Because she is not a little girl who doesn’t know anything, she knows that her mother-in-law did not deceive her. If she cannot find a husband, she will probably be used by her father to marry the son of a hero to win over him. Or, she may marry far away.
, stabilizing the border of Datang.
What happened to the former Sui princesses seems like yesterday.
"Aniang, what should I do with my daughter?" She was really worried this time.
As she grew older, she also knew that she was not of the emperor's blood, and she knew that she was not as good as Jinyang in terms of closeness and distance.
Wei Gui said: "If you are afraid, you should quickly find someone you like. My mother will go to your majesty to ask for marriage on your behalf."
Yongning bit her soft lips and nodded slightly.
"My daughter knows."
Although she is still a shy little girl when it comes to marriage, as a child of the Tian family, she knows some things earlier than ordinary girls. She enjoys conditions that others do not have, but naturally has to pay the corresponding price.
If she were Jinyang, maybe she wouldn't need it. It's a pity that there is only one Jinyang.
The draft was in progress, and news came from Huazhou that Du Yan, the governor, died of illness. In recognition of his merits, the emperor posthumously awarded him the title of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the posthumous title of Duke of Anji County. His son Du Jing inherited the title and was appointed as a bachelor of Hongwen Hall.
However, at this moment, Du Jingtong was suffering the second blow in his life. The first was Du Yan's death from illness.
The second blow is breaking off the engagement!
The woman who broke off the engagement was Wei Yijie, a doctor in the Ministry of Punishments, Jingzhao Weishi.
Jingzhao Wei's house is divided into several rooms. Wei Yijie's room is from Wei Shou, Wei Xiaokuan's fourth son.
"Uncle, Jingzhao Weishi, no one can bully my Du family!" Du Jingtong is not very old, but his words are very aggressive.
But it's no wonder, no one has a temper, let alone a teenager. Facing the breakup of the engagement, Du Jingtong only felt a piercing shame burning his dignity.
In the hall, Wei Yijie looked embarrassed.
He actually didn't want to be embarrassed, but he had no choice. Du couldn't give him what he wanted. In other words, Du Jingtong couldn't give it to him. If it were Du Ruhui, Wei Yijie would never say such offending words.
Thinking about who holds the title of Duke Xun Guo now, and then thinking about the "brand" that Duke Xun Guo got from following the emperor, whether it is "future" or "money career", Wei Yijie almost goes crazy with envy.
The reason why Duke Wei Siqi has these things is not because of his great talents, but because he has the right master and there is a cousin in the harem who is a noble concubine.
Now, with the draft opportunity before him, and with Du Yan passing away due to illness, Wei Yijie can only be shameless for the sake of his family.
"My dear nephew, some things are not as simple as you think, and I can't help myself. How about this, I still have a few..." He tried to explain to the other party.
"That's enough!" Du Jingtong interrupted coldly and said contemptuously: "Mr. Wei, please do it. I won't send it off anymore."
To be honest, he had never seen the Webster woman he was engaged to, and he didn't know whether that woman was ugly or beautiful.
However, he must be tough now. Because refusing to agree will only cause his dignity to be trampled under the feet of Wei Yijie.
With that said, he ordered the old housekeeper to find a marriage certificate and throw it to Wei Yijie.
Don’t even want this kind of thing!
Seeing this, Wei Yijie secretly applauded. In fact, he was too lazy to continue explaining the fabricated lies to Du Jingtong, a slutty kid.
"That's it, farewell."
After saying this, Wei Yijie picked up the marriage certificate and turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, Du Jingtong's voice suddenly came.
“Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, don’t bully young people into poverty!
I, Du Jingtong, will remember what happened today!"
Wei Yijie paused for a moment, then sneered and left gracefully.
Don’t bully young people into being poor?
It's just empty talk, don't worry about it.
After Wei Yijie left, Du Jingtong was so angry that he smashed furniture.
Endure the thunder and lightning, take a step back and get angrier the more you think about it!
I'm so angry that I can't eat!
So he went to visit his cousin Du Ruhui.
After hearing Du Jingtong's cry, Du Ruhui did not immediately express his position, but his younger brother Du Chuke was very angry.
He is now serving as a minister in the province of Menxia, and can be regarded as a close minister of the emperor.
"What a great Webster. When their uncle died of illness, they regretted their marriage. They look down on others. It's really abominable!"
He looked at Du Ruhui and said, "Brother, we must not sit idly by and ignore this matter, otherwise we will only teach others to bully my Du family. Tomorrow, I will impeach Wei Yijie!"
Du Ruhui stroked his beard and glanced at him.
"Tell me, why do you want to impeach Wei Yijie?"
"I impeach him for betrayal of faith!" Du Chuke replied.
"Then what?" Du Ruhui asked, "How do you think His Majesty will punish him?"
Du Chuke paused and became somewhat silent.
After all, regretting the marriage is not a crime. It is at most a moral condemnation of Wei Yijie. It is impossible for Your Majesty to use this as an excuse to punish Wei Yijie.
"Then let's just forget it?" Du Chuke argued, "If we swallow our anger, I'm afraid that in the future, everyone will be able to make trouble on my head, Mrs. Du!"
Du Ruhui analyzed: "The main reason why Wei Yijie broke off the engagement at this time may not be that his uncle died of illness, but because of the selection of girls by His Majesty."
"Brother, what do you mean, Wei Yijie is going to send his daughter to the palace?" Du Chuke asked.
Du Ruhui nodded.
"Very possible."
"I think he is just wishful thinking!" Du Chuke said disdainfully.
Du Jingtong's face turned from red to green.
"Brothers, what should I do?"
Once this matter involves the emperor, it has a completely different meaning, and he cannot help but treat it with caution.
Du Ruhui also had some difficulties. It would be fine if Wei Yijie did not send his daughter to the draft, but if Wei Yijie really sent his daughter to the palace and was selected, the matter would be difficult to handle.
"Don't be anxious, just wait and see. If there is any news from Wei Yijie, please come and tell us at any time." Du Ruhui instructed.
Du Jingtong nodded, "I understand."
After Du Jingtong left, Du Chuke said carefully: "Brother, if His Majesty really likes Wei Yijie's daughter, then Jingtong..."
"This is the worst plan. When it comes to Your Majesty, you and I must be careful." Du Ruhui said in a solemn tone.
Du Ruhui also had trouble grasping the emperor's temperament. For example, the Emperor clearly wanted to marry Princess Qin, but he never took action.
Judging from this incident, it is okay to say that the emperor was greedy for money, and it is also okay to say that he had strong self-control.
Overall, Du Ruhui didn't want to gamble.
Du Chuke then said: "I remember that Wei Yijie's daughter seems to have just reached the age of marriage, about twelve or thirteen years old. His Majesty has always liked mature women, so he shouldn't..."
"Shut up!" Du Ruhui interrupted him and warned: "I tell you, you are not allowed to discuss His Majesty's private affairs with anyone anywhere, otherwise I want you to look good!"
"Yes, I remember." Du Chuke nodded quickly.
Afraid that he would not remember, Du Ruhui added: "I tell you, it's okay to listen to what others say, but you must never let me hear the news that you are discussing His Majesty's personal affairs, otherwise don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Du Chuke muttered: "Brother, you are making a fuss out of a molehill. Since Your Majesty doesn't care about these things, he probably won't..."
At this point, Du Chuke shut up because he saw Du Ruhui's cold eyes mixed with unkindness.
Du Ruhui snorted: "You have to remember that as a minister, you should not talk about the emperor in private. This is not only disrespectful, but also shows that you have no emperor in your heart."
"Yes, I remember this little brother and will never talk about this in front of outsiders in the future."
Facing Du Ruhui's stern warning, Du Chuke did not dare to turn a deaf ear.