The afternoon sun shines through the shallow window lattices, casting a little bit of brilliance.

In the Tianxiang Pavilion of the Guogong Mansion, Xi Ruoya's face is full of spring, embroidered with mandarin ducks, and Chunlan is arranging the silk thread on the side.

"Miss, Miss, no!" Chunmei panted and stepped into the room.

Xi Ruoya looked up at Chunmei, who was stumbling, and showed displeasure: "What is the shouting and screaming, there are no rules at all." ”

Chunmei stood firm, swallowed her saliva, and said in a panic with big eyes: "Miss, just now the slave maid passed by the study and heard that the master and the eldest young master were arguing, so I asked Xiaoshun beside the eldest young master, and only then did I know that they quarreled for the sake of the young lady." ”

"My business? What's the matter with me? Xi Ruoya frowned.

"Yes...... Miss's marriage. Chunmei was a little eager to say something.

Xi Ruoya was stunned: "You can't speak!" ”

Chunmei lowered her head, not daring to look at her eyes: "I heard that a few days ago, King Chen asked the emperor to marry the young lady as the princess, but the emperor did not agree at that time, only said that he would decide after listening to the master's intentions," Seeing the young lady's happy face, she continued: "Today, the emperor sent the old man into the palace to discuss this matter, but he didn't want to be rejected by the old man, so the eldest young master quarreled with the old man." After saying that, his head hung lower.

The smile on Xi Ruoya's face suddenly froze.

How so? Everyone knows that she Xi Ruoya is a man she wants to marry, only Situ Yu, who has worked hard in the past few years to get into his eyes, I don't know how many boudoir nobles he envies, and now he sees that good things are coming to pass, why should his father stop it?

Xi Ruoya stood up suddenly, anxious, and walked towards the study without touching the ground.

As soon as I entered the garden, I heard an anxious voice from the study: "Ruoya has been loved by you since she was a child, and now she is happy with King Chen, why do you want to separate them, don't you want Ruoya to be happy?" ”

"It's because I love her that I don't allow this marriage, King Chen can't give her happiness, don't mix blindly if you don't understand, I have the final say on this matter!" The strong and powerful voice is Xi Bochang.

"No, you don't know what you said." Xi Ruoya pushed open the door of the study hard, and looked at the two stunned eyes with a stubborn little face.

"Sister?!"

Xi Ruoya cast a grateful look at Xi Ruofeng, and turned her head to look at Xi Bochang, who had turned his back: "Daddy, no matter what, this is my daughter's lifelong event, and I hope my daughter can make her own decisions." ”

"Everything else is fine, but this one!" The tone is firm and unyielding.

"Why? I won't marry anyone but him! ”

Xi Bochang said sharply: "Now that the crown prince and King Chen are calm on the surface, they are already incompatible in private, not to mention what his purpose is in marrying you, even if he treats you sincerely, if the two governments fight in the future, will he give you up or this country's mansion?" ”

As soon as the words fell, Xi Ruofeng sighed lightly and lowered his eyes silently.

"My daughter doesn't understand, in terms of intelligence and martial arts, in terms of governing the country and the country, which King Chen is not a hundred times stronger than the prince, why does Daddy want to support the prince and not give King Chen a chance?" She has always known that King Chen and the prince are not in harmony, and the Zhenguo Mansion is on the side of the prince, I thought that after she married into the palace, her father may be able to change his mind and join forces with King Chen, if so, who else is the opponent of this Changli?

"Shut up! Don't you say anything like that! Xi Bochang turned around and scolded angrily.

As early as the day Situ Yu returned to Beijing three years ago, he knew that sooner or later the three princes would meet him in battle, how could he put such a good chess piece in the hands of the other party.

Xi Ruoya's face was sad, and her heart ached.

Xi Bochang's sharp eyes swept over a pair of children in front of him and fell on Ruoya: "In two months, it will be the emperor's birthday, and the Sangyue Congress will send envoys to come, one is to celebrate his birthday, and the other is to marry, you are my Changli's 'Yuanxi County Lord', and you should think about Changli country." ”

"No, I don't! If you really want to get married, there are so many princesses in the royal family, why are they daughters? Xi Ruoya looked at her father in disbelief.

"Sang Yue Guo is asking to marry the crown princess, if you marry in the past, you can not only enjoy the honor of the heavenly family in the future, but also fight for the country and the people, such the best of both worlds, why not?"

"Heavenly honor?! Fight for a good name?! Ruoya sneered: "Daddy keeps saying that he loves Ruoya, and he is afraid that Ruoya will be in pain due to the dispute between the two provinces, so if the war between the two countries starts one day, where will you put Ruoya?!" ”

"I have my own plan for this matter, and it is up to you whether to marry or not!" How could he not know that the man asked her to marry him because he wanted to take her hostage so that he could coerce him.

Xi Ruoya bit her lips lightly, her eyes were full of grief, and she said in a trembling voice: "It seems that the father is determined to marry his daughter to another country and become a tool for political marriage?!" Tears came out of his eyes, crossing that beautiful face, I didn't expect my father, who was so kind to me, to be so ruthless.

"Whatever you think, this matter is so decided, from today onwards, you are not allowed to take half a step out of the back garden, let alone go to Situ Yu!" Xi Bochang was angry and threw his sleeves away.

Xi Ruofeng saw that his sister was sad, and felt very guilty, and held her trembling shoulders: "Ruoya, my brother is useless, I can't help you, now that the situation in Changli is turbulent, maybe Sang Yue Kingdom is a good choice, maybe this Sang Yue Prince ......." Ruofeng stopped talking and sighed.

"Brother, don't worry, since the left and right can't escape the political battle, then I'd rather choose what I love!" Xi Ruoya wiped away her tears and gave him a comforting look.

Everyone knows that the prince of the Sang Yue Kingdom is a master of the game world, who is home all over the world all the year round, does not ask about the government and politics, and is nowhere to be seen, if it is not for the queen's concubine, I am afraid that he would have been a waste prince long ago, how could she Xi Ruoya take a fancy to such idle people.