The emperor's scheming: alluring the world

Chapter 77

"The Empress's opinion is very good. Dingkang actually already has someone he likes, and he wants to ask the emperor to marry him." Li Dingkang got up and said after the queen finished speaking, and what he said was instructed by Li Yi. As for the so-called favorite object, it was also appointed by Empress Wu.

After hearing this, Emperor Cheng had a dark light in his eyes, but he smiled kindly on his face: "Dingkang Prince, who is your favorite?"

Li Dingkang glanced at Li Yi, and finally his eyes fell on Princess Xianhua, who had the most peaceful expression, and said: "If you go back to the emperor, Dingkang loves Princess Xianhua, and please marry him."

When Li Dingkang said this, many ministers were shocked. They did not expect that Li Dingkang would choose the helpless Princess Xianhua, and she was also a sick princess who did not know how long she would live.

Emperor Cheng didn't expect that Li Dingkang would fall in love with Xianhua. He glanced at the pale and peaceful Princess Xianhua. This daughter suffered from heart disease since she was a child, and now she is only supported by expensive medicinal materials. Maybe she will go there that day. So even though Xianhua was seventeen, he still didn't propose marriage to her.

"Dingkang son, it's not that I don't believe what I say. It's that Xianhua suffers from a congenital heart disease. I can't marry your sick daughter to you." Emperor Cheng said in embarrassment. Dingkang would really take a fancy to the weak Xianhua, and Xianhua's appearance is not the best.

Empress Wu couldn't see Emperor Cheng's true intentions. Seeing that he was not angry, she breathed a sigh of relief, and said kindly to Li Dingkang: "Your Majesty Dingkang, many noble ladies are here today, why don't you take a closer look, Maybe there is a noble girl who makes your heart flutter, but you didn't find it!"

He Dingkang heard the words, deliberately showing a displeased look, Li Yi who was at the side stood up cooperatively and said: "What the empress said is, let's talk about the marriage gift slowly!"

Li Sister-in-law has been watching with cold eyes. Watching the play come to an end, she picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea in a funny way. She glanced at the place where Wu Miaozi was, and met Wu Miaozi's eyes unexpectedly. Wu Miaozi had no time to retract her eyes. Feeling jealous, he hastily looked away.

Li Dingkang gave up the marriage, and Emperor Cheng mentioned Wu Haolong again, so naturally he must be praised, and then he was named a third-rank mighty general. Although Emperor Cheng did not promise real power, at least he has a title, and it will be easier to fight for military power in the future. yes.

Those who should be rewarded have also been rewarded, and the banquet really began. Wei Jinyang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly approached Li Meiying and said, "I heard that the eldest princess hosted a banquet to apologize to you. I saw that you and Yang Xianling were reconciled just now. They That mother and daughter are very cunning, you'd better have less contact with them."

"Brother Xie Huang reminds me, I will be careful." Li Sister-in-law replied flatly, and after finishing speaking, she took the wine glass and went to the seats where Li Xueshang and Guo Mengzhen were.

Zhong Yan has always been paying attention to Wei Jinyang and Li Sister-in-law. When he saw that Wei Jinyang was disappointed by Li Sister-in-law's indifferent attitude, he winked at Mu Jinglian who was sitting not far from him, while he held the wine glass Come to Wei Jinyang's seat.

Li Xueshang took Li Meiying's hand, she glanced at Li Yi and his son, then lowered her voice worriedly: "Princess, my father got the news that the queen has promised to give Wu Miaozi to Li Dingkang as the concubine, but today Why did Li Dingkang propose to marry Princess Xianhua again? Could it be that my father's news is wrong?"

Li Xueshang's confusion was captured by Li Sister-in-law's eyes. Her beautiful peach eyes glanced at Li Dingkang and his son, and then she said with a joking smile: "I have heard that the prince of Dingkang likes a beautiful woman. With Wu Miaozi's appearance, I am afraid that the prince of Dingkang will look at him." No, it's not easy for him to refuse the queen, so he had to use some tricks when proposing marriage, after all, the queen dare not say anything in front of the emperor, he is using the emperor as a shield!"

Li Meiying's words are reasonable, Li Xueshang thought for a while, then nodded in agreement and said: "It seems that he is also a cunning person, but he refused this time, if Li Guozhu is not reconciled, he will naturally have a way to squeeze people into him again." He is his wife, how can he refuse then!"

Li Meizhen smiled mysteriously, and continued to joke: "Let's see the trick!"

"What are you talking about? What are the princess and Ms. Li and Ms. Guo talking about? I wonder if Jinglian can chat with you to relieve boredom?"

As soon as Li Meizhen finished speaking, Mu Jinglian's soft voice rang out. She held a glass of fruit wine in her hand, and looked expectant.

"Miss Mu, please take a seat. We and the princess are just joking around, it's nothing." Li Xueshang hurriedly got up and gave way to Mu Jinglian, while she sat next to Guo Meng's Jane.

"I think we are so familiar, don't call Miss Miss, it's strange, everyone should call each other's name! It sounds kind, good!" Guo Mengzhen has a lively personality, and the people she knows well I don't like the name of being too alienated, so I suggested it.

Naturally, Li Xueshang and Mu Jinglian had no objection, but Li Sister-in-law was a princess after all, with a noble status, how could she call her by her first name, so the two looked at Li Sister-in-law tacitly.

Li Meiying knew what they were thinking, so she smiled and said, "Of course it's good to be called by my first name, but I have a different status. If you get along in private, you can call me my daughter like Xianling, but you still have to call me Princess in front of others. In case someone disrespects you." I'm looking for trouble for you because of humility."

The three of them felt that what Li Meiying said was reasonable, so they all agreed, and after sitting for a while, Princess Minxian also came over, and she acted like a baby by Li Meiying's side, Li Meiying couldn't do anything with this little princess. , she coaxed patiently, but she didn't know that her frown and smile at the moment made several men lose their souls at the same time, and one of them was Wu Haolong, the fourth son of An Guogong, the upstart of the court.

Of course, there were also jealous eyes fixed on Li Meiying. Although Yang Xianling tried her best to restrain herself, she still leaked a little bit of jealousy.

A few days after the banquet ended successfully, there were rumors that Wu Haolong, the fourth son of An Guogong, fell in love with Yang Xianling, the daughter of the eldest princess at the banquet. The gift, personally guarding outside the eldest princess's mansion, when Yang Xianling left the mansion, he followed closely.

When the news reached Li Sister-in-law, Li Sister-in-law didn't take it seriously. Who Wu Haolong took a fancy to was his business, and it had nothing to do with her. Judging from the antagonism of the Wu Mansion, Wu Haolong will end up with nothing in the end.

One day, Li Sister-in-law was practicing calligraphy in the study room, when suddenly Yunyu hurried into the study room and said, "Princess, Wu Haolong handed over a greeting card, begging to see the princess, Aunt Mo wanted to send her away, but Mr. Wu stayed outside the house." If you don't leave, Aunt Mo will ask your servants to come over and ask the princess if she wants to see Mr. Wu!"

Yunyu's words stopped Li Meiying's hand holding the pen. She lowered her eyes and thought for a while, then put down the pen and said, "Since Mr. Wu is so persistent in wanting to see me, he must have something important to ask of me, and Why don't you see it, go tell Aunt Mo to invite Mr. Wu to the flower hall for tea, I'll be there later."

(End of this chapter)