Murong Jie directly asked the cabinet minister, Lord Sun, to send a pile of memorials to the emperor for review.
Lord Sun was extremely dissatisfied with Murong Jie. He was the first person to visit the emperor, and Murong Jie could basically predict how he would be assigned.
As expected, the King of Liang came to inform Murong Jie that night, "He started crying as soon as he entered, hugged his father's legs, and cried so sadly. After crying, he angrily scolded the regent, saying how arrogant and domineering he was, how he controlled the government, how he framed loyal officials, how he was ambitious, and how he ignored the opposition of the ministers and promoted medical insurance, which was simply crazy."
Prince Liang imitated Lord Sun's action of hugging his thigh very vividly, and he imitated it particularly well.
Murong Jie laughed, "That's it?"
"This is a summary. The details will be discussed later." King Liang himself laughed so hard that tears came to his eyes.
Zi'an smiled and asked, "Were you there too?"
"I went with him. I was outside the curtain at the time. When he entered, I lifted the curtain to peek. If not, how could I have seen such a passionate performance? It was amazing, absolutely amazing."
Zi'an looked at Murong Jie, he seemed very happy, but now he had learned to conceal it, this happiness was probably mixed with a lot of sadness.
"I heard that your uncle is on his way back to the court. He will be gone for more than two months. You must be anxious, right?" Zi'an said.
This time, Prince An went there, in addition to discussing the marriage, he also had to stabilize the county lord's life there. It was a rare opportunity for them to spend some time together as a couple, so naturally they were reluctant to leave.
As it was the end of the year, he sent a letter saying that he would spend the New Year in Daliang, a foreign country, before returning.
Everyone was very sympathetic to him, except King Liang.
King Ye said that King Liang always sighed by the door and counted on his fingers the day when Prince An would return.
King Liang laughed so hard that his hands almost broke. He said nonchalantly, "Why should I be anxious? It will happen sooner or later."
Zi'an breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. He sent someone to write to me a few days ago saying that he might be back home for another month. I was afraid you would be worried, but now that you say that, I feel relieved."
The King of Liang stared with his eyes wide open, "What? We have to wait another month? Didn't they say they would set off right after the New Year? Why do we have to wait another month? How long do we have to wait? He is in Daliang..."
Zi'an burst into laughter before he finished howling.
King Liang glared at Zi'an angrily, "Why are you learning the common people's habit of making trouble?"
After the three of them finished laughing, Murong Jie suddenly asked, "By the way, where did Su Qiqi go?"
"Su is strange?" King Liang was stunned.
"Su Qing has been acting very strangely lately and suddenly disappeared." Murong Jie said. He originally wanted to find him to do something today, but no one could find him.
"Su Qing, I don't know where he went. It seems I haven't seen him for several days." King Liang said.
Murong Jie looked at Zi'an suspiciously, "Could he have followed Lingli back to Cizhou?"
"That shouldn't be the case, right?" King Liang answered first.
"It's hard to say. He's been acting strange lately. When we discuss things together, he's always absent-minded. I'm afraid this guy is a bit of a fool and has gotten into trouble." Murong Jie snorted.
"Who wouldn't be tempted? Isn't this normal? You're not a child anymore, you know how hard the Su family tried to force him to get married." King Liang said with a smile.
A few days later, Lingli sent someone to send a message saying that she had returned safely to Cizhou and found a top-notch inn to stay in.
However, he did not explain anything else, nor did he mention whether Su Qing went with him.
Ten days later, Prince An returned to the Great Zhou amidst everyone's anticipation. Prince Liang went to the city gate to greet him in person. Not only did he go to greet him, he also asked Zi'an, Murong Jie and others to go together to greet him.
"Uncle, thank you for your hard work. Thank you for your hard work." Prince Liang helped Prince An out of the carriage with a flattering face as if to say, "You are my real father."
Prince An looked at him and sighed softly, "Ah Xin, the emperor's uncle really tried his best this time."
King Liang's face suddenly turned pale, "What do you mean?"
"The Crown Prince and Princess Yi'er both support this marriage, but there are some dissenting voices from the Emperor of Daliang," said Prince An.
King Liang was at a loss for words. "Why? Why doesn't he agree?"
"He said that Princess Yi'er had been separated from the royal family for many years. She was a pearl left behind by the royal family among the people. How could he bear to let her marry into the Great Zhou?"
King Liang was anxious, "Then why don't I just be a live-in son-in-law?"
Prince An poked his forehead with a slight look of displeasure, "Look at how little you have achieved? You're still trying to be a live-in son-in-law. If people knew that the eldest son of the Emperor of the Great Zhou went to Daliang to be a live-in son-in-law, your father would probably be so angry that he would die."
Prince Liang said unwillingly: "Besides this reason, does the emperor of Daliang have any other reasons?"
Prince An shook his head. "The Crown Prince probably said a lot of good things about you in front of the Emperor of Daliang, so the Emperor of Daliang didn't make things too difficult for you. He said that if you were a citizen of Daliang, even if you were a beggar, as long as Princess Yi'er liked you, the marriage would be granted."
King Liang drooped his shoulders and said bitterly: "Then... or I will go to Daliang and be a beggar."
He paused, "Uncle, why didn't you fight for your nephew? Say something nice, don't you understand why you keep pestering me?"
"I said all the nice things, but they just wouldn't give in."
King Liang was furious. "If he doesn't give in, you have to pester him until he gives in. Why did you come back so soon? If one month doesn't work, pester him for two months. If two months still doesn't work, pester him for two years. He will see that you are sincere and will definitely agree."
Prince An was so angry when he heard such shameless words that he glared at them, "I am not as shameless as you."
"Is my nephew's happiness more important or your face?" King Liang really didn't expect this result. He never dreamed of it.
He originally thought that Liu Yue liked him, Song Ruiyang liked him, and Yi'er liked him too. After passing the test of his parents-in-law and Yi'er, he never thought that this would not work.
Moreover, both parties had exchanged opinions on this marriage. Song Ruiyang was very happy about it at that time, which was why he talked about the marriage.
What? Haven't you reported this to the Emperor of Daliang
He was only worried about when Prince An would come back, but never asked whether the marriage was successful.
"Of course my face is important, but you don't have to be too anxious. When I left, the prince said he would ask the emperor for help. Let's wait for his news."
Zi'an originally thought that Prince An was teasing Prince Liang, but after hearing this, she felt that it was not the case. In addition, Prince An was a serious man who never joked, so her heart sank, "Do you really disagree?"
Prince An nodded, "In fact, he didn't say whether he agreed or not. The Emperor of Daliang meant that he wanted to keep the princess for two more years. The emperor really loves his granddaughter Yi'er, and he summoned Yi'er to the palace to talk almost every other day. When I went to the palace to pay my respects, Yi'er happened to be with him. Yi'er spoke crisply and straightforwardly, which made the old emperor very happy. At that time, I thought something bad was going to happen. The old emperor liked her so much, how could he bear to let her go? And the princess is of low status, unless she had no choice, why would she be willing to marry to another country? Especially such a favored princess."
(End of this chapter)