Shan Tao blushed immediately, "This... Your Majesty, please make the decision..."
Su Bei immediately asked someone to invite Ji Feng into the palace.
Ji Feng, who usually has an expressionless face, seemed different today. He looked cheerful and cheerful, but Shan Tao, who was hiding behind the screen, didn't see it.
Although Su Bei didn't ask him, he just said, "Princess Anbang has asked the emperor for a marriage many times. I plan to... grant you a marriage..."
It was visible to the naked eye that Ji Feng's face collapsed in an instant, his eyes were filled with fear, and he fell to his knees on the ground with a plop. The sound he made scared Su Bei, "Your Majesty! You must not do this! I don't want to! I really don't want to!"
Shan Tao breathed a sigh of relief behind the screen, but then she heard Su Bei say calmly, "You are unmarried, and she is unmarried, so why are you unwilling?"
"Your subordinate...Your subordinate is not worthy of Princess Anbang!"
"As everyone knows, I am not from a prominent family, so in my opinion, status and position are nothing..."
Su Bei said it easily, but Ji Feng's eyes became more and more panicked, "Your subordinate... Your subordinate does not want to get married..."
"You are not young anymore, you should have gotten married a long time ago." Su Bei looked at him with a smile. In fact, she was very anxious. If Ji Feng said that he didn't want to get married because he had Shan Tao in his heart, she would immediately grant him and Shan Tao a marriage.
Ji Feng was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat. After holding back for a long time, he said, "I have a hidden illness and cannot get married..."
"Let me take your pulse." Su Bei said as he stood up.
Cheating the queen is a capital crime, and there is an obvious sweat stain on Ji Feng's back.
Shan Tao behind the screen was also secretly sweating. She was still young and didn't understand what hidden illness prevented her from getting married, but when she heard that Ji Feng was sick, she was almost worried to death.
In a hurry, the little girl didn't control her strength and pushed the screen over.
Ji Feng looked in the direction of the sound and the two people looked at each other, feeling extremely awkward.
The screen was made of wood, so it was definitely a little damaged, but it shouldn't be serious. However, Su Bei deliberately put on a stern face, "Shanyin County Princess, why are you so careless? This screen was a tribute from Xian Country, and it's worth a million gold!"
As soon as these words came out, Shan Tao's face changed drastically. Ji Feng hurriedly said in fear and trepidation: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I will try my best to compensate you for this screen even if it costs my life. Please don't punish the Princess of Shanyin County!"
"Oh? That's true. You're about to become Princess Anbang's consort. It shouldn't be a big problem to compensate for a screen." Su Bei looked serious, but because the two of them were so afraid, no one noticed that she could hardly hide the smile in her eyes.
Ji Feng seemed to grit his teeth and clench his fists before he said, "If I agree to this marriage, can Your Majesty be exempted from the punishment of the Shanyin County Lord?"
Shan Tao was so frightened that her hands were shaking and she could hardly speak, but she still shuddered when she heard about the marriage.
"Do you really agree to this marriage?" Su Bei asked back.
Ji Feng glanced at Shan Tao, gritted his teeth and nodded.
Shan Tao's face turned pale and she exclaimed, "No!"
"Why not?" Su Bei asked. God knows, she was so anxious. She didn't tell these two people, and he didn't tell them either. It was really hard to break this window paper! Shan Tao bit her lip, "Because Princess Anbang has a bad reputation!"
Oh my god! They both have the same routine, talking about this and that but not the main reason!
"Empty reputation is not important." Su Bei frowned and looked at Shan Tao helplessly.
"He he he... he has a hidden illness and can't get married!" Shan Tao looked at Ji Feng confidently. Although she didn't understand, it didn't stop her from learning and applying it.
Su Bei held his forehead with his hand, "You two really pissed me off!"
Even a fool could see that the two of them were interested in each other, but they just wouldn't say it. What should she say? Should she just say I will grant you two a marriage?
Su Bei was just about to break the window paper and ignore the feelings of the two people, when he heard Tang Jiang's crisp voice: "The emperor has arrived!"
When Chu Younan came in, he saw two people kneeling on the ground with the screen lying aside. Su Bei seemed unhappy. He hurriedly read Jifeng and Shantao's thoughts.
It would be fine if he didn't read it, but after reading it, Chu Younan was a little annoyed. The first thing he said when he entered the room was: "The matter of Beidi's marriage to the Princess of Wu Country has not been decided yet. I intend to confer the title of Princess to Shanyin County Master and let her go to Beidi to marry!"
After hearing this, Ji Feng's face turned pale in an instant, "Your Majesty! You absolutely cannot do this!"
"What do you mean?" Chu Younan looked at him coldly, and stepped forward to hold Su Bei's hand. The two taciturn people who didn't tell the truth actually made his little Bei Bei angry, and he had to teach them a lesson! "Your subordinate... Your subordinate..." He didn't dare to say it out loud after a long time. He was a secret guard, and Shan Tao was a county lady, who was beyond his reach.
Shan Tao seemed to be expecting him to say something, and when he didn't say anything for a long time, she hurriedly said, "Your Majesty! Shan Tao doesn't want to marry to the North!"
"Give me a reason that can convince me!" Chu Younan said with a stern face.
Shan Tao hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke: "Shan Tao... Shan Tao already has someone in her heart..."
As she spoke, she glanced at Hayate.
Ji Feng was horrified, "I, I, I... I'm just a secret guard..."
Finally, the truth was revealed. Su Bei breathed a sigh of relief, turned to look at Chu Younan, and saw a smile hidden in his eyes.
Shan Tao lowered her head timidly. "Shan Tao is just a village woman. If it weren't for the queen's love, how could I become a county lady? If brother Ji Feng thinks that status is so important, Shan Tao would rather not be a county lady!"
"I...you...that...this..." Ji Feng's tongue was tied.
Su Bei was really anxious, "Ji Feng! Since a girl said that, just tell me the truth!"
Ji Feng said anxiously: "But I'm so much older than her, and..."
"And what and!" Su Bei was almost mad at him. "If you say and again, I will let one of you become the prince consort of Anbang, and the other become the imperial concubine of Beidi!"
Ji Feng shuddered and quickly grabbed Shan Tao's hand, "No, no, no! I am willing! I am willing to marry the Shanyin County Princess!"
Stars lit up in Shan Tao's eyes again, Su Bei breathed a sigh of relief, Chu Younan looked at Su Bei and a smile appeared on the corners of his lips.
Only Ji Feng glanced at the fallen screen and asked in a low voice: "What about the screen?"
"I'll deduct it from your salary!" Chu Younan said solemnly, "From today on, you will be transferred to the Jinyiwei and serve as the third-rank commander!"
Happiness came too suddenly, and Ji Feng almost forgot to thank the owner. It was only when Shan Tao reminded him in a low voice that he remembered to kowtow a few times.
But Shan Tao is only fourteen years old, so the wedding date has to be set next year, and she has to be given a mansion.
There was no shortage of ready-made mansions, they just needed a little renovation. Life was peaceful and tranquil, and in the blink of an eye another winter had passed. Little Baozi and little Tangyuan were both six years old now, and it was time for them to enter the Shangshufang together.
Choosing teachers for the two was a big deal. Chu Younan and Su Bei were looking at the list in the imperial study and considering it carefully. Tang Jiang suddenly came in, dragging an envelope, "Your Majesty, there's a letter from Prince Jin."
"Let me see it!" Chu Younan took it, unfolded the letter and looked at it, his brows suddenly furrowed.