Duke Zhongguo looked at Emperor Mingwen anxiously, his heart almost in his throat, fearing that the other party would nod and insist on marrying Princess Yu'an to his son.
"Dong Zhongguo."
"My lord, my lord is here." Lord Zhongguo trembled and turned pale.
The corners of Emperor Mingwen's lips curled up into a sneer: "You were the one who proposed to marry the princess, and now you are the one who doesn't want to marry me. What are you going to do?"
Duke Zhongguo looked mournful. When he first met Princess Yu'an, the little girl was very well-behaved, smart and lively. Although she was a bit arrogant in her behavior, she was a legitimate princess after all, so it was normal to have a temper.
But after getting along with him twice, he realized that the other person was simply a little devil. He was not arrogant and domineering, but he was simply looking down on human life!
The Duke of Zhongguo does not seek great wealth, but he definitely does not want to be harmed by Princess Yu'an.
"I deserve to be punished by the emperor." Zhongguo admitted that he was guilty. As long as his son was not allowed to marry Princess Yu'an, he would do anything.
Emperor Mingwen looked at Princess Yu'an with a sullen expression: "What do you think the princess wants?"
"I don't want to either. I want to choose a new husband."
Originally, Princess Yu'an wanted to marry the emperor and become the queen, but when she saw that Emperor Wen was in a shabby state and heard that he was having trouble having heirs, Princess Yu'an gave up her determination to marry the emperor and chose her own husband instead.
Emperor Mingwen hesitated for a moment.
"Your Majesty, for the sake of harmony between the two countries, I ask you to agree to the princess's request." The Prime Minister said, and even Duke Zhongguo nodded and said yes.
"As long as this person is not engaged and has no wife, I can agree to it." Emperor Mingwen filtered it in his mind. There are still many young talents in the capital. It should not be difficult to choose a husband.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Duke Zhongguo breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed to have been fished out of the water. He was soaked all over and collapsed on the ground.
Upon seeing this, Princess Yu'an couldn't help but sneered and said: "What kind of father can really teach such an incompetent son!"
She was still brooding about being bullied last night.
Duke Zhongguo was severely humiliated, and his old face almost had no place to put it. His fists were tightened and loosened, then loosened and tightened. He opened his mouth to say something, but finally swallowed it back under the look of the Prime Minister's eyes.
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He could endure this tone for the time being, as the days ahead would be long, and there would be plenty of opportunities to get it back in the future.
Princess Yu'an cried and fussed about not getting any advantage, and walked away angrily. Emperor Mingwen's ears finally calmed down.
When Emperor Mingwen thought of Jing Zhaoyin's inaction last night, he couldn't let go. He changed from his previous depressed state and glared: "Jing Zhaoyin, Lord Zhongguo, what do you think about what happened last night?"
Said?"
The two looked at each other, and it seemed that they had not escaped the fate of being blamed. They kowtowed and admitted their mistake. Emperor Mingwen raised his hand: "Come on, please move two small tea tables under the sun and let the two adults copy them ten times."
Don’t get up before you finish copying the law.”
"Your Majesty?" Duke Zhongguo kept complaining. He stayed up all night and didn't even have time to drink. He guarded the palace gate for most of the night. Instead of copying, it would be better to give him a good beating.
It took less than ten hours to copy the law, and the sun was shining brightly outside, so I couldn't help but faint from the sun.
"I am aware of my guilt. Thank you for your punishment, Your Majesty." Jing Zhaoyin breathed a sigh of relief. At most, his knee will only hurt for two days.
Emperor Mingwen waved his hand and asked the two to retreat. The remaining Prime Minister Gong and Emperor Mingwen looked at each other. The Prime Minister had no intention of leaving. Instead, he said: "Your Majesty, when Concubine Shu gave up the throne, it was for the princess. Now the princess
If we want to choose someone else, should we let Concubine Shu return to the back seat?"
It was very frustrating when the queen was given up, and the Prime Minister never wanted to let Concubine Shu regain her position.
"How can a noble concubine sit in the back seat if she has no children?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen can adopt the prince."
Emperor Mingwen raised his eyebrows; "I have no fault with Concubine De, so how can the prince be handed over to the concubine?"
Judging from Emperor Mingwen's tone, he did not want to give the concubine back to Concubine Shu, so the Prime Minister said: "Your Majesty, the empty concubine is not good for the harmony of the six palaces. The emperor should establish a queen as soon as possible, which will also be conducive to the stability of the country."
"The Prime Minister is interested. I know it well. If nothing happens, the Prime Minister should go back and rest as soon as possible."
The Prime Minister had no choice but to resign.
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The more Princess Yu'an thought about it, the angrier she became. She heard from the little eunuch that Chu Yunning would give the Queen Mother an acupuncture massage at this time every day, so she changed her route to pay her respects.
Cihe Palace
The Queen Mother was squinting her eyes to enjoy. When she heard Princess Yu'an coming to greet her, she raised her eyelids and said, "Princess Yunlan Kingdom, why are you still standing there? Please come in."
Chu Yunning on the side quickly guessed the reason why the other party came to pay his respects. Most likely, it was for him. The Queen Mother did not know what happened last night, so Chu Yunning quickly told what happened yesterday.
Read it again.
The Queen Mother frowned, and her impression of this princess was greatly reduced, and she was even very unhappy. She had always loved her people as her own children, and could not stand such a person the most.
Soon Princess Yu'an came and saw Chu Yunning at first sight: "Chu Shanggong, you are indeed here."
"Princess." Chu Yunning smiled friendly at Princess Yu'an.
"Stop smiling at me. Yesterday, you caused me to fall off my horse, and I got a lot of scratches on my body. You deserve to die!"
Seeing that Princess Yu'an was so arrogant and domineering, the Queen Mother became even more angry: "Princess, this is Cihe Palace, not a place for you to run wild. Okay, now that you have paid your respects, you can go back."
"The Queen Mother wants to drive away this princess?" Princess Yu'an said in shock: "This princess is a guest from afar. Is this how you welcome guests?"
"The Ai family sees that you are young and you are from Yunlan country, so you don't have the same experience as you. If it were the princess in the palace who was so rude, the Ai family would have given you a lesson long ago."
The Queen Mother tolerated Princess Yu'an again and again, no matter how she looked at her, she didn't like her. According to the usual rules, the palace would hold a banquet for distinguished guests coming from afar, but obviously, Princess Yu'an had ruined her treatment.
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"Queen Mother, do you know that the person next to you has a vicious mind? This princess is here to seek justice..."
"That's enough!" The Queen Mother frowned, directly interrupted Princess Yu'an's words, and waved her hand: "You can leave directly. If you don't leave, the Ai family will ask the guards to drive you away."
Princess Yu'an's eyes widened. The Queen Mother was too simple and rude. She didn't even finish her words.
"Come here!" the Queen Mother shouted, and Princess Yu'an immediately left knowingly.