Chapter 19: Granted Marriage
At this moment, the atmosphere in Wanhe Hall was as heavy as lead.
On the dragon throne, Rongcheng Emperor Shen Wanshan was wearing a black dragon robe. His face was as gloomy as the calm before the storm, and his eyes seemed to be spewing anger.
“Snap—”
Emperor Rongcheng suddenly threw the memorial in his hand to the ground.
"It's really a rebellion, a rebellion!"
"How courageous he, the Marquis of Yong'an!"
Emperor Rongcheng slammed the imperial desk so hard that the teacup on the desk shook and the tea splashed out.
The ministers sitting below the imperial desk, Chief Censor Situ Qing and Shangshu Luo Kejin, paused slightly and immediately knelt down.
Emperor Rongcheng was in a state of rage.
He had already stood up, his chest heaving violently with anger.
He walked while muttering to himself.
"Marquis Yong'an is so brave, so brave!"
"He doesn't take me seriously at all!"
"How dare he use a widow as a substitute to marry the Third Prince? Does he think my son can marry anyone?"
"This is clearly a blatant deception of the emperor!"
"Is it that in his eyes, my face is not a face?"
"Or does he think that since he saved me once, I can let him bully me?"
Situ Qinghe and Luo Kejin said this to Emperor Rongcheng, and they were horrified.
They knelt on the ground and buried their heads deeply, fearing that they would bring bad luck to Emperor Rongcheng.
And Emperor Rongcheng continued:
"Gu Wei'ang actually wanted to marry an ordinary adopted daughter of his to the crown prince!"
"I'm giving the Third Prince face by letting him marry me!"
"But he actually dared to be so arrogant! It's outrageous!"
Emperor Rongcheng became more and more angry as he spoke. Finally, the eunuch Deshun beside him hurriedly brought him another cup of hot tea and said a few soothing words, which calmed Emperor Rongcheng down a lot.
He sat down on the dragon throne again, staring at Situ Qinghe with a saw-like gaze.
"Lord Situ, are you serious about what you said?"
Hearing this, Situ Qinghe looked silently at Luo Kejin.
Luo Kejin nodded imperceptibly.
Situ Qinghe then stood up and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I guarantee that every word in this memorial is true."
"Besides, this matter is no secret in Tiandu. I'm sure several noble families have already guessed Yong'an Marquis's intentions. After all, the family recognition banquet held by Yong'an Marquis was really lively."
“Since then, such words have been spread in Tiandu.
At first, this statement did not attract people's attention, until some things happened and the facts matched, and then people began to spread the word."
In fact, at first, this matter was just a topic of conversation among the people after dinner. Although everyone said it with confidence, no one believed it was true.
After all, such a thing as deceiving the emperor is punishable by death, and only the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion would be stupid to publicize it.
However, as the rumor spread more and more widely, it naturally reached the ears of the dignitaries in Tiandu.
It was at this time that they felt that this matter was not simple.
The person who spread these rumors and made them popular among the people is no ordinary person.
Therefore, when Luo Kejin learned that his son Luo Ziqian wanted to marry the daughter of the Yong'an Marquis's mansion who was living away from home, he came to this conclusion and told the Chief Censor calmly.
Over the years, Marquis Yong'an has become increasingly arrogant, and Situ Qinghe's several impeachments have had no effect on him.
This actually offended him, and he secretly set up many obstacles for him, and he almost lost his job.
Now that Situ Qinghe knows about this, he will definitely seize this opportunity to report him.
Therefore, he and Luo Kejin hit it off immediately and immediately went to the palace to inform Emperor Rongcheng about the matter.
Emperor Rongcheng became even angrier upon hearing this and couldn't help but look at Luo Kejin.
"Lord Luo, what do you think about this?"
Luo Kejin quickly stood up and said:
“This matter is of no small importance, Your Majesty cannot jump to conclusions.
I suspect that if the Marquis of Yong'an has this idea, he will definitely take action today. Your Majesty, why don't you go to Shou'an Palace to check on the situation first? "
Emperor Rongcheng was now much calmer. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. He was silent for a moment before standing up.
"Go to Shoukang Palace."
Having said that, the man walked out.
Situ Qinghe and Luo Kejin looked at each other and quickly stood up to follow.
But Emperor Rongcheng stopped after taking just one step.
He turned around to look at Situ Qinghe, then at Luo Kejin.
"If this is true, how will it end?"
He understood his third son well. After all, his intelligence was limited. If he tried to stop him by force, it would certainly be disastrous.
After all, today is the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet. If there is a commotion at this time, the ministers and wives will surely laugh at them. Emperor Rongcheng also does not want to upset the Empress Dowager, so he stopped.
Luo Kejin carefully raised his eyes and met the gaze of Emperor Rongcheng. He paused slightly, as if blessed by a divine spirit, and immediately knelt down.
"His Majesty!"
Luo Kejin spoke.
"Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request!"
Emperor Rongcheng put his hands behind his back, looked straight at Luo Kejin, but there was a hint of smile in his voice.
"If you have any unwelcome request, please speak frankly."
Luo Kejin bowed and saluted before speaking slowly.
"Your Majesty is also aware that my son is unlearned and instigated by treacherous people. He and I had some unpleasantness before, which caused a lot of jokes and almost offended Your Majesty's ears."
Luo Kejin sighed as he spoke, looking like an old father worried about his son's future.
"I originally thought that this kid would be like this in the future.
But I didn't expect that a few days ago, this guy actually told me that he had fallen in love with a woman."
Emperor Rongcheng frowned when he heard this.
"Luo Kejin, it's already this hour, and you're still telling me about your family affairs.
Shouldn't the most urgent task now be to resolve the issue of Yong'an Hou wanting to marry someone else at the birthday banquet?"
Luo Kejin immediately said:
"Your Majesty, please do not worry. What I need to take care of is the birthday banquet."
"Because my son has his eyes on none other than the daughter that Marquis Yong'an just found."
"Gu Jingchun!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng was overjoyed.
"But seriously?"
"Of course I take it seriously."
Luo Kejin continued, "Today, I, your humble servant, boldly ask Your Majesty to grant my son a marriage."
"Okay, good news!"
"good!"
"good!"
Emperor Rongcheng said "good" several times with a serious look on his face.
"Lord Luo has raised a good son!"
"Good vision."
Having said that, he immediately returned to the imperial desk, sat down, and picked up the brush.
Situ Qinghe looked at Luo Kejin in shock.
That look seemed to say.
"You really can do it, kid!"
"Now it has come to this! Even your own son can be sacrificed!"
No wonder he was able to sit firmly on the position of Shangshu and was increasingly favored by Emperor Rongcheng.
When Situ Qinghe thought of this, he couldn't help but start to reflect on whether he took his gains and losses too seriously.
Should I be like Luo Kejin and regard Dacheng's country and people as more important than myself?
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