"Fourth brother," Bei Mingxuan said, looking at Bei Mingye. His words were light but serious. "It is extremely inappropriate for you to look at my daughter with such naked eyes. It will easily lead to misunderstandings."
"!!!" A trace of embarrassment flashed across Bei Mingye's face. "Ninth brother, you're joking. Fourth brother, I'm really envious. I envy you for being able to marry such a beautiful and intelligent woman."
Bei Mingxuan's eyes were smiling, but if you looked closely, there was a warning deep in his eyes.
He stopped talking, took a sip of wine, and slowly stroked the Fire Fox in his arms.
The specially prepared wine, coupled with the heat radiating from the Fire Fox, made the whole person feel warm.
The conversation between Bei Mingxuan and Bei Mingye caused everyone present to have many speculations in their minds, especially when they thought of the rumors before Gu Changan got married.
Trash, ugly, coveting the Fourth Prince Bei Mingye...
But the emperor remembered what happened between Bei Mingye and Gu Shijia, as well as the child in Gu Shijia's belly.
Then he thought that the prince was able to bend and stretch for the sake of the overall situation, and he felt relieved.
His expression changed several times immediately.
Bei Mingxuan saw it and thought to himself that his purpose had been achieved. His words were meant to make the emperor remember the prince and Gu Shijia's affairs, so that he would hate Bei Ming Ye even more from the bottom of his heart.
"Xuan'er, Chang'an, and Lan'er and her daughter will stay." The emperor's eyes were filled with disgust, not concealing it at all, "You can go back first."
"yes."
"Wait a minute." The Queen Mother said with a smile, "The New Year is here. I wrote some couplets myself and asked Manager Li to give them to you."
Soon, Manager Li brought his men and took the Spring Festival couplets written by the Queen Mother, as well as the New Year gifts that had been prepared on the spur of the moment.
"These gifts and Spring Festival couplets are given to you, the emperor's grandchildren, by my family."
"Thank you, Grandmother."
After everyone expressed their gratitude, they looked at the things given by the empress dowager in their hands, and felt mixed emotions in their hearts, and they couldn't describe what the feeling was.
Especially the Sixth Prince's wife and the Eighth Prince's wife, looking at the things given by the Queen Mother, they knew they were much more valuable than what they gave to the Queen Mother.
I suddenly felt my face burning as if on fire, especially when I thought about what the Queen Mother had just said.
This was a slap in their faces, meant to vent Gu Changan's anger.
The Queen Mother saw the suppressed anger on the faces of the two people who had just challenged Chang'an, and she was in a good mood. "I hope that you will all live in harmony and happiness in the coming year. You should learn to be humble and cherish people and things."
"Remember the Queen Mother's words."
After everyone left.
Manager Li then said, "Princess Xuan, the Queen Mother loves you deeply. She had originally prepared handwritten New Year's couplets, but just now, the Sixth and Eighth Princes' wives were upset, so the Queen Mother deliberately gave them something more valuable."
Chang'an immediately looked at the Empress Dowager, "How could Chang'an deserve such kindness from the Empress Dowager? This is the blessing that Chang'an has cultivated for many, many lifetimes."
"Haha." The Queen Mother's face was full of joy. "I, the Imperial Madam, just like you, little girl. Anyone who doesn't like it can choose not to look at it."
The eldest prince's wife couldn't help but twitch her eyes twice. With such favor, who dared to say that she was not jealous?
But there was no way around it, because Chang'an had caught the eye of the old queen dowager.
"Chang'an," the emperor said, "remember to come to the palace often and spend time with your grandmother. She loves you like her own granddaughter."
"Yes." Chang'an smiled. "Chang'an also treats the Empress Dowager as his own grandmother and is filial to her. And Princess Lan, she never fails to praise the Empress Dowager in front of Chang'an."
"Yes, yes." The Queen Mother glanced at Lan'er. "Lan'er is also a lovely girl. As an old woman, I am content to have you two accompany me. And there are Xuan'er, Zichu and Mengyun. Mengyun can't come back this year, but why hasn't Zichu entered the palace yet? In previous years, he always came with Xuan'er."
Speaking of Xu Zichu, Bei Mingxuan and Chang'an looked at each other without saying anything.
The Queen Mother saw clearly, "Xuan'er, Chang'an, are you hiding something from me? What happened to Zichu?"
"Don't worry, Grandmother. Zichu is fine," Bei Mingxuan said. "He's just tired. I'm afraid he won't come to the palace to pay his respects to you today."
"Tired?" The Queen Mother was surprised. "What could possibly happen to him? Your uncle is in charge of all the business matters."
Bei Mingxuan was too embarrassed to say it, but seeing the worry on the Queen Mother's face, he couldn't bear it. "Zi Chu accidentally took the medicine given by the little servant of the Ghost Doctor, so... he had to find a woman to solve his problems. So... he overindulged himself and hurt himself..."
The Queen Mother was surprised. She sighed and shook her head. "What a sin! The Xu family only has Zichu as a man now, and he is actually a homosexual. If not for this, I would have planned to marry Lan'er to Zichu long ago. What a pity..."
"Grandmother," Bei Mingxuan said, "perhaps one of those women is pregnant with Zichu's child. Who knows? Perhaps this is a blessing in disguise."
The Queen Mother was stunned. "If there really is a woman who bears Zichu's child, I will reward that little servant boy well. If it weren't for his medicine, I would never have seen the descendants of the Xu family in this lifetime."
"yes."
The emperor doesn't care much about the Xu family's affairs and comes here for other people's affairs.
"Son, I've come here because of Lan'er's matter. I know that your mother loves her dearly, so I've come here to discuss this with you. The Crown Prince of Shijin, Dongfeng Ge, wants Lan'er to be his Crown Princess. What do you think, your mother?"
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"Grandpa Emperor, Lan'er won't marry." Bei Ming Yulan knelt on the ground with a look of disapproval on her face. "Lan'er begs Grandpa Emperor, begs the ancestors."
"You said you wouldn't marry, so you won't marry?" The emperor's face showed displeasure. "You and Chang'an are the same age, and you've been spoiled by your father and mother every day. Or is it true, as the rumors say, that you really have some inappropriate feelings for your ninth uncle?"
"I dare not." Upon hearing this, the eldest prince's wife was terrified and immediately knelt down. "Your Majesty, I see that I have spoiled Lan'er too much. I beg you not to let Lan'er marry so far away. Shijin Country is so far away. If Lan'er marries there, I'm afraid I won't be able to see her for a whole year."
"Your Majesty." The Queen Mother looked at Qin Shuke and Bei Ming Yulan, reminding her of her own daughter, who had married far away and died in a foreign land. "Think about it again, think about it."
No one spoke for a moment.
Chang'an frowned. If this really happened, Lan'er would truly marry her uncle. After all, Zuo Shiguo's Prince Dongfang Ge was the fourth prince of Shuzhou and the Queen's biological son.
It's so ridiculous to think about it. The current emperor Zuo Shiguo must be quite cruel. He knew Dongfang Ge's identity, but still came up with such a thing. Who does he want to disgust by using the marriage between the two countries?
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