Chapter 440: Marriage
Originally, Concubine Hui was quite satisfied with Xie Chuxue.
After all, Xie Chuxue has a good family background and is the adopted daughter of King Xiling. If she can be married, it means that King Xiling can be won over to Luo Yechen's camp, which will be a great help for Luo Yechen who wants to compete for the position of crown prince.
Besides, Xie Chuxue herself is very beautiful, and the child she will give birth to in the future will definitely be good-looking too.
However, at the welcoming banquet hosted by Prince Xiling, Luo Yechen almost got into a fight with the Second Prince for Xie Chuxue, and even made a scene in front of the Emperor, almost angering him.
This made Concubine Hui very unhappy.
She would not think that it was her son's fault, but would only think that all this was caused by Xie Chuxue, the troublemaker.
He has caused so much trouble for Luo Yechen before he even enters the house. If he really enters the house in the future, won't there be a big commotion? !
From then on, Concubine Hui never mentioned letting her son go to Xie Chuxue again.
But he didn't expect that Luo Yechen would secretly find someone to match his and Xie Chuxue's horoscopes.
Taoist Xuanyi was quite famous in the Shengjing aristocratic family circle, so Concubine Hui naturally trusted him quite a bit. Since Taoist Xuanyi said that Luo Yechen and Xie Chuxue were a match made in heaven, maybe it was true.
Concubine Hui was hesitant.
Luo Yechen begged bitterly and swore again and again that as long as he married Xie Chuxue, he would obey his mother in everything in the future!
He also said that he thought about Xie Chuxue every day and night. If he couldn't marry Xie Chuxue, he was afraid that he would not be able to eat or sleep well in the future, and his life might even be shortened.
Concubine Hui glared at him and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Don't say such unlucky words!"
In the end, the heartache and love prevailed.
Concubine Hui was persuaded by her son.
Logically speaking, they should ask the emperor to grant the marriage, but Prince Xiling had entrusted Xie Chuxue's marriage to the empress dowager. It was not convenient for Concubine Hui to go to the emperor without going through the empress dowager, so she went to Changle Palace.
The Queen Mother was quite happy when she heard Concubine Hui explain her purpose.
"The King of England is not young anymore, it is indeed time for him to get married. If he can marry Chuxue, it will be a closer relationship. I am naturally happy to see it happen."
She paused here and the tone changed slightly.
"But this matter concerns Chuxue's lifelong happiness after all. I think I should ask King Xiling for his opinion on this matter. What do you think?"
Concubine Hui hurriedly said, "This is natural."
…
Baoqin was very efficient and in just one day, she brought back the mahjong that Xiao Xixi wanted.
This mahjong is made of wood, and the edges and corners are polished very smoothly.
The craftsman probably felt that such mahjong was too plain and unworthy of Concubine Xiao's cards, so he specially painted a layer of gold paint on the back of the mahjong.
It is paint that is actually made from melted gold.
Xiao Xixi touched the layer of golden paint, and only two words filled her mind: luxury!
She immediately asked someone to set up a low table and called Baoqin, Qingsong and Xing'er over.
Four people gathered around the table and started playing mahjong enthusiastically.
They didn't bet on money, but used roasted beans as gambling stakes.
Among the four people, Xiao Xixi won the most, not because the other three deliberately let her win, but because her luck was just too good. She could always draw the best cards every time.
The pile of fried beans in front of her quickly piled up.
When Luo Qinghan came in, he happened to see Xiao Xixi pushing the mahjong in front of her and shouting excitedly.
"Masturbating again! Hahaha!"
The other three could only pay for the fried beans with sighs.
Eunuch Chang: "Ah, the prince has arrived!"
The people in the room then noticed that the prince had arrived and were all startled.
They hurriedly got up and saluted.
Luo Qinghan walked to the table, looked at the pile of wood on the table, and asked expressionlessly: "What are you doing?"
Xiao Xixi introduced attentively: "This is called Mahjong, it's very fun, would you like to play, Your Highness?"
Luo Qinghan thought of how happy Xiao Xixi was when she was playing mahjong just now, and thought it would be okay to play with her.
So he sat down at the mahjong table.
Xiao Xixi invited Eunuch Chang to come and play as well.
Eunuch Chang declined, "I don't know how to play, and I'm afraid of spoiling the fun of the Empress and His Highness."
Xiao Xixi: "It doesn't matter if you don't know how to do it. I can teach you. The prince doesn't know how to do it anyway. I can drive one sheep or two sheep. I'll drive you as well."
Luo Qinghan: “…”
Eunuch Chang: “…”
So in your eyes, the prince is a sheep?
Baoqin no longer had any hope in her own queen's words.
She quickly changed the subject: "You need four people to play mahjong, and Grandpa Chang is just helping out. It's just for fun anyway, so winning or losing doesn't matter."
Eunuch Chang cupped his hands and said, "Then I will respectfully obey your command."
This table became occupied by Xiao Xixi, Baoqin, the prince, and eunuch Chang.
Xiao Xixi first briefly explained the rules of mahjong, and then played a game with them.
The prince and eunuch Chang were both smart people and quickly figured out the rules.
In terms of luck alone, Xiao Xixi is still the best among the four.
But the prince has a brain of a top student.
He can remember exactly what cards each person played.
He would figure out what cards others wanted to win based on the cards they played, so as to reduce the chances of them winning. Sometimes he would even take advantage of the other party's desire to win a big hand, deliberately dangling the other party, and finally forcing the other party to discard all his good cards.
Eunuch Chang has neither good luck nor the brains of a top student, but he has a pair of eyes that are good at observing people's words and expressions.
He would infer whether his opponent's cards were good or bad based on his opponent's changes in expression.
Even if he can't win, he won't lose too badly, and always maintain a stable state of neither winning nor losing.
As a result, Baoqin became the most miserable person.
In fact, her luck, intelligence, and eyesight are all pretty good.
But compared with the three people in front of her, she was far behind.
She was the one who made mistakes in almost every game. She was so dizzy from losing that she almost forgot her own name.
It was not until Xiao Xixi expressed that she was hungry that Baoqin suddenly jumped up as if she had been pardoned: "I will go and prepare lunch right away!"
After saying that, she ran away with two lasagna tears.
Woo woo woo!
She will never play cards with these three people again!
He's simply asking for trouble!
Eunuch Chang asked someone to put away the mahjong on the table.
Luo Qinghan placed an invitation in front of Xiao Xixi.
"This is the invitation Xie Chuxue sent you. She wants to invite you to Canglan Garden to drink tea and appreciate the flowers."
Xiao Xixi picked up the invitation.
The white invitation card had neat and beautiful black handwriting, and there were a few dried peach blossoms on it, giving it a light peach scent.
She was quite confused at first. She and Xie Chuxue were not close, so why did Xie Chuxue suddenly invite her to be her guest?
When she saw the handwriting on the invitation clearly, she immediately understood.
The person who invited her was not Xie Chuxue, but the senior brother Fang Wujiu.
Prince: I seem to smell the scent of a love rival, I am unhappy!
……
Please give me a monthly ticket~
(End of this chapter)
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