Chapter Seventy-Four: Hesitation and Choice
The Ministry of Rites and the celebrant returned to Zhang's house with Zhang Yue, and the officials officially read out the content of the holy decree that "Zhang Luan, the son of the country, was appointed as the secretary of Honglu Temple, and Zhang Luan was selected as the crown princess, and she will bow on a certain day, so it is fate".
Zhang Yue watched Zhang Luan and the Jin family's huge transformation from stunned to ecstatic. 's father jumped from a low-grade official to a court official of the fourth grade, and he changed from a folk girl to a princess.
For a few days in a row, all kinds of relatives and friends came to visit the house. Even in the past, only Zhang Luan and the Jin family went to visit the house and never came to visit the house, and the uncle Zhang Qi's family, came to visit almost every day, and the congratulatory gifts continued.
Zhang Yue felt that the Jin family was like a spinning top every day, and kept turning in the flattering congratulatory words of these relatives and friends.
Even Xiaotong kept repeating that sentence every day, "Miss, it's incredible, you are going to be the crown princess." ”
Zhang Yue was in a daze in the noisy Zhang house for several days! How did she become the crown princess?
Three days later, she finally realized that her candidacy for the crown princess was Li Dongyang's idea.
So early in the morning of the fourth day, she asked Xiaotong to block her mother's various consolation items, and went out of the back door to Li Dongyang's house.
Zhang Yuetie rushed to Li Dongyang's mansion with a blue face, his face was so ugly that the porter didn't even dare to ask as usual, so he let her into the house, and the porter secretly complained timidly in his heart, why are so many people with quarrelsome faces looking for their lord today, it seems that the lord is not good today.
When Zhang Yue entered Li Dongyang's study, Li Dongyang was painting in a good mood, but at this time there was a person in the study who had the same face as her and was staring at Li Dongyang viciously, it was Yuan Moqi.
Zhang Yue didn't care about Yuan Mo, and said to Li Dongyang, "Senior brother, what's going on?" How did I become the crown princess? ”
Li Dongyang put down the pen in his hand and said with a somewhat unhappy face, "What's the matter with the two of you?" Was it negotiated? Just came in and questioned me, and this time another one rushed in? ”
Zhang Yue glanced at Yuan Mo and was a little surprised, "You also got the letter?" ”
Yuan Mo said angrily, "The emperor's holy decree has been issued, who else in the whole world doesn't know?" How? Going to be the crown princess? Happy? ”
Zhang Yue glanced at him, "Go and go, go while going, I don't know, don't talk nonsense." ”
She turned her head and continued to ask Li Dongyang, "Senior brother, you must give me an explanation today, the purpose of participating in the selection of concubines was to withdraw from the engagement at home, and I was eliminated in the middle, why was I finally selected?" ”
Li Dongyang said helplessly, "Xiao Wu, I really don't blame my senior brother this time, Liu Yuying, the daughter of Liu Shilang, who was originally in the prince's photo, wanted her to be the crown princess, but you have seen the process, Liu Yuying was framed by Wan Xiuer, Wan Xiuer was blamed for the incident, and you are the only candidate left." ”
Zhang Yue was stunned, "But that day, the emperor clearly said that he was going to be re-elected, why did you stop him." And let him choose me? ”
Li Dongyang looked at Zhang Yue quite innocently, "Xiao Wu, I just mentioned it according to the routine, can I still influence the royal decision?" Who knew that your conditions were so poor, but Queen Wang and Concubine Wan fell in love with you? ”
Zhang Yue said, "Even if the queen and the concubine fall in love with me, when the emperor asks the prince for his opinion, how can the prince agree?" As long as he doesn't agree, can the emperor force him to fail? ”
Li Dongyang smiled bitterly, "Little Wu, why don't you want to think about it?" The queen and the concubine both agreed, if the prince said that he was not satisfied, wouldn't he be disobedient to his mother and concubine, it would be a great unfilial piety. ”
Zhang Yue was speechless for a while. After being stunned for a while, he said, "Senior brother, anyway, I don't want to marry into the palace, the matter has come to this point, I have to go to the crown prince, others are so good, they will definitely not force me." ”
As he spoke, he was about to go out, and Li Dongyang suddenly said a sentence in the back,
"Xiao Wu, you have to think about it, the prince's position has just been stabilized, if for your sake, disobey the emperor's marriage, the prestige that has just accumulated will be gone, if you are held accountable for the crime of disloyalty and unfilial piety by the saint, I am afraid that the prince's position will really be lost."
Zhang Yue paused at his feet, and then ran out quickly.
Li Dongyang looked at Zhang Yue's back, and the corners of his mouth swept into a vague smile.
Yuan Mo was silent beside him, and at this time, seeing Li Dongyang's expression, he sneered and said, "Senior brother, your abacus is really loud!" ”
Li Dongyang glanced at Yuan Mo meaningfully, "Brother Mo, what you say, Senior Brother doesn't understand very much." ”
Yuan Mo said coldly, "Senior brother, you have changed!" For his own purposes, even Xiao Wu calculated. ”
Li Dongyang's face changed, and he said angrily, "Yuan Mo, what are you talking about?" ”
Yuan Mo stood up and slowly walked to the door, "Senior brother, no matter what you're calculating?" I hope you're still the brother I respect the most. In this marriage, as long as Xiao Wu is unwilling, it is against the king of heaven and Lao Tzu, and I will also help her stir up pornography. With that, he strode out of the study.
Li Dongyang looked at Yuan Mo's back, and his eyes flashed with a touch of complicated emotions.
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After Zhang Yue left the Li Mansion, he went straight to the Prince's Mansion in the East Palace, and when he arrived at the gate of the Prince's Mansion, he asked the guards to report that his little friend Zhang Xiaowu asked to see the Prince.
The guards entered the palace to report, and after a short time, she was brought into the East Palace, although she had been to the East Palace several times, but each time she stopped outside the palace, this was the first time she entered the East Palace.
She was led to a secluded garden pavilion, and the guards who led the way retreated, Zhang Yue saw that in the pavilion, a person with a jade body standing with his back to her, his long hair was tied up high, and the tips of his hair fluttered gently with the breeze, it was the crown prince Zhu Youjiao.
Zhang Yue walked into the pavilion and called softly, "Your Highness?!" ”
Zhu Youzhu slowly turned his body around when he heard the sound, his clear and distinct outline, his handsome and fair face looked beautiful in the sunlight, and the smile on his lips was always so warm and soft.
Zhang Yue was a little stupid, Zhu Youzhu looked at her in a daze, and said with a smile,
"Yue'er, why did you come to me and not speak?"
Zhang Yue reacted at this time,
"Your Highness, that, I've been confused for the past few days, why was I chosen the crown princess in such a daze. I went to ask Senior Brother Dongyang, and he said that there were a lot of things mixed in, which was the result that he didn't expect. You know, I participated in the selection of a concubine to escape marriage, but now it has become that I am going to get married again, my brain is very messed up now, do you understand what I mean? ”
Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhang Yue's incoherent appearance, and said calmly, "Yue'er, you mean you don't want to be the crown princess, do you?" ”
Zhang Yue nodded violently, "Yes, yes, that's what I mean, that, Your Highness, can you find a way to withdraw this marriage?" ”
Zhu Youjiao's eyes flashed with a trace of complicated emotions very quickly, he was silent for a moment, walked a few steps closer, and came to Zhang Yue,
"Yue'er, if you really don't want to be the crown princess, I will explain to my father tomorrow and let you go."