"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's first departure should not advance the King of England's marriage in any way!" The Minister of Rites looked at the Crown Prince and had to make a suggestion.
In the royal system, if the crown prince and the emperor clash, the emperor will naturally give way to the crown prince. The same goes for all other princes. No matter which prince collides with the prince, the prince will give way to the prince.
"It's not just the marriage of King Ying, King Jing is also old, bring it up together." The emperor said with a sullen face, "I am old and can't stand too much trouble. I must see them get married and have children!"
These words sounded gentle, but coupled with the emperor's gloomy look, no one felt that the emperor was sincerely lamenting that he was old and useless.
"The emperor is in the prime of his life." Prime Minister Chen said hurriedly.
"If the emperor gets old, we old ministers... will really be buried!" Prime Minister Xu also said hurriedly.
"I am old... My children and grandchildren have their own blessings. This time, the King of England was assassinated and almost lost his life. I don't want to see the young die. It is better to let them get married as soon as possible. The Ministry of Rites should speed up the ceremony and let them get married as early as possible. The Crown Prince has been married once, so there is no need to follow the original ceremony this time."
The emperor glanced at the prince and said.
With just one sentence, Pei Luoan's face turned red, he felt hateful and annoyed, he clenched his fists, trying hard to suppress his anger.
After going through the ceremony once, even if the next one is still the principal wife, there is still a little difference. If the prince succeeds to the throne in the future, the previous one will be the empress, and the later one will be relatively much inferior. If it is in an ordinary family, the one who enters the house later has to be given the spirit tablet in front and perform the ceremony of a concubine.
To extend this further, the current Empress was promoted to this position after the death of the previous Empress Dowager, so she can't be considered a real Empress.
"The Crown Princess's etiquette should be a little simpler?" The Minister of Rites understood and after a moment's pause, he confirmed the Emperor's meaning.
"The second ceremony will be different from the first one. Prince Ying's Palace and Prince Jing's Palace will speed up. Even though there will still be a little time difference, let's do it as fast as possible." The emperor waved his hand and said indifferently.
If we only move the King of Ying forward, it will attract too much attention. The King of Jing’s marriage should also be moved forward. If several people get married at the same time, the Imperial Astronomical Observatory can take another look at their fortunes...
"What if the next two surpass His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" The Minister of Rites asked cautiously. He had to ask for fear that he might accidentally misunderstand his meaning.
"There's nothing we can do about it. You should discuss the specific matters with the Crown Prince, King Ying and King Jing. But it depends on their own wishes. If they are willing to do it later, that's fine." The emperor's words were the same as if he hadn't said anything. His meaning was already very clear. Who would dare to go against his wishes
Of course there are, but maybe the King of England doesn't want to.
However, judging from the focus of the emperor's speech today, although Prince Jing was also mentioned, the most important person was still Prince Ying, which shows that the emperor cares most about Prince Ying's marriage, and the so-called mention of Prince Jing's marriage was just a side note.
Pei Yusheng lowered his head, but he could hardly control his excitement in his heart. His marriage could actually catch up with the prince's. If he could catch up with the prince's, would it mean that his status in his father's mind would be higher? The ministers would also look at him with higher regard. Those who were originally behind were actually brought forward. This represented face and favor.
He pinched his hand hard, suppressing the excitement in his heart. At this moment, he couldn't show any
Pei Yuanjun was still lying on the bed at this time. Although he didn't know who did it, it could only be his eldest brother who shot Pei Yuanjun and almost killed him.
This is a good thing, really a good thing!
How could Pei Yuanjun be so lucky? He is actually fine, which is not good!
Otherwise, he would be the first to jump out and take responsibility for this matter. He would investigate the Prince's Mansion thoroughly and put all the blame on the Prince. But he can't do that now. Pei Yuanjun is not dead, and the Prince may not be the only opponent. He still needs to stay calm. His mother is right. He needs to take it slow and there is no rush.
Let's start with the marriage. With the emperor's words, it will be much easier to deal with the Minister of Rites. I can discuss it with the General Auxiliary State. It should be a very simple matter to arrange the marriage in advance.
Pei Yusheng was confident, and even though he lowered his head, he kept his back straight.
Pei Luoan was angry but had to suppress it. He raised his head and said to the emperor with a gentle expression, "Father is right. Jingyu County Lady is naturally not as good as the Crown Princess. She doesn't need to follow the Crown Princess' etiquette. After all, she is not the Crown Princess. She is still far from being the Crown Princess..."
After saying that, he coughed twice, as if he was thinking of Ji Hanyue. His expression was filled with sorrow and he couldn't even continue speaking for a moment.
Minister Liu of the Ministry of Works was also there. After hearing what the prince said, his face turned unhappy, but he had no place to speak at this moment, so he could only lower his head.
"You can all handle it yourselves. I'm old and want to have a grandson sooner. It's always better to simplify things as much as possible." The emperor nodded, and was quite satisfied with the prince's words.
"Your son will do it as soon as possible." Pei Yusheng also hurriedly expressed his opinion.
Since everyone said so, the Minister of Rites said that he would discuss this matter privately with the Crown Prince and King Jing later, and everyone had no objection to this matter...
Qu Moying had no idea what had happened in the imperial study. She lay there drowsy with a splitting headache. She only felt someone picking her up, and then something soft touched the corner of her lips. She licked it subconsciously, and then a bitter liquid poured into her mouth. She struggled desperately to close her mouth, but the man was very strong, and the bitter liquid continued to pour into her mouth as usual.
She wanted to push the person away, but no matter how hard she pushed, she couldn't. She was exhausted and simply fell asleep again.
When I woke up again, it was already dark and the lights were on outside.
"Miss, how do you feel?" Upon hearing her movement, Yu Chun rushed over and wiped her forehead with his hand. He felt relieved when he felt that the burning and hot feeling was gone. If there was no effect after taking a few doses of medicine, it would be troublesome.
"Did I catch a cold?" Qu Moying's nose was blocked and she curled up in the quilt, revealing only her charming little face. Her complexion was pale, almost without a trace of blood, which made her eyes look even clearer with a hint of mist, which was heartbreaking.
"Yes, the young lady suddenly fell ill and couldn't get up. Fortunately, this is the King of England's palace. The medicinal materials are ready, and they are all good medicines." Yu Chun said with lingering fear. She is still a little panicked when she thinks about it now. Who would have thought that the young lady had a fever and was unconscious, and she couldn't even take the medicine.
"I... slept all day?" Qu Moying touched his head and felt a little sweaty and sticky. He felt very uncomfortable. "Let someone prepare some water."
"Miss, your body is not strong enough to withstand the wind yet, so you can't take a bath.
It's been two days since I fell asleep yesterday morning and I haven't woken up yet." Yu Chun was frightened. When she heard Qu Moying wanted to prepare some water, she hurriedly stopped him and said, "The doctor said that your body is still weak and you can't fight the wind at this time."
"Two days?" Qu Moying was stunned. She thought she had been unconscious for a day, but she didn't expect that she had been unconscious for two days. This time the cold was really fierce.
"Yes, it's been two days. The young lady woke up yesterday morning, and then fell asleep. The servants couldn't feed her the medicine... Later, His Royal Highness the King of England came over and it was the King of England... His Royal Highness the King of England who fed the young lady the medicine."
Thinking of how His Royal Highness the King of England fed the medicine, Yuchun's face turned red.
At that time, she didn't even dare to look, but she could still hear some noises, which made the maid feel ashamed.
"Is the King of England okay?" Qu Moying was distracted and didn't notice Yu Chun's abnormality.
"It's nothing. Your Highness is in good health and will recover soon. You just can't exert any force and need to rest well. Now you can walk around a little with the help of someone." Yuchun said.
"That's good, let's go get some water!" Qu Moying leaned on the cushion behind him and whispered.
"Miss, you really can't prepare water." Yu Chun stamped her feet anxiously, "You really can't fight the wind at this time."
"But I... am going to stink." Qu Moying moved his body speechlessly, feeling uncomfortable as his whole body was covered in sweat.
"How can the young lady smell bad? Why can't I smell it?" Yu Chun believed it and woke up with her nose lifted.
Seeing this girl like this, Qu Moying couldn't help but smile.
Yu Dong hurriedly brought the medicine bowl in, and when she saw Qu Moying woke up, she was overjoyed: "Great, the young lady finally woke up, I will go and report to the prince."
"There's no need to disturb the prince. His health is not good and he needs to have a good rest." Qu Moying stopped him.
"Miss, you are awake and fine, so the prince can have a good rest. In the next few days, the prince not only has to recover from his injuries, but also has to come secretly to give you medicine. Fortunately, this is the Prince of Ying's mansion, otherwise it would be troublesome."
Qu Moying's long eyelashes fluttered. She felt that there were too many implications in this and inexplicably felt a little embarrassed. She glared at the two maids, but still felt uncomfortable. Finally, she thought about her body and decided not to prepare water for a bath. Yuchun would wipe her later.
"Yudong, what's going on outside?" Qu Moying asked after calming down.
"I heard that the six ministries were all shaken, and that they were searching for the assassin. The entire capital was under strict control, and even within ten miles outside the city, they were thoroughly checked. The Ministry of Justice sent many people to check every household." Yu Dong knew a lot of news, and when he recalled the news he had just heard from Eunuch Ji Hai, he said, "The emperor was furious."
Seeing the emperor's attitude towards Pei Yuanjun that day, he came out of the palace overnight. This was something Qu Moying did not expect. It can be seen that he really cares about him.
Such actions now are not surprising.
"How is the prince's injury?" Qu Moying asked again after biting her lip.
The way Pei Yuanjun fell that day always made her feel that his injuries were not that serious, but when she saw his bloody wounds later, she panicked.
She knew that she was just worried and confused, and some answers were obvious. He had not hidden anything from her, and he had already said it silently when he fell down.
So... what's going on...