"Emperor Yu, don't push your luck!"
When the head of the Gong family heard that there was no legitimate daughter in his family, he slowly relaxed his clenched fists under his sleeves, but his expression remained serious.
"Where have I gone too far in bullying you?" Gu Qingyan laughed in anger. "It was you who proposed the marriage alliance, and I merely agreed to your request—"
Thud—
The Qin family patriarch fainted from anger and lay motionless on the ground.
"Quickly summon the imperial physician." Gu Qingyan walked up to the Qin family head. "What's wrong with a marriage alliance with me? If she becomes my empress in two years, wouldn't Dayu and the aristocratic families be as close as family?"
"I believe that the heads of the families would be more willing to accept the change from the Emperor Emeritus's concubine to the Emperor's empress."
Gu Qingyan pretended to be somewhat sad and then walked up to Jiang He, "Uncle, it seems that the aristocratic families look down on Dayu."
"Not at all..."
The head of the Sun family spoke almost immediately, his heart filled with such hatred that he felt like he was going to vomit blood, but he still had to explain.
If the Yu Emperor were to escalate this to a conflict between the aristocratic families and the Great Yu... then they would truly have lost both their wife and their army.
"Brother Qin and I will start preparing as soon as we get back, but the wedding process for the eldest daughter of the family is complicated and can take anywhere from a month to half a year." This was the first time the head of the Sun family had suffered such "humiliation," and his lips turned white.
"There's no need for excessive preparations. Let the two young ladies settle down in the capital of Dayu first. The wedding will have to wait for two years."
In the end, the eunuchs carried the Qin family patriarch back, while the other two followed with livid faces.
"What exactly is going on?"
Jiang He asked, completely bewildered, "Why do I feel like I don't understand?"
He could recognize all the individual characters, but when they were combined into words, he couldn't understand them.
“Those old fellows came to me a few days ago and said they were willing to make peace with Dayu through marriage, but the marriage partner was my father, the emperor.”
Upon hearing Gu Qingyan's words, Jiang He's eyes narrowed sharply.
“My uncle knows how terribly my father is afraid of his wife,” Gu Qingyan said through gritted teeth. “He wouldn’t dare get too close to any woman, let alone a noblewoman.”
"In order to make those old guys suffer a loss, I have no choice but to sacrifice myself."
Jiang He couldn't help but laugh out loud, "The eldest daughter of a noble family has been raised with the utmost care since childhood, and is proficient in all the arts, including music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I think Your Majesty is not at a disadvantage."
"Who knows if any aristocratic families will still exist two years from now?"
Gu Qingyan muttered under his breath, "A grand wedding? How could Gu Qingyan just have a grand wedding like that?"
"Judging from the Qin family head's reaction just now, he probably didn't expect His Majesty to agree to the marriage alliance." Jiang He's lips curled up, and the Qin family head actually fainted from anger.
"I think they've just gotten used to a good life, used to being the rulers of the world." Gu Qingyan's eyes flashed with a sharp light. "That's why they've suffered repeated setbacks in Dayu and are completely unprepared."
"Your Majesty is right. Before the Great Yu, which country dared to defy the aristocratic families?"
Gu Qingyan sighed softly, "What I'm worried about is that we can only take advantage of this once. Next time, those old guys will remember their lesson and be harder to deal with."
That would be too boring...
......
"Cousin, what does 'marry' mean?"
Jiang Yao's childish voice made Gu Qingyan pause with his vermilion brush, leaving a heavy ink stain on the document.
"Who told Yao Yao?"
Gu Qingyan got up and picked up Jiang Yao, weighing the little girl in his arms. "Why have you gained so much weight recently?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yao immediately pouted. How could anyone say a girl is fat!
"My cousin is a womanizer; he married two women at once. What does that mean?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyan's face turned as black as charcoal.
Without a doubt, only a handful of people in the entire Da Yu region would dare to utter such "treasonous" words.
"This sentence means praising my cousin for being diligent and a good emperor."
Yingzhi, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but twitch his lips as he listened to his emperor coaxing the princess without any qualms.
"is that so?"
Jiang Yao tilted her head, feeling that something was off.
"Where did the princess come from just now?" After giving Jiang Yao some dolls, Gu Qingyan finally had a chance to ask.
"Your Majesty, Princess Fu'an just came from the direction of Zhaoning Palace."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qingyan already knew what was going on. He picked up Jiang Yao and headed towards Zhaoning Palace.
“My little rabbit…” Jiang Yao reached out her hands and feet reluctantly toward the doll on the ground, but Gu Qingyan still carried her to Zhaoning Palace.
Zhaoning Palace.
"You're slandering me." Gu Qingyan sat face to face with Gu Lin, expressionless. "I solved a huge problem for you, and you still tell Yao Yao that I'm a womanizer. Father, that's not fair."
Gu Lin took a sip of tea upon hearing this, and said, "I was just joking."
"This joke isn't funny."
Seeing that his son was truly beyond coaxing, Gu Lin lowered his head and chuckled softly, "Look at this."
Gu Qingyan was still quite angry, and his movements when he took the booklet were somewhat forceful, but when he saw what was in the booklet, his eyes lit up.
"Five iron mines?"
Gu Qingyan, like a hungry wolf eyeing delicious meat, hurriedly flipped through the booklet. "How did Father Emperor manage to find this iron mine, which is so remote?"
Gu Lin looked at Gu Qingyan's adorable expression and smiled indulgently.
“After returning from Luoming, I sent people to search outwards from Fushan Cliff, avoiding the sea and inhabited areas, and that’s how we found these places.”
Gu Lin was also shocked when he learned of the existence of these iron mines. When he was looking for Jiang Yu, he did not look in this direction, but instead looked for villages with water and people.
Are these iron mines unclaimed?
Gu Qingyan suddenly realized the problem, and then, looking at the smile on Gu Lin's face, he asked uncertainly, "It wouldn't be... the Qin family, would it...?"
"Within my Chongqing territory, it naturally belongs to you."
Gu Lin reached out and tapped Gu Qingyan on the head. "Hurry up and send people to mine."
"I know, I'm so old, why are you still hitting my head!" Gu Qingyan said, rubbing his head. "Uncle said I can still grow taller, don't hit me so I won't grow taller."
Gu Lin laughed out loud upon hearing this, "Now you have double happiness, a beautiful woman and iron ore both at your doorstep."
"you!"
"You have to show your joy. How can you look miserable after suddenly receiving two daughters from noble families?" Gu Lin smiled helplessly. "Even if you don't have such intentions, if those old guys find out, it won't be fun if they think the daughters they sent are useless and they go too far."
"But my reputation!"
Gu Qingyan, tears streaming down his face, glared angrily at Gu Lin.
What should I do? Can I be an unfilial son just this once?
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