Someone like Wei Tingsi, who was highly valued by the emperor, came from a first-class family, and was the eldest son of the eldest son's family, naturally couldn't marry only one person.
Upon hearing Prince Hui's words, Emperor Mingde's mind raced, and he asked with great interest, "May I ask which family's daughter she is?"
"This woman is the eldest granddaughter of Lord Guan Heng, named Yu Rong. She is very much like her family, a heroine who hates evil and dares to speak the truth. She is an excellent match for Marshal Wei." Prince Hui praised Guan Yu Rong to the skies, as if she were praising his own daughter.
The Prince of Jin sneered inwardly. What a righteous woman, what a heroine! She's just brainless, nosy, and easily manipulated.
However, if Wei Tingsi marries such a wife, things will get really interesting. He looks forward to the chaos that will engulf the Wei family in the future.
"Guan Heng's eldest granddaughter is not yet engaged?" Emperor Mingde had heard of Guan Yurong, who was quite at odds with Zhao Shu and was easy to control.
He was extremely satisfied with this choice.
"I've never heard of it, but being able to marry into the Wei family is a blessing she's accumulated over many lifetimes. Besides, Marshal Wei is highly regarded by the Emperor, so how could the Guan family refuse this marriage?"
Prince Hui was not worried at all about Guan Heng's refusal. How could the Guan family compare to the Wei family? Being able to marry into the Wei family as the eldest son's wife was already a great honor. He was secretly delighted.
"In that case, Your Highness, please act as matchmaker. I will issue an imperial decree to grant the marriage shortly." He didn't mention Wei Caitao and his wife at all. In his mind, Wei Tingsi was someone he had raised, so what did he have to do with the Wei family? This marriage was a matter for him to decide.
Of course, they also forgot that Wei Tingsi's grandfather was someone who didn't care about worldly affairs.
However, none of that matters. What's most important is keeping Wei Tingsi in check. The person recommended by Prince Hui has successfully secured the title of principal wife, and Prince Jin naturally can't fall too far behind. After some deliberation, he said, "I've heard that the Xie family has a concubine's daughter who is quite beautiful. I heard that her mother has made a mistake and is being held in a country estate. The Wei family and the Xie family are evenly matched. Why don't you, Your Majesty, settle this troublesome matter for Lord Xie?"
"Oh, who is it?" Emperor Mingde naturally wanted the new party members to stay by Weitingsi's side. Guan Heng was a member of the old party. Although he did not have as much influence as Yang Zhong and others, he was not a member of the new party. Fortunately, the Guan family was not as powerful as the Wei family.
If Wei Tingsi were to take in two more concubines from high-ranking families, thus effectively suppressing his principal wife, that would be wonderful.
"The beloved daughter of Master Xie used to often visit my residence with Liuli. I heard from Liuli that her name is Jinse. She is as beautiful as her name suggests. She grew up with her stepmother and is a well-educated and sensible woman."
Emperor Mingde pondered for a moment. The Xie family daughter was born out of wedlock, and her mother had made a mistake. She was the perfect choice. "Since she is on good terms with Liuli and grew up with her stepmother, then let's make her a concubine."
“Your Majesty, as the saying goes, good things come in pairs. Why not choose another woman of ordinary birth from the imperial clan to marry into the Wei family? It would show that Your Majesty values Marshal Wei even more.” Prince Hui thought to himself, if he couldn’t get a wife, he was determined to get a concubine.
Emperor Mingde nodded. "Is there anyone suitable for the position of Imperial Uncle?"
"This old minister doesn't know who to send right now. Please allow me to think about it." He couldn't just bring up his illegitimate daughter and granddaughter all at once, with the Prince of Jin still here.
It just so happens that the Prince of Jin had the same idea. "Your subject must also go and ask the Princess Consort. There are many children in the royal family. We can't wrong our own people. We must ask if she is willing."
"Alright, I'll leave this matter to you two to handle, but be quick and don't delay."
"Yes." Both of them knew that the situation was urgent and needed to be resolved quickly, so they immediately took their leave and left the Taihe Hall.
After the two kings left the palace, they went their separate ways. King Hui returned to his residence and consulted with his queen to see who would be suitable to send. As a royal uncle, he naturally had a lot of concubine daughters, at least seven or eight if not dozens, and three or four of them were of marriageable age.
Although she was a concubine's daughter, she was still a concubine, and it depended on who was willing and who was easy to control. After some discussion, Princess Hui leaked the news. When the concubine's daughters in the mansion heard the news, they immediately frowned and discussed it with their aunt. Although they were daughters of the royal family and had not been granted the title of princess or any fiefdom, others would still address them as princess out of respect for the royal family.
In addition, since her mother was a concubine, she naturally did not want her daughter to become a concubine as well. As a daughter of the royal family, she could easily find an ordinary family to be the head of the household and there was no need for her to go to a powerful family to seduce others. However, Prince Hui was determined to marry a concubine's daughter to the Wei family, and for a moment no one dared to express their opinion.
Because the Hao family has been struggling in recent years and has not produced any outstanding talents, it is currently in a period of decline. Princess Liuli has been delaying the marriage again and again, which makes it very clear that she is unwilling to marry into the family. Although there is an empress and Consort Hao in the palace, the Hao family has broken ties with the empress, and Consort Hao has no children. She may fall out of favor at any time.
Liuli was intelligent and naturally understood the reasoning behind it.
She had heard about Wei Tingsi's plan to take a concubine and tried every means to find out that the principal wife was Guan Yurong. Instantly, a plan came to her mind. What was Guan Yurong? Foolish and impulsive. If she could marry into the Wei family, with her relationship with Wei Yunshu, how could she not be able to fight against Guan Yurong? In addition, Xie Jinse had no status and was not favored in the Xie family. If she married into the Wei family, who in the Wei family could surpass her?
It's unclear what she was thinking, but after making her decision, she knelt before Prince Hui and cleverly explained the pros and cons. Prince Hui felt that by marrying his legitimate daughter, he would have a clear advantage in status and intelligence over the other two families' daughters. Wouldn't Wei Tingsi be completely devoted to Liuli?
As long as Wei Tingsi is devoted to Liuli, it's only a matter of time before he is promoted to the rank of Empress. In that case, the Huiwang Mansion will be even more powerful and its status will rise to a higher level.
"Alright, but I'm sorry to have to trouble you." King Hui was also quite saddened.
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