Long Jiaying said, "This is the truth. I'm just stating the facts."
Faced with the handsome prince of the neighboring country, which of these unmarried princesses would not be secretly moved?
Although they were not legitimate princesses, at least they had never been married.
Which man doesn’t care about his wife’s past?
She just couldn't believe it. After hearing such shocking news, would Prince Sheng still ask to marry this legitimate princess?
Fu Nanyao found it difficult to defend herself for a moment, after all, it was true that she had been married.
Suddenly, Gongsun Man laughed softly.
He originally wanted to cooperate with the Princess Dajing, but he didn't expect that the princess was ungrateful. Now that she knows that his brother likes the girl from the Yan family, he should completely cut off her thoughts about his brother.
Thinking of this, she said, "I've been married before."
Since Princess Dajing had been married before, the girl from the Yan family also got married.
In this respect, the two are evenly matched.
But compared in terms of appearance and figure, the girl from the Yan family far surpasses Princess Dajing, not to mention that her brother likes her.
As long as you like it, other factors don’t matter!
The other party's indifferent tone was particularly irritating to Fu Nanyao, and she immediately explained, "That marriage was a mistake. I was framed by someone, and what's more, Dong Kuang and I were not actually husband and wife."
While speaking, he looked at his father, the emperor, and his mother, the queen.
Long Yi nodded: "The Dong family has been punished by me."
It can be regarded as maintaining the reputation of the legitimate daughter.
"So, the Dong family is indeed despicable, but..." Gongsun Man changed the subject, "A princess of a country who is already married is indeed not suitable to become the Crown Princess of Beiqi."
"You, can what you say represent Prince Sheng?"
Fu Nanyao clenched her handkerchief tightly and looked at Gongsun Sheng with burning eyes.
This morning, the emperor summoned him to the palace to meet her. They had a pretty good chat at that time, so why was the situation now not what she expected?
At the very least, Prince Sheng should express his stance, right?
Long Yi's gaze also shifted to Gongsun Sheng: "Prince Sheng, what's your response?"
Gongsun Sheng then slowly said, "I spoke with the Fifth Princess today, and I'm probably not a good match for her."
Upon hearing this, Fu Nanyao's expression suddenly froze.
Princesses such as Long Jiaying giggled, thinking that their chance had come. They quietly straightened their clothes and smoothed their hair.
Qiao Wanyou, who had been silent the whole time, said, "It's okay. I have several princesses of marriageable age in Dajing."
As long as Nan Yao is not chosen, she doesn't care which princess is chosen for the marriage.
Even if the princess's brother could gain support from Northern Qi to a certain extent, which would be helpful in the fight for the throne, on the other hand, if a war broke out between the two countries, the princess would be the first to be targeted.
Besides, she believed more in her son's abilities.
To everyone's surprise, Gongsun Sheng said, "When it comes to choosing a life partner, status is certainly important, but I think happiness is even more important."
The implication is that he has no feelings for Fu Nanyao.
Everyone present heard it.
Gongsun Man leaned back and glanced at Gongsun Lei.
Gongsun Lei then spoke up, "This marriage between the two countries involves, firstly, the legitimate princess of Beiqi marrying into Dajing, and secondly, my brother, the Crown Prince, selecting a woman from Dajing to be his Crown Princess and returning to Beiqi. Now that we've discussed my brother's affairs, let's move on to my daughter Man'er's choice of a husband."
As he spoke, Gongsun Man looked at Fu Ciyi with a smile.
When Yan Funing saw this, her heart skipped a beat and she thought to herself, this girl still hasn't given up.
As expected, Gongsun Man stood up and bowed to the Empress of the Great Jing Emperor who was sitting in the main seat. "I still say the same thing. I am attracted to His Royal Highness Prince Rui. I beg for the Emperor and Empress's permission."
"This..." Qiao Wanyou frowned.
"Princess Man, do you want to be Prince Rui's concubine?" Long Yi asked.
Gongsun Man said, "Your Majesty, I want to be the Princess of Rui. You also said that you can't let me down, right?"
"I won't marry her." Fu Ciyi stated directly.
Gongsun Man added, "Your Highness Prince Rui, don't be so hasty to refuse. Let's hear what your father, the Emperor, and your mother, the Empress, have to say."
Long Yi's face was expressionless. "I've already told you that if you want to enter Prince Rui's mansion, you have two choices: concubine or wife."
Gongsun Man looked down at her brother, knowing that it was not convenient for him to say in front of everyone that he liked Yan Funing at the moment.
Since that was the case, she temporarily settled for the next best option and nodded in agreement: "Okay, then, I'll be Prince Rui's concubine."
When her brother marries Yan Funing, she will be the legitimate Princess Rui.
Long Yi frowned slightly.
He is the king of a country, and once he speaks, he cannot take it back.
Since she was given two choices and she had already chosen one, it was decided at this moment.
"In this case, both sides should have more contact to enhance their relationship."
After saying that, he stood up and pulled Qiao Wanyou away, not even giving Fu Ciyi a chance to speak.
Fu Ciyi's face looked gloomy.
Yan Funing was calm instead.
The fact that Gongsun Man had been causing trouble for her showed that she would not give up easily. Furthermore, she was a princess who was married to another country, and now she had lowered her status and was willing to become a co-wife. Even her father could not say anything.
In the hall, the princes left one after another when they saw that Gongsun Man did not choose them, except Fu Beimo who came to his brother and sister-in-law.
The princesses all made excuses to say goodbye to Gongsun Sheng in the hope of having a few words with him.
This scene made Fu Nanyao angry.
But even if she was angry, what could she do? Prince Sheng's words clearly showed his attitude, he would not choose her.
Feeling really depressed, he didn't have time to comfort his brother and sister-in-law. Gu Ziyou was supported by Liu Lu and left the hall.
After the princesses left in groups of three or two, only the Gongsun siblings, Fu Ciyi, Yan Funing and Fu Beimo were left in the palace.
"The journey from Beiqi to Dajing was slow, partly because we were carrying Man'er's dowry. Prince Rui, please spend more time with Man'er so that we can set a wedding date sooner rather than later. That way, I can enjoy your wedding before I leave Dajing." Gongsun Sheng smiled and spoke gently, "My sister's words and actions are sometimes rude, and I hope Prince Rui will bear with me in the future."
After saying that, he left with his younger brother and sister-in-law without caring whether Fu Ciyi responded or not.
"Brother, I have to go find Father about this matter."
Fu Beimo looked at the backs of the Gongsun brothers and sisters as they left and lowered his voice.
Fu Ciyi said "hmm" and took Yan Funing's hand and walked out of the hall.
Fu Beimo hurriedly followed.
The three of them found their father in the imperial study.
"I will not marry Gongsun Man. Please revoke your decision, father." Fu Ciyi said directly.
Fu Beimo spoke up for his brother: "Father, it's not easy for my brother and sister-in-law to be together. Why did you insert a unreasonable Beiqi woman between them?"
"Gongsun Man can't challenge Fu Ning's position as the principal wife," Long Yi said solemnly. "She's just a Beiqi woman, Wen Yu. Just treat her as a tool to control Beiqi. Why are you so concerned about her?"
"But as long as she is in Prince Rui's mansion, it will definitely cause unrest." Fu Beimo said again.
Long Yi's face darkened.
The emperor also told him to train Wen Yu more and let him grow up as soon as possible. The implication of his words was obvious. He was optimistic about Wen Yu becoming the heir to the Dajing Kingdom.
Now, can't this brat even deal with a Beiqi woman?
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