Upon hearing Long Jiaojiao bring up this topic, Su Xuening subconsciously glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan.
Xuan Yuanzhan seemed not to have heard Long Jiaojiao's words at all, and continued to serve Su Xuening: "I tasted this honey water, it's very sweet, you should try it."
Seeing that Xuan Yuanzhan was unaffected, Su Xuening obediently drank the honey water.
It was indeed very sweet and refreshing, and she liked it very much.
Of those present, only Xuan Yuanzhan and Xuan Yuanyu seemed uninterested in the topic; everyone else couldn't help but start discussing it amongst themselves.
"The Holy Maiden of Southern Xinjiang has actually come to arrange a marriage alliance!"
"Although Southern Xinjiang is a tribe, it has a vast territory and is rich in medicinal herbs. It would be a good thing to form a marriage alliance with Southern Xinjiang!"
"I've heard that the Holy Maiden is revered in the Southern Frontier. She's practically an empress there. I wonder who she'll choose?"
Xuanyuan Peng was clearly also very interested in the treasure land of Southern Xinjiang, and he supported Long Jiaojiao's marriage proposal: "I am naturally pleased that Southern Xinjiang is willing to form a marriage alliance with Eastern Chu. The Holy Maiden can stay in Eastern Chu for a while longer and carefully select a marriage partner."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuening glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan again.
Do we even need to pick and choose our relatives?
Xuan Yuanzhan seemed to sense Su Xuening's soreness, so he took her hand in his palm and gently stroked it to soothe her silently.
Just as Su Xuening had thought, Long Jiaojiao didn't need to hesitate at all and looked directly at Xuan Yuanzhan: "This Holy Maiden likes handsome men. I've heard that the Holy King of Eastern Chu is the most handsome man in Eastern Chu, so why not choose him!"
As soon as Long Jiaojiao said this, everyone erupted into a frenzy.
"They actually chose the Holy King!"
"This saintess has excellent taste; she immediately chose the most handsome man in our Eastern Chu!"
"It's true that the Holy King is the most handsome man in Eastern Chu, but he's also a member of the Eastern Chu royal family. How can he be sent for a political marriage?"
"Yes, is this marriage alliance going to the Southern Frontier for the Holy King, or is it going to have the Holy Maiden marry into our Eastern Chu? If it's going to the Southern Frontier for the Holy King, I'm afraid it's unlikely. Not to mention that the Holy King's Dowager Consort would be reluctant, I'm afraid even the Emperor wouldn't be willing to let her go."
"I've heard that the Holy Maiden is revered in the Southern Frontier, and she's practically an empress there. If our Holy King were to go to the Southern Frontier for a marriage alliance, he could certainly become a royal consort!"
"Bah! What empress? That Southern Frontier is just a tiny tribe. Even if the Southern Frontier reveres the Holy Maiden, she is not worthy of our Holy King!"
"That's right! The Holy King has already married a Queen, who is the eldest daughter of General Su and the most beautiful woman in the capital. Only the current Queen is worthy of our Holy King!"
"The Holy Queen is beautiful, but this Holy Maiden isn't ugly either! And these exotic beauties naturally have a unique charm!"
"You've forgotten that our Holy King is indifferent to women; he might not even be interested in this Holy Maiden!"
"That's right. I think the Holy King dotes on the Holy Queen. Even if that Holy Maiden isn't ugly, she still can't compare to our Holy Queen. The Holy King definitely loves the Holy Queen more and would never want to go for a political marriage!"
The imperial relatives and officials discussed the matter extensively, and were divided into two factions.
One faction supports Xuanyuan Zhan's marriage alliance, while the other believes that Long Jiaojiao is not good enough for Xuanyuan Zhan, or rather, that Long Jiaojiao is not qualified to send a prince of Dongchu like Xuanyuan Zhan to a marriage alliance!
Xuanyuan Peng was originally very interested in the marriage alliance, but when he heard that Long Jiaojiao had her eye on Xuanyuan Zhan, he immediately gave up on the idea.
Although the marriage alliance with the southern border was more beneficial than harmful to the Eastern Chu!
However, he absolutely could not agree to let Xuanyuan Zhan go for a political marriage!
Not to mention Ya'er would definitely be the first to disagree, he also absolutely does not want Xuanyuan Zhan to leave the capital.
He had never considered letting Xuanyuan Zhan inherit his throne before, but ever since Xuanyuan Zhan took the sword for him, he had this thought.
He didn't have many sons, only four in total. If any one of these sons had the talent to govern the country, he wouldn't have bothered with it. But unfortunately, none of his eldest, second, or third sons were of any use.
Even Xuanyuan Yu, whom he had carefully nurtured and was preparing to pass the throne to, only had women in his heart and did not act like a crown prince at all.
Xuanyuan Zhan is not only skilled in both literature and martial arts, but also brave, resourceful, decisive, and resolute. In terms of governing the country, he is also a promising talent. Just look at how well he has managed his fiefdom of Xiangnan, and you can see that he is absolutely capable of governing the country.
Although he would have to put in a lot of effort to make Xuanyuan Zhan the crown prince, now that he had this idea, he would never let Xuanyuan Zhan go to the southern border to marry someone!
"The Holy King is a member of the Eastern Chu royal family, and I was thinking of entrusting him with an important task, but I can't bear to send him to the Southern Frontier for a marriage alliance. The Holy Maiden should be chosen from among others!" Xuan Yuanpeng said with a half-joking smile.
But his words caused a huge uproar, startling everyone present.
The ministers, upon hearing this, began to speculate once again about Xuanyuan Peng's thoughts.
Entrusting him with an important task? Does His Majesty really intend to make the Holy Prince the Crown Prince?
But the Holy King is his nephew! The Emperor has so many princes, how can he skip over the three princes and directly make the Holy King the Crown Prince? That would be too unreasonable!
Upon hearing Xuan Yuanpeng's words, the three of them, including Xuan Yuanduo, all turned cold and grim.
Consort Liang and Su Huiyan also became flustered.
Of all those present, only Bai was probably secretly pleased.
Xuanyuan Peng has indeed decided to make Zhan'er the crown prince!
Su Xuening glanced at Xuan Yuanzhan again.
What does His Majesty mean by those words?
Is it intentional to make Xuanyuan Zhan the crown prince?
If that's the case, then Xuanyuan Yu won't be able to become emperor, and it will be much easier for her to take revenge in the future!
Only Xuanyuan Zhan remained expressionless, seemingly unmoved by Xuanyuan Peng's words.
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