Chapter 129: Granting a Marriage to Sun Mingzong and Xiao Fufeng
Compared to Xiao Chengping who was really angry, Xiao Chengming just felt that Xiao Fufeng had brought disgrace to the royal family.
After he calmed down, he felt a secret joy in his heart.
Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Rou had always wanted to use Xiao Fufeng to win over Aunt Rongyang, so as to provide Xiao Chengping with additional support.
And now Xiao Fufeng has lost his reputation for no apparent reason, in front of so many people. Xiao Fufeng is ruined.
"Okay, third brother, the important thing right now is how to deal with the matter of Fufeng and this young master." Xiao Chengming advised hypocritically, looking at the person who was taken care of and helped out by the eunuch, and narrowed his eyes.
This person looked very unfamiliar, but Xiao Chengming was sure that he was not from a noble family, which made him feel more at ease.
"What's your name and where are you from?" Xiao Chengming asked.
Sun Mingzong had no idea what was going on. He was still in a daze when the eunuch pulled him up from the couch, splashed him with cold water and brought him here.
Didn’t he drink a glass of wine and start to feel dizzy, and was helped down to rest? How could he be sleeping with the third princess!
He knelt on the ground trembling with fear, raised his head to glance at Xiao Chengping first, and saw that the other party had a gloomy expression. He immediately turned his face to look at Xiao Chengming and swallowed his saliva. "Your Highness, I...I am innocent! I don't know what happened. A palace maid helped me to rest. I-"
"Alright, I didn't ask you about the details, I just wanted to know which family you are from." Xiao Chengming interrupted him impatiently, "Whether this was accidental or someone else's plan, since you and Fufeng have had physical contact, I will ask my father to issue an order to grant Fufeng your marriage."
Give him the princess in marriage?!
Sun Mingzong felt like he was hit on the head by a huge pie in the sky. He was dizzy and unable to react for a moment. He even forgot to thank the emperor and just stared blankly at Xiao Chengming.
Xiao Chengming became more and more disdainful of his stupidity and felt disdain in his heart.
If Xiao Fufeng married such a person, she wouldn't be able to cause any trouble at all. Not to mention providing support to her brother Xiao Chengping, it would be good enough if she didn't hold him back.
Xiao Chengping obviously saw through Xiao Chengming's calculations. He suppressed his brows and said with anger, "Brother, how can such a person be worthy of the royal princess!"
"Besides, how could Fufeng be interested in him? There must be someone plotting against him. Since he is involved, we must know if he is greedy for power and plotting against Fufeng."
"People like this should be killed."
Xiao Chengping looked at Sun Mingzong with murderous intent in his eyes, which frightened Sun Mingzong so much that he trembled and fell to the ground with weak legs.
Seeing his reaction, Xiao Chengping felt even more disgusted, and glared hatefully at Xiao Fufeng outside through the curtain.
He was a person who was always causing trouble but could not win over the Prince of Kangping. Not only did he not get involved with such a scumbag, but the Crown Prince got hold of him and asked him to clean up the mess.
Xiao Chengming naturally wouldn't let him kill this good brother-in-law. He sighed and pretended to comfort him: "Third brother, what are you talking about? He and Fufeng had such a quarrel and so many people saw it. If you kill him, what will the ministers attending the banquet today think of you and me?"
"Father governs the world with benevolence. How could you do anything to disobey him?"
At this time, the eunuch who had gone to inquire about Sun Mingzong's background came back and whispered in Xiao Chengming's ear everything he had learned about Sun Mingzong's family background and the rumors about the Sun family that had been circulating in Luojing recently.
Xiao Chengming raised an eyebrow, waved his hand to signal the eunuch to leave, and turned to look at Xiao Chengping, "Third brother, this man has a clean family background and is a fellow Jinshi candidate in this palace examination. He is worthy of Fufeng."
"I know you and Concubine Rou have always wanted to find a good family for Fufeng, but now that something like this has happened, granting them a marriage is the best solution."
Xiao Chengping frowned and was about to retort, but was interrupted by Xiao Chengming, "Or do you want Fufeng to spend the rest of his life in the royal ancestral hall with ancient Buddhas and green lamps?"
Xiao Chengping couldn't help but clench his fists, with a fierce look in his eyes. He understood that Xiao Chengming was forcing him to choose between two options: either accept this useless brother-in-law or cut off Xiao Fufeng's possibility of marriage and send him to the ancestral hall.
Xiao Chengping took a deep breath and said, "This is about Fufeng's lifelong affairs. I need to return to the palace to inform my father and mother before making a decision."
After saying that, he lifted the curtain and went out.
Xiao Chengming looked at his back and sneered.
Xiao Fufeng caused such a big scandal on the day of the winter hunt. No matter how much her father loved her, he would not choose another husband for her. Even if Xiao Chengping and Concubine Rou knelt until their knees were rotten, her only options were the two she mentioned. It would be a good thing if she was not strangled to death with a white silk cloth to save the royal family's reputation.
Xiao Chengming looked at Sun Mingzong, who was limp on the ground. Disgust flashed in his eyes, but a faint smile remained on his face. "Those who ranked third in the palace examination should only be sent out to serve as officials of the eighth rank. If I were Young Master Sun, I would have grasped the ladder before me."
After saying this, Xiao Chengming flicked his sleeves and walked out.
Sun Mingzong sat on the ground in a daze, thinking over and over again about Xiao Chengming's words. After a while, he gritted his teeth and stood up with his knees supported, a gleam in his eyes.
Yes, this is his only chance to turn things around. He and the third princess were caught in bed together, and there is no chance of a good marriage in the future. He might as well take a chance and hold on to the third princess.
As long as His Majesty is willing to grant the marriage, it will be of no use even if the Third Princess and the Third Prince are unwilling.
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When Xiao Chengming went out, Xiao Fufeng was looking up and talking to Xiao Chengping with tears in his eyes.
Thinking about the great loss that the brother and sister had suffered today, Xiao Chengming was in a very good mood. He didn't care what they said and led his people away.
"Royal brother! The person who should be here today is not me, it is Chen Shuwei - it must be Chen Shuwei who framed me!" Xiao Fufeng roared incoherently.
Xiao Chengping frowned and looked at her with a frown, "What's the point of you saying this now?"
"Whether you were schemed against by others or not, it's all because of you being useless."
Xiao Fufeng grabbed Xiao Chengping's sleeve, his eyes filled with hatred, "I admit I was plotted against, but my royal brother, you must avenge me!"
Xiao Chengping pried her hands apart, staring at her intently, his tone cold, "I'll get to the bottom of this matter for you, but now you just stay here and don't embarrass yourself again."
Xiao Fufeng opened his mouth, but when he saw the hidden anger on Xiao Chengping's face, he swallowed his words back.
Xiao Chengping strode out of the tent.
Not long after he left, Sun Mingzong peeked out from the inner room. When he saw Xiao Fufeng sitting on the chair, he smiled flatteringly and walked towards her, "Princess...Princess."
Upon seeing him, Xiao Fufeng tensed up, his eyes filled with disgust. "Why are you still alive? Didn't my brother kill you? Get out of here!"
Sun Mingzong originally thought that the two of them had been husband and wife for a day, and the prince had said that he would grant them a marriage, so he wanted to ease the relationship between them. However, he never expected that Xiao Fufeng would ask for his own death.
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