Chapter 177
Guan covered her face and did not dare to speak anymore, and no one else dared to speak out.
The queen's eyes were cold: "You can stand here today because you looked at Xue Xiang's face. After all, you are just a concubine in the prime minister's mansion. The emperor is here, so it's not your turn to talk too much."
After saying that, he changed his eyes and became kind.
"Thanks to the fourth lady, the princess was allowed to survive the danger. Today's Japanese Palace will definitely reward you well!"
After saying that, he took off the jade bracelet on his wrist in front of everyone and handed it to Xue Jiangli in person.
Xue Jiangli was stunned. Before he finished speaking, the queen put the thing on her palm: "This bracelet is my beloved thing. I will look good when I look at you wearing it. Master, what do you think?"
She gestured and stuffed the bracelet onto her wrist. The white and delicate wrist looked even thinner because of the bracelet.
The emperor understood the queen's meaning, but hesitated in his eyes.
The next moment, the queen suddenly looked at the ninth prince and said, "I heard that the epidemic in southern Yunnan was the one who recommended the fourth lady to go to southern Yunnan. I believe you two have known each other long ago."
Seeing this, Zhao Yu folded his hands and bowed, "What the Empress said is that I have met the Fourth Lady several times. My son admired the Fourth Lady's talent and admired her that a woman could open the shops all over the streets and alleys of Jincheng by herself."
The queen showed a satisfied expression and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I think it's better to let the Fourth Lady and His Highness get along well. Maybe the two of them have similar interests and can also lead to a good marriage."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Xue Lanzhi almost didn't hold back and showed her flaws!!
Why? Why did you promise her to the ninth prince?! Why should she?
She couldn't figure it out, and she wanted to get up now and ask the queen!
But she was already pretending to be dizzy, so she naturally should not deceive the emperor.
Guan also wanted to speak, but when he met the queen's sight, the lesson from the slap just now was still vivid in his mind, as if his mouth was blocked by someone.
She was very aggrieved, and no one expected that the queen would point Xue Jiangle to the ninth prince.
The emperor looked back and forth with a tense face. Just as he was about to speak, Xue Jiangli suddenly knelt down: "Empress, the folk girl knows she is not worthy of the royal family. I am a woman who has divorced and is in business again. If I promise to Your Highness Ninth, I will only cover the royal family..."
"This is a bad statement."
The queen seemed to guess that she would say so, stretched out her hands and helped her up.
"Since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, I already had a law that women can divorce, and even if they have divorced, they cannot prove anything. The prince of our dynasty must set an example. As long as women are virtuous, they will not consider whether they are divorced or not. Your Majesty, do you think so?"
The emperor has always favored the queen. Although he has some considerations in his heart, he still gives the queen enough face.
"What I said is, Heli is nothing."
Judging from what the emperor said, it seems that he wants to agree.
Xue Jiangli felt a little nervous inside and subconsciously glanced at Si Huaiyuan.
He frowned and stood there as if he was about to speak.
At this time, the ninth prince walked out with a smile: "It's natural that it has nothing to do with separation or not. It's just that the father and mother asked the fourth lady if she has anyone she likes?"
"The parents ordered the matchmaker to say something, but the sons believed that the gentleman would not take away the favors of others, including feelings."
At this moment, the queen's eyes turned to Xue Jiangli again. At this moment, Xue Jiangli was indeed very grateful to the ninth prince for being able to give herself a step.
So she responded along the steps.
"Back to the Queen, the folk girl... the folk girl actually has something to do."
Upon hearing this, the queen showed a pity, but she was a little unbelievable: "But really? I don't know who the person the Fourth Lady likes?"
At this time, even Xiao Hanqing was stunned.
After she divorced herself, she actually liked another man?
Xue Jiangli's face was not changing. When he was about to talk about a person in the market, the man in blue robe suddenly stepped forward and his voice was clear: "I will not hide it from the Empress, the Emperor, and the Fourth Lady is in love with me. I only like the Fourth Lady, and I hope the Empress can fulfill it."
As he said that, Si Huaiyuan threw his robe and knelt down immediately.
He kowtowed straight, shocking everyone present.
This Xue Jiangli! It turns out to be the woman Xiao Rongwang likes?!
Although King Xiaorong is just a royal relative and returning to Jin this time is of a purpose, his status is more important than any royal grandson.
Moreover, he has never been close to women and is violent. When did he have an affair with these four ladies?
The emperor was even more stunned and said in surprise: "Yuan'er, what you said is true? When did you fall in love with the Fourth Lady?"
Si Huaiyuan said calmly: "Since I met the Fourth Lady at the palace banquet on the birthday of the Empress, I have already made my heart secretly promise. Later, the Fourth Lady moved back to the former General's Mansion, not far from the Rong Prince's Mansion. There are occasional intersections and long-term exchanges, and I have fallen in love with her."
After hearing what he said, the queen suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "Then was your night pearl not placed in Yan Chi, but given to the Fourth Lady?"
Last time Si Huaiyuan went to the palace to meet the queen mother, and mentioned Ye Mingzhu.
Outsiders don’t know that the night pearl was given by the Empress Dowager back then.
The Queen Mother only gave it to him, and the eldest princess. The eldest princess was given to Princess Qinghe.
At this time, Xue Jiangli's brows moved slightly, and suddenly remembered that at the palace banquet that day, A Yuan helped him. The Ye Mingzhu, who was originally Princess Qinghe, was deliberately placed on him, and wanted to misunderstand that she was the one who stole Princess Ye Mingzhu.
And he took out his own impersonation at that time to help himself get rid of others' suspicion.
His one is actually in the hands of the princess, and the one of the princess is in his own hands.
Does that night pearl have other meanings to him?
Thinking of this, I suddenly heard Si Huaiyuan nodding and responding: "Great Empress, Erchen's beads have indeed been given to Li'er. For me, Li'er is already the one I love the most, and I should give it to her."
The queen was stunned. She knew that the bead was a token given to him by the Queen Mother.
When he was young, the Empress Dowager told him that if he had a woman he liked in the future and gave the beads, the Empress Dowager would make the decision to marry him.
The queen calmed down and asked Xue Jiangli: "Fourth Lady, can you take out the night pearl that Xiao Rong gave you so that I can witness it for you."
If it was really in her hands, the queen would not force her.
I was afraid that it was a lie that I deliberately rejected the royal in-laws and made up.
In the queen's opinion, Si Huaiyuan and Xue Jiangxi couldn't fight together.
Why did you suddenly say that you were in love and then you were in love?
I guess the Queen Mother also wants to know where Ye Mingzhu is.
Xue Jiangli glanced at A Yuan and said, "Empress, I'll let Fangchun pick it up now."
At this moment, the corner of the emperor's mouth rose slightly.
It is up to be discussed that Xue Jiangxi married into the royal family. In general, he is Xue Hanlin's granddaughter, and even if he is not valued, he is related to blood.
But marrying into the Rong Prince's Mansion was just as he wished.
So he waved his yellow robe and said, "Ye Mingzhu is taken, I will point you to Yuan'er."
Chapter completed!