"Cough cough." The second prince, who had been silent all this time, coughed violently, and then looked at Mu Linghuang in confusion.
Mu Linghuang ignored the Second Prince's gaze and continued:
"Your Majesty, Third Sister's health is already... already crippled. It's naturally impossible for her to marry one of the great geniuses in their prime. However, I heard that the old uncle's wife recently passed away. It wouldn't be a loss for Third Sister to marry him as her legal wife."
The old uncle that Mu Linghuang mentioned is the second prince's uncle. He is over eighty years old and his cultivation is not high. He is only a first-level spiritual master. Judging from his appearance, he can be the grandfather of Mu Lingjiu's grandfather.
It is simply an insult to let Mu Lingjiu marry this old uncle of the emperor.
Moreover, Mu Linghuang was planning that after Mu Lingjiu's death, the family property would still belong to the Second Prince's lineage.
The Second Prince's uncle also fully supports him. If Mu Lingjiu marries him, the family property will fall into the hands of the Second Prince.
In this way, it is absolutely seamless.
The Emperor of Chu naturally saw through her plan, and nodded with a smile, agreeing with her.
"Indeed, the old uncle has shared my worries all his life. Now that he has lost his wife, he really needs someone to marry and comfort him. Mu Lingjiu, choose a day and marry into the uncle's mansion!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience fell silent.
This is just hilarious!
The old uncle of the emperor wants to marry a young and beautiful girl at his age, and this girl also comes with a lot of wealth.
Everyone knows what this calculation is.
"No!" The second prince and the eldest prince spoke almost at the same time.
No one expected these two people to speak out.
Mu Linghuang didn't expect the Second Prince to speak at this time. Her plan was originally the best!
The Second Prince stared at Mu Linghuang coldly, then bowed to Emperor Chu and said:
"Father, Mu Lingjiu was engaged to me before. If she were to marry my uncle, wouldn't that be a mess? If I tell anyone, I'm afraid everyone will laugh at me."
Mu Linghuang pursed her lips tightly. She could see that the Second Prince seemed reluctant to part with Mu Lingjiu.
She didn't know what went wrong. It was obvious that the Second Prince disliked Mu Lingjiu very much before.
"Husband, since you've broken off the engagement, it doesn't matter. When Lingjiu marries, wouldn't it be nice for her to be his aunt? Can you bear to let your uncle live out his life in loneliness?"
The Second Prince retorted angrily, "Is it true that Mu Lingjiu is the only woman in Chu State and there are no other women? If Mu Lingjiu doesn't marry uncle, will he live out his life in loneliness?"
After saying this, the Second Prince leaned over to Mu Linghuang's ear and whispered:
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Now that you're the Second Prince's consort, what else do you want?"
As the Second Prince said these words, he thought again of how obedient and submissive Mu Lingjiu had been. If it weren't for Mu Linghuang, Mu Lingjiu wouldn't have turned against him.
The eldest prince also said: "Second brother, what you said makes sense."
It's rare for two people to have the same opinion on something.
The King of Chu was too embarrassed to continue speaking.
Queen Wang smiled and said at the right moment, "Aren't we looking for that girl named Bailing? Why are we talking about this again?"
The King of Chu restrained his expression and frowned.
"We can discuss this matter later, but Lingjiu's marriage should indeed be put on the agenda, but we need to consider the choice of the right person."
It seems that Mu Lingjiu must be married off no matter what.
Mu Lingjiu bowed and replied, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. However, Lingjiu wants to make her own decision about marriage, so Your Majesty need not worry."
The Emperor of Chu smiled unwaveringly, "As your uncle, I must take good care of you, as per your mother's instructions."
"If Your Majesty really wants to take good care of me, then just follow my instructions and don't make things difficult for me."
Mu Lingjiu raised her eyes, her clear eyes full of determination.
The King of Chu winked at the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch scolded him harshly.
"Mu Lingjiu, you're not taking advantage of His Majesty's kindness. Are you planning a rebellion?"
With such a big hat put on him, whatever Mu Lingjiu said next was considered as rebellion.
"There's no need to put such a big label on a girl's marriage, right?" Liu Xing couldn't help but speak out.
Cat Ears quickly said, "That's right! Miss Mu obviously doesn't want to get married! Emperor Chu can't force her, right?"
Leng Bai hummed, "Yes."
There were also faint voices of rebuttal among the crowd.
The King of Chu was very embarrassed and the eunuch scolded him harshly.
"This is outrageous! Are you questioning the imperial authority?"
The scene fell silent. His Majesty's eyes darkened as he sneered, "Since everyone is quite critical of this, what do you all think we should do? We can't let Miss Mu live in seclusion, can we?"
There was silence at the scene, and the eldest prince took a step forward.
"Your son is willing to marry Mu Lingjiu."
Emperor Chu was stunned for a moment and glanced at the eldest prince.
If Chu Junbai married Mu Lingjiu, it wouldn't be considered a waste of money.
But... this hurts Chu Junheng's interests.
Emperor Chu was still weighing the pros and cons when Mu Linghuang spoke first:
"My Lord, my third sister has no cultivation whatsoever and will not be able to stand by your side in the future. Have you considered this?"
This is a reminder to the eldest prince Mu Lingjiu that he is a waste and will never be of any help in seizing power in the future.
Chu Junbai had a serious expression on his face, as if he had made up his mind.
"My son's cultivation is low, and it is my son's blessing to marry Lingjiu. I will definitely treat Lingjiu well!"
Emperor Chu hesitated. If the eldest prince married Mu Lingjiu, he would get a large fortune from the Mu family. But if Mu Lingjiu was deposed, it would not be of any help to the eldest prince, and naturally it would be impossible for him to seize power from Heng'er.
After much thought, Emperor Chu felt that this was a good choice.
Just as he was about to nod in agreement, Queen Wang next to him pursed her lips and said:
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