Unexpectedly, an angry and painful voice came from the other side. "Father Emperor, you are so biased. I also want to marry Sister Baoer. Can you marry me to Sister Baoer as well?" His eyes were red as he spoke, and tears almost fell from his eyes.
As soon as these words were spoken, the scene suddenly became quiet.
The emperor's face, which was just happy, turned gloomy. "Fourteen, do you know what you are saying?"
Defei was originally happy that Yifei's son was going to be married off, and was singing a little song happily in her heart, but she was suddenly broken down by her eldest son.
She hurriedly stood up and knelt down to plead guilty, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Fourteen is still young. What he said is irrelevant."
Then she looked at the fourteenth prince who was in pain next to her, and said to him anxiously, "Fourteenth, listen to your mother and admit your mistake to your father, the emperor. Tell him that you know you were wrong and that what you said before was nonsense. It was not true."
"Mother..." Fourteenth Prince cried miserably. He couldn't believe that Mother refused to help him. He had already told her that he liked Sister Baoer. Mother didn't say she would object at the time.
He didn't know that Concubine De didn't object because she thought Fourteen's words were just childish. She didn't take them seriously. Who knew that Fourteen would actually accuse the Emperor of partiality in public? What if the Emperor got angry?
Now she only hoped that the emperor would not be too angry, otherwise she and her mother would probably fall out of favor.
The Fourteenth Prince ran from his seat to the Emperor, knelt down, and cried aggrievedly, "Father, please don't blame my mother. It's me who likes Sister Baoer. I can't live without her. Father, we are all your sons. I don't ask for the position of the principal wife. I am willing to be Baoer's concubine."
Everyone at the scene was in an uproar, and they all looked at Baoer frequently. Baoer quickly lowered his head because of the looks from everyone.
The expressions of the emperor and the empress dowager sitting in the main seats were difficult to discern, and it was impossible to tell whether they were happy or angry.
Yinzhen saw that everyone was looking at Baoer, and glared sharply at his brothers, sisters-in-law, and concubines who were looking at Baoer.
Then he said to the Fourteenth Prince in a cold voice, "Fourteenth, although you are still young, you should be careful with your words. Baoer is not someone you can covet."
The tenth prince Yin also said, "Fourteenth brother, I know you are so young and eager to get married, but this is not a reason for you to snatch your own sister-in-law. Just wait a few years and let the emperor find a good one for you."
"puff……"
"Ha ha"
The Queen Mother then joked, "Little Fourteen is missing a wife. Little Ten is right. Let your Royal Father find you a good one when the time comes."
Fourteen was stunned by what they said, then he took a deep breath and said firmly to the emperor, "Father, please grant your son's wish. As long as you agree to my son's request, I, your son..."
"Pa" the emperor slammed his hand on the table, "Fourteen, if you think so, what does Lin Jia say? Did she agree?"
"Your Majesty..." Fourteen stared blankly at the emperor above him. He didn't know this either. He probably wouldn't agree. Thinking of this, Fourteen felt extremely disappointed.
Then the emperor looked at Bao'er and said, "Lin Jiashi, my fourteenth prince said he likes you and wants to marry you and is willing to be your concubine. What do you say?"
Bao Er was startled when she heard this. She stood up and bowed. "Your Majesty, I have only met Fourteenth Prince a few times before and have always treated him as a little brother. I never thought he would have such thoughts. I have Yinzhen and Yin?, which is enough. I don't need anyone else."
Yinzhen Yin? smiled happily when he heard Baoer's words that seemed like a confession of love.
The prince felt that smile was very dazzling.
The Emperor looked at Fourteen and asked, "Fourteen, did you hear that? What do you say?"
Fourteen felt extremely upset. Although he knew that Sister Baoer would reject him, he didn't expect her to reject him so straightforwardly.
He looked at Baoer and said, "Sister Baoer, I really like you. I have liked you since the first time I saw you. Although I am still young, I will grow up."
Then she said to the emperor stubbornly, "Father, although Sister Bao'er doesn't like me now, it doesn't matter. When I grow up, she will definitely like me."
"You..." The emperor was so angry that he wanted to curse, but then he thought that the girl had done nothing wrong and it was all his stupid son's fault. It was their fault for not being able to control their own hearts.
He held back his anger and said, "Since she doesn't like it, then forget about it. She might forget about it in a few years. Then I'll find a good one for you."
Then he said to Bao Er, "Lin Jia, please sit down."
After hearing what the emperor said, the fourteenth prince said in disappointment, "Father, I know that Sister Bao'er doesn't have me in her heart right now, but I will wait. I only want Sister Bao'er. No matter who tells me about a wife in the future, I won't like her."
The emperor pointed at the fourteenth prince with a shaking finger and said, "You are such a bastard, are there no good women in the world?"
Fourteen stuck his neck out and said, "There are many good women in the world, but there is only one Lin Jia'er, and I have chosen her."
The emperor asked gloomily, "Really?"
With tears streaming down her face, Concubine De kowtowed and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. Fourteenth Prince is still young and doesn't understand things." As she spoke, she looked at the indifferent Fourth Prince, motioning him to help plead for mercy.
When the Fourth Prince saw that his biased mother asked him to clean up the mess for the Fourteenth Prince, he could only suppress his jealousy and resentment and came out to pay his respects to the Emperor.
"Father, the Fourteenth Prince has only a child's mentality. He might forget it in a few years. He didn't mean to contradict you. I will discipline him properly in the future."
The Queen Mother was also afraid that the Emperor would get sick from being angry, so she comforted him, "Emperor, don't get sick from being angry. Just spare Fourteenth. He is still young and doesn't understand your painstaking efforts. You can teach him a lesson later."
The princes on the side were also afraid that the emperor would be really angry, so in order to leave a good impression in front of the emperor, they all pleaded with the emperor.
"Father, I know I was wrong,"
"Father Emperor, please spare my fourteenth brother."
There are also malicious
"Father Emperor, if you are still angry, go back and punish him."
"Yes, Emperor, you should give him a good beating when the time comes, and see if he still dares to contradict you."
When the emperor saw that everyone was begging for mercy, his expression finally improved a little. He said helplessly, "Forget it, since your maternal grandmother and brothers have all begged for mercy, then forget it. Go back and write the Filial Piety Classic ten times and hand it over to me when you are done."
"Go back and sit down, Lao Si should sit down too."
"I thank the Emperor for his grace."
Fourteenth could only follow Fourth Prince back to his seat in frustration.
The banquet then continued, and the emperor and the empress dowager sat for a while before leaving.
Bao'er and Qingchuan were sent back home by Yin'er and Yin'er in an excited mood. Along the way, Bao'er was subjected to Qingchuan's subtle teasing glances, which made her feel very uncomfortable.
After Yin'er and the other two left, Bao'er and the other returned to the yard. Bao'er looked at Qingchuan helplessly and said, "My sister, what do you want to do? You always look at me with that look. Don't you know that I will be uncomfortable?"
"Tsk tsk tsk, Lin Bao'er, I'm a little impressed by your luck with love. Not to mention that you're lucky with love, it seems that the Emperor and the Empress Dowager Yifei are also very satisfied with you."
"Although I know you're already quite popular, I didn't expect you to be so popular here. You must be the group's favorite... I'm a little envious of you."
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