"You want to marry the daughter of the Qu family as your principal wife?" The emperor put down the chess piece in his hand, his face darkened, and said unhappily.
Li Quan lowered his head cautiously, not daring to look at the emperor's angry face.
"Your Majesty, other women are not in my eyes. How can I marry them?" Pei Yuanjun stretched out his hand nonchalantly.
Li Quanji glanced at her secretly in silence. Only this prince dared to speak to the emperor like this. Others, including the crown prince, did not even dare to breathe when the emperor was angry.
"That won't work either. Your status as a princess must be noble," the emperor refused.
"But where can I find someone of noble status who is also to my liking? If so, does that mean I will never have a wife?" Pei Yuanjun also put down the chess piece in his hand, elegantly picked up the tea beside him and took a sip, then asked with a smile, looking calm and composed.
The emperor carefully examined his face, and seeing that he looked indifferent, he could not help but soften his tone, "You don't need to rush to find a wife. You have to find one carefully. The prince will be selecting a concubine soon. When the time comes, let the queen choose a wife for you first. It's impossible for the dignified Prince of Yun to have no wife. Besides, the concubine you chose has an eye disease."
The emperor's words were mixed with some disdain. Even if she had everything right, she couldn't even enter the palace of Prince Yun. He only agreed to let a person with eye disease enter the palace of Prince Yun because Pei Yuanjun had not agreed for so many years. He also prepared a position of concubine for her, as a way of thanking Pei Yuanjun for having opened his mind.
Even if people with eye diseases recover, they will definitely be much worse than being completely healthy.
That day he also saw Pei Yuanjun taking the fourth young lady of the Qu family to appreciate the flowers, and he kind of accepted her in his heart. She was a timid girl, and looked extremely pitiful. He heard that her situation was not good in the past. Qu Zhizhen was a man who favored his concubine over his wife, and treated his wife's daughter very poorly.
Since Pei Yuanjun has acknowledged this woman, then just acknowledge her!
But the position of concubine cannot be higher.
"It's up to the emperor! But if I don't like her, I won't marry her." Pei Yuanjun didn't insist and said lazily.
"Of course. You have to marry someone who suits your heart. I don't believe that I can't find a daughter from a noble family who can make your heart beat." The emperor said with great confidence.
Li Quanji looked at the couple speechlessly. One was so bold and the other was so easy to talk to. If it were any other princes, there would be no room for discussion. Even in the past, the Crown Prince would only take the Crown Princess into consideration after the Emperor had decided on her.
"Your Majesty, what's going on with Duke Yu? Isn't it time to employ him?" Pei Yuanjun chuckled and changed the subject nonchalantly. It can be seen that he is really not serious about getting married, and he doesn't care as much about the fourth young lady of the Qu family as one might imagine.
I just think it’s not bad, or I feel sorry for it!
The emperor nodded with satisfaction. Although he felt that Pei Yuanjun was unlikely to be gentle with women, it seemed that Pei Yuanjun liked this kind of delicate beauty. The women who were sent to the Prince of Yun's Mansion in the past were all very charming, but they were the wrong ones.
The Queen has to choose carefully, someone with a noble family background, a gentle appearance, and preferably someone who is frail and fragile. I saw her from a distance that day, and even though I couldn't see her face, she must be an absolutely gorgeous lady, and a particularly fragile one.
I thought I knew Pei Yuanjun's hobbies.
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that Pei Yuanjun was unwilling to get married. After so many years of delay, if he didn't get married, there would be no descendants in the future. This was the result that the emperor least wanted to see.
"It is indeed about time. One general is too few after all." The emperor put aside his worries in this regard, nodded, placed a chess piece, and said knowingly, "It is about time."
"I have to go back to the northern border." Pei Yuanjun raised his head and said seriously.
"Why go back?" The emperor asked Pei Yuanjun unhappily, his hand on the chess piece.
"When we first came to Beijing, we were a bit hasty, and some issues were not completely dealt with. We have to go back and deal with them. The Northern Frontier is unstable, so we have to make preparations. By then, people from the Northern Frontier should be coming over."
Pei Yuanjun said lazily, and gracefully dropped a chess piece in his hand, which just happened to cut off a large formation that the emperor had almost formed. The situation that originally seemed to be a sure win became broken, breaking all the emperor's previous arrangements.
The emperor's face immediately turned ugly. He glared at Pei Yuanjun fiercely and threw the chess piece in his hand away, disrupting the entire chess game. "No, I'm tired too. If you want to deal with the affairs of the Northern Frontier, please do it quickly and don't delay anything."
Pei Yuanjun stood up, bowed to the emperor, and said with a double meaning: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely get it done."
"Be careful and be safe." The emperor said worriedly, "I will send another team of secret guards to you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I have some secret guards who can protect my safety." Pei Yuanjun refused.
The emperor hesitated for a moment and nodded: "You still have to be careful. If something goes wrong, go back to the capital first."
This matter is of great importance, but he had not thought about it before. Now after being reminded by Pei Yuanjun, he took it to heart. However, he had been hesitant before and was unwilling to send Pei Yuanjun there. In fact, he knew in his heart that Pei Yuanjun was the most suitable person for this matter.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. I, as your subject, will be careful!" Pei Yuanjun said in an unchanging tone.
The emperor was silent for a moment, his eyes fell on Pei Yuanjun, with a bit of gloom, and after a long while he reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Be careful on your way!"
"Yes!" Pei Yuanjun saluted respectfully.
"When do we set off?" the emperor asked again.
"After the Qiqiao Festival, I have never celebrated the Qiqiao Festival in my life. I heard that the Qiqiao Festival in the capital is particularly lively, with many young ladies from aristocratic families coming out, and the various rules are not as strict as in the past. I should be able to see different beauties!"
Pei Yuanjun laughed.
There was a sense of contentment on his handsome face, which was exactly what a young man should look like. The emperor had rarely seen him like this before. He was overwhelmed with emotions and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, we should go and have a look. If you like any family, come back to the palace and tell me. I will send someone to propose marriage."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Pei Yuanjun bowed and said with a smile, his sleepy eyes bright and beautiful.
After saying this, Pei Yuanjun retreated.
Watching Pei Yuanjun's tall figure leave, the emperor sighed heavily, and sat down weakly, as if he had aged a lot in an instant.
Li Quan made some new tea and whispered, "Your Majesty, Prince Yun is a capable man, nothing will happen to him, you don't have to worry about it anymore."
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I know his ability and hope for his ability, but... with this ability, can the monarchs after him tolerate him? The favorites of the previous dynasty have never been able to come to the next dynasty. "The emperor sighed again, his brows knotted.
"Your Majesty, aren't you thinking about Prince Yun? Prince Yun has power in his hands. From now on, even if it's... you can't just deal with him casually."
Li Quan whispered that this was a bit disrespectful, but he had to say it at this time.
“Even if he’s the regent, there’s no good ending. When the new emperor takes the throne…” The emperor was worried and upset. There were some things he couldn’t think clearly about. Although he thought it was good for Pei Yuanjun, would it really be good
The emperor himself didn't know whether he was doing the right thing or the wrong thing.
Li Quan didn't dare to say anything else. If he continued talking, and the story got out, he would not be able to get enough heads even if he had ten thousand heads. Concubines were not allowed to interfere in government affairs, and he, the chief eunuch, was also not allowed to do so.
The room fell silent, with only the emperor sighing heavily...
Qu Xuexin has been coming here very diligently these days, coming to Qianyueju from time to time to embroider, and Qu Moying is always by her side.
At first, Qu Moying embroidered faster and faster, but when it came to the more difficult embroidery techniques later on, Qu Moying became noticeably slower. Qu Xuexin gradually became faster, and her embroidery skills were also excellent.
By the time Qu Xuexin had finished making a sachet, Qu Moying had only embroidered half of it and it hadn't taken shape at all.
Qu Moying herself felt embarrassed and said that her eyes were sore from working for so long and she couldn't concentrate on embroidery. Qu Xuexin also comforted her, saying that eyes were the most important thing and a sachet was nothing. She even asked to help Qu Moying embroider the other half of the sachet. Qu Moying didn't give in and just told her to embroider slowly.
Qu Xuexin did not make any more requests. Instead, she borrowed Qu Moying's brush and ink to draw a few pictures based on the butterfly and flower patterns that Qu Moying had drawn before. However, none of them looked quite like the original, so Qu Xuexin didn't try. It was not until the last picture that looked fairly similar that the original did she feel it was good. After asking Qu Moying to review it, she also felt that it was very similar to the one he had drawn before, and seemed to be a pair with the sachet. Only then was Qu Xuexin satisfied.
After Qu Xuexin came over, she would invite Qu Moying to see Qu Mingcheng. Qu Moying would not refuse and would go with her.
It's just that I seldom meet Qu Qiuyan. I heard from Qu Xuexin that she has been very well behaved recently. She only went to pay her respects to the lady dowager and then visit Qu Mingcheng.
The entire Qu Mansion seemed to be calmer than ever before.
Early in the morning, Qu Moying walked out with her maid. The recent affairs of Yueyi Pavilion had been settled. Qu Moying thought about opening the business on the day before the Qiqiao Festival, so that she could catch up with the Qiqiao Festival. Originally, it was a women's festival, and that day was especially lively. No matter whether they were young ladies from aristocratic families or girls from ordinary families, they would go to the streets.
If you open before this day, you can also make a good start!
"Where is Fourth Sister going?" A soft voice came from the side.
Qu Moying turned around and saw Qu Xuexin, who was at least an hour earlier than usual. It seemed that she had heard what he said yesterday.
"Sister, I'll go check out the store." Qu Moying said with a smile. She was wearing a light purple dress, which made her skin look like jade and her lips look bright and beautiful. Her long light purple veil was like a long ribbon of palace gauze, which made her look more fragile and beautiful, which made people feel pity for her for some reason.