Chapter 67: Choose one or the other
After subduing Chen Pingzhi and leaving him another hundred taels of silver, Jing Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and when he returned to the Dingguo Mansion, his steps were also brisker.
"Princess, do you believe in this person named Chen Pingzhi so much?"
Luo Changle was still a little awkward in his heart, and couldn't help but ask a little awkwardly, "How do you know his name?" And I look at him...... It seems to be very unreliable! ”
"I know it in my dreams."
Jing Yuan said confidently: "How do I remember that I seem to have told you...... But now I don't know what the future holds, so let's take it one step at a time! By the way, now that I don't have anyone I trust, I have to trouble you to tell your brother about this matter, and let him help me keep an eye on it more, after a while, if this Chen Pingzhi is really reliable, it will be our help......"
"Don't worry, my brother and I will be interested!"
Luo Changle nodded busily.
Sure enough, this disguise was very successful, and it was not discovered by anyone, and in the evening, the people of the Dingguo Mansion did not leave Jing Yuan in vain, and Luo Changan personally escorted Jing Yuan back to the palace.
It's just that as soon as he returned to the palace, Jing Yuan was announced by the queen to Fengyi Palace.
"Jing Yuan greets the queen mother."
Because she found Chen Pingzhi, Jingyuan was in a very good mood, and the corners of her lips rose slightly, showing her good mood.
But when the queen saw this, she mistakenly thought that it was because she went to the Dingguo Mansion today, which made Jing Yuan feel a little faster, so the expression on her face became more loving, and she beckoned to Jing Yuan.
Jing Yuan came to the queen's foot pedal and sat down, snuggled his head on the queen's lap, and said coquettishly: "The queen mother announced Jing Yuan's arrival in a hurry, I don't know what happened?" ”
"The queen mother seems to be in a good mood today, could it be that you are having a good time in the Dingguo Mansion?"
The queen looked at the soft and cute daughter like a little milk cat in front of her, her heart suddenly melted into a pool of spring water, her hand gently stroked Jing Yuan's hair, and whispered to Jing Yuan's heart.
"Hmm!"
Jing Yuan didn't doubt it, nodded generously, and replied with a match: "The atmosphere of the Dingguo Mansion is really good, there are no concubines and concubines making trouble next to them, just chatting with Changle quietly, don't you feel very happy?" ”
"Well, the best thing about the Dingguo Mansion is their family style, just not allowing concubines, which is enough to be praised......"
The queen raised her eyes and said with emotion: "No matter whose daughter it is, if she can marry into the Dingguo Mansion in the future, she will be blessed......"
Jing Yuan frowned, and suddenly felt very strange in his heart, and couldn't help but straighten up and look at the queen with a suspicious expression.
The queen was a little weak by Jing Yuan's eyes, and after planning for a moment, she smiled and said with disgust: "You kid is really a clever ghost, how do you feel that the queen mother is in front of you, and you can't hide anything......"
"Queen Mother!"
Jing Yuan grabbed the queen's neck, tilted his head on the queen's shoulder, and whispered: "We are mother and daughter, what do you have to hide?" If the queen mother wants to say anything, just say it, Jing Yuan...... Be prepared. ”
The queen was stunned, and a trace of sourness suddenly surged in her heart.
Gently patting the back of Jing Yuan's hand, the queen sighed and said in a low voice: "Right now, your marriage can't be delayed, Xiyue and Daxuan have sent envoys to ask you to marry, your father has tried his best to delay time, but he can't delay it indefinitely, these days, there must be a decision......"
Jing Yuan lowered his eyes, hiding the clouds that filled his eyes.
"According to the meaning of the queen mother, I don't want you to marry far away, so whether it is Daxuan or Xiyue, I can't respond, but in this way, I need to choose a candidate for you as soon as possible in Li State......"
Hearing that he didn't want to let himself go to kiss, Jing Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, raised his eyes to look at the queen, but did not speak.
"Now the queen mother's choice is Luo Changan, but your father has chosen Ning Xiuhan in his heart, so today the queen mother wants to ask you......"
As soon as he said this, Jing Yuan, who was originally calm, suddenly changed his face!
"Queen Mother!"
Jing Yuan said a little toughly: "Although Jing Yuan doesn't want to marry now, Jing Yuan only has one sentence, and I ask the queen mother to convey it to my father!" ”
After a pause, an indescribable haze flashed in Jing Yuan's eyes, and he said to the queen word by word: "No matter in the past, present, or future, Jing Yuan will never marry Ning Xiuhan!" ”
As soon as the words fell, even the queen's heart was full of astonishment.
After coming back to her senses, the queen's thoughts turned a few times in her heart before she sighed and said in a low voice: "Although I don't know how Ning Xiuhan offended you, since this is what you mean, if you have the opportunity, the queen mother will talk to your father...... It's just that in this way, if you choose Luo Changan to be your colt, you will ...... in the future."
For some reason, a masked face suddenly broke into Jing Yuan's mind, making Jing Yuan's heart move, and he was inexplicably a little irritable.
"Queen Mother, is it okay to talk about this matter later? Today, Jing Yuan feels tired and can't think about anything, and Jing Yuan is also afraid of making the wrong choice, after all, it is Jing Yuan's lifelong event......"
Jing Yuan lowered his head, and his whole person suddenly exuded a decadent aura.
The queen suddenly felt distressed, sighed in her heart, gently patted Jing Yuan's shoulder and said: "The queen mother knows that you are in a dilemma, but this man should get married, and the woman should get married...... Your anxious queen mother knows in her heart that once her mother was as worried as you...... But this day is always lived by people, Jing Yuan, the queen mother believes that you are a smart child and will understand what the queen mother means. ”
After a pause, the queen lowered her eyes: "You go back to the palace first, sleep well, and wait for tomorrow, when you think clearly, you will come to talk to the queen mother." ”
"Jing Yuan retires."
Curtsied, Jing Yuan pursed his lips, turned around and left Fengyi Palace.
Not surprisingly, on the way back to Limo Palace, he met someone Jing Yuan didn't want to meet.
"The emperor is asking for your lordship's opinions in the court today."
Ning Xiuhan pursed his thin lips, and his eyes were full of affection: "Princess, in fact, the ministers know that the emperor and the queen don't want you to marry, so for the sake of today's plan, I can only choose a horse for you among the courtiers." ”
Jing Yuan only lowered his eyes and didn't speak, letting Ning Xiuhan perform alone.
"Although the minister is not talented, but ask himself in the court, regardless of knowledge or age, is the best choice for the horse, as long as the princess you nod, the minister can immediately go to the emperor to propose marriage, from now on must saddle the horse and horses, and assist His Royal Highness the Prince......"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Jing Yuan's sneer: "What Lord Ning said is so unreasonable, you can have today's power, it is all supported by the prince's brother, is it possible that if the princess doesn't marry you, you won't be willing to assist the prince's brother wholeheartedly?" Ning Xiuhan, you have to talk about your conscience, although this princess is very suspicious that your conscience has been eaten by dogs, but you use this matter to threaten this princess, you have miscalculated! ”
"That's not what the minister meant, the princess misunderstood!"
A flash of panic flashed in Ning Xiuhan's eyes, and he hurriedly wanted to speak again, but Jing Yuan didn't give him this chance at all.
"Ning Xiuhan, I know that you have made a private agreement with Imperial Sister Jingyi for life, although I don't like her, but she is a royal princess after all, and she is my imperial sister, so I hope you can treat her wholeheartedly, don't eat what is in the bowl and look at what is in the pot, otherwise, I am afraid that I will be beaten with chickens and eggs, and I will not get anything in the end!"
Throwing down such a sentence, Jing Yuan snorted coldly, turned around and left.
Ning Xiuhan stretched out his hand to stop it, but he didn't expect Jing Yuan to take a step faster, so that Ning Xiuhan's hand fell into thin air.
"Isn't there any place for me in your heart......?"
Ning Xiuhan smiled bitterly, and a trace of remorse suddenly welled up in his heart.
If he hadn't been smart and didn't seduce Princess Jingyi back then, would the situation be different now?
It's a pity that life can't start from scratch, so there are not so many "ifs".
Ning Xiuhan put away his thoughts, pursed his lips, and just wanted to turn around and leave, but he didn't expect to suddenly see Princess Jingyi standing behind him, and he was suddenly startled.
"It turned out to be Princess Jingyi......"
Ning Xiuhan breathed a sigh of relief, and his usual gentle smile regained on his face: "Why did the princess suddenly appear behind me?" It scared the hell out of me......"
Unexpectedly, Jingyi gritted her teeth, stared at Ning Xiuhan with hatred and said: "They all say, 'Don't do bad things, don't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door', Lord Ning is so scared, I don't know what bad things I have done?" ”
The princess laughed.
Ning Xiuhan's expression did not change, he just arched his hand at Jingyi, and said lightly: "The minister still has an errand to do, so he will retire first......"
"Why, I have endless words to talk to the eldest sister, but with this princess, there is nothing to say?!"
Jing Yi glared at Ning Xiuhan hatefully, gritted her teeth and said, "Ning Xiuhan, could it be that what you said before was all to coax me?!" Now that you've entered the court, this princess is useless, so you're going to kick me away and climb another high branch?! Ha, it's a pity, Chu Jingyuan doesn't look down on you at all, no matter how hard you catch up, she won't want what I Chu Jingyi doesn't want! ”
"I know."
Ning Xiuhan tugged at the corners of his mouth, and there was a wry smile in his heart.
Looking at this situation, Princess Jingyi is afraid that she has already heard all of Fang Cai's words.
"Don't you have nothing to explain?!"
Looking at Ning Xiuhan's casual appearance, the shame and anger on Jingyi's face became a little stronger.
"Now the princess is angry, and the princess can't listen to what the minister says, so why should the minister waste his words?"
Ning Xiuhan lowered his eyes, didn't look at Jingyi, and said lightly: "When the princess is calm, the minister will explain to the princess - if the princess still wants to hear it at that time......"
"I want to hear it, I want to hear it!"
Princess Jingyi, who was arrogant and domineering a moment ago, suddenly had tears on her face at this moment, raised her head, grabbed Ning Xiuhan's sleeve and begged: "I believe everything you say, Ning Lang, please don't leave me......"