Chapter 174 The Fifth Prince's Marriage is Confirmed
Zhao Lingmeng added silently in her heart, "If he's an ungrateful person, he's not my son." But she couldn't say that out loud.
After Zhao Lingmeng spoke for such a long time, Zhao Houjing finally understood that his mother's marriage was just about finding someone to bring back. He didn't care, as long as it wasn't his mother who got married. His mother was still their mother.
"Mom, I'm going to bed now. You should go to bed early too." After saying this, Zhao Houjing bowed and ran away.
Zhao Lingmeng only had time to complain, "Little bastard." She stood up, patted her clothes, and went back to her room to sleep. She was already very sleepy.
Zhao Lingmeng handled the follow-up of this matter very quickly. Those who needed to be sold in the mansion were sold, and those who needed to be punished were punished.
Then their lives went on again. Zhao Lingmeng and Zhao Houyang worked the fields, weeding, and experimenting with all sorts of unconventional cooking. The two older children woke up punctually every morning to practice martial arts, wash up, eat, and then go to school with adequate protection. Nothing changed with the arrival of the Nangan Kingdom delegation.
On the second day, Zhao Lingmeng's sister-in-law Jin sent over a lot of food, toys, and even some children's weapons. Zhao Lingmeng knew that her sister-in-law was thanking her for resolving the Nangan Princess's problem at the welcoming banquet.
What Zhao Lingmeng didn't know was that it was because Zhao Lingmeng and her friends lived such a normal life every day that the Nangan delegation thought that Zhao Lingmeng was just a spoiled princess who was confident because she had discovered the miracle medicine for smallpox.
Although the Fifth Prince and the Grand Princess of Nangan both held a grudge against Zhao Lingmeng, they had more important matters to attend to. They reasoned that since they couldn't return for the time being, there would be plenty of opportunities to return in the future. There was no need to rush.
The most important thing was to complete the task that their father had given them. Originally, they had just taken things as they pleased.
But when they truly felt at the banquet, a defeated country had no status or dignity, and even some nobles of Jing State had a condescending look on their faces.
The Fifth Prince and his companions were determined to complete this mission and give the people of Jing State a hard time. Therefore, they had been working hard to complete this task.
To be more specific, the Grand Princess of Nangan entered the palace two days after the grand banquet. The emperor conferred her the title of Ningpin, and she stayed there for one night and never went back. Although the Grand Princess was able to thrive in the Nangan harem, she still had some tricks and schemes.
However, the Emperor of Jingguo was already old and had passed the age of loving beauties. Moreover, there were the Empress, the Imperial Concubine, and the four concubines, Chen, Liang, Rong and De, in his harem, and they had children. The Emperor would occasionally visit them, even if it was for the children's face.
Moreover, the concubines Li and Rui also had children. She was only a Ning concubine, without any children, not favored, and her family was a princess from a foreign country. Even if she had a thousand tricks, she would not be able to use them. She had been in the palace for almost half a month and had only seen the emperor once.
What’s more, the eldest princess didn’t know that the emperor had personally sent a message to the queen, asking her to keep a close eye on her. So her hard days were still ahead.
After the Grand Princess entered the palace, the Fifth Prince had been unable to contact her. He once again realized that in this unfamiliar place, the distance between the palace and the outside world was as vast as heaven and earth. He desperately needed Lian Yan, and needed some help to contact the Grand Princess in the palace.
His first choice was actually Princess Funing, who had made great contributions and was favored by the emperor. She was also the daughter of Marquis Zhao. The Wu'an Marquisate was once a powerful force on the border and had military power. Marquis Zhao was undoubtedly aware of this.
Unfortunately, Princess Funing didn't give him any face at all. She already had three sons and she looked content every day. She didn't even leave the house, so he had no chance to do anything.
Then he set his sights on Princess Fushou. With a consort, what was there to fear? He'd done his research and found that Fushou's consort was only the second son of the second wife of the Empress's mother's family. His status couldn't possibly compare to his. If Fushou also liked him, he could ascend to the throne.
As a result, whenever he approached Princess Fushou, she would cough violently, as if she was about to faint. He initially thought that Princess Fushou was pretending, but one time, Princess Fushou really fainted due to excitement, which instantly alarmed many people.
The doctor he brought with him that time also observed that Princess Fushouchang was indeed ill. He never dared to approach her again and could only choose Princess Huaishu again.
Princess Huaishu didn't really like the prince of the enemy country. She just wanted to make a contribution. She just wanted to be named the eldest princess and be on equal footing with Funing and Fushou.
So these days, the Fifth Prince of Nangan was making a fuss everywhere, and she just treated it as a show. In the end, he would have no choice but to come to her anyway.
The marriage between the fifth prince of Nangan Kingdom and Princess Huaishu was arranged very smoothly. The emperor personally issued an imperial decree to confirm their marriage.
The emperor also promoted Princess Huaishu to Princess Huaishu Chang, but the emperor also told Princess Huaishu Chang to keep a close eye on the fifth prince after marriage and report any movements to him. This was an advance reward for her.
Huaishu accepted this very well. Especially when she saw how Fu Ning was doing now, she felt that whether she had a consort or not would not affect her status, and this was the most important thing.
The current emperor of Jing State has become the emperor who has conferred the most princesses in history. All previous dynasties only needed one princess, but this emperor has conferred three, but the censors cannot say anything.
Fushou was the Queen's only daughter, the legitimate eldest princess. Funing was conferred the title because of her magical smallpox medicine, and their child also contracted that medicine, which made things even more difficult to explain.
Huaishu was granted the title because of the marriage between the two countries. It can be said that she sacrificed her life for the country, so there is nothing to say. We can only say that the women of this generation are role models for the country.
Zhao Lingmeng had breathed a sigh of relief since the Fifth Prince and Princess Huaishu's marriage was finalized, and she and Fushou had resumed their daily routine of visiting and gossiping.
That day, Zhao Lingmeng had just entered the inner courtyard of Princess Fushou's mansion when she saw Princess Fushou's husband, Shui Zhuoyong. He bowed deeply to Funing the moment he saw her.
Zhao Lingmeng knew that he was thanking her for tipping off Fushou, so she didn't avoid him and accepted Shui Zhuoyong's greeting directly.
After he finished, Zhao Lingmeng jokingly said, "Now that Prince Consort has expressed his gratitude, do you feel a lot more relaxed?"
Shui Zhuoyong really liked his cousin Fushou, so he was also very grateful to Zhao Lingmeng: "Anyway, thank you very much, Princess Funing. If you can help me in any way, I will be happy to help you."
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