Without Liu and Qin to mediate, and Shen Qingqiu wasn't the talkative type, the room soon fell silent.
Dao Yue blushed, "Princess, what do you like to do on weekdays?"
Shen Qingqiu then said: "Dancing with swords and guns."
Dao Yue was stunned for a moment, "The princess is having a martial arts competition?" Wait... He remembered that he seemed to have heard that there was a Kangle County Lord in the capital, who was very powerful. He had gone to the residence of the Princess of Changping alone earlier? Shen Qingqiu raised his eyebrows, "Since we are dating, if we get married in the future, we will always live under the same roof. I have to tell you first, I can't embroider, let alone hold a case with others, and I can't be a housekeeper. The emperor naturally gave me an official position. No matter who I marry, I will take up the position after the marriage."
He has soldiers and horses, why shouldn't he want them?
Dao Yue now compared the person in front of him with the one who took the head of the enemy general Hu Yanlie in the midst of thousands of troops! He usually didn't pay attention to these things, he only vaguely knew that she was a woman, and a princess. Now looking at this person in front of him, Dao Yue almost swore, "The princess is as brave as a man, and with such martial arts, she certainly shouldn't be confined to the inner house. If I can marry the princess, I will only think it is a blessing from my previous life, and I will never be dissatisfied with the princess."
Shen Qingqiu was suspicious after hearing what he said, "Even if I marry you, I have never thought about having children. I heard that your family is a one-line family."
Dao Yue just said: "I don't care about that."
"But what about your mother? And you know, I can hardly say hello to your mother every day."
Dao Yue added: "Mother won't care either."
He continued, "For someone like the princess, the one she should marry should be someone a thousand times better than me. I don't know why the Marquis and the princess chose me. But if the princess marries into my house, I will never interfere with her doing anything. If she wants to leave in the future, I will definitely obey you."
Shen Qingqiu looked at him suspiciously, "You..." This person seemed to be a little too enthusiastic towards her.
Dao Yue looked at her excitedly, "My father died at the hands of the Hu people and the Xiongnu. The princess killed Huyan Lie, so she is my benefactor!" If it weren't for the wrong situation at the moment, he would have wanted to kneel on the ground and kowtow to her three times.
Shen Qingqiu looked at him, lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment. This man had a clear vision and a clean background, so he was trustworthy.
She looked up and said, "You guessed right. Since we are going to get married, I might as well tell you. The emperor intends to marry me to the princes. Father and I don't want to be involved in the royal family's succession struggle, so we have to choose a husband for me first. You are someone my father trusts, so you should think about it now. If you marry me, you may offend the emperor."
Dao Yue smiled coldly, "So what if I offend you? People in our army only recognize the Marquis, not the Emperor."
Shen Qingqiu finally stopped worrying and just said, "I have a bad temper. You can't tell from the short time we've been together. I don't have that much time to follow my mother on blind dates. If you can accept me when we get married, I can also support your mother. If not, we can just be a fake couple and pick a time to divorce in the future."
Dao Yue's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Yes, I will listen to you, Princess."
Gu Yanwei got on the carriage and was going to the bookstore to pick up a few books he had ordered.
But on the way, Wang Xi heard: "Isn't this Jin Cai, who was with Princess Kangle? Why is she standing at the entrance of Tianxiang Tower?"
Gu Yanwei put down the book in his hand. Everyone in the capital city knew about Tianxiang Tower. It was the place where high-ranking officials and nobles took their children to go on blind dates.
She... went on a blind date? Wang Xi, who was outside, also laughed after he finished speaking, "Look at this servant's mouth. She always thinks that when I met the princess, she was still a child. I didn't expect that she has grown up in the blink of an eye and is now at the age to get married." Thinking of this, Wang Xi couldn't help but worry about his master.
The master was originally in poor health, and the imperial physician also said that it was not advisable for him to marry and have sex, as it might aggravate his condition.
But now that the disease has been cured, what will happen if he doesn't marry a principal wife? The Seventh Prince not only has a principal wife, but also a lot of concubines.
But he saw that his Ninth Prince, who had recovered from his illness, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair and looked directly at where Jin Cai was standing. There was no expression on his still handsome face.
After a moment, he suddenly covered his chest and said, "Wang Xi, go and ask the princess to come and tell her that I am not feeling well."
Wang Xi was stunned for a moment, "Master, where are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Gu Yanwei didn't say anything, but his face darkened. Wang Xi didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Shen Qingqiu and Dao Yue had almost finished their conversation and were about to go out, but as soon as they came out they ran into Wang Xi.
"Princess!" Wang Xi hurriedly saluted Shen Qingqiu.
"Why are you here?"
Shen Qingqiu looked around and saw that Wang Xi was always there to serve Gu Yanwei.
"The master is outside and suddenly feels unwell. I happened to see Miss Jincai, who serves the princess, standing outside, so I came to find the princess." Wang Xi said.
"You're not feeling well?" Shen Qingqiu frowned, "Come on, take me to see him."
Wang Xi nodded, and hurriedly took Shen Qingqiu to the teahouse next door.
Gu Yanwei was holding a simple little teacup and turning it gently. He seemed to hear two people coming, so he raised his head, and Shen Qingqiu quickly walked over and held his hand.
He frowned for a moment and said, "There should be nothing wrong with your body. Your pulse is much stronger than the past two days. Why do you suddenly feel uncomfortable? Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
Perhaps because she walked too fast, beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.
Gu Yanwei suddenly felt less upset. He smiled and said, "Just now, I felt a little dizzy while walking. I guess it's because I was in a hurry to go to court and didn't eat breakfast this morning. Wang Xi is making a fuss to find you. I'm fine."
Wang Xi looked at his master in disbelief. Master, master, how could he so wrongly accuse him!
This is lying with open eyes! Shen Qingqiu breathed a sigh of relief, "You just got better, so of course you have to pay attention to your diet."
Gu Yanwei smiled, "I know, I won't do that again." As if he mentioned it casually, he asked, "Why did you appear in Tianxiang Tower today? From what I know, it seems to be a place for men and women of marriageable age to meet for blind dates."
Shen Qingqiu didn't hide it when he asked, "Yes, I'm going on a blind date today."
Gu Yanwei's hand holding the teacup suddenly tightened, but his expression remained unchanged, "Is it because of what happened in the court? If it is because of this, I can persuade father, and he will probably listen to me." He is a prince, so he naturally knows what happened in the court.
Shen Qingqiu shook his head. "You can persuade her temporarily, but not forever. Besides, what my mother said is right. Girls have to get married eventually. It's pointless for me to hold on and not get married and have others look at me like a monkey. I might as well find someone who pleases me."
Gu Yanwei tightened his grip on the cup, "Have you found the one that suits your taste?"
Shen Qingqiu didn't notice the expression, and just said: "It's not bad." She didn't have the slightest bit of girlish shyness. It was just a few more pairs of chopsticks for the house. After all, they could get divorced after it was over.
But Gu Yanwei didn't know the inside story, he just thought that she had a good feeling about the man she met today.
"Since you are fine, I'll leave first." Shen Qingqiu thought that he had to go to the prince's residence to visit the pregnant Wang Qingluo today, and didn't want to waste any more time.
Gu Yanwei thought she was still anxious to go back and see him, so he didn't show anything on his face and just said, "Okay."
But after Shen Qingqiu left, the porcelain cup he was holding shattered in his hand. How could a flesh and blood body resist such sharpness? Soon, blood began to drip from his fingers.
"Your Highness!" Wang Xi exclaimed in surprise.
He hurried forward to bandage him, but Gu Yanwei waved him away and looked at the crushed teacup in his hand.
In fact, there is no difference between him and this teacup. In the past, he was a fish on the chopping board. If he had no power, he would not only be unable to protect himself, but also lose his loved ones.
He didn't want to fight for that position before, but now he has to fight for it.
——
The prince did not listen to his words and told the princess to die. Instead, his health improved day by day.
Queen Pei was furious in the palace, "Well, he has grown wings and doesn't want to listen to me anymore, right?"
"Queen, calm down. After all, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are a young couple and have a deeper relationship. It is understandable that he is reluctant to let go for a while."
"Why would a man who wants to accomplish great things need to be soft-hearted?" Empress Pei cleared the table of things. "I originally wanted to give him a chance to handle this matter in a decent manner. Since he is unwilling, I will let him see that no matter how strong his wings are, he is still my child after all. There is no reason for him to disobey his mother just for the sake of a wife!"
The palace maid kept nodding.
Empress Pei closed her eyes and waited until her expression calmed down before she said, "Go and get Princess Changping to me."
Changping hasn't entered the palace for half a year since the last time. If she wasn't needed this time, Empress Pei wouldn't want to attract the emperor's attention and summon her.
"yes."
Princess Changping had already been confined at home by the Queen and was not allowed to go out. As soon as the palace maid informed her, she got on the carriage and entered the palace.
"Meet Auntie."
Changping knelt down and saluted the queen.
Empress Pei pinched her painful forehead and said, "Get up." She glanced at Princess Changping and said, "You have lost a lot of weight these days."
Princess Changping gritted her teeth and said, "It was my fault some time ago that made Auntie angry."
Empress Pei shook her head. "You are my niece. Even if I am angry, there is no reason for me to harm you. I confined you only because I was afraid that Shen Qingqiu would find a reason to let the emperor punish you severely."
"Niece understands." Changping nodded.
"I heard that your father once had a book of poems by Prime Minister Wang?" asked Queen Pei.
Changping thought for a moment before saying, "When the prime minister first won the imperial examination, my father did have a book of his poems. But the prime minister was very talented in his early years, and the poems in it are not very popular with him now, and they are not well known."
Empress Pei nodded and said, "Okay, go back today and write a letter to your father, asking him to come to the capital."
Princess Changping was stunned for a moment, but after seeing the Queen's expression, she nodded, "Yes, aunt."
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