Chapter 199: Difficulty in Continuing the Marriage
"He is still a child. Don't be too harsh and scare him away." Li Yueyao said.
"If he doesn't grow up quickly, how can the two of us get out of this situation?" Feng Shenyu didn't care.
"How is the eldest prince doing recently?" Li Yueyao asked.
"What can he do? He knew that it was because of him that Xie attacked Concubine De, and he felt terrible.
He drinks every day, and the Third Prince is with him, so you don't have to worry about him."
"Does he still have the mind to fight for the position now?"
“It should be gone.
Less than a month after Xie's death, people in the court wrote to the emperor asking him to appoint a queen.
His Majesty wanted to appoint Consort Xian as the new wife immediately, but Consort Xian disagreed and said that they should wait a little longer.
His Majesty had no choice but to issue an edict first, letting her take charge of the affairs of the six palaces, and discuss the matter of her enthronement after the war in the southern border was over.
His Majesty no longer goes to the harem, and she is by his side every day. Her position as queen is certain.
You don’t have to worry about her.”
Li Yueyao listened thoughtfully and said: "The eldest prince is watching the virtuous concubine take charge of the harem, and the fourth prince is taken away by you to handle state affairs.
Defei died again, and he knew he had no chance, so he drank every day. "
Feng Shenyu wrote on the memorial in front of him, "It's possible."
"I hope he can understand the situation and stop struggling in vain and losing his life." Li Yueyao said.
Feng Shenyu dipped the brush in some ink and said, "I'm afraid I can't do as you wish.
Even if he doesn't want to fight, there will always be people in the court who will instigate him and push him to fight.
Do you think no one has instigated the Second Prince?
It's just that Concubine Shu and the people from the Zhenguo Mansion have already seen the situation clearly and explained it clearly, and the Second Prince also knows that he is not that kind of material, so he gave up."
Li Yueyao held the storybook in her hand, but didn't read a single word for a long time.
"With the virtuous concubine ascending the throne, the fourth prince will be legitimate.
In fact, as long as the second child does not move around, it will be fine.
If he and the Zhenguogong Mansion behind him really want to fight, they may not be without the strength to fight. "
Feng Shenyu circled and dotted on the memorial, then smiled after hearing what Li Yueyao said:
“What a pity, Concubine Shu has been tortured by Nanli’s poison for so many years, and all she wants is to destroy Nanli.
I just hope that the second prince can live a peaceful life. I have no idea about the palace or the imperial power.
Moreover, the Second Prince is an open-minded and generous person who is not good at scheming. It would be better for him to be a prince than an emperor.
The other princes are too young, and their external strength is not as good as the Second Prince in martial arts, nor as good as the Fourth Prince in literature. They don’t have the ability to compete.”
Li Yueyao laughed and said, "Did that brat, Old Four, know about our plan a long time ago?"
"He had probably guessed it since Consort Xian returned to Yong'an Palace. After the incident with the Xie family, he was only more certain of it.
Because I've confirmed this, I've been feeling quite lazy lately, not wanting to work and just wanting to slack off all day long."
After hearing this, Li Yueyao picked up the teacup and took a sip. Wang Yin was quick to refill Li Yueyao's cup.
"Well, isn't everything back on track at the Ministry of Revenue? What has Xiaoyu been busy with lately?"
Feng Shenyu put down the pen in his hand when he heard this, and looked at Li Yueyao with a gossipy smile:
"He was busy comforting Zong Feilin."
Li Yueyao slapped her forehead and said, "Yes, Huai Xiujin died in battle, and Zong Feilin became a widow.
It just so happened that Xiao Yuer's wife, Wang, also died, and he became a widower.
Tsk tsk... they are truly a match made in heaven..."
Feng Shenyu picked up the pen again and said, "Who says it's not?
But Huai Xiujin has just passed away, so I'm afraid the Huai family won't agree to let Zong Feilin remarry, right?"
Li Yue shook her head and said, "No, you don't understand the Huai family.
His family had been full of military commanders for generations, and countless of them had died in battle. Their ancestors had long ago left behind a legacy:
If a man dies in battle and his wife has no children, the woman may be allowed to remarry.
Zong Feilin and Huai Xiujin are childless, which is in line with their ancestral teachings. The Huai family will not stop her from remarrying."
Feng Shenyu nodded and said, "Well, that's great. It's a good deal for Li Huaiyu."
As the two were talking, Zhaoqing came in.
After sitting down, Zhao Qing looked down at the ground and remained silent for a long time.
Feng Shenyu was reviewing memorials without even raising his head.
Li Yueyao waited for a long time but Zhao Qing didn't say anything. Finally, she couldn't help but said:
"Tell me, what did you do wrong again?"
Zhao Qing raised his head and glanced at Li Yueyao, then pursed his lips and said in a whisper:
"I want to take care of Gan Qing."
After hearing this, Li Yueyao sat up straight with her eyes wide open.
"What did you say?"
Seeing Li Yueyao like this, Zhao Qing lowered his head again and raised his voice a little:
"I want to take care of Gan Qing."
When Li Yueyao heard this, she closed her eyes.
"Gan Qing doesn't like you, don't you know!"
"I know."
"You knew it, but you still went." Li Yueyao said angrily.
After hearing this, Zhao Qing quickly raised his head and explained:
"He was seriously injured. I'm worried he won't recover. I... I just want to go see him and take care of him..."
Li Yueyao felt sorry for his misfortune and was angry at his lack of resistance. She said:
"After you started keeping a lover, there was no possibility between you two. You knew that there would be no future between you... why did you still..."
Zhao Qing listened, waved his hands repeatedly, and explained: "Aunt, I didn't think that there would be any result with him.
He went to the border to capture the princess of Nanli, but was injured by a thunder bomb from the enemy. He was seriously injured...
I just wanted to look after him for a while."
Li Yueyao was about to continue to stop her, but Feng Shenyu spoke first:
“You can go if you want.
Do what you want to do, at least you will have no regrets in your future life.
As for what will happen to the two of you in the future, we’ll talk about it later.
At least now, you can follow your heart."
When Zhao Qing heard this, he looked at Feng Shenyu with bright eyes: "Really? Can I go?"
"Well, go ahead."
Feng Shenyu looked at Zhao Qing and said.
Zhaoqing was very happy to hear this. He stood up from his chair and bowed to Feng Shenyu.
"Thank you, uncle."
This sentence from her uncle pleased Feng Shenyu. Feng Shenyu smiled and waved her hand, signaling her to go.
Seeing that the two had already talked like this, Li Yueyao also spoke:
"You're here to take care of people, don't act like a princess.
If you need any other medicine, just come back and get it from the warehouse."
When Zhaoqing heard Li Yueyao say this, a smile appeared on his face.
"Thank you, aunt."
Li Yueyao waved her hands in annoyance and said:
"Go, go, I get a headache just seeing you."
After Zhao Qing left, Li Yueyao looked at Fengshenyu reproachfully and said:
"There's no future for her and Gan Qing. She's foolishly charging forward, so why are you still supporting her?"
Feng Shenyu smiled and said: "Everything depends on human effort, and sincerity can move mountains and open up new paths.
Isn't the marriage between you and me the result of ten years of persistent waiting and searching?"
Li Yueyao glanced at him angrily and said, "What about Zhaoqing and Ganqing? They are so unruly."
Feng Shenyu felt very pleased when he saw Li Yueyao's charming and reproachful eyes.
"Gan Qing was seriously injured, and we don't know what will happen to him in the future.
His Gan family has only this one descendant, and if they want to rise up, they can only rely on him. Now that the situation is like this, what will happen to the Gan family in the future?
If they get together, Princess Zhaoqing's identity can also protect the Gan family from decline.
If the two of them can have a son or daughter, wouldn't the next generation have hope of reviving the family fortune? "
Li Yueyao frowned and said, "But Zhaoqing had a lover before, and Gan Qing didn't like her in the first place. The probability of them getting together is almost zero."
Feng Shenyu said nonchalantly, "When I was a child in my hometown, I heard about a woman named Wang Si Niang.
When she was young, she married a scholar. After the scholar passed the imperial examination, he became greedy for power and wealth, so he divorced her.
Later she married a soldier and gave birth to a son, but the soldier died in the battlefield.
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