Xiao Changtai knelt down, lowered his head and said nothing.
The Queen Mother shook her head gently: "Forget it, I don't necessarily want to break up people's marriages. You look like this, and I'm worried that if I marry a girl from a good family to you, she will be wronged."
"I, your grandson, feel so ashamed of my grandmother's sincere love for you." Xiao Changtai said guiltily.
"Get up, the Queen Mother called you here, just to ask a few questions." Emperor Youning said, "Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. You are all not young anymore. I have never urged you to get married, but I cannot allow the royal children to be pure and unattached."
After Emperor Youning finished speaking, all the princes lowered their heads.
Seeing this, the Queen Mother said, "Since you are unwilling to speak, don't blame me for messing with your Majesty."
"Empress Dowager, my grandson does not want to remarry for the time being." Xiao Changqing expressed his opinion.
The Queen Mother looked at him and sighed deeply: "When do you plan to remarry? You are a prince."
"Five years. My grandson does not want to remarry within five years. After five years, the Queen Mother will make the decision." Xiao Changqing replied.
"Ridiculous!" the Queen Mother scolded, "You are not only a husband, but also a son, and a son of the royal family, a prince! If you do this, where do you put your mother? As a man, have you ever thought about the responsibilities you shoulder?"
"Queen Dowager, please calm down. Mother still has my ninth brother." Xiao Changqing knelt down with a plop. "If the Queen Dowager feels that my grandson is unfit to be king, I beg Your Majesty to deprive him of his title. As the Queen Dowager said, if my grandson is like this, it would be unfair for a girl from a good family to marry him."
"you-"
"Wu Lang!" The Queen Mother was so angry that she couldn't speak. Emperor Youning said with a sullen face, "Kneel outside the palace."
Xiao Changqing knelt at the entrance of Yong'an Palace without saying a word. After killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, Emperor Youning asked the other princes: "What about you?"
Xiao Changying also wanted to say that he was still young and didn't want to get married, but this would undoubtedly make things worse. Not only would his brother be punished more severely, but it would also implicate his mother. He opened his mouth but ultimately remained silent.
After all, he has to marry a wife in this life, so who else could he marry except that person
The others were silent, so the Queen Mother said, "Since that's the case, let your Majesty arrange the marriage, and we can all go our separate ways."
The Queen Mother was obviously unhappy, but Xiao Changying still said, "Grandmother, before you marry me, can you tell me which family the girl is from? I have something to say to her before you marry me."
He has someone in his heart, and he doesn't want to hide it, so he needs to tell her in advance. If she is still willing to marry him, she should not make trouble with him about this in the future, as he doesn't want to cause unrest in the family. If she is unwilling, then he doesn't want to marry her.
Xiao Changying's attitude made the queen mother's expression ease a little: "I will tell you all, so that the couple who end up together won't be resentful."
After the princes left Yong'an Palace, the news that Xiao Changqing was punished to kneel in Yong'an Palace spread to the Eastern Palace.
Tian Yuan did not avoid Shen Xihe. Shen Xihe naturally knew that Xiao Changqing was unwilling to marry and was punished to kneel because he contradicted the Queen Mother.
"Empress Dowager... why do you have to grant marriages to your highnesses?" Shen Xihe looked at Xiao Huayong in confusion.
She was playing chess with Xiao Huayong, and this time they were playing openly. After listening to Tian Yuan's words, she felt that the empress dowager's slightly strong attitude was different from her easy-going impression.
"I just mentioned it to grandmother. My brothers have all reached the age of marriage, and it's better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone." Xiao Huayong confessed after giving birth to a son.