There was constant laughter in his ears, and in front of him were one after another gorgeous and delicate faces, it stands to reason that the prince should be happy in such a situation, but in fact, he couldn't be happy.

One glass of wine after another, the prince gradually became slightly drunk, and with a 'snap', the prince did not notice for a while, his wide sleeves were swept away, the wine jug on the table fell down, and the clear wine flowed out of the spout, wetting the prince's carefully tailored clothes.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" When the palace people behind the prince saw it, they hurriedly stepped forward in a panic and wanted to help the prince dry the wine on his body.

However, the prince waved his hand senselessly, signaling the palace people not to panic, "It's okay, I'll just go and change my clothes." ”

Hearing what the prince said, the anxious look on the face of the palace people faded, and then the prince got up and gestured to the direction where the emperor was, and after seeing the emperor and queen nodded, the prince went to the palace to change clothes under the leadership of the palace people.

When he changed his clothes and walked back, the prince accidentally found a woman standing by the palace lake, and the woman seemed to be very melancholy when he looked at the back.

"Prince......" Seeing that the prince stopped, the palace people who followed the prince arched their hands, and were about to ask the prince if he wanted to ask the identity of the woman, but the prince raised his hand to stop the palace people's movements.

"You just wait here and wait." After saying this, the prince walked forward himself.

The palace people were also clever, and seeing that the prince seemed to be planning to talk to the woman alone, he hurriedly led the palace people behind him to retreat a little farther away, so as to leave enough space for the two to talk.

"Mengru is not drinking at the table, but why is she here in a daze?" As early as the first time he saw this figure, the prince had already recognized Fang Mengru, otherwise he would not have taken the liberty to come and talk.

"His Royal Highness the Prince." In the palace, Fang Mengru, who heard the voice, hurriedly turned around and curtsy, showing everyone's demeanor in every move.

"The prince also said that what about me, didn't he run out too?" Seeing that those palace people had retreated far away, Fang Mengru didn't have too much restraint when she spoke.

"I accidentally spilled the wine on my clothes, so I came out to change my clothes, but I dreamed of you, you were looking at the lake in a daze when I saw you just now, but what's on your mind?" The prince asked carefully, his eyebrows full of concern.

"What can my daughter's family have on their minds? Left and right, like the prince, are just worried about marriage. Fang Mengru squatted down and picked up a pebble from the ground and threw it into the lake, "When Fang was at the table, I saw the prince pouring wine one after another, presumably the prince was not very comfortable in his heart." ”

For the sake of power, how can it be comfortable to marry some women you don't love?

"Heh," the prince smiled lightly, his face full of bitterness, "At the beginning, the first crown princess was virtuous and knowledgeable, but I had no affection for her, but I just lived a respectful life, and she did the same to me." At that time, when she died of illness, she took my hand on her deathbed and said that after she married me, she played a qualified princess in front of people every day, and now she can finally go, which is actually a relief for her. ”

She said that she knew that I was unhappy, and hoped that after she left, I could find a woman I loved to marry, so that my life would not be so difficult for decades...... I thought that I respected her and respected her, and that her days in the Prince's Mansion should be happy, but I never thought that she would be so painful in her heart. It is because I thought about her words after her death, and I think that in the future I must find a woman who is happy with each other, so that I will not be disappointed by her and me. ”

It is not to live up to the time, nor to live up to the youth of a woman.

"It turns out that Brother Feng has not set up a crown princess for so long after the death of the first crown princess, and it is because of this that he ......" After listening to the prince's words, Fang Mengru's heart was greatly touched, but at the same time, she also felt a little sad for the prince, "But now it seems that Brother Feng has not found the person who is happy with each other, and he is about to repeat the previous mistakes." ”

"yes, maybe since I was born, some things are destined to become extravagant hopes." The crown prince looked up to the sky and sighed.

Then the two fell silent at the same time, and a faint melancholy spread between them. After a long pause, Fang Mengru said as if talking to herself: "Why am I not like this? My father only knew that it was for my own good, but he didn't care about my thoughts......"

"Let's talk to Lord Fang, Lord Fang has always doted on you, maybe there is still room for your marriage to turn around." The prince touched Fang Mengru's head, his eyes were full of love, "Okay, I've been away from the banquet for a long time, it's time to go back." ”

"Eh-" Just as the crown prince stroked Fang Mengru's head, a bold idea suddenly floated in her mind, "Brother Feng, anyway, you have to marry a woman you don't love as the crown princess, why don't you just marry me, and I have to marry someone I don't love anyway, then I might as well marry Brother Feng, at least for Brother Feng, I don't hate it......"

Maybe it was the sympathy of the two that infected Fang Mengru, or maybe it was for some other reason, Fang Mengru blurted out these words somehow.

Looking at Fang Mengru's excited expression, the prince was also taken aback, "Mengru, marriage is not a child's play, do you know what you are talking about?" ”

In fact, the prince was not completely unmoved by this proposal in his heart, but he was a man's family, and Fang Mengru was the younger sister he had seen since he was a child, so he didn't have any obstacles, but this was a first-class event for Fang Mengru, and it was really hasty.

"Yes, of course I do!" Fang Mengru looked at the prince and nodded vigorously, "If I did have a little impulse when I blurted out these words just now, but now that I think about it carefully, I think why can't I do this?" Anyway, Brother Feng is now forced to marry, and I am the same, if you and I are combined, we can solve this urgent need, if you and I meet someone we like in the future, it is a big deal to get married, so as not to marry someone I don't love, and waste my life in vain. ”

Fang Mengru's words were like a glimmer of hope that the prince saw in the decadence, and he began to waver, "It's good to be like this, but if we get married, I am afraid that it will damage your reputation if we reconcile and leave in the future......"

"Hey, what's this?" Fang Mengru didn't expect that what the prince was worried about was this, she waved her hand and said indifferently: "Brother Feng has known me for so long, am I such a person who cares about fame?" And the man I like in the future must be as unworldly as me, Brother Feng can rest assured! ”

Fang Mengru's words dispelled the last trace of concern in the prince's heart, he nodded, his face was sad, and he showed a long-lost smile, "In this case, then Mengru, you can go back with me to ask for marriage from the father and the queen mother." ”

"Good!" Fang Mengru nodded, and the two walked side by side, the afterglow of the setting sun shining on the backs of the two, stretching the shadows of the two to grow long.

"What, you're going to marry Mengru as the crown princess?!" Hearing this, not only the empress, but even the emperor was taken aback.

But the queen was surprised that she didn't expect the prince to communicate with Fang Mengru, and the emperor was surprised that the prince had just chosen the daughter of a marquis as a side concubine, and now he had chosen the daughter of the prime minister as the crown princess.

"No!" The emperor and the empress unexpectedly spoke in unison - the emperor wanted to suppress the speed of the prince's development of power, but the empress felt that Fang Mengru was not suitable for the crown princess.

"Prince, this crown princess is not child's play, have you really thought about it?" The queen looked at the crown prince anxiously.

- In fact, the queen's move was not out of dislike for Fang Mengru, after all, Fang Mengru was also something she grew up with, and she couldn't be more clear about Fang Mengru's character and temperament, and it was precisely because of this that she didn't want Fang Mengru to become the crown princess.

After all, a woman who wants to be a princess must be gentle and virtuous, but she also has some city government and scheming, but Fang Mengru has traveled in the rivers and lakes for many years, has a straightforward temperament, and has no scheming, if she marries the prince, she will definitely suffer, and she is a little disapproving of this marriage.

The crown prince didn't expect that his marriage with Fang Mengru would be opposed by the queen and the emperor at the same time. The prince couldn't help but turn his head and glanced at Fang Mengru, signaling that Fang Mengru still had a chance to regret at this time, but after seeing Fang Mengru nodding at him firmly, the prince turned to the queen and said: "Queen Mother, since the son proposed to make Mengru the crown princess, it was naturally carefully considered, and I also asked my father and queen mother to fulfill it." ”

"This ......" The queen saw that she couldn't persuade the prince, so she couldn't help but turn her head to look at the emperor, "According to the emperor, this matter is ......."

The emperor originally disagreed with this marriage, but after thinking about it, he had no good excuse, and in the end he could only say with a calm face: "I don't care about this matter, the queen and the prince can make their own decisions!" ”

After speaking, the emperor flicked his sleeves and got up and left the place, and everyone looked at the emperor's uncertain look on his face, and they all looked at each other with puzzled faces, not knowing what angered the emperor.

"Liu De, you go and summon Lao Wu and Liu Zhen, I have something to discuss with them." After the emperor left the banquet, he turned his head with a gloomy face and ordered Liu De.

Liu De was shocked in his heart, and secretly sighed, I am afraid that the life of the Marquis of Yinshan and the prime minister will not be good in the future, so he hurried down to make arrangements.

As for the queen who stayed in the banquet, after frowning and looking at the stubborn prince and Fang Mengru, she could only nod helplessly in the end, "Since you are happy with each other, and the queen mother has no reason to stop you, after you get married in the future, you have to work harder to give birth to the emperor and grandson for my country as soon as possible!" ”

Mother is more expensive than her son, only if Fang Mengru gives birth to an heir as soon as possible, her future life will be better. The queen frowned and looked at Fang Mengru worriedly, not knowing if Fang Mengru understood the meaning of her words.

A banquet finally dispersed, "Mengru! Lin Yingxue hadn't been able to find a chance to talk to Fang Mengru before, and she didn't hurry up until she was over at this time, "Mengru, are you and the prince?" ”

Seeing Lin Yingxue's puzzled look, Fang Mengru opened her mouth, only to feel a burst of bitterness spreading from the bottom of her heart, "Yingxue, don't ask about this matter, not everyone can get what they want to be with the person they love, you and Brother Jun must be fine." ”

This time it was she who lost.

Fang Mengru turned away gloomily, and suddenly remembered that when she first met, she proudly wrote to Lin Yingxue - I have wanted to marry Brother Jun when I grew up, and you and I have fair competition.