Chapter 216 Pei Chen He Loves
Prince’s Mansion, study.
"I'm getting married."
"I'm getting married."
"I'm getting married."
Xie Yao and Xiao Ji were discussing important matters when Pei Chen suddenly rushed in as he did this afternoon, and repeated loudly three times!
Pei Chen's eyes and eyebrows were filled with joy.
He couldn't stop for even a second. After he finished speaking, he walked around the study happily, not giving Xiao Ji and Xie Yao any chance to interrupt.
He grabbed Xiao Ji's shoulders and said, "Your Highness, I'm getting married. I'm finally getting married."
Xiao Ji: "...With whom?"
Pei Chen's expression changed immediately, "Who else could it be? Of course it's Yingying! Yingying agreed to marry me!"
"Your Highness, I will be your cousin's husband from now on. Come, call me cousin's husband."
Xiao Ji thought Pei Chen was crazy and extremely happy.
"Have you told your aunt about this?" Xiao Ji asked, "After all, marriage requires three letters and six ceremonies, so I'll have to ask my aunt to take care of it for you."
Pei Chen's body stiffened slightly, and he turned around and walked out, "I'll go now."
He was really crazy with joy.
After leaving, he didn't even close the study door.
"Your Highness." Xie Yao looked at Xiao Ji and said, "I want to talk to Sister Ying."
"Okay." Xiao Ji nodded.
…
Princess Yongle's Mansion.
Pei Chen returned to the Princess's Mansion excitedly, suppressed the joy on his face, and told the Princess that he wanted to marry Zhao Ying.
Princess Yongle sat at the top, looking at Pei Chen on the side.
There was obvious joy on his face and his eyes were full of anticipation. With just one glance, the princess was sure: she loved Pei Chen very much.
"You know that His Majesty intends to arrange a marriage for you?" the princess asked in a deep voice.
Pei Chen tried to suppress the smile on his face, but was not very successful, and said: "Mother, I heard about it, but I already have someone I love."
"The girl from the Zhao family," said Princess Yongle.
Pei Chen looked up in astonishment, his eyes full of shock. How did his mother know?
Princess Yongle glanced at him and said, "I am your mother, so I naturally know."
"You should know her identity... Have you thought about it?"
Princess Yongle asked with deep meaning, "Do you know that if you marry her, your future may be very difficult?"
The emperor obviously favors the third prince, and Pei Chen married the crown princess's cousin. Even if he has no intention of taking sides, he will become a member of the crown prince's party in the eyes of everyone.
This was undoubtedly going against the emperor. Even with her as the eldest princess, it was inevitable that she would be disliked by the emperor.
"Son, I'm not afraid." Pei Chen said immediately: "Besides, she was originally on the path that son had chosen, and son and she have always been on the same path."
He doesn't need to take sides.
He was originally a princeling.
He and Yingying are a perfect match!
Pei Chen's eyes were full of sincerity, "Mother, I only want to marry her, please grant my wish."
…
The next day.
Before Xie Yao went out to look for Zhao Ying, an uninvited guest came to the Prince's Mansion.
"Aunt." Xie Yao personally welcomed Princess Yongle into the house and bowed respectfully.
Princess Yongle followed Xie Yao into the room and said, "I came here today because I have a few questions to ask you."
What's the question?
Xie Yao was puzzled. At this moment, the steward's voice came from outside the door, "Crown Princess, Miss Zhao wants to see you."
Princess Yongle looked at Xie Yao and raised her eyebrows slightly, "Here she comes."
Xie Yao understood that the princess' question was for Sister Ying. She said, "Please come in."
Zhao Ying was quickly brought in.
Seeing Princess Yongle, Zhao Ying was stunned for a moment, then immediately bowed, "I greet the Princess, and I greet the Crown Princess."
"No need to be so polite." Princess Yongle did not make things difficult for Zhao Ying. She quickly asked her to stand up and then asked all the servants to leave.
Princess Yongle's eyes fell on Zhao Ying, her eyes were deep and full of oppression: "Miss Zhao."
"You didn't want to get married before, why did you suddenly agree now? Do you have other intentions?"
Princess Yongle used to be in charge of government affairs and had a very strong aura. At this moment, she stared at Zhao Ying as if she could see through her soul.
Zhao Ying came to the Prince's Mansion today just to talk about this matter with Xie Yao, but she didn't expect that Princess Yongle would be one step faster.
Zhao Ying was silent for only a moment, then she said, "To answer the Princess, I really didn't want to get married before."
"I admit that I agreed to the marriage... I did have other reasons. I am the cousin of the Crown Princess, and I really don't want to become an enemy of Pei Chen."
"But more importantly, it's because of him. To be honest, Princess, after I proposed the marriage... I regretted it for a moment."
"But Pei Chen, he has always wanted to marry me. He could have used marrying me to avoid the arranged marriage. But he still gave me the chance to regret it. He was afraid that I would be impulsive, afraid that I would regret it, and afraid that I would feel wronged."
The corners of Zhao Ying's lips curled up, with a look of happiness that anyone with a discerning eye could see, "I don't want to get married."
"But Pei Chen is an exception."
Princess Yongle looked at Zhao Ying with burning eyes, but she only saw sincerity on her face.
She really spoke from the heart.
Suddenly, Princess Yongle laughed, "Not bad."
Zhao Ying was a little surprised. She had already confessed that she had other thoughts, so why did the princess still...
"It's not a bad thing to have ambition." The eldest princess said, "I agree to this marriage."
"Thank you, mother!" At this moment, Pei Chen suddenly strode in from outside, unable to conceal the smile on his face, and thanked happily, "Mom, you are so kind!"
The eldest princess laughed out of anger. It seems that if she doesn’t agree, then it’s not good?
But she was too lazy to argue with Pei Chen, a fool who was immersed in his emotions and had zero IQ.
He just said, "I will go and talk to His Majesty. But you still need to walk the road ahead by yourselves."
"Thank you, mother." Pei Chen thanked again.
The eldest princess left quickly and went straight into the palace.
Pei Chen looked at Zhao Ying. The seven-foot-tall man seemed a little embarrassed at the moment, "Yingying, I didn't expect that I am so important to you..."
Xie Yao just felt that she couldn't bear to watch it, so she and Xiao Ji walked out of the door directly.
Xie Yao said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid that His Majesty..."
Because Xiao Ji did not like the emperor as his father, Xie Yao and Xiao Ji privately called him "Your Majesty" instead of "Father".
"It's okay." Xiao Ji said, "Thanks to you for reminding me last time, I did find out some things from Concubine Shu."
"Do you have evidence?" Xie Yao asked.
Xiao Ji nodded, "Almost done, I'll go to the palace this afternoon..."
Before Xiao Ji finished speaking, Si Nan hurried over from a distance, "Your Highness, there's news from the palace."
Xiao Ji took the note and frowned after just one glance.
There was only one word "death" written on the note: Chunhua died suddenly.
Xie Yao took a look and had a bad feeling in her heart, "Your Highness, this person..."
Xiao Ji nodded, "It is the witness that Concubine Shu found."
He entered the palace today just to ask this person about the incident between Concubine Li and her maid Shaoyao.
But... just at this moment, he died suddenly?
It was either Concubine Li or Xiao Ning.
"There's news from Si Xi that Xiao Ning's men have retreated and are no longer chasing after Li Shuo."
"I'm afraid Xiao Ning has already determined that the deceased is not the Imperial Master himself."
That's why they were able to find the gaps and fill in the gaps so quickly, cutting off the clues found by Concubine Shu and Xiao Ji!
No one knows better than Concubine Li herself who were in her palace back then.
"However, this only proves that they are guilty."
Xiao Ji nodded, "I think so too, so... maybe I can go meet the Imperial Master."
The witchcraft poison he was infected with was so rare.
Concubine Li is the daughter of a scholar, and the national teacher is a villager... where did they come from?
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