After the censor finished scolding him, Qin Chuan stepped forward and said slowly, "Your Majesty, this is a false accusation! The Qin family does intend to form a marriage with the Jiang family, but," he glanced at the censor, "the one my son wants to marry is the second daughter of the Jiang family, not the eldest daughter of the Jiang family as Lord Chen mentioned. So those words are just rumors!"
"You! That's nonsense!"
Censor Chen was so angry that his beard was puffing up. Qin Chuan, that old fox, finally got hold of him, but he actually...
"Master Chen, didn't you just say that everyone in the capital says that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family was lucky enough to marry into the Qin family? This means that she is indeed not qualified to marry into the Qin family. Do you think that I will really let my son marry a woman with such a reputation?"
If it weren't for what happened yesterday, the Qin family could have married a useless woman and avoided the limelight. But now... just throw away the useless chess piece.
That's right, asking Qin Er to go to the Jiang Mansion to cancel the engagement last night was also to put pressure on the Jiang Mansion. Didn't they want to send the second daughter of the Jiang family to the Qin Mansion? Then let's see how much more silver they can pay.
"The eldest daughter of the Jiang family?"
The emperor frowned, thinking of something. Before he could speak, a man walked into the hall, his eyes so fierce that it was impossible to discern his emotions.
When he reached the emperor's feet, he bowed and said, "I am unwell. I beg Your Majesty's forgiveness for being late today."
Due to Gu Qingchen's health condition, the emperor always turned a blind eye to whether he attended court or not. Moreover, the two of them chatted very late in the imperial study last night, and he thought he would not come today.
However, the emperor was now in high spirits, "It's okay."
Gu Qingchen slowly turned sideways, his usually cold face now oozing with a chilling sharpness. The man said indifferently, "Master Qin is so majestic."
"Your son is just a scholar now. Ordinary women are not worthy of marrying into the Qin family. If he enters the officialdom one day, will he be able to take in concubines and exploit the people?"
Oh no.
The officials present were silent.
I was very surprised. Why did Old Qin offend Prince Jingling when there were so many people he could offend?
"Your Highness!" Qin Chuan's expression changed. "Your Majesty, I never meant that! Your Highness, he, he misunderstood!"
After hearing what Gu Qingchen said, the emperor naturally knew that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family that Qin Chuan mentioned was his future sister-in-law. He sighed silently and thought, "Alas, Prime Minister Qin deserved it."
"Qin Chuan, what you said is wrong," the emperor always protected his shortcomings. "Let's not talk about the Jiang family's eldest daughter for now. As a prime minister, you actually speak about her behind her back. It is really unreasonable and even more against etiquette!"
"Alright, I don't care whether those rumors are true or not. At least they all started with your Qin Mansion. So, after the court session, you personally take your son to apologize to the eldest daughter of the Jiang family. Remember to prepare plenty of gifts!"
Qin Chuan wanted to say something, but the emperor's warning look made him speechless. He knew that the emperor had given him face by asking him to take Qin Ji to apologize.
After a moment, he replied, "Your Majesty, I obey your command."
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