Chapter 160 Marriage Permission
Why would she be interested in Princess Jinde's affairs?
But it’s just such a small favor, Xie Guimo will definitely help.
That night, Chen Tang thought about this matter over and over again. She was impatient and wanted to find out right away. Once she was sure that Chen Ran was the daughter of Princess Jinde and her husband, she wanted to see how the second wife would explain where her own biological daughter was.
Chen Tang thought about this and couldn't sleep until the second half of the night. He didn't know when he fell asleep. When he woke up the next day, it was already noon.
The sunlight shines into the house through the window, dazzlingly golden.
Gingko and Qiutong came into the house to help Chen Tang get up. Gingko was still limping, so Chen Tang asked, "Does your foot still hurt?"
Ginkgo said, "I took medicine last night and it doesn't hurt as much anymore."
Chen Tang got down from the bed and said, "Only if you take care of yourself, you will get better quickly."
Qiu Tong helped Chen Tang put on her skirt. After she washed up, the maid brought the food. After Chen Tang finished her breakfast, she went to Songhe Hall to pay her respects to the old lady.
She arrived a little late, and when she arrived at Songhe Hall, everyone had arrived. Seeing that Chen Tang had a faint bruise on his eyelid, the old lady asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"
Chen Tang said, "I was thinking about something last night and couldn't sleep, so I came to pay my respects to my grandmother late..."
The old lady was about to ask Shen Tang what he was thinking about, because he was sleepless, when the maid outside came in and said, "Old lady, the second master is here."
Soon, the second master came in. As soon as he came forward, the second wife asked, "Did anyone discuss what kind of status to give to Xian'er during the court this morning?"
The news that Chen Xian lost her virginity to the Second Prince at the Queen's birthday banquet in the palace had not spread among the civil and military officials when they left the palace, but as soon as those ministers returned home, the news reached their ears and they were all discussing it. It was good enough for the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan to be the Second Prince's principal wife. The only drawback was that she had been engaged before and her reputation had some flaws. If she was just a prince's consort in the future, it would not be a problem. If the Second Prince took that position, the principal wife would be the Queen.
Many people think that Chen Xian is very lucky. Although her engagement was broken off by Prince Jingyang's Mansion, she unexpectedly could marry the Second Prince. Even if her position as the principal wife is a little uncertain, she will definitely be the concubine.
The selection of a princess for a prince is no small matter. Moreover, since it happened at the Queen’s birthday banquet, the Censor will definitely submit a report. It depends on whether the Emperor will suppress it or not.
The Second Madam had been waiting for the Second Master to return home for quite some time. The Second Master said, "In the morning court, there was a long debate about what position Xian'er should take, but I think the position of the principal wife is almost certain."
The Second Master said it was a sure thing, and the Second Wife was relieved. "Which ministers agree to give Xian'er the position of the principal wife?"
The second master sat down and said, "That's a lot. The people of the eldest prince's party all agree that the emperor should give Xian'er the position of principal wife. The eldest prince consort also helps to intercede. Even Prince Jingyang thinks that she should be given the position of principal wife. On the contrary..."
The eldest son-in-law helped to intercede. It was not surprising that Princess Jinde agreed to help yesterday. What was strange was why Prince Jingyang also helped to intercede. This was not something Prince Jingyang would do.
While the old lady was thinking about this, the second wife asked, "I didn't expect the eldest prince's party would help Xian'er. Who are the people who are against it?"
The second master said, "Zuo Xiang and others."
Swish.
The second wife's face sank, and the old lady's expression also turned ugly.
The left prime minister was the second prince's man, and he stood up to oppose giving Chen Xi the position of principal wife, which clearly showed that Concubine Ye and the second prince were unwilling.
She was an innocent girl from the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion. She was summoned to the palace by Concubine Ye to celebrate the Queen's birthday. After such a thing happened in the palace, Concubine Ye was reluctant to give up her position as the main wife. The old lady, who had already disliked Concubine Ye, became even more disgusted with her.
The second master said, "Xi'er is the legitimate daughter of our Pingyuan Marquis's mansion. Her family background is not bad. With so many ministers supporting her, it is useless for Zuo Xiang and others to oppose her."
He was not worried that the emperor would not give the position of principal wife to Chen Xi. He was more puzzled by two other things.
The second master said, "After the court session, Prince Jingyang talked to my eldest brother for a long time..."
The old lady was surprised, "Why would Prince Jingyang look for the Marquis?"
If it was a public matter, it would be discussed in the court. If it was a private matter, the marriage between the two families could not be achieved. Although it would not lead to enmity, the relationship would certainly not be good. The Prince of Jingyang saved Shen Tang in the street, and Shen Sui had to go to the door to apologize with gritted teeth.
The second master shook his head, "I don't know what it is. After Prince Jingyang left, I wanted to ask my eldest brother, but Prince Ning came to ask my eldest brother again, so I went back home first..."
Prince Jingyang and Old Prince Ning were both important figures in the court. The Second Master could barely guess why Prince Jingyang was looking for Shen Sui, but as for Old Prince Ning looking for Shen Sui, the Second Master couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought about it.
The old lady slowly fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand. Old Prince Ning would not have come to see Chen Sui for any other reason except for Xiao Huan's matter.
Everyone was waiting for Chen Sui. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Chen Sui finally arrived.
As soon as he walked in, the old lady asked, "What does Prince Jingyang want to see you about?"
Chen Sui glanced at Chen Tang, and Chen Tang's face suddenly became red with anger. Why didn't she leave just now? She should have run.
Chen Tang was a little restless, and Chen Sui said, "Prince Jingyang is asking for marriage on behalf of the Crown Prince, asking for Tang'er's hand in marriage..."
Old lady, “……???”
Everyone in the room was like, “……???”
uniform.
Everyone in the room looked at Chen Tang.
Chen Tang was so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into the ground. Could you please stop looking at her?
The old lady looked at Shen Sui, "Could it be that the person who asked the emperor to help convey the message and has not come to propose marriage is the prince of Jingyang?"
Chen Sui said, "Prince Jingyang explained to me that the prince had been engaged to Xian'er after all, and Xian'er had no one to marry, so it was difficult for him to come and propose marriage, which is why it has been delayed until now."
The second wife said, "Not only is he engaged to Xian'er, but Tang'er has rejected him before. Isn't this marriage inappropriate?"
The old lady looked at the second wife, "What's wrong with this? If Xian'er hadn't married yet, there might be some resentment. Now Xian'er is definitely going to marry the second prince, so what's wrong with Tang'er marrying the prince of Jingyang?"
"Prince Jingyang saved Tang'er's life. If this happened to someone else, I'm afraid they would have been married by now."
The Second Wife also knew that there was no possibility for Chen Xian and the Prince of Jingyang to be together, so it was untenable to oppose this marriage. She said, "When the bridal sedan of the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion came to the door, Tang'er would rather die than get on the sedan, which made the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion lose face. I am a little worried that the Prince of Jingyang is deliberately taking revenge on Tang'er. Besides, there was a rumor a few days ago that the Prince of Jingyang kissed a girl and got a rash on his face..."
After calling Princess Jingyang "Mother Princess", Shen Tang once again felt socially dead.
That bastard spread rumors like that and now he's proposing marriage. There will definitely be people wondering if the one he's going to marry is her.
Before, Chen Sui guessed that the prospective son-in-law who had been slow to propose marriage was the Prince of Jingyang. After the morning court today, Prince Jingyang explained to him that Old Prince Xie had proposed the wrong marriage half a year ago. Coupled with this rumor, Chen Sui had to agree to this marriage whether he agreed or not.
Shen Sui said, "How can you take the words of Prince Jingyang as a joke seriously?"
The old lady asked, "Have you agreed to the marriage?"
The second wife said, "If the eldest sister-in-law doesn't agree, the Marquis will definitely not agree..."
"I agree."
Shen Sui's cold voice echoed in the room.
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