That's at most sixteen or seventeen years old; any later and people will gossip.
Although our family doesn't care about these things, we still need to settle this marriage as soon as possible, otherwise all the good men will be taken.
Another thing is that I'm worried someone might use Ningbao's marriage as an excuse to arrange a marriage arbitrarily, so it's better to settle the marriages of the children in the family as soon as possible.
After seeing the merchant off, Ningbao, who had been quietly sitting to the side drinking tea and eating snacks, paused for a moment upon hearing Su Jingshu's words.
"Mother, do you mean that the palace can arbitrarily grant marriages regardless of our wishes?"
Even if they gave me to a beggar, I would still marry him.
Su Jingshu nodded helplessly.
"That's how it is in theory."
Zhou Chengxing looked at Ning Bao intently.
"But don't worry, you are your parents' darling. Even if they want to use your marriage as a pretext..."
I dare not marry into a family that is too wicked, otherwise I wouldn't mind disobeying the imperial decree; after all, the worst outcome would just be losing this throne.
Ningbao didn't seem to care about her parents' worries.
"Father, Mother, don't worry."
Don't you know what your daughter is good at?
At worst, I'll just send them a dream and let them break off the engagement on their own. If the other party isn't a good person, I wouldn't mind causing a few of their children to die.
That way, no one will dare to come near me...
"That won't do." Hearing Ning Bao's words, Su Jing Shu immediately objected.
"Won't that ruin your reputation?"
Ning Bao smiled reassuringly at Su Jingshu.
"Mother, I don't care about reputation. If someone truly loves me, they won't care about such empty reputation. If the other person isn't sincere, then no matter how good the reputation is, it's useless."
Zhou Chengxing nodded.
"That's right, my daughter Zhou Chengxing is not someone that just anyone can be worthy of."
Ningbao, don't worry. With your father here, no one can force you to marry someone you don't want to, not even the Emperor..."
Su Jingshu's worries were not unfounded. Inside the palace, Consort Liu was "plotting" with her personal wet nurse, Granny Zhong, while holding a pile of portraits.
"Granny Zhong, what do you think of these promising young men?"
Granny Zhong raised an eyebrow and looked at the portrait in Consort Liu's hand.
"They're all handsome and look quite good, Your Majesty...."
"I heard that Princess Ning, who hasn't shown her face yet, is 15 years old, just the age when flowers are in full bloom."
The Princess Consort of Zhenbei bringing her beloved princess back to the capital at this time is clearly for the purpose of marriage.
Since that's the case, let's help her choose a marriage partner. What do you think of my choice? Is it good enough?
This is the young master of Zhong Xiangbo's family. He is handsome but ruthless. I heard that this young master likes to play tricks at a young age, and his family will send someone out every few days.
And this is the second son of Minister Sun; I've heard he's different from others and has been attracted to male lovers since childhood...
And this too.................”
After listening to Consort Liu's account of the men's situation, Granny Zhong couldn't help but shudder.
"Your Majesty, I've heard that the Prince of Zhenbei and his wife dote on that Princess Ning, and they might not agree to the young talents you've chosen."
Consort Liu casually played with her nail guards.
"If they disagree, we'll find a way to force them to agree, like making it a fait accompli..."
Anyway, there are a lot of banquets in Beijing lately, and the young people are all hot-blooded and impetuous, so it's normal for them to do something outrageous.
"When the time comes, we'll catch them in the act of adultery, and while we're at it, it'll be perfectly reasonable for us to help them and issue an imperial edict..."
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