Concubine of the Prime Minister's Mansion: Abandoned concubine is not easy to mess with

Chapter 106 Zhang Luo Marriage
Princess Mingyue was feeling helpless, so she habitually looked for help to her elder brother who loved her the most.In these years, because she was the posthumous daughter of the first emperor, she has suffered many doubts and criticisms. If it weren't for the empress and Nan Gongyu, she might not be as good as a court lady now.She is 16 years old this year, and she is still unmarried. The emperor doesn't pay much attention to her, and the queen mother doesn't care much about her. Stranded down.

After all, Nangong Yu is a big man, and there are the emperor and the queen mother, he can't get past them to arrange a marriage for her, so it has been delayed until now.Today, seeing the queen came out, she was filled with joy, thinking that her marriage was finally coming to an end, but she never thought that she would hear such bad news.Although she is married to the prince of Beiya, Beiya and Nanming have been at odds with each other. In peacetime, it is okay. Even if she is not favored, she can still get due respect. The No.1 of the sacrificial flag.Now, with her brother's promise, Princess Mingyue's chaotic mood finally settled down.

"Your Majesty, before my concubine fell ill last year, I had already found a suitable family for Princess Mingyue. Although I haven't had time to accept the recruitment, I have already made a verbal agreement with that family!" How could the queen not know the consequences of the marriage? What is it? Princess Mingyue has been raised by her side since she was a child. Although they are sisters-in-law in name, they are actually like mother and daughter. How could she bear to watch Princess Mingyue go to Beiyan to suffer, so she immediately stood up to rescue Princess Mingyue.

Princess Mingyue and Nangong Yu breathed a sigh of relief at the queen's words, and now they can't control so much, as long as they don't need to marry to Beiyan, other things can be solved.

"What's a verbal agreement? Is this palace not as good as you, Nan Ming?" Huo Lan looked at the queen displeased. This woman dared to openly oppose him.

"The prince doesn't know something. I have ruled the world with etiquette for thousands of years in Nanming, from the princes and nobles to the people of Liming, and I regard keeping promises as the basic quality of being a human being!" It seems that this is a model, this is the rule, not something deliberately said to make Beiyan look ugly, "Especially in the marriage of children, pay attention to the orders of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Once the parents of both parties have made an agreement, even the children cannot change it." Although this palace is not the mother of Princess Mingyue, the princess's mother died young, so the so-called eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, so her marriage will be decided by the emperor and this palace!"

Everyone heard the sarcasm in the queen's words, and they all praised the queen in their hearts. As expected of a scholarly family from a century-old family, this kind of bearing and talent are admirable.

Huo Lan could hear the hidden meaning of the queen's words, saying that Nanming is a country of etiquette, while Beiyi is a barbarian who doesn't understand etiquette, so Huo Lan's face immediately darkened, "The empress's words are different, since Princess Mingyue's marriage is decided by the emperor and the empress, and the emperor has agreed, why do you object? Or is it a woman who has the final say on your court in Nanming?" When Huo Lan said this, she looked at it deliberately contemptuously. One glance at the emperor.

The emperor's expression froze, showing that he was in a bad mood.He just agreed to this marriage, purely for the benefit of the two countries. Although a woman can't change anything, at least it can keep Nan Ming and Bei Yan on the surface of friendship, but the queen stood up to oppose it at this time. This is not a fight His face?
The queen heard Huo Lan's instigation, and glanced at the emperor from the corner of her eye. Seeing the dissatisfaction on the emperor's face, she looked at the emperor and smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, it was you and the queen mother who explained that Princess Yue had arrived last year." The marriageable age, let the concubine help Zhang Luo, who knows that the concubine got sick later and put the matter on hold, now that the crown prince brought it up, the concubine also remembered it!"

The queen's words made the emperor think of some past events. Before imprisoning the queen, he and the queen mother were indeed planning to marry Princess Mingyue, so it really wasn't the queen who deliberately made things difficult for him.The emperor remembered what happened before, and his complexion improved a lot, "Then which family's son are you looking for for Mingyue?"

"Reporting to the emperor, he is Xiahoushi, the second son of Xiahou's family, the general of Zhenbei!" The queen and the emperor have been husband and wife for so many years, so they naturally know the emperor's character. Nangong Yu will not be tolerated, but all emperors have a common problem, that is, they like others to support him.Therefore, when the queen speaks, she always has a bit of admiration and respect for the emperor.

When the emperor heard that it was the family of General Xiahou of Zhenbei, he nodded slightly, and then looked at Huo Lan, "Prince Beiyi, the queen is right. Last year, I and the queen mother did say that the queen should choose a son-in-law for Princess Mingyue, so I'm afraid I can't be satisfied." The prince's wish is fulfilled, but I still have a few daughters, you can see if you like any more, prince!"

When Princess Mingyue heard that she was the incarnate demon king of Xiahou's family, although she felt a little reluctant, if she could go to Beiyan without marrying, she could marry Xiahoushi.After all, a family like Xiahou's family didn't need to marry a princess to consolidate their status. It was already a great deal of face for the queen to agree to marry her, a princess who did not have the support of her mother's family.

"No, I just like Princess Mingyue, I don't want anyone else except her!" It was a joke, he didn't marry Princess Mingyue for the sake of diplomatic relations between the two countries, he just wanted to make Nangongyu feel uncomfortable.Back then, if Nangongyu hadn't defeated Beijiao, he wouldn't have been a hostage in Nanming for three years and suffered all kinds of humiliation. Now that he's back, he just wants to make Nangongyu feel bad and embarrass Nangongyu.

A trace of coldness flashed across Nangong Yu's eyes, and then he regained his composure, "The prince's words are puzzling. You fall in love with Princess Mingyue, and you will not marry unless she is the only one. This king can understand. But should you correct this marriage first? The fundamental purpose of the marriage between the South and the North is to promote peace between the two countries. Princess Mingyue already has a marriage contract, and the crown prince is doing this to force the emperor to break the contract and abandon the alliance. This king has no choice but to doubt, you What is the purpose?"

"The wise king's words are wrong!" Luo Yin had been watching the development of the situation with a cold eye, and finally spoke at this moment, still with a faint charming smile on his face, "The so-called marriage, the premise is that the crown prince of our country likes Princess Mingyue. Only when the relationship exists, marriage can achieve the goal of promoting diplomatic relations between the two countries! Otherwise, the prince will marry a princess casually, and the two will hate each other and become a bitter couple. This will not only be detrimental to the diplomatic relations between the two countries, but may affect the peace between the two countries. May I ask, is such a result what you Nan Ming wants to see?"

It has to be said that this great general is very eloquent, so he can make sense with such a blunt statement.Ganfu's eyes were unconsciously attracted by the general.For a great general with such eloquence and wisdom, I am afraid that Bei Yan will not be willing to continue to be inferior to Nan Ming!
"The general's words are too one-sided!" Who is Nangong Yu? He is like a god of Nanming. He can have the prestige he has today, not just because he can fight. His ability is enough to be the king of a country, but he doesn't have that It's just a heart, so Luo Yin's words seem to be impeccable, but in Nangong Yu's view, it is easy to find flaws, "Since you said that marriage needs to be based on feelings, but Princess Mingyue has never met the prince of Beijiao, so naturally it is impossible to talk about it." On the contrary, Princess Mingyue and Xia Houshi are childhood sweethearts, they have a very good relationship, if the crown prince insists, Mingyue will not be happy when she gets married in Beiyi, and it will still be detrimental to the diplomatic relations between the two countries."

"The general has heard that Princess Mingyue is dignified, virtuous, and deeply understands righteousness. She is a model of women in the royal family of Nanming. As a princess of a country, of course, the interests of the country and the people must be put first. Princess Mingyue will not be loved by the people of Nanming anymore!" Luo Yin smiled evilly, enjoying the feeling of facing Nangong Yu tit for tat, her eyes no longer had the casualness before, and deep in the smiling eyes were deep Strong hatred and provocation.

"Your Majesty, I sincerely propose to marry you, and I hope that your Majesty will fulfill me for the sake of my sincerity!" Huo Lan didn't want to waste too much time with Nangong Yu, so she shifted her target to the emperor.

The emperor looked at the empress in embarrassment, and then at Nangong Yu, "It's better than this. The prince will stay for a while anyway. During this time, the prince can take a look. All the people who are here tonight are my nobles from Nanming. Girl, the crown prince can choose slowly, after my birthday, how about the crown prince confirming the final candidate?"

Huo Lan could also see that it might not be easy to finalize the matter tonight, but he was not in a hurry, the emperor's birthday was half a month away, and he happened to have other things to do, so let's procrastinate, so he nodded slightly, " Alright then! Huo Lan would like to thank the emperor for his kindness in advance!"

"Where is there, the prince doesn't need to be restrained, he must have fun!" It's not that the emperor is willing to be so friendly to Huo Lan. Nanming's treasury is now empty. Although he has cultivated for ten years, he still has not enough confidence to start a war with Beijiao. .And Beijiao has always been known for being brave and good at fighting, and it can be said that the whole people are soldiers.For hundreds of years, there have been no less than a hundred battles between the two countries, with more losses than victories, and the Nanming treasury has long been empty.If it wasn't for the Lin family's military expenses ten years ago, Nanming would not have been able to defeat Beiyi.Therefore, it is best to fight for peace now, not to mention the matter of only sacrificing a princess, so deep down in his heart he is willing.

But the queen and Nangong Yu disagreed, and the queen appointed the son of Xiahou's family for Princess Mingyue. He was the general who guarded the north of Nanming and Lei Tingguan. Mishap, Nanming died.That's why he had to compromise for the time being. If Bei Yan still didn't let go, he could explain to Xiahou's family and Nangong Yu.

After the banquet, all the ladies felt like sitting on pins and needles, keeping their heads down as much as possible, for fear of being selected by Huo Lan, so they didn't know what to eat.From this day on, there were basically no noble girls taking to the streets, and the girls of the right age in Beijing and China began to arrange marriages quickly, and the girls who were still waiting to be selected before were not hypocritical.On the contrary, those young masters have become the most sought-after targets. Those dignitaries who usually have the best face have lowered their figures one after another, and asked the matchmaker to propose marriage at the home of a well-known, talented and good-looking son, and the woman took the initiative to come to propose marriage. The first time.

Among them, the most sought-after ones are the prince Ding's mansion and the virtuous king Nangong Yu.Nangong Yu has always been indifferent, anyone who came to propose marriage, or sent his daughter into the mansion with various excuses, was thrown out by Nangong Yu, and no one dared to propose marriage afterwards.Dingwangfu is different. Although Wenfei has already made a concubine, he can still have side concubines and concubines. Therefore, Dingwangfu is full of people for a while.

(End of this chapter)