The prince sighed and said, "Please forgive me, Aunt Royal. Today, the Queen Mother was unable to speak for you because she had a secret. If you want to blame someone, please blame your nephew."

Princess Guihe glanced at him and said, "What kind of secret is it? Tell me. This matter concerns Aqin's life. Are you going to get rid of me with just this sentence? "

The prince glanced at Zheng Xiu, who immediately stood up and was about to leave.

Princess Guihe said, "Don't move." Then she said to the prince, "Your aunt is not an outsider, just say what you want to say."

The prince said, "You don't know, the empress dowager said that the second emperor is old now, and it's time to talk about marriage. The empress dowager has told my mother several times that she wants to arrange a marriage for him. She prefers the girl from the Xinyang Marquis's family the most."

Princess Guihe understood as soon as she heard it.

The prince married the girl from the Cen family, the chief minister of the inner cabinet, and got the support of the civil officials headed by Chief Minister Cen. If the empress dowager arranged Wang Hanyu, who had outstanding military achievements, to the second prince, it would undoubtedly make the second prince even more powerful. By then, one civil and one military will compete against each other, and the prince's position as the heir will be even more precarious.

Today, Princess Guihe humiliated Concubine Xiao Shu at the palace banquet. Concubine Xiao Shu was the niece of the Queen Mother, which was a slap in the face of the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother was furious and said that she would assign Wang Hanyu, who made a fool of herself at the flower viewing banquet at the Duke of Qing's mansion, to Xue Qin.

The Queen Mother was worried that the Queen Mother was determined to assign Wang Hanyu to the Second Prince. Seeing that the Queen Mother was so angry that she said that, she naturally did not help.

In terms of reason, Princess Guihe still has a big picture view. She chooses the lesser of two evils and understands that her own "sacrifice" can be exchanged for the Prince's peace of mind.

But Princess Guihe was still angry about the situation. Xue Qin was the prince she had raised with great effort and hardship,

and the prince who was the hope of the entire Duke of Qing. But for no reason, he was assigned a marriage that she didn't like. Princess Guihe still looked unhappy, so the Crown Prince bowed and said sincerely, "My mother made Aqin suffer for me. If my aunt wants to blame someone, please blame me."

Princess Guihe was still angry with the Queen Mother. Her nephew was the crown prince, and he came from the palace to explain to her. His attitude was so sincere that Princess Guihe couldn't vent her anger on him.

She said with a slightly tired look, "Forget it, I got it. The palace banquet isn't over yet, you can go back first." The prince bowed again, "Then nephew won't disturb Aunt Huang's rest." After saying that, he bowed to Zheng Xiu again.

Zheng Xiu stood up, bowed, and returned the greeting.

The prince didn't delay any longer and just left.

After the prince left, Princess Guihe had nothing to say, and Zheng Xiu didn't know what to say either. What she just heard was considered a royal secret, and she felt a little uneasy.

After a long silence, Princess Guihe slowly said, "What you heard today..."

Zheng Xiu immediately said, "I won't tell outsiders."

Princess Guihe nodded, "It's good that you know."

Zheng Xiu saw that Princess Guihe was also full of worries, and she didn't know how to comfort her, so she got up and said goodbye and returned to Haoye Hall.

Princess Guihe didn't want to keep her anymore.

After Zheng Xiu went back, although she looked normal, she felt bad in her heart. The

royal family is extremely rich, but now it seems that the family affection in this royal family is just like this. In fact, it is still unclear whether the second prince can get the support of Xinyang Marquis's Mansion after marrying Wang Hanyu. Even if he got help, the crown prince had already sat on the throne of successor, and he had inherent advantages, and he might not lose to the second prince...

But the queen did not speak for Princess Guihe in order to consolidate the crown prince's position. Although the crown prince immediately came to apologize in person, it seemed that he did not think his mother had done anything wrong.

If she were Princess Guihe, she would be chilled to the bone by them.

However, things were already a foregone conclusion, and she only hoped that Princess Guihe could think positively. Although Wang Hanyu's literary talent was mediocre, his character and family background were excellent. After Xue Qin married her, they could live in harmony, which would be of great benefit to Xue Qin's future military career.

However, this was her own consideration, and she did not know what Princess Guihe thought.

In the evening, Xue Zhi came back from outside with a dark face, and his expression was even colder as if it was soaked by frost and snow.

Zheng Xiu stood up to greet him, and guessed at a glance that he had already learned about the Queen Mother's marriage.

She asked Minghui to serve tea, and pulled Xue Zhi to sit on the kang by the window.

Xue Zhi drank the tea, but his expression did not ease. He just asked Zheng Xiu, "How is your sister-in-law today?"

Zheng Xiu shook her head and said, "Not very well. The princess was angry when she came back from the palace today. Later, she drove out the eunuch who was in charge of delivering the imperial edict from Cining Palace... Later, the prince came in person to explain and apologize, and the princess calmed down a little."

Xue Zhi sighed slowly, "No wonder your sister-in-law is so angry. When I heard about this, I was also shocked and extremely angry. The

queen mother is really too much!" Zheng Xiu persuaded her, "Fortunately, it was Miss Wang. That girl seems to have a good temper and character."

"It's not that Miss Wang is bad, but she is not the one that my sister-in-law likes. The Queen Mother deliberately set up this trap, which is really disgusting."

Zheng Xiu asked again: "Have you seen Ah Qin today? Did he know?"

Xue Qin worked in the Central Military Governor's Office, and he and Xue Zhi were from the same lineage, so they always met each other.

"Well, I came back with him. We chatted on the way back. Fortunately, Ah Qin was very happy and open-minded. He should be comforting my sister-in-law in Changfeng Garden now."

After all, it was Xue Qin's marriage, and it was best if he could be open-minded.

Zheng Xiu finally felt relieved and said, "The Empress Dowager's decree has not been read out today, and I don't know when the princess is going to marry Miss Wang."

"Looking at the current situation, we have to wait until my sister-in-law swallows her anger, and the earliest will have to wait until next year."

Zheng Xiu nodded, thinking that it made sense. Princess Guihe was still angry, so the wedding date would definitely not be early.

What no one expected was that the emperor transferred Xue Qin the next day and transferred him to the position of Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

The original Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of War had retired for more than a month, and the emperor had not yet thought of arranging a suitable candidate. He originally wanted to cultivate the prince's confidant.

Now this transfer, everyone can see, is just to compensate Princess Guihe for the unsatisfactory marriage that the Empress Dowager pointed out.

When the transfer order came, Princess Guihe finally felt relieved. In addition, Xue Qin had been persuading her and comforting her every day, so she didn't find this marriage difficult to accept.

The wedding date was also set, before the New Year of this year.

In fact, she was also anxious about Xue Qin's marriage, because only when Xue Qin got married could she be considered to have truly grown up, and she could ask her brother to let Xue Qin take over the position of Duke of Qing. Although the other party was not the girl she liked, it could not be changed. She was too lazy to make a grand ceremony, and just wanted to avoid being rude in front of others, so she was a little hasty. Although

Princess Guihe didn't want to work hard anymore, there were many people rushing to help.

Even the emperor asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to help with the arrangement, which was another great honor.

Wang Hanyu originally hoped to talk to Zheng Xiu again, but after the marriage was settled, it was not convenient for her to have contact with the Duke of Qing's Mansion before she and Xue Qin got married. She was also forced by her mother to learn the rules and etiquette.

Lady Xinyang had hoped that her daughter would marry into the mansion of the Duke of Qing, but now that the Queen Mother had arranged a marriage for her, she began to worry. She was worried that her daughter would be disliked by Princess Guihe, so she warned her that after marriage, she must be careful and cautious when talking to everyone in the mansion of the Duke of Qing, and must not make any mistakes or give others a chance to talk about her.