Chapter 529 What else is there besides a pretty face
"Oh, I didn't know that he was so capable that he could reach out to Quzhou." His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and there was a hint of indifference in them.
Chu Jinyan drank a sip of tea expressionlessly and did not respond.
Before leaving Beijing this time, he deliberately leaked the news to others in order to lure the enemy out of its hole.
Since he couldn't be killed in Yangning City, he was allowed to return to Beijing in a high-profile manner. If he knew of such an opportunity, who could say he wouldn't take the risk and attack again?
"Father, there is one more thing." Chu Jinyan said again.
Emperor Chengde held the letter in his hand and looked up at him: "You say."
"Your son would like to ask for your permission to marry..."
When Emperor Chengde heard his son's initiative to ask for a marriage, his eyes lit up immediately. He slammed the letter in his hand on the table. Before he could finish his words, he looked at Chu Jinyan excitedly and said, "You are finally willing to get married. I have been keeping an eye out for daughters of famous families for you. I have selected several daughters of centuries-old families. They are noble, gentle and virtuous, and can match you. Just wait, I will ask Hu Qian to bring the portraits for you to choose from."
"No need." Chu Jinyan said with a cold face and a very unfriendly tone.
He went to Jingren Palace to pay his respects, and his mother told him that the Emperor had frequently summoned several ministers since the New Year. Later, she found out that he wanted to choose the daughters of these ministers to be the Eighth Imperial Concubine.
Originally, he wanted to deal with the person behind the assassination before proposing marriage to his father, but now it seems that nothing is more important than this.
"Ah?" Emperor Chengde was stunned: "Why not use it again?"
Chu Jinyan: "The person I want to marry is the daughter of the Minister of Works, Lu Xiang."
"Lu Xiang?" Emperor Chengde looked surprised.
It took a lot of effort for me to associate Lu Youping's face with who Lu Xiang my son was talking about.
The next moment, he denied it sternly: "No, she is not worthy of you. Although Lu Youping is the Minister of Industry, the Lu family is a new noble family with too shallow a foundation in the capital. It will not be of any help to you. At this banquet, I have high hopes for you. If you were just an ordinary prince, the Lu family's family background would not be a problem, but you are the prince I favor, the future emperor, and your queen must come from a famous family."
Chu Jinyan's expression suddenly changed.
"If I can't marry her as the crown prince, then I don't want the position of crown prince anymore. Father, please choose someone else."
He looked at Emperor Chengde, and each word he spoke was like the ringing of ice bells in the wind.
An infinite coldness appeared on Emperor Chengde's majestic face. He stared at Chu Jinyan, extremely angry.
For a woman.
He actually said so easily that he didn't want the position of crown prince.
"Do you know what you are talking about?"
Chu Jinyan looked directly at Emperor Chengde, his cold face full of stubbornness and determination: "I know."
"You..." Emperor Chengde was so angry that he picked up the inkstone beside him and was about to smash it over. Hu Qian was horrified when he saw this and rushed over to stop him.
But just as the thought came to his mind, he saw Emperor Chengde put the inkstone back himself, as if he was extremely angry but still unwilling to touch a hair of his son.
"You really pissed me off. Do you know how much your brothers covet this throne? Why did the fifth brother send someone to assassinate you? Why did the second brother and Prime Minister Liu want to get rid of you? And you actually told me so easily that you don't want to be the crown prince. You...you...what use is Lu Xiang to me except for her pretty face?"
The one who attempted to assassinate Chu Jinyan several times was the fifth prince Chu Shian.
"Son, if you really like Lu Xiang, I have no objection. You can marry her as a concubine. When you ascend the throne, you can make her a noble concubine..."
"No concubines." Chu Jinyan interrupted Emperor Chengde forcefully before he could finish his words: "I will only marry her as my principal wife, and I don't need concubines or concubines."
Emperor Chengde was so angry that the corners of his mouth trembled, he rolled his eyes and almost fainted.
"I won't talk to you today."
When it comes to this next time, he needs to think carefully about how to make Lu Xiang give up and stop pestering his son.
Chu Jinyan seemed not to have heard this, and leaned back in his chair, looking lazy and nonchalant. He looked at Emperor Chengde and said slowly, "Father, have you forgotten that my mother likes Lu Xiang very much, so even the Duke of Anguo takes extra care of Lu Shangshu. Whether the Duke of Anguo supports me depends on my mother."
Emperor Chengde glanced at Chu Jinyan and snorted coldly: "It's not as exaggerated as you say. Your mother likes her today, and she will like other girls tomorrow."
Chu Jinyan: "But because of my mother's love for Lu Xiang, Duke Anguo has adopted her as his adopted daughter. If the status of the Lu family's legitimate daughter is not enough, then what about the adopted daughter of Duke Anguo?"
"What?" Emperor Chengde was suddenly startled and looked at Chu Jinyan in astonishment: "When did it happen?"
Are women recognized in Anguo so casual?
He didn't even know it.
Chu Jinyan smiled and said, "The eldest daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an is close friends with the concubine of the third prince and Lu Xiang. Her eldest brother is a Jinshi this year and is now working in Jingzhao Prefecture. The top scholar Qiao Yuanan is her eldest sister-in-law's brother. Of course, the most important thing is that if I marry her, my mother and the Duke of Anguo will be able to stand behind me and support me more firmly. Are these complicated relationships behind Lu Xiang really of no help to me at all?"
Emperor Chengde fell silent when he heard that Duke Anguo adopted her as his adopted daughter.
After a pause, Chu Jinyan continued, "By the way, she has a silver mine. If I can marry her, I will give the mine to my father."
Emperor Chengde looked at Chu Jinyan in shock, slammed the table and said angrily: "How dare you use silver mines to bribe me, who do you think I am?"
A trace of surprise flashed across Chu Jinyan's handsome face, as if he was surprised that Emperor Chengde would refuse so righteously.
But the next moment, Emperor Chengde clenched his fist and put it to his lips and coughed softly: "Cough... I don't care whether there is silver or not, the main thing is that you like it. You are my son, how can I bear to break up the couple? It's not easy to find someone you like, cherish him well."
Chu Jinyan's mouth twitched slightly: "..."
I really believed your lies.
Hu Qian quickly glanced at the majestic and domineering emperor, then stood respectfully with his hands hanging down, silently complaining in his heart.
Your Majesty, please pay attention to your image.
"Well, is the silver mine big?" Emperor Chengde asked casually.
Chu Jinyan looked at Emperor Chengde deeply, his eyes were hard to describe, after a long while, he finally said: "Big!"
"That's good." Emperor Chengde stroked his chin and smiled charmingly, "When will the silver mine be given to you?"
What the daughter-in-law gives to him as a gift belongs to him privately and is his.
Chu Jinyan looked at Emperor Chengde: "When will the imperial edict be issued?"
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