Lu Qingyan secretly resented Feng Changgui for not only running away on such an important day, but also for not taking her with him. How could she tolerate that!
Consort Xian is now extremely pleased with herself. Although her talks with Consort De broke down, the new princess that Prince Ning has married is from a good family and has a good temperament, so she is quite satisfied.
The wedding, which should have been a joyous occasion, came to an end just like that. After enjoying a few days of leisurely married life, Prince Ning summoned his advisors.
"Well, do you know where Feng Changgui is?" Prince Ning asked anxiously.
The advisors exchanged glances, then knelt down to plead guilty: "These are all our faults, Your Highness. Please punish us."
Seeing their expressions, Prince Ning understood perfectly: "What, you failed to find anyone again? What are you good for?"
He swallowed the last half of his sentence, thinking of his current situation. To succeed, he needed a team of advisors, and he couldn't afford to offend any of them now.
“I knew it. My elder brother definitely had other ideas. What do you mean he didn’t want to marry this young lady and ran off to a faraway place? Is this something a mature and steady person like him would do?” Prince Ning said with a gloomy face.
Upon hearing what Prince Ning said, his advisors immediately understood.
Judging from what Prince Ning said, Prince Chen was clearly trying to curry favor with the Emperor. Although he had suffered a setback in terms of his image, he would surely make up for it in another way.
"I knew it. That eldest brother is a cunning old fox with a lot of tricks up his sleeve. Look at how he quietly snatched so many benefits with just a casual arrangement." Prince Ning sneered. He really did inherit the late Empress's wisdom.
"Your Highness, what should we do?" the advisor asked.
Prince Ning nearly kicked him: "Are you my advisor or am I? Why do I have to make decisions for you on everything? What use is an advisor like you to me? Just to eat for free in my residence?"
Prince Ning's public image has always been one of respect and humility, so he absolutely cannot show his inner rage and must treat them with courtesy.
"No matter what, Feng Changgui has offended those people. But Princess Chen is like a married daughter who has been separated from her husband. She should always consider Feng Changgui's feelings and speak well of him. So we can take advantage of the opportunity that Feng Changgui has offended them to win them over."
One of the advisors' eyes lit up: "Your Highness has a brilliant idea. They can't just have one daughter. If Prince Chen can arrange a marriage, then so can we. As long as Your Highness goes to propose, this matter is sure to be settled."
"Old Du, what you said is a bit ill-considered," another person said.
"Mr. Qiu, are you questioning the Prince's decision?" Old Du asked, his displeased gaze falling on Mr. Qiu. He had always looked down on Mr. Qiu, who had not made any contributions since entering the manor.
Mr. Qiu ignored Old Du's provocation and slowly explained, "Only their direct descendant's daughter could achieve this effect after a marriage alliance. Someone of that status would never willingly become a concubine; otherwise, it wouldn't be a friendly alliance, but an enmity."
Upon hearing these words, Prince Ning glanced at Mr. Qiu again, realizing that the man before him had indeed spoken his mind. His original intention was to find a talented young man among his followers and then propose marriage.
"That is indeed what I meant." Prince Ning nodded, acknowledging Mr. Qiu's statement.
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