Chapter 142: Marrying Princess Xiwan as the Crown Prince’s Concubine
Princess Diya's eyes lit up and she said, "Brother Gu Yan, you are so smart. After I learned about this problem, it took me almost half a month to solve it. You figured it out so quickly."
Diya looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Brother Gu Yan has answered my question, so let Brother Gu Yan be my husband."
As soon as Princess Diya said this, everyone looked at Yun Xiangye.
After hearing Gu Yan's answer, Yun Xiangye thought about it in his heart and a look of sudden enlightenment appeared on his face.
Suppose this golden lock is in A Yue’s box.
If Ah Xing was telling the truth and Ah Yue was lying, then Gu Yan asked Ah Xing, if he asked Ah Yue, how would Ah Yue answer? Ah Yue would definitely say that the golden lock was in Ah Xing's box, so Gu Yan could be sure that the golden lock was in Ah Yue's box.
On the other hand, Ah Xing was telling a lie and Ah Yue was telling the truth. If Gu Yan asked this, Ah Xing would have to lie, and she would definitely say that the box was in her own box.
The final result of the answer is the same. After Gu Yan asked this question, no matter how Ah Xing answered, he just had to choose the opposite answer. It is indeed a puzzle that even a three-year-old child can solve.
Yun Xiangye's expression of sudden enlightenment as if she had solved the mystery left Gu Yan speechless.
Gu Yan walked to Yun Xiangye's side, picked up Nuonuo and said, "Princess, I'm married now, and my daughter is already two years old. Nuonuo, call me Princess Aunt."
Nuonuo called the princess aunt obediently.
Diya just smiled and said, "I heard that you need three books and six ceremonies to get married in Dasheng, and the most important one is the marriage ceremony. As far as I know, Brother Gu Yan, you don't seem to have a marriage certificate or a marriage ceremony with her. It doesn't seem to count as a marriage?"
Yun Xiangye saw all kinds of looks. If she had heard this four months ago, she would have been extremely angry, but now she was calm.
But even if he wasn't angry, Yun Xiangye still hated Diya's blatant provocation.
Gu Yan said: "Xiang Ye and I did have a wedding ceremony."
His Majesty also spoke up: "Princess Diya, Prince Ning is indeed married, so you might as well find another husband."
Diya just looked at Gu Yan and said, "Your Majesty, this question was given by my Xiwan State Master, who said that the first man who could solve this puzzle would be my husband. Now that Brother Gu Yan has solved this question, Diya has confirmed that Brother Gu Yan is Diya's husband."
Gu Yan frowned and said, "Princess, I have said it many times, I am married and it is impossible for me to be your husband anymore."
"Diya doesn't mind you divorcing your wife and remarrying." Princess Diya looked at Gu Yan.
Yun Xiangye looked at Gu Yan leisurely. Gu Yan knew that Diya asked this question in order to choose a husband, but he still wanted to take the lead.
Diya is the Princess of Xiwan. If Gu Yan marries Princess Xiwan, his future will be ruined.
Yun Xiangye had no intention of helping Gu Yan out of this predicament.
Gu Yan said: "How can I divorce my wife for this? Princess should find another good husband."
Diya said: "I won't. Since you have answered the riddle posed by the national teacher, you are my husband. Even if you let me be your concubine, I will be happy."
Prince Musa of Xiwan stood up and said, "Sister, as the princess of Xiwan, how can you be someone else's concubine? Moreover, Gu Yan's wife is just a humble merchant girl. As a princess of a country, how can you be inferior to her?"
Diya said, "Brother, the Imperial Master said that the man who can solve this puzzle is Diya's ideal husband. Diya can only believe the Imperial Master's words and decide that Gu Yan is my husband, whether as my wife or as my concubine."
Gu Yan held Nuonuo in his arms, frowned, and said, "There is an ancestral precept in my family that we are not allowed to take concubines."
Diya said: "Then I am also willing to follow Brother Gu Yan without any status and recognize Brother Gu Yan as my husband."
Gu Yan's brows furrowed even more. He had no intention of arguing with Diya. Anyway, there was no way he would marry Diya.
But what made Gu Yan angry was that Yun Xiangye didn't say a word to help him out today.
Seeing this, Queen Wei smiled and said, "I've heard that Xiwan is good at singing and dancing. Today, the dancers in the teaching studio have specially learned Xiwan's dance music. Diya, you can also give some pointers."
Diya no longer mentioned her marriage, and Yun Xiangye only focused on feeding Nuonuo.
Gu Yan lowered his voice and asked Yun Xiangye: "Why didn't you say a word just now?"
Yun Xiangye said, "What did I say? I don't know what to say and what not to say. If I say something I shouldn't say, it will cause our Dasheng and Xiwan countries to become enemies. I will be guilty of a great sin."
Gu Yan frowned as he listened to Yun Xiangye's words, "I am your husband now after all. Others are trying to snatch your husband away, but you don't say a word? You don't even say a word to help me out?"
Yun Xiangye said: "If you don't come forward to solve the problem, Princess Xiwan won't bother you. You still know that you are still my husband now."
Gu Yan said, "Jingru said so just now, and Wei Qian is sure that I am just bragging. If I don't solve the problem, the people of Xiwan will definitely laugh at my Dasheng, and the people of Dasheng will become a laughing stock."
Yun Xiangye's face darkened as he said, "You chose to solve the problem yourself, so you don't have to blame me for not helping you."
Gu Yan looked at Yun Xiangye angrily, "I am still your savior, right?"
Yun Xiangye said: "My sister can swim too. If you hadn't come down to the lake to save me, I wouldn't have died in the lake."
Gu Yan took a deep breath, "What about the love we have had as husband and wife for the past three years?"
Yun Xiangye said: "Shouldn't I be asking you this? You still know the feelings of a husband and wife for three years."
Gu Yan and Yun Xiangye's voices were not loud, and only the two of them could hear them, but others could tell that it was the two of them who were quarreling.
After the palace banquet, Yun Xiangye carried the already asleep Nuonuo back to the carriage.
Gu Yanze was summoned by His Majesty to Taiji Palace.
In the Tai Chi Palace.
His Majesty looked at Gu Yan and said, "Are you willing to marry Princess Xiwan as the Crown Prince's concubine? Giving her a concubine would be fine."
Gu Yan hurriedly said, "Uncle, my grandmother left us a family precept that we cannot take concubines. Besides, the fact that I solved the problem just now was also a way to make me famous. I can't possibly marry Princess Diya."
Zhao Yun also said to His Majesty: "Father, Gu Yan really cannot marry Princess Diya."
His Majesty said: "Well, I will naturally not let Princess Diya marry Yan'er. Diya is a princess of a foreign race, so she naturally cannot marry an important official in the court. If Xiwan is sincere in wanting to be on good terms with Dasheng, she can marry Zhao Jing. This can also be regarded as my Dasheng's appreciation of Xiwan."
Outside the Taiji Palace, Zhao Jing, who was about to ask for an audience, frowned slightly when he heard what His Majesty said.
"Your Majesty, the Prince of Chu is here."
"Send him in," said His Majesty.
Zhao Jing entered the palace and bowed to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, I am Zhao Jing, your servant."
His Majesty looked at Zhao Jing and said, "Jing'er, you have seen Princess Xiwan today, and you know how beautiful she is. I want to decree a marriage between you and Princess Xiwan."
Zhao Jing knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I already have a girl I like."
His Majesty asked, "How come I heard that the girl you like is already married?"
Zhao Jing looked at Gu Yan with jealousy, clenched his hands and said, "I now have another girl I like. I like Wei Xi. I hope Your Majesty will help me and Wei Xi get together."
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