Chapter 790 Extra: Princess Gaoping 3
Upon entering the private room, Madam Zheng was already there.
Why did it take you so long to arrive?
Since they were all family, Madam Zheng didn't stand on ceremony and spoke casually and intimately, "I heard quite a commotion outside just now. Could it be you causing it?"
Before Qiao Qinghe could answer, she looked at Yu Zhenhuan, who was dressed as a maid, and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey, isn't this Princess Gaoping?"
"Why are you dressed like that?"
What's going on here?
Seeing her barrage of questions, Qiao Qinghe glared at her irritably, "Couldn't you wait until we sit down before asking?"
“He’s here, he’s not going anywhere anytime soon, so ask him one question at a time.”
He glanced at Yu Huanzhen and said, "Sit down."
Yu Zhen greeted Madam Zheng before sitting down next to Qiao Qinghe.
Seeing that Madam Zheng still looked curious, Qiao Qinghe quietly told her about meeting Madam Liu at the stairwell earlier.
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Zheng's face turned cold. "She wanted our private room just now, but I turned her away."
"I guess he was in a bad mood, and then he ran into you, so he wanted to take it out on you."
Qiao Qinghe suddenly realized: "I knew she was going down from the third floor. Now that the show is about to begin, everyone is heading up to the private rooms. Why is she going downstairs instead?"
"So that's where I ate the first bite of the meal."
Madam Zheng couldn't help but laugh when she thought of how Old Madam Liu had been taken advantage of. "She can't even gain an advantage over me, so how could she possibly expect to gain an advantage over you?"
"They really don't learn their lesson at all."
Qiao Qinghe smiled dismissively, "She used to be Consort Liu Hui's biological mother, and now she's the great-great-grandmother of the young emperor. Liu Wenyan is also the Grand Tutor, so she has a lot of backbone!"
Thinking about it, that's really true.
Madam Zheng smiled and shook her head, too lazy to talk about that person anymore. She changed the subject, asking, "And what about the Princess of Gaoping?"
Qiao Qinghe also looked at Yu Huanzhen, "Tell me, why are you here with me again? When did you get here? Who let you in?"
"Also, what about what Old Madam Liu said about the King of Chu asking to marry you?"
"Explain everything to me in detail."
Yu Huanzhen awkwardly tugged at the corners of Qiao Qinghe's mouth, revealing an awkward smile, and then said somewhat reluctantly, "It is true that the King of Chu asked me to marry him."
"The Queen Consort of Chu was ordered to commit suicide by the late Emperor. The King of Chu also personally executed one of his concubines in the Chu Palace and expelled the other concubines."
"There isn't a single woman left in the inner quarters of the Chu Prince's residence."
"The King of Chu meant that if I could marry him, he would devote himself to me and never take a concubine."
Upon hearing this, both Qiao Qinghe and Madam Zheng were taken aback.
Everyone knows how much the King of Chu loved beautiful women.
To actually clear out the entire inner quarters of the Prince's mansion just to marry the Princess of Gaoping, that takes some guts.
only……
"The King of Chu never seemed particularly fond of the County Princess before. What's wrong? Why is he suddenly acting like he won't marry anyone but her?"
Madam Zheng was filled with doubt.
She looked Yu Huanzhen up and down carefully several times before nodding and saying, "Princess Gaoping is indeed beautiful, and it is only natural that she could win the heart of the King of Chu."
Qiao Qinghe glared at Madam Zheng, "Come on, you really didn't see through the Prince of Chu's intentions?"
She then glared at Madam Zheng, saying with disapproval, "You're becoming more and more unwilling to use your brain."
Madam Zheng pursed her lips, "My son and daughter-in-law are both filial and usually have nothing to worry about."
“My eldest grandson is growing up and can now manage half of the household affairs.”
"In another two or three years, I'll arrange a marriage for him and bring home a virtuous and capable granddaughter-in-law. Then I won't have to worry about anything anymore."
"Now, I need to learn to let go."
"If you've already washed your hands of things, why are you still thinking so much?"
"I'm not like you. You've been saying you're not going to worry about anything for years, but what's the result? You still worry about everything and can't let go of anything!"
Qiao Qinghe's lips twitched; she was rendered speechless by the retort.
Seeing this, Madam Zheng eased the tension herself, and said with a smile, "Alright, tell me your opinion."
Qiao Qinghe shook her head helplessly, "The King of Chu did this simply because he thought that marrying Princess Gaoping would ensure his lifelong peace of mind."
"We've all figured out what kind of personality the King of Chu has."
"It is true that he loves beautiful women, but if giving up beauty could ensure a worry-free life, he would be quite willing to do so."
Thinking back to what happened in the palace that day, Madam Zheng couldn't help but nod in agreement, "He was indeed capable of doing it."
Although Princess Dingguo and Princess Huguo were both his sisters, the two princesses still readily gave him the thirty strokes of the cane, which had been forgotten, in order to test whether the Prince of Chu was an obsession with Emperor Xiaozhao!
Perhaps in the eyes of the King of Chu, the two princesses could not guarantee his safety for life.
That's why he wanted to find another guarantee of security for himself.
Princess Gaoping, as the legitimate daughter of Marquis Yongning, has yet to marry due to her bad reputation.
She is undoubtedly the best choice.
Qiao Qinghe looked at Yu Huanzhen: "What is your family's intention regarding this marriage?"
Yu Huanzhen frowned and said, "Of course I won't agree to this. My mother listens to me. But my father..."
Qiao Qinghe couldn't help but frown: "Does Marquis Yongning intend to agree to this marriage?"
Everyone knows how ugly it was when the King of Chu publicly broke off the engagement.
It's only been two years, who could forget so quickly?
"Exactly."
Yu Huanzhen sighed and said, "Recently, Father seems to be dissatisfied because some court matters were strongly rejected by Grand Tutor Liu, so he wants to use this marriage to enhance his prestige."
"At the same time, they also wanted to win over the two princesses through a marriage alliance with the royal family."
Qiao Qinghe and Madam Zheng looked at each other and sighed. This was truly something the Marquis of Yongning would do.
“My mother has been arguing with him about this lately.”
Yu Zhenhuan was also a little annoyed. "My mother even wrote to my eldest brother and third brother, asking them to come back."
"But they are all border guards and cannot be easily moved."
"I was feeling irritable and thought it would be better to run away from home and come back to continue being the old lady's bodyguard."
"Then Sister Weijia agreed to let me go with the old lady."
Qiao Qinghe reached out and poked her forehead several times before she felt better. "Why didn't you tell me when something happened?"
"Given our relationship, I can even meddle in your family affairs."
"Even the Marquis of Yongning can't control everything. Could he force you to go?"
Hearing this, Yu Zhenhuan couldn't help but smile and snuggled affectionately against Qiao Qinghe's shoulder, "Thank you, Madam! I knew you were the best!"
After returning home from watching the play that evening, Qiao Qinghe had just instructed A Shuang to take the visiting card to the Yongning Marquis's residence when she received some startling news.
Emperor Daxi passed away three months ago, and Crown Prince Xia Linyuan succeeded him.
The new emperor used swift and decisive measures to eliminate dissidents and stabilize the court in just three months.
After securing his throne, his first move was to ask Yu Huanzhen, the Princess of Gaoping County, for marriage from Dayan!
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