The Emperor has had many beauties in the past two years, and even the Empress has had to find some pretty girls to serve her in order to maintain her favor.
Last night, after he left the imperial study, the emperor did not mention the princess's marriage again, but at night, the emperor stayed in the palace of the new beauty.
This concubine whispered in the queen's ear and did things for her...
"Sir, you absolutely cannot cancel the engagement now. Concubine Yun praised the Emperor highly at the time and even said that if you were loyal to the Emperor, you should have agreed immediately when His Majesty mentioned the marriage, instead of waiting for His Majesty to speak. His Majesty was a little unhappy when she heard that, so she doesn't want to see you after granting the marriage..."
"The imperial edict has been issued, and it is absolutely impossible to take it back." The person who received the letter from the palace said with concern.
Minister Xiao clenched his fists, feeling very depressed.
Just one step away!
That nosy beauty Yun!
"This Concubine Yun likes to meddle in the family affairs of the ministers so much... Tell the people in the palace to find a way to make her behave herself." Minister Xiao's face was gloomy.
His Xiao family is not like an ordinary family. After all, they are the descendants of a general and were once powerful in the court. For the sake of the entire family, they must have their own connections in the palace, and there are quite a few of them.
The man responded immediately.
That night, Yun Meiren was called again.
Just as the emperor kissed her, several mice crawled out of the bed and ran around everywhere, scaring the emperor so much that he jumped several feet high and made a mess. After getting rid of the yellow and white mice, the emperor looked at the pale-faced Yun Meiren again and felt annoyed.
Lady Yun was wearing a white gauze dress today, with some furry ornaments on her head, making her look like a rat spirit...it was really disgusting.
He directly banished Concubine Yun to the cold palace. He had so many beauties in his harem that he didn't feel sad about losing one more.
Lady Yun cried and made a fuss, but it was of no use.
Xiao Cunyu didn’t know what was happening in the palace, but the atmosphere in the Xiao family was not right.
Minister Xiao was afraid that Xiao Cunyu would be scared, so he had his men restrain her and told her not to go out, but he had not told her about the arranged marriage yet. However, he knew that this matter could not be kept secret for long, as people from the Ministry of Rites would come to discuss the marriage procedures in the future, and Xiao Cunyu would definitely want to know.
At night, Minister Xiao and his son changed into inconspicuous clothes and met with the prince in a side courtyard in the capital.
The two men were also very respectful when they met the prince.
"I know why you two are here." Ying Huaiji was a little surprised when he received the letter from the Xiao family. He didn't even expect that the Xiao family, who had always been honest, would take the initiative to show goodwill to him for Xiao Qilang.
"Your Highness, it's not that we despise the Emperor's grace, but... we have unavoidable reasons." Minister Xiao sighed, "If my son Qilang could truly marry the princess, we would agree... but he..."
"Don't worry, I know he doesn't like Baoyi, and I have already thought of a way..." Ying Huaiji was very polite to the two of them.
Minister Xiao looked at the Crown Prince in surprise, but after thinking about it, he realized that since he wanted to ask the Crown Prince for help, he had to explain the matter clearly...
However, he also heard from his son that His Highness seemed to have some... ambiguous attitude towards Qilang...
For a moment, he was very conflicted about whether or not to tell the truth.
But now, the only way to get out of this broken engagement safely is to ask the prince for help!
If his Xiao family cancels the engagement, they will not only offend the emperor but also the third prince's lineage...especially the third prince, who will be offended to death. This disaster can only be diverted to the crown prince or the loyal prince, who can make the third prince jealous, so that the Xiao family can have an easier time.
Minister Xiao looked down on the character of the loyal prince. Besides, there was Princess Yue Yi watching over him...
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