Chapter 200 The Emperor Offered Her a Marriage, But She Refused to Marry
In the following days, Zhao Zhuoxi was busy with the preparations for ascending the throne.
Maybe things were too busy, or maybe love between children was not a big deal in the imperial family.
After all, there are so many things to do in the world, and the emperor really can't handle it all.
Just when Nichang and Lu Ming thought the matter was over.
Zhao Zhuoxi suddenly secretly ordered the two of them to find a famous alchemist in Daning.
Although Lu Ming was confused, he still had to take on the task.
When he got home, Lu Ming complained: "Why did His Majesty look for an alchemist? Could it be that he also wanted to learn how to make elixirs?"
Nichang suddenly had an idea: "Could he be looking for Xiaojiu's soul?"
Lu Ming was a little confused: "Ah? What do you mean?"
Nishang nodded at him vigorously: "You are so stupid. Prince Ling can use the alchemist to capture Xiaojiu's soul and revive her body. Can't Your Majesty have the same idea?"
"Besides, when we captured that demon, he also said that Xiaojiu and her grandfather were from another world. Maybe Xiaojiu is really not dead, and is staying there, waiting for Your Majesty to find her..."
Lu Ming's brows knitted into a knot in embarrassment: "Didn't I tell you that it was nonsense? Your Majesty wouldn't really believe it... Even if Xiaojiu didn't die, where did she go?"
Lu Ming still didn't believe it, but he still had to look for the Taoist fortune teller who had some skills.
On this day, Zhao Zhuoxi went to court, and someone from the Minister of Rites came to report.
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo will be buried today. How will Your Majesty arrange it?"
Zhao Zhuoxi thought about it carefully, yes, the affairs of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion have not been settled yet.
"How is the prince?"
Minister of Rites: "He has woken up, but his body is too badly injured. Doctor Yu said that he will not be able to kill enemies with a gun, and even riding a horse will be a problem."
Zhao Zhuoxi rubbed his brows and said, "Then let him inherit the title of Duke of Zhenguo, and make his son Yao Song the crown prince, and his daughter Yao Qin the Princess of Ronghua."
This is the best explanation to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
After all, the whole family suffered this disaster in order to defend their country.
The Minister of War came out and said, "The envoys from Nanli are all dead. If the news gets to Nanli, I wonder who your majesty will send to deal with it..."
Zhao Zhuoxi glanced at the court officials below.
The former marshal of the north was Zhao Zhuoran, but now he has been replaced by Lu An.
Lu Ming had always served by his side and was the commander of the capital's imperial guards, so he was reluctant to let him go.
The generals in the south used to be from the Zhenguogong Mansion, but now the injuries in the Zhenguogong Mansion are minor, and there is no one to succeed them.
He sighed heavily, "No hurry, I have already sent artillery to guard the place. As for the generals to guard the place, I will give you a month to choose one carefully."
There is really no rush to select generals.
Back then, Duke Zhenguo defeated the Nanli Kingdom and there was no general left to defend the city. If they wanted to avenge the envoy, they would need a certain amount of strength.
at present
As far as they are concerned, they haven't yet.
Seeing that there was no other important business, Master Qin came out again to urge marriage.
"Your Majesty, you have just ascended the throne, but the harem is empty. Should you order the selection of a concubine..."
Zhao Zhuoxi remained silent. He had not yet found Jiang Jiu's soul, and he did not want to have other women in the harem.
It's agreed.
A lifetime for two people.
"The Queen has just entered the Imperial Mausoleum. Please wait a little longer."
In an ordinary family, when a wife dies, the husband has to observe mourning for a year as a sign of respect.
The royal family only needs one month, but the common people must not have any vocal music for a year.
Zhao Zhuoxi is now the emperor and does not have to observe those customs.
Who knew that Mr. Qin was still chattering on.
"Your Majesty, your harem is now empty. It will take time to marry a concubine. When will our Daning royal family have an heir? ..."
Only Qin Yuan dared to say this, as if the emperor would have no tomorrow after today.
Zhao Zhuoxi was very impatient and waved his hands.
Master Yiyun was just about to shout, "If nothing else, retreat..."
A minister in the court also stood up.
"Your Majesty, the granddaughter of the Duke of Zhenguo has now been named Princess Ronghua. Getting married during the mourning period is not in accordance with the ancestral rules..."
After a careful look, everyone found that this man was a general under the Duke of Zhenguo.
When Duke Zhenguo was still in power, he did discuss this matter with Zhao Zhuoxi.
Zhao Zhuoxi thought about it carefully and decided that it would be the same no matter who he married, so he might as well marry this girl.
If he is more lively, he can make the Duke of Zhenguo's subordinates swear allegiance to him until death.
"Then pass on my decree to make Princess Ronghua the queen, and we will get married in three years."
Now that the Empress has been chosen, the date for selecting a concubine can be postponed to next spring.
According to ancestral system, the emperor would select concubines for his harem every three years.
In the early spring of next year, the harem will first select a concubine, and three years later, a queen will be married.
This time Qin Yuan finally had no objection.
When the news reached Duke Zhenguo, everyone was happy, but Jiang Jiu was furious.
"What the hell? Enter the palace and become the queen? I won't enter the palace."
I have to say that this time travel was very explosive and my luck was extremely good.
Entering the palace means she is at the level of queen.
If it was an ordinary family, Jiang Jiu would have agreed.
But that is the emperor.
There are three thousand beauties in the harem, I won’t talk about them.
They said he had a violent temper, was murderous, and was in poor health.
That's all.
Take the newly enthroned emperor Zhao Zhuoxi for example; he has already buried two queens before him.
He is a bit of a wife-killer.
Jiang Jiu, who lives in modern times, is still a little superstitious about metaphysics.
Crown Prince Yao Shirong was still lying in bed. He had woken up, but had not yet recovered.
Although almost everyone in his family died, his two children were still alive and well, so he could be considered to have saved his life.
"Qin'er, this is an honor bestowed by His Majesty, and it is also a favor your grandfather asked for from His Majesty. You liked His Majesty so much in the past, and your father thought you would happily agree..."
Yao Shirong also saw that Yao Qin had been having a hard time recently. Despite her young age and lack of her former arrogance, she was able to support the entire Duke's Mansion and hold the funeral in a dignified manner.
I feel so sad.
This prompted the subordinates of the Duke of Zhenguo to bring up the matter with the Emperor in the court.
Unexpectedly, the emperor was so powerful that he directly made his concubine the queen.
Before Yao Shirong could be happy, his daughter said she would not marry.
I have to say, his daughter-in-law is different from other daughters-in-law.
If she were any other girl, she would have been so happy that she wouldn't know what to do.
Who would have known that his daughter would actually say...
Don’t marry!!!
Jiang Jiu stood angrily in front of Yao Shirong's bed and argued with him.
"Dad, he has killed two of his wives, which means he is unlucky with wives. Do you want your daughter to marry him because you want her to die?"
Yao Shirong was so angry that his chest hurt: "Don't say that. That man is the emperor now. If your words are heard by others, you will be punished. It is disrespectful."
Jiang Jiu snorted disdainfully: "Anyway, I won't marry, whoever wants to marry can marry me."
"Dad, if I leave, there will be no one to take care of us. You are sick and my brother is still young..."
Yao Shirong frowned and said, "There are still three years of mourning. I'm not asking you to get married right now. You should think about it for three years."
Yes, three more years.
Jiang Jiu narrowed his eyes and came up with an idea.
She wanted to negotiate with the emperor and ask him to cancel the engagement. In three years, who knows, he might have fallen in love with someone else.