Chapter 406; Asking for marriage?

Everyone's eyes followed King Jin's movement.

Lu Yaoyao also looked puzzled.

The emperor and empress sitting in the upper position also didn't know why.

The King of Jin arrived at the venue, lifted his robe, knelt down, and cupped his hands to Emperor Hongwen and said, "Brother Emperor, it is the New Year's Day, and I have a request. I hope that Brother Emperor can give me some grace."

"oh?"

Emperor Hongwen became more and more confused, but in recent months he had a great change in his mind towards King Jin, especially the recent iron salt incident.

Although he is still somewhat wary of Prince Jin now, it is much less guarded than before.

"Royal brother, I haven't asked for grace in these years. I'm really curious, what do you want?"

"If you say it, as long as I can do it, I will accept it."

"Thank you, Brother Huang."

King Jin smiled and bowed his hands. The moment he raised his head, his face was full of smiles.

Before speaking, he glanced at Lu Yaoyao.

Just this time, Lu Yaoyao's heart skipped a beat. She had a feeling that this guy was going to cause trouble, and most likely it had something to do with her.

Sure enough, the next moment King Jin spoke, everyone present was dumbfounded.

"My brother is not young anymore. The palace needs a princess. My heart falls in love with Princess Wanfu. I also ask the emperor to grant me a marriage."

Wow!

Everyone was dumbfounded.

Especially the Queen, the Duke of Zhen, and Prince Ning.

To be honest, they were all very satisfied with Lu Yaoyao, especially Prince Ning, who almost took action.

In other words, he was held down by the queen and did not move.

Of course, they knew very well that even if they were satisfied, they could never really do it. His Majesty would never agree to it.

But now that King Jin is doing this in public, they still feel very uncomfortable.

After all, as long as Princess Wanfu doesn't have an engagement, they can still have a chance, but if she has an engagement, there will be no chance.

Especially since this person was the King of Jin. When King Jin came to power, he took away the military power of the Left Imperial Guard.

Now he is involved in the foundation of the country such as salt and iron. If he is allowed to get Princess Wanfu again.

With Emperor Hongwen's favor towards Princess Wanfu, who knows how much more he will get?

Their thoughts also appeared in the hearts of officials from major aristocratic families.

They all know how powerful Princess Wanfu is, and it is impossible to say that they have not thought too much about it.

As for those officials with no background, they didn't think much about it. They couldn't help but know that Princess Wanfu was too powerful, and they were still very self-aware.

Of course, it doesn't stop them from watching the show.

No, everyone who was talking about it quickly focused their attention on Lu Yaoyao.

Lu Yaoyao didn't look very good at this time.

Although, there was a moment before when she thought that if there was really no other way, she would just choose Prince Jin.

But that was just a fleeting thought. If that was the choice, it would still be impossible.

However, now that King Jin has come to such a place, in her opinion, this seems like coercion.

Only when she feels comfortable can she feel like a ghost.

"It stands to reason that the emperor's younger brother should indeed get married, but..."

Emperor Hongwen was also a little hesitant. First of all, he was worried that King Jin would have second thoughts in the future after receiving Lu Yaoyao's help.

Secondly, this is related to Lu Yaoyao, and he will still show great respect to Princess Wanfu.

"Hail, what do you think?"

As soon as Emperor Hongwen spoke, everyone's eyes focused on Lu Yaoyao.

Lu Yaoyao stood up and glanced at King Jin first, his expression was quite cold.

This scene made everyone present feel stunned. King Jin's heart started beating wildly, and a trace of bitterness began to spread.

"Your Majesty, this is related to the rest of my life. I don't want to be so hasty."

After saying that, she sat down directly without looking at King Jin again.

Seeing this, everyone shook their heads inwardly. With this attitude, it seemed that King Jin was out of luck.

The empress sitting next to Emperor Hongwen felt her tense nerves relax a bit.

"Your Majesty, I think Wan Fu's words are right. It is a life-long matter, so you should be cautious."

Emperor Hongwen also nodded.

"Royal brother, why don't you let this matter go for a while?"

Hearing this, King Jin reluctantly withdrew a smile and bowed his hands in response.

"Take a seat, the envoy from Xirong will be here soon."

Prince Jin nodded and stood up. The moment he turned around, he glanced at Lu Yaoyao and saw her cold and ugly face.

He felt a little regretful for no reason, regretting that he was too impulsive.

Speaking of which, he did this because he was holding back anger in his heart. Of course, this anger was not directed at Lu Yaoyao, but because he had heard Princess Qingyun's disdain for Lu Yaoyao.

He just thought, since you don't like the princess, then the princess, or even your royal aunt, would like to see who else dares to talk about her status as an abandoned peasant girl.

However, Lu Yaoyao's cold expression and cold voice were like a basin of cold water, draining all the hot blood in his heart.

At this moment, I thought, what I did just now was very inappropriate and strongly suspected of coercion.

After returning to his seat, his first thought was to wait until the banquet was over and go there to apologize properly.

"Uncle Emperor, don't be discouraged. Wanfu doesn't have this intention. Anyway, there are many women who want to marry you."

Prince Ning comforted him in a low voice.

Upon hearing this, King Jin just glanced at him and did not reply.

Soon the envoys of Xirong were summoned into the palace.

There were three people in total, headed by the third prince of Xirong, followed on the left and right by the right prime minister of Xirong and a general.

"I have met His Majesty the Emperor of Dongzhou."

"No gift."

"You three, please take your seats."

After the three of them thanked them, the waiter led them down to the male guests and sat down in three adjacent empty seats.

"Have you three been to Dongzhou before?"

"Never."

The third prince shook his head.

"That's just right. Today is my grand day in Dongzhou. I have prepared a lot of programs. It's the first time for the three of you to come to Dongzhou. You can enjoy them later."

"Thank you, Your Majesty the Emperor. I have always heard that Dongzhou women are delicate and beautiful. Foreign ministers should take a closer look at them."

Hu Yanlan, Xirong's right minister, nodded with a smile.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, General Duoyong who was accompanying him had a look of disdain.

"My general has captured many Dongzhou women on the battlefield before. They were all thin and useless. They are not as energetic as our Xirong women at all."

As soon as he said these words, the faces of the Dongzhou people present darkened.

Many women have been captured on the battlefield, but there is no women's army in Dongzhou, so it is self-evident what the battlefield is referring to.

Since the founding of Dongzhou, Xirong has often caused trouble on the border of Dongzhou, attacking towns and massacring villages.

On this great festival, at the New Year's Eve banquet of Dongzhou Palace, if the other party said such words, would it be like stepping on Dongzhou's face again?

"General Duoyong can't speak, don't be surprised by His Majesty the Emperor of Dongzhou."

The third prince smiled casually.
Chapter completed!