Chapter 192 Five Princesses
The woman was obviously stunned when the shout outside called out. The palace maid next to her quickly took the porcelain from the woman's hand and hugged it carefully in her arms.
Li Mingrui and Li Mingyu brothers walked into Jingchen Palace side by side. When they saw the mess inside, Li Mingrui's face turned ugly. "Li Wanrou, what are you doing?"
After seeing Li Mingrui, the woman in the gorgeous clothes snorted, turned around and walked in.
Li Mingrui and his brothers also followed them into the room, bypassed several screens, and entered the east room. There was a small kang on the north side of the house, and a ************* sitting on the kang at this time.
"It's the emperor and the king of Fu. Come and sit here. The emperor hasn't come for a while." Of course, the beautiful woman was Aunt Xue, Mo Xueyan, the emperor's words. When she was in power, she was named Virtuous Concubine. Later, the first emperor passed away, Li Mingrui ascended the throne and became the emperor, and became the concubine.
Li Mingrui sat on the edge of the kang, while Mingyu sat on the embroidery pedestal brought by the palace maid.
"Aunt Xue, are you doing well these days?" Li Mingrui asked.
"Okay, what can you eat and sleep? It's not good? This girl Wanrou makes trouble for me all day long, otherwise I can't let you issue an order to marry her. I just want to find her a family for her and take good care of her." None of the women who can survive in the palace are simple characters. The emperor came here at this moment, and Mo Xueyan knew in her heart why it was for her.
"Aunt Xue, this matter is probably not going to be done. The new top student already has a fiancée, and his fiancée is still waiting for him to go back to get married in his hometown. Why not choose a talented and beautiful fifth sister for her, and this is not necessary." Li Mingrui tentatively said.
When Li Wanrou, who was next to her, immediately stopped doing it, "No, I want this Lin Zixuan, I don't want any other people." Her coquettishness came up.
Li Mingrui's face changed slightly, "Wanrou, the emperor is a little confused. But you just saw Lin Zixuan today, why do you have to be him? There are countless noble families in the court, and any family background is better than his, and your character is better than him. Why are you so persistent in him?" I really don't understand.
Li Wanrou became softer and said with her red cheeks that day about her visit to Baiyun Temple. "Brother, he saved his sister's life. My sister had no choice but to repay her, so she could only promise her." As she said that, she felt a little embarrassed.
Li Mingrui suddenly realized, but then his face turned cold, "Wanrou, your dignified princess actually pretended to be a man and sneaked out of the palace, and almost fell down the mountain. Are you too brave, right?"
Li Wanrou next to Li Mingrui was a little scared. She was most afraid of the third emperor brother, especially when he was stern. "Brother, I was just idle in the palace and was too bored. Then I heard that the peach blossoms on the back mountain behind Baiyun Temple were blooming very well, so I went out to take a look. Who would have thought that there were so many people there who were accidentally." Li Wanrou's voice became smaller and smaller.
Li Mingrui sighed, "You, just try your best. Look at you, there is still a little princess there? You don't need to think about Lin Zixuan's affairs. I have put him in prison, but he still does not change his original intention. It can be seen that he has a good relationship with his fiancée. Even if you marry him, you will not be happy in the future. I will find another person with good talent and character for you in the future, and you will forget Lin Zixuan."
Li Wanrou stopped doing it when she heard it and ran to her mother, "Mother, listen to what the emperor brother said, it is rare for her daughter to fall in love with someone. He just has a fiancée at home, and he is not already married. The emperor brother issued an order to marry and then find a husband for the woman. Is my dignified princess not even as good as a civilian girl?"
The wise Concubine also said, "Your Majesty, I think Wanrou is right about this. Can't our grand golden branches and jade leaves catch up with a commoner? Lin Zixuan is the top scholar in the three-yuan period, and it's worthy of our Wanrou. If he marry a private daughter, it would be a pity. Emperor, I have a daughter like Wanrou. Please ask the emperor to see if I do my best to you brothers and you can make Wanrou's request." The woman said calmly, but Li Mingrui's expression became even more ugly.
"Aunt Xue, you are the cousin of the mother. After the mother passed away, Aunt Xue did her best to raise us brothers. I remember this kindness in my heart. However, this major event in the court is not something that the harem can argue with. Lin Zixuan is outstanding in talent and knowledge, and will be my right-hand man in the future. If he really resigns to the princess, wouldn't I lose a minister of the humble bone in the future? This matter must not be done." There have been regulations throughout the dynasties that this son-in-law is just a name, a false title, but he cannot be an official in the court. Li Mingrui naturally couldn't bear to let Lin Zixuan become the son-in-law.
Li Wanrou stopped doing this, "Brother, you just don't love Rou'er anymore. What are you doing as an official or not? It's just a word from the brother? As long as the brother is willing, what else can the civil and military officials in the court say?" After all, she wanted Lin Zixuan to be her son-in-law.
"Bold, you can talk nonsense about the big things in the court?" Li Mingrui was furious, "Today I will tell you the truth, don't want Lin Zixuan to be the son-in-law. Tomorrow I will have someone choose the son-in-law from the nobles in the court. From today on, will you stay in Jingchen Palace? You are not allowed to go anywhere." Wanrou really deserves a lesson.
When Li Wanrou heard this, she burst into tears, "Mother, look at the emperor's brother. Once he became the emperor, he would not recognize us mother and daughter. She didn't think about it. If my uncle and the others were not behind him, how could it be his turn to be the emperor?"
As soon as these words came out, Concubine Xian's face changed drastically. She quickly said to Li Mingrui, "Your Majesty, Rou'er is talking nonsense. She is a child, don't be as knowledgeable as her." Then she turned around and glared at her daughter, "I think you are spoiled by me. You dare to say anything? Who said this to you? Isn't it?"
Li Mingrui sneered, "I'm afraid someone is thinking that way? Otherwise, with Wanrou's mind, I can't think of this. Aunt Xue, I respect you as an elder and treat us brothers well, so I keep you in the palace and take good care of you. You don't look at other concubines, those who once gave birth to princes, aren't they practicing in Buddhist temples now? It's best to be content. If a person is not content, a disaster will come." After saying that, Li Mingrui left.
Mingyu also stood up. He hadn't spoken just now. At this moment, he looked at Concubine Xian coldly, "Aunt Xue, I don't know if there are any things I don't tell you. I just remember your affection. What did my mother die back then? Do you think I really don't know? I'm afraid Aunt Xue has been adding fuel to the fire? I haven't said it out loud, just to leave a face for each other. If you are ungrateful, hum." Mingyu said and left.
Concubine Xian looked at the two brothers' departure with a gray face, and couldn't help but murmur, "Impossible, they can't know? Impossible, impossible."
When Li Wanrou saw her mother's appearance, she was puzzled and asked, "Mom, what are you saying that is impossible?"
Concubine Xian came to her senses, reached out and slapped her daughter, "It's all you. If it weren't for you, why would I offend these two brothers? How would I live my life in the future?"
When Li Mingrui and his brothers returned to the imperial study room, Mingyu couldn't help but say, "I said at the beginning that all the concubines of the father were living in the Buddhist temple. They were the concubines of the father. Since the father had gone, they should let them recite scriptures and pray for the father every day. The emperor's brother was soft-hearted and left behind the virtuous concubine. How about now? He actually wanted to interfere in the government."
"You don't know that our mother's family is all literati and is not worthy of use. Aunt Xue's family has several generals and marshals, and now half of the military power in the court is in the hands of their Mo family. If I am too arrogant to her, can I still hold the position of the emperor? I have only been ascending the throne for more than half a year, and there are many places that cannot be fully controlled. It is not the time to offend the Mo family. Why did I send you to the Northwest Army? Isn't I want you to have a good experience and then gradually replace the Mo family?" Li Mingrui said helplessly.
"What should I do about Lin Zixuan? What method do you want to get him out?" Mingyu also understood the helplessness of the emperor.
"That day, I only said that I would marry Yu Mei to Lin Zixuan, but I didn't say who it was. Now I can only tell you the kindness of Jinghan saving me and then give her a reward. I just recognized her as my sister and gave her a title of princess, so that she could have the best of both worlds." Li Mingrui had already figured out that this was the best way.
"Thanks to the emperor's mind that this is feasible. However, the emperor just said that there are rules in all dynasties, and this son-in-law cannot be an official. Brother, are you willing to bear Lin Zixuan?" Mingyu asked with a smile.
"What's the difficulty of this? It's just a title, and there is no rank and fief. Do you think you can really be treated as a daughter of a royal family? Since you are not a noble daughter of a royal family, it's naturally irrelevant to those." Li Mingrui waved his hand. He was the emperor, and he could still say these things.
"That's thankful to the emperor, otherwise I really don't know what to do. The emperor also knows that I'm going to the Xu family to hire him this time. If I can't save my second brother-in-law, how can you ask me to see my second sister?" Mingyu felt relieved when he heard that the big thing had been settled, and then said jokingly.
"Hmph, you and Yun Fei are the best. The girls from the Xu family are all outstanding in appearance. I was thinking that since Jinghan cannot enter the palace, it would be better to choose another one and join the palace. Unexpectedly, you two are very quick to start and they have decided to everyone." Li Mingrui also joked.
Chapter completed!