Chapter 151: Formal Proposal
"What? You want to marry Gu Qingluo?"
In the imperial study, Emperor Jing was so shocked by Xuanyuanji's words that he bounced up directly from the dragon chair, and the twelve pearls representing the emperor on his head swayed from side to side.
Xuanyuan Ji stood in the middle of the hall, standing for a long time.
In the face of the emperor's shock, he behaved calmly: "Yes."
Emperor Jing began to walk back and forth in the imperial study, and Xuanyuan waited quietly, waiting for Emperor Jing to digest his words.
"No, didn't you say before that you had no intention of marrying, and you had no intention of Gu Qingluo?" Emperor Jing asked.
"Yes, my brother did." Xuanyuan Ji said, "But the younger brother came to remember something, and he was very troubled."
"What?" Emperor Jing asked busily.
As long as Xuanyuan Ji doesn't marry Gu Qingluo, it's easy to say anything!
"Does the emperor still remember the assassination of the Queen Mother during the worship of the Buddha in Jing'an Temple?" Xuanyuan asked.
Emperor Jing's face was solemn: "What do you have to do with Gu Qingluo?"
"That night, my brother chased the assassin into Beijing, but he was accidentally poisoned and fell into the lake...... That boat was arranged by Mu Jinchen for Gu Qingluo." Xuanyuan said.
Emperor Jing was stunned, his eyes widened: "Could it be that the people of that night ......?"
"No, it's a courtier." Xuanyuan Ji's face was paralyzed, and he couldn't tell whether he was angry or happy.
Emperor Jing was messy in the wind......
The person who bullied Gu Qingluo turned out to be Xuanyuan Ji! And this matter is also related to the assassination of the Queen Mother.
What to do?
He didn't want Xuanyuan Ji to marry Gu Qingluo.
Xuanyuan, who is a king with a different surname, is powerful enough, and he must not turn Gu Jiajun into his power.
However, Gu Qingluo has been pregnant for six months, and the longer the child is born, the more like Xuanyuan Ji will be, and the Gu family will find out the truth sooner or later.
"My brother lost his memory after being poisoned, and I don't remember the absurdity of that night until today." Xuanyuan said.
Emperor Jing thought to himself: Isn't it just ridiculous? It's just poking my heart!
You and the Gu family each hold a tiger talisman, and the total number of soldiers and horses under your command is 200,000. They are all the most taboo objects of mine, and you still have such a relationship?
Emperor Jing stroked his beard and muttered, "The Gu family still doesn't know the inside story, right?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll help you put this down, you don't have to worry about it anymore." Emperor Jing said.
Xuanyuan Ji frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, Gu Qingluo is pregnant. You once understood the loneliness of your brother, but now that your brother has a child, your brother is willing to be responsible for Gu Qingluo."
"But......" Emperor Jing had a constipated expression on his face.
At this moment, the eunuch's voice came from outside the imperial study: "The Queen Mother has arrived!"
"The Queen?"
Emperor Jing was very surprised, and temporarily put aside Xuanyuan Ji's matter and went out to greet the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother is the biological mother of Emperor Jing, who is more than 60 years old this year, full of gorgeous hair and kind eyes.
She is not like Concubine Qin, who loves to be lively, in charge of affairs, and is dedicated to worshipping Buddha. Except for important festivals and state affairs, she almost never leaves the palace.
The relationship with Emperor Jing is not as close as that of Concubine Qin.
Concubine Qin gave Emperor Jing ink and food every once in a while, and asked for warmth in all kinds of cold. I don't know, I think that Concubine Qin is Emperor Jing's biological mother!
"Your Majesty." The Queen Mother smiled kindly, and walked into the imperial study with the support of Emperor Jing and Mama.
Xuanyuan saluted respectfully: "See the Queen Mother! The Queen Mother is blessed with Jin'an!" ….
"Regulus, you should learn to smile. If you are going to be a father, you can't keep a straight face, it will scare your children." The Queen Mother said with a smile.
Emperor Jing's heart tightened: The Queen Mother also knew?
Xuanyuan Ji bowed his hand: "Yes!"
"Your Majesty, the mourning family is here today for the marriage of King Chen and Gu Qingluo." The Queen Mother sat down and went straight to the point, without giving Emperor Jing a chance to buffer.
Emperor Jing: !!
Holding back, he asked, "Queen Mother, when did you learn about this?"
"Yesterday." The Queen Mother said, "Jing'an Temple will be assassinated that night
The mourner has been arrested, and he has identified the time and place of Xuanyuan's poisoning. Xuanyuan Ji was also healed and regained his memories of that night after being poisoned."
"This ......" Emperor Jing was about to faint.
The assassination case of Jing'an Temple, which has been secretly investigated for several months, is it too coincidental?
"Your Majesty, give a decree to give marriage! Only in this way can we be worthy of the Gu family." The Queen Mother said.
Emperor Jing was entangled and said to Xuanyuan Ji, "King Chen, you are not to blame for this. If you have no intention of marrying......
"Brother is willing." Xuanyuan answered.
Emperor Jing: ???
"This matter is unfair to King Chen and Gu Qingluo, but the matter has come to this, so be it!" The Queen Mother said.
Emperor Jing looked at the Queen Mother, then at Xuanyuan Ji, and said depressedly, "What the Queen Mother said is reasonable, and I immediately accepted the order that Qingluo could not marry. As for whether she is willing to marry King Chen, it depends on what she means! The Mu royal family owes her so much that they can't force her anymore."
"Okay." The Queen Mother bowed, "King Chen, you go to the Gu Mansion to ask for a kiss!" Whether you can marry Gu Qingluo or not depends on your sincerity."
"Yes."
Xuanyuan Ji made a farewell salute and left the imperial study.
From beginning to end, he had an ice-cube face, as cold and ruthless as ever.
It seems that it is only responsible and being a father that accepts this family business.
But no matter what, Emperor Jing was not happy.
The two forces he most taboos are about to get married!
But he can't stop it!
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It was getting late, and Gu Qingluo woke up.
While Cui'er was waiting for her to wash, she was talking about the Ji family's evacuation.
Gu Qingluo yawned and asked, "What about Ji Rou?" She's not coming back, is she?"
"How can she have a face?" Cui'er chirped, "The family is a bad breed, and the eldest girl will not associate with them in the future."
"Hmm."
Gu Qingluo bowed. I slept well and felt much better.
At this moment, the eldest lady ran in in a panic: "Luo Luo, Xuanyuan Ji is here!"
"Oh?" Gu Qingluo was quite surprised, Xuanyuan Ji actually came to the Gu family publicly?
"Oh, you kid, don't just that! Get an idea." The eldest lady said in a panic.
Gu Qingluo was nervous by her and asked, "Mother, what's wrong?"
"Xuanyuanji, he brought a lot of dowries to get hired!" The eldest lady said.
Gu Qingluo was stunned, and the bead hairpin in his hand fell onto the table.
The eldest lady hurriedly urged, "Luo Luo, you can say something quickly!"
"He, come and hire? Marry me?"
Gu Qingluo still couldn't believe it. She was angry about it in the morning, why did he suddenly change his mind and decide to marry her?
"If I don't marry you, who else will I marry?" The eldest lady said angrily, "Right now, your grandmother, your father, your third uncle and fourth uncle are all waiting outside the door for you to come up with an idea!"
Cui'er was the first to come back to her senses and said in surprise, "Big girl, we've finally arrived! Say yes!"
"No, I'm a little ......messy," Gu Qingluo raised his hand and stroked his forehead, "Why did he suddenly come to hire?"
"The dowry is all brought, a full twenty-eight!" The eldest lady raised her hand and shook it in front of Gu Qingluo's eyes, seriously suspecting that her daughter was happy and stupid.
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