Chapter 205 His Light Will Be Taken Away
In addition to being worried, Concubine Jia wrote a letter to her father Li Canfeng and sent it out quickly, asking Li Canfeng to act according to the circumstances and protect Jiujiu in the court.
Marquis Wu'an was indeed already discussing how to arrange a marriage for his son and Jiujiu.
Marquis Wu'an was about to step down and retire. Although his title of Marquis Wu'an could be passed down in the future, he also knew what kind of person his son was.
Even if his son could inherit his title, he might not be able to continue the current glory of the Wu'an Marquisate.
After he passes away in the future, the Wu'an Marquis Mansion will probably fall into decline.
The only way to avoid ruin is to follow the late emperor's promise, get engaged to the princess in time, and marry her in the future.
As long as he marries the princess, the glory of the next generation of Wu'an Marquis's Mansion can be preserved.
But Marquis Wu'an also knew that the current emperor only had Princess Yongle as his daughter, and he loved her like the apple of his eye.
It’s not easy for him to help his son get engaged!
In order to make things go more smoothly, he contacted several old ministers who had personally heard the late emperor promise to marry the princess to his descendants, and asked them to help him speak on this matter in the court.
Three days later, the court meeting was held.
Marquis Wu'an and several other ministers submitted a petition together, requesting Emperor Zhaoning to marry the little princess to Marquis Wu'an's son as promised by the late emperor.
Choose an auspicious day to arrange the baby’s marriage.
The princess will get married when she grows up.
When Emperor Zhaoning heard the request from Marquis Wu'an and others, his face turned dark and he did not speak for a long time.
He sat at the top, looking coldly at several old ministers headed by Marquis Wu'an, with a complicated expression and full of imperial pressure.
The atmosphere in the entire hall was somewhat tense.
Everyone was silent, with their heads down, not daring to say much or to get involved.
Marquis Wu'an was also afraid that Emperor Zhaoning would be angry, but for the sake of his son, he fought.
"Your Majesty, the late emperor promised this when he was still alive. Please abide by the late emperor's promise." said Marquis Wu'an.
Emperor Zhaoning snorted coldly, as if he didn't take this promise seriously, "Qin Weixiong, the princess is still young, let's talk about this later."
“Your Majesty.” Marquis Wu’an knelt down hurriedly. “I am considered a veteran of two dynasties. I am already seventy-five years old. Everyone has a future, but this old minister does not!”
"I, an old minister, can still speak in the court today, but tomorrow, I may not be able to do so."
"Marquis Wu'an, don't say anything unlucky." Emperor Zhaoning said, "As for the engagement, it's not you marrying the princess, and your son is not yet twelve years old, so there's no need to rush."
"Let's wait until the two children grow up!"
"Now, I just want the princess to be in my arms, nothing else."
“……”Marquis Wu’an could see that Emperor Zhaoning was using this as an excuse to delay. When he died, his son would take over and become the new Marquis Wu’an. Then there would be no room for negotiation on the matter.
Because his son had no military merits and no achievements, he had no say.
At that time, whether the princess will get married or not will be decided by Emperor Zhaoning.
Emperor Zhaoning was good at planning.
He refused.
"Your Majesty, but..." Marquis Wu'an still wanted to fight for it.
"No buts." Emperor Zhaoning changed the subject. "My dear minister, you have worked hard guarding the border over the years. Now that you have returned, I have prepared a welcoming banquet. My dear minister, remember to bring your family to the banquet tonight."
"Fuan."
"Yes." Fu An understood. He stepped forward holding the whisk and said loudly, "Dismiss the court."
After all, Marquis Wu'an was a veteran of two dynasties and had military merits and the support of old ministers. Emperor Zhaoning could not directly reject his request as he had some concerns.
However, Emperor Zhaoning could find ways to delay and prevaricate.
The longer you can postpone it, the better.
Then wait for the right opportunity to reject the marriage.
Want to marry his precious daughter to continue the family glory?
Impossible!
His precious daughter must marry a man who is devoted to her in the future.
That way, after he's gone, that person can continue to protect his precious daughter.
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Somehow, for a while, the news that Jiujiu was betrothed to a child spread inside and outside the palace.
Some of the rumors are outrageous.
"Have you heard? Marquis Wu'an is asking for the princess' hand in marriage for his son Qin Feng. The princess has no objection, so the matter will be finalized soon."
"How old is the princess? Not even six years old, right? In autumn, the princess will only be six years old. She is being asked to marry at the age of six? You still have no objection? Are you talking nonsense?"
"What nonsense! It's not nonsense. We are going to ask for her hand in marriage first, and then arrange the marriage when she grows up. Then we will hold the wedding ceremony."
“Oh, I see!”
"yes!"
"The palace is about to arrange a big happy event of a baby marriage."
"The princess likes it very much, and so do we. Wu'an Marquis Mansion! Old Wu'an Marquis was a hero all his life. It is most appropriate for the princess to be engaged to Wu'an Marquis Mansion."
"What a great joy!"
Di Jiang also heard these words.
Dijiang heard it when he was in class in the study room.
He was in a very bad mood and was often distracted in class.
He admitted that he really liked the little girl Jiujiu. In his eyes, Jiujiu was the best girl in the world.
He likes to read, write, play and stay with Jiujiu.
Whenever he is with Jiujiu, he feels particularly relaxed and has a sense of belonging. His heart is also warm, as if he is being bathed in the sun. He feels comfortable and at ease.
However, he had been forced to be a hostage over the years, wandering in a foreign land for many years, living in a dark gutter, and had rarely experienced such a feeling.
He was really obsessed with this feeling.
He also knew that no matter where he went or who he met, he would never have this feeling again.
Because he found that as he grew older, he became more indifferent and rational. It was difficult for him to be moved by anyone or anything. All he thought about now was the world situation.
In order to retain the only warmth and comfort, and to find a place for his heart to rest, he had the idea of keeping Jiujiu by his side for the rest of the year.
If you can't keep it, force it to stay.
No one can stop him.
But now, Jiujiu is going to get engaged to someone else.
Once a childhood engagement is arranged, Jiujiu will marry that person when she grows up.
His light was being taken away.
Di Jiang wanted to kill him, so he asked Chu Yang to find out the whereabouts of this young master Qin Feng.
He himself found Jiujiu uneasily.
Jiujiu had just finished class and hadn't gone home yet. She was playing shuttlecock with Nan Yuanxiang and they were having a lot of fun.
Silver bell-like laughter rang in Dijiang's ears one after another.
In the past, when Di Jiang heard this laughter, all his emotions would disappear in an instant and he would laugh along with Jiujiu.
But at this moment, he really couldn't laugh, and his mood was extremely heavy.
Such a big thing happened.
The news spread throughout the palace and outside.
Jiujiu must know this too.
But Jiujiu was so happy, as if she had no worries at all.
Does she really have no problem with Qin Feng? Does she really want to marry Qin Feng when she grows up?
She is almost six years old.
It’s time to understand this.
I don't understand anything, I can only laugh foolishly.
The reason why she is so happy at this moment must be that she really has no objection to Qin Feng, and when she grows up, she really wants to marry Qin Feng.
No--
Dijiang found it hard to accept.