Chapter 191: Come to the Door
Even though Emperor Tai'an was a shrewd man, he was stunned when he heard this.
The eunuch Liu Chuan, who was standing silently by the side, almost couldn't help coughing.
Are you here to compete with the emperor for his son-in-law?
After an awkward silence, Emperor Tai'an spoke up, "Prince, are you talking about Yang Zhe, the editor of the Yang family?"
Prince Yu Liu smiled innocently, "I only know his last name is Yang, and he was your country's top scholar last year."
Liu Chuan's eyes twitched.
The Yu Liu people are so careless that they fell in love with her without even knowing her name.
Emperor Tai'an stared at Prince Yu Liu, wondering if his ignorance was real. "Prince, you've just arrived in the Great Zhou, so you might not know that Yang Xiuzhuan and Yi'an will be getting married soon."
"Mr. Yang and Princess Yi'an are engaged?" Prince Yu Liu was greatly surprised.
Emperor Tai'an said with a smile, "Prince, if you stay a little longer, you can even drink in their wedding wine..."
Prince Yu Liu couldn't hide his disappointment: "That means your sister and Yang Zhuangyuan are not destined to be together. If your sister knew this news, she would definitely be sad."
"There are many good men in the Great Zhou. Once Princess Lingque recovers from her injuries, you can take your time to choose."
Prince Yu Liu bowed deeply and said, "I hope Your Majesty will give me your approval when the time comes."
Emperor Tai'an agreed with a smile, and after Prince Yu Liu left, he put away his smile and fell into deep thought.
The palace was silent, with only the gentle but persistent ticking of the large bell that had flown across the ocean. After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Tai'an looked at Liu Chuan and said, "Go and find out when Princess Lingque and Yang Zhe had contact."
"yes."
Liu Chuan took the order and left, and soon came back with the news.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, today several talented scholars from Yu Liu competed with us in couplets in the teahouse. Their words were very arrogant. In the end, it was Yang Xiuzhuan who stepped in to dispel the arrogance of the Yu Liu people. Princess Lingque was present at the time, and she must have fallen in love with Yang Xiuzhuan at that time..."
After listening to Liu Chuan's detailed account of what he had learned, Emperor Tai'an shook his head and said, "I think they have too much free time."
In the eyes of Emperor Tai'an, this was just a minor episode. Knowing that Yang Zhe was already engaged, he couldn't force the marriage. When Prince Yu Liu returned to the guesthouse, he no longer looked disappointed.
"Now the Emperor of Great Zhou knows that the princess is interested in Yang Zhuangyuan."
Princess Lingque raised her eyebrows slightly. "So, the Emperor of Great Zhou will soon know about my meeting with Yang Zhe today?"
"That's for sure." Thinking of Princess Lingque's plan, Prince Yu Liu felt a little worried. "Do you really think that doing so will get you what you want?"
Princess Lingque played with her neatly trimmed nails and smiled nonchalantly: "I, a poor little girl with amnesia, can be shameless, but how can the dignified Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty also be shameless?"
"Then I wish you all the best, my sister." Prince Yu Liu raised his teacup and sincerely admired Princess Lingque for being so bold.
The next day, just as Yang Zhe reached the gate of the yamen, he was stopped by someone: "Yang Zhuangyuan, please stay."
When Yang Zhe heard the voice, he looked and saw a girl in Yu Liu clothing walking towards him, followed by two Yu Liu guards.
The young girl approached, performed a jade-like ceremony, and said in a crisp voice, "I am Princess Lingque's personal maid. I have come to Yang Zhuangyuan today to deliver a gift on behalf of the princess."
Gift?
The girl in exotic clothes was already eye-catching, and after hearing this, people entering and leaving the yamen couldn't help but slow down their pace.
Let’s hear what’s going on.
Yang Zhe glanced at the exquisite little box held by Yu Liu's maid and said calmly, "I have never met the princess before, so I dare not accept her gift."
Yu Liu, the palace maid, raised her eyebrows in surprise and raised her voice, "How could there be no interaction? Yang Zhuangyuan even expressed his affection to our princess yesterday, and there were so many people watching!"
As soon as these words came out, the colleagues who had stopped exchanged glances with each other.
Yang Zhe's expression turned cold. "I have never dealt with your princess before. Why do you say that?"
Yu Liu's maidservant was furious. "It was our princess who was composing couplets with Yang Zhuangyuan in front of the teahouse yesterday. She fell in love with Yang Zhuangyuan at first sight and used the first couplet to test his feelings. Yang Zhuangyuan responded with the second couplet. Even though we Yu Liu have pledged our lives to each other, how could you suddenly deny it?"
"Yesterday, Yang was just making couplets and had no other ideas. Please also tell the princess that Yang is already engaged and please don't make such jokes anymore." After Yang Zhe said this, he quickly walked into the yamen.
"Wait a minute!"
Yu Liu, the palace maid, wanted to chase in, but was stopped by the gatekeeper: "This is a restricted area of the government office. Please stay, young lady."
"You people of the Great Zhou don't keep your word!" Palace maid Yu Liu stomped her feet, turned around and ran away.
The onlookers looked at each other in confusion, and finally turned their envy towards the top scholar.
He married the Princess of Da Zhou and also attracted Princess Yu Liu. Only a talented and handsome top scholar could have such good fortune.
As for the possibility that Princess Lingque would snatch the number one scholar away, no one thought so. They just spread the story of what happened in front of the yamen for fun.
This kind of gossip always spreads quickly. It reached the ears of Marquis Weiwu within a day. Kou's mother hurriedly sent someone to deliver a letter to Princess Yian.
Princess Yi'an hurried back to the Marquis' Mansion after receiving the letter.
"Mother, your letter said that Yang Zhe was involved in a rumor. What exactly is it?"
Mother Kou told the news she had heard. Princess Yi'an's face turned cold and she slammed the table: "How shameless!"
"That's right. I've never heard of anyone sending a personal maid to find someone directly, let alone on the street."
Although she heard that Yang Zhe had refused without hesitation, Kou's mother still felt ashamed.
"That's strange, doesn't Princess Yu Liu know that Yang Zhe and you are engaged?"
Princess Yi'an sneered: "She obviously knew and that's why she deliberately made things difficult for me!"
Seeing her stand up, Kou's mother hurriedly asked: "Jiaojiao, where are you going?"
Fearing that Mother Kou would nag, Princess Yi'an didn't mention that she was going to settle the score with Princess Lingque. She said perfunctorily, "I'll go back to the palace and tell the Empress Dowager."
"Don't cry to the Queen Mother—" Kou's mother hurriedly warned.
Princess Yi'an got on the sedan chair and said, "Go to the Honglu Guest House."
Not long after, the sedan chair stopped in front of the guesthouse. Princess Yi'an got out of the sedan chair and was surrounded by people.
Princess Yi'an had just come to visit Princess Lingque who had injured her head two days ago. The gatekeeper recognized her at a glance and hurriedly saluted.
"I'm here to visit Princess Lingque. Please let her know." During the journey from Marquis Weiwu's Mansion to the guesthouse, Princess Yian suppressed her anger. At least she wanted to avoid being accused of a quarrel in public.
The gatekeeper had a strange look on his face: "Princess Lingque went out early in the morning, and then Prince Yuliu went out to look for her, but she hasn't returned yet."
"No one is here?" Princess Yi An became furious when she heard this.
Is he hiding because he feels guilty, or is he going to bother Yang Zhe again?
She turned around with a cold face and walked out, meeting Prince Yu Liu head-on.
"Princess Lingque didn't come back with the prince?"
Prince Yu Liu stared at Princess Yi An, suspicion flashing in his eyes: "Princess Yi An is looking for my sister?"
"Princess Lingque was injured, and I have been worried, so I came to visit her." Princess Yi'an said the polite words, but she became more and more annoyed in her heart.
What's that look in Prince Yu Liu's eyes?
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