HCB Chapter 209 Agreement Chapter 3
Chapter 209 Agreement Chapter 3
In the end, the Queen Mother agreed to the marriage between Xiao Yifeng and Jiang Yutong.
On the other side, the queen was thinking about what Su Jianming had just said. Jiang Yutong helped Concubine Wan give birth to the tenth prince safely. Overnight, she was promoted from Concubine Wan to Concubine Wan. The queen was unhappy.
The emperor had always been very fond of Concubine Wan, but unfortunately she had no children. Even so, she was promoted to the position of concubine. Now that she has given birth to the tenth prince, the emperor's favor for her will only increase.
And last time during the Tenth Prince's full moon ceremony, he helped the Tenth Prince even though he knew that she was rejecting him. This showed that he didn't take her seriously.
There is also Su Jianming, who is also on the Queen's mind. Although he is a bit crazy in matters of men and women, he is his only nephew after all. Thinking of her eldest nephew who died to save the prince, the Queen feels even more guilty towards the Su family.
Now that Su Jianming had made such a request, she felt it was unreasonable not to satisfy him. Besides, Jiang Yutong was definitely not an ordinary person since he could stand on the city wall and fight the enemy together with the soldiers.
Su Jianming's previous two wives were both too thin, which was why he was unlucky.
After figuring this out, the Queen sent someone to deliver a letter to the Emperor.
The Emperor was currently in the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace. After calming down, the Empress Dowager said to the Emperor, "Just follow Feng'er's lead. I think Jiang Yutong is quite good."
The emperor shook his head. "Mother, this is inappropriate. Jiang Yutong is divorced, how can she be a good match for Feng'er? I know Feng'er is not young anymore, so I will definitely look for the daughter of a minister in the court."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "I know the Emperor feels bad for Feng'er, but Miss Jiang is as capable as any man. Didn't you also praise her at the Tenth Prince's full moon banquet last time? Even though she has some shortcomings, it's not a big deal."
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor talked back and forth. After the Empress Dowager figured it out, she felt more and more that Jiang Yutong was a good person. At least her grandson liked him. Life is short, and other things are not going as planned, so why not let him get what he wants in this matter.
The emperor seemed embarrassed, "I'm afraid this is not a good idea."
"I will not embarrass His Majesty. I will issue the imperial decree granting the marriage."
The emperor had no choice but to agree.
The emperor finally had lunch with the empress dowager before returning to the Qianqing Palace.
When he returned, he received news that the Queen wanted to see him for something.
He took another detour and prepared to rest for a while at the Queen's place.
When they arrived at the Queen's Palace, the Queen came out to greet them personally.
"What do you want from me?"
The Queen knew that the Emperor had lunch at the Empress Dowager's place, so she served him the finest tea and waited for him to rest on the couch before she slowly said, "Jianming came to see me today."
When it comes to Su Jianming, the emperor always turns a blind eye. He can understand the queen's thoughts. As long as Su Jianming doesn't cause any big trouble, he doesn't bother to care.
"What trouble did you get into again?"
The Queen scolded, "Your Majesty, can't you hope for the best for Jianming?"
The emperor said nothing.
The Queen continued, "Jianming is so old, and there is no one in his family who can support him, so he wants me to arrange a marriage for him."
The emperor frowned. In the previous two marriages, he was the one who handled the aftermath and finally promoted both families before the matter was settled. Which girl was going to be troubled again?
"Isn't this good?"
The Queen wiped her tears and said, "The Su family is a wealthy and noble family, but they don't have a mistress of the house. This is really not a good thing. Even if Jianming didn't mention it, I would have thought of arranging a marriage for him."
The emperor didn't waste any words and asked directly, "Which girl do you like?"
The queen picked up the embroidered handkerchief and wiped her tears. "I think Miss Jiang is not bad. She is someone who dares to guard the city gate with the soldiers. A heroine like her will surely intimidate Jianming."
The emperor looked at the queen. Why were all the people proposing to marry Jiang Yutong today? So, did Xiao Yifeng come to propose so early in the morning because he knew that Su Jianming had fallen in love with Jiang Yutong, and he sacrificed his own marriage to keep Jiang Yutong?
The emperor knew that Jiang Yutong had saved Xiao Yifeng's life, and that Jiang Yutong and his sister had helped Xiao Yifeng win the battle of Yinbai County.
The emperor shook his head and laughed a little. He didn't expect that he was so loyal. In this respect, he was just like his father.
Thinking of Xiao Yifeng's father, the emperor felt a little sad again.
The Queen looked at the Emperor shaking his head and laughing, and nudged him, "Your Majesty, what do you think of this?"
The emperor sighed, "What a coincidence! This morning I was with the Empress Dowager to discuss Jiang Yutong's marriage. Her marriage to Feng'er has already been finalized, and the Empress Dowager's decree will be issued soon."
The Queen was a little surprised. "How could it be? Feng'er is a prince of a fiefdom, how could he marry a divorced woman?"
"This decree was requested by Feng'er himself. I objected to it, but the Queen Mother agreed. I couldn't argue with her."
The queen was in a very bad mood, but she didn't dare to go against the queen mother. It seemed that she had no choice but to let Su Jianming suffer.
"Then let it go. I'll show Jianming another suitable one later."
"Ah."
The emperor closed his eyes.
The queen quietly retreated and twisted her handkerchief. It was too coincidental. Could it be that Jiang Yutong asked Xiao Yifeng for help?
Xiao Yifeng was a prince, so the Queen was a little bit unconvinced that he would willingly marry a divorced girl. After all, Jiang Yutong only had an older brother, who was just a small General Zhennan.
"Jiang Yutong, what a plan! She actually found the Queen Mother and Xiao Yifeng to help."
The Queen made another note of Jiang Yutong.
Xiao Yifeng handed the letter to Jiang Yutong as soon as he left the palace. Jiang Yutong breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the contents of the letter.
Jiang Yutong didn't know how Xiao Yifeng accomplished this, but it must have been difficult.
In the end, Jiang Yutong brought a thank-you gift to the door.
Xiao Yifeng was writing a letter in his study. He still needed to talk to Princess Dou about this matter. Before he could figure out how to put it, he heard the doorman come in and announce, "Miss Jiang is here."
Xiao Yifeng didn't expect Jiang Yutong to come at this moment, but he still went out to greet her.
Jiang Yutong bowed to Xiao Yifeng and said, "To thank you, I specially made your favorite dish for you. Please try it."
"Did you do it yourself?"
Jiang Yutong nodded and took them out of the food box one by one.
Xiao Yifeng sat down obediently.
"You should sit down and eat with me."
Jiang Yutong also sat down. Jiang Yutong also brought some wine with her. It was plum wine that she brewed herself. The alcohol content was not high, and Jiang Yutong would drink a glass occasionally.
Jiang Yutong filled Xiao Yifeng's glass and raised it, "I toast you a glass, thank you for helping me out."
Xiao Yifeng smiled and raised his cup. "To be honest, this has helped me resolve a problem and saved me from being urged to get married by the Empress Dowager. I should also toast you a glass."
The two of them drank two cups in a row.
Jiang Yutong said solemnly, "I came here today to make three rules with you."