Consort Xian immediately spoke up without any politeness: "I heard that His Majesty is preparing to hold a selection of consorts this time, and I thought that the princes have reached the age, and it is time for them to marry princesses. Although His Majesty has not said anything about it, we cannot pretend that we do not know anything."
"My dear sister, it's not easy for the Crown Prince to stay in the capital, so we must make sure this happy occasion is celebrated."
Consort De took a sip of tea: "It seems that Consort Xian has found someone she has her eye on."
"Of course, I'm here to give my sister a heads-up. If she's willing, I'll go to the Emperor tomorrow to ask for his permission. You have so many people here, but I've taken a liking to your niece from your family. Don't you think this is fate?"
Fate? I think this is a karmic entanglement! Upon hearing Consort Xian's words, Consort De nearly fainted from anger. What exactly did Consort Xian mean by openly making things difficult for her?
Her own niece was still young, while the Second Prince was a full twelve years older than her!
The thought of agreeing to Consort Xian's request completely vanished at this moment.
Although she was very unwilling, Consort De showed no sign of it on her face. Instead, she chatted politely for a long time before sending the person away, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. This left Consort Xian in suspense and worried for a long time.
Xia Zi became more and more familiar with Feng Changgui's palace, and received news much faster than before. After finding out about this matter, she told Lu Qingyan as a joke: "Your Highness, you didn't see how ugly Consort Xian and Consort De looked at that time."
Lu Qingyan's heart skipped a beat. Remembering her age, she couldn't help but groan. She was only fourteen years old (by Chinese reckoning), and she was already getting married. Most importantly, she was a woman!
"Has Big Brother received the message?" Lu Qingyan asked.
Xia Zi smiled and said, "This servant doesn't know, but since this servant already knows, Prince Chen should know as well."
Lu Qingyan nodded: "I'll go ask my older brother later and see what his plans are."
Xia Zi corrected him from the side, "Your Highness, according to the rules, you should now refer to yourself as 'this king'."
Lu Qingyan waved her hand: "It's just a form of address, no need to take it so seriously. Besides, even if I really did something wrong, no one will hold a grudge against me for it."
Lu Qingyan read for a while longer before going to find Feng Changgui. Feng Changgui was also idle, writing and drawing at the desk in the study; it was unclear what he was doing.
"Big brother," Lu Qingyan called out from where she stood, obediently waiting for his response.
"Third brother?" Feng Changgui, who had just put down his pen, looked up in surprise: "Why is Third Brother here?"
"Brother, I want to ask you something. Do you know that Consort De is selecting consorts for us brothers?" Lu Qingyan asked.
Upon hearing this, Feng Changgui immediately teased, "What, Third Brother, you're so young and already thinking about getting married?"
"Big brother!" Lu Qingyan lowered her head, her face flushed with anger, but to others, this expression just looked like shyness.
I really didn't expect that my third brother would actually be shy. Feng Changgui thought to himself, feeling a little uncomfortable, but he didn't take it seriously.
Lu Qingyan said angrily, "Big brother, you know perfectly well that's not what I meant."
"Oh, you just wanted to know whose daughter your wife is and what she looks like?" Feng Changgui raised an eyebrow.
"I don't want to know," Lu Qingyan replied. "Brother, I don't want to get married yet."
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