Long Jiaying said: "This is the truth. I am just stating the truth."

Faced with the handsome prince of a neighboring country, which of these unmarried princesses would not be secretly moved?

Although they were not legitimate princesses, at least they had never been married.

Which man doesn’t care about his wife’s past?

She just didn't believe it. After hearing such shocking news, would Prince Sheng still ask to marry this legitimate princess?

Fu Nanyao was unable to explain herself for a moment, after all, it was true that she had been married.

Suddenly, Gongsun Man laughed softly.

He originally wanted to cooperate with the Princess Dajing, but he didn't expect that the princess was ungrateful. Now that she knows that his brother likes the girl from the Yan family, it is time to completely cut off her thoughts about his brother.

Thinking of this, she said, "She's been married before."

Since Princess Dajing had been married, the daughter of the Yan family also got married.

In this respect, the two are evenly matched.

But in terms of appearance and figure, the girl from the Yan family far surpasses Princess Dajing, not to mention that her brother likes her.

As long as you like it, other factors don’t matter!
The other party's tone was particularly harsh to Fu Nanyao, and she immediately explained, "That marriage was a mistake. I was framed by someone, and what's more, Dong Kuang and I were not actually married."

While speaking, he looked at his father, the emperor, and his mother, the queen.

Long Yi nodded: "The Dong family has been punished by me."

It can be considered as maintaining the reputation of the legitimate daughter.

"In that case, the Dong family is indeed hateful, but..." Gongsun Man changed the subject, "A princess of a country who has been married is indeed not suitable to be the Crown Princess of Beiqi."

"You, can what you said represent Prince Sheng?"

Fu Nanyao clenched her handkerchief and looked at Gongsun Sheng with burning eyes.

This morning, the emperor summoned him to the palace to meet her. They had been chatting quite well at that time. Why was the situation now not what she expected?
At the very least, Prince Sheng should express his stance, right?
Long Yi also turned his gaze towards Gongsun Sheng: "Prince Sheng, what's your reply?"

Gongsun Sheng then slowly said: "I talked to the Fifth Princess today, and I think I am not a good match for her."

Upon hearing this, Fu Nanyao's expression suddenly froze.

Princesses such as Long Jiaying giggled, thinking that their chance had come. They quietly straightened their clothes and smoothed their hair.

Qiao Wanyou, who had been silent the whole time, spoke up: "It's okay, I still have several princesses of the right age in Dajing."

As long as Nan Yao is not chosen, she doesn't care which princess is chosen for the marriage.

Even if the princess's brother could get support from Northern Qi to a certain extent, which would help him win the throne, on the other hand, if a war broke out between the two countries, the princess would be the first to be targeted.

Besides, she believed more in her son's abilities.

What surprised everyone was that Gongsun Sheng said this: "When it comes to choosing a life partner, status is certainly important, but I think whether one is happy with the other is more important."

The implication is that he has no feelings for Fu Nanyao.

Everyone present heard it.

Gongsun Man leaned back and glanced at Gongsun Lei.

Gongsun Lei said, "The purpose of this marriage between the two countries is, first, that the legitimate princess of Beiqi will marry in Dajing, and second, that my brother, the crown prince, will choose a woman in Dajing to be the crown princess and return to Beiqi. Now that we have discussed my brother's affairs, let's talk about the issue of choosing a son-in-law for my daughter Man'er."

As he spoke, Gongsun Man looked at Fu Ciyi with a smile.

When Yan Funing saw this, her heart skipped a beat and she thought, this girl still hasn't given up.

As expected, Gongsun Man stood up and bowed to the Emperor and Empress Dajing who were sitting on the main seat: "I still say the same thing, I like His Royal Highness Prince Rui, and I hope that His Majesty the Emperor and Empress Dajing will allow me to do so."

"This..." Qiao Wanyou frowned.

"Princess Man, do you want to be the second wife of Prince Rui?" Long Yi asked. Gongsun Man said, "Your Majesty, I want to be the Princess of Rui. You also said that you can't let me down, right?"

"I won't marry." Fu Ciyi stated directly.

Gongsun Man added: "Your Highness Prince Rui, don't be so hasty to refuse. Let's listen to what your father, the emperor and your mother think."

Long Yi had no expression on his face: "I have already told you that if you want to enter the Rui Palace, you have two choices, concubine or equal wife."

Gongsun Man looked down at her brother, knowing that it was not convenient for him to say in front of everyone that he liked Yan Funing at the moment.

In this case, she temporarily made a compromise and nodded in agreement: "Okay, then I will be the second wife of King Rui."

When her brother marries Yan Funing, she will be the legitimate Princess Rui.

Long Yi frowned slightly.

He is the king of a country, and once he speaks, he cannot take it back.

Since she was given two choices and she had already chosen one, it was decided at this moment.

"In this case, both sides should have more contact to enhance their relationship."

After saying that, he stood up and pulled Qiao Wanyou away, not even giving Fu Ciyi a chance to speak.

Fu Ciyi's face looked gloomy.

Yan Funing, on the contrary, was calm.

The fact that Gongsun Man had been causing trouble for her showed that she would not give up easily. Furthermore, as she was a princess who was married to a foreign country, and now that she had lowered her status and was willing to become a co-wife, even her father could not say anything.

In the hall, the princes left one after another when they saw that Gongsun Man did not choose them, except Fu Beimo who came to his brother and sister-in-law.

The princesses all made excuses to say goodbye to Gongsun Sheng in the hope of exchanging a few words with him.

This scene made Fu Nanyao angry.

But even if she was angry, what could she do? Prince Sheng's words clearly showed his attitude, he would not choose her.

He was in such a depressed mood that he had no time to comfort his brother and sister-in-law. Gu Ziyou was supported by Liu Lu and left the hall.

After the princesses left in groups of two or three, only the Gongsun siblings, Fu Ciyi, Yan Funing and Fu Beimo were left in the palace.

"The journey from Beiqi to Dajing was slow, one of the reasons being that we were carrying Man'er's dowry. Prince Rui should have more contact with Man'er so that we can set a wedding date as soon as possible, so that I can enjoy your wedding before I leave Dajing." Gongsun Sheng smiled and said gently, "My sister's words and actions are sometimes inappropriate, and I hope Prince Rui will bear with me in the future."

After saying that, he left with his brother and sister-in-law without caring whether Fu Ciyi responded or not.

"Brother, I have to go find my father for this matter."

Fu Beimo looked at the backs of the Gongsun brothers and sisters as they left and lowered his voice.

Fu Ciyi said "hmm", took Yan Funing's hand and walked out of the hall.

Fu Beimo hurriedly followed.

The three of them found their father in the imperial study.

"I will not marry Gongsun Man. Please revoke your order, father." Fu Ciyi said directly.

Fu Beimo spoke up for his brother: "Father, it's not easy for my brother and sister-in-law to be together, why do you want to insert a Beiqi woman who will make trouble unreasonably between them?"

"Gongsun Man can't take away Fu Ning's position as the principal wife." Long Yi said solemnly, "She is just a Beiqi woman, Wen Yu, you should just treat her as a tool to control Beiqi, why do you care so much?"

"But as long as she is in Prince Rui's mansion, there will definitely be unrest in the house." Fu Beimo added.

Long Yi's face darkened.

The emperor's elder brother also told him to train Wen Yu more and let him grow up as soon as possible. The implication of his words was obvious. He was optimistic about Wen Yu becoming the successor to the Dajing Empire.

Now, can't this brat even handle a Beiqi woman? (End of this chapter)

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