"Alright, get up." Princess Yongle suppressed her dissatisfaction with Prince Huai and ordered someone to help Zhiqin up. Then she said to everyone:
"I ordered Zhiqin to invite Miss Ling."
The tone sounded more like an order than an explanation.
"It turned out that it was my aunt who took Miss Ling away." Xuanyuan Qi suddenly realized and then asked in confusion,
"But, Auntie, since you were the one who ordered Miss Ling to be taken away, why didn't you say anything at the beginning?"
This was completely an attempt to undermine one's own aunt. Those who didn't know the truth would think that Prince Huai was trying to speak up for Ling Xiang.
Princess Yongle glanced at Prince Huai and said with a smile, "Qi'er, don't you think that Miss Ling's method of investigating the case is very strange and want to find out more about it?"
"That's right, it turns out that my aunt is just as interested in Miss Ling's method as I am." Xuanyuan Qi said, glancing at Ling Xiang and curling his lips.
"However, what interests me more is why Auntie invited Miss Ling?"
Xuanyuan Qi continued to stir up trouble, not giving people a moment of peace.
However, not long after, the talkative Xuanyuan Qi will extremely regret what he asked at this moment, and he will wish he could go back to the present and shut his mouth.
"Because..." Princess Yongle looked at Ling Xiang and smiled kindly.
"Back then, the Marquis' wife and I were close friends. When Xiang'er was born, I discussed arranging a marriage for the two children. If it weren't for her sudden disappearance, the marriage would have been arranged long ago. Now, Miss Ling has grown up, is well-educated, gentle and generous, and is truly a perfect match. I intend to ask for Miss Ling's hand in marriage on behalf of the King of Qin."
As soon as these words were spoken, they caused a huge uproar and everyone present was shocked.
Although in the current situation, the King of Qin has announced that he will only marry Gao Zhenzhen in this life, no one is willing to marry their daughter to the King of Qin. Not only will they sacrifice a legitimate daughter, but they may also cause the King of Qin to dislike them, which is a thankless task.
However, no matter what, the King of Qin is a handsome man, the backbone of the country, and the only prince of a foreign surname in the Dajing Empire. Even if he marries a princess of a certain country, it would be too high for the princess to marry. How could Princess Yongle be interested in Miss Ling as her daughter-in-law?
His scrutinizing eyes fell on Ling Xiang.
They clearly remembered that it was at a banquet that Second Madam Ling brought her niece to attend, intending to introduce Ling Xiang to the noble ladies in the capital. She also tried her best to speak well of Ling Xiang. However, Ling Xiang was timid and cowardly, and knew nothing. She made a fool of herself at the banquet and brought shame to the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion.
From then on, people in the capital knew that Ling Xiang was actually a fool. Although Madam Ling Er spent a lot of effort to train her, she was a hopeless person. She neither inherited the martial arts of her father, the Marquis of Zhenguo, nor the talent of her mother. She was useless in both civil and military affairs.
They cannot agree with the idea of being well-educated, gentle and generous.
Could it be that Princess Yongle would condescend to marry Miss Ling just because she is the only heir to the Marquis of Zhenguo Mansion?
If this is true, then the Marquis Zhenguo Mansion must have something that even the dignified Princess Yongle wants, something that she would sacrifice her son's lifelong happiness to get!
They seemed to have discovered something extraordinary!
The person who plotted for the King of Qin to marry a fool turned out to be the King of Qin's own mother. Ling Xiang, who had read the original book to its abysmal ending, was caught off guard.
In the original book, the King of Qin was forced to marry Ling Xiang. Ling Xiang herself showed that she was very willing to marry the King of Qin, which further confirmed her behavior of climbing into the bed. This made the King of Qin completely disgusted with her. He treated her with full malice and tortured her mentally and physically.
The entire book never mentioned that Princess Yongle was involved in the plot to marry Ling Xiang to the King of Qin. However, Princess Yongle herself was able to propose marriage on the spot without batting an eyelid after the plot was exposed, directly turning the conspiracy into an open one. It can be seen that the King of Qin's cleverness and conceit were somewhat inherited from his mother.
This is a difficult character to deal with!
After hearing what Princess Yongle said, Gao Zhenzhen's body shook violently and she almost fainted again.
"Your Highness..." She looked at the King of Qin, her eyes full of disbelief, and her tightly pursed lips revealed her sadness and forbearance at the moment.
Although the Prince of Qin had been mentally prepared, he was still caught off guard by his mother's choice of Ling Xiang as his consort. Seeing Gao Zhenzhen's expression, he immediately patted her back to comfort her, then looked at Princess Yongle:
"Mother..."
Before he could open his mouth to refuse, Princess Yongle spoke first, "Yu'er, Miss Gao looks very unwell. We should take her back to rest first. Doctor Wang, please make sure Miss Gao is fine."
The greatest virtue of the King of Qin is his filial piety. It was precisely because of his mother's obstruction that he never married Gao Zhenzhen, but instead tried every means to make his mother accept Gao Zhenzhen.
Seeing that Doctor Wang had approached and wanted to take Gao Zhenzhen away for treatment, the King of Qin had no choice but to comfort her and let her rest first.
Even if Gao Zhenzhen was reluctant and wanted to stay to stop all this, she knew that the King of Qin always listened to Princess Yongle, and this was in public. If she insisted on not leaving, she would be criticized.
Gao Zhenzhen had to leave, and before leaving she looked back every few steps, with a look of affection that made people sigh.
After getting rid of the troublemakers, Princess Yongle looked at Madam Ling Er and said, "Madam Ling, what do you think about this marriage?"
She called her Madam Ling, not Madam Ling II, which was clearly a compliment to Madam Ling II, and also hinted at her support for Master Ling II to be the Marquis of Zhenguo.
Upon hearing this, Madam Ling Er was overjoyed. She immediately walked to Ling Xiang's side, held her affectionately, and smiled brightly at Princess Yongle:
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