Xia Hua suddenly asked, "Does she know you are the Prime Minister? Has she explicitly expressed her feelings for you?" She definitely doesn't know. If she did, the girl wouldn't be so bold.
Wen Liu shook her head. "I don't know. She did say that she couldn't like me because of some things, so I sent someone to inquire about her identity and found out that she was the crown princess chosen by the former crown prince."
He was also surprised when he found out, but no one can explain such a fate.
"Let me ask you, if marrying her means giving up your current status and returning to the village, where you can only farm for a living, would you still be willing? After all, her father's current status is quite awkward," Xia Hua said.
"I do!" Wen Liu replied without hesitation, not even for a second.
"Alright, let's think of a way then. Don't see that Miss Manman until things are settled." It seems the only option is to go to the palace to find Xiao Zili.
"Thank you, Auntie! Thank you, Mother!" He knew that if anything happened, he could always turn to his mother and aunt.
"Auntie, I also want to get married!" Wenzhu said cautiously after they finished speaking.
As soon as he said that, everyone else turned to look at him.
An Shuyi continued eating calmly, leaving Xia Hua to handle the rest.
"Tell me, which minister's daughter is it this time?" Xia Hua asked.
Everything is happening all at once. It's true that having too many children is a problem, especially since these aren't even her children, yet she has to deal with them. It's so annoying.
Wen Zhu swallowed hard. "She's not the minister's daughter."
"If she's not the minister's daughter, then whose daughter is she? Why are you stammering? I'm not going to eat you," Xia Hua said impatiently again.
These children weren't like this before. Why are they so speechless when it comes to marriage? Besides, Wenzhu is now a third-rank official, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice. He shouldn't be so timid.
"The current emperor's younger sister, the twelfth princess."
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"Cough cough!" An Shuyi put down her cup. Xia Hua patted her back and complained, "How could you be so silly? It's such a small thing, why did you get so scared?"
The others were also incredibly surprised, but thankfully they hadn't eaten anything and sat quietly watching.
Wenzhu was even more worried. He knew that they would be very surprised if he told them, but if he didn't, his two aunts were going to fight on the border. If he didn't tell them, he would never have another chance.
An Shuyi finally stopped coughing and asked, "How did you get to know the princess? She is a princess, after all. She never leaves the palace and never goes out of her own quarters."
"Besides, it also requires the princess's consent. It's not something we can decide. Then the emperor will be your brother-in-law. You know what we're going to do in the future. Are you sure the princess won't resent you?" They're all so shrewd. Former crown princess, princess. Next time, will they just steal the empress?
Wenzhu nodded. Having already started, she dared to speak frankly this time, "I met Princess Xiao Yunlian in the palace. Her mother was of low status and was often bullied by the palace maids. She is sixteen years old now and often goes hungry."
“Once, after court, I saw her being bullied by palace maids, so I helped her out. I noticed she wasn’t getting enough to eat, so I brought her some food every day so she could eat well.”
"The Emperor wanted to marry off a princess of suitable age in the palace. She was of the right age and did not want to marry anyone else, so he asked me if I was willing to marry her. He said that as long as she could marry into the family, she would not be a princess, but just my wife."
Xia Hua nodded, "Alright, we know about this. Since you and she are willing, this makes things easier. But if you decide to side with the Emperor in the future, don't blame me for cleaning house."
Wenzhu shook her head, "Don't worry, Auntie, nothing like that will happen. If you want, just kill me. After we get married and spend some time together, I will send the princess back to the village."
“Any of you others who want to get married, tell me all at once,” An Shuyi said.
The others looked at each other and shook their heads, indicating no.
"That's good. Wenliu, write a letter to your village chief uncle and ask him to bring a few people to the capital to handle your wedding arrangements. Your aunt and I can't help you either."
She and Huahua were going to Wucheng. If they stayed here, it would take several months to handle things properly, and by then it would be too late. Anyway, Mutou often handled the weddings of the village children, so it would be better to let him handle it.
“Okay, Mother!” Wen Liu replied. He hadn’t expected his mother to stay and handle his wedding arrangements, after all, what his mother was doing was a big deal.
After the two finished their meal, they rode into the palace. However, once they reached the palace gates, they climbed over the wall and entered through the gates. In less than an hour, everyone in the capital knew that they had entered the palace.
They went directly to the Emperor's study, where he was still handling state affairs at this time. When the two arrived outside the palace, the guards waiting outside saw them and hurriedly went in to report, then invited them in.
"Auntie, what brings you here? I was just thinking that after it got a little dark and I finished up some official business, I would come to see you." Xiao Zili came down from the throne and invited them to sit down.
“We’ve come to see you about something. Just take the imperial edict.” Xia Hua said.
Xiao Zili nodded. "The imperial edict is ready, but what do you need, aunties?"
“I would like to ask you to grant me this marriage!” An Shuyi continued, “Wen Liu has met the youngest granddaughter of the Duke of Dingguo a few times and likes her very much, but the identity of that Miss Hua Manman is somewhat inappropriate, so I came to ask for your opinion.”
"And then there's Wenzhu. When he went to court, he saw the twelfth princess being bullied in the palace. He helped her a few times, and over time, he developed feelings for her. He also asked you what you thought about how you would arrange things for those princesses."
These two boys just love to cause trouble for them. They're not afraid to like anyone, it has to be someone's crown princess or princess. It would be so much better if they were someone of lower status.
After listening to her, Xiao Zili remained silent for a long time. When Xiao Zicheng left the palace, he also said that he had not had much contact with the Duke of Dingguo's family and would not be going to the capital in the future, so there was no need to deal with the Duke of Dingguo's family.
Especially that young lady with flowers in her hair, after all, she is a girl, in the prime of her youth, and it would be unfair to her to shave her head and become a nun just because of him.
Although he did not punish the Duke of Dingguo's family, he also did not give them important positions, but instead let them go unchecked. Now that Wen Liu says he likes that girl, it really puts him in a difficult position.
There was also the Twelfth Princess. He remembered that the princess's mother was born into a poor family. She was a palace maid with no beauty or charm, and she happened to be encountered by the drunken Emperor Emeritus. After one night, the Twelfth Princess was born.
After that palace maid passed away, the twelfth princess had a very hard time. She was often beaten and scolded by the palace maid. Fortunately, she was a little clever, so she didn't starve to death. However, she looked pale and thin. It would be fine to let her marry Wenzhu.
“Aunt, I agree to these two marriages and will grant them to you now. However, I still dare not give important positions to the Duke of Dingguo’s family.”
He could grant a marriage, but the Duke of Dingguo's family, after all, no longer held the same status as before, and he dared not give them important positions.
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