Chapter 219 Are you willing to be my consort?
As soon as Ha Liangzhu finished speaking, everyone looked at His Royal Highness Prince Ding.
After all, it was common knowledge that Prince Ding and Chen Xiangjun were betrothed by the Empress Dowager's decree. However, this Yuan Dynasty princess was truly gorgeous, wild, and bold, and she was of noble status and had taken the initiative to ask for it. It was unknown how His Royal Highness Prince Ding would respond.
Emperor Jiaping coughed lightly and said, "I have already promised Prince Ding a marriage. It is up to him to decide. If Princess Haliangzhu wants to marry him, she needs to agree to it."
Ha Liangzhu bit her lip and looked at Xiao Nanchen: "I wonder what His Royal Highness Prince Ding will say?"
Xiao Nanchen raised his eyes and looked at Ha Liangzhu, his expression calm: "I'm sorry, Princess, I don't plan to take a concubine."
Ha Liangzhu frowned and shouted, "How can I, Ha Liangzhu, be a concubine? Is His Royal Highness Prince Ding deliberately trying to humiliate me?"
Xiao Nanchen nodded: "Unfortunately, this prince has already decided on a principal wife. Princess, if you don't want to be a concubine, you can look for someone else."
Without waiting for Ha Liangzhu to speak, the Eighth Prince Xiao Nanying clapped his hands and laughed, "What a coincidence! Although my Seventh Brother is engaged, my Sixth Brother hasn't yet secured a princess. Why don't you, Princess, take a look at my Sixth Brother... Sixth and Seventh are just a little different, the difference isn't that big."
Everyone was stunned, and Ha Liangzhu was a little slow to react.
Is this the relationship between six and seven?
The Sixth Prince, Xiao Nanjin, blushed and stammered, "Eighth Brother, you, you... stop talking nonsense!"
Judging from Princess Ha Liangzhu's appearance, if he were to marry her, she would probably eat him alive.
"Why, Princess, don't you want to?"
Xiao Nanying seemed to be lost in thought. "Could it be that you think my sixth brother is older than my seventh brother? Then why don't you take a look at me? I'm the eighth child, and only a little older than my seventh brother. Princess, what do you think of me?"
Ha Liangzhu had come to her senses by now and gritted her teeth and said angrily, "How shameless of you! What do you think of this princess?"
Xiao Nanying curled her lips: "Why are you still cursing? She's still a princess. Forget it, forget it. It's too barbaric. If Lao Liu doesn't want it, I don't want it either."
Harliangzhu: ...
Seeing that Ha Liangzhu was about to storm off, Queen Wei spoke slowly, "The customs of the people in Dayuan and Daxuan are different. The marriage of the princess and the prince is no joke and there is no rush. The prince and princess have come a long way, so it would be better for them to rest early. Once you have rested, you can take a closer look at the magnificent mountains and rivers of Daxuan and see the cultural and ethical character of our country of etiquette. It will not be too late to discuss marriage then."
Mu Huali understood very well and immediately clasped his fists in agreement.
Only then did Ha Liangzhu reluctantly retreat.
Xiao Bi made a face at Ha Liangzhu from a distance, then realized something and turned his gaze slightly to meet Mu Huali, whose eyes were filled with a burning smile.
Her expression froze for a moment. Xiao Bi then remembered that the Yuan Dynasty had sent a princess to marry a prince consort. At this moment, this Yuan Dynasty barbarian was looking at her like this...
Xiao Bi's heart began to beat violently and he immediately broke out in cold sweat.
Now, the only eligible princesses in the Daxuan Dynasty are her and the fourth princess Xiao Yu... She has the Xu family behind her, and between her and Xiao Yu, her father will never let her marry far away!
But, what if...the possibility of choosing one of the two still made Xiao Bi panic.
That was why, when the banquet was over, she immediately ran to find her mother and told her that she was worried that she would be sent to marry a foreign prince.
Concubine Xu was very surprised: "You are my daughter. With your grandfather around, who would let you marry?"
Xiao Bi bit her lip and said, "What if? Fourth sister is favored by the emperor now. What if, I mean what if the emperor thinks of his daughter, how should we deal with it?"
Concubine Xu frowned: "Don't think about those impossible things here. Okay, if you have nothing else, go back. I need to rest."
Although already forty years old, Concubine Xu still behaved like a girl. Her nobleness was mixed with some willfulness and naiveté. She waved her hands impatiently, clearly not taking her daughter's words to heart.
Xiao Bi had actually anticipated this a long time ago.
She had lived in the Xu family since she was a child, and was the center of attention. When she entered the palace, she was promoted to a concubine. With the support of the Xu family, even the empress dowager was very polite to her. Her mother had never suffered any hardship, so she developed a carefree nature. Even when she was over forty, she was as casual and unrestrained as when she was young.
Her second brother was mute and had a soft temper, so he couldn't be relied upon... For a moment, Xiao Bi was actually a little panicked and at a loss.
If it was something else, it would be fine, but this was her marriage. Even if there was only a tiny chance that she would be sent to marry, Xiao Bi didn't dare to gamble.
That was her whole life.
After being at a loss for a while, Xiao Bi finally gritted his teeth and rushed to the southwest corner of the palace where the students of the Imperial Academy were located with his personal palace servants.
When the palace held a poetry gathering, some students from the Imperial Academy were invited, and Shen Qingbai happened to be among them.
When they arrived at the place, Xiao Bi sent her personal palace maid to call out Shen Qingbai. When Shen Qingbai came out, he brought Siyue with him, and there was vigilance in his eyes.
Shen Qingbai was very surprised when he saw that it was the Tenth Princess looking for him.
"Greetings, Princess. I wonder why you summoned me here?" Shen Qingbai was impeccably polite.
At a close distance, Xiao Bi felt that Shen Qingbai was as handsome as jade. When he thought of his quick wit and his eloquent speech when debating with others at the literary meeting, his heart suddenly twisted into a ball.
"Are you willing to be my consort?" Xiao Bi asked directly.
Shen Qingbai was stunned, this time he was really shocked.
Xiao Bi looked a little embarrassed. "I know this is very presumptuous, but, I... I, I like you, and I, I'm afraid of being sent to marry a foreign prince. I'm very scared. Will you be my consort?"
She looked at Shen Qingbai eagerly and said, "If you are willing, I will ask my father to arrange a marriage for you and me."
Shen Qingbai came back to his senses and bowed gently and distantly: "Thank you for your kindness, Princess. However, I am of humble origin and really unworthy of you."
He had noticed the Tenth Princess's particularly direct and passionate gaze during the poetry gathering two days ago, but he had never expected her to be so direct.
Are you afraid of being sent to marry a foreign prince so you want to arrange a marriage first?
I have to say that this spoiled princess is quite smart.
Shen Qingbai's words were euphemistic, so Xiao Bi hurriedly said, "This palace believes that you will definitely be the top scholar in the future. Even if you can't be the top scholar, it will be easy for you to become a Jinshi. This palace does not mind your background. You..."
Before he could finish his words, Xiao Bi realized something when he saw Shen Qingbai take a step back.
"You... don't want to be my consort, right?"
Shen Qingbai bowed respectfully: "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness."
This is a clear rejection.
At the first moment, Xiao Bi even had the idea of forcing him, but he immediately dismissed it.
She was not just trying to avoid the marriage, she really liked Shen Qingbai and knew that such a kind person as gentle as pine and jade could not be forced.
Besides, he has the support of her seventh brother, Prince Ding.
A princess was rejected by a scholar. Xiao Bi was filled with shame and anger, but she also felt lost and hurt that she was unwilling to admit.
"Do you think this princess really likes you?"
Xiao Bi sniffed: "I just don't want to go to the marriage, that's all. If you don't want to marry me, I look down on you!"
After saying that, she flicked her sleeves, turned around and strode away...
Shen Qingbai said calmly, "Farewell, Princess."
April stepped forward and whispered, "Sir, could this be a trick? Should I tell the young lady about this?"
Shen Qingbai didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Even if it was a trick, the Tenth Princess wouldn't come in person. Well, she's already worried enough about her sister's affairs, don't add to her troubles."
In April, you should be respectful.
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