Chapter 14: Going to the Appointment
Gao Xun is still very familiar with the General's Mansion.
The Great Shogun's Mansion is located in the eastern part of Kyoto, three blocks away from the Jin Palace. The momentum of the general's mansion is magnificent, the plaque given by the ancestor emperor is hung above the vermilion lacquer gate, and there are two majestic stone lions standing on both sides of the gate, and the door is heavily guarded. The area of the house alone is enough to occupy more than half a street.
Gao Xun and Ye Xiuying rode to the General's Mansion. In the past, Gao Xun went directly to the martial arts arena to find Sima Jing. After entering the mansion today, the guards in the mansion seemed to have received orders in advance, and led the way for the two of them straight ahead.
"Where is your major general?" On the road, Gao asked the guard who led the way in front of him.
"The major general is training in the backyard at this moment."
Sima Jing is on the school grounds, but they are not on the road to the school field now. This Sima Cheng invited himself alone, what is the matter?
Gao Xun and Ye Xiuying were taken all the way to the Chengwu Hall where they were meeting, and when they entered the door, there was indeed only Sima Cheng sitting in the room.
Gao Xun still has great respect for Sima Cheng in his heart. Although this veteran general had never been on the battlefield, a large part of the generals in the Northern War army he led back then were all from his subordinates. Gao Xun knew the importance of raising soldiers for a thousand days, and if there were no good soldiers led by Sima Cheng, I am afraid that this battle in the north would be more difficult.
After Sima Cheng saluted and took his seat, Gao Xun opened his mouth and asked, "I don't know why the general invited this king to the palace today?" β
Although Sima Cheng is over half a hundred years old, he still sits there with the temperament of a general, and he is still not angry and arrogant. At this moment, there was no Yan SΓΉ on weekdays, and he stroked his beard with a pleasant face and said to Gao Xun: "It will be the crowning ceremony of the saint soon." β
Gao Xun nodded, motioning for him to continue.
"As soon as this coronation ceremony is over, it must be time to choose a concubine." Sima Cheng said and sighed slowly: "A few days ago, the saint mentioned this matter to the old man in the court, and it seems that he intends to admit Xuan'er into the palace. β
The emperor of the Great Yuan Kingdom has always had a rule, perhaps in order to let the little emperor concentrate on the government, if a prince ascends the throne before the crown, he is not allowed to choose a concubine for the time being. Only after the coronation ceremony can a woman be admitted to the harem. And usually at the emperor's coronation ceremony, a concubine selection ceremony will be held.
Gao Heng wanted to admit Sima Xuan into the palace, and Gao Xun was not surprised. Sima Xuan is the only daughter of the old general, and marrying her is tantamount to bringing the entire general's mansion over, which is beneficial and harmless to Gao Heng, and will only make his throne more stable.
Sima Cheng was reluctant to do this. He is old and has a daughter, and the eldest lady who has been raising his eyebrows for decades has gone early, and he has spoiled the youngest daughter of the two since he was a pearl in his palm. The harem is sinister, Sima Cheng understands that thousands of women are fighting openly and secretly just for Bo Sheng's favor. Such a deceitful place is really not suitable for her scheming baby daughter. But no matter how unwilling he was, he had no choice, and when the emperor's decree came, Sima Xuan could only be obediently sent to the palace.
Fortunately, his daughter didn't want to enter the palace, but expressed her heart to her father early and wanted to marry the third prince in front of her.
The appearance of the three princes naturally goes without saying, a young hero in the eyes of everyone. Although it looks like it lacks a bit of stability, it's not a big problem. It must be young and vigorous, and after a few more years of experience, it will naturally sink down. I haven't married anyone when I returned to Beijing this time, and I see that the two can often play together, and they are very compatible. If you can really promise your daughter to Gao Xun before this, it will be regarded as a matter of your own heart.
Sima Jing's refusal to marry has already made Sima Cheng worried. Now that my daughter already has a crush, I just pull down this old face, and I have to give it a try.
After a pause, Sima Cheng spoke again: "It's a pity that the old man's daughter is not familiar with the world and has a straight temperament, but she is bent on entering the prince's Jin Palace. Didn't I specially invite the prince to the house to talk at this time, I don't know what the prince means? β
Gao Xun now understood what Sima Cheng meant, and dared to love the old general to invite him to the general's mansion for the sake of the matchmaker. Although he didn't want Sima Xuan to marry into the palace, he couldn't help Sima Cheng no matter what he said.
Gao Xun refused with a smile when he heard this: "The general's daughter is naturally a golden branch and jade leaf. It's a pity that this king already has a crush, and he will marry in the future. β
Sima Cheng didn't expect that Gao Xun already had plans to marry a wife, and he was a little surprised. The third prince has only returned to Beijing not long ago, which lady did he fall in love with? But before he could speak again, a man rushed out of the inner chamber in a hurry.
"Ask brother, are you going to marry the female doctor?" Sima Xuan stared at Gao Xun and asked. It seemed that Fang Cai had already hid in the inner room and listened to the conversation between the two of them.
Gao Xun was slightly unhappy when he heard this questioning, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Yes, what's wrong?" β
Sima Xuan jumped to her feet anxiously and shouted, "She, she's just a doctor, where is she worthy of you!" β
Gao Xun's face sank when he heard this: "Sima Xuan, whether she is worthy of this king or not has nothing to do with you, right?" β
"You, if you must marry her, why can't you marry me? It's a big deal to be wronged, I am a wife, and she is a concubine. β
Sima Cheng listened and nodded, this is not impossible. According to Xuan'er's words, Gao Xun wants to marry a female doctor, and in terms of status and status, she can't sit in the position of the wife of the palace no matter what. On the other hand, his daughter has a good appearance and family background, and when she enters the house, she can naturally win the heart of Gao Xun.
Gao Xun still shook his head resolutely, and said without discussion: "Impossible, this king will not agree, and she will not be willing." The king married her alone. β
"Hmph, how do you know she's unwilling? She told me that she wouldn't mind if you married me. Sima Xuan listened to Gao Xun's words, and raised his head as if he had confidence.
Gao Xun looked at Sima Xuan in disbelief when he heard this: "What did you say?" β
I said, she told me herself! She doesn't mind if you marry someone else, doesn't mind serving a husband with me, doesn't mind if I'm big and she's small. You said that she tolerated me so much, not because she knew that she was not worthy of you. Or maybe she has a ghost in her heart, maybe she has already been a person of Lord Yan! β
"Smack"! The tea cup in Gao Xun's hand was put down heavily, and all the tea in the cup splashed out.
Sima Xuan's words not only brushed Gao Xun's face, but also ignited a fierce nameless fire in her heart. Her face was gloomy, and she gritted her teeth and said to the person in front of her: "Sima Xuan, this king will say it again!" No matter what you say, this king will only marry one person, and that person will only be Bai Sang, not you! β
As he spoke, he got up and said goodbye to Sima Cheng: "Old general, the king of this country should not be accompanied by you." β
As soon as the words fell, he turned around and took Ye Xiuying out of the house.
Along the way, Gao Xun always kept his eyebrows locked and his face calm, looking very unhappy. After going out, she asked Ye Xiuying to go back to the palace first, then rode on her horse and left without looking back.
Ye Xiuying looked at Gao Xun's back and called a few times, and finally could only shake her head helplessly. Hey, every time the prince encounters the white girl, why is he so out of proportion.