Chapter 036: Fighting for Concubines
"Is this Miss Xiangfu really as godly as you say?" Concubine An Ning on the side said curiously: "Even your fourth brother Chengxiao has been talking to me about this as soon as he came back, and he is also full of praise." ”
"Oh? It seems that another day I will announce her into the palace and have a good taste of her intelligence. Chu Ang buckled up the battle report: "What reward does De'er want?" ”
Chu Chengxiao knelt on the ground and said: "Retreating from the enemy at the border is what Erchen should do, Erchen doesn't dare to ask for a reward, it's just ......"
"What is it, just say what you want, I want to reward you today, you can mention it casually." Chu Ang looked at Chu Chengde hesitant and said unhappily.
He's good at everything, but he doesn't like to ask for merit and rewards, so seeing him hesitating, Chu Ang was a little reproachful, is there anything he can't do as an emperor, thinking of this, Chu Ang said directly: "Say what you want, as long as I have it, I will never refuse to agree." ”
"Thank you, Father! Erchen ...... The retainers wanted a holy decree. ”
"What? A holy decree? Chu Ang thought that Chu Chengde would say something that was difficult for him to do, but it turned out to be just a holy decree: "Say, what holy decree do you want?" ”
Father-in-law Chai had already served the pen and ink, and Chu Ang picked up the brush and said.
"The son has also reached the age of a concubine, and he wants to ask his father to give him a marriage." Chu Chengde said truthfully.
It's rare for him, the prince who knows how to shout and kill all day long, and he thinks that he wants to take a concubine for himself, and he used to think that the queen mother had given De'er a marriage, so he has not been worried, and now De'er has withdrawn the marriage contract, and it is rare to have a concubine again, Chu Ang is naturally happy: "Say, which girl do you fall in love with." ”
"Miss Xia Ye of the Xia Xiang Mansion." Chu Chengde continued.
When Chu Ang heard this, he directly poked the brush on the holy decree: "Ahem...... Miss Xiangfu? Didn't you just get out of the engagement? For this reason, the Queen Mother was also angry. ”
"Besides, didn't you say that the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion is short and ugly and unwilling to marry? Why are they all vying to marry this Xiangfu lady as soon as they come back from the border? Just because she's scheming? Chu Ang glanced at Chai Gong fairly.
Chai Gonggong shrank his neck and immediately put away the holy decree, it seems that this time it is a bit untimely,
"What do you mean by competing to marry?" Chu Chengde was stunned after listening to his father's words.
"That's right, when your fourth brother Chengxiao came back, he asked your father for the marriage contract of the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Concubine An Guifei was slightly embarrassed on the side.
Chengxiao, this guy, no wonder he suddenly changed his mind and wanted to come back......
"Father, the son and the retainer will not marry the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion." Since his father promised him that he would agree as long as he could do it, now he can only do this, after all, the gentleman is full of promises.
Now Chu Ang should be embarrassed, he knew that he wouldn't be so full of words: "This... Didn't De'er just quit the marriage contract, why do you want to marry again, wouldn't this make people think that our royal family has no reputation. "The marriage contract has promised Chengxiao, and he can't break the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion and half of the two brothers, so he has to persuade Chengde to ask for a reward.
"Erchen doesn't care, Erchen only has this one request." Chu Chengde will play a child's temperament, anyway, he must marry Xia Ye.
"This ......" Chu Ang's head was big for a while, and he looked at Father-in-law Chai on the side, and Father-in-law Chai comprehended: "The slave has an idea. ”
"Oh? Let's hear it. "This firewood is used, it seems that it is still a little useful at the critical moment, Chu Ang deliberately pretended not to know and asked.
"The old slave thinks that the emperor can make another marriage decree, and when the time comes, the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion will accept whichever prince she likes, which will also give the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion a choice." Chai Yonghe laughed.
"This ...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? Concubine An reminded on the side,
Chu Ang handed Concubine An a look and said, "Well, this is indeed an idea, but De'er is sure to marry the ugly and short Miss Xiangfu?" Chu Ang asked again without giving up.
"Erchen is not married to her, and the eldest lady of the Prime Minister is not as unbearable as the rumors from the outside world." Chu Chengde replied truthfully, but he thought in his heart that he must teach Chengxiao a good lesson, the stinky boy who dared to rob his brother's woman.
"Oh? I'm even more curious when you say this, remember to take her into the palace tomorrow, and I want to take a good look at this lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion. ”
"Erchen is also very curious, what kind of woman can make the two princes compete to be the princess." Prince Chu Chengli also agreed.
Chu Ang saw that Chu Chengde had made up his mind, and then drafted another holy decree according to what Chai Gonggong said.
Cuiyue Building.
"Master, all the dishes you ordered, please use it slowly!" After Xiao Er put down the last dish, he retreated and closed the door by the way.
"You ordered these?" Looking at the table full of dishes and the luxurious private room, she admitted that it was the most extravagant dish she had ever seen in ancient times.
I have been hungry and thirsty in the barracks for so long, and when I saw this table of dishes, I couldn't help but swallow my saliva on a summer night.
"If you're hungry, eat first." Chu Chengxiao looked at Xia Yedao.
"That's not good." Natsuba shook the hand that was on his lap.
"Yo, is this still the Qian Duoduo I know? Why is it so polite to go back to the capital? Chu Chengxiao quipped.
Xia Ye glanced at him, picked up a piece of shrimp roll with chopsticks and put it in his mouth: "Well, it's so delicious!" Xia Ye couldn't help but praise the dishes on this table.
"Of course, this is made by the best chef in Cuiyue Building, so eat more if it's delicious." Chu Chengxiao looked at Xia Ye with satisfaction.
Since Chu Chengxiao said so, Xia Ye was naturally not polite, and began to eat the vegetables one bite at a time: "Don't just look at me, you can eat too." Xia Ye stuffed something in his mouth, and said vaguely.
"Okay." Chu Chengxiao smirked while watching Xia Ye eat, and finally put down his chopsticks and looked at Xia Ye seriously, "Ye Zi...... I have something to tell you......"
"What's the matter?" Xia Ye also put down his chopsticks and wiped the oil on his mouth and asked.
"I ......"
"Okay, you don't wait for me to eat." Chu Chengde came back from the palace after changing his clothes, looked at the passive dishes on the table and asked.
Not to mention that Chu Chengde changed into this brocade grossaline, he was really handsome!
"Who told you to come so late, we ate first when we were hungry." Xia Ye picked up the chopsticks and continued to eat.
"That's it! This time, I am specially for the leaves to catch the wind and wash the dust, third brother, you are stained with the light of the leaves. Chu Chengxiao continued to cheer on the side.
Chu Chengxiao sat down and sighed: "It's really a heavy and light brother, I'm your own brother!" Chu Chengde picked up the chopsticks and put the food in his mouth, and he was hungry after a long day's journey.
"Hey, by the way, why didn't Luo Yiyang come?" Chu Chengde asked casually.
"Brother, you said that Young Marshal Luo, he just got married, and he can't say that he is here, so he will accompany his wife at home." Chu Chengxiao replied.