"Alright!" The emperor knew what he was going to say, so he didn't even give him a chance to speak. "You've been tired lately, busy with state affairs, and you can't keep delaying your own lifelong event."
"Your younger brothers are already fathers. How long do you want to delay this?"
"You always use the excuse of being busy with government affairs. The court has so many civil and military officials, the Crown Prince, and so many people who have married and had children, yet they haven't neglected government affairs. How can you not take care of both?"
"In that case, you don't need to go to the Ministry of War anymore. From today on, all the things you are responsible for will be handed over to Prince Ning. You can concentrate on getting married and having children. It is important to give me a big fat grandson as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, others will say that I'm exploiting you alone, keeping you so busy that you can't even marry a princess!"
After the emperor said these words with a serious face that would not tolerate any objection, let alone rejection, he directly announced the adjournment of the court.
Almost everyone had left, but Prince Duan was still kneeling alone in the hall.
Ming Yuli saw that the area within a three-mile radius around Prince Duan was filled with a message of rejection, so he didn't dare to go up and say hello. He hurried away amid the whispered congratulations of his colleagues.
Prince Duan was unwilling, so what? The Emperor had granted the marriage and issued an imperial decree, and no one could disobey. He could only hurry home and get the horoscope and send it to the Imperial Observatory.
Finally, it was General Gu who came over and helped Ling Jingxuan up. "Your Highness Prince Duan, now that things have come to this, you should stop making the Emperor angry."
"Fortunately, Miss Ming Ruoxi's status, talent, and appearance are among the best among the ladies of Yulin City. The Emperor is truly doing this for your own good!"
Ling Jingxuan sneered, "Is Lord Gu so desperate about the ladies of this city?"
If Ming Ruoxi is the best, the others might as well just die and be reborn!
Prince Duan turned and left the palace, and General Gu sighed behind him.
Who can you blame? If you don't want to be manipulated by the emperor, why don't you make your own choice?
After so many years, it's understandable that you're too picky, but at least it means you've tried hard to find the right person.
But you act like a monk all day long, showing no interest in any woman. You only get close to a girl from the Lin family, a concubine, who was even chosen by the Crown Prince to be his concubine...
The news that the Emperor had granted marriage to Prince Duan and Ming Ruoxi had spread throughout the streets and alleys of Yulin City after the morning court session, even before the imperial edict was delivered to the Ming Mansion.
When Dugu Yu mentioned this, Qin Qingyao, who was drinking porridge, almost choked to death. "Who did you say the emperor arranged a marriage for?"
"Prince Duan and Ming Ruoxi, what are you so excited about?"
"But... why?"
Dugu Yu frowned, somewhat reluctant to mention Ling Jingxuan's matter in front of Qin Qingyao, "It must be the Lin family's doing."
"Yesterday, Concubine Yun summoned Lin Xiafeng to the palace to chat with her and relieve her boredom. Lin Xiafeng brought Ming Ruoxi with him. Coincidentally, the emperor went to Yongfu Palace to sit for a while, and it is said that he had a good impression of Ming Ruoxi."
"Then the Emperor went to Concubine Yun's place that night, and the marriage was granted the next day."
Qin Qingyao almost bit the chopsticks to pieces. Lin Xiafeng would definitely not bring Ming Ruoxi into the palace for no reason. Even the eldest son knew that Ming Ruoxi was interested in Prince Duan. There was no way she didn't know!
So, she must have planned all this long ago!
Lin Xiafeng just kicked Ling Jingxuan out, so he can just give him to his former rival as a favor?
How can this person be so reckless!
Dugu Yu waved his hand in front of Qin Qingyao, who was lost in thought. "What are you thinking about? If you don't eat now, the food will get cold."
"oh."
Qin Qingyao lowered her head to eat, but her mind was spinning rapidly. The Ming family was a fence-sitter. In the beginning, because of their marriage relationship with the Qin family, they had always been very concerned about the prince.
But later, when the Qin family fell, they didn't hesitate for even three seconds and quickly went to join Prince Duan.
The prince is in good luck now, and with Lin Xiafeng's assistance, he will surely be even more successful in the future. Will the old fox Ming Yuli abandon the prince and join Prince Duan just for a daughter?
No, he absolutely won't!
So Lin Xiafeng went to so much trouble to marry Ming Ruoxi to Prince Duan, just to make things more difficult for him and give him a pair of eyes.
Ming Ruoxi is a little girl who married into Prince Duan's mansion, where she is isolated and helpless and not favored by her husband. Apart from relying on her natal family and obeying the words of her "good sister" Lin Xiafeng, what else can she do?
Her sisters and family members are all from the prince's family. Can she side with Prince Duan?
She could understand this simple truth, and Prince Duan must have understood it too.
Even if he doesn't know yet that Lin Xiafeng is determined to kill him, he must have felt that his former white moonlight sister Feng'er has immediately thrown herself into the arms of his mortal enemy, the Crown Prince, and will never return!
This decisiveness and straightforwardness is much more admirable than her previous ambiguous behavior where she exuded her charm as the most beautiful woman to confuse and use men. Even Qin Qingyao began to admire her!
After dinner, Dugu Yu accompanied Qin Qingyao for a stroll in the garden, and then went to the study. He seemed to be very busy recently, but he didn't tell Qin Qingyao what he was busy with, and Qin Qingyao didn't ask. She wouldn't understand military affairs even if he told her.
I originally planned to go to the romantic place by myself, but Bai Zhi followed me.
Qin Qingyao couldn't help feeling distressed when she saw Bai Zhi's thin figure.
"Baizhi, I'm just going out for a walk. You don't have to follow me. Just rest at home."
Bai Zhi smiled with emotion. Although it looked difficult, it was truly from the heart.
"Princess, I've had enough rest these days, yet you've arranged for my two sisters to take care of me alone, asking me to live like a master every day, while you yourself have no one to take care of you. How can this be?"
"Why is there no one to take care of me? There are so many people in this palace surrounding me. Besides, the prince has transferred four top masters to me. Although we can't see where they are, they must be around me to protect me."
"Every move and every word I make cannot escape their eyes. Those who want to hurt me cannot even get close to me."
Bai Zhi always felt that Qin Qingyao's words were strange, and she wanted to ask her why she took Wu Gang and the other three away, and whether she blamed them for her sister's accident.
But the princess said that the four secret guards were watching her every move and every word, and she felt it was not appropriate to ask now, otherwise, the four people would think that she had something against them.
"Princess, the secret guards are men after all, and there are always times when they are inconvenient. Please let this servant stay with you. I like to be with you. It gives me something to do and keeps me busy, which is better than staying in the room with nothing to do and daydreaming."
Qin Qingyao held Bai Zhi's hand and said, "Okay, actually I'm not used to you not being around these days. Let's go and have fun in Fenghuaxueyue."
Seeing Qin Qingyao and Bai Zhi walking out hand in hand, the servants in the palace were no longer surprised, but Zheng Mingxuan and the other three in secret felt a little confused.
In the romantic atmosphere, the eldest son sat next to Qin Qingyao, and his mood was not very good.
"Originally, we sent those people to the Ming Mansion, hoping that Lord Ming would give them a thorough interrogation and teach his unreasonable and crazy girl a lesson. But as soon as we sent them there, she was married to Prince Duan and became the future princess."
"Well, now, let alone blatantly bullying others at home, no one would dare to say anything wrong about her, let alone blatantly bullying her."
Qin Qingyao smiled helplessly, "Maybe she's just lucky. Anyway, I guess the day the Imperial Astronomical Observatory picks her name won't be far away. Even if she acts like a big shot at home, her dominance won't last for many days."
"My eldest sister is a well-educated, gentle and generous person. She will definitely be able to endure it. Sigh..."
The eldest son felt helpless when looking at Qin Qingyao. Qin Qingsang could endure it, but if he did this, wouldn't it make the princess even more distressed and uncomfortable?
Qin Qingyao waved her hand, as if trying to get rid of the matter. "Thank you for your hard work. The reward will be taken from this month's account. This princess is very generous!"
The eldest son clasped his fists and said, "Then I would like to thank the princess on behalf of my brothers."
"Has anything exciting happened recently? Anything fun?"
The eldest son knew that Qin Qingyao was in a bad mood, so he told some jokes to cheer her up. In the romantic world, the most abundant thing is the gossip of family matters and the colorful flowers and willows.
Before she could finish her words, someone came in to report, "Princess, His Royal Highness Prince Duan is outside and wants to see you."
"Prince Duan? Requesting to see me? Are you so polite?"
Qin Qingyao was really shocked. Is Prince Duan in such a miserable state now?
Before she could even shake off her surprised expression, the messenger, Xiao Tiantian, was already being hit on the head with a fan by Prince Duan. "Read less gossip and more books. You're messing up the message."
As he spoke, he walked in on his own.
Qin Qingyao was relieved to see that Prince Duan was still in the mood to joke. "From what I can see, Your Highness Prince Duan, you are clearly full of energy and vigor, and you look very energetic."
Prince Duan sat in front of Qin Qingyao and poured himself a cup of tea. "Of course. Why wouldn't I be energetic?"
Qin Qingyao narrowed her eyes. "Oh, that's right. There's a saying that goes, 'People are in high spirits when they have good things to do.' Congratulations, Your Highness Prince Duan!"
Prince Duan sighed helplessly, "You clearly can't stand my mood, right?"
"Pfft." Seeing his expression, Qin Qingyao actually found it quite funny. "Okay, let's get back to the point. What are you doing here at Fenghuaxueyue? Are you free?"
Why is her husband, a prince from another family, so busy all day? It's really unfair.
"I'm not idle, I just happened to be passing by and wanted to try my luck and see if I could run into you."
Bai Zhi looked as if she had seen a ghost. Why did His Royal Highness Prince Duan come all the way to see their princess?
The eldest son coughed lightly and said, "Your Highness Prince Duan, Princess, I have business to take care of, so I won't disturb you two. Let's chat slowly."
After saying that, he tactfully pulled Bai Zhi out.
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