In the days that followed, the Jia Mansion gradually returned to peace.
As for Jia Lian himself, he only had to run the Military and Horse Division and his own home every day. Occasionally, he helped out in Ningguo Mansion.
In the remaining free time, he either practiced martial arts in the newly built martial arts arena, or spent time with his wife, concubines, and maids at home, living a fulfilling and contented life.
Until this day, a piece of news came from the court, which finally made his brows, which had been relaxed for many days, wrinkle up again.
In Changchun Palace, the concubine looked at Emperor Ning Kang who was sitting in meditation with her. There was a trace of sadness between her eyebrows, and she asked leisurely: "What has the emperor been worried about recently?"
Emperor Ningkang came back to his senses, shook his head and said: "It's just a little secular business in the court, it's nothing."
The concubine narrowed her eyes and continued to stop rotating the rosary beads in her hand, "But because of the imperial court's discussion about the marriage with the King of Wala?"
Seeing that the concubine, the biological mother, already knew about it, Emperor Ningkang stopped covering it up and nodded in response: "The concubine saw clearly because of this matter."
"What's so embarrassing about this for you?"
The concubine said very naturally: "Although I don't know much about government affairs, I have heard a little bit about it in recent days.
The barbarians at the border are determined to be thieves, and our western frontier is unstable.
Therefore, the imperial court decided to form an alliance with the King of Oara and confer King Oara as the Great Han of Mongolia. This will not only solve the war disaster, but also make our western border stable for at least several decades..."
Emperor Ningkang valued filial piety, so he often took advantage of his free time to accompany his concubine.
But he is also a man deeply influenced by imperial ideas, and usually does not take the initiative to discuss state affairs with the concubine.
At this time, seeing that the concubine was so clear about the current affairs of the court, I felt a little suspicious. But as a son, he naturally would not interrupt her at this time.
So after the concubine finished speaking, he responded in a normal way, "That's what the concubine said."
Seeing that he was not very interested in talking, the concubine understood it after a little thought, so she sighed: "Originally, these things should really be worried about by you and the ministers.
But although you are the emperor, you are also my son. Which mother in the world can bear to see her son look sad all day long?
That's all, since you don't want to tell me, I won't ask any more questions, lest you think that I intend to interfere with your external affairs."
Hearing what the concubine said, Emperor Ning Kang didn't dare to sit still. He hurriedly said to please the concubine: "What did the concubine say? I don't mean it anymore.
I just don’t want to disturb your peace with such annoying things.
Speaking of which, it was just a family matter. Navarre's envoy came to Beijing to make an alliance with me this time, and his attitude was very sincere. Originally, the imperial court had already made an alliance, but Navarre suddenly asked to marry me.
Princess, as a token of our eternal friendship."
Emperor Ningkang said, and he also explained the difficulty: "The concubine must also know that the only one who is of the right age and ready to marry is Zhaoyang.
He originally wanted to choose another person from the clan, but Prince Nawala insisted on marrying Zhaoyang.
This is where I am in trouble."
"What's so difficult about this?"
Hearing Emperor Ning Kang's words, Concubine Li felt inexplicably angry.
"Is it possible that she is unwilling? As a royal princess, she has enjoyed all the honors and favors since she was a child. Now that she has grown up, she should share the worries of her king and father and shoulder her own responsibilities and missions!"
Emperor Ning Kang frowned and said, "But, the Queen Mother..."
Who doesn't know that the Queen Mother has no queen and has always regarded Princess Zhaoyang as her own child.
If Zhaoyang is married to a foreign country, how should the Queen Mother explain it?
"Marriage is a major matter of state affairs, related to the safety of the country, the country, and the country. Back then, your eldest princess envoy, and further back, which of your sisters who were getting married at that time didn't feel proud to marry a foreign country, contribute to the country, and share the worries of the king and father?
They all asked, why can't Zhaoyang alone succeed? Could it be that Zhaoyang is not the princess of Wei Dynasty?
The Queen Mother understands justice well, and she will definitely understand this truth, so you don’t have to worry too much."
Emperor Ningkang listened to Mo Ran. The concubine's words were, to a large extent, in line with the legal etiquette.
However, he also has enough reasons to be cautious.
The Queen Mother had a respected position and was not his biological mother. If Zhao Yang was rashly asked to get married, it would be reported that he was intentionally bullying the Queen Mother, which was not what he wanted to see.
The concubine continued to add: "Besides, I have also met the third prince of Nawala.
He is a brave man with an extraordinary appearance. The last time he came to visit me, Zhaoyang happened to be there too.
You must know something about Zhaoyang's temperament. She likes to be active rather than quiet. She has been good at riding horses and shooting arrows since she was a child. She is a perfect match for Prince Navarre.
I saw that the two of them got along very harmoniously.
Putting marriage aside, as a God-given marriage, why can't you, as the emperor, make it happen?"
Emperor Ning Kang was stunned, "Is this true?"
"I still prefer you, don't you?"
Emperor Ningkang knew something about it. No wonder Prince Nawala, in the main hall, kept saying that he fell in love with Zhaoyang at first sight, and was astonished that he would marry him in this life.
He was originally confused that Prince Wala had only been in Beijing for more than a month, but how did he get the opportunity to meet Zhaoyang.
It turned out to be in the palace of the mother-in-law.
"If this is really the case, this matter would be easier to handle." Emperor Ning Kang said to himself.
Concubine Li was a little happy, "Exactly. One more thing, I heard that the third prince of Nawala is the most favored prince in the royal court of Wala. After Zhaoyang marries him, and with our support, I think the third prince will definitely become
The next Khan.
In this way, Zhaoyang naturally rose, and she also became the Khan's Princess, whose status was still above that of the Princess.
In this way, it is not an insult to her at all."
When Emperor Ningkang heard this, there was no expression on his face. He just nodded: "I know this and will consider this matter carefully."
Khan?
This is just a temporary measure. In the future, this northwest money wolf must be completely culled!
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The next day, Daming Palace.
The fourth prince rushed through the south study room with an anxious look on his face. After kneeling down to say hello, he did not receive a response from Emperor Ningkang and did not care. He raised his head and asked: "Father, I heard that the imperial court wants the emperor's sister to go and get married? Or should we go to the desert in the northwest?"
A place where birds don’t poop??”
"Father?"
Under repeated questioning by the fourth prince, Emperor Ning Kang, who was at the head of the case, finally raised his head and said very displeasedly: "This is government affairs, there is no room for you to question it.
If you are concerned about this matter, you should learn from your eldest and third emperor brothers, familiarize yourself with knowledge, observe current affairs more, and be able to say something insightful. In this way, if you have anything to say about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, I might as well say it.
listen.
Otherwise, just get out of here."
The fourth prince's expression froze when he heard this. What his father said, in other words, is that waste is not qualified to talk about government affairs!
But how could he accept it?
"But that is my imperial sister! Father, do you really have the heart to see her marry in such a remote place, and from then on, you will rarely see her again for the rest of your life?"
Father, have you forgotten Princess Changning? She was also married to her mother-in-law. She also cared for her son very much since she was a child. However, after she married to the north, he never saw her again.
Until the news of her death came.
Father! Aren’t you worried that the emperor’s sister will be like the emperor’s sister Changning, who will never come back? Don’t you love the emperor’s sister?”
As the fourth prince spoke, tears fell.
His words also made Emperor Ning Kang look tense.
After all, no emperor is willing to marry his daughter to a remote foreign country.
Emperor Ning Kang also knew that it was probably not a good destination.
Therefore, the fourth prince's words suddenly touched the softness and intolerance in his heart.
But who calls him the emperor?
"Bastard!" Emperor Ning Kang scolded.
"Do you still know your eldest sister? As a woman, your eldest sister knows how to serve the country and share the worries of the king and father. As my son, you only know how to have fun every day. What makes you worthy of being my great Wei?
The prince?
Now you have the nerve to come and question me? If you have the ability, lead your troops to destroy the Tatars and Oaras. As long as you can protect the stability of our country, I will not only prevent your imperial sister from getting married, but I will even allow you to marry me.
Come and take my seat!"
The fourth prince was used to hearing scoldings from his father.
But this time, hearing that his father blamed the incompetence of the princes for the sad fate of his eldest sister and others, the fourth prince's face suddenly turned red.
"Just go!"
"My son, I will lead the troops to destroy the Tatars and Oaras of this noble family now. As long as you remember your promise, father, from now on, you will never let the emperor's sister go to get married again!"
The fourth prince's words made all the servants and eunuchs in the palace look at each other.
This Fourth Highness really dares to agree.
What did he think the Tatars and Oaras were? They were the two most powerful Mongolian tribes in the entire prairie and Gobi Desert.
The Mongolian troubles have existed since Taizu's reign. For a hundred years, the imperial court has always maintained a policy of co-optation and division. No one has ever dared to say that they can be completely wiped out.
The Fourth Highness, on the other hand, promised to lead troops to destroy the family, but the only request was that his imperial sister should not be allowed to marry him!
This is true for eunuchs, let alone Emperor Ning Kang himself.
He was so angry that his beard was blowing all of a sudden. He slammed the table suddenly, stood up and shouted angrily: "Ignorant bastard!"
"Someone, take him out!"
"Father!~~"
…
"Father can't hear you from this far away, why don't you let me down!!"
The conscientious guard of the South Study Room "crossed" the fourth prince a long way, and then he let go of the fourth prince's arm amid the dissatisfied scolding of the fourth prince.
Although they immediately bowed and apologized, they still did not escape. Each of them received a kick from the fourth prince.
Despite this, they still used their bodies to block the Fourth Prince's attempt to turn back.
Your Majesty is clearly angry. If the Fourth Prince is allowed to come in again, he will not be the only one who will be punished.
During the tug-of-war, the fourth prince’s wife came over to persuade him: “Your Highness, let’s forget it.
You have really angered His Majesty, and you will be punished again.
Then not only will it have no effect, but you will also suffer from the pain of your skin and flesh for nothing, so why bother?"
"Why bother? This time it's clearly my father's fault!"
Um?
Upon hearing this, the guards and eunuchs did not dare to look at the fourth prince.
Probably only the Fourth Highness is the one who dares to say to the emperor's face that he is wrong.
The fourth prince didn't care whether these people dared to listen or not, he said loudly: "If in normal times, my father would have been so angry, he would have made me kneel down long ago, but today he just kicked me out, what's wrong with him?
If the imperial court cannot defeat her, she will ask my imperial sister to get married so that they can live a stable life at home."
The fourth prince had a look of resentment on his face.
My wife looked as pale as a bitter gourd in front of her, and neither dared to answer nor dissuade, so she smiled and said, "If Your Highness doesn't want the Princess to go and get married, why don't you go and ask the Queen Mother?"
If the Queen Mother takes such good care of Her Royal Highness, she will definitely not just sit idly by and ignore this matter."
"Queen Mother..."
The fourth prince suddenly shrank his neck when he thought of the Queen Mother.
He didn't dare to see the Queen Mother. He didn't know why. He wasn't even afraid of his father, but every time he was in front of the Queen Mother, he was very well-behaved. He didn't dare to say a word for fear of saying the wrong word and making the Queen Mother unhappy.
eyes.
In this regard, he envied his imperial sister who could act coquettishly in front of the Queen Mother...
He was also the imperial grandmother and his aunt, so why did the Queen Mother only love the imperial sister but not him at all, which sometimes puzzled him.
Subconsciously, he ruled out the option of begging the Queen Mother. If such a big thing happened, the Queen Mother must have known about it a long time ago, and there was no need for him to plead.
So, with a hard look on his face, he turned around and walked down the white stone steps.
"Where are you going, Your Highness?"
"I'm going to find someone to settle the score!"
Because the fourth prince walked quickly, the old eunuch and others hurriedly followed him and asked who the fourth prince should go to settle the score with.
"Of course it's Jia Lian! If he hadn't refused to marry my sister, my sister would have married him long ago. There would be no need to get married!
I will go find him now, I will ask him why my sister is not worthy of him, and I will give him a good beating to relieve his anger..."
Seeing that the fourth prince was speaking plausibly, my wife and others looked strange.
There seems to be nothing wrong with His Highness's words.
Moreover, His Royal Highness, who is full of anger, must have a place to vent... It seems that the only choice is to wrong General Jia.
Just when the eunuch and others were leading their horses and preparing to escort the fourth prince out of the palace, they suddenly saw Princess Zhaoyang's carriage approaching slowly.
"Sister Imperial!" The fourth prince hurriedly greeted her.
The luxurious sedan curtain opened, and it turned out to be Princess Zhaoyang.
She glanced at the Fourth Prince's people, frowned and asked, "Where are you going?"
"I……"
The fourth prince stammered, trying to find a suitable reason.
Unexpectedly, Princess Zhaoyang didn't have the patience to wait for him to make it up. She frowned and said, "I'm going to see my father now. You just wait here and you're not allowed to go anywhere!"
"But, Princess, I..."
The fourth prince wanted to say something else, but Princess Zhaoyang had already lowered the curtain and headed towards the south study.
"Your Highness, are we still looking for Jia Lian?"
"Where are you going? Didn't you hear the emperor's sister telling me to wait here?"
The imperial sister is about to get married and go to a barbaric land where there is no shit. At this time, you can't make her angry. You should just obey her.
The fourth prince thought to himself.
Also, it is inconvenient to just go to Jia's house to find Jia Lian. It would be better to invite him out alone tomorrow, then cover his head and beat him up, so as to relieve his anger.