Zhao Zhen said what he said in front of many courtiers and official documents, how could the British Duke refute it in public.

And about this matter, Zhao Zhen has also discussed it in advance, and the British family is already prepared.

It's just that Zhao Zhen didn't mention it anymore, and Li Hao didn't seem to know about it, so they thought that things had taken a turn for the better.

But I never thought that Zhao Zhen would announce the matter in public so suddenly, which caught the British couple off guard.

After being stunned for a moment, the British couple reacted, and quickly got up with Zhang Guifen, saying: "It is the luck of my Zhang family that the official family gave me a marriage, and Master Li is both civil and military, wise and brave, and it is also a blessing for the little daughter to have such a husband."

Hearing the words of the British couple, Zhao Zhen was very satisfied, so he looked at Li Hao's side.

But at this time, the family of three really hadn't reacted yet, and suddenly heard that the official family actually pointed out to their son in public, and it was the only daughter of the British father-in-law, and the big pie that fell from the sky smashed the two of them dizzy.

As for Li Hao, who was next to him, he was also full of thoughts at this time, because he finally knew who Zhao Zhen wanted to marry him.

At the same time, in this way, the British family's abnormal reaction to themselves can be understood, after all, people have been selected for so long before they found a friendly home for their own girl.

Seeing that things are about to be settled, but they are kicked by themselves, it seems that their attitude towards themselves is very normal.

After all, as courtiers, they can't get angry at the official family, so they can only come at themselves.

Thinking of this, Li Hao felt that he was really wronged, this matter obviously had nothing to do with him, but when he thought about it, it did seem to have something to do with it.

In addition, Li Hao still had some doubts about Zhao Zhen's purpose, not only did he not understand why he wanted to give marriage, but he also didn't understand why he suddenly proposed it in public when he hadn't given up in the middle.

Thinking about this, they naturally didn't react to answer, so everyone looked at the Li family's side and didn't respond for a long time.

Slowly, the faces of the British family began to become a little ugly, thinking that they had already agreed, but the Li family still disliked it.

Seeing that something was wrong with the situation, Duchess Lingguo, who was sitting behind Li Hao, quickly took a fruit from the table and smashed it on Li Hao's leg, and then reminded in a low voice: "Don't be stunned, hurry up and thank the official family for their grace."

At this time, Li Hao immediately reacted, and immediately thanked him: "Your Majesty is very kind, and the minister is grateful, the first time I heard such good news, the minister and his parents were happy for a while and did not react, and asked the official family to forgive their sins."

Hearing Li Hao's words, Wei and Li Jian finally sobered up, and hurriedly followed Li Hao to thank him.

At this time, Zhao Zhen was also relieved, seeing that Li Hao was silent just now, Zhao Zhen was really afraid that this guy would be stupid and refuse in public, and then it would be difficult to handle.

Seeing that Li Hao was coming down, Zhao Zhen said, "It is normal to suddenly hear that a happy event is coming, and I am not overjoyed, of course I will not blame.

Since neither of you has an opinion, then the matter will be settled, and tomorrow I will send an edict to both families, and on the day of your wedding, I will give you a congratulatory gift." ….

After hearing this, the two families could only thank the emperor again, even if it was the marriage of Li Hao and Zhang Guifen.

Then the two families were about to return to their seats, and in the short distance when Li Hao and the three of them went back, they could hear the voices of congratulations on both sides.

Of course, the congratulations come from the envy in their hearts, after all, it is the only daughter of the British princess, how noble and decent.

Just like the eldest lady Wang, Wei had just sat down, and she congratulated nearby: "Your family is really blessed now, you can marry the daughter of the British princess, you should be more decent in Bianjing City in the future."

And in the future, Brother Hao will also be able to get the support of the British family in the court, and his future will inevitably be even more limitless."

These words are good words, but they don't make people so comfortable to listen to, because they can be heard from these words, at least in the eyes of many official eunuchs in Bianjing.

How unequal the status of the two families is, just its

Others won't say it so explicitly like Mrs. Wang.

Moreover, the three members of the Li family also have their own thoughts, and the Wei family still remembers Minglan in his heart after all.

Although Wei said to Li Hao that as long as he could find a good in-law for Minglan and would not force Li Hao to marry, Wei did not completely dispel the idea of kissing and kissing after all.

Now that the official family suddenly pointed out the marriage, it really caught the Wei family off guard, and he still felt a little indebted to Minglan in his heart.

And Li Jian's thinking is different from Wei's, although Li Jian is grateful to Wei Xiaoniang for her help, but his son has a great future after all, but because of love, he asked him to marry a concubine, Li Jian still disagrees in his heart.

It's just because he cares more about Wei's feelings, so he didn't say anything right.

Today's situation is what Li Jian would like to see.

As for Li Hao himself, in fact, there are more complications in his heart.

After all, Zhang Guifen is very beautiful, her personality is not very bad, and she mainly has a mine at home, so it is a good choice no matter how you look at it.

But thinking that this is an arranged marriage in the evil old society, Li Hao is still a little awkward in his heart, do he also have to experience the model of marriage first and love later.

So as soon as they saw it, Zhao Zhen and Empress Cao drove back to the palace halfway.

Li Hao hurriedly said something to Wei, and then turned around and followed him into the palace, intending to ask Zhao Zhen about the situation.

However, as soon as Zhao Zhen left, the atmosphere on the Xuande Gate suddenly became warm.

The official files present surrounded the British Duke and Wei.

It's just that the British family was obviously not very happy, and only said a few words to the people they knew, and then found an excuse to leave and go home.

This situation was also discovered by Wei, who had been paying attention to the situation, and suddenly felt a sigh in his heart.

It just so happens that the people who are with Wei's here are all familiar people, and they are still congratulating.

Wei directly expressed his troubles: "I don't think this is necessarily a good thing, and looking at the attitude of the British public, I am only afraid that it will not be so smooth then."

Hearing this, the Duchess of Ling Guo also turned around, saw the figure of the British Duke leaving, and said, "Don't think about it, after all, this happened suddenly, and their family only has this one daughter, who has loved her since she was a child.

Since it is the golden mouth of the official family, and their family has also agreed here, then this matter has already been completed, and there is no repentance." ….

Hearing this, Wei muttered in his heart: Yes, there is no repentance anymore.

It's just that I don't know if I'm talking about the British government, or if I'm comforting myself.

And Duchess Ling Guo saw that Wei didn't speak, thinking that she was still worried, so she said, "Your brother Hao was born in Tanhua, both civil and military, and now he is also in an important position.

Marriage with the British government is not a high climb, you don't have to worry so much."

Speaking of this, Duchess Ling Guo suddenly realized that there was a key person who had not been seen, so she asked, "By the way, we have been talking here for a long time, why didn't you see your brother Hao."

Wei explained: "When the official family returned to the palace just now, he left together, saying that he wanted to go to the palace again to inspect it.

As you know, he is now in charge of the palace guards, and there are many people coming and going here today, and the safety of the official family must be the most important."

At this time, Li Hao, who was mentioned by the Wei family, was already in the Funing Palace.

Zhao Zhen seemed to have expected Li Hao to come, so when Li Hao asked to see him, he was invited in without any communication.

Seeing Li Hao, Zhao Zhen said in the first sentence: "You are here to see me now, presumably because you want to ask about the marriage just now."

Li Hao replied: "The official family is Shengming, today the official family suddenly gave marriage, and the minister is really a little puzzled, so he wants to come and ask to see the official family."

Zhao Zhen smiled when he heard this: "In this way, I will ask you three questions first, and after you finish answering, I will give you an answer."

Li Hao said, "If the official asks, the minister will answer truthfully."

Zhao Zhen asked, "First question, I asked you to marry the only daughter of the British duke, is this marriage humiliating to you?"

Li Hao replied, "That's natural

No, the British government has been a prince for generations, and it is still a high level of ministers."

Zhao Zhen asked, "Second question, you have also seen the girl of the Zhang family, her appearance and conduct, but what is wrong?"

Li Hao replied: "The girl of the Zhang family is straightforward and hearty, and she is also well-known in the official files of Bianjing City, and her appearance and conduct are not inappropriate."

Zhao Zhen asked, "The third question, is this marriage beneficial or harmful to your future and reputation?"

Li Hao replied: "This is naturally advantageous, the British Duke plays a pivotal role in the court, and there are many protégés in the army, if you can have the help of this Yue family, it will naturally be beneficial to the reputation of the official career."

After listening to Li Hao's answer, Zhao Zhen asked rhetorically, "You can see for yourself, this marriage is beneficial to you and harmless, what else do you have a problem.

As for the affairs of the British government, since they can agree, it will be fine, and you don't need to worry about it."

At this point, Li Hao really didn't know how to answer, didn't know how to explain, what was the purpose of refusing a marriage that would benefit him and do no harm.

Do you still have to explain to Zhao Zhen that the set of values of free love in later generations, but that set of theories is absolutely deviant and deviates from the mainstream of society in today's era.

Li Hao was a little speechless for a while, but Zhao Zhen said at this time: "And it's not that I haven't given you time, two or three months have passed from the day I asked to today.

If you find the person you like here, I will naturally not be difficult, but since you don't, then I help you set up a marriage, shouldn't you thank me!" ….

These words hit Li Hao even harder, as if he was saying that he had given you a chance, what could you do if you didn't catch it, Li Hao had no choice but to thank Huang En again.

Then Zhao Zhen said, "Okay, the will to give marriage, I will send someone to your house tomorrow.

Remember to go to the British Mansion early, after all, it is a marriage between two families, and the process that should be followed still has to be followed, and you can't lose your courtesy."

Then he let Li Hao leave the Funing Palace, but this side stopped.

But because of this incident, Bianjing City began to become lively.

And in this bustle, Zhao Zongquan's prince's mansion is also discussing this marriage.

Because under the persuasion of Zhao Ceying, Zhao Zongquan and his wife really moved their minds and wanted Xiao Shen and Li Hao to get married.

Of course, Zhao Zongquan also had his own considerations in doing this, and wanted to take this opportunity to intervene in today's noble and civil official system, but Zhao Zhen's marriage completely broke Zhao Zongquan's original plan.

Now Zhao Zongquan really regrets it, why did he come to Bianjing City in the first place.

Originally, Zhao Zongquan was very happy to see Zhao Zhen's edict to canonize the prince, and thought that when he arrived in Bianjing, he would be officially canonized and become a legitimate prince in charge of the East Palace.

But who would have thought that Zhao Zhen would have a whim and set up a princely position to house himself, which greatly surprised Zhao Zongquan's expectations.

Although there is only one prince now, it is no problem to inherit the throne in common sense, but it is not guaranteed that Zhao Zhen has other thoughts.

After all, it is not only the position of the crown prince, but also the Kaifeng Mansion Yin, which symbolizes the status of the prince, has not been given to Zhao Zongquan.

At the same time, because he is not a prince or a king, Zhao Zongquan does not have his own subordinate officials in Bianjing, which means that although he began to help Zhao Zhen deal with official affairs, he actually couldn't form his own team.

And this is also the main reason why Zhao Zongquan was unable to transfer Yuzhou officials to Bianjing for a long time.

It was precisely this situation that made Zhao Zongquan gradually uneasy.

Because he has been put on the shelf, he can only advance but not retreat, and it is because of this that Zhao Zongquan is anxious to break this situation.

But the candidate I thought of early in the morning failed, so where can I find the right person?

The nobles in Bianjing City, Zhao Zongquan has basically not had much contact with him since he came to Beijing.

Especially after the establishment of the prince's throne, those who have crossed paths have also begun to have reservations about Zhao Zongquan, and they don't want to be too deeply implicated for the time being.

After all, the most utilitarian group of nobles has basically been eliminated with the Yanwang Rebellion, and the rest of the people are quite cautious.

But if you don't consider the nobles, if you choose from the civil officials, Zhao Zongquan usually has access to a few ministers, but there is no suitable male in their family, and even if there is, it may be impossible for them to marry Zhao Zongquan.

After all, people are already extremely popular ministers, and there is really no need to marry this family business.

And for those petty officials who are attentive, Zhao Zongquan really can't look down on them, of course, the main reason is that they can't play a role in the overall situation.

For a while, Zhao Zongquan really couldn't think of a suitable candidate, so he said to Zhao Ceying: "Don't you often follow Li Hao on weekdays, and you have also made a lot of friends with the noble children in Bianjing City, is there no suitable candidate there?" ….

Zhao Ceying said: "Most of the noble sons that Li Hao has befriended were originally under him, and most of them from prominent families have already been married."

Speaking of this, Zhao Ceying suddenly thought of something and said, "But today I met Gu Tingye, he is the son of the Marquis of Ningyuan, and now he is the commander of the Praetorian Guard.

Some time ago, his mother passed away, so I've been worried at home, and I've seen it.

But as far as I know, he hasn't been married yet, and he hasn't heard of anyone in the picture, so if you talk about family connections, he can be considered a suitable candidate.

It's just ......."

Hearing this, Zhao Zongquan said, "But what, if you have something to say, say it quickly."

Zhao Ceying glanced at his mother and uncle before he said, "However, his reputation in Bianjing City is not very good, and he wandered for a while in the early years.

However, it was also improved later, and I also participated in the imperial examination, but I did not pass the palace examination, but among the people I came into contact with, Gu Tingye was highly evaluated."

Hearing this, Zhao Zongquan was actually a little hesitant, and looked at his eldest lady and brother-in-law.

But after all, he was still eager to change the status quo, so Zhao Zongquan said: "No one is at fault, as long as he knows his mistakes and can change them, he is still a good son after all.

Moreover, the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, I have also heard of it, their eldest man is in weak health, maybe this title will have to be followed by Gu Tingye.

If you marry him, you will be a marquise, and you will be rich for generations."

The above words are more for their eldest lady and brother-in-law.

After finishing speaking, Zhao Zongquan deliberately paused for a while, ready to see the reaction of the two.

Shen Congxing here actually wanted to say something after hearing this, but he was stopped by the Da Shen clan.

So Zhao Zongquan understood what his eldest lady meant, and said, "But Gu Tingye is the commander of the Praetorian Guard after all, if he marries my family, will it make the official family suspicious."

Zhao Ceying replied: "Gu Tingye is now over Ding Wei, and with Li Hao's friendship with him, it is natural that they will meet often.

At that time, I will talk to Gu Tingye first, if this matter is feasible, then we are thinking of a way.

Anyway, Gu Tingye is still young, as long as we become a family, as long as he is silent for two years, we can compensate more."

Zhao Zongquan felt that this was reasonable, so he said, "Okay, then this matter is still up to you as soon as possible."

It was also during this conversation that Xiao Shen's future arrangements were decided, of course, whether things would go so smoothly was not necessarily.

The next day, after Li Hao opened the palace gate, he rushed back to the house as soon as possible.

After receiving the decree of marriage with Wei and Li Jian, the family set off for the British Mansion for the first formal meeting.

From knowledge to strength