Yuan Yun nodded and said, "I will always be your older sister. The status of the princess is not important."
"No! Absolutely not! I disagree!"
Yuan Xiu was so angry that he jumped up and down, shouting, "If I strip you of your status as the eldest princess, how will the world view me?"
"I am a ruthless tyrant who is heartless and cruel for the sake of profit!"
Yuan Yun thought for a moment and said, "Then I have another idea. If His Majesty still doesn't agree, then imprison me in the inner palace forever!"
"Get up before you speak! Otherwise, I won't listen!" Yuan Xiu turned his back.
Yuan Yun slowly stood up and said, "I will not take a husband; let me marry into that family."
Yuan Xiu immediately turned around and asked in confusion, "You're going to marry into the Right Prime Minister's household?"
Yuan Yun nodded and said, "Yes, in that case, Zhao Cheng won't need to come to Changsui, and your worries will be gone."
Yuan Xiu frowned, and immediately began to ponder.
It has to be said that if one has to grant the older sister's wish, this is the best option.
Zhao Cheng did not enter the princess's residence, while Yuan Yun married into the Right Prime Minister's residence.
Zhao Cheng only held the title of imperial son-in-law in name only; the roots of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion were still in Yanchuan.
After a long silence, Yuan Xiu asked, "Sister, don't you feel wronged?"
Hearing this, Yuan Yun knew her younger brother was interested, and finally smiled, saying, "Silly brother, I am a woman. A woman won't be wronged if she marries the right person!"
Yuan Xiu said, "How do you know Zhao Cheng is the right person? You know he's a lecherous wretch. From what I know, he has many women in Yanchuan. If you bring him into the Princess's residence, he will definitely only have you for the rest of his life. But if you go to the Right Prime Minister's residence, he might even take another concubine!"
"I don't care how many women he has." Yuan Yun smiled confidently, then continued, "Don't you know me? No matter how many women he has, he still has to be subservient to me, doesn't he?"
Yuan Xiu's mood gradually calmed down.
Yes, no matter how many women Zhao Cheng has, or how many more women she may have, putting aside the fact that her elder sister, the Princess, can keep them in check, with her sister's skills and abilities, how could those women be her match?
Moreover, if her sister really marries into the Right Prime Minister's household, she will be a spy planted next to Zhao Huan...
With this thought in mind, Yuan Xiu finally stopped being angry and regained his composure.
"As long as you don't feel wronged by your sister's plan, I agree."
Yuan Xiu immediately added, "But I have one condition: whenever I miss you, my sister must come to Changsui, and Zhao Cheng and the Right Chancellor's Office must not stop her!"
Yuan Yun smiled slightly and said loudly, "They wouldn't dare."
...
After Yuan Yun persuaded Yuan Xiu, Zhao Cheng received an invitation from Yuan Xiu before returning to Yanchuan.
There were only Zhao Cheng and Yuan Xiu at the meal.
To be honest, Zhao Cheng felt very awkward. The person sitting opposite him seemed to have had his most precious thing stolen from him, and was always looking at him with a predatory gaze.
But Zhao Cheng still had to pretend to be very proud, maintaining his unrestrained and dissolute demeanor as always.
"Brother-in-law... no, no, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Cheng feigned a slight buzz and laughed heartily, "I haven't married the Princess yet, so I can't call her that! But Your Majesty, please rest assured, after we are married, I will definitely treat the Princess well!"
Zhao Cheng declared confidently, "The Princess is not only my wife, but also the most important person in my life! I will definitely take good care of my sister for Your Majesty!"
Yuan Xiu gave a forced smile, his lips twitching, as if he wanted nothing more than to draw his sword and chop off his future brother-in-law.
"Zhao Cheng, I don't want to say too much to you, but I have two requests that you must fulfill!"
"Please enlighten me, Your Majesty!"
"First, always be good to my sister!"
"Your subject is certain!"
"Secondly, always be loyal to the Great Jing!"
"Of course, I am the Zhaoyong General of the Great Jing!"
Yuan Xiu curled his lip, trying to decipher the meaning behind Zhao Cheng's words, and asked, "What's wrong? You destroyed the Southern Zhou spy network this time, but I didn't reward you. Are you angry?"
"How dare I?!" Zhao Cheng immediately knelt down, feigning humility, and loudly proclaimed, "I have already bestowed my sister upon you, what more could I possibly want?!"
Yuan Xiu's lips twitched again.
This guy looks like he's showing off!
No, it's not like that.
That's him!
Just as Yuan Xiu was plotting something and was about to make things difficult for Zhao Cheng, Zhao Cheng stepped forward and presented something, saying, "On the eve of my departure, I have a small gift to offer to Your Majesty!"
"What is this?" Yuan Xiu swallowed back the difficult question and reached out to take it.
On the surface, it looked like a booklet, and the workmanship wasn't particularly exquisite. Yuan Xiu opened it and saw the little figures on each page, and his brows immediately furrowed.
But as he looked at it, Yuan Xiu's brows relaxed, and he held the booklet and said, "When I first saw it, I thought it was a book about 'crying,' but I never expected that all the people in this booklet would be men!"
"No..." Yuan Xiu muttered to himself, quickly flipping through the pages, "The content of the drawing is still the same as 'Yingyingying,' it's a direct copy..." qqxsnew
“Yes, Your Majesty!” Zhao Cheng stepped forward and explained, “This is a painting I commissioned to be made in the last two days based on the poem ‘Yingyingying,’ except that the little figures were replaced with men. Time was tight, so there wasn’t enough time to make it detailed, and the painter is only of average skill.”
Zhao Cheng observed Yuan Xiu's expression and, seeing that he remained calm, continued, "I present this first to see if Your Majesty likes it. If you do, I will find the artist of 'Yingyingying' after I return to Yanchuan and have her paint a copy for Your Majesty herself."
Yuan Xiu asked doubtfully, "Do you know the artist of 'Yingyingying'?"
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