Chapter 626: It's fate that makes people
Although Wei Shiqing beat up the youngest son Wei Shiyu, he still frowned when he heard that the Nie family seemed to want to match Nie Luming and Xingxing.
Before Wei Shiyan returns, Wei Shiqing, as the eldest brother, will never allow any complications to arise.
Even their relatives, the Nie family, cannot be spared.
Wei Shiqing thought for a moment and went into the palace to look for Queen Nie.
When Queen Nie heard this, she thought for a while and came up with an idea.
Empress Nie summoned her mother, the old lady of Duke Cheng'en, and her elder sister-in-law, Mother Nie, into the palace. After chatting about some family matters, Empress Nie acted like a good aunt and asked about the marriages of her nephews and nieces.
"Ah Ming is not young anymore... and Ah Ke is also of age." Queen Nie asked casually, "Has the family arranged their marriage?"
The old lady of Lord Cheng'en did not think much about it and smiled and said, "What do you think of Lord Fusui? Although the Yu family does not have much foundation, the children of the Yu family are all outstanding. This family can be more lenient."
Queen Nie's heart sank.
It is true that the Nie family is her maternal family, but how can her nephew from her maternal family compare with her A Yan.
"Mother, to be honest, I have other arrangements for Lord Fusui's marriage." Queen Nie smiled dignifiedly.
When Nie's mother heard this, her expression changed immediately.
The old lady of Lord Cheng'en was a little surprised: "...Your Majesty, do you mean to give it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?..."
Queen Nie smiled with a hint of meaning, "It's not the Crown Prince. Mother knows how stubborn the Crown Prince is. Previously, the Crown Princess had not been pregnant for five years, and so many ministers in the court wanted the Crown Prince to take a concubine, but the Crown Prince never gave in... Now that the Crown Princess is pregnant with twins, the Crown Prince is even more unwilling. How could I possibly give Fusui Xiangjun to the Crown Prince?"
When Queen Nie said this, Mother Nie's face almost froze.
Why did she feel that her sister-in-law, the Empress, was calling her Lady Fusui Xiangjun, but was actually pointing fingers at her about A Ke?
Tell her to stop dreaming, A Ke cannot enter the East Palace.
Although the old lady of Duke Cheng'en did not think much about it, she was also stunned: "Since the queen does not want to leave Fusui Xiangjun to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, why did she say that there were other arrangements..."
Queen Nie just smiled and said nothing.
As Queen Nie smiled meaningfully, the old lady of Duke Cheng'en suddenly remembered - the Queen had more than one son!
My younger son Wei Shiyu is about the same age as Fu Suixiangjun!
The old lady of Lord Cheng'en suddenly realized.
After all, the Third Prince is still young and not yet at the age for marriage, so the Queen wants to be more cautious.
The old lady of Lord Cheng'en felt that she had realized it.
She said hurriedly, "Since the Queen has already arranged a marriage for Lord Fusui, then Ah Ming's mother and I will look for other girls for Ah Ming."
Queen Nie smiled and said, "It's just that Prince Fusui is still young, and it's hard to say what will happen in the future. Mother and sister-in-law, please don't tell anyone about this."
The old lady of Lord Cheng'en and Nie's mother both hurriedly agreed.
The old lady of Duke Cheng'en grumbled again, "... Come to think of it, I remember that the young lady from Duke Xin's mansion was quite nice and good-looking. Our Ah Ming is a bit out of her league... But Ah Ming doesn't like her."
Queen Nie glanced at the old lady of Duke Cheng'en and realized that her mother didn't know that Yu Mingzhu was not of the Yu family's bloodline.
Otherwise, her mother would grumble about her family background not being worthy of him.
Empress Nie smiled and did not mention Yu Mingzhu's topic. She changed the subject: "Come to think of it, I remember that the beloved daughter of the Minister of Personnel has also reached the age of marriage."
Empress Nie nodded, and the old lady of Duke Cheng'en thought for a moment and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I am old now and I can't remember which lady that is..."
Nie's mother still remembered this. After all, she had been interested in the daughter of the Minister of Personnel.
"Mother, have you forgotten? It's the Zhu family in Yanzi Hutong. When you celebrated your birthday last year, Mrs. Zhu brought Miss Zhu Yaoxu to celebrate your birthday." Mother Nie mentioned it.
The old lady of Lord Cheng'en was still a little confused: "Really... I can't remember clearly."
Mother Nie's thoughts moved.
Queen Nie smiled but said nothing.
Anyway, it's a matter for both parties to meet and see each other. Whether it will work out or not is another matter.
After talking about Nie Luming, the old lady of Cheng Engong started talking about Nie Yuke again: "…Madam, for A Ke's marriage, do you have any good candidates?"
The old lady of Duke Cheng'en had no idea that her granddaughter wanted to marry her cousin, the Crown Prince.
But as a mother, Nie's mother knew.
When she heard her mother-in-law mention this matter in front of Queen Nie, her heart suddenly tightened, her scalp felt numb, and she couldn't help but look at Queen Nie.
Empress Nie seemed unaware and smiled as she said to the old lady of Lord Cheng'en, "When a girl gets married, it's like a second life. Ah Ke was raised by the Nie family, so we have to carefully select a good one. After she gets married, she will be the head of the family, so that Ah Ke won't be wronged... Don't be impatient, take your time."
The old lady of Duke Cheng'en nodded repeatedly: "Your Highness is absolutely right."
But the more Nie's mother listened, the more depressed she became.
As expected, Queen Nie had no intention of strengthening the relationship by letting A Ke marry the prince.
Mother Nie took a deep breath, forced a smile, and nodded in agreement.
The old lady of Duke Cheng'en and Nie's mother came out of the palace and called Nie Luming over.
When the old lady of Duke Cheng'en and Nie's mother told Nie's intention, Nie Luming was silent for a moment and murmured, "No wonder the Third Prince had a weird look on his face the past two days."
The old lady of the Duke of Cheng'en sighed and said, "Lord Fusui is a blessed man. Even though his family background is a little poor, the children of the Yu family are promising and will surely have great fortunes in the future. What a pity. I think your aunt wants to leave it to the Third Prince."
Nie Luming frowned.
The old lady of Cheng Engong also instructed Nie Luming: "A Ming, don't worry, grandma will definitely find you a good girl who is worthy of you. As for Fu Sui Xiangjun, forget it... Your aunt values her very much and has specifically instructed us, fearing that it would affect Fu Sui Xiangjun's reputation if it got out. Fortunately, your mother hasn't found a matchmaker to propose marriage yet."
Nie Luming finally sighed: "Grandma, I understand."
I can only say that it is fate that plays tricks on us.
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Nie's mother went to Nie Yuke's room, where Nie Yuke was concentrating on arranging flowers under the window.
Seeing her daughter who looked thinner than before, Nie's mother felt sad.
"Ako..."
Nie Yuke looked up and saw Nie's mother. She smiled and was about to ask her mother how her visit to the palace today went, but she noticed that Nie's mother looked a little upset. Her heart skipped a beat and she felt something was wrong.
As expected, Nie's mother sighed and said, "Ake, you should give up on the Crown Prince. I'll find you a good family..."
Nie Yuke stood up suddenly: "Mom!"
Mother Nie's face was filled with sorrow. She held Nie Yuke's hand and said, "Ake, your aunt the queen has probably seen through your feelings for the prince. When mother entered the palace today, she mentioned it several times. I heard that your aunt the queen does not want to marry you to the East Palace. This is probably what the prince wants. Ake... listen to mother, don't be so stubborn."