Chapter 186 She, Only One Person Can Marry
After the court was dismissed.
Li Yuzong accompanied the emperor.
He poured more tea for the emperor after he had finished reviewing the memorials, and saw that the emperor looked fairly happy.
Then he said, "Your Majesty, the theory of celestial phenomena proposed by Mr. Gao today is very mysterious."
But he also had doubts in his heart: "But, if Miss Ji wants to get married in the future, won't she be unable to get married?"
Who would dare to take such a risk, fearing that marrying would jeopardize the reputation of the royal heir?
Emperor Wu Su's tone was light but meaningful.
"She can only marry one person."
But even if she entered the palace, what should she do if she was accused of being detrimental to the royal heir?
At first, Li Yuzong couldn't understand it. After thinking about it for a while, he finally understood.
Miss Ji Wu had given birth to an imperial heir and was the biological mother of His Highness Yuan Heng. Once this matter was announced to the world, there would be no danger.
A girl who can bear children for the emperor is a blessed girl and should be enjoyed by the emperor. If she marries someone else and continues the emperor's family line, that would be truly detrimental to the royal heir.
Li Yuzong figured out the key, and his old face wrinkled with a smile.
"Your Majesty is far-sighted and truly wise."
Emperor Wu Su glanced at him, and Li Yuzong realized that he was being noisy, so he quickly put away his smile and quietly retreated to guard outside the palace gate.
Standing at the gate of the Qinzheng Hall, Li Yuzong looked at the upper study not far away and felt anxious.
I just don't know why the emperor hasn't taken any action yet.
Miss Ji Wu has returned to Lin'an. Half a year has almost passed. The emperor can just issue an edict to take her into the harem.
Why bother to have that secret meeting at night?
Now, the situation is even more complicated, General Wei Ting also wants to marry her, and if this happens, the relationship between the monarch and his subjects will be damaged again.
The emperor is not in a hurry, but the eunuch chief is extremely anxious!
The reason is simple. If Miss Ji Wu could enter the palace earlier, he would have less pressure serving in the imperial court.
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After the court session, Wei Ting returned home. He was troubled by the theories of astrology and felt depressed.
Just as he wanted to go back to the study to think about how to deal with the situation, he was invited to Madam Wei's courtyard by the maid who was waiting at the door.
Wei Ting asked, "Grandma, what's the matter? Why are you so anxious?"
The maid shook her head: "Master, I don't know."
But she didn't want to offend the future head of the family, so she revealed some information to him.
"After the old lady went to Hanshan Temple to worship Buddha in the morning, she stayed in the house when she returned home. Even Miss Seven and her friends were stopped outside the courtyard when they came to pay their respects."
After entering the door, Wei Ting hid his emotions and a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"I'm here to pay my respects to my grandmother. She missed me so much after not seeing me for a while, and she even sent Xiao Tao to wait for me at the door. I feel so warm inside."
In the entire Wei family, only Wei Ting and Xiaoyao dared to joke with the majestic old lady.
The room was unusually quiet. Madam Wei had been sitting cross-legged facing the Buddha statue for an hour.
She didn't turn her head when she heard him speak.
Nanny Pan winked at Wei Ting, signaling him to stop making jokes as the old lady was in a bad mood.
Wei Ting came to her side, sat down cross-legged, and asked, "Grandma, why do you look unhappy? Did you encounter any difficulties?"
Madam Wei then spoke up: "I don't have any difficulties. You are the one who found all the difficulties for me."
Wei Ting didn't understand what was going on. Nanny Pan was behind the old lady, mouthing the words "Ji Wu".
After Wei Ting understood, his heart sank. Ji Qingwu actually ran to show up in front of his grandmother.
He knew the result of the meeting by looking at the old lady's expression.
Old Madam Wei was very dissatisfied with her.
Wei Ting smiled and asked, "Grandma, you have met Ji Qingwu, what do you think of her?"
"Proper? Gentle and considerate?" Madam Wei said, "You have been in the border for six years. Have your eyes been blinded by the wind and sand? How dare you want to marry such a witch?"
Wei Ting felt that he was not exaggerating, Ji Qingwu's character was indeed like that.
In her early years, whether it was real or pretended, her temperament was indeed gentle and kind.
Wei Ting thought of the day when he came back secretly and she appeared at the gate of Qinzheng Palace and saluted him from afar. Her appearance at that moment was gentle, graceful, virtuous and generous.
Why did she become a witch in the old lady's eyes?
Wei Ting said: "Maybe there is some misunderstanding between grandma and her."
Madam Wei said, "Misunderstanding? We met in the main hall of Hanshan Temple today. Your sisters have all seen her. Not only does she look seductive, but she is also frivolous. I will not allow such a girl to enter the Wei family."
Not knowing what went wrong, he insisted, "Grandma, it's my grandson who wants to marry a wife, not someone else. It's OK as long as I like her and can accept her."
Whenever Madam Wei thought of Ji Wu's charming appearance, she felt upset.
Not wanting to continue arguing with him, she said directly: "It's either her or me, it's either me or her, you unworthy descendant, make your choice!"
Wei Ting had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter, and said, "Grandma, don't worry, I won't forget you after I get married."
Madam Wei waved her hand and asked Nanny Pan to bring something.
Not long after, Wei Ting came out.
Even though he was the mighty General Zhenbei, he still had to cover his head and run away when his elderly grandmother chased him out of the yard with a cane.
Wei Ting returned to the study and cleared out the servants and maids.
He was speechless at the morning court session because of the talk about astrology.
After returning home, Madam Wei's attitude changed from relaxed to firm opposition. It turned out that Ji Qingwu didn't want to marry him. He even went to the old lady and did some things that annoyed his grandmother.
Wei Ting had to admit that he had indeed underestimated Ji Qingwu's courage.
But he also realized how unwilling this woman, who once had everything he wanted, was to succumb to his wishes.
Why was it possible for her to disappear in an instant and get away with it after provoking me, and even become pregnant with someone else's child?
Especially after meeting Concubine Wei in the palace and learning about the recent events in Lin'an and the palace, he made up his mind overnight to marry Ji Qingwu.
The gentle smile on Wei Ting's lips was replaced by bone-chilling coldness.
So what if we become a pair of resentful lovers?
On the desk in the study, there are four treasures of the study and a red brocade box.
He opened it and found a thick stack of letters that Ji Qingwu had written to him. At the bottom of the box, there was a long-dried petal of a thousand-year-old orchid.
Wei Ting took the petal, which was difficult to preserve, between his fingertips and took a look at it.
Then, use force in your hands to crush it.
The broken petals fell on his brocade robe and were flicked away by him.
*
After returning home, Ji Qingwu did not dare to pick up Jiujiu from school.
She first asked Lanzhi to go to Qiao's place and ask Nanny Li to pick her up, and also to tell Qiao that she would go over later and tell her in detail what happened today.
When she walked back to Wutong Garden, she discovered something strange.
The sycamore tree in the yard has lost many branches and leaves. It's windless and rainless today, but the mess on the ground looks weird.
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