vstars Chapter 204: The Enemies in the Capital Have a Fall in Love with Each Other 21
Chapter 204: The Enemies in the Capital Have a Fall in Love with Each Other 21
After the two of them parted unhappily, the figure in the dark corner also quietly left.
This man was Xiao Qingzi, who was sent by his godfather to monitor Pei Qingcheng. He hurried back and found the eunuch Li on duty, and told him in detail what he had just seen.
Eunuch Li's eyes turned slightly and said, "No one has discovered it!"
"Godfather, you can rest assured that my son will do the job." Xiao Qingzi quickly bowed and responded.
After Eunuch Li dismissed him, he wanted to find an opportunity to report the matter to the emperor. He had served the emperor for many years and felt that he understood his thoughts, although not 80%, at least 50%.
Although the Second Prince has been canonized as the Crown Prince, the Emperor does not actually trust him. He is even more wary of him because of his action in demanding the return of the Pei family's criminal slaves in public. However, since no one in the court is willing to lead the troops, the Emperor tolerates him for the time being.
If the criminal slave of the Pei family was just used as a plaything and left in the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery to be played with by Prince Su, the emperor would not mind and might even be happy to see it happen.
However, if this boy kills the enemy and makes military achievements in the future, the old matter of the Pei family will be brought up again, and the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion will inevitably be implicated. Even if the Loyal and Brave Marquis's Mansion has never formed cliques for personal gain, it is likely that it will not escape the emperor's suspicion.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Li raised his eyebrows slightly. Only Prince Su was a blessed man.
Although he is bearing the stigma now, at least he has severed the relationship between Pei Qingcheng and the Loyal and Brave Marquis' Mansion. No matter what the other party does in the future, he will not be implicated.
Soon, he was summoned to the palace to serve.
The emperor sat in the first seat with an expressionless face, listening silently to the queen telling which noble ladies were invited to the plum blossom viewing banquet, and thinking in his heart about the candidate for Li Junze's marriage.
This is by no means an easy task.
The person chosen must be worthy of the status of the Crown Princess, but not too prominent. After all, this is just a stopgap measure to restrain the Crown Prince. If she instead provides him with assistance, the gain would outweigh the loss.
Although the Queen verbally spoke about the situations of the noble ladies from various families, she was actually observing their expressions.
The emperor ordered her to keep an eye out for a suitable candidate for the Crown Princess. However, as the biological mother of the Sixth Prince, she actually had no interest in the matter and even secretly hoped that the person would die on the battlefield.
If this were to happen, her son Yun Yi would have one less strong rival.
When the former empress died suddenly, the second prince was determined to find out the truth, but the emperor refused. Not only did he depose the second prince from his position as crown prince, he also sent him to guard the imperial mausoleum and imprisoned the Pei family.
Although she had no idea why the emperor was furious, she could clearly sense that the emperor remained tight-lipped about what happened that year.
Now the Second Prince has taken the opportunity of going to war to regain the position of Crown Prince. If he returns victorious, who can predict whether the Emperor will change his mind? After all, the former Queen was extremely favored in the harem at that time, and no one could match her.
Seeing that the emperor was still not interested, the queen thought for a moment and deliberately raised her voice and said, "Your Majesty, speaking of which, among the noble ladies invited by the queen mother today, there is one who is quite special."
"Oh? Who?"
Seeing that the queen suddenly kept it a secret, the drowsy emperor sat up straight. The two of them got married at a young age, and he knew each other's thoughts very well. He understood that the next person would probably be the one she would recommend.
"She is Xin He, the fourth daughter of the Xin family, who was criticized by the abbot of Shanci Temple as having a fate of being doomed to fail as soon as she was born."
When the emperor heard this, he lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, and finally had some impression.
"I remember that her father, Xin Lisheng, was once a top scholar in the imperial examination. He was a man of real talent and learning. Unfortunately, he requested to be sent to the capital because of this document, and eventually passed away on the way to his post. I didn't expect that his daughter has already reached the age of marriage."
Seeing the emperor's emotional expression, the queen did not dare to answer rashly.
Instead, the emperor asked, "What does this woman look like and what does she have? Is she engaged?"
The queen then answered cautiously: "I heard that she was arranged to marry him, but after her parents passed away, her future husband's family called off the marriage on the grounds of her weak health. Since then, the fourth girl from the Xin family has gone to live with her maternal grandfather."
The emperor nodded slightly after hearing this, "He is quite pitiful."
This girl was born into an official family, and her status was enough to match the position of Crown Princess. In addition, her parents died early, her maternal grandfather's family was just a merchant, and it was difficult for them to provide any help, and she was also born with a fate of being alone.
It certainly sounds like a good fit.
The emperor glanced at Eunuch Li, who understood what he meant and immediately reminded him, "Your Majesty, it is getting late now. The Prime Minister has something important to discuss with you in the Imperial Study."
Hearing this, the queen quickly stood up and said in a virtuous manner, "State affairs are of great importance. I respectfully send your majesty off."
The emperor was quite satisfied with her understanding and finally smiled. "I am very busy with government affairs. If the queen has nothing else to do, why don't you go and sit with my mother? I heard that my elder sister and Ziyu are also here. Please give them my regards."
The queen quickly responded, "Yes, I will obey your majesty's order."
Coming out of the Queen's bedroom, the Emperor looked up and saw the rare good weather. He suddenly had an idea and decided to abandon the dragon chariot and walk back to the imperial study, with Eunuch Li accompanying him.
When they were halfway there, a secret guard suddenly came to report.
The secret guard was a person specially sent by the emperor to monitor Li Junze. Ever since he reinstated him as the crown prince, the emperor has been unable to sleep peacefully. In the past two days, he has had frequent nightmares, in which the ghost of Empress Pei was lingering.
When the emperor saw the secret guard, he thought something serious had happened. His face darkened at first, but when he took the note and looked at it, he couldn't help laughing and handed the note to Eunuch Li beside him.
"Li Quan, what do you think if I give the Xin family's fourth daughter to Li Junze as the Crown Princess?"
Eunuch Li took the note and looked at it. It was brief and to the point, with only one line of words written on it: The Prince went to a plum blossom viewing banquet and accidentally saved the fourth young lady of the Xin family who was about to fall into the water.
As soon as the Queen mentioned the fourth daughter of the Xin family, she was linked to the Crown Prince.
Under normal circumstances, Eunuch Li would not have dared to speak nonsense, but when he saw that the emperor looked relaxed, he thought for a moment and immediately revealed a flattering smile.
"What a coincidence, isn't it? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Xin Family's Fourth Miss are truly a match made in heaven!"
The emperor laughed out loud when he heard her words, "What a match made in heaven."
After saying this, he summoned the dragon chariot, hurried back to the imperial study, and ordered people to draft a marriage decree.
However, at this moment, these two people who were destined to be together were on the verge of a fight and confronting each other.
"Where did you get this jade pendant?"
"Given by my brother."
"Who is your brother?"
......
Xin He was able to endure and reply to him at first because he remembered that he had saved his life.
Seeing his aggressiveness, she felt that his attitude was different and worried about causing trouble for her brother, so she didn't want to talk to him anymore. She turned around and tried to leave, but he grabbed her arm and said, "Don't leave. Explain what you have said."
Li Junze's face was gloomy as he stared at the strange woman in front of him, with anger hidden in his gentle voice.
This ice flower hibiscus jade pendant originally came in a pair, and he was sure that his own piece was still in his house, and he had even stroked and played with it before falling asleep last night. As for the other piece, it should have been in Su Ziyu's hand, so how could it be tied around the woman's waist?