Chapter 270: Marriage Proposal (Second Watch)
Cining Palace.
The palace is tall and luxurious.
The Queen Mother was dignified and majestic, sitting on the soft floor, with a faint anger on her well-maintained face, "For a woman, uncle and nephew fought together, such a ridiculous thing actually happened to the royal family, and they should be really good!"
Wang Can stood in the center of the hall and continued to report, "That's not all, after Zhaoping was picked up by King Jin, the prince's soul was also lost. Just after Weichen sent him back to his house, he followed as if he had a demon, and asked his subordinates to decorate a small courtyard into a new house, saying something, wrong, always wrong."
The Queen Mother was distressed and helpless, and sighed and said, "The Zhao family has some seeds of infatuation. The mourning family originally thought that he was going to the Heavenly Destiny Phoenix, and this appearance seemed to be deeply rooted. Danyang grew up with him since he was a child, and he was not picky about his temperament or appearance, so why couldn't he get into his heart?"
Wang Can lowered his eyes, "Now that Danyang is seventeen years old, the family matter should be decided."
"Naturally, it will be decided. If they had been given a decision earlier, there wouldn't have been so many things." The Queen Mother rubbed the jade Ruyi and muttered for a moment, "When the limelight of this matter passes, the mourning family will give them a marriage, and they don't care whether the prince is happy or not." He wants a single-minded person, and there is a place for a side concubine."
Wang Can knelt down and arched his hand, "Weichen, thank you Empress Dowager!"
The Queen Mother waved her hand and asked him to get up, "The mourning family is your aunt, so naturally I hope that the Wang family is well. For the sake of today, let's deal with this matter first, and don't make a fuss in the end."
Wang Can got up, frowned, and said, "There are too many people attending the banquet, although they didn't see what happened, but they all saw the King of Jin rushing into the Hengxie Pavilion with a sword in a murderous spirit, and they also saw the King of Jin and the county lord leaving the mansion in the same carriage, and they can all guess the inside story. I can't suppress this thing."
The Queen Mother said lightly, "This is the genius of King Jin's work. He did this with such fanfare, and the emperor couldn't punish him. The prince robbed the emperor's uncle's woman, the emperor's uncle has a temperament, and he can't lose his temper once? Instead, everyone should praise him."
A eunuch came in and said, "Empress Dowager, the prince of Jin has come to greet you, and now I am waiting outside."
The Queen Mother's face flashed with surprise, and she glanced at Wang Can, "Let him in."
She said to Wang Can again, "Stand down."
"The minister retired."
Wang Can withdrew and met Zhao Chengyuan at the gate of the hall.
He smiled and said, "Lord Wang, you're here."
Zhao Chengyuan smiled and said, "Why is Lord Wang in such a hurry to leave?"
Wang Can said with a smile, "The Queen Mother was worried about His Royal Highness the Prince, so the official came to inquire about the situation of the Prince. It's over now."
"Is the prince alright?"
Wang Can said with a smile, "The prince has old injuries on his body, and it is inevitable that he will not be beaten. I'm lying in the Prince's Mansion now."
"Hmm. It doesn't seem to be a big deal."
Zhao Chengyuan entered the hall with his hands in his hands.
He arched his hand and said, "My son greets the queen mother."
The Queen Mother smiled and beckoned to him, "The seventh is here, come and sit down."
She also instructed the palace people, "Serve tea to the prince and serve the jade agarwood he loves to drink."
The palace people should be preparing refreshments.
Zhao Chengyuan stood still and said with a smile, "Erchen is here to receive the board, so he doesn't dare to sit down."
The Queen Mother glared at him and said, "You and the crown prince have fought a lot when they were young, when did the mourning family beat you up?"
Zhao Chengyuan asked with a smile, "Isn't the queen mother angry?"
The Queen Mother patted the low table on the couch, "If you don't sit down again, the mourning family will be angry!"
Zhao Chengyuan stepped forward with a smile and sat on the other side of the couch with his robe.
The palace people served tea and snacks and retreated.
The Queen Mother pushed the dim sum to his side, sighed and said, "It's also false to say that you are not angry at all. Both of you are in your twenties, and you are the most stable on weekdays, why are you so uneasy today, and let others see the joke!"
"Let the queen mother be sad, is it the son's minister."
Zhao Chengyuan
Poured a cup of tea for the Queen Mother and said, "The Queen Mother, you also know that the sons and daughters are used to being alone, and they are not interested in the love of their children. At the beginning, the emperor's brother gave his son and Zhaoping a marriage, but his son did not respond. But that girl is really cute, and after getting along for a long time, Erchen has some affection. When the son saw the prince holding Zhaoping, the blood rushed to his head, and he was in a hurry to start with no severity."
The Queen Mother didn't know that the crown prince was holding Han Youning, she glanced at Zhao Chengyuan, and said angrily, "It's like a hairy boy, it's really a hero who is sad to pass the beauty pass."
Zhao Chengyuan said with a smile, "Erchen didn't know that love was so cute and so annoying. Since the queen mother is not angry, why don't you give marriage to her son and Zhaoping, so that the prince will not have to worry about it, and he will add someone else to talk about it."
The Queen Mother picked up the teacup, the lid of the cup gently plucked the tea soup, and her eyes were full of thought.
Zhao Chengyuan asked, "Does the queen mother want Danyang to be the crown princess?"
The Queen Mother said lightly, "Danyang is dignified and generous, and she is smart enough, no one is more suitable to be the crown princess than her."
Zhao Chengyuan asked, "What does the imperial brother think, can the queen mother know?"
Displeasure flashed in the Queen Mother's heart. Although the emperor is her own son, what he thinks in his heart, she, a mother, has never been able to see through.
She said lightly, "He can't be busy with state affairs all day, and the harem is also useless, where can he take care of his children's affairs."
Zhao Chengyuan said, "The crown prince is the prince, and his family affairs are related to the society and state affairs, how can the imperial brother not want to? The prince is twenty-three this year, and Danyang is seventeen, and they have already reached the age of discussing relatives. If the imperial brother belonged to Danyang, he would have given them a marriage long ago, and where would he need to consult with the prince."
The Queen Mother thought in her eyes.
Zhao Chengyuan looked at her, "The Wang family has already produced a queen mother and a deputy queen, if there is another crown princess, then is this country the Zhao family or the Wang family?"
The Queen Mother took a sip of tea, suppressed the coldness in her eyes, and said to the point.
This son of hers was the most suspicious, but she never thought that his suspicion was still used on her.
She said calmly, "You mean, the emperor never thought of making Danyang the crown princess? So who does he want?" new
Zhao Chengyuan said, "I used to be interested in Han Qingwan, she just became the emperor this year, and she should be waiting for her to become an adult. Unexpectedly, something happened to Yongpinghou and dragged Han Qingwan down. Now that Zhaoping has recognized the Dingguo Mansion again, I'm afraid that the imperial brother is more interested in Zhaoping."
The Queen Mother said, "You forgot, the emperor doesn't like the prince and the military generals to be close. The military power in the hands of the Duke of Dingguo is too great, and the emperor will not be relieved."
Zhao Chengyuan smiled, "The Duke of Zhenguo is the head of the court, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, if the princess's maiden family is an ordinary family, how can she resist the suppression of Wang Shoufu? I'm afraid it won't be long before the crown princess will be replaced."
The queen mother rubbed the jade Ruyi, and her eyes were obscure.