Chapter 184: Granted Marriage
Ji Changqing knew that those who first came forward to propose the establishment of a queen were from the Third Prince's faction, and this time they wanted to push the emperor to establish the imperial concubine as queen.
But the emperor obviously does not want to make the concubine the queen at the moment.
He replied, "I have heard that there have been heavy rains in the south recently, and there are fears of flooding. The Imperial Astronomical Observatory has also reported that 'the celestial phenomena are unusual' and that we must be prepared for the rivers to burst their banks."
"If Your Majesty were to discuss establishing a harem at this time, the people would likely think the court prioritized the harem over the people."
"In my humble opinion, the priority now should be disaster relief and flood control. Once peace and prosperity return, we can then choose an auspicious day and appoint a virtuous person."
"Only in this way can we follow the will of heaven and respond to the will of the people."
The emperor showed an approving look.
"Ji Qing is absolutely right."
"The celestial phenomena are warning us, and the people are suffering. I am truly uneasy. The matter of appointing a queen should indeed be postponed."
"Ji Qing always puts the country first and the people first. He is truly the pillar of the country!"
The ministers: “…”
So they are all rotten wood in the temple who only know how to cling to the harem and have no idea of the will of heaven and the people's hearts?
Ji Changqing just knew how to go against them.
Do you know that if a country has no crown prince, its ministers will each have their own plans?
If the Eastern Palace remains vacant, it will cause unrest in the ancestral temple and endanger the country!
Ji Changqing: (￣ω￣;)
Why blame him?
If you have the guts, blame His Majesty.
It's not him who doesn't want to have a queen.
The court officials were just criticizing in their hearts, but the third prince started to scold them directly.
"Mother, Ji Changqing must be holding a grudge against me for what happened at Baihua Tower. He won't tolerate my mother and me getting involved in the Eastern Palace. He truly deserves to die!"
In Jingren Palace, the third prince said angrily.
"As long as he is in the court, there will be no place for us mother and son to stand in the court."
It wasn't him who kidnapped Feng, but the son of Marquis Wu'an. He just ordered someone to take the second prince of Beituo to Baihua Tower, but Ji Changqing kept biting him like a mad dog.
First, he scolded him as a fake husband in the court and forced him to hang himself in the Taimiao; now he is preventing his father from making his mother the empress, deliberately making things difficult for them.
The imperial concubine knew that the emperor was still thinking about that person and had no intention of making her his queen.
But today in the court, all the ministers were unanimous in their opinion. If Ji Changqing had not opposed it, the emperor would have been in a difficult situation and might have made her the queen.
The failure was indeed due to Ji Changqing's obstruction.
She sighed: "He is deeply favored by your father, what can we do?"
The third prince's eyes were gloomy.
"Mother, Ji Changqing cannot stay."
Then he whispered a few words.
The imperial concubine hesitated: "Although this plan can put him to death, you also..."
The Third Prince said calmly, "If something like this happens, people will only sympathize with me, not look down on me. If I handle it well afterwards, I can even gain a good reputation."
The imperial concubine was silent for a moment, then said, "Since you are willing to take the risk, I will go and plead with your father."
The Third Prince nodded: "This matter should be dealt with sooner rather than later. If it is too late, we may miss the opportunity."
The imperial concubine sent midnight snacks to the imperial study that night.
The emperor thought she came to discuss the matter of appointing a queen, and was still considering her words when she said, "Your Majesty, the prince is not young anymore. It's time for us to choose a marriage for him."
He paused for a moment, then nodded, "It's time to make a decision. Does the Imperial Concubine have a candidate in mind?"
The imperial concubine smiled and said, "I am interested in the third young lady of the Zong family, but unfortunately..."
The emperor frowned.
The Zong family is in charge of the army, so it is impossible for him to arrange a marriage between the third son and the young lady of the Zong family.
Although the imperial concubine knew from the beginning that he would not agree to the marriage with the Zong family, she still felt a little cold in her heart when she saw his expression.
She had been warming this man's heart for twenty years, but she still couldn't do it.
We guard against them mother and son like we would against wolves.
"It's a pity that the prince has someone else in his heart." She continued.
The emperor was quite dissatisfied with her tone and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Which daughter has he set his eyes on?"
"The second young lady of the Changning Marquis's Mansion."
The imperial concubine replied.
"The Second Miss He is so delicate and weak, I feel so pitiful when I see her. How can she be a prince's consort? Yet he is determined to marry her and even forced me to come to you to grant him a marriage."
The emperor was quite surprised.
He thought that the imperial concubine would, as a compromise, propose the daughter of a duke or marquis, or at least the daughter of an important official.
I never expected that he would propose a girl from a declining baronial family.
Seeing that the imperial concubine didn't seem to be joking, he took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that our Zhao family would have such a love-sick person."
The Imperial Concubine sighed and said, "That's right. Miss He is not even qualified to be his concubine. He is like he has taken a love drug and insists on marrying her as his principal wife. He almost pissed me off to death."
This sounds familiar.
Several images flashed through the emperor's mind. After a moment's silence, he said, "Love is rare. Since he will not marry anyone other than you, I will grant his wish."
"If he is given a girl he doesn't like, he will marry her and leave her in the main courtyard as a decoration, which will only ruin the girl and make her look ugly."
The imperial concubine laughed angrily: "I was counting on you to persuade him, why are you granting him a marriage instead?"
"I don't care about family background," the emperor said, looking at her, "otherwise I wouldn't have gone against all odds and accepted you into the palace."
The imperial concubine was speechless.
The emperor ordered someone to draft an edict to grant the marriage the next day.
The eunuch who came to the Changning Marquis' Mansion to announce the imperial decree had been gone for most of the day, and He Qianqian was still confused.
She just wanted to be the wife of a marquis, so how did she become the future princess of an imperial prince?
Is there really a pie falling from the sky?
"Mom, pinch me."
She said to her mother.
“I always feel like I’m dreaming.”
Lady Changning, who had just pinched herself, pinched her daughter hard without hesitation.
He Qianqian screamed in pain: "Mom, you're too harsh."
Lady Changningbo smiled and said, "That's not the point. How can I make you believe this is true?"
"Mother is right." He Qianqian was overjoyed and said proudly, "You said before that I should listen to my great-aunt and try to capture Ji Changqing, blaming me for not making progress. Now you know that good fortune is yet to come."
Lady Changning felt very relieved when she thought of her previous coercion.
"Fortunately, you have your own ideas, otherwise our family would never have such great wealth."
The third prince is the prince who has the greatest hope of becoming the crown prince. If my daughter marries him, she will become the queen in the future!
"When you were born, two rainbows appeared in the sky," Lady Changning praised. "Mother knew then that you were a very blessed person."
"Is there such a thing?"
He Qianqian said in surprise.
"We have to publicize it well."
So within a short time, everyone in the streets and alleys knew about the great fortune of Miss He Er.
In Xiji Mansion, when He learned that He Qianqian was to be married to the third prince, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth for a long time.
How could her niece from her mother's side be so blessed?
If she had known this, she wouldn't have tried so hard to match her up with Ji Changqing.
Just please her directly.
But it’s not too late to please now.
He immediately went to Ji Hongde and said, "Qianqian has made great progress. We must send her a big gift as soon as possible."
Ji Hongde was still furious about Ji Changqing throwing a strange man into his and He's bed. Upon hearing this, he said cheerfully, "I have to give a good gift."
Isn't it a thousand times better to cling to the future prince's wife than to please Ji Changqing, this evil creature?
When the third prince ascends the throne and Xiji makes a comeback, he wants to see how long Ji Changqing can be so arrogant!
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