Chapter Ninety-Five: Refusal
The news of the capital flew like snowflakes to the Tianshou Mountain Palace.
At the time of the third watch, Lu Ye personally carried a box of antique calligraphy and paintings, congratulating Zhao Guangyuan on being crowned king and becoming a groom, Zhao Guangyuan had a fight with him.
After the fight, the two of them lay on the floor tiles of the main hall and looked at the roof.
"Do you want me to do something for you?"
"No, I don't. I can handle it. ”
"Those pearls are sold well, and I will deposit the money in the money bank according to your requirements, and you can take it with the seal letter."
"Thank you."
"Not necessarily. Just take what you need. Don't forget my medicine. ”
Lu Ye didn't stay long, carried a box of antique calligraphy and paintings, and left with a box of secret medicine before leaving.
The next evening, someone came again. Jiang Wentao disguised himself and entered the palace with the car of the congratulatory gift in the capital.
"Father is worried about His Highness, so he sent me to come in person."
"Let the young master worry." Zhao Guangyuan squinted at him, "Didn't you come here to avoid someone?" ”
"Your Highness is very well-informed." Jiang Wentao didn't say anything polite to him, followed his example, and sat down cross-legged across from him.
"Father asked His Highness what the statute was? The crown prince, the third highness, and Liu Guifei all intervened in His Royal Highness's marriage and recommended candidates to the emperor. The prince also said that if you don't give you a marriage, I am afraid that the kings of Wei, Jing, Liang, and Wu will not be able to marry. ”
Zhao Guangyuan's eyebrows were faint, "The prince strongly recommends the concubine of the Su family." ”
"It seems that you are not closed to news. Yes, the prince said that the concubine of the Su family was raised as a concubine since she was a child, and her character and upbringing were outstanding, and the Su family was willing to pay a dowry of 100,000 yuan. ”
The corner of Zhao Guangyuan's mouth sneered, "100,000 dowry? That's a lot. It's not worse than Su Miaoyun back then. Su Tong is willing, not only willing to pay a rich dowry, but also willing to sacrifice a daughter to marry me, the heir. ”
"How could he be reluctant. Since Su Liangyuan withdrew from your marriage and entered the East Palace, it is not easy for the daughter of the Su family to marry in the capital, either to marry far away or to marry low. He Sutong was not only scolded by his clansmen, but also looked down upon by his colleagues in Beijing. If you can marry your king again, the benefits of this go without saying. ”
Zhao Guangyuan smiled, "His Su family has a good calculation. Su Miaoyun is afraid that he will not be less afraid of blowing the pillow wind. ”
"Not really. I heard that the prince tried his best to facilitate your marriage with the Su family. ”
"But I don't look down on his family." Treacherous forces cannot be used.
Jiang Wentao breathed a sigh of relief, "I'll just say, you won't look down on that villain." Although Su Tong is a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, that kind of villain does not have to be wooed. "And his family is afraid that the treasure will be on the prince.
Jiang Wentao said, spreading out a few portraits of noble girls, "Then which one do you choose?" These are all selected by my father, and they are all outstanding in character and appearance, and they can also be used by you. ”
Zhao Guangyuan didn't even look at it.
Jiang Wentao was a little surprised, "Can't you even look down on it?" Don't choose? Wouldn't that be at the mercy of the emperor and the crown prince? ”
"Naturally, I won't follow their wishes."
"So you have a crush?"
Jiang Wentao threw down the portrait and looked at him carefully, "No wonder, my eldest brother also said that I don't have to bring the portrait here." Does my eldest brother know? ”
asked very gossipy: "Which lady is it?" If this is low, I am afraid that the emperor will not agree. After all, for King Liang and King Wu, the doors they picked were very high. ”
"I won't marry a wife in Daqi."
"Huh?" Don't marry a wife in Daqi? What do you mean? Are you planning to marry a wife?
"Don't, even if you're like that, it won't prevent you from marrying a wife." Jiang Wentao strongly advised. After speaking, he was stunned, "Your Highness, you can't even do men's things, right?" ”
looked at Zhao Guangyuan. So miserable?
was glared at by Zhao Guangyuan, grabbed the portrait on the side and threw it at him.
Jiang Wentao dodged with a smile. "It's good if you don't have it. So even if you can't have a son, it won't affect you at all from marrying a wife and taking a concubine. ”
Zhao Guangyuan ignored him, "What did Young Master Jiang say?" ”
Jiang Wentao got up, recalled his father's attitude, and always felt a little strange.
"Father seems to be struggling. I don't know what he's struggling with, he gave me this portrait, but he doesn't seem to want me to bring it. He also said that he only followed His Highness's wishes, and it was okay to do anything. ”
Jiang Wentao was a little puzzled, "Father said it's okay no matter what." Does it mean that it is better for His Highness to marry a wife or not, or is it better to marry any family? ”
As soon as Zhao Guangyuan heard it, he knew what Jiang Xiang was struggling with.
He was looking forward to his marriage with Gaomen and to attract more available people. I thought about it again, but I was afraid that I would be wronged.
"Your father didn't let you bring anything else but these portraits?"
"Oh, there is." Jiang Wentao hurriedly handed over a big burden that Jiang Xiang had asked him to bring.
Seeing Zhao Guangyuan open it in front of him, he hurriedly craned his neck to look, "Huh? Copybook? Explain the words? Four Books and Five Classics? Or did my father personally annotate it? These for His Highness? ”
Your Highness needs these? Your Highness must have finished these books before he was ten years old. Your Highness still needs to practice words with word stickers? What does his dad mean?
But His Highness didn't mean to explain at all, and he put away these books and notebooks in a precious way. Jiang Wentao became more and more puzzled.
"Thank you for me, father, that's good."
Jiang Wentao looked stunned, His Royal Highness didn't explain, and he didn't ask much. I'm going to go back and ask his old father. The father didn't say anything, so he went to ask his eldest brother.
Zhao Guangyuan accepted the notebook and said to Jiang Wentao: "You go back to your father and ask him to help spread the news that I can't do anything." ”
"Huh?" Jiang Wentao looked at Zhao Guangyuan again, "Your Highness, you are really ......" so miserable!
"Yes, that's fine. This king has no intention of getting married, and he doesn't want to delay other ladies. Help me spread the news, and the king wants to be clearer. The imperial tomb is bitter, everyone can't bear this hardship, and they don't have to commit themselves to me. ”
Jiang Wentao was confused by his words, can this King Yue be able to do things, or can't?
When Jiang Xiang heard the news that his youngest son had brought back, he sighed and instructed Jiang Xuyang: "You arrange for someone to spread the news." ”
Jiang Xuyang nodded in response, and was a little worried, "Father, the emperor won't forcibly agree to marry, right?" ”
Jiang Xiang shook his head: "The emperor is ...... to the king of Yue King Yue's letter to the emperor is only afraid that this will have already arrived at the palace, and it should dispel the emperor's idea of marriage. ”
The emperor's tomb is still secondary, and it is enough to accompany more dowries and bring more servants. The marriage of the family has always only looked at interests, and the happiness of children is secondary. But if King Yue can't do things, and he marries his daughter to be a widow, he will be spurned by the world and poked in the back.
Anyone who cares about the official reputation will not recite this infamy.
Jiang Xuyang is a pity, King Yue is cutting off his arm, if he has the support of the Gaomen Yue family, it will be more convenient to act in the future.
At the same time, he was a little admired, "I don't know who His Royal Highness's mother is, so that King Yue can not marry with such a reputation." ”
Jiang Xiang sighed, "King Yue should have been worried that His Royal Highness would be wronged, so he refused the marriage. It's okay to do this, if you want to marry King Yue at the moment, it's better to marry the Su family, none of them are simple, and it's okay to refuse. King Yue is now the time for Taoguang to raise obscurity, and it is good not to show the mountains and water. ”