Muchuan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty... Although I don't have a family or a marriage contract, I already have someone I love!"
"oh?"
Li Shimin was slightly shocked. After all, he had sent someone to inquire and found out that Muchuan Jie kept himself quiet about women. Unexpectedly, he turned out to be interested in someone.
But it didn't matter. Li Shimin asked like a loving father: "Which family's girl is so lucky to be loved by Mu Aiqing?"
"She is the rich daughter of Fang's shop."
"oh?
Fang’s shop?”
Li Shimin obviously didn't know anything about Fang's shop and Xin'er, but fortunately Liu Gui knew it very well, so Liu Gui immediately talked to Li Shimin about the cause of the matter.
After Li Shimin heard this, he obviously looked dissatisfied.
Children of merchants?
Ordinary folk girl?
Such a status is not worthy of being an important official of the imperial court!
No wonder Li Shimin thought so. Merchants were at the bottom of the three religions and the nine streams, and were the lowest. This has been the case from ancient times to the present, even in the Tang Dynasty, which had the most open atmosphere at the time.
Naturally, Li Shimin would be dissatisfied when he heard that Muchuan's crush was a descendant of a merchant.
"Mu Aiqing, I won't allow this!"
"Your Majesty, this is a matter of the marriage of a minor official..." Muchuan stopped talking in the middle of his sentence. Anyway, if he didn't say anything, Li Shimin must have known what he meant.
This is obviously Muchuan's personal matter, so why can't Li Shimin say it's right?
If it weren't for the fact that the other party was the emperor, Muchuan would have had to curse and resist.
However, Muchuan had given enough hints, but Li Shimin was still stubborn.
"Mu Aiqing, look at your current status. If you married a wife with such status, wouldn't you be afraid of others making fun of you?"
"Your Majesty... Xin'er's status is very good, her wealth is innocent, and she is pure and pure. Women like her are rare in the world. If I can marry her, I will be lucky!"
Muchuan spoke in a sonorous voice, his tone clearly showing dissatisfaction.
So what if Li Shimin is the emperor?
At first, Muchuan respected him and didn't say unpleasant words, but the other party was so arrogant and unreasonable. If so, Muchuan would have no need to respect him.
Li Shimin was naturally angry. As a noble and arrogant person, how could a minister be disobedient?
Besides, Li Shimin did this all for the sake of Muchuan, but he was refuted like this, which is really irritating!
The atmosphere between the two is at its peak, like a dragon and a tiger confronting each other, like water and fire.
Liu Gui was standing nearby. When he saw this situation, he secretly shouted that it was bad, so he hurried over to plead for mercy: "Your Majesty, I think the Minister of the Ministry of Finance has just drunk a lot of wine. He is very drunk and lacks etiquette. I hope your Majesty can forgive me."
crime."
When Liu Gui spoke, he winked at Muchuan, signaling the other party to quickly admit his mistake.
As a modern person, Muchuan advocates "free love" and hates conservative culture. However, this is ancient times after all. In front of him is Tang Taizong, the great emperor of the ages. This is a man who can control Muchuan's life and death with just one sentence.
Although he was unwilling to give in, Muchuan knew that contradicting Li Shimin would not bring any good results, so he could only bow his head and said: "Your Majesty... I am drunk and talking nonsense. Please forgive me."
Li Shimin was not a narrow-minded person, not to mention that this was a grand event and banquet, so he couldn't punish Muchuan on such a festive day.
"Mu Aiqing is outspoken and forthright, so naturally I won't be offended by you... Let's go back and continue drinking and having fun. If it's too late, just stay in the palace."
Muchuan was shocked. Did Li Shimin want to let him stay in the palace?
You must know that the imperial palace is like Li Shimin's home. Only important officials and meritorious officials can receive such generous treatment, right?
However, Li Shimin was so kind and Mu Chuan was not willing to accept it. The so-called golden nest and silver nest were not as good as his own dog's nest. If he wanted to live there, he would go back to live in the House of the Ministry of Revenue.
Just when Muchuan was about to refuse, Liu Gui raised his voice and said seriously: "Master Mu, please thank your Majesty! His Majesty, Long Enhao, values you very much!"
"This...wei minister accepts the order and thanks the Lord for his kindness!"
Muchuan agreed by mistake!
Although he was unwilling to accept this love, Muchuan had just had a conflict with Li Shimin. If Muchuan refused again, he would probably lose the emperor's face, so Liu Guicai reminded him.
Fortunately, Liu Gui reminded him. After returning to his seat and sitting down, Muchuan figured out the reason and secretly felt that he should agree to stay in the palace.
It seems that Liu Gui is helping himself?
When Muchuan was drinking with other civil servants and generals in the hall, he did not forget to cast a grateful look at Liu Gui.
At the same time, the harem villa, the palace where Queen Changsun lived, was brightly lit with candles, and the air was filled with the scent of sandalwood.
On the wooden side of the inner hall, there is a graceful and luxurious woman sitting, wearing colorful phoenix clothes and a phoenix hairpin crown. Although she is old, her face is rosy and fair, and her temperament and charm are not inferior to those of the younger girls. She is the eldest grandson.
Queen.
"Brother, why don't you celebrate with all the ministers in the court?
Could it be that you have good news for my little sister?"
"Brother, I'm not sure about this. After all, the Minister of Revenue is not an ordinary person. He may have different opinions on this marriage."
The person who spoke was none other than Changsun Wuji, who was sitting on the maple chair on the right.
It stands to reason that Changsun Wuji should have celebrated with all the officials in the palace of China, but he was too drunk and left with excuses when he was halfway through drinking.
When he came to the harem this time, Changsun Wuji wanted to chat with his own sister about home affairs.
And what they are talking about now is Li Shimin's marriage grant!
Yes, Muchuan, as an important minister of the imperial court, held an important position and was a pillar of the country. A talent like him would naturally be bound to the royal family, so Li Shimin thought of granting a marriage to win over his heart.
If other ministers were granted a marriage by the emperor, they would definitely be grateful and kneel down to thank Long En.
The problem is that Muchuan is not an ordinary minister. Changsun Wuji has had a lot of contact with him, and he knows that Muchuan has a weird personality and unpredictable preferences, so he cannot be treated as a normal person.
For this reason, Changsun Wuji was not optimistic about the marriage offered by Li Shimin. It was more likely that Muchuan would directly refuse the marriage.
What's more, even if Muchuan agrees, the "Princess Fangxue" may not necessarily agree. After all, this princess is different from other princesses. She is also a person with outstanding personality and arrogance.
At this time, when she heard her brother Changsun Wuji's narration, Queen Changsun burst into laughter.
"Brother...it seems to me that this marriage is possible."
"oh?
How can I see it?"
"These two people have similar personalities, and they are both extremely intelligent and full of poetry. In the eyes of outsiders, wouldn't they be a match made in heaven?"
