Chapter 67 Designing a Marriage
"The emperor has congratulated you." Nangong Cheng took the wine.With joy that couldn't be concealed on his face, he drank it all in one gulp, and thanked him again.

This time the emperor got up himself, came over to help him up, and said: "Aiqing is a young hero, and he is indeed the son of the emperor's uncle. I really envy you."

De Wang also had a bright face when he heard the words, he got up and thanked him: "Thank you for your praise, the minister and the dog are just loyal to the emperor, and they really can't take any credit."

"No, no, no, you should be rewarded for your meritorious deeds and punished for your demerits. I have always distinguished between rewards and punishments." He returned to the dragon chair and sat down, and said to Nangong sincerely, "Since you offered this strange beast, then this year's jackpot is not yours either. No way. According to the usual practice, I can promise you one thing, just tell me, what do you want?"

Nangong Cheng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and knelt down to thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

"Okay, you don't need to be too polite, tell me quickly, what exactly do you want?"

Nan Gongcheng stood up, and then said to the emperor: "I do have a wish, and I want to ask the emperor to fulfill it. I want to ask the emperor to grant me a marriage."

Su Ruiran was drinking tea when she heard this, the hand holding the cup paused, and immediately put down the cup.Looking up at Nangong Cheng in the field, after waiting for so long, is he finally going to speak?
Taking advantage of the hunting opportunity to win the first prize, and then taking the opportunity to ask the emperor for a marriage, if the emperor really asks, I am afraid that not only myself, but even my father will not be able to refuse.Because once you refuse, you are resisting the decree, and no one can bear such a crime.It's hard for him to plan like this, and to get a rare beast like the three-eyed owl for this, it's really hard work.

Sure enough, he soon heard Nan Gongcheng say: "I ask the emperor to give you the young lady from Prime Minister Su's residence as my wife."

Nangong Che clenched his fists when he heard the words. Everyone knew that the son of King De had been eyeing Su Ruiran for a long time, but he didn't want to take advantage of today's opportunity.He was about to have a seizure, but Wu Ge suddenly pressed his wrist on the table.

The cold table made the bones in his hands hurt, but he didn't care so much, and turned his head away.

However, seeing that Nangong Ling didn't speak, but pressed him harder and harder with his hands, his face remained normal.

Fifth brother... Nangong Che showed a surprised expression on his face. Before he could speak, his father said to Nangong Cheng: "As far as I know, there are two daughters in Prime Minister Su's mansion. I don't know who you want to marry?" Who?"

"If you go back to the emperor, the one I want to marry is the second lady of Prime Minister Su's family."

Su Ruiran was taken aback when she heard the words, she didn't hear me wrong, he was talking about the second young lady, that is Su Yanran!She began to doubt her ears, and looked at Mother Wang beside her in surprise.

Wang Momo was equally astonished. Seeing her looking over, she understood her doubts, frowned and said, "Miss, you heard me right, it's Second Miss."

Su Ruiran's mind went blank for a moment, and she planned for three days just for this moment, but she didn't expect such a big change to happen suddenly.She glanced sideways, and suddenly met the gaze of someone in the crowd.

Nangong Mingxuan.I saw him sitting on the back side of King De, looking at him at this moment, with a sense of indifference and distance, as if everything that happened here had nothing to do with him, but there was a trace of complexity in his eyes.

Su Ruiran suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Nangong Mingxuan for a long time.The last time was when De Wang's birthday was in De Wangfu.Nangong Mingxuan had always been deeply thoughtful, and he didn't know how much of the recent events were part of his plans.

It's just why it was Su Yanran. Su Yanran and Yan Shi were secretly sent back to the residence. Although the reason for this has not been announced, if Nan Gongcheng and the others want to know, they will know after careful inquiry.Yan's family and Su Yanran were so out of power, even Nangong Mingxuan knew to avoid him, and no longer had anything to do with Su Yanran. Why would Nangong Cheng marry such a woman who is equivalent to an abandoned child?
unless……

Su Ruiran looked at Nangong Mingxuan, in order to fight for the position of King De, he had been secretly plotting against his eldest brother, if it was because of him, it would be easy to explain.Nangong Mingxuan was originally a deep and terrifying person.Like Su Yanran, he is also a concubine, and he is also unwilling to be content with his own identity. He is so vicious and pathetic.

It is very unusual for Prince De's son to marry a concubine, even Su Xiang's daughter.

However, when everyone was surprised, they only heard the emperor say: "You are the eldest son of the emperor's uncle, and marrying a young lady from Su Xiang's family is the right thing to do, and I really have no reason to object. It's just..." His eyes fell on Su Xiang's family. On Chao's body, he continued: "Uncle Huang and Prime Minister Su are both confidantes of the imperial court who are highly valued by me. If you want to marry his daughter, I will naturally have to take his wishes into consideration."

Su Chao didn't hesitate too long when he heard this, and quickly replied decisively: "If you go back to the emperor, I have no objection."

Su Ruiran couldn't help being surprised when she heard this, did dad agree so easily?Doesn't daddy also like King De?What's more, when Dad agrees to the marriage, it is tantamount to deciding to side with King De. This is really not like Dad's style.But after thinking about it, the other party is asking to marry Su Yanran, not only a daughter of a concubine, but different from her eldest daughter of a concubine, it can't completely determine Dad's position, so there is no need for Dad to refute King De's face in public .

From this point of view, Su Yanran's status in Daddy's heart is just that. Presumably it was probably because of the previous incidents that Daddy began to dislike her more and more.

The emperor frowned slightly, feeling a little confused in his heart.Originally, I was giving Su Chao a chance to refuse in public. After all, I gave this lottery to him. As the Ninth Five-Year Lord, how could I backtrack on what I said?Who would have thought that Su Chao actually agreed just like that.

What the hell is this Su Chao doing?

The emperor was displeased, but it was not easy to get angry, so he could only hold the armrest of the dragon chair tightly, suppressing the unhappiness in his heart.

Looking at Su Chao, waiting for him to change his mind, he was staring at King De with a meaningful expression.

After waiting for a long time, Su Chao finally did not speak, and the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became awkward, but Nangong Cheng did not urge him, but this made the emperor feel uncomfortable, grabbed the tea in front of him and drank it, but did not speak.

The queen watched from the side, with a worried look on her face, but on such an occasion, it was inconvenient to say anything, so she could only use her eyes to signal to the emperor Zhang Gonggong who was beside the emperor to serve another cup of tea for the emperor.

Su Chao remained calm, but the emperor knew that he couldn't drag it any longer, so he said, "Since..."

Unexpectedly, as soon as he uttered two words, King De suddenly stood up: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask Rong Chen to say a few words."

Everyone present was taken aback and turned their gazes to King De.

I saw that although King De had gray hair and beard, his eyes were piercing, and he spoke in a manner that was not at all inferior to that of young people.He had been silent before, but now he spoke suddenly, and the atmosphere on the field became quieter.

Everyone knows the prestige of this highly respected prince in the court.

"Uncle Huang, sit down and speak directly if you have anything to say."

However, King De turned a deaf ear and stood still, which put an invisible pressure on everyone present.

The emperor couldn't help being a little embarrassed, but he could only skip this matter, and said to King De: "Your uncle has something to say, but it doesn't matter."

King De sat down suddenly at this time, which made everyone present sigh and look sideways.

The emperor clenched his right hand holding the armrest of the dragon chair a little more. King De had always been so defiant by virtue of his status, but he didn't want to let himself be humiliated in public.However, this kind of situation can only be temporary for a while, in order to report later.

King De sat on his seat, but he took a sip of tea calmly before saying, "I think this marriage is inappropriate."

Everyone couldn't help being surprised when they heard the words, the emperor let go of the armrest in his hand, leaned forward, and asked in surprise: "Why did the emperor say such a thing?"

He never expected that these words would come from De Wang's mouth.

Su Ruiran was also surprised. At this time, didn't King De most want to use the marriage contract to win over his father, so that he could stand on his side, so that he could also contribute to the future rebellion?Why do you say such things at this moment.

At this time, I only heard King De say: "Your Majesty, don't get me wrong. I don't mean that the daughter of Su Xiang's family is not worthy of my son. It's just that I think Miss Su is a concubine, and the eldest son of the minister is a concubine at any rate. He needs to match her." It is only a daughter who is born in the same family as a wife. Otherwise, if the second lady of Su Xiang's family is allowed to serve as a concubine for the eldest son of the minister, it would be fine."

As soon as he said this, everyone present was in an uproar.

Doesn't that mean a slap in the face of Su Chao?No matter how deep-tempered Su Chao was, he could not help but change his face when he heard this.

Seeing her father being humiliated in public, Su Ruiran also couldn't swallow it.It turned out that the reason why De Wang and the others made such a big circle was to frustrate father's spirit, and it was inconvenient for the emperor to refuse him when he said this.Thinking of this, she couldn't be more angry, and just about to speak, she suddenly heard a voice next to her ear: "What the prince said really makes sense."

Everyone looked around after hearing the reputation, only to see that it was Nangong Che who spoke.

Su Ruiran couldn't help frowning, thinking that the current situation is already critical enough, this guy shouldn't make any more trouble.

"Che'er, don't be rude." The emperor spoke, and also frowned slightly. He didn't know that his youngest son had a temperament that didn't stick to etiquette, and he was afraid that he would cause some trouble in this spare time.

Regardless of the gazes of the people around, Nangong Che continued to laugh and said in a mocking tone: "No wonder I heard that the son of De Wang's mansion was stalking Miss Su's mansion a few days ago. You have a unique eye."

As soon as he said this, King De's face darkened.Looking at Nangong Che, it was not convenient to have a public outburst, so he could only clenched his fists and held back his breath for the time being.

The emperor had to be polite when speaking in front of him, let alone this young boy.Let's record this public humiliation first, there will always be a time to settle accounts in the future.

De Wang snorted, grabbed the tea bowl on the table, took a sip, and slammed the tea bowl on the table with a bang, which made the servants next to him tremble, and other princes and ministers around him couldn't help looking sideways, but No one dared to say a word.

Although everyone didn't dare to laugh out loud, they all knew the rumors about Prince De's son and Miss Su's family some time ago, so they all understood.

Su Ruiran and Nangong Che looked at each other, and couldn't help but smile at him.

Although Prince Qing was usually a fool and was not serious, he never thought that he would be willing to help him at this time, and even risked being scolded by the emperor.Thinking of this, she couldn't help being a little more grateful to Nangong Che in her heart, thinking that she would be more polite to him next time when I meet in private.

The emperor twitched his brows, he didn't know whether it was anger or a smile, he felt even more helpless, he sighed secretly, his son was still the same, he would really cause trouble.But what he said was on point.The emperor opened his mouth, deliberately revealing a slightly reproachful tone, and said to Nangong Che: "Qi'er, don't be rude."

"Yes, Royal Father." Nangong Che replied, but there was a smile on his face.

I accidentally caught a glimpse of De Wang, but saw him looking at me with a gloomy face, but Nangong Che smiled still, nodded slightly as a salute, and then turned his gaze elsewhere.

(End of this chapter)

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