Seeing that his father remained silent, Fu Ciyi reiterated: "Father, I will not marry Gongsun Man!"
Fu Beimo also said, "Father, the Gongsun siblings are too arrogant. Regardless of my attitude towards Nan Yao's marriage, Gongsun Sheng rejected Nan Yao with just one word. And Gongsun Man said she likes my brother, and even if she can't replace my sister-in-law, you promised her the position of co-wife. When did our Dajing fear Beiqi? Father, as the emperor of Dajing, you are so..."
He paused slightly, his neck stiffening. "Why are you being so cowardly?"
Long Yi was completely enraged by his son's sudden scolding. He slammed his palm on the imperial desk and said, "You bastard! How dare you talk to me like that?"
Fu Beimo knew that he shouldn't have cursed like that. At this moment, his father was furious, so he instinctively shrank his head and hid behind his brother.
Fu Ciyi glanced sideways at his younger brother behind him and bowed, "Please, Father, please retract your order! Bei Mo shouldn't have said that about you, Father, but he does have a point."
The more Long Yi listened, the angrier he became. His still handsome face was covered with dark clouds, as if he would be furious at any moment.
Seeing this, Yan Funing hurriedly stepped forward and protected Fu Beimo behind her: "Please calm down, father! Beimo is innocent and kind. His inappropriate words are not what he really means. Please don't take them to heart."
Fu Beimo knew that his sister-in-law was defending him, but what he said was indeed what was in his heart.
However, in the current situation, even if it is the most true truth, it should not be said. Who knows what order this cowardly father will give later.
If he deposed his sister-in-law from the position of principal wife and ordered Gongsun Man to take her place, he would really have done something bad with good intentions.
"One, two, three!" Long Yi cursed loudly, "They are all idiots!"
He turned to look at Eunuch Han and said, "No one is allowed to enter."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Eunuch Han left immediately.
Long Yi's cold eyes swept over the three people standing there. "Don't you usually boast about yourselves being extremely intelligent?"
"Wen Yu, you have always been calm and steady, able to easily control the situation and do things in an orderly manner."
"Fu Ning, you are thoughtful, have a great ability to make money, are good at medicine, and are good at guessing people's thoughts."
"Bei Mo, you are so clever. You can see all the details that others can't see."
"Now everyone is acting stupidly, right?"
"We are ignorant, so we would like to ask for your guidance, Father." The three of them said in unison.
Long Yi didn't say it directly, but instead cursed out loud: "I'm not saying anything about you." He pointed at the young couple's noses and said, "I told you to leave the capital to welcome the delegation, and you're so lazy, aren't you?"
"Or do you look down on Beiqi, thinking that their national strength is inferior to Dajing and there's no need to go out of the capital to welcome them?"
“Sometimes it’s a mistake to be self-righteous.”
The three of them said nothing.
They could still see that their father wanted to scold someone, so they listened to him.
As expected, Long Yi cursed again: "Now they are rebelling, especially Bei Mo. Believe it or not, if it were another royal family, if the prince insulted his father, ten heads would not be enough to chop off."
Fu Beimo lowered his head, as quiet as a quail.
Long Yi swept his majestic gaze towards Fu Ciyi, angrily scolding him: "You are even more stupid. Which prince wouldn't take the initiative to show himself?"
The brat actually disdains to show off.
Is it necessary for him, as the father, to beg him to fight for the position of crown prince?
The rest of the curse was left unspoken, and he only continued, "And you, Fu Ning, you're so smart, but can't you handle other women? Or has your cleverness all been wasted on money?"
Fu Ciyi lowered his head slightly, while Yan Funing half lowered her head.
They never knew that their father could be so cruel when he scolded people, but at this moment they couldn't fight back.
Long Yi felt he had scolded enough, so he softened his tone. "Shortly after the letter arrived in Beijing, I sent people to investigate the individuals confirmed in the letter. At that time, the letter only clearly stated that the candidate for Beijing was Gongsun Man, who was to marry into Dajing as a princess. It did not mention who else was coming."
"Even though I only know Gongsun Man, I still sent people to investigate her."
"She is nominally the legitimate princess of Beiqi, but in reality she is not."
Hearing this, Fu Beimo stood on tiptoe and poked his head over his brother's shoulder: "Then what is her identity? Could it be that the Beiqi royal family just randomly conferred a princess to fool our Dajing?"
"This princess wasn't born to Queen Beiqi, but to her younger sister. For unknown reasons, Gongsun Man's biological mother was no longer alive. Queen Beiqi raised Gongsun Man as her own daughter and also registered her under her name."
"As for why Gongsun Man's biological mother is no longer alive, the Northern Qi royal family did a great job of keeping it a secret. However, my people still discovered that the Northern Qi Queen didn't truly teach Gongsun Man, but instead raised her with a combination of flattery and cruelty."
"Now, by assigning such a savage and arrogant princess to marry in Dajing, what do you think is Beiqi's purpose?"
Fu Ciyi and Yan Funing looked at each other.
Both of them understood, but at the same time, new doubts arose.
Before they could speak, Fu Beimo spoke first, "Father, are you saying that Gongsun Man is here specifically to disgust us?"
"You still don't understand." Long Yi shook his head calmly, "Listen to your brother and sister-in-law."
Fu Ciyi said slowly, "The Queen of Beiqi doesn't favor Gongsun Man, so she sent her as a marriage partner. She was deliberately nurtured into an arrogant personality, hoping she would challenge the bottom line of our Dajing. If we can't stand this, we will most likely take the initiative to target Beiqi or do something to Gongsun Man. Then Beiqi will have a legitimate reason to provoke war. Because war has a reason, Beiqi will be recognized by the world, and their motives are truly sinister."
Long Yi nodded in relief. "It's not that I tolerate Gongsun Man's unreasonable behavior, nor that I'm truly cowardly. It's that I've never taken Bei Qi seriously, and now I simply don't want Bei Qi to find a reason to send troops first."
"In that case, let's capture all three Beiqi siblings." Fu Beimo said anxiously.
"Since they dare to come to Dajing, they must have made preparations. Besides, if we capture them rashly, how will people in the world view Dajing? Think carefully about the principle of public opinion." Long Yi said earnestly.
"Your Majesty, your father is so thoughtful and far-sighted. I admire you," Yan Funing said bluntly. "But Your Majesty wants Nan Yao to marry into the alliance. Nan Yao is the legitimate princess of Dajing, born to you and our mother. Could you bear to let her marry to Beiqi? If war breaks out between the two countries, Nan Yao will definitely be the first to be punished in Beiqi."
"Don't worry about this. Even if I agree, your mother will not agree."
Yan Funing asked softly, "So, Father always explicitly asks the legitimate princess to marry, is it just a show?"
Long Yi nodded with a smile.
The daughter-in-law in front of him is worthy of being the daughter of the old fox Yan Cheng. She really understands everything.
"There are spies from Northern Qi in the capital. To be on the safe side, I have to treat them with utmost caution."
It was like he had spies sent out in the capital of Beiqi.
So it is better to be careful.
"Now that things have come to this, Wen Yu, the task of targeting Bei Qi is now up to you."
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