Your Majesty, Please Stop!

Chapter 189: His Majesty's Marriage Proposal to Xin Zhuo and Princess Shengping

The old lady's face slightly changed, gently tapping her thumb on the ring on her index finger. After a while, she said, "Previously, she was your fiancée. This was arranged by your father when he was alive, a betrothal agreement with the Prince of Nanli. It was well-known in the court!"

Indeed!

Xin Zhuo couldn't quite describe his feelings at this moment. From the first encounter with Su Miaojin, from the initial kidnapping and threats, when she was weak and helpless, defending herself with a small dagger, to later when he found himself in a predicament and Su Miaojin had reached the Great Completion stage overnight, sincerely protecting him and taking care of him for eighteen days...

If he had no thoughts before when they were at Fulong Mountain, even when he had some thoughts after getting to know Huiruqing and tried to win favor with the nuns, comparing the two, he now understood everything and couldn't help but feel deeply grateful to Su Miaojin.

However, the words "previously" spoken by the old grandmother seemed to imply some changes.

The old lady had been watching his expression all along, and at this moment, she sighed lightly. "It's a pity that you were lost for fourteen years. The Jiang family searched for fourteen years, from being archenemies and former political enemies to enemy spies of a hostile country. They even investigated all the servants in the house, but they never expected the problem to lie with the inconspicuous horse slave, Xin Si!"

The Prince of Nanli's family had come several times to urge the marriage. The grandmother was conflicted and didn't know what to do, so she kept postponing it. It was only last year, after the late emperor's passing, that the Prince of Nanli personally came to the mansion. The grandmother had no choice but to tell him the truth.

In order not to burden the Princess of Nanli, the two families have peacefully dissolved the engagement. Su Miaojin will have no more connection with you in the future!"

Xin Zhuo fell silent.

To be honest, he didn't have any particular thoughts about matters between men and women, but speaking from the heart, he did have some strange thoughts about Su Miaojin.

Su Miaojin was a good person, and he owed her a great favor. She was an interesting girl.

The old lady seemed to see through his thoughts and sighed leisurely. "Both families are vassals, and the entanglement is too deep. If the engagement is not dissolved, the grandmother should have helped you get married as soon as possible. The grandmother also likes that little girl very much.

But now that it has been severed, we must not waver and make a U-turn, becoming a laughingstock in the court. The Jiang family cannot afford to lose face, and the Prince of Nanli will not agree again!"

After a pause, she continued, "The grandmother wants... to arrange for you to marry Princess Shengping, Ji Yao Yue. What do you think? Don't be fooled by that little girl's apparent determination and eloquence. Once the grandmother mentions it to His Majesty, this matter will definitely be settled! What do you think?"

She stared at Xin Zhuo intently.

Xin Zhuo's eyelids twitched slightly, his face looking somewhat strange. Just as the old lady was about to speak again, he smiled calmly, "Grandson has just recognized his ancestors. How can he have the mind to worry about these matters of love and romance? Grandmother need not mention it again. Let's talk about it in a few years!"

He got up and bowed, "Grandson takes his leave! Grandmother, take care!"

He turned and left.

The old lady watched Xin Zhuo leave and took her time before saying slowly, "What does the Duke think?"

"Hehe..."

A hoarse voice of a eunuch came from the side, and in an instant, an old man with a eunuch's black gauze hat and a face as sharp as a knife walked out, his hands clasping his sleeves. "What can a eunuch like me think? This matter is His Majesty's decision."

The old lady looked coldly at the eunuch, "Is His Majesty really letting Shengping marry into our Jiang family?"

The eunuch cupped his hands, "The old lady may not know, but Shengping and the Crown Prince had a deep affection for each other at Fulong Mountain. They privately made a lifelong commitment. No matter what happened later and what Shengping's thoughts are, this... I'm afraid it must be a definite match. Otherwise, where would the face of the royal family go?"

The old lady chuckled, "Has His Majesty asked for Shengping's opinion? The Princess Shengping is about to take charge of the Ministry of Justice. She shouldn't be allowed to marry, let alone my grandson, whom you have seen. He has no great achievements and only cares about his mother and women. Moreover, it seems that he is not willing. Why force them to marry?"

The eunuch smiled, "Matters of love and marriage have always been decided by the elders. How can we let the children make a fuss? The old lady can rest assured, Princess Shengping's dowry is quite generous. This matter is already settled! Lady Jiang, please accept the decree!"

Lady Jiang fell silent for a moment, but she did not kneel down and offer incense to welcome the decree. She just cupped her hands and stood up.

The eunuch had already taken out a decree from a golden brocade box. After reading some polite words, he suddenly changed his tone: "...the two families are joining in marriage, a harmonious union for hundreds of generations. After the marriage, Jiang Yuqing will inherit the positions of the Western Qin Prince and the Divine Might General, and assist the Princess Changping. This is a decree!"

After finishing, he handed over the decree with a smile: "The two families have already been engaged nine times, so it doesn't matter this time. What do you think, Madam?"

Madam received the decree, her expression unclear and gloomy. After a while, she said, "Since it is the emperor's decree, the Jiang family naturally dare not defy it. I don't know when the betrothal gifts will be presented, the naming ceremony will take place, and the auspicious day will be chosen."

The eunuch chuckled, "No rush, let's wait for two months, until the first anniversary of the late emperor's passing!"

...

On the way back to the "Fengwei Courtyard," Xin Zhuo's steps were a bit slow. Although he had returned to the Jiang family and had a chance to win effortlessly, it seemed like he didn't have the same Ruyi Scepter.

Mother didn't see it and even lost the Su Miaojin that was originally in her hands!

Although this prestigious family was good, there were too many restrictions.

He looked up at the sun and his mood suddenly brightened. Since that's the case... then I'll cause some trouble!

First, break through the realm at the Spirit Sacrifice Pavilion and repair the hidden injuries in the meridians. Then find a way to eliminate Dongfang, eliminate Ling, and eliminate Huiruqing.

When I was a bandit, my martial realm could continue to rise. Now that I have such a big opportunity, it should be much easier.

"Prince! Princess Zhengguo requests your presence!"

At this moment, a steward in his thirties hurriedly approached and bowed.

"Princess Zhengguo?" Xin Zhuo subconsciously looked at the person behind him, Sai Qingzhu. He vaguely remembered seeing her portrait, but there were too many widows and sisters-in-law, so he forgot.

Sai Qingzhu replied in a low voice, "She is the wife of your fourth uncle, the North Sea Prince Jiang Buwei, and your aunt."

Xin Zhuo suddenly realized and asked, "Does she have any children in her courtyard?"

Sai Qingzhu said, "There is a young lady who is fourteen years old, named Jiang Yuqi."

"Go and bring a gift!"

...

Princess Zhengguo, Ji Yujie, is thirty-one years old this year. At the age of sixteen, she married the North Sea Prince Jiang Buwei. The following year, when she was pregnant, her husband went to war and never returned.

She has been a widow for fourteen years since giving birth to her husband's posthumous daughter!

Her mother was a noble concubine of Emperor Xuanzong, not born of the Great Emperor who was the late emperor. Her status was quite ordinary. At the age of seventeen, she became a widow. According to the rules of the imperial family, she could have remarried, but Emperor Xuanzong had no intention of doing so, and the current emperor, as her nephew, would not order his aunt to remarry.

Fortunately, she was given the title of Princess Zhengguo and was in the Jiang family, so she had no worries about food and clothing! Although her status was not as prestigious as the mother of the crown prince, the Princess of Qin, she was still better off than other widowed princesses of the Jiang family, such as Princess Liyang, Princess Feihuang, and Princess Beihai.

However, at this moment, she was somewhat worried because the prince, Jiang Yuqing, who returned yesterday, was taken away by her slave, Xin Si. She had suffered for more than ten years.

If everything went as expected, Jiang Yuqing would only take control of the Jiang family in the past few years. If she harbored resentment, although her own princess status would not be affected, she was afraid that her daughter Yuqi would be in trouble in the future...

Full of worries, she looked at the innocent and playful little girl, Jiang Yuqi, who was playing with a teacup beside her. "Yuqi, when you meet your older brother later, remember to address him properly and not be disrespectful!"

(End of this chapter)