Chapter 1726: Once you enter the Hou family, its as deep as the sea (50)
King Tao left the emperor's study with a sigh, carrying a wound on his forehead and the royal steward holding the imperial edict of marriage.
The back view of King Nie, the chief steward of the imperial court, was unable to explain anything. As expected, none of these princes is a fuel-efficient lamp.
I originally thought that King Xian was the most tiring and careless of all the princes.
But now looking at what they just did, it's obvious that they have a lot of thoughts!
The eldest girl of the Lan family was already someone who was talked about by the emperor. As a result, before the emperor could decide what to do with the eldest girl, King Tan came out first and had her beard cut off.
Marry a wife, get a capable sister-in-law, and gain an additional fiefdom.
If anyone dares to say that King Xun is unkind in the future, the chief manager will definitely be the first to spit in their face.
However, that fiefdom really left him speechless.
Because he was angry with King Yi for not marrying anyone other than Lan Ruyu, the emperor pointed out the worst fiefdom in the country to King Yi.
The fiefdom was extremely barren, and it was close to the border town. There were many wars on weekdays, and the land produced very little.
Every winter, people go out to escape the famine, and then go back to continue farming in the spring. This actually explains with practical actions what it means to never leave one’s homeland.
Seeing that King Tao seemed to be very relaxed, the chief manager was a little worried. The people in that fiefdom were poor and scared, and even the local officials had changed several times. King Tao might not know what would happen to him in the past.
Although one cannot casually speculate on the emperor's intentions, the emperor's intention is very clear. If he does not want to go to the fief to find trouble, then he should change the marriage partner. As long as the marriage partner is changed, the fiefdom matter can naturally be renegotiated.
The emperor didn't want to see King Xi because he was afraid of thinking of the imperial concubine.
But this King Xun chose to use the imperial concubine to talk things over, and of course he was sure of what he said.
I just don't know if King Xin will use the imperial concubine to ask for anything from the emperor again. The emperor's move can only be used once. If King Xin asks for too much, it will definitely annoy the emperor.
When the time comes, not only will you not be reminded of the goodness of the imperial concubine, but it will also have the opposite effect.
I just hope that King Tan can be smarter for a while longer.
King Tao obviously didn't understand the emperor's good intentions, let alone that the chief minister was worrying about him. He was happily walking out of the palace. Next, he had to marry a wife, go to the fiefdom, and give birth to a son. Time was tight, and he only had one day.
Neither wanted to delay.
Just as King Tan was planning a bright future for himself in his mind, someone suddenly hurried over from the path in the Queen's Palace.
After bending down and saluting the Grand Steward, Xiao Luzi's eyes fell on King Tan, "Your Highness, the Queen would like to invite you and the Grand Steward to come over and talk."
King Tao was stunned. "He refused in his heart."
The mother rarely spoke to him once a year, so why did she suddenly think of him this time?
King Tao was a little panicked. The butler didn't teach him how to deal with this situation. That bastard was too careless in his work. I wonder if he was careless.
Manman moved towards the queen's palace with difficulty. King Tan really hoped that a great hero would come down from the sky to save him.
Where is his future sister-in-law? Why hasn't she shown up yet?
Seeing King Xi dilly-dallying, Xiaoluzi was afraid that the Queen would be anxious, so he quickly urged King Xi: "Your Majesty, we have to hurry up. I'm afraid the Queen is waiting in a hurry."
King Tao looked at Xiao Luzi with an angry look on his face, "Don't you see that my steps are already very long? Or do you want me to run?"
Mother's side."
Xiaoluzi looked at King Etan with a helpless expression, wanting very much to tell him that raising his feet did not mean he was walking forward.
From the beginning to now, King Yin has only moved forward half an inch. If this continues, His Royal Highness King Yin will probably not be able to reach the Queen's side by the time he gets to the palace.
The more Xiaoluzi looked at King Xi, the more angry he became. King Xi was a prince and he didn't have to worry about anything, but if he went back late, he would definitely be punished by the Queen.
Thinking of this, Xiaoluzi said to Prince Xin thoughtfully, "If the prince is tired, why don't you ask me to find a chariot to come over?"
King Tan "" is not good at all.
Knowing that he could not escape after all, King Tao took a deep breath and followed the path to the queen's palace.
The queen left the chief steward in the side hall to drink tea, while she herself left King Tan to talk in the main hall.
Talking about talking, since King Xi came in, the Queen has always lowered her head and drank tea without saying a word, as if she was holding fine wine and jade dew in her hands.
King Tan felt very uneasy about the queen's silent attitude.
He moved his feet, but found that the queen's movement of drinking tea had stopped for a moment. He was so frightened that he quickly maintained his motionless posture. Unexpectedly, the queen had been watching his movements.
The more the Queen remained silent, the more frightened King Tao became. His mother had always been like this, and she would always need others to guess her thoughts.
Use this attitude of knowing everything to induce others to reveal the secrets hidden in their hearts.
Just like the current King Tao, he was already thinking in his mind what exactly he had done that was discovered by the Queen, and he must not say the wrong thing for a while.
King Xi lamented in his heart that he would rather go to the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion to help Jin Qing move the body than fight with the queen here.
Everyone thought that since he was the Queen's second son, he should have taken advantage of him, but who knew that the Queen's mother could not treat him as well as the son of an ordinary concubine.
That tone sounded like he was just an outsider who was related to the queen!
Just when King Xiu wanted to pretend to be stunned and escape, the queen put down the teacup in her hand and gently stroked the armor on her hand, "Say it!"
King Tan carefully replied, "What does the queen want her son to say?"
Seeing that King Xi was unwilling to speak, the Queen did not ask further questions, but put her hands on the armrests of the chair.
The maid behind her saw this and quickly gave her another cup of tea.
When the queen picked up the tea cup again, King Tao's heart was pounding. He was not the roundworm in the queen's belly, so how could he know what the queen wanted to ask.
Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, King Xin was very anxious. If it was too late, the general manager would not have time to go to the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion to announce the decree.
Thinking of announcing the decree, King Tao suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his heart and cautiously said to the queen, "Mother, my son wants to get married and has asked his father to issue an imperial decree granting marriage."
This must be what the Queen wants him to say!
As if to confirm his thoughts, the Queen Qing sneered, "Your Majesty has really grown up. If you want to get married, you don't need to tell your mother. You can directly ask your father to grant a marriage. Is it because you are afraid that your mother's face is not high enough?"
!”
As soon as King Xun heard this, he knew something was wrong and immediately knelt down to the Queen: "Mother, please don't think too much about it, I have no intention of doing this!"
King Jiang was about to kowtow, but the queen immediately stopped him and said, "Okay, don't kowtow to me. The wound on your head is not healed yet. Don't let people think that I treated you harshly." King Jiang left with a sigh.
He walked into the emperor's study with a bruise on his forehead and the royal steward holding the imperial edict of marriage.
The back view of King Nie, the chief steward of the imperial court, was unable to explain anything. As expected, none of these princes is a fuel-efficient lamp.
I originally thought that King Xian was the most tiring and careless of all the princes.
But now looking at what they just did, it's obvious that they have a lot of thoughts!
The eldest girl of the Lan family was already someone who was talked about by the emperor. As a result, before the emperor could decide what to do with the eldest girl, King Tan came out first and had her beard cut off.
Marry a wife, get a capable sister-in-law, and gain an additional fiefdom.
If anyone dares to say that King Xun is unkind in the future, the chief manager will definitely be the first to spit in their face.
However, that fiefdom really left him speechless.
Because he was angry with King Yi for not marrying anyone other than Lan Ruyu, the emperor pointed out the worst fiefdom in the country to King Yi.
The fiefdom was extremely barren, and it was close to the border town. There were many wars on weekdays, and the land produced very little.
Every winter, people go out to escape the famine, and then go back to continue farming in the spring. This actually explains with practical actions what it means to never leave one’s homeland.
Seeing that King Tao seemed to be very relaxed, the chief manager was a little worried. The people in that fiefdom were poor and scared, and even the local officials had changed several times. King Tao might not know what would happen to him in the past.
Although one cannot casually speculate on the emperor's intentions, the emperor's intention is very clear. If he does not want to go to the fief to find trouble, then he should change the marriage partner. As long as the marriage partner is changed, the fiefdom matter can naturally be renegotiated.
The emperor didn't want to see King Xi because he was afraid of thinking of the imperial concubine.
But this King Xun chose to use the imperial concubine to talk things over, and of course he was sure of what he said.
I just don't know if King Xin will use the imperial concubine to ask for anything from the emperor again. The emperor's move can only be used once. If King Xin asks for too much, it will definitely annoy the emperor.
When the time comes, not only will you not be reminded of the goodness of the imperial concubine, but it will also have the opposite effect.
I just hope that King Tan can be smarter for a while longer.
King Tao obviously didn't understand the emperor's good intentions, let alone that the chief minister was worrying about him. He was happily walking out of the palace. Next, he had to marry a wife, go to the fiefdom, and give birth to a son. Time was tight, and he only had one day.
Neither wanted to delay.
Just as King Tan was planning a bright future for himself in his mind, someone suddenly hurried over from the path in the Queen's Palace.
After bending down and saluting the Grand Steward, Xiao Luzi's eyes fell on King Tan, "Your Highness, the Queen would like to invite you and the Grand Steward to come over and talk."
King Tao was stunned. "He refused in his heart."
The mother rarely spoke to him once a year, so why did she suddenly think of him this time?
King Tao was a little panicked. The butler didn't teach him how to deal with this situation. That bastard was too careless in his work. I wonder if he was careless.
Manman moved towards the queen's palace with difficulty. King Tan really hoped that a great hero would come down from the sky to save him.
Where is his future sister-in-law? Why hasn't she shown up yet?
Seeing King Xi dilly-dallying, Xiaoluzi was afraid that the Queen would be anxious, so he quickly urged King Xi: "Your Majesty, we have to hurry up. I'm afraid the Queen is waiting in a hurry."
King Tao looked at Xiao Luzi with an angry look on his face, "Don't you see that my steps are already very long? Or do you want me to run?"
Mother's side."
Xiaoluzi looked at King Etan with a helpless expression, wanting very much to tell him that raising his feet did not mean he was walking forward.
From the beginning to now, King Yin has only moved forward half an inch. If this continues, His Royal Highness King Yin will probably not be able to reach the Queen's side by the time he gets to the palace.
The more Xiaoluzi looked at King Xi, the more angry he became. King Xi was a prince and he didn't have to worry about anything, but if he went back late, he would definitely be punished by the Queen.
Thinking of this, Xiaoluzi said to Prince Xin thoughtfully, "If the prince is tired, why don't you ask me to find a chariot to come over?"
King Tan "" is not good at all.
Knowing that he could not escape after all, King Tao took a deep breath and followed the path to the queen's palace.
The queen left the chief steward in the side hall to drink tea, while she herself left King Tan to talk in the main hall.
Talking about talking, since King Xi came in, the Queen has always lowered her head and drank tea without saying a word, as if she was holding fine wine and jade dew in her hands.
King Tan felt very uneasy about the queen's silent attitude.
He moved his feet, but found that the queen's movement of drinking tea had stopped for a moment. He was so frightened that he quickly maintained his motionless posture. Unexpectedly, the queen had been watching his movements.
The more the Queen remained silent, the more frightened King Tao became. His mother had always been like this, and she would always need others to guess her thoughts.
Use this attitude of knowing everything to induce others to reveal the secrets hidden in their hearts.
Just like the current King Tao, he was already thinking in his mind what exactly he had done that was discovered by the Queen, and he must not say the wrong thing for a while.
King Xi lamented in his heart that he would rather go to the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion to help Jin Qing move the body than fight with the queen here.
Everyone thought that since he was the Queen's second son, he should have taken advantage of him, but who knew that the Queen's mother could not treat him as well as the son of an ordinary concubine.
That tone sounded like he was just an outsider who was related to the queen!
Just when King Xiu wanted to pretend to be stunned and escape, the queen put down the teacup in her hand and gently stroked the armor on her hand, "Say it!"
King Tan carefully replied, "What does the queen want her son to say?"
Seeing that King Xi was unwilling to speak, the Queen did not ask further questions, but put her hands on the armrests of the chair.
The maid behind her saw this and quickly gave her another cup of tea.
When the queen picked up the tea cup again, King Tao's heart was pounding. He was not the roundworm in the queen's belly, so how could he know what the queen wanted to ask.
Seeing that the sky was getting darker and darker, King Xin was very anxious. If it was too late, the general manager would not have time to go to the Huaiyin Marquis Mansion to announce the decree.
Thinking of announcing the decree, King Tao suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his heart and cautiously said to the queen, "Mother, my son wants to get married and has asked his father to issue an imperial decree granting marriage."
This must be what the Queen wants him to say!
As if to confirm his thoughts, the Queen Qing sneered, "Your Majesty has really grown up. If you want to get married, you don't need to tell your mother. You can directly ask your father to grant a marriage. Is it because you are afraid that your mother's face is not high enough?"
!”
As soon as King Xun heard this, he knew something was wrong and immediately knelt down to the Queen: "Mother, please don't think too much about it, I have no intention of doing this!"
King Jiang was about to kowtow, but the queen immediately stopped him and said, "Okay, don't kowtow to me. The wound on your head has not healed yet. Don't let people think that I have treated you harshly."