Chapter 129 Small Matters
It's just a status. After his relationship with Shan Ning is settled, just give him the title and he will never be involved in government affairs again.
She still has some face.
Shanning will not suffer any loss after marrying him. She will be the boss in everything. This kind of life could not be better.
As for the Jiang family, he is not a legitimate son, but the son of a concubine. Just take him back to the imperial city.
Does the Jiang family still dare to compete with her royal family?
That afternoon, Jiang Ce stayed at the princess's mansion for dinner.
After returning, he was asked by his good brother. He did not hide anything and directly told the princess what she meant.
After listening to it, Xia Zixuan was really happy for him.
An Xiaoxiao was also happy for Shanning.
After Xia Yutong returned, she told Wen Li what happened today. Wen Li smiled and said, "I see, they are not in a hurry, but you are." The matter of the Ball Country has not been confirmed yet, so how come there is a matter of asking to marry the princess?
"You, if my aunt finds out, I will never forgive you." Wen Li threatened.
Xia Yutong wasn't someone who could be frightened. "Don't talk nonsense. If my aunt knew about this, I wouldn't know how to thank me." The eldest princess had long felt guilty about the Shan Ning incident.
Now someone comes to ask for Shanning's hand in marriage, and it's Shanning herself who has chosen him, so she won't be a bad person.
April passed in a flash.
In May, the matter of the Ball Country was finally confirmed. They were indeed coming to pay tribute. Not only the Ball Country came, but also other small neighboring countries.
Now, the second prince felt like crying.
After leaving court, he immediately found the left prime minister and asked him for advice.
After hearing this, Prime Minister Zuo was confused.
It turns out that the Second Prince's wedding was organized with funds embezzled from the Ministry of Rites. No wonder it was so much more grand than the First Prince's.
"Second Prince, please don't blame me for being too talkative. It's not advisable to do such things too often. If His Majesty gets to know, then..." The Left Prime Minister tried to make his tone kinder.
But it was still very harsh to the Second Prince's ears, but he had to ask for help from others, so he had to endure it.
"Yes, everything will be done according to the words of the Left Prime Minister, but what should I do now?" He was really at a loss.
"The imperial concubine's dowry cannot be paid immediately, and I don't have enough money. This..." The second prince was really anxious.
Seeing the Second Prince so impatient, the Left Prime Minister felt a little shaken.
This little thing stumped him, so what would he do in the future?
"Why don't you discuss this matter with Lord Yuwen?" asked the Left Prime Minister.
"You thought I didn't look for him, but he said that his family was in trouble and he couldn't come up with much cash, so he gave me five thousand taels. What do you think..." The second prince was very dissatisfied with this.
In fact, the amount of silver he embezzled was not much, only a mere 100,000 yuan. Unfortunately, he couldn't take it out now.
Although the prince seems to be so glorious on the surface, he is also a salaried person. Apart from the filial piety from those below him, he really doesn't have much money.
Besides, he had already spent all the gifts from the children on a daily basis, so how could he save any money?
While the Second Prince and the Left Prime Minister were thinking of a solution, Wen Li laughed heartily after learning about it.
May 15th is another day to pay respects to the emperor in the palace.
Wen Li took Xia Yutong into the imperial study, where Emperor Ouyang was already waiting for them.
It was such a joy to see them coming.
These days, Li'er finally smiled at him, which made him happy for a long time.
"Li'er and Tong'er, are you hungry? Do you want to have a meal?" The emperor tried to please the two of them.
Xia Yutong was used to the emperor's behavior, but Wen Li was somewhat uncomfortable with it. However, he also knew that he wanted to build a good relationship with her.
"No need, we'll go back home and eat later." He couldn't eat in peace while dining in the palace.
If people knew that the two of them had dinner with him here, I'm afraid trouble would come tomorrow.
He doesn't want to disrupt the current balance.
Seeing that he was determined, the emperor could only sigh and say, "Okay, if you don't want to eat, then don't eat." He just wanted to find someone to eat with him, why was it so difficult?
After a while, the three of them sat down, and the emperor and Wen Li started talking about business.
"Don't worry about what happens to the second brother. When his country comes to pay homage, I will embarrass him." He was afraid that Li'er would not be able to control himself and would not hurt him.
Wen Li rolled his eyes at him and said, "Am I that stupid? Even the Yuwen family doesn't want to get involved in this matter, so I won't get involved." He is not stupid.
Life is so wonderful now, it would be strange if he ruined it.
Xia Yutong was just a guest, listening to the father and son chatting and talking.
"No matter whether you are right or wrong, it is not good to push people into a corner." The emperor said sarcastically.
The emperor then changed the subject and brought up the matter of the second prince.
"By the way, what about the rumors about Qiu Country? How did you know that they were coming to propose marriage?" The emperor was also confused about this. Qiu Country wrote to the emperor only to pay tribute, and he had never heard of any proposal of marriage.
Wen Li tried hard not to laugh, but he turned his head and glanced at Xia Yutong.
The emperor was a very smart man, so how could he not understand anything? He looked at Xia Yutong and said, "Xiaotong, tell me."
Xia Yutong glared at Wen Li, then smiled as she watched the emperor explain the whole story clearly.
After hearing this, the emperor also laughed.
"You." He pointed at Xia Yutong and laughed, "Be careful that your aunt will come to cause trouble for you." Shan Ning was also raised by him, so how could he let her go to marry a foreign prince.
Besides, no matter how unstable the Great Yan Dynasty was, it was not yet at the stage of seeking a marriage alliance.
"No way, my aunt likes me very much." After getting to know each other, Xia Yutong became closer to the emperor.
"Besides, my aunt is completely focused on Shanning right now. Plus, the Li family incident happened so recently, and Shanning has been the subject of constant gossip in the Imperial City. It would be better for her to find someone to marry off sooner rather than later."
Xia Yutong expressed her thoughts.
"As long as Shan Ning lives a good life, the Li family will be furious." The Li family might cause trouble for Shan Ning, but at most they would make some small changes to her marriage.
But they are royal family.
"Everything still depends on the decision of the emperor, father. When the time comes, you must arrange a good marriage for Shan Ning so that she and Jiang Ce can have a happy marriage."
After hearing this, the emperor smiled and said, "It seems that you have a good impression of Jiang Ce." After saying that, he deliberately glanced at Li'er.
Unfortunately, he didn't even glance at me.
"But as far as I know, he is a bastard, so he is not qualified to marry a princess." He had checked every person around Li'er.
He knew Jiang Ce very well.
I heard that he and the kid from the Xia family worked together on dyeing cloth, and what I am wearing now was invented by that kid.
"That's no big deal. With father here, this little thing is no big deal." Xia Yutong flattered.
This made the emperor laugh out loud.
Fortunately, there were secret guards all around, otherwise if the news got out, I’m afraid these two would have a hard time tonight.
After talking and laughing.
The emperor asked about the Ministry of Revenue again.
Xia Yutong would not say anything about what was happening in the court, she would just listen.
"When are you going to take action?" No one knows his own treasury better than he does.
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