Chapter 102 Chapter 102 This person is the 'Golden Abacus',...
Chapter 102
Sure enough, he had set his sights on Lin Shuo's daughter again.
Emperor Longshun was not surprised at all.
Perhaps because she had named Lin Zhihua as the "Thousand-machine Doctor", the Queen had some ulterior motives.
The fifth brother is mute and timid. As the mistress of the imperial palace, it is easy for the queen to manipulate and win over the fifth brother and interfere in his marriage.
Emperor Longshun didn't say anything, and the queen was a little nervous.
She saw that the third son had been crowned King of Chu and married the daughter of the Minister of Rites. Wuyou, from the Minister of Rites's family, was a good friend of Prince Consort Lin, and Xie Erlang, who was also friends with the third son, seemed to be planning to marry into the Lin family...
As a result, her son, Prince Dayan, was at a disadvantage.
Therefore, she wanted to win over the fifth brother for her son, and then win over Duke Lin through the fifth brother.
As long as one of Duke Lin's daughters can stand on the side of the Crown Prince, it can be guaranteed that Duke Lin will be loyal to the Crown Prince in the future.
Thinking of this, the Queen forced a smile and asked tentatively, "Your Majesty? What do you think?"
Emperor Longshun gave her a deep look and said, "Why didn't the Empress care about the Fifth Prince so much before? He is stupid and can't speak. If the Empress hadn't mentioned him, I wouldn't have remembered him."
The Queen was a little embarrassed, but as the head of the harem, she must have some cunning and thick skin. She smiled and defended Jing Zhuoran, "Xiao Wu is not as bad as Your Majesty thinks. He is handsome and gentle. He is also a prince. Although he can't speak, he has been studying in the palace with his brothers since he was a child. He understands everything he should know."
Emperor Longshun: "Choose another girl."
The Queen: "...Yes." She sighed to herself, "I suppose Duke Lin doesn't want his daughters to marry the prince. I heard his eldest daughter is engaged to General Zhou's eldest son. And his fourth daughter is getting married to the second son of the Xie family. I thought the second daughter of the Lin family would develop a relationship with the fourth son in the Western Regions, but unexpectedly, the fourth son is destined to be with the princess of the Western Regions. So it seems that Duke Lin's second daughter is also not destined to be with the prince."
What she said was actually to make the current marriage situation in the court clear to Emperor Longshun.
How could Emperor Longshun not know what she was thinking?
He smiled and praised someone, "Xiuyuan, the consort, is very compatible with Yue'er. Duke Lin's most precious son has been taken by my princess, and I cannot let Duke Lin be sad again. Moreover, Xiuyuan is a good boy, far-sighted, thoughtful, and considerate to Yue'er. Yue'er chose a consort three times before choosing such a perfect husband. How can you say that the Lin family has no connection with the royal family?"
The Queen chuckled and agreed, "Your Majesty is absolutely right. I'm just worried about Xiaowu. Concubine Xian has been bedridden and I'm afraid she doesn't have the energy to take care of Xiaowu."
Emperor Longshun thought of the sick Concubine Xian, and a trace of regret flashed across his eyes.
"Let's talk about it later. After the fourth son returns to Beijing and gets married, we can make plans for the fifth and sixth sons."
The Queen stopped talking and said softly, "Yes, Zhuo Yue should be back soon, right? The twelfth lunar month is almost here."
"Well, the last report said they were selecting suitable war horses and had already picked half of them. The Western Regions are offering a tribute of 3,000 war horses as a token of their sincerity in their marriage to Dayan, and it's also equivalent to the dowry for the Western Region princess." Emperor Longshun was very satisfied with this. "They should be able to return before the New Year."
"Your Majesty, do you intend for him to get married before or after the New Year?"
"After the New Year. If we rush before the New Year, we won't be able to make it. The beginning of spring after the New Year is almost perfect."
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There is still a happy event in the capital that has not been celebrated yet.
——The marriage of Lin Zhiqin and Zhou Bokai.
They originally booked it for the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month.
However, suddenly Lin Zhiyi, Jingyue and Lin Zhihua all left Beijing for business, and Lin Zhiqi and Gu Tingxuan were still in the Western Regions and had not returned, so the two families decided to postpone the wedding date.
Fortunately, the invitations had not been sent out yet, so there was still time to make changes.
Lin Zhiqin would rather get married when her younger brothers and sisters are around.
The Zhou family had no objection - General Zhou and his wife were extremely happy to marry the eldest daughter of Duke Lin.
The two of them had already agreed that everything would be up to their future eldest daughter-in-law. As long as the eldest daughter-in-law could marry into their family, it didn't matter if it was earlier or later.
Moreover, the Zhou family will let Lin Zhiqin be the housekeeper in the future. This person is the 'Golden Abacus' and 'Shancai Boy', so he must be treated well!
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