Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Yuanzhang in excitement actually asked Li Jie to put forward his own conditions, as the so-called Chrysostom Yuyan, generally as long as Li Jie's conditions are not particularly outrageous, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely agree, but the conditions that Li Jie wants to mention are a little outrageous.

Zhu Yuanzhang was still waiting, and Li Jie didn't have much time to think at all, so he quickly made a decision, as the so-called opportunity cannot be lost, and it will not come again, the impact of the hot air balloon is huge, even beyond his expectations, Zhu Yuanzhang is also on the rise, if you don't say it now, I'm afraid there will be few such opportunities in the future.

Thinking of this, Li Jie finally stepped forward with a solemn face and saluted: "Your Highness, please Princess Shang!" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was smiling, froze suddenly, and Zhu Biao suddenly raised his head, looking incredulous, and even he wanted to pluck out his ears at this time to see if there was something wrong with his ears.

"You say it again?" After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't turn around, he lived for more than sixty years, from a beggar to an emperor, it can be said that he has seen all kinds of things in the world, but it is the first time he has met someone who dares to say in front of him that he wants to marry a princess.

You must know that in the matter of choosing a horse, it is generally until the princess reaches the age of marriage, which is personally selected by Zhu Yuanzhang himself, and then a horse is selected in the form of a reward, and the candidates for these horses are either the sons of the nobles or the outstanding new science and technology scholars, which is also a characteristic of the early Ming Dynasty, unlike the middle and late Ming Dynasty, the background of the horse is not high.

"Chen Li Jie, please Princess Shang!" Li Jie said solemnly again, of course he knew that making this kind of request was very outrageous in the eyes of others, but he had no choice, after all, there was not much time left, even if he had prepared some other opportunities for meritorious service, but it might not be as sensational as a hot air balloon, so this opportunity must not be missed.

After making sure that he heard correctly, Zhu Yuanzhang was also a little stunned, he was very happy, but now Li Jie actually made such an outrageous request, which made him not know how to react for a while, it was wrong to be angry, and it was even more wrong to be happy.

"Ahem, Li Si advises you to think about it again!" At this time, Zhu Biao came out to play a round and said, even if he really wanted to make Li Jie a concubine, it must be decided by the imperial court, not by Li Jie himself, so Li Jie's move was already a bit taboo.

"The minister has thought very clearly, please ask Your Majesty for permission!" After Li Jie finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and made a big salute, and he also let it go, if he really angered Zhu Yuanzhang because of this, the worst case would be nothing more than cutting off his head a few months in advance.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face became a little ugly, his gaze at Li Jie was also very complicated, and his brows were furrowed tightly, as if he was thinking about Li Jie's reason for doing this?

Zhu Biao next to him was also full of nervousness, he was angry at Li Jie's recklessness, but he was worried that his father would blame Li Jie for this, after all, he was still very optimistic about Li Jie, but with his father's temper, if he really killed someone out of anger, I am afraid he would not be able to stop him.

After a long while, I saw that Zhu Yuanzhang's face became a little cold, and then he suddenly stood up and said, "I'm tired, let's talk about this matter later!" ”

After Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and turned around and left the warm pavilion, but Li Jie, who knelt on the ground, was like falling into an ice cave, and his heart was full of bitterness: he still failed after all!

Zhu Biao next to him first breathed a sigh of relief, and then he was very annoyed and lifted Li Jie and roared: "Li Jie! What the hell are you doing! Do you know that if you anger your father, even I won't be able to save you? ”

Li Jie was disillusioned at this time, and after a while, he smiled weakly and said, "If you can't marry a princess, it's better to let Your Majesty kill me!" ”

"You...... That's how you want to marry a princess? Zhu Biao was also stunned at this time.

Although for ordinary people, marrying a princess seems to be a great honor, but Zhu Biao knows that many people who are qualified to marry a princess are actually not very reluctant.

After marrying the princess, the identity of the concubine also gave them a lot less freedom, such as not being able to take a concubine, not being able to live with the princess, usually wanting to see the princess, and also needing to report to the princess's house, not to mention a series of problems such as in-laws, so for these people, marrying a princess is not a happy thing, but more like marrying an ancestor and going home to offer.

"Yes, I'd rather not have those credits than marry a princess!" Li Jie said firmly again, this is related to the lives of their family, although this makes the marriage look a bit like a naked exchange of interests, and there is no relationship between men and women, but he can't care about these now.

"...... you" Zhu Biao was also a little crying and laughing when he heard this, he didn't expect Li Jie to be so stubborn, I don't know how his unmarried sisters would react if they knew that someone wanted to marry them so much?

"Although my father didn't agree, he didn't explicitly refuse, so let's go back first, and I'll find a chance to probe again!" Zhu Biao had no choice but to speak comfortingly.

"Your Highness thinks there is a chance for this matter to turn around?" Li Jie's eyes lit up when he heard this, although Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction just now was very cold, but he did not say no, only said that he would think about it, which also gave Li Jie a glimmer of hope.

"I didn't say that there would be a turnaround, but I just helped you find out what my father was talking about, after all, only my father has the right to decide if the princess marries, and I, the prince, can't help much." Zhu Biao hurriedly explained.

Although the eldest brother is like a father, Zhu Biao's father is not dead, so it is not his turn to call the shots in the family, and judging from Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction just now, there is almost no change in this matter.

Li Jie also suddenly woke up when he heard this, although Zhu Yuanzhang said that he wanted to think about it just now, it was more like a prevarication, which made the little hope that had just been born in his heart feel like a basin of cold water was poured on him, and the whole person became depressed again.

Looking at the depressed Li Jie, Zhu Biao didn't know what to say, so he had to comfort him a few words, and then let people send him home to rest.

Li Zhu and his wife have already prepared a sumptuous meal for Li Jie to catch the wind, the day before yesterday Li Jie took a hot air balloon to the sky, others only felt amazed, Li Zhu and his wife were worried that they did not sleep well for two days, fortunately Li Jie came back safely, and also got His Majesty's attention, which also made Li Zhu and his wife honored.

It's just that what Li Zhu didn't expect was that Li Jie was a little depressed when he came back, which made the couple worry again, and asked Li Jie several times but didn't say anything, and the meal was only eaten a few bites before he said he was full, and then locked himself in the room.

It wasn't until three days later that Li Jie, who had lost a few laps, went out of the room, because the palace sent someone to inform him to go to the palace for a banquet, and there would definitely be a formal reward at that time, and Li Jie also had the last trace of extravagant hope at this time, if the reward did not mention marrying a princess, it would mean that his plan had completely failed!