Chapter 99: Prince Chen is Henpecked
Lu Jian brought the amulet back to Gu Chenran to report.
Gu Chenran took advantage of everyone's inattention and pretended to be indifferent and asked: "How is it, what did they say over there, is Ah Ling anxious?"
Lu Jian glanced at Gu Chenran, who was obviously very anxious, and handed over an amulet honestly: "Madam didn't say anything more, just gave me an amulet and asked you to carry it with you, Your Majesty."
Gu Chenran paused, then asked, "Didn't you say anything else besides that? Was there any words of concern that you don't remember?"
Green Sword shook his head: "No more."
Gu Chenran's calm expression was about to fail. He frowned, "How could she not care about me? Did she really not say anything else?"
Green Sword thought about it carefully: "I didn't say anything caring, but I did say something else."
"I told you, how could A-Ling not say anything?" Gu Chenran asked with a look of astonishment, "What did A-Ling say?"
Lu Jian imitated Wen Ling's tone and said, "This is not his style. Is he really angry? Does he really want to take a concubine and have children? This is a bit troublesome..."
Gu Chenran was struck by lightning, with an incredible expression: "Why would she say that?!"
The green sword pointed at himself: "No, Your Majesty, are you asking me about this? How would I know?!"
Green Sword was stunned by this sudden question.
Gu Chenran reacted and repeatedly and carefully recalled the conversation with Wen Ling last morning. His intuition told him that something must have gone wrong.
"It seems that there is a misunderstanding between Ah Ling and me. I must find time to explain it to Ah Ling later."
Gu Chenran wanted to go back to find Wen Ling right now, but he was already in the emperor's tent, and no one had left yet, so it would not be good for him to leave alone.
He didn't even have the heart to sit here and watch the warm-up match. On the playground, a bunch of playboys were competing in wrestling and horse riding. They were all soft and powerless. What was there to watch?
You also have to listen here to those people in official circles deliberately praising so-and-so's legitimate son in front of the emperor.
They are all a bunch of good-for-nothings, extremely boring.
Even though he hadn't been to the Royal Hunt since he was eight years old, he could guess what it was like.
Just when he was thinking about nothing, he suddenly heard the words "Princess Chen" from the whispers beside him.
He came back to his senses instantly and looked at the person who had just spoken.
The person who spoke was Xu Shilang of the Ministry of Justice.
The Minister of Justice is now 52 years old. Officials of the Yong Dynasty generally retired at the age of 53, and he will retire next year.
The successor he trained in the Ministry of Justice was Minister Xu, and now he is gradually transferring the power to him.
Originally, Minister Xu was not qualified to sit in the emperor's tent. He was brought here by the Minister of Justice.
The emperor had no objection, which meant that he tacitly approved Minister Xu to be the next Minister of Justice. This could also be considered as an early handover of the network of relationships.
When Xu Shilang saw Gu Chenran looking at him, he smiled and looked ahead and said, "Your Highness, look across the way. Is the one surrounded by so many ladies and noble ladies the Princess Chen?"
Gu Chenran followed his gaze and saw Wen Ling surrounded by the crowd.
The people closest to her were the wife of Marquis Pingyang and the wife of Marquis Zhennan, both of whom had dealt with Wen Ling before.
It seems that it was these two marquises who invited Wen Ling to watch the warm-up match.
Wen Ling was surrounded by chattering ladies and nobles. Finally, the eldest princess spoke up, came down personally, and pulled Wen Ling to sit next to her. Only then did the ladies and nobles stop.
The noise of Minister Xu talking to Gu Chenran also attracted the attention of many people present, and everyone also saw the excitement in the women's seats.
Minister Xu laughed heartily: "I didn't say anything just now, I was just sighing that Princess Chen is so popular. My wife also talks about Princess Chen every day at home, saying that she wants to make friends but can't find the time. It's a pity that she has no fate to be with her at home every day."
Gu Chenran narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Minister Xu. It turned out that he was the husband of Madam Xu who had caused the wife of Marquis Zhennan a headache.
Minister Xu has always been known in official circles for being straightforward and honest, and for speaking his mind, which is very much in line with the working style that the Ministry of Justice should have.
Because of this character, he was admired by many upright people in the court.
But now it seems that Minister Xu is not as upright as the rumors say. This is just his protective color to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger.
Mrs. Xu asked Wen Ling to exorcise the evil spirit three times in total. She even resorted to moral blackmail the last time, but was still rejected.
Now Minister Xu deliberately brought this up in front of the Emperor.
If he did not agree to help Madam Xu introduce Wen Ling, the emperor would probably be left with the impression that Princess Chen was good at socializing and knew how to judge people.
Minister Xu said this because he was certain that he would agree.
This kind of scheming and art of speaking are truly amazing.
He dared to use such obvious means on him in front of the Emperor, which showed that he did not take the Prince of Chen seriously at all.
That’s right, in the eyes of many officials today, Gu Chenran is just a prince with crippled legs.
After all, when Gu Chenran was eight years old and was very smart in front of the emperor and was highly valued by the emperor, Minister Xu had not yet come to the capital to serve.
Just as everyone's eyes were focused on Gu Chenran, waiting for his answer.
Gu Chenran said frankly: "The princess of my family has her own personality. I never interfere with what she likes to do and who she likes to make friends with. I just hope that she is happy every day.
So if your wife really likes my princess, maybe she should wait a little longer, and when the time is right, she will meet my princess. ”
Minister Xu never expected Gu Chenran to say this.
He was stunned for a moment, then laughed awkwardly: "This prince and the princess really have a deep love for each other."
The third prince, who had been listening from beginning to end, suddenly said jokingly: "This is not just a love story between a couple. Fourth brother, are you afraid of your wife?"
After saying that, he burst into laughter as if he had heard a funny joke.
If an ordinary man heard this, he would definitely be unhappy and would feel it was a humiliation.
But Gu Chenran not only nodded, but also added: "Yes, this prince is henpecked. If the princess is upset by someone outside and comes home to cry to this prince, this prince will be very sad, and then there will be no good days for her.
If I, the king, feel that someone is having a hard time, then the person who messes with the princess will definitely not have a good time either, and I will definitely go and cause trouble for that person. ”
Such frank and direct words made those who wanted to laugh just now feel embarrassed.
The smile froze on his face. It was not right to continue smiling, but it would be even more awkward not to smile.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
