Chapter 88
Clarification
Xiao Chenghan was sitting on top and immediately saw his fourth son standing below, and nodded directly to Han Li.
Han Li understood and took a few steps forward to open the imperial edict and read it out.
After Han Li finished reading the imperial edict, everyone realized that the emperor had handed over the Xuanwei Army to Xiao Yilin again. This caused a huge stir.
Especially the princes, all of them felt their blood boiling. They were not happy, but angry. They all wanted the Xuanwei Army. After working hard for so long, the results were in vain. The Xuanwei Army finally returned.
In the hands of Xiao Yilin.
Everyone was upset, but the emperor had issued an imperial edict and the deal was done, so they had nothing to do.
Xiao Chenghan saw the expressions of the princes and some ministers below. He felt much relieved when he saw the miserable and depressed expressions of each of them.
Xiao Chenghan snorted in his heart, let you fight, but in the end I won't let you all get it. The Xuanwei Army was originally established by Lao Si, why should I let you pick the peach?
Xiao Chenghan said: "Fourth brother, I order you to rectify the Xuanwei army and prepare to go out to fight against Beiyan at any time."
Xiao Yilin replied sonorously and forcefully: "My son, I obey the order."
After talking about some things, Xiao Chenghan went to court.
When Xiao Yilin walked out of the hall, Han Li came to greet him, "Prince Jing, your Majesty has invited you."
Xiao Yilin thought that his father wanted to discuss the northern border issue with him, so he followed Han Li to the Zichen Palace.
Xiao Chenghan put down the memorial he was reviewing and stood up and said: "Fourth brother, come here quickly. How about taking a look at these women?"
It turned out that there was a pile of portraits on the table nearby, all of them were portraits of young women.
Xiao Chenghan pointed to the portrait and said: "Fourth brother, you are already twenty-four years old this year. Because you have been fighting abroad all year round, and you were later poisoned and injured, you delayed getting a wife.
Now that you are in good health, it’s time to choose a princess. These are all girls of the right age with good family backgrounds. My father has checked them out and they all have good looks.
Although my father has promised you that you will make your own decision on your marriage, my father still has to check it for you."
Xiao Yilin did not look at the portraits but instead raised his hands and said, "Father, I already have someone in my heart, so there is no need to look at these portraits."
Xiao Chenghan's eyes lit up when he heard this, "Oh, you have a sweetheart. Which girl is she from? How come I've never heard of you talking about her?"
Xiao Yilin knew that it was impossible to hide this from his father, so he could only say: "Father, the person in my heart is Doctor Chu Jingyan."
Xiao Chenghan was shocked when he heard this, "Nonsense! Fourth child, how can you like a man?"
Xiao Yilin quickly said: "Father, Doctor Chu is not a man, but a woman who often dresses in men's clothing."
Xiao Chenghan was slightly relieved after hearing this. Fortunately, his son didn't like a man.
He immediately frowned and said, "Doctor Chu comes from a rural background, how can he be your concubine?"
Xiao Yilin said: "Father, Jing Yan has excellent medical skills, profound knowledge, and extensive research on various crops. She can also manage saline-alkali land, cook various delicacies, and make many novel things.
She invented the water wheel, the fire pit, the earth dragon, the plow for plowing the land, and the soy sauce for cooking. These are all good things that benefit the country and the people. If she succeeds in trying to grow winter wheat, she will be a person who has made great achievements.
She also discovered new foods, allowing the people to eat more food. We also collaborated to open a restaurant and soy sauce workshop. She is very talented in business. How can such a strange woman not become my princess?
The most important thing is that I feel relaxed and happy when I'm with her. Father, to be honest with you, I hate women, but I don't hate her. I still like her very much."
Xiao Yilin said a lot of rhetoric and expressed his intention, which was to persuade his father to agree that he could marry the person he liked in the future.
Xiao Chenghan didn't expect that his fourth son, who never knew what he was doing, would now understand.
He also knew that his fourth son hated women, but he didn't expect it to be so serious.
Fortunately, my son doesn't like men, otherwise he would really be scratching his head.
However, it was not easy for his son to fall in love with a girl, so he did not try his best to stop her. "It's just that Doctor Chu's status is too low. It's okay to be a side concubine, but it's not appropriate to be a main concubine."
Xiao Yilin didn't want to wrong the little girl, so she immediately knelt down and said, "Father, I have never asked you for anything. This time I ask for your permission."
Seeing his son being so determined, Xiao Chenghan sighed and said, "That's it, let's take a look first and then talk."
Xiao Chenghan did not say anything. After all, he had not seen Dr. Chu with his own eyes, and he was not completely sure about this woman yet. He would have to see it before talking.
Xiao Yilin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that although his father did not fully agree, he did not object strongly. Not only did he have to convince his father, but the little girl didn't know his intentions yet, and he didn't know if the little girl was also interested in him.
Xiao Yilin wanted to return to Huizhou as soon as possible, at least to let the little girl know his feelings. But now that he was going to take over the Xuanwei Army, it seemed that he would not be able to go back for a while.
Xiao Chenghan asked again: "You already want to marry someone and become a princess, so does Doctor Chu know what you are thinking?"
Xiao Yilin smiled awkwardly when he heard this, "I haven't expressed my feelings to her yet."
Xiao Chenghan raised his finger and pointed at Xiao Yilin, a little speechless, "It's still you who are so enthusiastic about it. I don't know what you are thinking. But she should be very happy to let her marry you."
Emperor Xiao Chenghan was still very concerned about Xiao Yilin's marriage. He always felt it was inappropriate for his son to marry a female doctor from a rural background as his princess. He sent someone to investigate Jing Yi.
Not only was the emperor concerned about Xiao Yilin's marriage, Yan Bihua was also interested in Xiao Yilin's marriage.
Yan Bihua felt that now that Xiao Yilin was back in charge of the Xuanwei Army, he could not be the same as the sick Yangzi before. She had to hold Xiao Yilin in her hands and let him become the knife in her hand to clear the way for Xiao Yikun.
Xiao Yilin's concubine must be someone she can control. She wants to capture Prince Jing's Palace, not only to get information about Prince Jing's Palace, but also to use Xiao Yilin's princess to influence him.
Yan Bihua's ultimate goal is to make Prince Jing's Mansion and Xiao Yilin a stepping stone for Xiao Yilun to ascend to power.
Jing Yi didn't know that Xiao Yilin's behavior in the capital had made the emperor pay more attention to her and even sent someone to investigate her.
Because the delicious food of Cyclamen Restaurant is unforgettable for people after eating it, the restaurant's business is very good. It also makes people know the benefits of soy sauce.
However, the soy sauce brewed by the soy sauce workshop has not yet been put on the market, and everyone who wants to buy it has no place to buy it. Soy sauce is already famous before it is sold on the market. Cyclamen Restaurant is also famous.
The Cyclamen Restaurant is engaged in a relatively high-end business and makes money from the pockets of the rich, so there is no competition for profits with ordinary people. In this way, the restaurant can keep the workload busy and not make less money.
This was also what Xiao Yilin and Jing Yi had discussed before.
Chapter completed!