The Empress Dowager looked at Murong Jie and said, "You may have intended to invite the Grand Secretary a long time ago, right? I haven't seen any movement from you these days, but you don't want to wait here."
Murong Jie said, "Ever since someone said that a hen crows at dawn, I have been thinking about asking the Grand Secretary. Everyone knows that the Grand Secretary has been dissatisfied with you in the past. If he were to refute others, people would be convinced."
"The Grand Secretary didn't say that he was dissatisfied with the Empress Dowager. That's just on the surface. In fact, he doesn't know how much he admires our ancestors, right?" Aunt Ashe said with a smile.
"We did have some political differences in the past, and the old man was very arrogant in the past. But as he grew older, he saw through the essence of many things and gradually began to agree with me," said the Empress Dowager.
Aunt Ah She asked again, "Does anyone have anything to say about Princess Yi'er marrying our Prince Liang?"
"There's no need to pay any attention to them. They're just trying to stir up trouble. Find a reason to punish those troublemakers and they'll all behave themselves." Murong Jie said it calmly, but it must have taken him some effort.
If Prince Liang could get help from Daliang, he would be even more powerful. The emperor didn't care about Prince Liang at all, naturally because the emperor believed that Prince Liang was in cahoots with Murong Jie, and the ministers thought that the third prince was easier to control, and it would be easy to control him when the little emperor ascended the throne in the future.
Therefore, more and more people opposed Prince Liang marrying Princess Yi'er. Even those who remained neutral opposed it, because if they supported it, it would be equivalent to supporting Murong Jie. If they did not support it, it would be because they were afraid of causing hostility between the two countries. They could not be said to support the emperor either. At least, on the surface, they remained neutral. However, everyone had their own stance on this matter and it was difficult to conclude that they were biased towards either side.
After arguing for a long time, Murong Jie said coldly, "Princess Yi'er and Prince Liang have been in love for a long time. Whether Prince Liang is disabled or incompetent is their business. You are all arguing so hard that your faces are red and your necks are thick. I would like to ask, what does it have to do with you that they are in love with each other?"
What the hell is this to you? Princess Yi'er is willing, so what's it to you
Although it took some effort, I finally got the problem resolved.
At least, I'm safe for now.
After Murong Jie finished speaking, he said to Zi'an, "Let someone take you back first. After you return home, you can rest for a while before going to see the county lady."
After learning that Prince An was going to Daliang with the county lady, he could no longer call her mother-in-law. He also knew that the county lady was not Zi'an's mother, so calling her the county lady was more appropriate.
The Empress Dowager also said: "You should go back first. The elixir can only last for two or three days. After three days, you can enter the palace when Doctor Wen Yi arrives."
Zi'an stood up and said, "Yes, I'll take my leave now."
Murong Jie also stood up and said, "Grandfather, I will send her to the palace gate first, and then go to the imperial study. The adults are eating in the corridor, and we will discuss the tax issue in the imperial study later."
"Well, go ahead." The Empress Dowager looked at him with a smile, "I have asked someone to prepare food, you can come back and eat later."
"Yes!" Murong Jie responded, holding Zi'an's hand and walking out.
When I entered the palace early this morning, there was still some haze, but now that the sun has come out, it has all dissipated. The bright sunlight shines through the tree branches, mottled into pieces of thin gold.
Zi'an had just scolded the Emperor and Imperial Concubine Mei, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He felt relieved, and after hearing that the morning court session had gone smoothly, he was in a good mood. He asked, "Are you going home for dinner tonight?"
Murong Jie particularly liked to hear her say the word "go home", and a faint smile appeared on his handsome face, "Try to get back."
"Then I'll come back early today. How about we invite Academician Yuan to our house as a guest? Ask the prince if we can ask mother to come as well."
"It should be possible. I'll ask my second brother later." Murong Jie held her soft little hand, followed by Di Shui and He Yun. Lingli tactfully walked away to leave some space for the two.
Murong Jie has become a bit nagging now. All the way out, he kept giving instructions. Zi'an wanted to laugh after hearing this, "Seventh Brother, I'm a doctor. I know how to be careful."
"You knew it but you didn't pay attention. If I hadn't read it a few more times, you wouldn't have taken it to heart."
Murong Jie said forcefully.
Zi'an reached out and touched his abdomen. "Actually, I'm much better than Liu Liu. I saw Liu Liu vomiting like crazy that day. In comparison, I'm better. It's just that I vomited a lot on the boat before."
"I also met Liu Liu once the other day, and it seems that she is more pregnant than you." Murong Jie glanced at her belly and smiled, "Perhaps, she is really pregnant with triplets."
Zi'an also laughed, "It's only been a little over two months, how can you look pregnant? It's just that the weather is getting colder, so I have to wear more clothes."
She turned her head to look at his handsome face, "Seventh Brother, do you like boys or girls?"
"Boy!" Murong Jie answered without thinking.
Zi'an was stunned. "You favor boys over girls? You said before that one child is enough, but what if this baby is a girl?"
"Girls are more painful, but I still hope that this time you have a boy. No matter it's a son or a daughter, just give birth to this one." Murong Jie said.
"But what if it's a daughter, and you're hoping for a son, what will you do?" Zi'an never thought that he would favor sons over daughters. Well, the idea of favoring sons over daughters has a long history, especially in ancient times, when people hoped to have a boy to carry on the family line.
Murong Jie said, "We only have this one child, so of course we hope it's a son. If it's a daughter, how can we bear to let her get married in the future? Will she be bullied in her husband's family? What if she is wronged? It makes me sad just thinking about it."
After saying that, he sighed.
Zi'an never thought that he had thought so far ahead. "With a father like you around, who dares to bully her?"
"I can't protect her forever. If it's a son, I'll teach him the principles of life and teach him to stand tall and upright. Even if he is bullied, a man can bend and stretch. It doesn't matter if he suffers a little grievance and hardship. But if it's a daughter, how can I bear it? Especially if my daughter is like you, I won't even say a word to her. If she is bullied by others, I'm afraid I will kill her."
Zi'an laughed, "After all this talk, it turns out you favor girls over boys."
Murong Jie also smiled and clenched his hands a little tighter, "Actually, even though I said that, in my heart I was hoping for a delicate girl, pink and tender."
"How about having another one?" Zi'an himself didn't care, but if conditions allowed, it would be better to have one more child. Many people said that having two children to keep them company and prevent them from being lonely was an excuse. Only a true only child would understand this kind of loneliness, and it is not an excuse.
Of course, if there are no conditions, one is enough, but now that the royal palace has no worries about food and drink, and no worries about expenses, why not have one more
"No!" Murong Jie refused. "This one is enough. I don't know how to deal with another one. It's not good to love one more. If there is a well-behaved one who makes me happy, I will definitely love him more. The other one is also my child. How can I favor one over the other? It's better to have only one."
(End of this chapter)