Chapter 176 The Crown Princess
As a result, just as Xiao Jinghe was thinking about this, he heard someone whispering behind him: "Is that the ex-wife of Ningyuan Hou who just divorced?"
"She actually came today..."
"Although Miss Yu's family background is not good, she is indeed beautiful. She can be married off..."
"Are you crazy? If you marry the woman Xie Zhiwen has touched as your legal wife, you won't be afraid of your parents breaking your legs!"
"Who said she'll be the principal wife? She's been married once, so she can only be a concubine."
Hearing this, Xiao Jinghe's face darkened.
Xiao Jinghe looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the person who was secretly discussing Yu Qinghuan looked to be in his twenties and was a stranger. He must not be a promising person, otherwise he would have had an impression of him, which meant that his family background was decent.
He snorted coldly and said, "Who are you from?"
The two men came together today just to see the beautiful girls. When they saw many important figures in the court, they didn't think of going up to talk to them. After all, they were not the material to be pillars of the court.
They didn't expect that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would take the initiative to talk to them and even ask where they came from. They were immediately flattered.
"Your Highness, my father is Lei Sheng, the Minister of Rites."
"My father is the Censor He Songping."
Xiao Jinghe's eyes dimmed slightly. It turned out to be Lei Sheng's son. The Minister of Rites retired and returned to his hometown. Lei Sheng was on the new list of recommendations submitted.
Oh, a mere kid trying to touch his woman, how arrogant he is.
"They can't even control their own son's mouth, and let him gossip. It's obvious that Minister Lei and Censor He have bad family traditions and are not qualified to bear the heavy responsibility of the court."
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings suddenly became quiet.
The two men's faces turned pale and they knelt on the ground in fear, "Your Highness, please forgive me!"
Xiao Jinghe glanced at the two of them coldly and walked away.
The people around looked at each other and moved away from the young masters of the Lei and He families. They had originally heard that Lord Lei was very likely to be promoted to the position of Shangshu, and they wanted to make friends with the young master of the Lei family.
No one knows how these two offended the prince. They don’t want to be misunderstood by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and get into trouble.
His Majesty is seriously ill, the Crown Prince is acting as regent, and Lord Cheng and several other officials are assisting him.
In today's court, it can be said that the prince has absolute power. Today's words are enough to make these two families completely lose their power in the capital, and no one dares to make friends with them anymore.
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On that day, Yu Qinghuan heard that the Lei and He families had offended Xiao Jinghe, and vaguely remembered that the girl from the Lei family had harassed Xie Zhili.
Xiao Jinghe is such an easy-going person, and no one knows how those two people offended him.
When she left the Zheng family, her carriage stopped in an alley. Familiar guards stood respectfully outside the carriage, "Miss Yu, my master would like to have a chat with you."
Yu Qinghuan lifted the curtain and took a look. There was a carriage parked in front, which showed that someone was waiting for her there.
She immediately got off the carriage, took two steps, and got on another carriage.
Xiao Jinghe, dressed in gorgeous clothes, leaned back inside. The moment she got on the carriage, he hooked her soft little hand and pulled her into his arms.
Yu Qinghuan was forced to sit on his lap, and thought he wanted to do something intimate in the carriage. Just as she was about to struggle, she saw the fatigue in his eyes and eyebrows, and knew he had no such intention. She immediately stopped moving and let him hold her. She asked with concern:
"Your Highness is tired?"
Xiao Jinghe nodded. "My father is ill, the court is overwhelmed with affairs, and there's also the flood in Jiangnan. I'm the one who's dealing with it now, so I haven't been able to visit you recently. Do you blame me?"
Hearing this, Yu Qinghuan raised her hands and placed them on both sides of his forehead, gently pressing them. "Your Highness is doing serious work for the common people of the world. I only worry about your health. You should rest more."
She secretly felt lucky that no one came to see her, otherwise that small, shabby yard would not be able to accommodate so many people.
Xiao Jinghe's eyes softened a lot. These were the nicest words he had heard in recent days.
Among so many people around him, only Yu Qinghuan cares about his health.
"You still care about me."
Yu Qinghuan smiled and said, "I heard that Your Highness had some unpleasant experiences just now. Why don't you tell me about it?"
She wanted to help Xiao Jinghe relieve his worries.
Xiao Jinghe didn't want Yu Qinghuan to know what those people were saying, "These are all matters of the court, involving a wide range of people."
Yu Qinghuan nodded, knowing that he didn't want to say it, so she stopped asking, but she didn't know what to say to him.
Xiao Jinghe stared at Yu Qinghuan for a long time, then hugged her tighter. He lowered his gaze to the trembling snow-capped peaks on her chest, which seemed to be fuller than when they were in Jiuchong Mountain.
His throat tightened and his Adam's apple rolled uncontrollably. He wanted to do something, but considering other things, he held back.
"Do you know why I came to the Zheng family today?"
Yu Qinghuan was silent for a moment, "I roughly guessed it."
Most of the noble ladies in the capital came to the Zheng family for a banquet today. If Xiao Jinghe wanted to marry a princess of his choice, it would be most appropriate for him to come to the Zheng family. I just don’t know who he chose.
She was thinking about this when she saw Xiao Jinghe asking herself: "Who do you think is suitable to be the Crown Princess?"
He looked serious and seemed to really want to hear Yu Qinghuan's opinion.
Yu Qinghuan's forehead twitched: "..." Who would catch an old lover and ask him about getting married?
She laughed twice, and continued to massage with her fingertips, "I don't know anyone, so I'm afraid I can't give Your Highness any advice."
Xiao Jinghe's eyes darkened. Before coming to the Zheng family, the old-fashioned people around him all wanted to push forward their female relatives of marriageable age to be the Crown Princess.
The position of the Crown Princess will mean she will be the mother of a country in the future, and people in the court are eyeing her covetously, so there must be no carelessness in the selection of the right person.
He did listen to some opinions and sent people to make inquiries in the capital. He found that several girls had good personalities and conduct, and their family backgrounds were also acceptable, but after looking at the scrolls, he really didn't like them.
So, he took some time out today to come and take a look.
The girl from the Sun family has a rather dull and boring personality, but she can recite a few poems. She seems a little unromantic, but that's okay, as if she is discussing marriage with the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
This girl seems to be a good match for Mu Huaian. Now that Cheng Gongjin is his own person, it is better not to compete with his nephew for a woman.
Miss Chen had seen him several times, but the secret guards reported that Miss Chen often visited brothels secretly and asked the young man to accompany her.
I really didn't expect that an old-fashioned man like Mr. Chen would have a granddaughter with such a personality.
The girl from the Lou family is both talented and beautiful, but based on my observations at the banquet just now, she has a high opinion of herself, treats people badly, and is not suitable for this position.
He had thought that his trip today was in vain, but the moment he saw Yu Qinghuan at the banquet just now, he suddenly had other ideas, an idea that would be resisted by all the officials in the court and criticized by the censors.
Xiao Jinghe put one arm around Yu Qinghuan's waist and with the other hand pulled down her soft hand that was massaging his forehead and held it, and asked affectionately, "Are you willing to be my Crown Princess?"
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