"No matter what, the eldest prince is the most likely to ascend the throne," Xu Mo comforted softly. "The Min family will definitely want to go with the flow; otherwise, they would always find an excuse to shirk their responsibility."
That's true, but if the Third Princess and Consort Min hadn't been in the harem, and if that handkerchief hadn't been the trigger, the Min family might not have taken the initiative to get involved with the First Prince.
Ultimately, it was Consort Ju's shrewdness that led her to choose someone easy to manipulate.
Outside Yanhui Pavilion, the crowd slowly returned. Consort Ju was beaming with joy and was holding the hand of the Min family's daughter, seemingly trying to make amends.
The second prince has already retired, so the matter of the arranged marriage has been postponed to the third princess.
But she was, after all, a young woman, and perhaps still furious about what had just happened, so she lowered her head and pretended to be shy.
Consort Min then said at the opportune moment, "Your Majesty, today's main focus should be on selecting consorts."
So the matter shifted back to the Fourth Prince. Just as the Crown Princess twitched her brow, as if she were about to say something, the Fourth Prince suddenly knelt on the ground. “Your subject does not wish to marry. Your subject only wishes to remain alone. I beg Your Majesty to grant my request.”
Tian Jia looked surprised, glancing at the Yao family father and daughter out of the corner of his eye, and finally frowned.
"Aheng, get up quickly." The Crown Princess was also a little anxious. "Today is a special banquet for selecting concubines. It is the Emperor's care and protection for his children."
"Your Majesty, I know all this. I am grateful to you, but I have made up my mind not to marry. I hope you will understand," the Fourth Prince replied in a somber voice.
The emperor on the dragon throne looked displeased, but just as he was about to lash out, the fourth prince's robe slipped down, revealing his deformed and lame leg.
His expression froze for a moment, and it took him a while to find his voice, "If you don't want to marry me, then don't."
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