Jia Lian knew the news that Princess Zhaoyang was going to get married. Although it had nothing to do with him, for some reason, he felt a little apologetic in his heart.
Speaking of which, he has a very good sense of Princess Zhaoyang.
Cheerful and casual, as a princess, she doesn't feel domineering.
It's a pity that this is not the Ming Dynasty. As princesses, if the court needs a marriage, that is their mission.
As for helping, not to mention that he basically has no say in the court now, but from a standpoint, what qualifications does he have to get involved in this matter?
If you don't want to marry someone else, why don't they allow them to marry?
Therefore, Jia Lian could only secretly inquire about the news, and then eat and drink when it was time.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Su came to see him that day.
Jia Lian came out of the house and found that not only Zhang Su, but also his younger brothers Zhang Tao and Feng Ziying were there.
Seeing Jia Lian, Feng Ziying bowed to Jia Lian through the carriage window, and an unspeakable meaning flashed in her eyes.
Zhang Tao was riding in a car with his brother. When he saw Jia Lian approaching, for the first time, he didn't give him a disdainful look.
After the meeting and greetings, Zhang Su got straight to the point: "Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. The fourth prince is holding a Dragon Boat Festival reception in the palace and invited me to attend. You go back and clean up, and come with us."
When Jia Lian heard this, he asked, "Did the fourth prince ask his cousin to call me?"
"Um."
Jia Lian frowned slightly.
Although he had not seen the fourth prince since the incident of forced marriage by the Queen Mother, Jia Lian knew that the two royal siblings had a very good relationship.
So you knew without asking that the fourth prince must be somewhat dissatisfied with him.
Besides, if it is not an emergency, inviting someone to be a guest should be done at least three days in advance. This is the most basic etiquette nowadays.
Like now, Jia Lian immediately sensed an unusual atmosphere when he sent someone to invite him.
Could it be the Hongmen Banquet?
Seeing the hesitation in Jia Lian's eyes, Zhang Su sighed: "Brother Lian, don't worry. Although the fourth prince is sometimes willful, he is a sensible person. He...
Anyway, you didn’t do anything wrong, so you don’t have to worry too much, just be careful when the time comes.”
Zhang Su knew that the fourth prince was dissatisfied with Jia Lian. He thought that the fourth prince was not an overbearing and unreasonable person. If he really wanted to make things difficult for Jia Lian because of Jia Lian's refusal to marry Princess Zhaoyang, he would just have to deal with it when the time came.
Faced with Zhang Su's comfort, Jia Lian smiled.
"Since His Highness the Fourth Prince invites you, I have no reason not to respond.
There’s nothing to take care of. If my cousins don’t mind, I’ll take your carriage to avoid keeping you waiting.”
While talking, Jia Lian pulled off a filial piety belt tied around his forehead and handed it to the boy behind him.
Seeing this, Zhang Su admired Jia Lian even more.
Nowadays, men's love for beauty is no weaker than that of women. Some men spend a long time just grooming themselves before going out.
I thought that with Jia Lian's status and conditions, he would also care about this. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be a bit more free and easy than him.
Sure enough, if you look good, you can do whatever you want!
So he didn't say much and simply asked Jia Lian to get in the car.
Although Zhang Su's carriage was not small, it was still a bit compact for three big men.
Fortunately, the three of them are cousins and know each other very well, so it doesn't feel awkward at all.
After Jia Lian sat down and Zhang Su ordered to set off, Fang said to Jia Lian, "You must have heard about the marriage, right?"
Jia Lian nodded. The reason he chose to ride with Zhang Su was to learn more about the situation from him.
Although he is not afraid of the Fourth Prince's attack, after all, the Fourth Prince still owes him a favor, and he will not really fall out because he did not marry his sister.
But it is always beneficial to know more about the situation and avoid unnecessary conflicts and misunderstandings.
"The alliance with Oara is currently the most important event for the imperial court. I heard that it is to smash the Tatar conspiracy to unite with the various factions in the West Sea, so there is no room for failure.
The imperial court has decided to make the current King of Wala a khan and marry Princess Zhaoyang to the third prince of Wala. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince was very angry about this matter and lost his temper several times."
Zhang Su introduced it to Jia Lian.
"The marriage is easy to understand, but why is it Princess Zhaoyang? Isn't she the most favored in the royal family? Your Majesty, they are willing to marry Princess Zhaoyang far away?"
"On the one hand, among your majesty's princesses, only Princess Zhaoyang has reached adulthood. On the other hand, Prince Navarre insists on asking for marriage, so the court has no other choice."
Jia Lian was slightly silent.
It’s not necessarily that there is no other way. I’m afraid I haven’t even thought about other ways.
For the princes in the court, if they can achieve political goals with a woman, it is really a good deal.
Since a woman is needed to get married, why can't it be Princess Zhaoyang?
Although Princess Zhaoyang is very popular in the royal family, obviously, to the princes in the court, she is just a princess.
If the emperor does not have a suitable reason, I am afraid it will not be easy to maintain.
"Didn't the Queen Mother object?"
"This, I don't know."
As the fourth prince's companion, Zhang Su has a good relationship with the fourth prince, so he is naturally on the fourth prince's side.
He also wondered why the Queen Mother did not speak out on this matter.
Given the status of the Queen Mother, if she comes out to object, I'm afraid Your Majesty will need to think more about it.
Zhang Tao was squeezed into a corner by his brother and had no intention of participating in the discussion.
He hung up the car curtains and wandered aimlessly on the street.
Occasionally, he would look back and take a secret look at Jia Lian, looking lonely.
He felt very uncomfortable when he thought that His Highness Zhaoyang, who was as bright as an immortal, was about to marry into a barbarian country and be abused by those barbarians who drank hair and blood.
But what can be done?
It would have been better if His Highness Zhaoyang had chosen one of these suitors.
Even marrying the annoying Jia Lian would be better than what she is doing now.
It's a pity that he still doesn't want to!!
He felt that he should scold Jia Lian for being ignorant, but he always felt that he lacked the confidence.
Yes, when he was dissatisfied with Jia Lian before, he was really dissatisfied from the inside out.
After experiencing the incident of the princess choosing a husband, he was a little hurt.
The princess knew that Jia Lian was marrying and wanted to choose him, but she turned a blind eye to their suitors... Could it be that Jia Lian was really much better than them?
My cousin, who has always been strong in his life, finally received his first blow in his life in front of the goddess.
"What's up with him?"
As soon as Jia Lian got on the bus, he noticed something was wrong with Zhang Tao's mental state, so he asked Zhang Su.
"Guan, it's none of your business, I'm looking at the scenery!" Looking at the two people looking at him, Zhang Tao felt guilty, but his mouth was stubborn.
Zhang Su knew a thing or two about his younger brother's thoughts.
He was also helpless.
Probably, my brother was emotionally hurt.
However, Zhang Su wanted to say that Feng Ziying and others could be said to be the suitors of Princess Zhaoyang, so they were qualified to speak out about failure.
But brother, you never revealed your pursuit of the princess in front of outsiders from beginning to end, so you wrote a crappy love poem behind your back, which you dare not publish.
At most it can be considered unrequited love.
I guess His Highness Zhaoyang doesn't even know that you are the number one suitor among the suitors.