When Xiao Chengye first heard that the third child almost beat the prince to death, he was furious. He felt that he had indulged the third child too much recently, which made the third child lawless.
If he dares to attack the prince today, is there any guarantee that he will not attack his father in the future?
But after hearing the reason why the third child beat the prince, Xiao Chengye felt his blood surge and his head was buzzing with anger. There was only one thought left in his mind: Why didn't the third child beat the prince to death?
It was not the third child who wanted to attack him, it was always the prince.
He knew in his heart that the queen insisted on letting Qin Zhen marry the fourth prince before she died, in order to find a backer for the fourth prince and win over the Qin family. Later, the prince pestered Qin Zhen and asked him to marry him, most of which
It is also to win over the Qin family.
Why do you want to win over the Qin family?
Because the Qin family controls the palace with one hand, and holds Xiao Chengye's life in their hands. Once the Qin family has second thoughts about him, the emperor's safety will not be guaranteed as long as the Qin family wants to. As long as the Qin family wants to
If the family has turned against one another, it is just a simple matter to cooperate with others inside and outside, and capture the imperial city.
Therefore, Xiao Chengye asked his fifth princess to marry Qin Yi and become in-laws with the Qin family.
Therefore, Xiao Chengye dotes on Qin Zhen in every possible way and treats her as his own daughter.
Xiao Chengye knew that Qin Zhen would not agree to the prince, so he asked the prince to ask for Qin Zhen's nod.
He even called back the third son who was far away in southern Xinjiang, just to drive a wedge between the third son and the prince and prevent them from getting together.
But he never dreamed that the prince would be so arrogant that he would dare to force Qin Zhen...
He could imagine what the prince's plan was.
Once he succeeds, no matter whether Qin Zhen wants it or not, Qin Zhen will have no choice but to marry him in the end. When Qin Zhen is around, the Qin family will more or less get close to the prince for the sake of their daughter's sake.
By this time, the prince's wings are really hardened. I'm afraid that by then, the prince will not be willing to just be this prince.
Lou Yan watched Xiao Chengye's expression change, lowered his head slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Father, it was my fault for attacking the prince. I accept it no matter how you punish me. But... please handle this matter carefully and give it to Qin
Let’s take care of each other.”
Xiao Chengye's eyebrows beat hard, and after a while he asked: "How is Qin Zhen?"
Lou Yan said softly: "I... took her to my house privately. She had many bruises and contusions on her body. She was also frightened and was in very bad spirits. I resisted the order before and just wanted to stay in the house with her.
she."
Seeing him like this, Xiao Chengye frowned slightly and said to himself: He, the third child, is really a big lover.
Xiao Chengye stood up again, walked slowly to his chair and sat down, his brows furrowed tightly, and he didn't speak for a long time.
What Xiao Jue did really created a big problem for Xiao Chengye.
For a moment, he couldn't think of how to handle this matter so as to give a satisfactory explanation to the Qin family.
Could it be...that the prince should be pulled out to apologize?
How is that possible? That is his son, the crown prince of this country. Xiao Jue represents the face of the royal family and the face of this country.
Once word spreads that Xiao Jue did such a thing, how will the Chinese people view the royal family, and how will outsiders view this country?
He, Xiao Chengye, was so incompetent in teaching his children that he was so blind that he wanted to hand over the management of the country to such a person with bad personal ethics?
Seeing that Xiao Chengye had been silent for a long time, Lou Yan said slowly: "Father, I would like to ask my father to make the decision if I have something to do."
Xiao Chengye was stunned: "What?"
Lou Yan slowly pulled out a bright yellow imperial edict from his sleeve, held it up with both hands, and said softly: "More than two years ago, I asked you for this imperial edict, but it was useless, and this imperial edict has been gathering dust to this day.
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He raised his head and looked at Xiao Chengye, his eyes were bright, and he said word by word: "Now, I would like to ask my father to stamp this imperial edict and grant marriage to Zhen Zhen and me."
Xiao Chengye: "..."
Xiao Chengye looked at Lou Yan in disbelief, and he was so shocked that he couldn't recover.
He was thinking that the fourth prince and the prince tried their best but failed to win Qin Zhen's favor, but in the end they were passed over by the third child?
Compared with the first two, Lao San is simply inferior in every aspect.
He was born among the common people, without the protection of his mother or the shadow of his family, so he could not be considered a good man.
After a lot of fighting, in the end it was the third child with the most humble family background who won the beauty.
"Did she agree?" Xiao Chengye asked, "Did she really agree?"
The corner of Lou Yan's lips curled up, showing a rare smile, and he said softly: "Zhen Zhen agreed."
He remembered that before he got up and entered the palace, Qin Zhen was half lying on the bed and asked him softly: "Is the imperial edict from back then still there?"
Lou Yan didn't know what she was thinking, he just said: "Still."
Qin Zhen didn't look at him and only said softly: "Go into the palace with the imperial edict. If His Majesty blames you, just give him this imperial edict."
Lou Yan stood by the bed at that time, his mind blank for a long time, and finally he firmly held down his trembling wrist to prevent himself from losing his composure on the spot.
His Zhenzhen finally nodded.
She was afraid that the emperor would blame her, so she asked herself to take this imperial edict with her. If His Majesty really blamed her, then this imperial edict could be regarded as a life-saving talisman. After all, His Majesty still had to give face to the Qin family, especially to her, the victim.
When Lou Yan thought of Qin Zhen, he couldn't help but smile a little.
Xiao Chengye, who was sitting on top, saw the change in Lou Yan's expression clearly.
He had never seen any expression related to laughter on the third child's face. This was the first time.
From the moment I met Lao San, he looked like a little old man, with a straight face all day long and no trace of popularity.
Seeing the smile on Lao San's face today, Xiao Chengye felt that Lao San was also a normal young man.
Especially those eyes, which have lost their cold glare and have a little bit of smile, are very much like Lou Shulan back then.
He often thought of Lou Shulan's eyes, which always looked at him with gentle and loving eyes...
Xiao Chengye's heart softened unconsciously.
He reached out to take the imperial edict and took the seal. After a moment of silence, he raised his hand and pressed it.
"Do you know what this means?" Xiao Chengye held the imperial edict and looked down at Lou Yan.
Lou Yan's eyes moved slightly, he bowed his head and said word by word: "It means that the father has absolute trust in his son."
"My son also promised my father that in this life, he would never do anything that would make my father sad." Lou Yan said slowly, "My son's only request was a family. Now my father has given me,
My wish has been fulfilled, and I will have nothing to ask for in this life."
Xiao Chengye also had a little smile in his eyes.
Among the several sons, the third one's appearance is the most like mine. Now it seems that he is also the smartest, and his character is also the most like mine.
If he had grown up next to him... Xiao Chengye thought, he would never be what he is now.