Chapter 439 Double Happiness
"Your Majesty, I beg you to grant me and Xiang Lan a marriage."
These words shocked everyone.
The Li family has produced many good generals for generations, and they hold power. Li Mucheng and Li Muyuan are young generals, brave and heroic men. Before, countless matchmakers had almost knocked on the door of the Li family, but they were all sent away by General Li and General Li.
The powerful people in Beijing would certainly not do such a thing as coming to the door to slap someone in the face, but who wouldn't covet the Li family's marriage?
But today in the hall, Li Mucheng publicly proposed to marry Xiang Lan, who was excluded by other noble ladies. This simply shocked everyone.
The reason why they rejected Xiang Lan was simply because she was away from the capital for most of the year and traveled around the country. Her behavior was too unorthodox and could not be tolerated by them.
Sitting on the high platform, Emperor Jing of Wei looked a little gloomy: "Li Mucheng, do you know what you are talking about?"
Li Mu looked at Emperor Jing of Wei and said, "Your Majesty, this is what I wish for."
Xiang Ru was a person whom Emperor Jing of Wei trusted, so he naturally did not want the Xiang family to have anything to do with the Li family. However, Li Mu had now made this request, and he had made a promise before, so Emperor Jing of Wei could not simply refuse.
After thinking for a while, Emperor Jing of Wei said, "Since it is an appointed marriage, it must require the consent of both families. Although you are interested, I cannot force you. If the Xiang family agrees, I will grant the marriage."
What Emperor Jing of Wei said made sense. He also believed that given Xiang Ru's Confucian character, it would be absolutely impossible for him to agree to this marriage.
With Xiang Ru present, Xiang Lan certainly couldn't show up on her own. She looked at Xiang Ru with a pleading look in her eyes that she herself hadn't even noticed. She naturally hoped that her father would agree to the marriage.
But Xiang Lan thought of his father's previous attitude towards the Li family. He would definitely not agree. Xiang Lan's eyes almost dimmed in an instant.
Xiang Ru naturally noticed the change in Xiang Lan's eyes, and felt a little uncomfortable.
He could see that Xiang Lan had feelings for Li Mu. If he agreed to the marriage, he would be going against the wishes of Emperor Jing of Wei. Emperor Jing of Wei would not say anything openly, but he would definitely distance himself from him.
But if he doesn't agree to this marriage, Xiang Lan will probably be depressed for the rest of her life.
At this moment, Xiang Ru felt as if he was burdened with an invisible shackle. What should he choose?
Xiang Ru slowly stood up and walked to the center of the hall. Just when he was about to refuse, he suddenly thought of his father and mother.
Back then, my father stood against everyone to marry my mother, and even put his own future on the line. Everyone was waiting to see my father make a fool of himself, but the late emperor still used my father, and that’s how my father got the position of the Minister of the Dali Temple.
If his father and mother were still alive, facing the situation today, Xiang Ru would not even need to guess, he knew that they would definitely follow Xiang Lan's wishes.
It is not easy for a person to meet a good man in this life. If a father pushes his daughter's good man away, he will truly regret it for the rest of his life.
Xiang Ru didn't know where he got the courage from, he straightened his body and replied: "Your Majesty, today General Mu Cheng asked to marry my daughter with full sincerity, and I have no reason to disagree."
Emperor Jing of Wei thought he was hallucinating: "Xiang Aiqing, please say it again."
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