Chapter 43 A wife is a wife, a queen is a queen
Yan Xingchuan said this very directly and bluntly.
He had his eyes on Cui Si and wanted to marry her as his queen.
Everyone in the Cui family's expression changed.
Mrs. Xu was also a little dumbfounded: "But Liu Niang is engaged!"
Although Old Lady Xu compared Yan Xingchuan and Jiang Cinian in her mind, she also felt that Yan Xingchuan, the overlord, was more worthy of her granddaughter, and the position of queen was also very attractive.
But people should keep their words. The Cui family is a family that values etiquette, and they really cannot do something like marrying one daughter to two families.
"It's okay." Yan Xingchuan thought of Cui Siding being given to Jiang Cinian, and a dark light flashed in his eyes, a little cold.
“I understand why Madam Cui Liu suddenly got engaged, but I don’t care.
But I feel that compared to Jiang Cinian, I need a queen like Cui Liu Niang more."
"The safety of my rear is of great importance to the world and to Northern Yan.
As long as the Cui family agrees to this, I will personally explain it to Jiang Chinian. I believe that for the sake of world peace, he will also be willing to comply."
Even if he wanted to rob openly, with such a high-sounding reason, as long as Jiang Cinian still had some conscience and hoped for peace in the world, he would not compete with him.
Even if the engagement is completed, it must be cancelled.
Everyone in the Cui family had a subtle look on their faces, but for a moment, no one spoke up to agree.
After an unknown amount of time, Old Lady Xu said, "The entire Cui family is very grateful that the King of Northern Yan values our Sixth Mother so much, but..."
"Just what?" Yan Xingchuan frowned when he heard the word 'just'. "Are you worried about her becoming my concubine? Please rest assured, Cui family. I only take wives and no concubines."
"It's not that I don't trust the King of Northern Yan." Old Madam Xu sighed, "It's just that marriage is a matter of a lifetime, so I should always ask Liu Niang's opinion."
"I understand that the King of Northern Yan wants to marry a virtuous wife, but Liu Niang is already engaged. If she doesn't want to, I can't force her to marry you, right?"
"If that's the case, even if you marry her unwillingly, it will be difficult for the couple to get along, and they will end up being resentful of each other, which would be bad."
Yan Xingchuan's expression changed slightly.
I have to say that what Mrs. Xu said does make sense.
Although in his opinion, whether Cui Si was willing or not, he would never let her marry someone else.
But when he thought of the indifference and quarrels between them in the last few years of his previous life, he didn't dare to touch it.
After being married for many years, they finally become a couple of enemies. This is no joke.
When he died, she probably thought it was a good thing that he died, as he no longer had to bother her.
Yan Xingchuan pondered for a long time, and finally said, "Then please ask the Cui family to tell Madam Cui Liu about my thoughts, and ask her to consider it carefully and then give me a reply."
"Okay." Old Mrs. Xu agreed immediately.
It would be best if Cui Si agreed and she could marry him and become the queen. If she didn't agree, then the Cui family could just refuse.
There are tens of thousands of girls in the world, and Cui Si is not the only virtuous and capable girl. Please ask the King of Northern Yan to find another virtuous wife.
As soon as this matter was finished, the head of the Cui family and the fourth master Cui also came to the second house, and then stayed to have dinner together.
After dinner, Yan Xingchuan, Shen Mo and others said goodbye and left before it got completely dark.
Old Lady Xu went to Qingwu Courtyard to see Cui Si and told her what Yan Xingchuan meant.
"A'si, what do you think about this?"
"Grandmother, I can see that he's sincere in what he said. He really values you very much and wants to marry you."
Old Mrs. Xu was really satisfied with this marriage, and there was a hint of regret in her tone when she spoke.
At this time, Cui Si was sitting opposite her and lighting incense. She lit a stick of incense and placed it in an incense box carved with pine trees and cranes.
The wisps of smoke rising up made her face look dreamy, as if it would disappear at the slightest touch.
Cui Si smiled and said, "He may be thinking of marrying me to be his wife, to help him secure his rear and to take charge of Beiyan City. His attitude is indeed sincere.
Just Grandmother, do you think he is marrying a queen or a wife?"
At this point, Cui Si's expression turned a little cold. "If he likes me as a person and is willing to marry me, perhaps my granddaughter will consider it a little, but if he just wants to marry the queen, then there is no need to consider it."
"Why?"
"A wife is a wife, and a queen is a queen."
"A wife is someone who accompanies you throughout your life and has feelings for you, but being a queen is all about interests and weighing pros and cons.
Grandmother, think about it, right now he needs this queen, and naturally he values me, but what will happen if one day he unifies the world and no longer needs such a queen?"
Cui Si didn't wait for Mrs. Xu to reply, and answered herself, "Of course I'm going to kick him out and make room for the woman I like and love."
Old Mrs. Xu's face changed: "This... This is impossible..."
"Why not?" Cui Si wanted to mention Lin Qingning, who was his fiancée when he was young, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was impossible for the Cui family to know Lin Qingning at the moment, so he did not mention it.
"If she's useless and has no feelings for him, why does he keep her around to take his wife's place?"
"Even if he has some conscience and doesn't divorce his wife or demote her to a concubine, when he becomes emperor and has his own favorite concubines, how will this original wife, whom he doesn't like, live a good life?"
"The first wife, the empress, is certainly noble, but how can she be more noble than the emperor? As long as the emperor is biased, there will be many people who dare to bully him."
"Even if I had the ability to stand firm, I would just have to endure day by day, scheming and fighting with those people, without stopping."
Unless one day he dies and my son takes over.
"Grandma, my granddaughter doesn't want to live like that."
After hearing this, Mrs. Xu was silent for a long time, then asked her, "Is marrying Jiang Cinian the day you wanted?"
"Of course, even though I don't have that much affection for him, I want to live peacefully in Xianyang and never be separated from my grandmother."
"Grandmother, being the wife of the King of Northern Yan is honorable, but the risks are too great. If he tries to kick me away, even if we disagree, it won't change anything."
In the previous life, Yan Xingchuan wanted to appoint a new queen as soon as he ascended the throne. Didn't the officials object? Didn't Cui object? Didn't she object?
But he hasn't done that yet.
Step on her face and let the world laugh at her.
Cui Si didn't know how thick-skinned he was. After doing such a thing, he still dared to come to the Cui family and say such words, and even dared to marry her.
She is not a born lowly being. She will marry him again after suffering such humiliation!
“Although Jiang Cinian cannot bring me any honor or wealth, it doesn’t matter since I am already a daughter of the Cui family.
Furthermore, if he dares to bully or humiliate me, the Cui family will surely beat him until he is paralyzed and unable to live or die."
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