Chapter 330: Marriage Issues in Prince Yong's Mansion
The queen felt relieved to see that she was so knowledgeable and interesting.
After sitting for a while, two groups of people came to report matters. Seeing that the queen was really busy, Ji Yunshu took his leave and left.
When she returned to Ningshou Palace, the Empress Dowager had already had lunch prepared. Seeing her return, she smiled and said, "I knew the Empress was too busy to have you for dinner."
Ji Yunshu looked at her aunt's rosy complexion, and then thought about the queen's exhausted face. She felt more and more that persuading her aunt to give up power was the right choice.
"The Empress is so busy that she barely has time to eat, how could she have time to invite me to eat? It's more peaceful here than here at my aunt's place."
Ji Yunshu sat down and saw that all of the food was his favorite. He immediately smiled and said, "I always say that my aunt loves me the most. You don't know how bad the food outside is. Home is better."
The Queen Mother listened to her talk about her family, and her smile became even more loving. She scolded her, "Then why do you run out every time you have free time? If you like, eat more. Look how thin you have become."
Ji Yunshu felt that her current figure was just right, but she didn't say anything and happily started eating.
After finishing his meal and taking a nap, he accompanied the Empress Dowager for a walk in the Imperial Garden.
Ji Yunshu then asked, "I heard that quite a few people came to the Emperor's birthday party. Did Prince Yong come too?"
She was quite curious about what Prince Yong looked like.
The Queen Mother looked at the gorgeous flowers in full bloom, and her mood also improved. When she heard her question, she said calmly: "Prince Yong, he didn't come. He said he was ill, so he asked his two children to come."
Ji Yunshu thought of the brother and sister he had met in Suzhou, and had a guess in his mind: "Is it Xiao Xun and Xiao Ting?"
The Queen Mother glanced at her in surprise. "It seems you already know. It's them. They came to the palace to pay their respects to me a few days ago. Prince Yong also submitted a memorial to the Emperor, saying that the two children are getting old and hoped that the Emperor would arrange two good marriages for them."
Ji Yunshu sneered, "Prince Yong is really calculating. If she marries the son of the Yong Palace, she might have to go to Yongzhou in the future. Which young lady in the capital would be willing to marry her? If her status is too low, it won't work. But Xiao Xun is just a bastard. Isn't this just making the emperor offend people for nothing?"
The Queen Mother said angrily, "You should change your outspoken nature. This matter cannot be resolved without the Emperor's consent, so the brother and sister will have to stay in the capital for a while."
Ji Yunshu smiled and acted coquettishly: "I only act like this in front of my aunt. The Queen even praised me today."
"Not to mention how much you've helped her this year, her younger brother's problem a while ago was also thanks to you. She must be praising you profusely, right?"
The Queen Mother said this, but it was clear that she had no prejudice against the Queen.
Ji Yunshu didn't care and continued talking about the affairs of Prince Yong's Mansion: "Prince Yong's behavior is strange. The Crown Prince is still in the capital and has not yet married. He doesn't even ask about it, but he is anxious about the marriage of his concubines' children."
The Queen Mother glanced at Ji Yunshu, a complex emotion flashing across her eyes. "You're really wronging Prince Yong by saying that. He submitted a memorial two years ago, saying that Crown Prince Xiao Kun had reached the age to marry, and asked the Emperor to choose a woman for him. It was Kun'er himself who didn't want to marry."
Ji Yunshu felt a little strange: "Prince Yong is not young anymore, why doesn't he want to get married?"
Nowadays, most men who are over 20 and still unmarried have problems of one kind or another.
But she didn't see anything wrong with Xiao Kun.
The Queen Mother said, "The child said that he wanted to marry someone he liked, and when he met someone, he would ask the Emperor to grant him a marriage. The Emperor didn't say anything."
In the past, the emperor was not in the mood to care whether Xiao Kun got married or not, but now, he probably hopes that Xiao Kun will never get married.
Although he had obviously become an abandoned son of Prince Yong's Mansion, the status of a legitimate son and grandson was different after all.
Ji Yunshu couldn't say anything about this, so he asked, "I heard someone from Mobei has come too. Who are they?"
The Queen Mother said, "Mobei has been restless for the past few years. They even fought several battles with us during the New Year holidays, but they didn't gain any advantage. This time, they came to celebrate the Emperor's birthday and seem to be seeking peace. The envoys are two princes and a princess."
Ji Yunshu glared: "Mobei wants to send the princess to the harem?"
Although this happened frequently, Ji Yunshu disliked it very much.
Of course, whether she likes it or not has no effect on anything.
The Queen Mother didn't know why she was reacting so strongly, so she laughed and said, "Why are you so excited? Don't you know the Emperor's character? He wants to stay with the Empress for the rest of his life. Before, he refused to compromise because they had no children, and now he even has a prince. How could he possibly let a princess from Mobei enter the palace to cause trouble for the Empress?"
Although she said she would no longer care about the emperor and empress's affairs, the empress dowager still couldn't help but feel a little sour when she said this.
However, Ji Yunshu felt relieved after hearing this: "Your Majesty, this is a good thing. It will keep the harem quiet and peaceful with fewer people. Maybe it can also set an example for the other ministers to do more useful things for the country and the people, and take fewer concubines."
The Queen Mother laughed and said, "You are still a little too naive, but you are right. With the Emperor like this, the palace is indeed quieter than before."
"I thought my aunt would think the emperor had too few children and hoped for more children and more blessings."
The Queen Mother sighed, "Having many children brings happiness to ordinary families, but not necessarily to the royal family. The late emperor had quite a few children, but how many of them are still alive today?"
In normal families, brothers help each other and work together to revitalize the family business, but in the royal family, they will do anything for the throne.
The Queen Mother had witnessed too many tragedies in the royal family and felt that instead of a life-and-death struggle in the future, it would be better to have fewer children.
After being here for so long, this was the first time Ji Yunshu discovered that the Queen Mother was quite open-minded.
However, she couldn't say much about this topic, so she said, "Ah, Aunt, stop rambling. We are talking about the princess of Mobei. Since the emperor doesn't want her, what are your plans?"
"Although Mobei didn't say it explicitly, it's obvious that he brought a princess here with the intention of marrying her."
At this point, the Queen Mother lowered her voice a little, "But I don't see that the Emperor has any intention of marrying into Mobei, and I don't understand how he will do it specifically."
Ji Yunshu savored these words carefully: "You mean, the emperor doesn't want to negotiate peace with Mobei?"
The Queen Mother scoffed, "This isn't the first time the Mobei people have negotiated peace. The previous peace negotiation was over a decade ago, and both countries signed a peace treaty. The late Emperor almost reclaimed your grandfather's military power. But a few years later, the new King of Mobei came to power and led his troops south. We were caught off guard and lost three cities in a row. Your grandfather and his men fought desperately to prevent the Mobei people from reaching the capital."
When talking about this, tears welled up in the Queen Mother's eyes.
Ji Yunshu knew that she was thinking of her grandfather.
Because my grandfather died in that battle.
"The people of Mobei are completely untrustworthy and have been acting recklessly in recent years. The Emperor naturally won't trust them anymore. We are not above fighting now, so it seems that there is really no point in making peace with them or not."
From this point of view, Ji Yunshu still admires the emperor very much. Now the court is unstable, the treasury is empty, and there has just been a war with southern Xinjiang. Many court officials actually do not agree to go to war with Mobei again.
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