Chapter 431 Engagement

"Like the eldest granddaughter of Minister Qian of the Ministry of Rites, the youngest daughter of Master Zhao of the Imperial Academy, and the daughter of Master Ge of the Imperial Academy... I think they are all virtuous and good-looking girls."

"Grandmother..." Chu Yunzhao opened his mouth again, trying to stop her.

The Queen Mother immediately threw a cold knife at him, "What's wrong with you, kid? I'm arranging this for Jinnian, not for you. Look at you, you're making excuses. Don't you want Jinnian to get married?"

He was right, he really didn't want Chu Jinnian to get married.

At least, lately.

But there was obvious anger in the Queen Mother's tone when she spoke, and Chu Yunzhao didn't dare to stop her anymore. He could only shrink his neck and look at Chu Jinnian eagerly.

Good brother, you must remember our previous agreement and be able to withstand the pressure.

"Grandmother."

Under Chu Yunzhao's eager gaze, Chu Jinnian finally spoke, "Grandma, I understand your intentions. I am very grateful to you for taking the trouble to arrange this for me."

"You agree?" The Queen Mother was overjoyed. "I saw that you didn't have any thoughts about these things before, and I thought you had no interest in getting married, so I didn't dare to mention it..."

"Oh, no, I won't say any more. Since you are willing, then I will..."

Why is this Chu Jinnian different from what we agreed?

Chu Yunzhao glanced at Chu Jinnian, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he wished he could stab a few holes in Chu Jinnian before he would stop.

"Grandmother." Chu Jinnian said, "Grandson thanks you for your trouble in arranging the matter, but regarding the marriage, please forgive me. I cannot follow your arrangement."

"Oh?" The Queen Mother was immediately surprised.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I don't think you are someone who doesn't want to get married. Then tell me why you can't listen to my arrangements. Are you afraid that I can arrange things for you arbitrarily and not satisfy your wishes?"

"Don't worry. I just said that if you don't agree, I won't force you."

"In reply to your Imperial grandmother, I am not worried about these things, but..."

Chu Jinnian raised his head, his eyes sparkling, "But my grandson already has an engagement, so I can't follow the arrangements made by my grandmother."

Are you engaged?

The Queen Mother was stunned for a moment, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses, "When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"

"To be honest, I only found out about this recently." Chu Jinnian replied, "This marriage was arranged by mother when I was young. She even gave me a token of love. But due to various trivial matters at home, mother never mentioned this to the Imperial Grandmother or anyone else, so almost no one else knew about it."

"I see." The Queen Mother lowered her eyes.

Back then, thinking that the King of Qi favored Luo, Xiao Qiao made a huge fuss. In a rage, she took Chu Jinnian back to Yangzhou, and then she confronted the King of Qi for several more years.

Given Xiao Qiao's personality, she not only hated King Qi, but also the entire royal family. It was something she could do to arrange a marriage for Chu Jinnian early on and not let anyone in the royal family interfere.

But this was just right. She originally just wanted to find a satisfactory marriage for Chu Jinnian and urge him to get married early. Since Chu Jinnian had already decided on the marriage, she could take this opportunity to urge him to get married earlier.

"So which family is the girl your mother has chosen for you? What is her family background, character, and appearance?"

The Queen Mother asked.

"Replying to the Imperial Grandmother, I still don't know who the Imperial Concubine Mother has chosen. I just found out about it recently and haven't had time to take a look yet. I only know that he is not from the capital."

Chu Jinnian smiled and said, "My grandson originally thought that when I have some free time in a few days, I will go to look for her according to the address my mother left and see what kind of girl she is and what her character is like."

"If it's good..."

"My grandson thinks that this matter can be put on the agenda early."

"Yes." The Queen Mother nodded. "Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words. Since your mother has arranged your marriage earlier, if you ignore it now, first of all, it would be unfilial, and secondly, it would make our royal family seem treacherous."

"Go and take a look. If she's good, bring her back early so I can take a look and arrange the marriage as soon as possible."

If it's a bad...

In the Queen Mother's opinion, this possibility is not very high.

Although Xiao Qiao had an overly unruly temper, she was the legitimate daughter of the Qiao family in Yangzhou, so she had her own pride, and she loved Chu Jinnian very much.

This is to prevent Luo and others from forcing Chu Jinnian to marry a random person in the future and ruining Chu Jinnian's marriage. Those who can consider such things clearly and take precautions early will definitely not find a marriage for Chu Jinnian casually.

Besides, even if it is a bad thing, there are plenty of ways to settle it.

The worst-case scenario is that he would marry her out of filial piety, keep her at home and provide her with good food and drink, and then find Chu Jinnian a few concubines that he likes.

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Chu Jinnian is the crown prince and will inherit the title, and later become the King of Qi. It is very common for a prince to have three wives and four concubines.

Even if we take a step back, Chu Jinnian has a noble status and grew up in pampered surroundings. He is surrounded by rich and powerful people. It can be said that he has grown up to be a person with high standards. He looks down on ordinary daughters of rich families, let alone bad ones.

So the Queen Mother thought about it and decided that the best way to deal with the matter was to let Chu Jinnian take a look.

On the one hand, it can urge Chu Jinnian to get married earlier, and on the other hand, it can handle the matter without anyone knowing and preserve the face of the royal family.

"Yes, grandson understands." Chu Jinnian nodded.

"But before this matter is settled, my grandson hopes that only the Royal Grandmother will know about it, and no one else should know about it."

The Queen Mother nodded and said, "I understand. Don't worry."

The fewer people who know about it, the easier it will be to deal with if the marriage is inappropriate.

It seems that Chu Jinnian is indeed doing things cautiously and properly as usual.

The Queen Mother became more and more satisfied with Chu Jinnian and said with a smile, "Just remember what I said. If it's good, it's better to put it on the agenda as soon as possible."

"Yes, grandson understands."

Chu Jinnian agreed with a smile.

"Your aunt has arranged a marriage for you? How come you have never heard of this?" After coming out from the Queen Mother, Chu Yunzhao grabbed Chu Jinnian and asked.

"Do you have to know everything?" Chu Jinnian curled the corners of his lips and glanced at him.

"It doesn't matter whether I know or not. It doesn't matter whether you have been arranged to marry by your aunt before. The most important thing is that you must remember that you promised me before..."

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