Chapter 145: Granted Marriage
In the palace, the Queen brought a pile of information to the Emperor. "Your Majesty, this is a list of the ladies from various families in the capital. Please take a look."
The emperor then remembered that he had been too busy recently and forgot to choose princesses for his sons.
"Who performed well at the Spring Banquet?"
The Queen casually picked out a few files. "Qin Susu, daughter of the Dali Temple Minister, is beautiful and intelligent. Cheng Mingli, daughter of General Fuyuan, is outstanding in appearance. Xu Wanjing, daughter of the Minister of Rites, is elegant. Sun Ruoyun, granddaughter of the Second Assistant Minister, is gentle and kind..."
The emperor flipped through the book casually and pondered for a while. "Xu Wanjing, the daughter of the Minister of Rites, is the consort of the Third Prince, and Cheng Mingli, the daughter of General Fuyuan, is the concubine of the Third Prince."
There was no suspense about the Third Prince's wife, but Cheng Mingli was a little surprised.
"Gu Danqing, the granddaughter of President Gu of Qingyun Academy, is the consort of the Fourth Prince, the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, and Lü Luoxia is the concubine of the Fourth Prince."
The queen's face changed slightly. The dean of Qingyun Academy was a great scholar of the time, with countless disciples and connections in the court, but he had no real power.
Gu Danqing was a famous talented woman, but she was too aloof and looked down upon others.
The position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is not very high, but it has real power. The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the promotion of all officials.
The status of the wife and the concubine are reversed. The wife cannot suppress the concubine, and there will be conflicts in the future.
What does the emperor mean?
The emperor didn't even raise his head, and said in a cold tone, "Why? Does the Queen have any objections?"
The Queen's heart tightened, and she chuckled softly, "Your Majesty has a discerning eye. He only chooses beautiful and talented girls. I admire you very much."
The words are spoken with no room for maneuver, so it’s better to sell them well.
"But why hasn't Ninth Prince chosen yet?"
The emperor frowned slightly, "Ninth Prince is aloof and arrogant, so I have to get his approval."
The Queen's eyes flickered slightly. "It's the parents' order and the matchmaker's words. Your Majesty is both the ruler and the eldest brother. An eldest brother is like a father. It's only natural for you to make the decision on behalf of the Ninth Prince. He will naturally be filled with gratitude."
The emperor was worried that Prince Rui would disobey his orders and embarrass him.
"You don't understand. Ninth Prince has suffered enough. I just want to help him find someone he likes so he can live a happy life."
The Queen was silent. Prince Rui was in a high position of power, holding the Mirror Bureau in his hands. He was second only to the emperor and above everyone else. How could he have suffered so much?
She also wants to taste this kind of bitterness.
The emperor's heart is biased!
Her eyes dimmed slightly, and she calmly probed, "Your Majesty, Princess Jinyun and the Ninth Prince get along very well, what do you think?"
The emperor shook his head without hesitation, "She can't."
Yun Zheng is too good at making money, so she cannot marry someone from the royal family.
The combination of money and power would be a huge threat, and he would not put himself in danger.
The Queen secretly breathed a sigh of relief, "Well, Princess Jinyun is already old enough, it's time to find her a good marriage."
The emperor raised his head and looked at her steadily, "What do you think?"
The queen knew the temperament of the person beside her very well, and he began to be suspicious again.
Living with the king is like living with a tiger, but she has her own way of dealing with it.
"I quite like Princess Jinyun. She is smart, clever, and eloquent. If my family didn't have any outstanding children, I would be eager to help them snatch someone from me."
The emperor then retracted his gaze and tapped the table. "We need to find her a young talent with a clean family background, simple speech, good temperament, good looks, and good character. Let's wait for this year's imperial examination."
The queen understood and decided to choose from among the candidates in this year's imperial examination, with the emphasis on those who came from humble backgrounds so that they would be easier to select.
"The Emperor is so kind to Princess Jinyun. Our little princess must be jealous."
"Hahaha, that's different."
There was a noise outside, "Your Majesty, Master Lichun from the Mingjingsi requests an audience."
The emperor paused and said, "Let him in."
He ordered, "Issue these imperial decrees granting marriage."
"yes."
The queen tactfully bowed and said, "I will take my leave."
The emperor waved his hand.
When the queen was leaving, she happened to meet Lichun face to face. Lichun saluted her and she nodded in return.
The two passed each other, and the queen turned her head to look at him with an extremely complicated look in her eyes.
Lichun entered the palace and bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Get up, what's going on?"
Lichun presented a brocade box and said, "Nine Thousand Years Old, have your subordinates deliver it to the Emperor."
The eunuch took it, opened it and checked, and was dazzled by the box of silver bills.
The emperor raised an eyebrow, "Where did you get the money for this?"
Lichun said respectfully, "This is Ye Yizhen's ransom, one hundred thousand taels of silver."
The emperor raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Fast enough."
"Hey, why didn't Jinyun take any off? That doesn't fit her character of plucking feathers from passing geese."
Lichun wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, and choked, "Ahem, buckle it."
The emperor was a little surprised, which meant that the ransom was more than 100,000.
"How many?"
Lichun said softly, "She is fifty thousand, and nine thousand years old is fifty thousand."
The emperor chuckled, "Two hundred thousand in total? My sister is really rich."
Lichun said, "Jiang Wenzhou can still collect 200,000."
The emperor immediately became interested, "Where does he get the money?"
Lichun thought of Jiuqiansui's words and immediately said, "He has a rich aunt."
This is to greet the emperor in advance to avoid any misunderstanding.
Sure enough, the emperor's eyes narrowed dangerously.
"The Governor of Jiangnan's money."
That is his purse. Touching the Governor of Jiangnan's money is touching his money. Can he tolerate it?
Lichun secretly praised his master for his foresight, as he could guess the emperor's thoughts clearly.
"This Governor's wife is extremely extravagant. A dish of duck tongue requires 200 ducks as a side dish, and the night-shining pearls on her shoes are larger than those of the concubines in the palace."
"Every day I wear new clothes, each piece made of tribute material."
As he spoke, the emperor's face became more and more gloomy. It was better than living in the palace! "Where did she get so much?"
Lichun said cautiously, "It's a tribute intercepted on the way."
The emperor laughed in anger, "Good, very good, you are very brave."
When the water is too clear, there will be no fish. He tacitly allowed his men to make some money, but not too much, because the Governor's wife was spending his money lavishly.
Moreover, intercepting tribute is of a different nature and is a serious crime.
"Two hundred thousand is a bit low."
Well, my master has predicted it again. The emperor does not intend to touch the Governor of Jiangnan.
Lichun asked softly, "How about the same as Ye Yizhen?"
What's the same? Do it more times and make more money.
"Okay, tell Jinyun, next time it's 28, I'm 8, forget it this time."
On the other hand, Jiang Shurong was still unaware that she had been accused of something bad.
At the Qian Mansion, Jiang Shurong was shaking with anger when she saw the old woman being sent back.
"Damn it! How dare you humiliate me like this? Yun Zheng, you're dead."
The old woman was beaten until she was covered in blood and was filled with resentment. "Master, you must make the decision for this servant."
Jiang Shurong's mind raced, "Don't worry, I will avenge you."
"Come here, drag him away and beat him to death."
The old woman was stunned and couldn't believe it. "Master, what did you say?"
"You're not dragging him away?"
Soon, there were shrill screams and pleas for mercy coming from outside, but gradually, the sounds could no longer be heard.
Jiang Shurong played with her pointed nails and said nonchalantly, "Come here, go to the Ministry of Justice and report the case. Tell them that Princess Jinyun beat a servant of ours to death for no reason and demand severe punishment."
The servants were pale and trembling, wishing they could bury their heads, not listening, not looking, and not knowing anything.
Please, don't silence me!
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