Of course, there were also officials among them who, as Li Chang'an said, did not believe in astrology and celestial phenomena.
After receiving those unfriendly looks, the Imperial Observatory immediately fell silent, like a deflated balloon.
He could have seized on Feng Beichuan's weakness just now, but even if he had ten more lives, he would never dare to fight against so many people all by himself.
Seeing the other party speechless, Li Chang'an knew that she had won her argument. So she turned to Emperor Xingchang and said, "Father, I can also understand the Regent's feelings. After all, this is not an ordinary decision. Once chosen, it is a lifelong matter. No one would want their life's most important event to be decided by others, would they?"
Li Chang'an's words were reasonable and well-founded, leaving Emperor Xingchang momentarily speechless.
The court fell silent once again.
Feng Beichuan listened silently to the woman's words as she tried to defend herself, and a wave of tenderness washed over him.
Then, he couldn't help but look up at Li Chang'an, his dark, bright eyes filled with undisguised affection.
My heart was also filled with gentle ripples.
How could she possibly let go?
Feng Beichuan felt that it was no longer just wishful thinking on his part, but that everything about this woman made it impossible for him to be moved.
Her every smile, every word, and every action was deeply etched in my heart.
Just then, Bai Yuanshan spoke up again, saying, "Marriage is always a matter of parental arrangement and matchmaker's word. Now that His Majesty has decided on the Regent's marriage, what is there to be dissatisfied about? Moreover, the imperial edict for the selection of consorts has already been issued, so how can it be taken back!"
Faced with Bai Yuanshan's extremely tough attitude, Li Chang'an felt very displeased.
What utter nonsense about arranged marriages and parental consent!
A perfectly healthy person, can't even make their own decisions about these things?
At the same time, Emperor Xingchang echoed again, saying, "The Prime Minister is right. The imperial edict has already been issued; how can it be withdrawn so easily? Such hasty actions would only make me a laughingstock. Moreover, all of you ministers present here, those with suitable women in your families should already be making preparations..."
Upon hearing this, Feng Beichuan's face darkened.
Judging from Emperor Xingchang's words, it seems that he is now in a difficult situation.
If it were just him alone, it wouldn't matter. Feng Beichuan could simply fight this old man to the bitter end, and at worst, he would incur the emperor's wrath and be punished. In any case, he wouldn't dare to touch him easily.
But now that things have come to this point, if he still firmly disagrees with the selection of officials, it would be tantamount to slapping the face of all the ministers in the court.
Feng Beichuan was naturally clear about what was more important.
What should we do?
Feng Beichuan frowned deeply. The more he thought about it, the more humiliated he felt. He couldn't believe that he, the dignified Regent, would have his own marriage schemed against.
That's truly hateful!
More importantly, she already had someone she loved.
Thinking of this, Feng Beichuan couldn't help but cast another complicated glance at Li Chang'an.
The person I love...
For a moment, Feng Beichuan felt a mix of emotions.
If there is no one they love, then so be it. At worst, they can just do as Emperor Xingchang said and fulfill these people's wishes by selecting a decent regent's wife through a talent show to keep her as a decoration.
But now that he has someone he cares about, how could he possibly marry someone else?
My mind is a jumble of thoughts.
Feng Beichuan felt agitated, and various past events involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
If it were at that time...
If those things hadn't happened...
perhaps……
Perhaps things wouldn't have come to this.
Feng Beichuan couldn't help but chuckle, a faint bitterness on his lips, because he suddenly remembered that long ago, he had also used the emperor's decree to ask for the hand of the eldest princess of Shengnan Kingdom.
Unfortunately, this time it didn't work out.
Looking back now, if I had been more assertive back then, I might have been able to keep that person by my side.
But how could he bear to force that woman to do something she didn't want to do?
Similarly, he would not allow himself to do things he did not want to do.
Feng Bei couldn't help but clench her fists secretly. She collected her thoughts and then slowly said, "But what if I said that I already have someone I like? Would Your Majesty be willing to grant my wish?"
After saying that, Feng Beichuan looked intently at Li Chang'an.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Feng Beichuan, and then followed Feng Beichuan's gaze to look at Li Chang'an.
Being stared at by so many people all at once is really unpleasant.
Li Chang'an couldn't help but frown, secretly wondering to himself, "Why has the focus of this matter suddenly shifted to me again?"
After hearing Feng Beichuan's words, Emperor Xingchang was taken aback, and then his expression became extremely complicated.
He naturally understood the meaning behind Feng Beichuan's words, and he knew even more clearly who the person Feng Beichuan was referring to as the one he loved.
But if that's the case, wouldn't all of my carefully planned scheme be ruined?
Therefore, Emperor Xingchang ultimately chose to remain silent.
Seeing that the other party had not responded to him for a long time, Feng Beichuan felt a sense of anxiety. Then he spoke again, "Since it is for my life's most important matter, why don't you ask the Emperor to grant me the marriage? I am willing to choose a date to hold the wedding, which will also bring good luck."
Faced with the other party's aggressive stance, Emperor Xingchang felt somewhat overwhelmed.
She felt a little uneasy—things had been going according to her plan from the beginning, so how come she was now being led by the nose by Feng Beichuan?
But Feng Beichuan's words were indeed impeccable, and I had no reason to refuse.
Emperor Xingchang immediately frowned and began to think of a solution, but after thinking for a long time, he still could not find a suitable solution.
So he turned his attention to Bai Yuanshan, hoping that his resourceful strategist could step in and resolve the current predicament.
But Bai Yuanshan is now in a dilemma. He never expected that Feng Beichuan would actually be so frank and directly ask the emperor to grant them a marriage.
Seeing that he was not getting a response, and feeling that continuing the stalemate was not a solution, Emperor Xingchang pretended to speak and said, "That would be very good."
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