Chapter 150 Oh, my hands are shaking
"Father?"
"I don't agree!"
"ah?!"
Three voices rang out simultaneously the moment the emperor finished speaking.
The emperor glanced at the three people's faces, and a strange look flashed in his eyes, "Why, you don't like the daughter of the Qiao family? If Minister Qiao knew that I wanted to grant you a marriage with his daughter and you were still unwilling, I guess he would come to your house and beat you up."
Minister Qiao is a protective person. In his life, he only protects two people: his wife and daughter.
Jiang Qiyun was in a state of confusion. "I, I too... Actually, I... Oh, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and Prince Jing are not married yet. What kind of marriage are you granting to me?!"
Both of them are older than me, why would the emperor grant me a marriage for no reason?
Su Xiao said, "Young Marquis, how can you speak to the Emperor like that? It is a great blessing for the Emperor to grant you marriage!"
He Zhiyu said respectfully, "Father, I have hesitated for a long time but I have decided to make a bold suggestion. The young marquis has not yet reached the age of 20, and he is usually erratic and does not know how to take care of his wife and get along with her. The daughter of the Qiao family has been pampered since she was a child and is a treasure of the Qiao family. She is naturally a little spoiled and willful. If the young marquis marries the daughter of the Qiao family, I am afraid it will cause regrets for both parties. I hope your father will consider it again!"
The emperor was silent. It seemed as if time had stopped in the palace and the air was frozen.
He Zhiyu immediately stood up and knelt down.
Su Xiao said cautiously, "Your Majesty, what the Crown Prince said makes sense. If Miss Qiao and the young marquis really get married, I'm afraid the roof of the Jing'an Marquis's mansion will be torn down by them!"
The emperor had no real intention of granting the marriage to the two, but his expression softened slightly after Su Xiao's words.
"What does King Jing think?"
He Yanli calmly ate a dish of crab meat in front of him. When he heard this, he said directly, "Your son disagrees."
The emperor was not angry at his disrespectful attitude. Instead, he laughed out loud. "You idiot, why don't you agree? How can you disagree with the marriage between the Qiao family and the Marquis of Jing'an?"
"Not worthy."
As to whether the Qiao family or the Jing'an Marquis' Mansion was not worthy of her, he did not say.
Jiang Qiyun said inexplicably: "Compared with the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, the Qiao family is not unworthy. Your Majesty should not flatter our Jing'an Marquis Mansion."
The emperor glanced at him, and his eyes showed some disgust for the unknown thing in his head.
"Forget it, Prince, please get up. I have never been an old-fashioned person who ignores the wishes of young people. Whether this marriage will be successful or not depends on you."
The emperor asked again, "Marriage has nothing to do with others. Do you like the daughter of the Qiao family? If you like her, I can also go and ask Minister Qiao for advice."
Jiang Qiyun seemed to be unable to sense the coldness beside him, and stammered, "I, I... Qiao Wanyan is arrogant and willful, and she will... If I marry her, I will definitely be bullied to death. A wife should be virtuous and kind, but Qiao Wanyan is so delicate, she has nothing to do with virtue."
The emperor looked gloomy. If there were so many shortcomings, why didn't he just reject it directly and say he didn't like it?
The emperor sighed inwardly, the girl from the Qiao family was really amazing. He had seen two people who were not very good at showing off, but this one could control this little dandy and made her not even think of resisting.
I also know that if I really get married, I will be bullied to death and I will not be able to resist.
Jiang Qiyun lowered his head, "If...if someone in this world must marry the difficult-to-serve Qiao Wanyan, I can, I can also force it..."
Before he could finish his words, He Yanli poured the sake in his hand directly over.
"Oh, my hands are shaking."
He Yanli asked slowly, "I didn't mean it. You don't mind, do you?"
Jiang Qiyun wiped his face and said, "He Yanli, what do you want to do? I'm so far away from you, and you splashed me with your shaking hands? Do you think I believe you?"
Su Xiao glanced at the emperor who was watching the meal with great interest, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
How many years has it been since such a scene was played out?
In the past, when the prince had not yet left the capital and the young marquis was also living in the palace, the two of them quarreled and fought every few days.
But nine times out of ten, the young marquis is at a disadvantage.
Every time, the emperor looked at the two fighting and bickering with a loving face, like an ordinary father watching his two sons quarreling in a common family.
But even if the emperor showed such a happy expression, he would not hesitate to execute the entire clan of the person in the next second.
The emperor did not bring up the topic of granted marriage again, and Jiang Qiyun did not feel comfortable asking about it again.
If I had asked a few more questions, it would have been like he really wanted this marriage to happen.
"After a while, the Xiling envoys will arrive in the capital. It is the time for the quadrennial Spring Hunting Conference. I plan to summon them to the Shanglin Paddock. Prince, you will be in charge of this year's Spring Hunting Conference."
The prince nodded in response, "Yes, father."
Jiang Qiyun said: "Your Majesty, since you are going to summon envoys, it must be a large-scale event. Who can go?"
"Just organize it according to the standards of the Wanshou Festival."
Shangshu Mansion, Yongning Pavilion
The tenth princess came to the Shangshu Mansion, and with her came the two legitimate daughters of the second branch of the Qiao family. The usually quiet Yongning Pavilion became lively today.
Qiao Wanyan took a sip of tea and said, "I heard that your family is arranging a marriage between you and General Zhongwu's youngest son. How is it going now?"
Qiao Chuxue paused for a moment, then smiled awkwardly and said, "I don't know either. Matters concerning marriage are all decided by my parents, so I just listen to them."
Qiao Wanyan glanced at her. Why did she hear a hint of sadness and helplessness in her voice?
Don't you like it?
"General Zhongwu's youngest son is a high-spirited young man, with much of the spirit of General Zhongwu when he was young, and he can be considered a good husband."
Being married to Qiao Chuxue is neither marrying up nor marrying down.
However, she vaguely remembered that the storybook mentioned in passing that Qiao Chuxue died suddenly a few days before her wedding, and the funeral was hastily concluded without even being held.
She didn't take it seriously at the time, but now thinking about it, she guessed that something big must have happened.
Qiao Chuxue smiled and said, "My sister is right. Let's not talk about this. Have you heard of Yunjian Yansi's soap? I bought two bars a few days ago. They are really fragrant and easy to use."
Qiao Chuxue's half-sister Qiao Chuxia said, "Sister Wanyan, I heard from Shopkeeper Zhou of Yunjian Yansi that Qiao Yihuan sold him the recipe for this soap, and Qiao Yihuan gets a share of the profits every month! This soap is selling so well, I guess she gets a lot of money every month! A noble lady actually did something like this, it's really embarrassing for the Qiao family!"
There was a sudden noise outside the door.
"Sister Yan! I......"
Before she could finish her words, Yun Yao saw He Baozhu immediately cover the two tufts of hair on her head with both hands, turned around and ran away without saying a word.
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