bookrebus Chapter 714 Chapter 714
Chapter 714 Chapter 714
Now that Duan Liangyuan's family has fallen, the emperor's eldest grandson is safe and sound, otherwise there would be too many old accounts to settle!
Song Guanzhou felt rather gloating when he heard this. "You and Silang have a deep relationship with Jin Fuyun. You can make a judgment now, which means you have come to the right path and returned to the right path."
Although this may not sound pleasant...
But Qin Qingdong still nodded slightly, "This is exactly what I thought."
If the Duan family is allowed to do evil and the Jin family is constantly playing dirty tricks, I'm afraid the original plot such as the Crown Princess being deposed and the Emperor's eldest grandson dying young will still appear.
Now Qin Qingdong has woken up early, and the Crown Princess is about to give birth to her second child. Although it may not be possible to fight against the original, at least it is moving in a good direction.
Pei An's expression remained unchanged. "The true feelings in the past seem a little ridiculous now."
Especially the death of He family's eldest son. If it was really Jin Fuyun who was responsible, then this woman's scheming and calculation were no less than that of a man, or even more vicious and cruel.
After hearing this, Xu Lingbai couldn't help but sigh.
"I never thought that such parents would raise a girl with such a personality. She is scheming and calculating, with no bottom line. Her motives are just..." He glanced at Shiro, a little unbelievable, "It's hard to believe."
"That's because cousin, you don't know the word love, how powerful it is!"
At this point, Song Guanzhou glanced at Pei An with a half-smile, "It's just that my Silang was targeted for no reason, and my wife almost lost her life."
Pei An held his forehead and smiled bitterly.
“My lady, what you said makes sense. Even though I have said it several times, Pei Si still feels guilty.”
When Song Guanzhou heard this, he originally had the intention of teasing Pei An, but now seeing that Pei An obeyed him in everything, he didn't want to continue teasing him.
Then she stood up and called Xu Lingqiao, "We sisters will go to see the hot spring first, you guys can talk on your own."
When he left, he took away all the maids in the house.
The fragrance that was originally beside Pei An was also taken away.
He was a little stunned, but Qin Er brought Pei An back to his senses with a word, "Ji Zhang, Ling Bai, although one of you is in the court and the other is still waiting to be released, you should pay more attention to some things in the court."
Pei An withdrew his gaze and looked at Qin Qingdong.
"What did Xi Hui say?"
In the court, it all depends on what is a big deal and what is a small deal. If the rise and fall of a country is considered a big deal, it does not happen every day.
But the suffering of the people is also a big deal. At least nine, if not ten, of these things happened that day.
The old woman who was guarding the manor brought hot tea. Chun Ge and A Lu received it at the door and brought it in. Qin Qingdong watched the tea fall from the spout of the pot into the cup and said quietly, "Dongjun came here to ask for marriage."
Xu Lingbai rarely has social engagements, so he had never heard of this matter.
But Pei An was in the Hanlin Academy and had heard about it a long time ago.
"The rumor is spreading that Dongjun might be able to persuade His Majesty to use the royal family as a bond to continue the peaceful future between the two countries."
Qin Qingdong raised his eyebrows, "The emperor has not yet agreed, but the Dongjun delegation is working hard and will not stop until their king finds a queen."
Queen?
Pei An took a deep breath, "Emperor Dongjun is He Jiang's elder brother from the same mother. He is not young anymore, almost forty. How could he not have a queen?"
Qin Qingdong extended his hand, "What a coincidence, he passed away at the beginning of the year."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lingbai shook his head and laughed, "The Queen's fate is really not that good!"
Qin Qingdong nodded silently.
Pei An thought for a moment, "If we really want to form a marriage alliance, there are only a few princesses in the palace. It all depends on the emperor's will."
"Princess Fuman is looking for a prince consort. There were some signs of progress last month, but I haven't heard anything about it recently."
"Hmm? I'm afraid it's impossible to marry Liu Zhuang."
The rear troops of the loyal king are still in the southeast. If Liu Zhuang is really sent as an envoy to Dongjun, it will inevitably discourage the soldiers in the southeast.
"It is still unknown now, but the matter of selecting a prince consort has come to an abrupt halt. I am afraid..."
Qin Qingdong shook his head repeatedly, "Besides, Emperor Dongjun is not young anymore, he is almost 30 years old, if he really wants to choose a few princesses for the harem, the oldest one is only 16 or 17 years old, I'm afraid His Majesty will not be able to bear it."
Liu Zhuang, on the other hand, has wasted his time again and again and is now in his twenties.
At this point, Qin Qingdong smiled mischievously and looked at Xu Lingbai, "Brother Lingbai, you almost became a royal consort."
Yo!
Xu Lingbai blushed suddenly when he heard this, and waved his hands repeatedly, "Second Master, please don't make fun of Lingbai, this Prince Consort... Lingbai has a poor family background and a meager wealth, so he dare not dream of becoming a son-in-law."
Pei An looked at Qin Qingdong with interest.
"Why? Princess Fuman has noticed my cousin?"
Qin Qingdong waved his hand, "When the list was announced, the Empress Dowager paid attention to it. During the palace examination, I heard that Fuman, under the arrangement of the Empress Dowager, stopped his sedan chair in the alley outside the Hall of Heroes and watched the young talents taking the palace examination."
Xu Lingbai was a little surprised, and then smiled calmly.
"There are so many talented people in the world, and Ling Bai ranked last among the three lists. He is really not worthy of my liking."
"Brother Lingbai, you must not belittle yourself. If you can pass the imperial examination, you are not an ordinary person. Moreover, Brother Lingbai has white teeth and red lips, and you are in the prime of your life. Among a bunch of dry-looking imperial scholars, you are a gentleman."
These words made Xu Lingbai blush.
He stammered and said that he didn't deserve the compliment. Pei An also wanted to tease him, "What a pity, cousin, why don't I go and make some matchmaking? Maybe it will be a good match."
"No! Absolutely not!"
Xu Lingbai was so anxious that his eyebrows, eyes, and nose were sweating. Pei An saw this and quickly comforted him, "Brother, don't panic. I was just joking. You and I studied hard and it wasn't easy to get fame. Although being a prince consort will bring endless wealth and glory, the lofty ambitions deep in your heart... will no longer be realized."
Dalong did not mean that the prince consort could not participate in politics, but whether it was a coincidence or accidental, except for those princesses who were married for foreign purposes, most of the prince consorts who were married to princesses in history had almost no status in the court.
It would be better to have a few princesses, such as Princess Hong'an, even though General Jin was only a fourth-rank military officer when they got married.
But after decades of hard work, he is now famous and renowned in the court.
In short, in the eyes of Pei An and Qin Qingdong, sons of aristocratic families, he is not worthy of being a princess consort.
"Don't worry, Brother Lingbai. You are not fit to be a royal consort. You are too soft and shy when you meet a woman. You can't handle the princess and the maids in front of her, let alone the princess."
Qin Qingdong tried to comfort him kindly, and Xu Lingbai didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I am not blessed with such overwhelming wealth. One day, I will find a quiet and gentle woman to be my wife, and live a simple life in this life. That will be enough."
Demure and gentle?
Qin Qingdong sighed to the sky, "I also wanted to marry a lady from a noble family like this, but heaven gave me Wen Si instead!"
At this point, Qin Qingdong glanced sideways, "Ji Zhang, Wen San is about to enter the capital, did you know?"
Wen San, Wen Si’s sister, was also an “old acquaintance” who almost became the wife of the fourth young master of the Pei family.