"The emperor's order is accepted by heaven, and the queen lives. The third prince, Chu Jixiu, is gentle and courteous. It coincides with the year of Si, and there is no master in the palace. An's family cherishes the fact that the moon is young and obedient, long and sage, and follows the scriptures of rites, and the words correspond to the history. Today, the emperor bestows grace on the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month. To extend the country. All prefectures and counties, clan and old ministers, make preparations for gifts. Another reward..."
Xiao Ting didn't understand the words behind, hehe, she didn't understand the words in front either, but she heard the names of a man and a woman, plus the word family members, and she probably understood the meaning.
She raised her eyes inadvertently, and she saw disappointment written on many people's faces.
They all came to compete for the third prince and concubine, but they were not selected, so it's no wonder they were disappointed.
After tossing for a long time, the business has been resolved, and the next thing is to have fun with the monarch and the ministers. In the end, the monarch and the ministers are separated, and it will soon be over.
Xiao Ting patted her numb legs, and then she remembered something, and asked Ninth Prince, "By the way, didn't you go out to find Xiaoyun? Did you find him?"
Kneeling behind, Hong Shao felt that her master's head was really different from other people's. It took him a long time to remember this.
The Ninth Prince hummed lightly, but did not elaborate.
Xiao Ting pouted, a little unhappy.
But she didn't say much, she slapped her butt and planned to slip away.
It's too boring, why not go back and see if her little cutie is awake
Here Xiao Ting had just stood up and lifted the corner of her skirt to slip away when someone stopped her.
"Where is the Ninth Princess planning to go?"
Forehead!
Xiao Ting recognized that it was the voice of the empress dowager's old woman, and howled in her heart, she didn't mess with her this time.
what happened again
Xiao Ting turned around and said with a smile: "If you go back to the Empress Dowager, it's too boring here, I want to go out for a stroll."
Slip
Do you think you are a puppy
Yuchi's heart was amused by her immediately, and he sprayed out a mouthful of tea.
The empress dowager was also a little angry, but she managed to suppress the anger in her heart, and said calmly as much as possible: "I have something to discuss with you, and I will take care of it while everyone is here."
Xiao Ting was confused, but still felt that at this moment, she should give the old woman face, so she sat down pretendingly.
A piece of meaning that depends on the king.
"As we all know, the Ninth Prince's health has always been poor. It was only after marrying Miss Xiao Liu that it got better. All this is due to the sixth girl of the Xiao family."
Xiao Ting rolled her eyes secretly, why did she have a feeling that the Empress Dowager is "doing nothing to be courteous, either rape or steal"
Sure enough, the Empress Dowager continued to say: "Now the Ninth Prince's body has been diagnosed by the imperial physician and is no longer harmful. In line with the royal family's teachings, ethics, and morality, it is time to expand and expand the line of the Ninth Prince's Mansion."
She spoke earnestly, but Ninth Prince frowned slightly.
Next to him, Yuchi looked puzzled, but when the Ninth Prince looked over, he looked confused, he didn't know about it either!
Xiao Ting understood now, and replied directly: "Empress Dowager, I am too young to have children."
"Pfft..." For a moment, the hall was splashed with water, cups of broken tea were overturned, and it was in a mess.
Everyone once again saw Miss Xiao Liu's toughness, which is really beyond the reach of ordinary people.
The empress dowager was also so angry that she almost ruined her demeanor, and wanted to ask her, why can't she have children at the age of fourteen
None of them were born at the age of fourteen or fifteen, and some were even younger.
However, thinking of the purpose of saying this, he had to forcefully suppress the anger in his heart, and pretended to be calm and said: "I understand the worries of the Ninth Prince, but the bloodline inheritance of the Ninth Prince's House is a major matter, an important matter, and even more a state matter, so we must not delay it."
Several incidents in succession caused several big question marks to be drawn on Xiao Ting's forehead.
The empress dowager was still saying, "Therefore, after discussing with the emperor, I decided to take this rare opportunity to give the Ninth Prince two concubines to serve him together with you. It is also for the continuation of the blood of the empire."
"Ninth Princess should be able to understand, right?"
Everyone suddenly realized why this banquet was so grand, and they had to give marriages to three members of the royal family one after another, looking for suitable candidates.
As for Xiao Ting, she finally came to her senses at this moment, she slapped the jade table and stood up.
But instead of answering the words of the Empress Dowager, he looked at the Ninth Prince and asked angrily, "Can you get out of the wall if you want to be popular?"
Everyone: "..."
I've only heard that a woman's redness can go out of the wall and corrupt women's morals. How can there be such a description of a man
Ninth Prince stood up, bent down the finger she was pointing at him, and said, "Don't be so rude."
It sounds like a blame, but in the eyes of everyone, it looks like a kind of pampering.
Sure enough, what he said next surprised everyone.
"Thank you Empress Dowager, Your Majesty for your concern, I once said that I will never marry again in this life."
"Of course I know. It's just that your health was not good at that time. Naturally, your life is the most important thing. Whatever you say, I will rely on you."
The Empress Dowager also said, "But now, your body is fine. Since you were born in the royal family, it has a meaning different from that of the common people, and you also have an unshirkable responsibility. This palace is in charge of this matter for you."
The empress dowager's words carried an unquestionable command tone.
Before the Ninth Prince said anything, Xiao Ting pushed the Ninth Prince back and walked out alone.
"I said, empress dowager, why are you so strange, you love to give that finger and give this a marriage, do you think you are a matchmaker?"
"Presumptuous!" A sharp shout came out through the bead curtain.
Xiao Ting was not afraid, "Isn't it? You see that you and the emperor are busy with everything, and there are so many important national affairs to worry about, so why waste time on the love affair here?"
"Only the matchmakers among the common people in the market place worry about this and that all day long, but they are also a job, it's a skill, and they support their families. Isn't it a bit difficult for you to force others?"
"Is it still a beautiful name, a marriage bestowed by the holy will?"
"I think you are buying and selling by force. It was Zhaohua just now, and that is your favorite granddaughter. You gave her to someone else without even asking her a question. Have you ever thought about it, what if that person is unwilling?"
"Hehe, of course, ordinary people naturally dare not disobey the holy will, but unfortunately, they encountered a 'stone in the latrine' and refused to marry in public. Where do you let Princess Zhaohua's face go?"
Xiao Ting spoke in one go, without any time for interruption.
The empress dowager snorted coldly, and said: "Since ancient times, the important event of marriage has been the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Can the palace and the emperor still harm her?"
Xiao Ting rubbed her ears, she knew it would be such an argument, but she still argued with her, saying: "Of course you can't, but at least you have to ask, what kind of person she likes, who she likes, as her elder, you should just ask the people around her, you should know?"
"But did you ask? The most important thing for a person to live in this world is to be able to live according to his own wishes. No matter how high or low that person's status is, this cannot be changed."
"You, what kind of fallacy are you talking about?" The Empress Dowager said angrily, "It's just full of nonsense."
Xiao Ting curled her lips, "Forget it, what are you arguing with? An ancient man has no enlightenment!"
She muttered to herself, who can save who in a feudal society
She'd better take care of herself!
"Don't be angry, empress dowager. I've told you so much, but I just want to say that the prince and I are living a good life now, and we don't need any side concubine to serve us. That way everyone will have a hard time."
"What are you talking about? Which man doesn't have three wives and four concubines? Didn't even your father marry seven concubines?"
Xiao Ting was speechless, she was talking about her father.
"My father, he likes beauties! That's his hobby. He doesn't like wine, power and wealth, but he prefers beauties, but my prince doesn't like it!"
Xiao Ting turned her head to look at the innocent face of the Ninth Prince, "Really, Prince?"
In those seemingly innocent eyes, the Ninth Prince saw a hint of threat in them.
How dare this girl threaten him!
"The princess said so."
Xiao Ting burst into laughter instantly, turned her head to look behind the bead curtain, and said: "Look, my prince doesn't like beauties, and the queen mother insists on giving her a marriage. This is a difficult thing for a strong man. I forgive my concubine for not being able to follow orders. I also can't understand the righteousness of your actions. How is it reflected in the love between men and women?"
The Empress Dowager wanted to say something, but suddenly thought that she couldn't continue arguing with Xiao Ting, otherwise she didn't know what this girl would say.
At that time, it would not be worthwhile to get angry at yourself.
So, she looked at the Ninth Prince again, "Ninth Prince, are you going to disobey my palace's will?"
Xiao Ting snapped her mouth, she could bear it to the limit, "I said, what's the matter with you old woman?"
"The reason why the subjects of the empire regard you as the most honorable woman in the empire and respect you is because you are the mother of the emperor, and every imperial decree of the emperor is for the safety of the country and the people, so the subjects are convinced, but my concubine and the prince have clearly stated that they do not accept such an arrangement, and you actually issued the imperial decree?"
"Is this forcing us to resist the decree? I said you are not too young, how can you still be so troublesome?"
"You, you, you are such a mess."
Xiao Ting pursed her lips and continued: "Empress Dowager, let me tell you, you want to argue with me, we have plenty of time."
Then she looked around, and finally sat cross-legged in the main hall, and said: "Oh, I'm tired of standing. I sat down and said, I will put my words here today. As long as I, Xiao Ting, is the ninth princess, there will only be one mistress in the Ninth Prince's Mansion. If the Empress Dowager is really pitiful to the Ninth Prince, then let him divorce me. Otherwise, whoever wants to enter the Ninth Prince's Mansion, I will kill her."
Everyone was hairy, looking at the girl sitting cross-legged in the center of the hall, they only felt the cold seeping up from the ground.
"You are so jealous, the emperor, why don't you decree to abolish this woman? How can such a woman be worthy of the Ninth Prince?"
The empress dowager really fainted from anger, when would anyone dare to contradict her like this.
If the emperor and the Ninth Prince hadn't been protecting her, she would have died ten thousand times already.
Xiao Ting was not afraid of her at all, and said: "Being jealous, Empress Dowager, you are the mother of the country, you know the general principles, and you read a lot, otherwise the first emperor would not have raised the Six Palaces, and your descendants are in groups, but my concubine does not read much, so I don't have that awareness."
"My man can only have me as a woman, otherwise either I will destroy him or he will destroy me."
(end of this chapter)