003: Got married
Queen, "Oh, please. β
"The courtiers are still young, they don't understand the rules, and they don't want to marry so early, so please explain the reason to Your Majesty." Zhao Xian'er knelt down, "The courtiers don't want to wronged the prince." β
"I can get married at the age of fourteen, and the four girls should be seventeen, right?" Yan Peng's tone can be described as gentle as water, but the carelessness in her eyes is really annoying, "The four girls don't feel wronged." β
Zhao Xian'er had goosebumps all over her body, secretly shook him a cold eye, and said with a mocking taste, "A gentleman is not strong and difficult, he does not take advantage of others, only villains with ulterior motives will force others to achieve his ulterior motives." β
Yan Peng glanced at her calmly, her airtight eyes did not have any ups and downs, obviously this kind of agitation method was useless to him.
He bowed to the queen as if he had nothing to do, and smiled, "Queen Mother, this marriage is decided by the father, and the sons and daughters dare not say much, so they will retire first." β
Zhao Xian'er was anxious, and immediately kowtowed, "Niangniang Mingjian, the courtiers didn't say Your Majesty." β
Queen Zhou kindly helped her up, patted her hand, and waited for Yan Peng to leave before she spoke.
"This palace knows what Xian'er means, but this King Chen suddenly returned to Beijing, and his intentions are unknown, but this palace understands that he is by no means as simple as coming back to visit relatives, you and the prince are in love, and this palace also knows, but as soon as Your Majesty's golden mouth opens, how can you take it back, and King Chen mentioned it in front of His Majesty, saying that you received his love token, a piece of jade pendant, but there is such a thing?"
Zhao Xian'er opened her mouth, this Yan Yan is really too much, "But that jade pendant is ......"
If it was to cover him that night, the evidence he gave was to cover up a strange man for no reason, wouldn't it be even more inexplicable.
Seeing that she couldn't tell the difference, the queen's inquiring eyes narrowed slightly, "Therefore, the matter of marriage cannot be changed." β
She sighed, with sorrow on her face, "King Chen and the prince have always been at odds, and he is cunning and treacherous, and when he comes back suddenly, he must have a plan, Xian'er, since the matter is a foregone conclusion, why not plan it, pretend to promise, and explore the purpose of King Chen, the prime minister has always maintained the prince, if the prince has an accident, the prime minister's mansion can be alone, so for the sake of the prime minister's mansion, you should also help the prince ascend the throne smoothly, after the matter is completed, the prince will inevitably respect you more, you go back and think about it first." β
Zhao Xian'er lowered her eyebrows and calmed down, "The courtiers retreated." β
Empress Zhou looked at her back, sneered, and her expression became serious.
Mama Ji stepped forward resignedly, "Niangniang, do you also support pointing out the fourth girl to King Chen?" β
Queen Zhou lost her kindness just now, "This Zhao Xian'er seems simple, but she has an idea, although she had a marriage contract with the prince when she was young, but it was just a joke from the elders, and she couldn't be taken seriously, and now she has a relationship with King Chen, whether it is true or false, the palace can't let her stay with the prince." β
"What Niangniang said is, maybe this is a strategy between her and King Chen, one proposes, the other deliberately refuses, so as to gain Niangniang's trust, and it is logical to stay by the prince's side to do internal response, you forgot three years ago, why was King Chen demoted from Beijing......"
"Shut up!" Empress Zhou reprimanded sternly.
"The old slave is terrified." Mama Ji hurriedly knelt down.
Queen Zhou's secretive eyes are even thinner and colder, King Chen must be removed, if Zhao Xian'er knows that he has been living in an illusion, he is also an enemy, why not take the opportunity to get rid of it together.
Zhao Xian'er returned to the house, his father had already gone back, and he was surprised that he was waiting for him in the room.
"Alas, Xian'er, although my father is the prime minister of a country, I can't protect my daughter, I'm sorry for your mother, my father is useless."
"Dad, don't say that, it's not your fault." Zhao Xian'er comforted him in turn and personally served tea, "Dad, what is the origin of that King Chen?" β
Prime Minister Zhao stroked his beard, "This King Chen is the fifth son of His Majesty, he has always been unknown, and he has not left any impression, and the courtiers rarely talk about him. β
These, although Zhao Xian'er is in the deep boudoir, she has also heard of it, and later the second prince won, that is, the current prince, but this incident also touched the foundation of the country, and the princes died and fled, "What happened later?" β
"The vitality of the princes was greatly damaged, and the second prince was approved by His Majesty, but I never expected that at this time, King Chen would poison Your Majesty and blame the second prince."
Zhao Xian'er opened her mouth in shock, this Yan Yan is really rebellious, he is still alive.
"The princes suffered heavy casualties, which made His Majesty feel compassion for the few remaining sons, so he took his life."
When her father left, it was already late, but she still did not sleep, so she withdrew her maidservant and sat alone in front of the window.
She didn't want to think about Yan Peng committing a heinous crime and being able to return to Beijing in just three years, nor did she want to think about why he visited the prime minister's ancestral hall at night, and was only angry why he wanted to marry her.
Alas, it was a mess, and Zhao Xian'er didn't know when she fell asleep on the table.
I was woken up by a rush of footsteps, only to hear Runyue shouting, "Girl, get up quickly, it's not good." β
Zhao Xian'er rubbed her eyes, only to see Runyue push the door in, looking panicked, "Girl, the master asked you to take the order." β
What should come will always come, Zhao Xian'er's face changed slightly, but in a society where imperial power is supreme, she can't resist the decree, so she has to dress neatly and come to the front yard with the help of Runyue.
The wide bluestone road was already full of kneeling people, and Zhao Xian'er knelt behind his father.
"Prime Minister, everyone is here, right?" Grandpa An's voice was shrill and thin.
"It's time to arrive, father-in-law, please read the holy decree." Zhao Cheng said.
Gonggong An glanced around for a week, opened the holy decree and said, "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said: Zhao Xian'er, the daughter of the prime minister, is dignified in character, and has friends with Chen Wang Fengluan, and I am a bystander, so I decree that jade will become its ......"
Zhao Xian'er lowered her head, and the words behind her couldn't be heard clearly, until her father tugged at her sleeve, she didn't know that Father-in-law An had been looking at her.
"Fourth girl, thank you."
"Courtier, thank you, Lord Longen!" Zhao Xian'er raised her hands above her head, feeling that the holy decree weighed a thousand catties, and she couldn't breathe.
"Father-in-law, go into the house and have a cup of tea." Prime Minister Zhao Cheng familiarly pulled his father-in-law and entered the main hall.
The others dispersed, and Zhao Xian'er returned to the room in a dejected state, sitting in a daze, looking dazed.
"Since King Chen personally asked His Majesty to marry, he must also be devoted to the girl, and he will definitely be very good to the girl in the future." Runyue said with relief.
It may not be possible, and it is even more impossible to be excellent, although I have only seen him twice, but Zhao Xian'er can see from his eyes that he has ulterior motives.
Suddenly his head hurt, and he turned his head to see a young man in aqua green clothes sitting on the window, he was still holding a small pebble in his hand, and looked at Xian'er with a smile, "Hey, are you depressed?" β