Donggong Zhangjiao

The emperor has the final say in choosing his wife, which is the meaning of the marriage.

This is a grace.

But when Yang Chengyu heard this, he didn't look very happy. Instead, a trace of vigilance flashed in his eyes.

The reason why his marriage has not been decided is because he has not chosen the one he likes yet. Now that the war has stopped, he has just found the person he likes. If the emperor points out the marriage to someone else, that will ruin the plan.

Therefore, after hearing Pei Yao's words, Yang Chengyu answered hurriedly and more respectfully.

"Your Majesty is so kind to me, and I am deeply grateful. However, although I have no intention of getting married, my parents have already decided on the candidate. They will only discuss the proposal of marriage after I come back. However, I really have no intention of doing this, and I have just returned to court with the army. , I haven't had time to return home yet, so I haven't promised my parents, but filial piety comes first. I thought that even if I don't want to get married yet, I'd better discuss it with my parents after I return home."

These words are a rejection and another step of blocking with filial piety.

First, he thanked Pei Yao for his kindness, and then used his parents as a shield. Although he did not want to marry a wife, his family had already decided on a candidate and wanted to make arrangements for him when he came back.

Unless Pei Yao insists on forcing it, he should let other parents make the decision first.

Finally, Yang Chengyu was smart and didn't want to offend anyone, so he went home to discuss it with his parents.

Then there are two outcomes: success or failure of the marriage.

If it doesn't work out, it won't be too late for your Majesty to propose marriage to me.

After hearing what he said, Pei Yao knew what he was talking about and stopped being persistent.

Anyway, this time it's just a test, there's no point in making people anxious.

So he then laughed loudly and said, "Every one of you, you don't want to get married, but you don't know that your family is worried about this matter."

After saying that, he moved his eyes to Princess Shuhui sitting aside.

"Prince Ning is still young, and now I only have one sister, Shuhui, who has reached the age of getting married. The queen and I are also worried about choosing a young talent to be her consort."

As soon as these words came out, the smart people present had some clues.

Huo Mingxuan, Ye Yunxiao, Liu Qin and Yang Chengyu, who were just named, aren't these four talented men who are of the right age, unmarried, and have just made military exploits?

Among them is Huo Mingxuan Dai Xiao, who has not been able to get married in the past three years, so he probably won't be selected.

Although Liu Qin came from a bad background, he was now the adopted brother of Concubine Zhao, and he also had an official position. If the emperor loved his wife so much, he might marry the princess.

Ye Yunxiao and Yang Chengyu are both children of aristocratic families, and their status is well matched.

Others may still speculate, but Fang Yun has discussed this matter with Pei Yao before and knows what Pei Yao is thinking.

So at this moment, his eyes glanced at Yang Chengyu.

His appearance, talent, and family background are not bad, but he is too ambitious and may hurt others and himself.

Just when Fang Yun retracted his gaze, he heard Concubine Yang's voice coming from beside him.

"Princess Shuhui is gentle, dignified and talented. All the men in Kyoto will fall in love with her when they see her. The princess just chooses the one she likes. The emperor and the empress will ensure that it will be a good match."

Hearing the word "Kyoto" in Concubine Yang's mouth, Fang Yun's lips curled up slightly.

He was really anxious to take out his brother. Yang Chengyu was from Huizhou, not a man from Kyoto.

Pei Yao couldn't hear the information she could capture.

Although he still maintained the smile at this moment, the depths of his eyes were already a bit darker.

The Yang family is not satisfied with the princess's marriage.

Which lady has he set his sights on and wants to join forces?
But at this time, Princess Shuhui, who had been silent, spoke softly and shyly.

"Concubine Yang praised me, but Shuhui was too embarrassed to deserve it. Since the emperor's brother and his wife arranged the marriage for me, I just stayed away. The emperor's brother and his wife have good vision, so the person they selected must be good. I'm sure The land of Qi is vast, and there are many talented people in the world. I am as beautiful as a willow tree, but I am afraid that the young masters will think that I am rough."

Princess Shuhui has always behaved timidly in front of others. Unexpectedly, in the two or three years since Pei Yao ascended the throne, the generous and wealthy person has actually developed the magnanimity of the sweet girl of the Tian family.

But think about it, in the past, she kept herself low to avoid the sharp edges of Empress Li and the legitimate princess at that time, but she also knew what the princess should learn and understand.Now that there is no one to hold it down, and the real gold and jade become noble, of course it will spread its branches and leaves.

Especially, I heard that the queen hired a female master from outside to teach her.

It is estimated that they have long been discussing with Pei Yao and his wife to do something about Princess Shuhui's marriage.

It is true that it is somewhat selfish to use Princess Shuhui's marriage to pave the way for one's own interests, but Princess Shuhui has enjoyed the support of the Tian family for so many years, and it is also the responsibility of a princess to do things for the Daqi royal family.

As an emperor, Pei Yao is not free to choose his concubine. There are a lot of women in the harem that he doesn't like, so how can he be a princess?

Marriages among royal children have rarely been happy since ancient times.

Princess Shuhui's words also expressed her attitude in a timely manner.

She is willing to obey Pei Yao's marriage arrangements.

Pei Yao's eyes changed slightly when he looked at her.

Then he said with a smile, "My sister is naturally the pearl of the moonlight. You must not belittle yourself. Your sister-in-law and I will definitely choose a good husband for you."

"Shuhui thanks the emperor, brother and sister-in-law." Princess Shuhui smiled and bowed.

And the topic caused by the word marriage was turned over in the interaction between the brother and sister.

Without mentioning this again, the topic returned to the word celebration.

Pei Yao and the ministers chatted and laughed, and toasted to each other. It was very lively.

Today is a big day, and the queen was very considerate and sat for a while longer than usual at banquets before leaving.

She was pregnant, so no one dared to say anything.

As soon as the queen got up, Concubine Yang also left the scene.

The fatigue shown on her face was even worse than that of the queen.

The two left, and Jin Bin sat next to Fang Yun and whispered.

"In total, Concubine Yang is four and a half months pregnant. Why do you think I'm looking at her? She's working harder than the Empress's belly, which is more than seven months old."

"Pregnant people should rest most. You see, she thinks about this and that all day long. How can she rest?" Fang Yun joked.

After hearing this, Jinbin also smiled, "Isn't it true? I'm tired."

By the time the dinner was over, the night was already deep.

The children couldn't stay up so late, so Fang Yun had already sent them back to rest.

Happy today, Pei Yao drank a lot of wine and was obviously drunk now. He pulled Fang Yun and insisted on sitting next to him and was not allowed to leave.

Seeing him like this, Fang Yun had no choice but to order the palace officials to take him back to Yuzhang Palace.

Anyway, it's not the first or fifteenth day of the lunar month, so it's not against the rules for Pei Yao to stay at her place.

Unlike the drunken days in the past, Pei Yao was so drunk that he was a little confused today.

When he was in the banquet hall, because there were foreign ministers there, he still took into account the emperor's majesty, so he still had a trace of reason. When he returned to Yuzhang Palace, he lay down completely unable to move.

Fang Yun had no choice but to order people to make sobering soup and to change clothes and wash himself.

After finally cleaning up and lying down on the bed, Fang Yun went to wash himself.

It was a tiring day, and as soon as I lay down, I felt sleepy.

At this time, Pei Yao woke up, pulled him into his arms and hugged him, and murmured.

"It's most comfortable here with you."