Chapter 394 Zhao Lingmeng recruits a prince consort, but Zhao Houjing disagrees
The most pitiful ones were the emperor and the prince in the palace. They asked Huaishu what reward she wanted the night before, but Huaishu surprisingly said that she wanted a child who was not her husband's.
When Huaishu said this, the emperor and the prince were choked by the tea and were unable to recover for a long time.
When they came to their senses, they both looked at their daughter/sister immediately, "Are you serious?"
Huaishu nodded calmly. "I think we will fall out with the Nangan Kingdom sooner or later. I don't want a child with Nangan's blood. They are not of our race, so their hearts must be different. But I feel very sorry for not having a child. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl, just having one would be enough."
However, Huaishu secretly wanted a daughter. If she had a daughter, her husband would not have time to pay attention to her, and she would be able to avoid a lot of troubles. She could also accompany her daughter to grow up with peace of mind.
But it is not her decision whether to have a son or a daughter. She thinks having one is enough for now.
Huaishu's words made the emperor and the crown prince swallow back the words that were on the tip of their tongues. Their daughter/sister had thought so clearly, and if they didn't agree, they would always feel like they were not human beings.
The emperor and the prince stared at each other for a long time, and finally the emperor made the final decision, "I don't know anything about this matter."
Huaishu's eyes were red, and she was extremely moved. She had prepared many reasons, but she didn't expect it to be so easy. She bowed firmly in the direction of the emperor and said, "Thank you, father and brother."
The emperor finally instructed his daughter to invite the imperial physician on time. This was the emperor's explicit promise to cover for Huaishu.
After the emperor made his promise, he seemed to remember something and looked at the prince again.
The Crown Prince had been with his father for a long time, so his father's words were meant to get him to express his feelings. The Crown Prince quickly made a promise. After all, it wasn't cheating on him, so he was happy to see it happen.
Finally, when Huaishu led his people out of the palace, he was in a very good mood.
The next day after the emperor finished speaking, he saw the imperial edict on his desk requesting Huaishu to be granted marriage.
The emperor was stunned immediately. He had only one thought in his mind at this moment: the two eldest princesses of their Jing Kingdom were both very individual and never played by the rules.
It's no wonder the emperor was surprised. In recent years, Funing always had an expression that said, "Men stay away from me." The emperor had already accepted that she would never look for a prince consort in this life, but as soon as she said she had one, she got one.
The other emperors didn't think anything of it, but the selection of this person was a bit troublesome. Fan Yong was the future commander of the secret guards that he had trained for the prince. If he became the prince consort, the selection would have to be made all over again!
The emperor tapped his fingers slowly on the table and handed the memorial to the prince with his other hand, "Take a look too!"
Seeing his father so conflicted, the prince was curious about what Funing had written in the memorial, so when his father gave it to him, he immediately took it.
The emperor felt relieved when he saw the prince's eyes widening as he watched. He was in a good mood to smile and turned to Eunuch Zhuo beside him, "Go and invite Lord Zhao to the palace."
It's not about how shocked Lord Zhao was, but at his age, he's more open-minded about things. He just said that as long as Funing is willing, it's fine.
After the emperor had discussed it with Marquis Zhao, the entire Yuan capital was in an uproar when the imperial edict was issued. Princess Funing, who had been single for so long, was going to have a husband?
The most surprised people must be Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming in Yuanjing, as well as Fan Yong’s old father, Mr. Fan, who also looked confused.
On the day the imperial edict was issued, Zhao Lingmeng saw Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming at her manor. "Aren't you two studying in Yuanjing? Why are you here?"
"How could my son not come for such a big thing?" Zhao Houjing said this with a bit of resentment.
Zhao Houming was very dissatisfied with his elder brother's tone. He reached out and patted Zhao Houjing's shoulder. "Mom, my elder brother and I are worried about you, so we came to check on you."
"It's just an arranged marriage! What's there to worry about?" Zhao Lingmeng pretended not to see the ugly look of her eldest son and replied to her second son with a smile.
Zhao Lingmeng's words could be considered as a way for Zhao Houjing to back down, but Zhao Houjing, the young man, was unwilling to give in: "Mom, we have been through so many years, we have grown up, why do you insist on recruiting a prince consort?"
"Why do you have an objection?" Zhao Lingmeng narrowed his eyes and looked at his eldest son in front of him dangerously, wondering whether he should find something to beat this guy up.
Zhao Houjing had always disagreed with his mother looking for another wife. It was because his mother had never taken any action before that he didn't say anything: "Mom, I have an opinion. I don't agree. If you are bored, I can get married early and find a daughter-in-law to accompany you. It doesn't have to be a prince consort!"
"I still need your consent. It's up to you to agree or not. If you don't agree, just get out of my way." Zhao Lingmeng is not the kind of person who would let herself be wronged! Not even to her son.
After Zhao Lingmeng finished scolding her eldest son, she did not forget to ask Zhao Houming to go inside the farm. She did not want to give her eldest son, who was upset, any extra glances.
Seeing his mother bringing his second brother in directly, Zhao Houjing blurted out, "Mom, you can't be so selfish and only think about yourself. You should also think about the three of us brothers!"
Zhao Houjing finished shouting with his neck stiffened, and was a little regretful at first, but when he saw Zhao Houyang rushing out from the side, he thought his third brother was on his side, so he immediately stood up straighter.
"Brother, please don't look at me with such disgusting eyes. I'm not like some people who think that everything my mother has will be mine sooner or later and are afraid that others will take advantage of it.
They say a good man won't eat the food of a divided family, and my mother hasn't said she wants to split the family yet! Why are you so anxious? I just think it's good for my mother to find a prince consort. Otherwise, whenever my mother gives something to someone, I'm afraid some people's eyes will bleed."
Zhao Houyang didn't have so many concerns. He wanted to confront Zhao Houjing as early as when he gave that man money.
Zhao Houjing's face darkened after being exposed by his younger brother in public: "Zhao Houyang, do you know who you are talking to?"
"Hey! Now you want to act like a big brother in front of me? Come on! You have always been a vested interest. Don't act like my big brother in front of me. It's annoying to see you. Your Zhao is the Zhao from your mother's side, not the Zhao from your Zhao Houjing. Maybe you want the surname Sun?"
Zhao Houyang really couldn't stand this elder brother. He used to be nice, but now he's become more and more selfish. After a falling out with that guy, he comes back to his mother and puts on this "I only have you" act. It's really annoying to watch.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't care about their argument. Even if a fight broke out, there were so many servants around! Nothing serious would happen. She took Zhao Houming away directly.
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