Although she was a princess married for a foreign mission, Yun Ni was favored by the emperor and had Concubine Bai as her mother, so her dowry was generous. When she traveled, two entire streets were filled with her dowry, and the emperor wanted to empty his private treasury.
As the crown prince, Situ Yao was required to escort them out of the city. When they parted at the city gate, the Northern Liang prince dismounted and approached, "Thank you for your help, Your Highness. Now that Da Qi has a princess, I can't compete with you, big brother."
Situ Yao did not stop him from taking the initiative to talk about the throne, but just smiled and said, "I hope the prince can treat my third sister well."
"Of course." The Northern Liang prince learned the etiquette of a Central Plains person. "I hope that when I return to the Central Plains next time, I will see the emperor as His Highness."
Fortunately, there was no one else around, so the words of the Prince of Beiliang were not heard.
Situ Yao kept smiling as he watched the team leave.
Yun Ni has been sent away. If there is another marriage in the future, Yun Fu will be the only one left. Her marriage should be arranged as soon as possible.
Situ Yao filtered all the young talents in the capital in his mind, but he still couldn't choose a suitable one until he returned to the East Palace.
Su Mengyan noticed that he looked thoughtful and asked curiously, "What are you thinking about, Your Highness?"
"I'm thinking about Yunfu's marriage." Situ Yao blurted out.
"Isn't it too early?" Su Mengyan remembered that Yunfu was only 28 years old this year. In her eyes, she was just a young girl still in school. Now she was asked to talk about marriage and have children soon. This made her feel terrified.
"It's getting late." Situ Yao said to himself, "I must arrange Yunfu's marriage as soon as possible. I can't give others a chance."
"I think we should ask Yunfu's opinion on this matter first." Su Mengyan suggested, "Your Highness can't watch her marry someone she doesn't like and live a miserable life."
Situ Yao thought of his mother, but because so many years had passed, her face was a little blurry in his memory, and all that remained was the eternal sadness in her eyes.
Su Mengyan saw his expression and guessed that he had heard it, so she took the initiative to take on this task, "I will go and ask the princess for His Highness."
Su Mengyan ran to the palace where Yunfu lived, pretended to take a look around, and praised, "It's very beautiful here."
"Of course, every blade of grass and every tree was planted by me." Yun Fu said proudly, and then asked, "You haven't told me what you are here for yet."
Su Mengyan pondered for a while before asking, "Princess, is there someone you like?" She was frank and direct, afraid that she wouldn't understand.
"Yes." Yunfu replied quickly.
"Who is it?" Su Mengyan's eyes were full of curiosity.
"Brother Crown Prince, Nanny Song, and Yan'er, I like them all." Yun Fu counted on his fingers and said a series of names.
Su Mengyan's eyes flashed with helplessness. Just when she was about to explain to her, Yun Fu took the initiative to say, "I understand what you mean, but I come from a royal family and don't have the right to choose my husband."
"If the princess has someone she likes, His Highness will help her. Why worry so much?" Su Mengyan said, "Besides, the marriage is none of your business now. No one can influence your marriage."
Su Mengyan still underestimated the imperial power and Concubine Bai's revenge.
A smile spread across Yun Fu's flawless fair face. "I'll definitely tell you when I find it."
Su Mengyan told Situ Yao Yunfu's words exactly as they said, "Why don't you wait a little longer, Your Highness?" She always felt that Yunfu was too young and not suitable for marriage.
Situ Yao didn't want to force his sister, so he nodded and said, "Just watch for now."
"Your Highness, I want to leave the palace." Su Mengyan suddenly said.
"What did you say?" Situ Yao frowned, not hearing clearly.
"I want to leave the palace." Su Mengyan stared at his intimidation and finished her words, "I want to go out for a walk." She has been locked up in the East Palace since she returned to the palace. She is almost driven crazy.
Situ Yao thought for a moment and surprisingly agreed, "You can go out if you want, but someone must accompany you."
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will bring Chunhe with me," Su Mengyan nodded.
"Send two more guards." Situ Yao was worried, and Su Mengyan was afraid that he would refuse, so she did not bargain.
The next day, Su Mengyan prepared her purse, changed into light clothes, and prepared to go see the ancient capital. She had always gone out with Situ Yao before and had never seen it carefully.
"You must come back before the palace gates are locked." Situ Yao reminded, and Su Mengyan nodded obediently.
However, Situ Yao felt a little uneasy and couldn't help but grab her wrist. "The guards will follow you, so don't try to escape."
"Where can I run to? I will be back before dark." Su Mengyan hasn't thought of running away for a long time.
"Chunhe, have you been to the capital before?" Su Mengyan saw those novel little gadgets and did not forget to care about Chunhe's situation.
Chun He shook her head. "I have been staying in the palace the entire time and have never come out."
It was the first time for both of them to see those interesting things, just like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden, they found everything interesting.
"There are sugar men over there." Su Mengyan watched the old man's hands flexibly turning out various small animals, attracting many children to watch.
"What kind of one does the girl want?" asked the old man.
Su Mengyan's mind flashed with Situ Yao's image, and she said, "Let's get a tiger, a majestic and imposing one."
"Wait a minute, girl. It will be ready soon." The old man started working immediately.
But in the blink of an eye, a lifelike tiger appeared in Su Mengyan's hands.
Whenever Su Mengyan stared at it, she would think of Situ Yao, and for a moment she didn't know where to start.
Suddenly, a familiar figure flashed before her eyes. Su Mengyan quickly tugged at Chun He's sleeve and asked, "Look, is that Cui Mixue?"
Chunhe glanced at the figure that had disappeared into the crowd, but couldn't find the Cui Mixue she was talking about.
"Why did she come out?" Su Mengyan asked curiously, "Her back looks sneaky. Chunhe, let's quickly follow her and see what she's going to do."
"Miss, Miss..." Chun He hurriedly chased after her, "The Master said you can't run around."
"I just want to see what she's going to do." Su Mengyan had a hunch that it wouldn't be a good thing. As she chased after her, she said to Chunhe, "She ran that way."
Su Mengyan turned a corner and followed closely. She found that Cui Mixue went into a small alley and did not move away.
Not long after, a few ruffians appeared in front of her. Cui Mixue gave them some silver and the two parties seemed to have reached some kind of deal. Unfortunately, Su Mengyan was too far away and could not hear clearly.
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