Wei Wu was not a man who only lingered in the flower streets and willow alleys. He valued love and justice, worked hard, and did everything for the great cause in his heart.
Naturally, although he admired Xiao Qi in his heart, he could only let go of her when he had to.
On the second day in the court hall, after all the ministers had finished reporting on the affairs of the court, the emperor brought up the matter of the marriage.
The two princesses also came to the court today. Wei Wu's eyes turned red unconsciously when he looked at the dignified and quiet jade face on the side.
Yu Rong was embarrassed by his stare, so she kept her head down.
Princess He Jing stood aside in gorgeous clothes. When she saw Wei Wu looking towards her, she became even more proud.
Since he was a child, he has been rich and noble, his country is beautiful and fragrant, and his mother's family is a high-ranking official in South Korea. How can any man in this world not fall under his pomegranate skirt?
"General Wei has experienced military exploits at a young age and is a general of the Wei State. Our State of Zhao has always been on good terms with the State of Wei, and marriages have been common in all dynasties. Therefore, I will take the initiative today to marry my and your concubine's most beloved wife.
Princess Jing, it would be great to marry you."
Yurong swayed after hearing this. If the maid next to her hadn't supported her, she might have fallen down in the court hall.
She has always been unable to raise her head in the palace, and she always has a low eyebrow and a submissive look no matter where she goes.
Today was the first time that he raised his head high in front of many courtiers and asked her, "General Wei, what do you think?"
Her tears flowed down both sides of her cheeks uncontrollably, and she tried to wipe them away, but more and more tears came to her eyes, and the courtiers started talking about her.
The emperor frowned and said, "Seventeen, you have always followed the rules. How could you be so rude in front of so many ministers today?"
Wei Wu took one look at Yurong and didn't dare to look at her a second time.
He was also afraid that he would not be able to control it, and he was even more afraid that Yurong would cause trouble and make the emperor unhappy and punish her later.
So he immediately knelt down and thanked her, "Princess Hejing is dignified and virtuous, and she is the most beautiful of the country. It is my honor for King Zhao to betroth the princess to me."
He Jing glanced at Yu Rong beside him, then stepped forward to thank Wei Wu together.
The emperor laughed heartily, "That being the case, I still want to add to my joy."
The two princesses are here today, and everyone has guessed it.
"I will betroth the seventeenth princess to Zhao Zhongsheng, the second prince of the vassal state. Yurong has lived a life of poverty. I think she will serve her husband wholeheartedly in the future."
After hearing this, they both froze on the spot.
The emperor's majestic and teasing tone contained threats, "Why, are you so happy that you don't even know how to thank me?"
Only then did Zhao Zhongsheng react. He was so frightened that he immediately imitated Wei Wu and knelt down to thank him.
But after waiting for a long time, Yurong stood aside like a zombie.
It was the maid who helped her over.
I don't know why, but I couldn't help but shed tears.
He clearly saw that the emperor was very unhappy at this time, so he smiled and said, "I think the seventeenth princess is as happy as us, and she doesn't even care to speak."
Although he was trying to lighten the mood, anyone with eyes would know who would cry so happily.
The emperor didn't want to be angry at the court, so he threw away his hands and left.
In front of so many ministers, Wei Wu couldn't help him up even if he wanted to.
In the end, I could only grit my teeth, turn around and go out.
The maid looked at Yu Rong distressedly and said, "Princess, let's get up and go back first. There are so many ministers here, and we have broken the rules."
Yu Rong smiled sarcastically and said, "Rules, rules make me feel ashamed all the time. Why am I not a daughter of a common people? Why do people all over the world treat me like this."
After the imperial concubine heard about this incident, she immediately came to Yurong's palace to find her.
"Why, you don't know how to salute when you see me? Or are you just like your commoner mother who doesn't know the rules?"
Yurong knelt in front of him, raised her head, looked straight into her eyes and said, "My mother has passed away long ago. Please keep your moral integrity."
The imperial concubine's eyes widened with anger and she was furious.
"Cui Zhu, give me a slap. I will teach this ungrateful bastard a lesson today."
The maid reminded him, "Your Majesty, the two princesses will be getting married in a few days. It would not look good if your face gets swollen at this time."
The imperial concubine smiled sarcastically.
"In that case, then go and kneel in the yard. If you don't kneel for three days, you can't get up."
On the way back to the palace, the maid quietly reminded her, "The noble concubine should not be so impulsive today. Anyway, the two princesses are getting married soon, and they will never see her again in the future. The empress will at least leave her reputation as a kind and virtuous person."
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The imperial concubine raised her eyebrows and said dissatisfied, "Do I have a reputation for being vicious now?"
The maid hurriedly said, "Of course not, I just think that the empress should show kindness to the seventeenth princess at this time, and it will be useful in the future."
The imperial concubine rubbed her forehead and felt quite irritated.
"It's not like I don't understand this truth. It's just that today you don't know that she behaves like a small family in the court. People who don't know think that Jing and I robbed her husband, and we just took this opportunity to
When the time comes, give her a chance and don't have those bad thoughts."
The maid looked around and lowered her voice and said, "I heard some rumors that Princess Seventeen had a private meeting with General Wei at night."
The imperial concubine asked with wide eyes, "Where did you hear that?"
"Nowadays, there are rumors among the servants that General Wei sneaked into the seventeenth princess's palace in broad daylight, and the two of them were arguing, and you and I didn't know what they did."
The imperial concubine was furious. No wonder he helped Yurong so much when Hejing and Yurong had an argument in the imperial garden that day.
It turns out that the two of them had already secretly formed a love affair and were committed to each other for the rest of their lives.
She is truly a womanly woman, just like her mother.
After saying that, she immediately came to the emperor's palace.
As soon as he entered the door, he knelt down in front of the palace and cried, "The emperor wants to make the decision for He Jing. If this word spreads, let him know how to behave. Chen Qian was pregnant for ten months and had to go through hell to give birth to her."
The emperor hated women crying the most. He frowned and said, "Isn't it your idea to marry He Jing to General Wei? Why are you crying so much now?"
The imperial concubine said with added jealousy, "Now everyone in the palace says that the Seventeenth Princess and General Wei have already performed the boudoir ceremony. Isn't this an insult to He Jing?"
The emperor burst into disbelief.
"Whether this is really true, do you have any evidence?"
Cuizhu immediately helped, "Your Majesty, please bring over all the maids of the seventeenth princess and torture them carefully."