, "You have been inseparable from Lingling for the past two years. Don't you have any feelings for Lingling at all?"
Chu Che said: "No, I dare not have any other thoughts about the princess. I only treat her as my sister."
When Lu Yiling heard Chu Che's words outside the Zichen Palace, she frowned. She was not bad looking, and since Chu Che liked beautiful women, how could he not be moved by the presence of such a beautiful woman like a flower?
The more Lu Yiling thought about it, the more she became dissatisfied. She entered the Purple Palace and said, "Uncle, I want to ask you for an imperial decree to grant me and Chu Che a marriage. I want to marry him."
Chu Che was stunned. "Princess, do you know what you are talking about?"
Lu Yiling said: "Whether you agree or not, I am determined to marry you. You said you would listen to me for the rest of your life, so you can't refuse!
If I marry you, I will have a mother-in-law who treats me like my own mother, sisters-in-law who are as close to me as sisters, and aunts who are my aunts and cousins-in-law. For me, this is the best marriage opportunity. "
Chu Che couldn't suppress the smile on his lips, "I didn't disagree."
Zhao Jie looked at the joy written on Chu Che's face and said to Lu Yiling, "If you marry Chu Che, how will you address me in the future?"
"Both my uncle and my brother-in-law are fine, but I think my brother-in-law is better." Lu Yiling smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, don't you think so?"
Zhao Jie said, "The marriage hasn't even been settled yet, and you're already calling me brother-in-law? Chu Che has never even called me brother-in-law."
Chu Che said repeatedly: "Brother-in-law."
Zhao Jie said to Lu Yiling, "Lingling, you have to ask your parents about your marriage. If your parents agree to your marriage, I can grant you two a marriage."
Lu Yiling said: "My parents will definitely agree."
After Lu Yiling and Chu Che left the palace and returned to the princess's mansion, Lu Yiling went to look for Qi Yuning.
Qi Yuning was just changing her clothes and about to go to the palace. When she saw Lu Yiling coming, she asked, "I heard that something happened to the Queen in the palace?"
Lu Yiling said, "It's all right now. I just came back from the palace with Chu Che. Mother, you don't have to worry. It's nothing serious. I just have something to tell you."
Qi Yuning looked at Lu Yiling and asked, "What's the matter?"
Lu Yiling lowered her head shyly and said, "Yes, I have found the husband I want."
Qi Yuning smiled and said, "Are you still shy in front of your mother? Tell me, who is it?"
Lu Yiling said: "Chu Che."
Qi Yuning did not feel surprised or strange. They were both seventeen years old now, went out together, and even lived in the same courtyard. After all, they were not siblings. If they got married in the future, their husbands and wives would probably not be able to stand their closeness.
Only Chu Che's status is really low.
Although there are few people in the Great Sheng Dynasty who can compare with their family background, Chu Che's mother is Lingling's wet nurse after all.
Lu Yiling saw Qi Yuning's reluctance, leaned on her shoulder and said, "Mother, don't you like Chu Che?"
"No, I still like Chu Che very much. It's just that Lingling, Chu Che's mother is your wet nurse... It's not that I look down on Chu Che's background. Now his sister is the queen, and he is also the uncle of the emperor. It can be considered a good match. But Ali was once your uncle's servant and your wet nurse."
Lu Yiling said, "It would be better if she was my wet nurse. If his mother wasn't my wet nurse, I might not be willing to marry him."
Lu Yiling said: "The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the most difficult in this world. The Empress Dowager and my aunt are the best example.
In recent years, I have seen a lot of things when I went to Jiangnan with my master. Many scholars married daughters of officials, but those mothers-in-law who were born in a low-class family would not feel sorry for the new daughter-in-law because she married into a low-class family. They would only think that they were very capable to marry a daughter of a high-class family, and would torture their daughter-in-law in various ways. I am also afraid of meeting such a mother-in-law. After all, the word "filial piety" can crush a person to death. "
Qi Yuning said: "With mother here, I want to see if your mother-in-law dares to bully you!"
Lu Yiling said, "Of course I know that with my parents and uncle around, I don't have to fear anyone, but if I can't get along well with my mother-in-law, can my husband and I still get along? The wet nurse is different. She is my wet nurse, the one who raised me. I get along with her much better than Chu Che."
Qi Yuning touched Lu Yiling's hand and said, "Lingling, you don't like Chu Che at all. You like that after marrying Chu Che, you can save yourself the trouble of being a new daughter-in-law, right?"
After all, for Lu Yiling, when she married Chu Che, all the relatives in her husband's family were her own family. Her sister-in-law was her good friend since childhood, her eldest brother-in-law was her uncle, her third brother-in-law was Qi Zhiyuan, and her mother-in-law was her wet nurse.
Lu Yiling said: "I must like Chu Che too, otherwise I wouldn't let him be my bodyguard."
"A husband and a guard are two different things." Qi Yuning said, "You still have the mentality of a child, let's talk about marriage first."
"How can a guard and a husband be two different things? They are the same. A guard is obedient and can protect me. Isn't the reason I want a husband to be obedient and can protect me?"
Qi Yuning smiled softly upon hearing this and said, "That's different."
Qi Yuning saw the figure outside through the window and said, "Your father is back."
Qi Yuning went out to greet him, only to see that Lu Ze's face was not good. He sighed and said, "Alas, His Majesty has held two selections since he ascended the throne. He stopped the selection the first time, and this time he said he would not hold the selection again. It's such a joke."
Qi Yuning couldn't help but frown and said, "Your Majesty is no longer the child he used to be. He is already 23 years old. Why is he still acting so recklessly? The palace has no children, and the selection has been cancelled. Can the government and the people allow him to do whatever he wants?"
Lu Ze said: "He has made up his mind, he just informed us. If he doesn't want to do this private matter, how can we force him?"
Qi Yuning said: "There is a lot of trouble going on over there, Queen Mother."
Lu Yiling smiled calmly and said, "Let the Queen Mother make a fuss. Anyway, my uncle will not participate in the selection again because of the Queen Mother's fuss!"
Lu Ze said: "Lingling, please don't get involved in your uncle's harem."
Lu Yiling said, "What's wrong with that? We'll be a family in the future anyway."
"In the future?" Lu Ze heard something wrong in Lu Yiling's words, "Why in the future?"
Lu Yiling said shyly: "Because it will be a matter between my sister and her brother-in-law in the future, I will definitely support my sister."
Qi Yuning sighed to Lu Ze, "Lu Ze, Lingling wants to marry Chu Che."
Lu Ze frowned and said, "No!"
Lu Yiling frowned and asked, "Why not?"
"Chu Che is your wet nurse's son. Wouldn't it be a joke if you married her son?"
Lu Yiling said, "You wanted to get married to a concubine's daughter of a minor official. How come you don't think it's a joke? Chu Che is the uncle of the emperor after all!"
Lu Ze frowned and said, "Lu Yiling!"
Lu Yiling hid behind Qi Yuning and whispered, "That's right!"
Qi Yuning chuckled and said to Lu Yiling, "Don't annoy your father. Go out first. It's okay for you to marry Chu Che, but mother hopes you can figure out whether you really like Chu Che or think Chu Che is the best candidate for your husband. You have to figure this out."
Lu Yiling said: "Oh."
After Lu Yiling left, Lu Ze frowned and asked, "Why does she like Chu Che?"
Qi Yuning smiled faintly and said, "Isn't it because she wants to marry Chu Che so that all her relatives will be her own people?"
Lu Ze said: "Chu Che has never had any big ambitions. He has always been following Ling Ling. He dare not say anything when Ling Ling says something. Such a man is too cowardly."
Qi Yuning said: "I think it's good for Lingling to have a husband who listens to her in everything."
Lu Ze said, "Let's wait and see when the results of the spring exam are announced. If Chu Che can't get a good academic record, I won't let Lingling marry him."
Qi Yuning said: "That's true, but Chu Che is still young. Even if he doesn't succeed today, he will succeed in the future. After all, he is still your junior brother."
The fact that Fang Daru was able to accept Chu Che as his disciple must be because Chu Che has some outstanding qualities.