Chapter 217: Being a Concubine
Xie Yao held Xiao Ji's hand, with some worry in her eyes, "Today?"
If the imperial teacher's mouth could be pried open, the truth from many years ago would be revealed to Xiao Ji.
She was a little worried.
"Yeah." Xiao Ji nodded and patted the back of Xie Yao's hand soothingly, "Don't worry, it's all old news."
Xie Yao pursed her lips and nodded slightly, "Then Zhao Zhao Suisui and I will wait for Your Highness at home."
Xiao Ji lowered his head and kissed Xie Yao on the forehead, his voice full of tenderness, "Okay."
Although Pei Chen was excited, he would not lose his composure in the Prince's Mansion. He happened to see this scene when he and Zhao Ying walked out of the main hall side by side.
He immediately made a look of disdain, "Your Highness, you and the Crown Princess are already an old married couple..."
Xiao Ji raised his eyebrows, "Your enthusiasm only lasts for one year?"
When he said this, his meaningful eyes fell on Zhao Ying, as if reminding Zhao Ying.
Xie Yao took a step forward and took Zhao Ying's arm. "Sister Ying, if you really marry the Zhenbei Marquis, won't you be an old married couple in a year? By then..."
Pei Chen's face changed drastically, and he immediately explained to Zhao Ying: "Yingying, I am not without you, and I will never change my love for you!"
He shouldn't talk too much!
When did he ever take advantage of His Highness?
However, Zhao Ying followed Xie Yao's words, with a look of hesitation on his face, as if he was really starting to think about it seriously.
Pei Chen hurriedly explained, "Yingying, Yingying..."
Zhao Ying suddenly smiled, her eyes curved, and said crisply, "I know."
Even if one day, she and Pei Chen really get tired of each other, she is not afraid. She does not have to rely on Pei Chen and has the confidence to withdraw at any time.
"I believe you." Zhao Ying looked at Pei Chen with sincerity in her eyes. No matter what the future holds, she truly believed that Pei Chen at this moment really loved her very much.
Pei Chen smiled and immediately became proud, as if he had won a victory.
Xiao Ji silently ordered the servant beside him, "Has Zhao Zhao Suisui woken up yet?"
Must compare?
He never lost.
He already has a child, what about Pei Chen?
Pei Chen: “…”
Xie Yao and Zhao Ying looked at each other and laughed.
"Your Highness, Crown Princess." The steward of the Crown Prince's Mansion entered and saluted, "Someone has come from the palace, and His Majesty has ordered the Marquis of Zhenbei to come to the palace to meet him immediately."
The smiles on everyone's faces disappeared instantly.
Everyone can guess that it must be because of the marriage, and Princess Yongle should still be in the palace at this moment.
Pei Chen gave Zhao Ying a reassuring look and said, "Yingying, wait for me."
He is responsible for everything.
Zhao Ying reached out and hugged Pei Chen, "I'll wait for you."
Pei Chen left quickly and went straight into the palace. Xie Yao and Zhao Ying were waiting in the Prince's Mansion. Seeing this, Xiao Ji also postponed the time to meet the Imperial Master and planned to go later.
Hall of Mental Cultivation.
When Pei Chen entered the room, he felt the atmosphere was depressing and gloomy. All the servants inside and outside the hall were dismissed, and only Li Dajian was serving beside him.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, and Princess Yongle sat on the side.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Pei Chen saluted neatly.
The emperor smiled, but his eyes were cold, "Pei Chen is here, get up."
Pei Chen stood up obediently.
"You have been at the border for many years, and it has been very hard." The emperor sighed, "Now you are already an adult, but you are still alone. I can't bear to see you like this."
"Your Majesty." Pei Chen took the opportunity to interject, "I used to work for the country and the people, for Daxia, and I don't feel bitter."
"Now I have a sweetheart." Pei Chen smiled when he mentioned Zhao Ying, his eyes and eyebrows were full of joy, "Please grant me your blessing, Your Majesty."
The smile on the emperor's face gradually faded, and his heavy eyes fell on Pei Chen, with obvious displeasure, "Do you know that I intend to grant you a marriage?"
There had been no news of him getting married before, but now as soon as the rumor came out, he already had a lover?
Pei Chen raised his eyes, his face blank, "Your Majesty, I don't know."
Immediately, his face showed a hint of embarrassment. "It seems that your Majesty and I have the same idea! Thank you for your help."
Pei Chen knelt down on the spot and kowtowed to the emperor.
emperor:"……"
He didn't want to arrange a marriage between Pei Chen and his "sweetheart"...but Pei Chen's ability to take advantage of others made him laugh.
There was a dead silence in the Yangxin Palace, with only the sound of Pei Chen smiling and kowtowing in thanks, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Your Majesty is wise."
"Your Majesty, you don't know that I have long been in love with her and have been pursuing her for a long time. I didn't understand love before, but after meeting her, I realized that loving someone... is such a wonderful thing."
"Your Majesty loves my mother so much that I have never failed to obtain anything. Now the only thing I want is to stay with her forever..."
Pei Chen didn't feel embarrassed at all and kept talking. The emperor even thought he was a bit noisy.
After a long while, the emperor finally spoke, "Which family's daughter is this?"
"She is the young manager of the Zhao Family Business, Miss Zhao." Pei Chen was not embarrassed at all when he mentioned Zhao Ying, but rather very proud. "Her younger brother is a Jinshi this year, Zhao Hao."
The emperor said: "Your family background is too poor to be a match for me."
A daughter of a merchant, even if she had a brother who was a Jinshi, was still far inferior to the son of Yongle Changgong, the famous Marquis of Zhenbei.
"I have chosen another candidate for you. As for Miss Zhao...if you like her, it would be a great honor to have her as a concubine."
The emperor made no effort to hide his disdain for Zhao Ying.
Pei Chen's expression changed drastically. His body, which was originally kneeling straight on the ground, suddenly collapsed. He looked up at the emperor with a rogue look on his face.
"Your Majesty, I don't want anyone else except her."
The emperor's eyes instantly turned cold, and his voice was stern, "Pei Chen, are you going to disobey my order?"
He had already taken a step back and allowed Pei Chen's beloved to be his concubine, but Pei Chen still dared to disobey? Especially...
That woman was also the Crown Princess's cousin and had a very close relationship with her.
Pei Chen's choice is not just a question of who to marry, it concerns the foundation of the country and Pei Chen cannot act recklessly.
Pei Chen knelt on the ground, "I dare not."
"Your Majesty." At this moment, Princess Yongle, who was sitting on the side, finally spoke. She slowly stood up and was about to kneel down. "If a child is not taught well, it is the mother's fault. Pei Chen is my only child."
"It is my fault that I did not teach you well. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
The emperor's eyes were full of helplessness. He immediately stepped forward to support the eldest princess and said helplessly, "Imperial sister!"
The emperor saw the princess's attitude, took a deep breath, and said to Pei Chen: "Get lost!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I'll take my leave now." Pei Chen did not hesitate and immediately rolled away without stopping.
The Hall of Mental Cultivation became quiet.
The emperor then looked at the eldest princess, "Is Pei Chen's intention also what the emperor's sister meant?"
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