Chapter 148: Forever Friends
Her sister used to look down on them at home.
It can be said that the sisterly love is very weak. To be honest, she has fallen into this situation now, and as a younger sister, she has no idea at all.
She was even a little happy because it was finally her turn to sit on the throne of queen.
The emperor on the throne continued speaking.
"My dear ministers, and all the princes and princesses who have come from afar, my princes and princesses are all here. I hope to be able to form a lasting bond with you all, and to strengthen our relationship. What are your thoughts?"
Everyone stopped what they were doing. The emperor was going to choose a consort for the princess and a princess consort for the prince.
Many people are eager to make a move. If they can really marry the princess, wouldn’t it be a meteoric rise to fame?
Wouldn’t the whole family be able to prosper?
The Imperial Concubine said with a smile.
"Your Majesty, I have chosen someone to be the Fourth Prince's principal wife, and I would also like to take in a few concubines. Your Majesty, do you think this is a good idea?
The prince is also of age to start a family and establish a career. Once he does, he will be able to settle down and better share the emperor's worries."
"oh???"
Emperor Nanyue asked doubtfully.
"I wonder which noble lady from a noble family has your heart set on. I'm very curious."
"Your Majesty, I have set my sights on Yang Yueqing, the youngest daughter of the Right Prime Minister, Wang Jiayao, the daughter of the Inspector General, and Xia Luoqing, the Princess of Southern Chu.
I just don't know who will be the principal wife and who will be the concubine. Your Majesty, please make a decision."
The smile on Emperor Nanyue's face immediately fell.
Sure enough, the emperor's expression changed instantly.
Concubine Wen also felt that the atmosphere was not right and clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
It's every man for himself, and she's right to do so.
She had to plan everything for her prince, as there was no crown prince yet.
Everyone has that opportunity, it just depends on who has a stronger background.
At present, of course, the second prince and the third prince have the support of the Taifu, an external family, and are the strongest opponents.
But... things don't seem that simple.
If the Grand Tutor wanted to assist the Second and Third Princes to ascend the throne, he would not send another woman into the palace to be the Queen.
Isn't this planning for one's own benefit, and then using the emperor to control the princes?
Such things have happened in history before, where foreign relatives interfered in politics and the person sitting in the wheelchair was just a puppet.
It seems that this Grand Tutor is really as ambitious as Sima Zhao.
I wonder what your Majesty is thinking? Your Majesty, Your Majesty! It seems that many people are interested in your position.
Why couldn't you appoint a crown prince earlier? Weren't you afraid that if you appointed a crown prince, someone would seize your throne early?
Oh.
Concubine Wen had not received the emperor's answer for a long time, and she was still worried.
What exactly does the Emperor mean? Does he allow it or not?
The expressions of the people mentioned by Concubine Wen were different.
Princess Nanchu doesn't look down on the Fourth Prince, no matter whether he is a dandy playboy as he appears to be.
She looks down on them all. She likes heroes like the War King.
Rather than the weak scholar who can’t lift anything with his hands or carry anything on his shoulders.
If they were not princes, what other abilities would they possess? The War King had achieved his current success through hard work in the army.
And there is more to the War King than meets the eye.
Once she overheard her brother's conversation and learned that the King of War secretly had many forces and industries.
Only someone like this who is capable, handsome and graceful can be worthy of her.
The expressions of the other noble ladies varied; some were happy, some helpless, and some angry.
Some are dismissive, anyway, it's colorful and has all kinds of expressions.
Emperor Nanyue suddenly burst into laughter.
"Your Highness, you have a good eye. I just wonder what the other ladies think."
Princess Nanchu was the first to speak up. "Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is a rare talent, brilliant and elegant."
Princess Nanchu crossed a long string of paths, but the Emperor and Concubine Wen still thought there was hope.
The Fourth Prince didn't care. He didn't want to be sentimental now. He just wanted to use the power in his hands to achieve his desired goals.
Once he has enough power in his hands, these women will be easily available to him. Whatever woman he wants, won’t be able to get her?
Which woman doesn't love power? They are all hypocritical.
But everyone can take what they need, and if it can help him, it's not a bad idea.
The people chosen by his mother were quite good and suited his taste. What he wanted was whether they could be used by him?
If she cannot be of use to him, even a princess is just a burden and useless to him.
Everyone thought that the matter was 80% settled, but then Princess Nanchu changed her tune.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, precisely because the Fourth Prince is so outstanding, this princess feels unworthy of him, so let's not mention this matter.
Besides, this princess has always been proud and doesn't want to compete with others for a man, nor does she like being a concubine."
Concubine Wen clenched her fists. Princess Nanchu actually slapped her in the face and dared to reject her kindness.
Good, very good.
The emperor had the same idea and was a narrow-minded person.
Being rejected in front of so many people, he immediately changed his expression.
It's just like Bao Heitan, Princess Nanchu, you'd better think about it carefully.
"If you marry the emperor, I can let him give you the position of co-wife, regardless of age."
Xia Luoqing: "Your Majesty, forget it, this princess has no chance with the Fourth Prince.
I can only let down the kindness of Her Majesty and the Emperor. There are so many noble ladies present today, and I'm sure there are many who admire the Fourth Prince.
Your Majesty, the Emperor may wish to fulfill this beautiful story."
"Everyone in the world will praise the emperor as the most virtuous emperor and the queen."
No matter how many holes there are in a flattery, it never wears out. Xia Luoqing also knew that if he rejected someone, the other person would definitely feel bad.
But so what? She would never marry someone like the Fourth Prince.
The Fourth Prince is not as handsome as the War King, and his abilities are not as strong as his.
The most important thing is that the mansion is not clean and there are a lot of beauties and concubines.
The wife hasn't even entered the house yet, but the situation is so chaotic. This only shows that this person is not someone worthy of entrusting your life to.
The Fourth Prince's eyes became particularly fierce. Princess Nanchu actually dared to reject him in front of so many people.
Was this a sign of disdain for him? Or was there something else in mind? His eyes occasionally glanced towards the War King.
Ha! So it turns out that instead of liking him, you're attracted to that useless Zhan Wang.
King of War, you make me want to kill you again. I won’t even throw away the garbage I don’t want to you.
This is really the case that when one is in the court, disaster will come from the sky.
Nangong Xue was watching the show with great interest while eating melon seeds.
"Oh my, what do you think will happen to the Fourth Prince? Will he accept it openly or harbor resentment and go to war with Nan Chu?
Or maybe they just have to get the other person. After all, some people are just perverted and think, if I can't get you, I'll destroy you."
Nangong Mulin, (My daughter's expression when watching the show shouldn't be too obvious, she is still a child after all.)
Xu Qingqing: "Um... Sister-in-law, should we keep a low profile? Is it really okay for us to just watch the show like this? Will they hold a grudge against us?"
Nangong Xue: "What's wrong with that? Come on, if I frown, I won't be called Nangong Xue.
I'm not afraid of him. I'm just afraid that he won't take action. If he has the ability, he can come and see who is more powerful.
It's a good opportunity to reveal his cards and see how prepared he is."
"If it's too low, this princess will lose her patience."
Dongfang Chen looked at Nangong Xue with doting eyes and scratched her little upturned nose.
"Princess, the other party's so-called abilities are nothing compared to you.
No one can be your opponent, no one is even worthy of carrying your shoes, and yet you dare to bring such useless people out to embarrass yourself."
"I don't know where they get their confidence from, or who gives them the courage."
"Puff."
Ye Shiyang shook his fan and burst out laughing.
"Chen, can your words be any more venomous? When did you become so good at attacking others? How come I didn't know?"
Dongfang Chen: "There are still many things you don't know. Why do you have to find out everything? Do you deserve to be called a nosy?"
Kang Muhua: "Old Ye, aren't you looking for trouble? You can't beat them, and you can't talk them down, but you insist on joining in the fun.
Why don't you learn your lesson?"
The few of them chatted as if no one was around, and the other princes and princesses were both envious and jealous.
Dongfang Qing also joined in. She was very happy now because her mother had finally returned.
With the Queen Mother backing them up, the Emperor will never marry her off to another country again.
Moreover, my mother has another identity, the Crown Princess of Liuli Kingdom.
Ha ha.
I just want to say one thing, mother, you really hid it well, and you did a great job.
Give your father a hard blow. Your father has always looked down on your status. I wonder if he regrets it now.
Emperor Nanyue (thought proudly, "How could I regret it as an emperor? Even if I did regret it, I would still be stubborn and would never admit it.")
When the Fourth Prince saw that Princess Nanchu had expressed her opinion, he immediately came to the center of the hall and bowed.
"Father, since Princess Nanchu doesn't want to marry me, I won't force her.
And if anyone of you is unwilling, please stand up. Of course, there is only one legitimate wife."
Except for Xia Luoqing, several other noble ladies from aristocratic families knelt on the ground respectfully.
"Fourth Prince, we are all willing to enter the Fourth Prince's mansion and serve him.
Well, I believe you will not regret the decision you make today one day."
The Fourth Prince had already made his wishful plans in his mind.
When I ascend the throne, if you are still so sensible, it would not be impossible for me to make you a royal concubine.
As for Princess Nanchu, I hope you won’t regret it when the time comes, and your Nanchu Kingdom can continue to remain the same. Otherwise…
Haha, you're already thinking about some ridiculous things before you even start thinking about the 8.
Suddenly someone shouted.
It turned out that Princess Rong didn't know what had happened and suddenly fell to the ground, scaring everyone.
The imperial physician was so frightened that he just stared blankly without doing any first aid.
Dongfang Chen used his inner strength to knock the imperial physician away, "Get lost! As an imperial physician, you are actually useless at this critical moment.
Damn you! I'll settle the score with you later."
"Princess, please save the Imperial Aunt. I know you have the ability to do so. Don't worry, I will take care of anything that happens to you. The Imperial Aunt has been very kind to me since I was a child.
I remember that ever since I can remember, the Imperial Aunt has always been in poor health, and it was the Imperial Uncle who kept her alive using precious medicinal herbs."
"Okay, I get it. Please ask those unimportant people to stay away and not gather here. This way there's no ventilation at all, and the patient can't breathe fresh air. Wouldn't that be even more dangerous?"
Doctor Han sneered.
"Princess Zhan! Princess Rong's illness is very complicated. We have been researching it in the hospital for so long but to no avail. You are just a little girl, don't make Princess Rong's illness even more complicated.
You'll have to leave us to clean up your mess later. Even if you want to be in the spotlight, this isn't the way to do it.
This is a matter of life and death, you'd better not mess around. I've always said you're a fool."
"You can't read a single word, you don't know anything, do you think you can suddenly become a doctor?"
Nangong Xue: "Achen! Throw this guy away from me, he's too noisy.
I don't have any skills, but I'm quite good at complaining."
Dongfang Chen grabbed Doctor Han by the collar and threw him out the door.
Doctor Han was so angry that he blew his beard and glared.
"Zhan Wang, why don't you trust your old minister? Instead, you trust a little girl who is still wet behind the ears.
Aren’t you afraid that something bad might happen to Princess Rong? Prince Rong will come after you.”
The emperor also stared at Nangong Xue.
"Princess Zhan, now is not the time for you to show off your strength. Please get out of the way immediately and don't delay the treatment of the masters.
If anything happens, I can’t protect you, not even Beiyan can.”
"What the emperor cares about most is his princess. I'm afraid you don't even know how you died."
Prince Rong also stared at Nangong Xue intently, "Princess Zhan! Are you sure? I have never heard that you have medical skills.
You should step aside and let the imperial physician come.” Prince Rong is usually gentle and polite, but now he can control his temper and speak calmly, which is a very good accomplishment.
"Uncle, believe me, I will give you a healthy aunt.
If you don't believe me, don't you also believe Achen? Uncle, let's gamble and try our best. It's better than these people being helpless.
The Empress Dowager cannot afford to delay for even a moment now. Every moment of delay will increase the danger.
If you delay any longer, the gods will be able to save you."
"Okay." Prince Rong also took the risk.
Everyone was waiting to see the show, as they had never heard that Princess Zhan knew medical skills.
It was obvious that Princess Rong was seriously ill.
Even if the head of the Imperial Medical Service came, he would probably be helpless.
Not to mention a yellow-haired girl, ah! I don’t know how this person will be able to withstand the wrath of Prince Rong later.
Everyone in Longyuan Kingdom knows that Prince Rong loves his princess the most.
Therefore, people usually took a detour when they saw Princess Rong, for fear of making her unhappy and then being hated by Prince Rong.
Being hated by Prince Rong would be worse than death.
Nangong Xue asked Dongfang Chen to find a cleaner room as she was preparing for surgery.
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