The prince returned to the palace and went to the imperial study to tell the emperor what he had learned.
"He did this simply to make the Qin family and the Rongguo Mansion become in-laws. As long as Yuan Ming wins, Qin Qianqian will have to marry him."
Given the Qin family's love for their daughters, they would definitely not marry Qin Qianqian to Yuan Ming.
The Dukedom of Rong will definitely not give in, and then they will have to come to him, the emperor, for the decision.
This fire spread to the palace, and no matter which side he supported, it would definitely cause dissatisfaction on one side.
The important thing is that we still don’t know whether that brat, the fourth brother, really doesn’t care or is just being stubborn.
"That's right," the prince said softly, "I will go back and think of a way to deal with it."
[Just focus on Yuan Ming directly. He's the first to win. I'm sure those young masters who only know some fancy moves will retreat when they see him.]
"You should think of a way to get Yuan Ming to give up voluntarily. This way, no one will be offended. Otherwise, you will fall into the trap set by the King of Yueqing."
[Prince Yueqing was doing this to get revenge on his fourth brother for betraying him. Actually, it seems Qin Qianqian is somewhat innocent.]
The emperor didn't care. Even if the fourth brother didn't cheat Prince Yueqing, Prince Yueqing would not be obedient.
But what Luo'er said is also a solution.
…
At the moment, in addition to the Qin family being busy with the martial arts competition to win a bride, the Cai family is also busy.
Today, the Cai family invited many people to dinner, including business partners and court officials.
Everyone was toasting each other, and on the surface everything seemed harmonious, but in reality they had other plans in mind.
They had previously thought that Cai Ze would be highly valued by the emperor, but they didn't expect that the emperor would only give him the position of county magistrate, and to send him to Changshan County.
If it weren't for Prime Minister Li, many people probably wouldn't come today.
After all, in their eyes, Cai Ze is no longer valuable.
"Master Cai, congratulations."
An official came forward with a wine glass and said, "Here's a toast to you. I wish you all the best in your trip to Changshan."
Cai Ze thanked the other party in return.
The other party may be congratulating you, but in fact he must be gloating in his heart.
At this time, two people came in from the door.
The officials who were drinking stood up.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
The prince smiled gently and asked everyone to stand up. He walked towards Cai Ze and handed him a box.
"My father has sent me here to present a gift to Lord Cai, wishing him the best of luck on his journey."
Cai Ze accepted the gift and thanked him with a sincere smile.
Among these people, the only ones who really came to congratulate were probably the Crown Prince and Li Yunhe.
"I hope everything goes well on this trip." Li Yunhe stood beside the prince and handed over the gift he had prepared.
"Mr. Cai," a drunk official staggered over and pointed at Li Yunhe, "Your father-in-law is the Prime Minister, and your brother-in-law is the Crown Prince's tutor. Why don't you let them speak a few words on your behalf? That way, you won't have to go to Changshan County."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone was worried about this person.
Some were even worried that they would be as drunk and talking nonsense as him, so they couldn't help but put their glasses on the table.
"Did I say something wrong?" Seeing everyone looking at him, the drunk man burped, obviously not realizing that he had said the wrong thing.
In fact, what he said was also what many people present were thinking, but everyone was sober and naturally did not dare to say it.
He was just speaking out his true feelings under the influence of alcohol.
"Is Your Excellency dissatisfied with the arrangements made by the Emperor?"
The prince had a smile on his face and his voice was gentle. His moon-white brocade robe made him look as gentle as jade.
But if you look closely you can see that his smile does not reach his eyes.
This brief incident ended with the man being taken away by other officials.
The prince came only to deliver gifts and then returned to the palace.
On the female side, Li Qian was chatting and laughing with the ladies.
Everyone praised her for her good fortune in marrying Cai Ze. Not long after she married him, Cai Ze became the top scorer in the imperial examination.
"This is all my husband's own hard work."
It’s good that she encouraged Cai Ze, but we can’t attribute all this to her being a blessing to Cai Ze just because he married her and happened to pass the exam.
If Cai Ze failed the exam, would these ladies think that she was unlucky?
"Look, it's protected."
The ladies laughed and teased Li Qian, but at the same time they felt a little envious.
The Cai family was originally just a merchant family, but now Cai Ze has passed the exam. Although he is only a county magistrate, he is still an official after all.
Besides, Cai Ze is still young and has a long life ahead of him. Who knows what kind of fate he will have.
…
After the prince left Cai's house, he originally wanted to return to the palace, but the carriage suddenly stopped halfway.
"What happened?" The prince lifted the carriage curtain and heard Lin Qi say, "The Third Prince almost crashed into the carriage for some reason."
The third prince was originally thinking about the dream he had in the past two days, but he accidentally got distracted and almost bumped into the prince's carriage.
He stepped aside and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Crown Prince."
Looking at the bruises under his eyes, and since the street was not a place to talk, the prince motioned him to get in the carriage.
After he sat down, he asked gently, "What's going on? You can't even concentrate on walking on the street."
The Third Prince shook his head and said, "Thank you for your concern, Crown Prince. I'm fine."
After all, he himself hasn't figured out what's going on.
"Because of the princess?" The prince saw that he didn't know what to say, and combined with Yu Yiluo's thoughts, he rarely felt a bit curious.
Today he saw that Mu Xue didn't seem to have had a good rest either. The two of them really had a tacit understanding.
"I guess so," the third prince was a little surprised. His brother, the crown prince, was always focused on helping his father with government affairs and studies, so why did he suddenly care about his affairs?
He would not be surprised if his second brother said this, but he was a little uncomfortable with the prince's words.
"Today, when I went to the Qin Mansion, I met the princess. It seems that she didn't get enough rest. If you have anything to say, just speak directly. After all, we are not dealing with ministers, so there is no need to be too complicated."
After the prince finished speaking, he asked the third prince to get off the carriage and drove away.
Looking at the gradually disappearing carriage, the third prince couldn't help but laugh.
Is the Crown Prince trying to comfort him?
"Your Highness, what are you laughing at?"
Zi Yang walked out and saw his prince laughing by himself. He stretched his neck to look in the direction where the third prince was looking, but the road was empty, there was nothing there.
Could it be that the princess had brought His Highness back? No wonder she came back so quickly and didn't let him follow. It turned out she was going to meet the princess by chance.
"Nothing," the Third Prince stopped laughing. He then realized that the Crown Prince had placed him at the door of the Third Prince's Mansion. He thought he was just thrown into the street.
Turning around and entering the Third Prince's residence, the Third Prince, remembering that the Crown Prince had said he went to the Qin Residence, asked Zi Yang, "Is there anything going on at the Qin Residence?"
Zi Yang looked surprised. "Your Highness, aren't you out? Miss Qin is holding a martial arts competition to find a husband. But the preliminary selection only started today, so it's not very interesting."
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