Chapter 177: Strong Mandarin Ducks
Tai Chi Temple
The atmosphere in the hall once dropped to the lowest point, and the people present did not dare to make a sound, and lowered their heads tremblingly, for fear that they would accidentally fall into bad luck and be affected.
Xiang Ning knelt in the middle of the Taiji Hall, trembling uncontrollably, she didn't even dare to look at the current emperor's face.
It's not that the emperor's face is so hateful, he didn't even say a word, but it was precisely because he didn't say a word that he seemed so terrible, and the silence at this time reminded Xiangning of the eve of the storm.
From the moment she opened her mouth to ask the emperor to give marriage, the atmosphere developed in a strange direction, and the emperor's face suddenly became serious at that moment.
Xiangning lowered her head, her eyes staring at the ground, hoping to poke a hole in it.
Just when she thought she would faint due to excessive nervousness, the emperor slowly spoke: "You say, you want to marry the prime minister?" ”
“…… Be! Xiang Ning replied in a trembling voice, she was so scared now, her feet were sore and weak from kneeling, and she even felt that she couldn't even stand up later.
But when it came to her own happiness, she had to speak.
The emperor was silent again, yes, he was damn silent again, Xiangning wanted to scold people, did the ancients have this virtue? They only speak half of the way, and they have a big gasp for breath, do they have a pleasure?!
The emperor was actually very entangled at the moment, he didn't expect Xiang Ning to run over and beg him for marriage in a reckless manner, and the marriage partner turned out to be Ning Yuanxing, who he had always liked, so how could it be done? Ning Yuanxing was left to his eldest daughter, how could others intervene?
But Xiangning is also one of his favorite daughters, and he can already predict what kind of storm that stunning appearance will set off, in fact, the emperor has already planned to let Xiangning go to Leguo and kiss.
Who knows, before he could say it, Xiangning, the little girl, made a preemptive move.
Letting her be with her relatives now will definitely make her feel guilty, and when she arrives in Leguo in the future, she will definitely turn her elbow outward and think for a moment. The Emperor decided to press the matter down.
He coughed lightly and asked, "Does the prime minister know?" ”
"He knows." Xiangning seemed to have found a breakthrough and hurriedly replied.
He knows? He'll let you tell me if he knows!
The Emperor pursed his lips and rested his hand on the table. Rhythmically beating, he decided to delay the army first, and said: "You are still young and have not yet reached the end of the war, and this matter will be discussed later." ”
As soon as this remark came out. Xiangning was immediately anxious.
How can you not be in a hurry about this kind of thing? The emperor was obviously deliberately delaying, and she was about to say something more, but was blocked by the emperor's eyes, "I still have important matters, you can step back first." ”
"Father!"
"Stand down." The emperor was not angry and arrogant, but Xiangning couldn't say a word anymore, she withdrew unwillingly, and her beautiful eyes were as red as rabbit eyes.
The news of Princess Xiangning's request for the emperor's marriage spread far and wide, and Ning Yuanxing, as one of the protagonists, was calm and calm under the intriguing eyes of everyone. It seems that this matter has nothing to do with him at all, this calm and calm emperor saw it in his eyes, because Xiang Ning made such a fuss, a certain idea that was still silent ignited again.
A few days later, Elegy and Ning Yuanxing were called to the Taiji Hall together, and the two of them stood on both sides, the Chu River and Han Boundary were quite clearly divided, and the emperor looked at Ning Yuanxing on the left with an expressionless face, and then looked at the same expressionless elegy on the right. With a sigh, he coughed lightly and asked, "Do you know why I called you?" ”
"Is it because of the blizzard in Luo City?" The elegy remembered that this morning the minister played to the minister, and Luocheng suffered a heavy snow that was rare in a century. Not to mention that the crops were frozen to death, and many people's houses were also crushed by the heavy snow.
"It's for the sake of Leguo's proposal to make peace." Ning Yuanxing said calmly.
Elegy was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Ning Yuanxing unhappily, is this person going against her? She cleared her throat and said seriously: "Prime Minister, according to the priority of the matter. Obviously, the snow disaster in Luocheng is more serious. ”
Ning Yuanxing chuckled lightly, and immediately counterattacked, he was articulate and clear-minded, and instantly raised the importance of a country's diplomacy to several heights, and the elegy was speechless when he heard it, wanting to refute it, but he didn't know how to refute it.
The emperor shook his head and sighed, he wanted to compare his eloquence with Ning Yuanxing, the little girl was still tender, he immediately stopped, "Prime Minister, it's okay." ”
Elegy's face was not good-looking in an instant, she put on a straight face and glared at Ning Yuanxing fiercely again.
Ning Yuanxing glanced at her lightly, and soon turned his head to look away, elegy sneered, don't look over, the two looked at each other and hated each other, their small movements did not hide from the emperor's eyes, he sighed again, rubbed his temples that were faintly painful, when did they become incompatible?
"Ahem...... Both of these things have been discussed in hindsight, and now I have more important things. ”
The two looked at the Emperor in unison.
"Uh, Yanyan, how old are you this year?" The emperor asked casually, and the elegy immediately stood upright, and she straightened up and replied, "Erchen is nineteen years old this year. ”
"Nineteen~" The emperor touched his beard, his face was unfathomable, and suddenly, he looked at Ning Yuanxing again and asked, "What about the prime minister?" ”
"Twenty-four years old."
"Oh, it's twenty-four, and I don't have a home yet."
Ning Yuanxing glanced at the emperor, only to see the emperor looking at him with a smile, he sighed in his heart, and immediately knew what the emperor was thinking, but he still answered honestly, "No." ”
"Huh...... You're all the oldest, haven't you ever thought about getting married? ”
At this point, even the elegy understood his intentions, she sneered in her heart, five years ago, the emperor wanted to get her and Ning Yuanxing together, but she was perfunctory because she was still young, but she didn't expect to fight this ghost idea again.
"Father, son-in-law is still ......"
Before the elegy was finished, the emperor interrupted her and said affectionately: "Yanyan, you are nineteen years old this year, don't say that in order to share your father's worries, if you don't get married, you can't worry about your father." ”
"......" The emperor was serious this time, Elegy bit his lip, wondering whether to mention her and Luo Yanchuan, but Elegy was vaguely aware that the emperor did not like Luo Yanchuan, otherwise he would not have been slow to react.
Do you want to say it? This is a very serious question.
"I see that the two of you have a tacit understanding in the court, and I heard that the relationship in private is also very harmonious, and now that we are at the age of talking about marriage, why don't you let me be a matchmaker and handle the marriage between the two of you, how about it?"
Net! Elegy couldn't help but burst out, what was the emperor's eye that saw her and Ning Yuanxing tacitly understanding? Who said that she and Ning Yuanxing had a harmonious relationship in private? She hasn't met him privately in years, right?
Elegy endured the unhappiness in his heart and said: "Father, the son thinks that it is an eventful time now, and he really shouldn't waste time on his children's private affairs, and he asks his father to think twice." ”
The emperor's face sank, his eyes were silent as he looked at the elegy of righteousness's words, his eyelids couldn't help jumping, he shifted his attention to Ning Yuanxing again, and asked, "What does the prime minister mean?" ”
"The minister and the princess are of the same opinion."
Finally said something human! Elegy secretly sighed, since the two of them are unwilling, the emperor can't be stronger in marriage, who knows, this time the emperor seems to be determined to bring them together, his voice sank, and said: "I have made up my mind, and the holy decree will be drawn up in three days, you go back and think about it." ”
"Father!" Elegy is in a hurry, how can the emperor be like this?
"Your Majesty!"
"Alright, I'm tired, you stand down." The emperor waved his hand and drove people away.
Elegy was helpless, she knew that the emperor wouldn't be able to listen to anything now, so she had to go back to Luo Yanchuan first to find a way, but the emperor seemed to know what she was thinking, and added, "Emperor, have you been too close to Lu Han recently?" There is a difference between men and women, and it is better to have less contact, so as not to spread bad rumors. ”
Elegy's heart sank, he knew, he knew that she had a good relationship with Luo Yanchuan, but when she said such a thing, what was wrong with Luo Yanchuan? Why does the emperor look down on him?
Elegy felt worthless for Luo Yanchuan, and secretly scolded the emperor for having no vision, but he still replied obediently, "Yes." ”
After speaking, he left without looking back, and the emperor didn't care about the faux pass of the elegy, he saw that Ning Yuanxing was still standing still, and reminded him loudly, "Prime Minister, the emperor is gone, you still haven't caught up?" ”
"Your Majesty, you are ...... It's really hard to be strong. Ning Yuanxing smiled bitterly.
"The emperor doesn't understand my hard work, doesn't Aiqing understand either? You're definitely the perfect couple. The Emperor said quietly, he remembered what the High Priest had said to him a while ago, and this thought was even more firm.
"Your Majesty......"
"I'm tired, you can step down." The emperor again issued an order to expel the guests.
Ning Yuanxing opened his mouth, but when he saw that the emperor closed his eyes and recuperated, he obviously wouldn't listen to him anymore, so he had to retreat first.
After they had all left, the Emperor's eyes opened again, and a man in a robe outlined in white gold thread came out of the back of the hall, his head was full of silver threads, but his face was quite young.
"High Priest, the emperor and the prime minister have a grudge, if you want the two of them to comply, I'm afraid it's not easy." As soon as the emperor remembered the incompatible posture of Elegy and Ning Yuanxing just now, he began to have a headache.
"Your Majesty, the minister can see that the princess is quite prejudiced against the prime minister, but the princess is more accommodating, and if you want the two to unite, you must first untie the princess's heart knot."
"How to untie the knot in the emperor's heart?" The emperor raised his eyes and asked.
The high priest smiled incomprehensibly, "The bell must be tied to the bell." ”
"Oh?"
"The idea is to let the prime minister and the princess be alone for a while, and the two will face each other, and one day they will open their hearts to each other."
"That's a good idea." The emperor stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction, he was planning to pay a private visit to Weifu after a while, and bring the two of them with him, but he could create a good environment for them to get along.
The emperor thought of the appearance of the two of them opening their hearts and working together for Yaguo in the future, so he laughed heartily. (To be continued.) )