The man in rich clothes frowned and said: "Since ancient times, marriage has been a means for strong countries to appease weak ones. Our country of Chu is no weaker than the country of Chen, so why should we lower ourselves and let the prince marry the princess of Chen?"
"It's not considered a marriage." Emperor Chu coughed a few times and said, "Chen and Chu have been friends for many years, and there have been many marriages of princesses to each other in the past. The purpose of marrying Princess Chen this time is to once again enhance the friendship between the two countries.
To dispel Emperor Chen's suspicion and fight against foreign enemies together is not to lower one's status."
The man in rich clothes sighed and said, "Brother Huang knows that national affairs cannot be decided by just one marriage."
Emperor Chu pondered for a moment and said: "I don't have much time. You and I know the prince's ability and temperament very well. With this marriage, we can more or less guarantee that nothing will happen between Chen and Chu in a short time."
Big conflict."
The man in rich clothes thought for a moment, nodded and said: "Brother, don't worry, I will arrange this matter."
Emperor Chu lay on the couch, closed his eyes, and said slowly: "Now I am full of ambition but not strong enough. Please help me look more at the prince and the world..."
Within the East Palace.
A young man wearing only underwear, barefoot, and a white cloth covering his eyes, ran around in the temple
"Don't run away. If I catch anyone, I will reward you heavily!"
Several women, dressed in gauze, hurriedly hid in the hall, and their laughter and exclamations could be heard far away.
"Okay, if you don't listen to me, if I catch you, I will punish you well..." The young man smiled and said a few words, and hugged a figure suddenly.
There was silence in the hall, and there was no sound.
"Hey, let me catch you!" The young man hugged the figure with one hand and untied the white cloth covering his eyes with the other hand.
Soon, the smile on his face froze and his expression turned into one of horror.
He suddenly let go of the figure, a trace of fear appeared on his face, and said in a trembling voice: "Emperor, uncle!"
The eunuchs and maids in the palace, as well as the women in thin shirts, also knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, and shouted loudly: "I have seen King Xin!"
The man in fine clothes looked calm and said, "Everyone, get out."
Everyone in the hall hurriedly stood up and retreated quickly.
"Your Highness, please stay." When the young man was about to walk out of the hall, the man in rich clothes spoke again.
The young man's body trembled, he lowered his head and asked, "Emperor, what else can you do, Uncle Emperor?"
The man in rich clothes looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness is the crown prince of a country. He will inherit the throne in the future. He should be self-disciplined and self-reflective. He should not indulge in playfulness."
The young man nodded and said: "Ben, I know this. Is there anything else wrong with your uncle?"
The man in rich clothes looked at him and asked: "Your Majesty intends for His Majesty the Crown Prince to marry Princess Chen to stabilize the relationship between the two countries. What do you think of it?"
The young man immediately nodded and said, "It all depends on my father and uncle."
The man in fine clothes looked at him, shook his head slightly, and walked out of the hall.
The young man's face was as dark as water. He picked up the wine glass on the table, raised it suddenly, paused slightly, and asked, "Is King Xin gone?"
A eunuch ran in from outside the door and said, "Go back to your highness, King Xin has left."
Snapped!
The young man threw the wine glass to the ground and cursed angrily: "Ask me what I think of you, and you still know how to ask me!"
"Bullshit Prince Xin, bastard Regent, am I the prince or you are the prince, why should everyone listen to you!"
"You are so capable. Why should you be the regent? Why don't you become the prince? I'll let you be the prince!"
…
The young man was furious in the palace, and the eunuchs and maids outside the door were trembling.
It wasn't until there was no sound in the palace that a figure quietly slipped out of the East Palace.
Xinwangfu.
The man in rich clothes sighed, crumpled up a piece of paper in his hand, threw it into the brazier, and burned it to ashes.
He walked out of the room and strolled through the palace. When he reached a garden somewhere, he paused.
Deep in the garden, a figure sat in the pavilion, staring blankly in a certain direction.
He stood there and watched for a while, then walked over slowly and coughed lightly.
The woman in white finally came to her senses, looked at him, and said, "Father."
The man in rich clothes looked at her and asked: "Since you came back from Chen State, you have always been absent-minded. What's wrong? What good things from Chen State have taken away my daughter's soul?"
"Nothing." Li Tianlan shook his head and asked calmly: "How is Uncle Huang's illness?"
The man in rich clothes sat down opposite her and said: "There is still no improvement, but the imperial doctor said that as long as the condition does not continue to worsen, it is a good thing."
Li Tianlan looked at him and asked, "But what big thing is going on in the court?"
"Nothing can be hidden from Lan Lan." The man in rich clothes smiled and said, "Your Majesty intends for the prince to marry Princess Chen. The court will soon send envoys to Chen to propose marriage."
"Marrying Princess Chen?" Li Tianlan was stunned for a moment, then a hint of surprise appeared on his pretty face and asked, "Why?"
"This is His Majesty's decision, so you don't have to ask anymore." The man in rich clothes looked at her and asked: "You just came back from Chen Kingdom, and you must know something about the royal family. How many princesses are there in Chen Kingdom now?"
Li Tianlan thought for a while and said: "There are many princesses in the Chen Kingdom, but there is only one princess in the age of marriage, Princess Zhao Man of Pingyang, who is sixteen years old and has not yet been married."
"That's good." The middle-aged man nodded and said: "If there is no princess of marriageable age, this matter may be a bit troublesome. In this case, it will be a long night and many dreams, and things will change later. We will send envoys to set off in a few days...
"
Li Tianlan thought for a while and said: "Father, I am quite familiar with Chen Guo. Why don't you let me go with you this time..."
The man in rich clothes shook his head and said: "No, you have just returned from Chen Kingdom. If you go out for a few months, I will not be able to explain to your mother and concubine. What's more, there are some things in the court that cannot be separated from you..."
"I understand." Li Tianlan nodded and said, "I'll go see my mother and concubine first."
The man in rich clothes sat in the garden for a while, stood up, walked outside the garden, and asked: "Last time the princess went on a mission to Chen State with her team, who was the leader?"
The old man beside him thought for a moment and said, "It's the Minister of Rites, Zhou Shilang."
"Invite him to come to the palace."
…
In Changning Palace, Zhao Man looked proud and said, "That Tang Ning still wants to make a bet with this princess. I won't imitate a dog barking in front of so many people..."
A little palace maid asked curiously: "Your Highness, what did you bet with Tang Hanlin?"
Zhao Man said: "We bet on who speaks first, and the loser has to learn how to bark three times in front of everyone in the Hanlin Academy. Although I didn't win yesterday, I didn't lose either, and I won't lose today either..."
The little palace maid thought for a while and asked: "Why would Tang Hanlin want to bet on this? It's so strange."
Zhao Man glanced at his mouth and said, "That's just how he is, always weird."
The little palace maid was silent for a moment and asked tentatively: "Could it be that... Tang Hanlin didn't want to talk to the princess, so he deliberately tricked the princess into betting with him?"
Zhao Man thought for a while, then suddenly an angry look appeared on his face, and he ran out of the palace angrily.
Snapped!
As soon as Tang Ning arrived at the Hanlin Academy and returned to her duty room, her buttocks were not yet warm from sitting, when Zhao Man rushed in angrily, slapped her hand on the table, and said angrily: "You are so brave!"
Tangning looked at her and said, "The princess spoke first, you lose."
"Stop pretending to be stupid with me!" Zhao Man's chest heaved with anger, and she pointed at him and said angrily: "You just deliberately bet with me because you don't want to talk, you bad guy!"
"How is this possible?" Tangning looked at her and said innocently, "Her Royal Highness is so beautiful and cute, how come I don't want to talk to Her?"
Zhao Man looked at him blankly, her face suddenly turned red, she pinched the corner of her clothes and whispered: "Really?"
Tangning raised four fingers and said, "I'm so mad at the sky, it's true."
"Since I'm so beautiful and cute..." Zhao Man looked at him, blinked, and asked, "Then can I be the heroine of your next book?"
