When Taifu Wu returned home, he had his eldest son Wu Zhuoying, second son Wu Zhuoyuan and eldest grandson Wu Yuxiao called into the study room, where they spoke frankly about the emperor's marriage.
"A marriage grant?" The eldest son Wu Zhuoying frowned, "To whom?"
Taifu Wu glanced at his favorite grandson, "The emperor wants to marry his princess Yun Zishu to Yuxiao.
What?
The two sons were stunned when they heard this, and then their faces suddenly changed with shock: "Father?"
"Princess?" Wu Yuxiao's expression darkened, "Grandpa is talking about Princess Yun Zishu?"
"Who else could it be?"
Wu Yuxiao's face suddenly turned cold: "The reputation of the direct princess has been ruined. If I marry her, won't I make the young men of the family laugh at me?"
"Why don't you know, grandfather?" Taifu Wu said with a cold expression, "But can we go against the emperor's wishes? Don't forget that thunder, rain and dew are all your kindness. If the emperor is not happy, our whole family will not be happy."
Wu Yuxiao gritted his teeth and said nothing, his face as ugly as an eggplant beaten with frost.
He has been studying hard at home these days, just to prepare for the upcoming autumn, and has no time to care about things outside. But every time his sister Jingyi comes back from outside, she will tell something about the legitimate princess Yun Zishu, and he can hear it.
A cocoon has grown.
That woman was a princess, but she didn't look like a princess at all. Her behavior and education were disgraceful, and she had long become a joke in the imperial city.
What's more, if you have been married before, you are no longer innocent.
Why did the emperor let him marry her?
"But father, Yu Xiao has always been pure and self-respecting, and has never even touched a concubine, and the princess has already been married, so she is not innocent. This..." Wu Zhuoying, the eldest son of Wu, frowned, unable to accept this fact at all.
"How can she and Yu Xiao be a good match?"
Wu Zhuoyuan nodded: "The emperor's move is too deceiving! The Wu family is the home of the emperor's master and has a distinguished family. Even if the real power is not as good as that of the prime minister and the chief minister, no one can insult him. My father has always maintained a good reputation throughout his life. How could the emperor not know that?
?Why did you suddenly make such a ridiculous decision?"
"My father is not willing to accept this marriage." Taifu Wu sat down on the large Taishi chair, frowning, "Yu Xiao is a dragon and a phoenix among people, the best among the legitimate sons of aristocratic families. Isn't it true that Qiu Wei won the first place this year?
The question is, if Chunwei performs normally next year, how can he be admitted to the first class after entering the palace examination? As long as he is selected by the emperor to be admitted to the first or third class, which noble lady from the innocent family in the capital will not be allowed to be chosen by him? "
But what can he do if the emperor wants to grant a marriage? Blatantly refuse to slap the emperor in the face?
Wu Zhuoying and Wu Zhuoyuan looked at each other and were silent for a while.
Taifu Wu smiled sarcastically: "Can ministers violate the emperor's will?"
Wu Yuxiao stood aside and said with a cold face: "I will not agree to this matter."
He would never marry that princess with a corrupt reputation.
"I'm afraid you can't refuse." Taifu Wu said coldly, "If I can fight for it, I have already fought for it in front of the emperor. Since I brought this matter back today, it means that we have no room for refusal."
Wu Yuxiao still struggled: "Grandpa——"
"Something big happened to the prince just now. Your aunt was demoted. If our Wu family makes the Holy Heart unhappy again, do you know what the consequences will be?" Taifu Wu lowered his face and looked at his grandson who was looking up to him. "
Whether the prince will regain his favor, whether your aunt can resume her position as a noble concubine, and whether your marriage will go smoothly this autumn all depend on whether this marriage can take place."
As soon as these words came out, the two sons and one grandson all changed their expressions.
"Father, what does this mean?" Wu Zhuoying's face showed anger, "The prince is the emperor's biological son, and the sister is the emperor's favorite concubine, and the mother is as valuable as the son. Could it be that if Yuxiao doesn't marry the princess, the emperor will be deposed?
Did you kill the prince? How can there be such a thing in the world?"
"Whether the prince should be deposed or not is not a matter of the emperor's words?" Taifu Wu frowned and said angrily, "Don't forget what that bastard prince did. Even if the emperor deposed him, who would dare to say anything? Your sister has been demoted.
Due to our position, if the emperor feels that the Wu family is disobedient and expresses his anger towards the imperial concubine, how can we still fight against the emperor?"
Wu Yuxiao stood aside stiffly, unable to believe that such a thing would happen to him.
What is this? A sudden disaster?
Thinking of that infamous legitimate princess, he felt as if he had eaten a fly. She was the legitimate grandson of a noble family in the Qing Dynasty. She wanted to marry a loser, and she would be laughed at and given a soft meal in the future. Even if she passed the exam, she would
How about it?
How can he hold his head up in this life?
Wu Yuxiao's face was covered with frost. Before his grandfather and father could finish speaking, he turned around and walked out.
Walking across the corridor and across the bridge, people all along the way saluted: "Young Master."
Wu Yuxiao ignored it and returned to his room angrily, wrapped in cold air, and closed the door with a "bang".
The maid who was passing by saw that the situation was not good and felt uneasy. She quickly ran and told Wu Jingyi about the incident: "Miss, it's not good."
"What are you so nervous about?" Wu Jingyi was embroidering a wedding dress in the house. The girl had grown up and had already started talking about kissing her.
There are many young men from aristocratic families in the capital, and there are many men of suitable age. It takes a year and a half to choose the most suitable one.
The wedding dress embroidered by yourself has a special meaning, and it is a gift that every good-natured woman will prepare for herself.
The maid's expression was a little solemn: "The eldest young master seems unhappy."
Wu Jingyi frowned: "Brother is unhappy? Why?"
"I don't know." The maid shook her head. "Anyway, she looked very unhappy. She stormed back to her yard angrily and ignored everyone."
Wu Jingyi was surprised and angry?
The eldest brother, who has always been calm and polite, can actually get angry?
"Are you sure you read that correctly?"
"Absolutely right."
Wu Jingyi pondered for a moment, then put away the unfinished wedding dress and needlework, "I'll go take a look."
After walking out of the inner courtyard, Wu Jingyi went directly to Wu Yuxiao's courtyard.
Raising her hand and knocking on the door, Wu Jingyi said softly: "Brother, it's me."
"Come in." Wu Yuxiao's voice came from the room. It was indeed different from usual. It was gloomy and his tone was obviously suppressed anger.
Wu Jingyi pushed the door open and walked in. She looked at her eldest brother who was standing in front of the case writing with a sullen face. She turned to look at the maid: "You guys should step aside first."
"yes."
Wu Jingyi closed the door and walked over: "Brother, what's wrong?"
Wu Yuxiao's face was worried, the corners of his mouth were tightened, and there was a gloom between his brows and eyes.
"Brother?"
Wu Yuxiao put down his pen, washed his hands in the basin next to him, and said coldly: "The emperor wants to grant me a marriage."
Marriage?
Wu Jingyi was shocked, what kind of marriage can I get now?
"My eldest brother just took part in the autumn examination this year and has not yet entered the court. How could the emperor suddenly grant you a marriage?" Wu Jingyi thought for a while, "Who is the woman who granted you the marriage?"
With such an ugly face, I think the person who came to marry me must not be the one I like...or it can be said that she is a very dissatisfied woman.