Chapter 129: Robbery
Emperor Tongxu followed his gaze and looked at Jiang Lianzhi, "Speaking of which, Lord Jiang is not married yet."
Jiang Lianzhi squeezed the wine glass in his hand, stood up and said: "Your Majesty..."
Emperor Tongxu interrupted, "I heard that you are in love with the daughter of the Shen family and have come to propose marriage. Is this true?"
"Yes, I once asked my mother to come and ask for marriage."
Emperor Tongxu nodded slightly, "What a pity, Lord Shen is no longer here."
Everyone present felt regretful.
Emperor Tongxu changed the subject and asked, "Who else is in the Shen family now?"
The eunuch Defu at the side quickly replied, "Mrs. Shen is ill now, and General Shen has a daughter."
Jiang Lianzhi's heart skipped a beat, and he heard Emperor Tongxu say, "The Shen family sacrificed their lives for the country, and we cannot let the loyal ministers lose their hearts. Since Lord Jiang loves the daughter of the Shen family, I will grant you a marriage with the second daughter of the Shen family in front of all the civil and military officials today, and choose an auspicious day for the wedding."
Jiang Lianzhi's heart sank as he met Xie Tingzhou's teasing gaze.
Obviously Xie Tingzhou had known that there would be such an incident today, but he himself was kept in the dark.
"This is a great joyous event." De Fu pinched his throat and said, "My Lord, why don't you accept the decree and express your gratitude?"
Jiang Lianzhi cupped his hands and said, "I'm afraid there is some misunderstanding here. The person I like is actually the eldest daughter of the Shen family, Shen Yu."
There was an uproar in the hall. Wasn't Miss Shen dead?
Even Emperor Tongxu was stunned and turned his head to look at Defu.
Defu's neck was sweating, but that was not what the rumor said. What was wrong?
Emperor Tongxu was embarrassed for a moment, "Shen Zhongan's eldest daughter died in Yanliang Pass. She is gone, my dear, you should look forward. Since you like the eldest daughter of the Shen family, now the Shen family only has the second daughter, it can be considered a fate for you."
Jiang Lianzhi gritted his teeth, walked to the center of the hall, lifted his robe and knelt down, but he said, "Your Majesty, I don't want to."
"Keep it contained." Jiang Yuanqing warned.
Jiang Lianzhi glanced at Xie Tingzhou.
Xie Tingzhou met his gaze and felt an ominous premonition come over him.
Jiang Lianzhi raised his head and looked at Emperor Tongxu, "I love Miss Shen, and I will not marry anyone else but her. I am willing to marry Miss Shen's tablet, Shen Yu, into the family, and promise her the position of my first wife. I will never marry again in this life."
Snap——
Jiang Yuanqing slammed the table, "Asshole!"
The sound of Xie Tingzhou crushing the cup was drowned out by the sound of slapping the table.
He glanced at everyone and landed on Jiang Lianzhi, his cheeks moving slightly.
All eyes were on Jiang
There was only one person on Lianzhi's body, looking at Xie Tingzhou thoughtfully.
Jiang Yuanqing has been ill since the last time the prince knelt down to make a request. He took a few days off and came to the banquet today when he felt a little better. At this moment, he was already very angry with him.
Someone on the side advised: "Master Prime Minister, please calm down. Minister Jiang is a man who values friendship and loyalty."
Jiang Yuanqing's eyes were fixed on Jiang Lianzhi.
Marrying a tablet into the family is called a ghost marriage in folk culture. It is rare among the people. How dare he bring up this shameless thing at the palace banquet.
Jiang Lianzhi lowered his eyes under the gaze of everyone, but he had no intention of compromising.
Emperor Tongxu was trapped by him and could not get off the stage. He was filled with anger but could not vent it.
Snap, snap, snap——
All the officials looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xie Tingzhou sitting lazily with his legs stretched out, clapping his hands and laughing.
"Tsk tsk, Minister Jiang's deep affection is really touching, but..."
Xie Tingzhou turned to look at Emperor Tongxu: "Your Majesty, I heard that Lord Jiang came to ask for marriage, but was rejected."
Everyone had heard this rumor, and it caused quite a stir in the capital for a while.
Emperor Tongxu's eyes moved slightly, and someone handed him a step, so he went down first.
"I have also heard a little bit about it."
Xie Tingzhou said: "Miss Shen refused the marriage first, and then died in battle. Now Lord Jiang is forcing her to marry him in the palace. Is he sure that Miss Shen can't refuse the marriage again? Lord Jiang's behavior is a bit..."
The palace was full of shrewd people, and they all knew that Xie Tingzhou and Jiang Lianzhi had conflicts for a long time. They took the opportunity to vent their anger, saying that the proposal of marriage was forced marriage, and the matter suddenly became serious.
"Miss Shen is also a pitiful person." Xie Tingzhou sighed: "Why not ask Minister Jiang whether Miss Shen is willing to marry first, otherwise it would be bad to force her to marry you."
How can you ask when the person is gone? This is a joke.
At this time, the Sixth Prince Li Zhaonian stood up and said, "Father, Miss Shen has gone. I think the Minister will not get any results. I think we should just give up on the marriage."
"Forget it." Emperor Tongxu waved his hand. "Young men nowadays are more opinionated than each other. I don't want to be an old and foolish emperor."
All the officials shouted "Your Majesty is wise" again, and the palace banquet resumed.
The banquet ended a little early. Emperor Tongxu was not feeling well and left first, and the officials also left one after another.
Li Jifeng stayed until the end and asked the eunuch to help Xie Tingzhou to rest. He walked to Xie Tingzhou's table and squatted down.
The maid who was cleaning the room knelt beside him and said, "Your Highness the Ninth Prince."
There were a few broken cups on the carpet.
There was a pile under the table. Li Jifeng picked up a piece and took a look. There was a little blood on the edge.
It seems that what he saw at that time was correct. Xie Tingzhou did crush a cup. Although it was indeed unbelievable that Jiang Ji wanted to marry a tablet into the family, it was not enough to make Xie Tingzhou lose his composure like this.
There was Jiang Ji, there was Xie Tingzhou, and there was also the dead Chen Yu who had never met them but was present throughout the story.
What is the problem here?
Li Jifeng suddenly stood up and walked out. Xie Tingzhou was still in the palace, so he went to check it out first.
As soon as I went out the door, a eunuch came running towards me in a hurry.
"Your Highness, you ordered me to take the Crown Prince to rest, but the Crown Prince insisted on returning to the palace and has asked the guards to take him away."
"It seems he is not drunk." Li Jifeng murmured.
Xie Tingzhou was really drunk. Many people came to toast him tonight, and he accepted all of them. He drank even more than last night.
The carriage stopped, and Xifeng and the guards helped him get off, one on each side.
"Your Highness, slow down."
"Be careful."
Xie Tingzhou half leaned on Xi Feng, took a few steps in a disorderly manner, and raised his eyes inadvertently, and saw the person standing at the gate of the palace.
Chen Yu hadn't slept the whole time, worried that he would fall seriously ill after returning from the banquet in the palace like last time.
Xifeng was about to carry him inside, but he was pushed away by his hand.
Xie Tingzhou smiled towards the door.
"Ayu..."
He broke free from his guards and staggered towards her drunkenly.
Seeing that his steps were unsteady, Shen Yu took a few steps forward and reached out to help him, but he fell over and buried his head in the crook of her neck.
He smelled strongly of alcohol and it seemed that he was really drunk, otherwise he would not have put all his weight on her.
Fortunately, Chen Yu practiced martial arts, and an ordinary woman would have been subdued by him long ago.
Shen Yu hugged his waist and bore his weight on her.
The turbid smell of alcohol sprayed on her neck made her tilt her head and look at Xifeng, "Why did you drink so much?"
Xi Feng said: "I was not there to serve you, so I don't know, but Your Highness only drinks like this when he is in a bad mood."
Chen Yu frowned and heard Xie Tingzhou leaning against her neck and calling "Ayu" again.
When Xie Tingzhou is drunk, he is really annoying. He doesn't want anyone to help him except her.
Chen Yu half dragged and half hugged him to Qingpu Residence, and he nestled against her, calling her nickname over and over again.
Shen Yu was upset by his shouting and cursed coldly: "Shut up."
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