If she has no family, she can ask her father to arrange a marriage for her.
The Fifth Princess raised her hand and held her back, "Sixth sister, don't be impulsive. You've only met him once, and you don't know him well. What if he's not the right person?"
Upon hearing this, the Sixth Princess sat back and sighed.
"I know Fifth Sister is worried about me, but not everyone is like Qi Xuan. What if he is the right one? Wouldn't that mean I missed out?"
The Fifth Princess rubbed her temples. This was reasonable, but when Ma and Meng You suddenly rushed out, she couldn't help but think too much.
If only my little sister were here, she would definitely know whether Meng You is a good man or not.
"That's right," the Fifth Princess advised, seeing that the Sixth Princess seemed to be serious about it, "You've only met once, Sixth Sister, don't be impulsive. You can observe first. The Emperor is busy lately, and it's not good for you to disturb him with something like this."
…
The other side.
As soon as Meng You left the street, he received a note from King Yueqing.
After reading the note and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he turned and went to the Yueqing Palace.
"Meet the prince."
Prince Yueqing was very kind to Meng You.
After letting him sit down, he ordered someone to serve tea.
"Today in the Golden Throne Hall, I heard that my brother praised you highly. This is good news."
Meng You held the tea in his hand, hesitated for a moment, then put it down and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor does praise me highly, but I already have a wife. If I really marry the Sixth Princess, wouldn't that be deceiving the Emperor?"
He was very grateful to Prince Yueqing for giving him money to take the exam, otherwise he would not have become the top scorer, but he couldn't understand why he had to marry the Sixth Princess.
The emperor inquired about his family background in a subtle way, and seemed to want to make him a prince consort.
"Deceiving the king?" The King of Yueqing chuckled. "Your wife lives far away in a remote mountain village in Yueqing. If you hadn't told me, who would have known you had a wife?"
Prince Yueqing stood up and patted him on the shoulder. "Those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. When you really become a prince consort and settle down in the capital, you can bring your wife here to enjoy the good life."
Seeing that Meng You seemed reluctant, Prince Yueqing continued, "You don't think that a mere number one scholar can achieve anything in the capital, do you? I don't want your talent to be buried, so I will provide you with the money to go to the capital to take the exam."
Thinking about everything that happened before and comparing it with the prosperity he saw when he came to the capital, Meng You was indeed very moved.
Not everyone can marry a princess. Before he passed the imperial examination, he couldn't even afford to buy writing materials. But now he can get something he never dared to dream of before. This is a great temptation for him.
Even though he knew that King Yueqing would not be so kind, he still wanted to jump into the pit.
With just this one jump, he and the King of Yueqing really became grasshoppers on the same rope.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your consideration."
Meng You raised his eyes as if he had made a decision.
Perhaps he had already jumped into the fire pit when the Prince of Yueqing gave him the money, but at that time he was only focused on realizing his ambitions, so he did not see it clearly.
Since he was already in trouble, he might as well give it a try. Perhaps he could use the Sixth Princess to escape from the King of Yueqing.
As for his wife, she was weak in character. Even if he married the princess, she would not make a fuss. He would wait until things settled down in the capital and then bring her over to enjoy a good life.
"I'm glad you figured it out," Prince Yueqing looked relieved. Meng You was so appreciative, he didn't mind being nicer to him.
After sending Meng You away, Prince Yueqing stood up and planned to go to Zhu Mansion again.
Zhu Li seems to be in much better condition this time.
When he saw the King of Yueqing, Zhu Li stood up and bowed, wondering why the King of Yueqing had come.
He is just a commoner now, and he is heavily in debt to the national treasury. There should be nothing worth the prince visiting him a second time.
"Please stand up quickly," Prince Yueqing walked to the chair and sat down, saying with a smile, "I heard that Lord Zhu's house has some rare pots of flowers. I was curious, so I came here to see them."
It turned out that he came here for the flowers and plants, and Zhu Li relaxed.
"I am just an ordinary person now, Your Highness, just call me by my name."
Although the emperor took away the money he earned from selling the official position, he only dismissed him from office. Now he only wanted to return the money to the national treasury so that he could leave the capital with his wife and children.
"How did Lord Zhu become a commoner?" Prince Yueqing asked in feigned confusion. "Could it be that someone more capable than Lord Zhu has taken his place?"
Zhu Li shook his head, feeling a little ashamed.
He was possessed by a devil for a moment, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a foolish thing.
He has already handed over the position of Minister of Personnel, and he doesn't care who the next minister will be.
"I'll take the prince to see the flowers," Zhu Li stood up and took Prince Yueqing to the garden.
Prince Yueqing had no intention of looking at the flowers, so he just took a casual look and tried to say something about Zhu Li.
"Lord Zhu was dismissed for no reason. How about I go to my brother the Emperor and ask for his mercy?"
Zhu Li didn't want Prince Yueqing to misunderstand the emperor, so he told him the whole story.
He didn't have the face to ask the emperor for mercy. After doing such a thing, the emperor simply dismissed him from his post, which was already a special favor.
"So that's what happened," Prince Yueqing said with emotion. "No one is perfect. If you need anything, Lord Zhu, I can help you."
Zhu Li was a little surprised, then smiled and changed the subject, "If Your Majesty likes this flower, please take it away."
At this point, Zhu Li is not stupid. He and the King of Yueqing have no relationship. The King of Yueqing said he wanted to help him. There is no such good thing in the world.
He really thought that Wang Shi from Yueqing came here to appreciate the flowers, but it seems that he has other intentions.
"Then I won't be polite."
Prince Yueqing picked up a pot of flowers, knowing that Zhu Li was rejecting him in a tactful way.
Thinking of this, Prince Yueqing couldn't help but think of the Fourth Prince again.
This is the difference. After he said just a few words, Zhu Li understood his intention. But the Fourth Prince, that idiot, only knew how to eat after he said so much.
"As long as the prince likes it."
After Zhu Li sent Prince Yueqing out of the palace, he went to the study.
He sat in front of the long desk for a while before picking up the pen and writing down his guess on the spread of rice paper.
I don’t know if he was overthinking the purpose of Prince Yueqing’s visit today, but he always felt that the other party had other intentions in helping him.
All he had at his disposal was the knowledge of the Ministry of Personnel, so Prince Yueqing's intentions were self-evident.
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In the palace.
The emperor was discussing debt collection with several ministers in the imperial study when Eunuch Cao walked in, whispered a few words, handed him a piece of paper, and then stepped aside.
"My dear ministers, we will go to collect the debt tomorrow. Please withdraw."
Several people retreated with sad faces, resisting in their hearts but not daring to refuse.
"Why, my dear ministers, don't you want to?"
"Your Majesty, we will do our best."
They don't want to, but they only dare to think about it in their hearts. No one wants to do something as offensive as collecting debts.
"If you're willing, stop looking so sad and just do it."
After several people bowed and left, the emperor opened the note in his hand.
When he heard Eunuch Cao say that Zhu Li handed something up, he thought Zhu Li was dissatisfied with his handling of the matter. Unexpectedly, he was reminding him that Prince Yueqing seemed to have rebellious intentions.
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