Chapter 3 The Decree of Marriage
"General Ling is out! Haven't you been on the battlefield for a long time? Even if I'm here, you're not bored! Don't say anything superfluous, the emperor heard a few days ago that you will return home today, so he added a happy event to the Ling family! I will convey the message according to the Holy Lord's will. ”
Liu Chuyun opened the holy decree, and everyone knelt down to listen to the announcement:
"I, the Beizhou Kingdom, have received the blessing of God, praised the merits of the first emperors, and turned the evil hearts of the world; The people are willing to eat, they are beautiful, they are safe, they are happy, the rain is good, and the people are safe; Today, benefiting from the sky, Ling Peihan, the daughter of the general of Dingguo, was established as the crown princess; The next day is the canonization ceremony".
After General Ling and his family thanked each other for receiving the order, everyone present looked at each other with surprised expressions!
Liu Chuyun couldn't help but humorously "cough" twice, and said humorously to Ling Peihan, "Someone Liu is here to congratulate Miss Ling, I don't know what the girl thinks?" ”
Ling Peihan was a little confused, not only how to answer; Who is the crown prince? Why was she chosen as the crown princess? No matter what it is, it was ordered by the emperor's golden words! She is not qualified to point fingers and make comments.
Then he said unhurriedly, "I am in the Northern Continent Country, and there is a Ming Jun who is the god of the land; The blessing of the people, the emperor's heart is in the people, the heart's wish is for the common people, the king calls the ministers to die, and the ministers have to die! Pei Han is determined to be studious and live up to the love of today's emperor and prince. ”
"No wonder the emperor and all the ministers said that the daughter of General Ling is very intelligent, and you are the only woman in Beizhou who is both talented and beautiful; Today, someone Liu believes it, and she really deserves to be the first talented woman in Beizhou."
"Pei Han thanks Lord Liu for his praise, I am a big country in Beizhou, and talented women abound, and Pei Han is beyond his reach." The originally delicate little face was faintly red at this time, and he said modestly.
Mrs. Ling's heart was up and down at this time, and she was uneasy; Originally, I thought that Ling Peihan had made a gift, and he thought of a good family for his daughter, and ordered a lifelong event! Unexpectedly, the ceremony was not over, and Ling Peihan's marriage was betrothed by the emperor. Besides, no one knows the candidate for the prince, and they all say that once they enter the palace gate, they are as deep as the sea, and how many are framed in it; I am all the people who have been lucky enough to escape in this dire situation, the daughter of an important minister who has lost the country, if I hadn't met General Ling, I am afraid that I would have become a military prostitute, and the bones would be wilderness.
The Emperor of Beizhou currently has two princes, Xi Yuanzhao, and three princes, Xi Yuanxi; The eldest prince and the third prince were born to the queen, and the eldest prince died in the early years, and the queen also died of a cold disease, leaving the third prince Xi Yuanxi.
And the biological mother of the second prince is Concubine Hui, the only woman on the pillow of the emperor of the three palaces and six courts! The emperor is also extremely fond of Concubine Hui, and naturally Aiwu and the second prince are also favored. In contrast, the emperor is more indifferent to the three princes, since the death of the queen, the emperor has been deeply hit, and after living alone for a few months, he arranged for Yuan Xi to live in a more remote palace, no one is allowed to visit privately without the emperor's will, except for returning to the palace every year to worship the ancestors, almost no one in the palace has ever seen the three princes.
The palace people privately speculated that the emperor was originally deeply in love with the deceased queen and loved him to the point of sinking; I don't want to see Tan Yuanxi because I don't want to touch the scene, it's more that the love for the queen has not been transferred to Tan Yuanxi; Therefore, I don't attach much importance to Cheng Yuanxi, I only see him once a year, and his performance is quite cold. If you talk about the candidate for the crown prince, it must be the second prince.
General Ling and his wife also thought of this, the three princes and their husband and wife have hardly met, and they just listen to the one-sided words in other people's mouths, which is nothing more than saying that Xi Yuanxi has a withdrawn personality, is indifferent, and rejects people thousands of miles away, and his eyes are as cold as the ice of the cold wax moon, and he can kill people when he turns into a sharp sword.
The second prince Yuan Zhao knows everything in the palace, and he looks talented, but he is a well-known playboy, who has nothing to do all day long, and is idle, although Concubine Hui is trying to win over the ministers left and right for her son to be elected as the prince, but she is not in the way, either fishing and flying kites or drunk and singing and singing; Concubine Hui reprimanded and scolded many times, but she couldn't change her teaching! Continuing his merry career, although the emperor didn't say anything on the surface, he was clear in his heart, the two sons were the material for cutting trees and selling timber, and the other was a general who wielded a knife and pen and ink to dominate the world, and he had long seen it in his eyes.
"Is General Ling worried about the selection of the future son-in-law of Chenglong? Liu will not beat around the bush, the emperor has issued a holy decree, and the third prince Xi Yuanxi is the crown prince! Liu Chuyun saw that General Ling and his wife were at a loss, and it was difficult to ask, groping for the will of the saint, and criticizing himself in vain was a great rebellion.
At that time, Ling Peihan was only fifteen years old, but he already understood why he wanted to ornate the third prince with good intentions and abandon the second prince who had already reached adulthood; For the safety of Tan Yuanxi, he endured the pain of neglecting his beloved son for more than ten years, and finally handed over the world to Tan Yuanxi, another kind of love silently; It can be seen how persistent and sinking the emperor is to the queen.
Liu Chuyun spoke again, "The emperor asked someone Liu to tell Miss Ling and others to canonize Miss Ling as the crown princess. Your father is a hero of Beizhou Kingdom, and your mother is from a scholarly family, and her family background and upbringing are the best assistants to the three princes. The second is that Miss Jiuwen Ling is kind-hearted, generous, benevolent, and intelligent! In the future, he will be of the same heart with the prince and his wife, and the family and the country will be safe; ”
"Peihan, don't forget the emperor's teachings, thank you Lord Liu for your guidance, I will definitely be a good concubine who is virtuous and virtuous." The emperor's intentions are nothing more than to tell Ling Peihan that in the future, Xi Yuanxi's country and harem need to be stable, and she and her father General Ling must be people who keep to themselves.
The news of the canonization of the crown prince by the three princes spread in the palace, and everyone felt incredible, who had always been snubbed by the emperor and ignored Xi Yuanxi was all candidates for the crown prince, and the emperor had already issued a holy decree, and the ministers could only follow His Majesty's will to attend the canonization ceremony the next day, let alone refute the objection. the other is that the crown princess has been ordered, but she is the best woman in Beizhou country, and she is talented and beautiful; But the second prince is not married yet! The third prince was deeply encouraged, and the emperor gave the engagement to the first step. Naturally, it also shows that the emperor has only had good intentions in raising the third prince elsewhere for many years, and he loves much more than the second prince.
Inside the Royal Palace.
Concubine Hui heard that the crown prince had been established, and it was not her son Cheng Yuanzhao, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, she felt that the five thunders were thundering, and her eyes were black; I gritted my teeth with hatred in my heart; The edicts of the ancestors are all long-standing and not young, and today is good, that is, the order of the rounds is not the three princes, but her son Xi Yuanzhao; Why did the three princes who had not dried up their milk sniff canonized the crown prince? Is it because he was born to the deceased queen? Could it be that the edict of the ancestors and the rules of the palace can't match the so-called love between yin and yang?
"Smack" Concubine Hui Xue Hui sneered, smashed the water cup in her hand to the ground, and stared viciously at the broken pieces of porcelain; Indignation lowered his voice "Brutes, a bunch of brutes! What do you say now? My son's crown prince is gone. ”
"Concubine Hui, please calm your anger" Takiqing Ang knelt on the ground and bowed his head deeply, timid
"Cheng Yuanxi will be canonized tomorrow; Bengong was too careless, and was deceived by the appearance of the dog emperor, and knew that there was today, and he would definitely not let this little animal live to this day; It's up to you to do it yourself! Taki, Xue Hui, said coldly and sinisterly.
Takiqing Ang knelt on the ground, didn't say a word, and cold sweat broke out on his head, this Concubine Hui forced herself to kill the third prince! Either way, you're going to miss it.
"Get out" Concubine Hui saw that Takiqing Ang hadn't squeaked for a long time, rolled her eyes, and spit out impatiently.
"Subordinates, let's get out," Takiqing ang bent his waist and retreated.