The third one coming here can also serve to keep the empress dowager away, so that she doesn't have to keep urging him.
It was supposed to be a good thing that killed three birds with one stone, but unexpectedly there was a problem with the selection of the son-in-law.
But now that the imperial edict has been issued, it is unrealistic to withdraw it.
Anyway, it was the emperor's true feelings, so he pretended not to hear it.
Jiang Zhiyu also picked up the cake and ate a few pieces.
She couldn't speak out to stop it right now, after all, the Third Assistant Minister hadn't expressed his opinion yet. In the original book, he married Miss Xu, but there was no mention of the princess granting him a marriage.
We have to ask what the Third Assistant Minister thinks first.
The emperor saw that she was only complaining in her heart but did not speak out suddenly. He looked at her with even greater satisfaction. "The Nan Gu envoys will be arriving soon. Because of the Malzahar incident, they specifically asked you to meet with them. What do you think? Do you want to go?"
His tone was very negotiating, and except for Jiang Zhiyu, everyone else was filled with surprise.
His Majesty always keeps his word, and he has never used such a gentle tone even when talking to the Crown Prince or Mr. He.
The eyes of the director of the Imperial Observatory were slightly deep.
"No." Jiang Zhiyu refused without any hesitation.
I'd be crazy to want to work overtime without getting paid.
emperor:"……"
"Okay, then I'll send someone else."
The emperor chuckled and ordered Fuping, "Tell the imperial kitchen to prepare more meat dishes and send them to the Yangxin Palace." After giving the order, he looked at Jiang Zhiyu, who was obviously happy, and said with a smile, "Well, since you have come here with great difficulty, let's not talk about this anymore. Just accompany me and have a good meal."
…
Inside the Yilan Palace, it was as if a strong wind had passed through. The palace maids and eunuchs were shivering and kneeling on the ground, and the ground was littered with broken pieces of bronze mirrors, tea cups, and vases.
Concubine Duan slumped on the bed, with Xiao Qingwu sitting beside her.
There were obvious finger marks on her face. Xiao Qingwu bit her lip, said nothing, and tears kept streaming down her face.
"Cry! Why are you crying?" Concubine Duan said in a cold tone, "Can crying solve the problem? If you cry, you won't have to marry that Third Assistant Minister?!"
"Mother..."
Xiao Qingwu's crying voice sounded, and Concubine Duan sighed softly.
"You've seen it too. It's not that Mother doesn't want to help you, it's that your father has made up his mind. Now that Mother has been demoted, she will no longer be able to support you in the future."
Xiao Qingwu's lips trembled, and he couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards the emperor.
"Once a woman gets married, her world becomes a whole different place," Concubine Duan said with a sigh, and stood up.
Xiao Qingwu looked at her blankly.
Concubine Duan lowered her eyes. Xiao Qingwu's eyes were filled with tears, and her expression could not be seen clearly. "You must remember that you are no longer the princess who was doted on in the palace. Now, your father does not like you, your mother has no power, and your brother has no time to care for you. You can only rely on yourself. After you marry, put away your reckless temper and think twice before doing anything."
Xiao Qingwu bit her lip and shook her head. She didn't want to hear this, and this was not what she wanted to hear.
Concubine Duan sighed lightly and wanted to say something, but she heard a commotion outside.
Concubine Duan glanced sideways and saw that the person coming was the little eunuch who was next to Fuping last time.
Concubine Duan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
"Concubine Duan, oh no, Empress Zhaoyi," the eunuch said with an undisguised sneer on his face, "I, your servant, am here to announce the good news to you."
He looked at Concubine Duan's sullen face and said with a smile, "The director of the Imperial Observatory has just informed His Majesty of the auspicious time. The princess can be married in three days."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Duan and Xiao Qingwu both looked up in disbelief.
Three days?!
With such a rushed schedule, one can imagine how shabby the wedding will be!
Xiao Qingwu was furious. He coughed a few times, stood up and walked over with big strides.
Concubine Duan was shocked and hurriedly stopped her.
"Impossible! What date is the Imperial Observatory looking at?! Father will definitely not agree to such haste!"
She screamed hysterically, and Concubine Duan stroked her back gently, with a cold look in her eyes.
"Princess, what are you talking about?" The young eunuch's eyes were cold. "Of course, the emperor has agreed, so we servants have come to the palace to tell you the good news."
Xiao Qingwu suddenly lost his voice, his mind went blank and buzzed.
The young eunuch looked at her confused eyes and chuckled, "Look at the princess, she's so happy she doesn't know what to say."
Several eunuchs behind him also echoed.
Congratulations reached Xiao Qingwu's ears, her eyes were red, and she stared at them with hatred.
"Dog slaves...dogs who only follow the wind!"
The eunuchs' laughter suddenly stopped, and the young eunuch laughed in anger: "It seems that the princess still does not realize her situation."
Concubine Duan was stunned.
As if she thought of something, she suddenly looked towards the door, and saw two eunuchs outside the door, closing the door tightly.
There was a hint of fear in Concubine Duan's eyes.
"What are you going to do?!"
The eunuch behind the young eunuch took out a long whip from somewhere and said, "Eunuch Xile, please."
Xile took it and waved it in front of Xiao Qingwu: "Princess, does it look familiar?"
Xiao Qingwu was stunned for a moment, looking at the blood on the whip, and then he became frightened.
"It seems that Princess still remembers it. I wonder if Princess still remembers how many people you have beaten or killed with this whip?"
Xiao Qingwu bit her lips tightly and said nothing.
Xile didn't expect her to respond, and continued to herself, "Princess, you've always been at the mercy of others. Now, it's time for you to experience being the meat."
Xiao Qingwu's body trembled, and his voice was filled with fear: "No, you can't do this. If I get hurt, my father will definitely not forgive you during the wedding!"
As if they had heard something extremely ridiculous, the eunuchs all laughed out loud. Xile's lips curled up, but his eyes were cold: "Then I will wait."
…
Inside the Cining Palace, the scent of ambergris filled the entire hall.
The empress dowager wore armor made of cold jade on her hands and a red satin palace robe. She leaned on a bench, her phoenix eyes slightly narrowed through the layers of red bed curtains.
"Today is quite unusual. How come Lingyu has time to come to my place?"
Xiao Lingyu looked at the looming figure in the red tent and chuckled: "Grandson heard that the Royal Grandmother was unwell, so he thought of coming to visit her."
The Queen Mother raised the corner of her lips: "You are thoughtful... cough."
There was a sudden sound, and the Queen Mother coughed in an attempt to cover up her mistake.
Xiao Lingyu's eyes were deep, but his face seemed to show nothing. He said worriedly, "What happened to the Imperial Grandmother? She must have caught a cold. I'll go get the imperial physician."
"No need," the Queen Mother said lazily, her palm caressing the man's face, her eyes tender but her voice very serious: "I just have trouble falling asleep recently and haven't had a good rest."
Xiao Lingyu's voice was filled with realization, and then he said, "Grandson knows someone who has made a very effective tranquilizing incense. Would you like to see it, Grandmother?"
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