Shi Junhe froze and didn't dare to move.
But Mo Xiangbin watched with eager eyes, and he could only answer bravely: "That's right, Wei Chen's little daughter's name is Qingxue, and she will be sixteen years old this June."
"She is a clever little girl! I have seen her a few times. She is well-behaved and smart, and she knows how to please the queen!" Mo Xiangbin said casually, but this time it was all the truth.
The king of a country has many things to do every day, so it is not easy to remember a girl with no grades. It can only be said that Shi Qingxue has extraordinary abilities.
However, Shi Junhe did not feel happy at all after hearing this, but was even more frightened!
Then, as if he was not afraid of scaring people to death, Mo Xiangbin said casually: "I also heard that your daughter has a good relationship with my mistress. The mistress has always been picky, but she praised that girl several times in front of me. Come back!"
Shi Junhe panicked and replied: "It's His Highness the Fourth Highness who made such a ridiculous compliment!"
Mo Xiangbin waved his hands and lowered his eyes to see Shi Junhe trembling and lowering his head. He thought that the hint he had given should be enough, and he could not push too hard all at once, so he said: "These are just commonplace gossip, Shi Aiqing There is no need to be formal. I will consider Princess Baoning’s marriage carefully, so you should go back and think about it first!”
"Yes Yes!"
Although Mo Xiangbin didn't explicitly say what he wanted to think about, Shi Junhe left quickly without asking.
It wasn't until he stepped out of the palace that he sighed heavily and wiped away the sweat stains on his forehead.
This was probably the most thrilling encounter he had ever had with the current emperor in his life, and it almost frightened him out of his soul.
On the carriage heading to Shi's house, Shi Junhe sat upright, with no trace of the joy of being protected on his face, as serious as if he was facing thousands of troops.
At first, he thought that Mo Xiangbin was dissatisfied with his "keeping to himself", so he wanted to drag him into the royal family's muddy waters, but he didn't expect that the other party actually wanted to classify the Shi family as a party of four princes!
"Hey! Love is really annoying. That person would do such a thing. It's really..." Shi Junhe sighed helplessly.
It was rumored that Emperor Mo Xiangbin loved his concubine Liu Yiyi very much, but it was understandable for a man with great power to have two concubines. It was normal to be a little partial, but he didn't expect that one would do this.
If Mo Xiangbin only doubts the loyalty of the Shi family, then he is not incapable of expressing his loyalty. After all, the way to surrender to the royal family is not just to marry his daughter to the prince. Even if Mo Xiangbin asks him to help Mo Junhao, it is not impossible.
In the current situation, the prince's cowardice has declined, the second prince is numb and powerless, and the third prince's relatives are monopolizing power, so there are many hidden dangers... The fourth prince, Mo Junhao, is not a choice that cannot be considered at all - especially since Mo Xiangbin is obviously biased to the point of being biased at the moment. Gone to the nest.
However, Mo Xiangbin should definitely not bring it up in this way. Thinking that the other party actually wanted to let Shi Qingxue marry Mo Junhao, Shi Guogong's brows almost turned into mountain peaks.
To this day, he certainly does not think that his daughter has an affair with Mo Junhao, and since Mo Junhao already has a concubine, he does not dare to tell Qingxue what Mo Xiangbin means.
It’s so sad!
The matter in the Royal Study gave Shi Junhe a headache as to how to refuse Mo Xiangbin's interference. When Queen Mother Ling Ruiyin found out about it, she approached Mo Junyu.
"Yu'er, do you know that your father intends to marry Xue Yatou to your fourth brother?" Ling Ruiyin didn't show off, just said one sentence.
Mo Junyu was stunned. He wanted to pretend to be stupid, but seeing his grandmother's serious face, he had no choice but to nod and said helplessly: "My father has always favored my fourth brother, so it's not surprising that he wants to choose a reliable marriage for him."
It's just that Shi Qingxue fell in love with Shi Qingxue... He silently nodded for Mo Junhao in his heart.
Ling Ruiyin said, "Are you just willing to let the fourth child take advantage of you?"
Mo Junyu thought silently: Don't worry, he can't take advantage!
However, verbally, he could only say sadly: "You also know that my father has never liked his grandson very much. Even if his grandson is unwilling, he can only bear it."
Now, no matter how unwilling he is, he can only hide his capabilities and bide his time.
"That's not necessarily the case. The Ai family has a way for you to take advantage of this!" Ling Ruiyin said suddenly.
Mo Junyu was stunned and didn't know why, "Grandma Huang means..."
Ling Ruiyin smiled slyly, "That girl Qingxue is so annoying, and none of you can compare to it. If I didn't think you were a good person, you would definitely love her wholeheartedly if you married her. The Ai family would still be reluctant to give up girl Xue." I’m betrothed to you!”
The prince choked: "..."
Ling Ruiyin misunderstood what he meant, and scolded with a sullen face: "What? They say that men are infatuated with love, and like the new and hate the old. You have already started thinking about concubines before you get married?"
Mo Junyu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and quickly waved his hand to explain: "No! How dare you, grandson? Grandson knows very well that if the main family is unstable, the back house will be in chaos."
He is the tragedy caused by the instability of the first wife. Even if he is lucky enough to get the supreme position in the world, no matter how much he doesn't love his first wife, he will never let his first wife's face be damaged. This is his bottom line. .
Ling Ruiyin was immediately satisfied and said happily: "The Ai family really did not misjudge the person. I will betroth Xue Yatou to you. The Ai family can rest assured. As long as the Shi family becomes your in-law family, if the third and fourth sons fight again, you will It will not be difficult to secure the position of Crown Prince!"
The more she talked, the more excited she became, but the more Mo Junyu listened, the more frightened he became, and he even felt like his back was sweating and his neck was cold.
He was startled by his own fear and quickly interrupted Ling Ruiyin's 'beautiful idea', "Royal Grandma, what are you talking about! My grandson has been obsessed with his sister Xue for eight years, and in his eyes she is She is just a little sister, she treats her grandson like an elder brother, how can the grandson marry her?"
If possible, Mo Junyu wanted to put all the conversation they just had back into their own mouths.
What a joke!
Let Mo Junyang know that Ling Ruiyin dared to take advantage of Shi Qingxue and betrothed Shi Qingxue to him. How could they still be together
The prince was very bitter: Grandmother, please stop talking! If you keep talking, my grandson's most capable military advisor will kill his master!
Ling Ruiyin didn't know Mo Junyu's troubles at all, and felt that the other party was ignorant, so she scolded him with a cold face: "Brother and sister are just titles of status. With this kind of relationship, becoming husband and wife will only make us closer; why are you eight years old?" ? The Ai family is still nine years younger than the late emperor! But don’t the Ai family and the late emperor have an unwavering love? Men, you have to be a little older than a woman to know how to love your wife. You don’t have a legitimate wife, and you have Her talent and appearance are a perfect match for Miss Xue."
It was reasonable and well-founded, leaving Mo Junyu speechless.
He couldn't say, Grandma Huang, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to marry Shi Qingxue, I really don't have the guts!
Ling Ruiyin glared at Mo Junyu with hatred, "What's so embarrassing about this? Could it be that you already have a sweetheart, and that's why you categorically rejected this marriage? Then tell the Ai family what kind of woman brought you Your mind has been lost, and you actually think that Xue Yatou is not good?"
Seeing that Ling Ruiyin was getting more and more outrageous, Mo Junyu hurriedly clarified: "You misunderstood. It's not that my grandson looks down on Sister Xue, but..."
He had an idea and suddenly made an excuse: "Grandma loves Sister Xue so much, so she will naturally consider her thoughts. It would be bad if we make a marriage rashly and make her sad. After all, marriage is a matter of mutual consent. .”
Hearing this, Ling Ruiyin did not press forward any more, but sighed with a sad face: "The Ai family really loves that girl, if we can ignore her thoughts. But the emperor has made up his mind to have Xue Yatou as his daughter-in-law, not to marry her. Here you go, is it possible that the Ai family should just watch her marry the third or fourth child?"
She reluctantly told Mo Junyu all of Mo Xiangbin's suspicions about the Shi family. Although the latter was surprised, he was relieved after a second thought - this was in line with his father's suspicious temperament.
But none of them expected that Mo Xiangbin would choose this moment to explode. Could something have happened
Mo Junyu was silent and deep in thought, speechless for a moment.
Ling Ruiyin thought he was still hesitating, so he threatened again: "Jun Yu, tell the Aijia honestly, do you really despise Xue Yatou? If you really don't like it, the Aijia won't force you. Well, as the Ai family said, Girl Xue is so lovable, if you don’t want to marry her, there are others who are eagerly thinking about her!”
"Who?" Mo Junyu asked alertly.
Ling Ruiyin was very satisfied with his performance and said triumphantly: "Xiao Jiu! Even though he is only thirteen years old, that little guy is very precocious. Ever since Shi Qingxue showed off his talents at the begging banquet three years ago, he has been so stunned. Every time Tou Qing comes to the Ai family, he always mentions his "Sister Xue" and asks the Ai family to betroth the girl Xue to him!
If it wasn't for the sake of your mother, who cares so much about you, the Ai family would still be reluctant to marry Girl Xue to an ignorant boy like you! snort… "
The last word 'hum' was so ecstatic that Mo Junyu was helpless to the extreme, truly speechless.
Finally, it turned into a bitter smile: "Royal Grandmother, Xiaojiu is still just a child."
The men of the Mo Kingdom were crowned in their twenties, and they had to be eighteen years old at the earliest before they could get married. The ninth prince, Mo Junzhan, was only thirteen years old. He was really just a child. No one knew how outrageous Ling Ruiyin was to come up with such a match.
Ling Ruiyin was even more confident and said: "The first-year girl holds a golden rooster, the sophomore girl holds a pot full of gold, and the third-year girl holds gold bricks. It's the perfect match. Although it's still a little early to say marriage, let's get married first. It’s okay to settle down the marriage, but if you regret it later, you’ll just have to let others cry.”
The word 'other people' could be emphasized, which made Mo Junyu dumbfounded.
Admit defeat: "Royal Grandma, marriage is a major matter that should not be taken lightly. Whether you marry or not, you need to think about it carefully. Please give your grandson some time."
Ling Ruiyin said generously: "Okay then! Just go back and think about it carefully, and don't let the Ai family down!"
Mo Junyu quickly nodded in agreement, but in the end he was worried and warned: "I hope the emperor's grandmother will not make any mistakes before I make a decision, then..."
Let’s play Dafa!
Ling Ruiyin glanced at him with a smile, and the old god said: "Do you feel a sense of crisis now?"
No, he was scared out of his wits today!
After Mo Junyu left Ling Ruiyin's place, he went straight to Prince Rui's Mansion.