After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 915 Marriage Grant
The news of the granted marriage was also not made public in the palace.

However, compared to the truth that Concubine Sun angered the emperor to death, the will of marriage was not a big secret. Even if people outside the palace did not know the inside story, those on duty in the palace had heard some rumors.

Hai Jiao said, "I vaguely heard that the new emperor and the seventh prince were both granted marriages, as were the Wu brothers and sisters, with the Wu girl being paired with the seventh prince. Rumor has it that the empress dowager was not very happy about this, and before the late emperor passed away, the empress dowager had been trying to persuade him to change his mind."

The late emperor married Wu Qiong to the seventh prince?!

Haitang was slightly surprised. Her first thought was: Mrs. Gui’s dream has come true! Then she thought again: This might not be a good marriage.

From Wu Qiong's point of view, this marriage is not only a marriage between close relatives, but also the Seventh Prince is in poor health and may not live long. If she marries him, she may not have children. Even if she does, there is a risk that the child will not be healthy and smart. In addition, she is likely to become a widow at a young age. And as a princess, she can't expect to marry again. If she is lucky, she can even adopt a son for her deceased husband and live alone with the child.

In the past, Madam Gui hoped that her daughter could marry the Seventh Prince, or the eldest grandson of Marquis Cheng'en, or the son of the Duke of Zhenguo. This was all out of the idea of ​​currying favor with the rich and powerful, thinking that the Seventh Prince would surely become the emperor, and the Zhou family would also rise in wealth, which would be more beneficial to both the Wu and Gui families. The Wu family had already fallen, and their descendants were dying. Even if their enemies fell and they could return to the capital, it would be difficult for them to marry the outstanding sons of the rich and powerful families, and they could only rely on their relatives to get married.

Now the Seventh Prince has given up the throne and taken the initiative to become an idle member of the royal family. If Wu Qiong marries him, she will be of limited help to her family, and there is also the risk of being a widow without an heir. It is probably better for her to marry an ordinary official son. No matter how glorious the status of the prince's wife is, it is only for appearance. Even if the Seventh Prince has a family relationship with her, and Wu Ke used to be his study companion, he will still respect her a little. This marriage still has many shortcomings. If she has deep feelings for the Seventh Prince, she will feel happy when the couple is together and does not care about other things. When the Seventh Prince dies and leaves her alone, this sadness will be doubled.

Haitang couldn't help but sigh for Wu Qiong, causing Haijiao to cast a puzzled look at her: "Why are you sighing, little sister? Do you also think this marriage is not good? But I think that Miss Wu and the Seventh Prince are cousins, and they have known each other since childhood, so it would be good to be closer. In this way, there is no need to worry about the character of the Seventh Prince's wife, worrying that she can't take good care of the Seventh Prince, and there is no need to worry that Miss Wu's future husband will treat her badly. The Seventh Prince is kind and intelligent, and he will definitely treat his cousin well."

It's just that this marriage between relatives is not good! Besides, the two of them were originally in the same group. If they each married outside, they could gain more benefits and allies; but if they married each other internally, the number of allies would remain the same, and no one would benefit.

The late emperor wanted to do this because he was probably still a little wary of the Seventh Prince and hated the Wu family, so he let them handle the matter internally. The Seventh Prince became the son-in-law of the Wu family, but he did not add any help. He had to help Wu Ke in return. Naturally, he could not use the power of the Yue family to fight for power and threaten the new emperor. The Wu family could have gotten help from the Seventh Prince. Now that the two sides have married, their help has not increased. It would be much more difficult to make a profit from the marriage. As for whether the Seventh Prince and Wu Qiong would have difficulties in having children, the late emperor naturally would not care. Queen Mother Zhou might have thought of this, so she opposed the marriage and tried to persuade the emperor to change his mind. Unfortunately, the emperor died too suddenly, so the Queen Mother failed.

Haitang sighed again. Even if she explained this matter clearly, her brother Haijiao might not understand it. He did not think that "marriage between relatives" was bad. Instead, he was in favor of this marriage. He thought that Wu Qiong was reliable and a good candidate for a good wife for the seventh prince. And the Wu family had a princess, which would be beneficial to Wu Ke in the future. He was a relative by marriage anyway, so there was nothing wrong with continuing to be a relative by marriage.

Haitang listened to her brother's words and suddenly asked, "Which daughter did the late emperor marry Wu Ke to?"

Haijiao thought for a moment and said, "She seems to be the daughter of the Zhang family. I heard her last name is Zhang." Haitang asked hurriedly, "She is the niece of Concubine Zhang Gong?!" Although the Zhang family is not as powerful as before, they are still old-fashioned relatives of the emperor. The late emperor hated the Wu family, but he could still arrange a prestigious marriage for the heir of the Wu family? !

Hai Jiao shook his head and said, "Rumor has it that she is not the daughter of the main branch, but of a side branch. I suspect she is the one that Imperial Concubine Xu had chosen and wanted Xiao Jin to marry into."

She was an orphan from a branch family. Although she was the niece of the head of the Zhang family and had both talent and beauty, her father died early and she had no brothers, so she could only depend on her widowed mother. The head of the main branch family always used her as a shield for the daughter of the main branch. Wu Ke married such a wife, which was certainly a good match, but if he wanted to rely on the Yue family to fight for some political benefits in the future, it would be a daydream.

The late emperor would not let the Wu family gain any benefits.

Haitang shook her head and sighed, "Wu Ke must be very disappointed, right?"

"I haven't talked to him yet, so I don't know what he thinks." Hai Jiao said, "But I saw him in the palace two days ago, and he looked very calm, not unhappy. Although the Zhang family has many shortcomings, the family background is high enough, and the girl is also a legitimate daughter, so they are a good match for him. Both sides have had queens, and both were the most noble foreign relatives, and both have fallen. There may be some shortcomings in the inner world, but the appearance is decent enough. This marriage is not necessarily worse than the ones that Wu Ke had tried to arrange in the past. I guess if Madam Gui were still alive, she would be satisfied."

If Madam Gui were still alive, she would be satisfied. How could she have expected so much? Just seeing her daughter marry the seventh prince and become the princess, and her nephew marrying an old-fashioned relative, both of whom were good families recognized by her, she would of course feel satisfied.

Haitang sighed again and asked, "Are there any others? I heard that many people were granted marriages, not just the Wu siblings and the daughter of the Zhang family's side branch, right?" Where is the new emperor? Where is Jin Jiashu?
Haijiao seemed to have forgotten the person he was most familiar with, and thought that what my little sister wanted to know was the choice of the new emperor and empress: "Regarding the marriage of the new emperor, the content of the late emperor's will has never been leaked. I heard a rumor that before the late emperor passed away, he had not made up his mind. Empress Dowager Zhou and Imperial Noble Consort Xu favored one daughter, the cabinet favored another, and Concubine Zhang Gong and several concubines and concubines persuaded him to choose the daughter of the Zhang family's direct branch, and also brought in several princes and princesses to lobby. The late emperor wavered between the three candidates, and his will was written and revised, and revised and rewritten. On the day of his death, the palace had been keeping the news of who was the candidate in the will. I'm afraid they are still discussing whether to change the person!"

Haitang's eyes widened when she heard this: "Is this possible?! So, the will can be changed? After the change, they still have to issue a marriage decree in the name of the late emperor?!"

Haijiao grinned, spread his hands, said nothing, but said everything.

Haitang couldn't help but sigh again, and then asked, "Then is there anyone else? Who else has been granted marriage?"