Little Eleven also said angrily to Queen Shan, "Feng Miaohua is really abominable. She could have the heart to kill Yan'er, who is such a kind and gentle girl. And the third sister, she didn't give me, her younger brother, any face. They clearly saw me introduce my sixth sister to Yan'er, and told them that Yan'er was my childhood playmate and they should get along well with her, but Feng Miaohua still scalded her with boiling water. Your Majesty didn't see it. Yan'er cried so pitifully. She must have been in great pain."
Queen Shan was kindhearted. Thinking of the little girl crying because of the burns, her eyebrows knitted together with heartache. She said, "Poor girl, the eldest sister of the Chu family is gentle and kind, the most lovable girl. Miao girl is really too much."
Li Cheng continued to apply eye drops and said softly, "Mother, Miss Chu's hand was burned and two blisters were so big and translucent that I didn't dare to look at it again. Fortunately, that girl was smart and blocked it for Miss Chu, otherwise Miss Chu would be even more pitiful."
Queen Shan said to a eunuch behind her, "Little Li, go to the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion now and tell her what I want to say. Tell her that I know Miss Chu has been wronged and ask her to recover from her injuries. Also reward her with two boxes of white medicine tributed by the Li people, two jade ruyis, and two rolls of brocade satin."
Eunuch Li bowed and walked out.
Queen Shan said to another eunuch, "Xiao Mingzi, go to Prince An's mansion and find Miao Yatou. Tell her what I have said: as a woman, you must be dignified and virtuous, and behave kindly. Don't be arrogant and willful. Also give her a bronze mirror and a copy of "Female Commandments."
Seeing that Eunuch Ming bowed and left, Queen Shan said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, what do you think of my concubine's treatment of Miao girl?"
The emperor had dozens of grandchildren, and he didn't care much about Feng Miaohua, who was not favored. What's more, she did have some bad words and deeds, which made him feel guilty and he had to win over the Chu family who had shown favors.
He nodded and said, "The Queen has taught her a lesson. That Miao girl has been spoiled by Ronghe." Seeing that Xiao Shiyi was still frowning, he smiled and said, "It seems that Xiao Shiyi is still not satisfied with your mother's treatment?"
After hearing this, Little Eleven's face flushed slightly, and he said, "I think mother's teachings are very reasonable. But..." He suddenly felt a little embarrassed, paused, and still mustered up the courage to say, "But Yan'er is too kind, gentle, and timid. I'm afraid she will be bullied again in the future. I grew up with her, and I can't bear to see her suffer injustice. I want, want, want..."
Queen Shan asked, "What does the emperor want?"
Little Eleven mustered up his courage and said, "I want Yan'er to be my son's wife. That way, no one will dare to bully her anymore." He bowed again, clasped his fists and said, "Please grant my wish, Father and Mother."
Seeing Xiaoyi, who was so young, asking for a wife seriously, the Emperor and Queen Shan were so shocked that they started coughing. Queen Shan was choked by her saliva, and the Emperor was coughing for real.
Queen Shan was shocked and said, "My son, you are only eight years old this year, how can you get married? Besides, your eldest sister is the consort of Miss Chu's grandfather, and your cousin is the wife of Miss Chu's third grandfather. You are two generations apart."
Xiao Shiyi said, "Chen Shiying got married when he was five years old. There are also many families in the folk who arrange marriages for children. As for the generation, although I am a grandfather, I am young. You can't let me marry an old woman who is a grandmother, right? I don't like old women."
Queen Shan thought about it and agreed. She couldn't find a woman of a higher generation than the eleventh generation. The scope was too small and it was not easy to find a good woman. That little girl Chu was really good. She was beautiful, kind, gentle, and grew up with him. They had a deep friendship. She thought about how the emperor forced her to go to the palace to give birth to a child. The couple slept in the same bed but had different dreams. It was really boring to live like this for the rest of their lives. She didn't want her son to be like her.
Then he smiled and said, "How about that, my prince, please wait a little longer. When you are fourteen years old, I will grant you marriage. Miss Chu is beautiful and gentle, and she gets along very well with my prince. I like her too."
Little Eleven pouted and said, "But, I don't want to wait until I'm fourteen. Yan'er will have to endure a lot of anger over the years."
The emperor seemed to have just recovered from his shock and laughed, "Then Chen Shiying really set a bad example." He then teased the queen, "Queen, I think what Xiao Shiyi said is not wrong. He and the little girl from the Chu family are childhood sweethearts. It's okay to arrange the marriage first and then get married when they are fifteen years old."
While Queen Shan was in a daze, Little Eleven was so happy that he knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to the emperor, saying, "Thank you, father, for your help."
The emperor was stunned to see how serious Xiao Eleven was. Although his words contained some willingness to help, they were mostly teasing and joking.
Seeing that he had kowtowed but the emperor did not say anything, Xiao Shiyi said anxiously, "Father, your Majesty has spoken the truth. You won't go back on your word, right?"
The emperor hesitated for a moment, then said, "The Chu family has been kind to me, and I have been close friends with the girl from the Chu family since childhood. There is no reason for me to stop this marriage. But, I am too young now." Seeing that Little Eleven's face was flushed with anxiety, he smiled and said, "Besides, there must be a good opportunity and a good reason, such as a great victory in suppressing a rebellion, then I will show favor to the Chu family..."
Little Eleven was overjoyed when he heard this, and kowtowed to the emperor again, saying happily, "Thank you, father, for your support." He thought to himself that Third Grandpa and Father Chu were the most powerful and would definitely win a great victory.
The emperor returned to his own bedroom, Wanqing Palace, and said to his personal eunuch, "Go, invite the prince."
As the eunuch walked out of the hall, he saw the prince coming.
The prince also knew about the two incidents that happened in Prince An's mansion. He wanted to use the fact that Rong Zhao was once again attacked by the "Bird Fairy" in public as an excuse to have Rong Zhao become a monk, so that he could reflect on his mistakes in this life, accumulate merits for the next life, and minimize the embarrassment brought to the royal family.
Of course, he dared not say the main reason, which was to fulfill the emperor's original promise and give Chu Guangche freedom. Whenever the prince thought of that low-key, forbearing figure who worried about him, he felt guilty and uneasy.
When the emperor heard the prince's advice, he said, "Rong Zhao and the second son plotted against Chu Guangche, they were courting death. Her final destination must be a nunnery, but not at this time. Although I broke my promise and wronged Chu Guangche, I will compensate the Chu family in another way. Remember, even if I am gone, the emperor will wait until the time is right..."
At the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, the Chu family sent away the eunuch Li who came to deliver the Queen's instructions. It is said that not only did the Queen send eunuchs to the An Wang Mansion to reprimand Feng Miaohua for her immorality, but the Queen Mother also sent eunuchs to the An Wang Mansion to reprimand Princess Ronghe for not educating her daughter well and losing face for the daughters of the royal family. This time, the mother and daughter were embarrassed in public. At the same time, they also completely offended the An Wang couple.
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