The queen calmed down and considered the pros and cons, but she felt that it might not be a bad thing for the third prince to marry Princess Wei He.
After all, this son was not suitable to marry those high-profile ladies because his biological mother was tabooed by the emperor.
If you marry a girl from a lower background or a girl who is not so favored by a high-ranking family, you will not get much attention and support from your in-law family.
Gu Zhen's earlier arrangement for the third prince was to marry a truly virtuous and virtuous girl with a slightly inferior background, so that the third prince could live with his concubine and He Lele after marriage.
As for the dispute over the country's foundation, we can only hope that the third prince will help the feudal lord in private.
It's not like Yun Fenghuang, who was thinking about using his child's marriage to win over a helping hand.
As for Princess Wei He's status, it is not convenient for her to be involved in the fight for the crown prince. Isn't she just like a noblewoman from a dynasty with a slightly inferior background
These days, when a girl gets married outside her home, it's because her husband is favored. Otherwise, it's not like her family doesn't have any brothers or other sons-in-law, so why should she care about this one
The flaw in the third prince's birth was well known to everyone, and the emperor's attitude was also very clear. He was stupid enough to let the concubine, the princes, the tenth prince, and others go and take good care of him.
In comparison, Princess Wei He is actually better than the noble ladies from a slightly lower background.
At least he is not a member of the country. Even if the country is stronger than Wei He, after all, Wei He is an independent country. He even beat the Central Plains to the point of being breathless...
Even though their Khan's family is determined by the country, the country still has to treat each other with courtesy until the other party shows resistance.
After Princess Wei He gets married, I'm afraid her status and treatment will be better than those of Rou Kun before.
After all, her situation represents the attitude towards the Khan to a certain extent.
As long as the emperor does not intend to change the Khan, he must always give his wife here a dignity.
If...if the Queen's faction fails in the fight for the heir apparent, then...maybe this daughter-in-law can use her identity to give them a chance of survival...
Taking this into consideration, the queen had no objection to the third prince marrying Princess Wei He.
And if analyzed carefully, this matter may not be a bad thing for their mother and son.
But here’s the problem, this proposal was made by the imperial concubine!
Who can believe that Concubine Min will help the two ladies in the middle palace? Gu Zhen always feels like something is wrong
But after much thought, she couldn't think of anything bad about this marriage. At most, the name is not good-sounding. After all, the current dynasty despises foreign countries. The dignified prince, future vassal king, and concubine are the daughters of foreign countries. After all, they do not have the dignity to marry a noble daughter of this dynasty. But this is nothing compared to the benefits.
"If there is something really wrong, could it be that Princess Wei He has a problem?" Zuo Zuo pondered, "However, Princess Wei He is a woman after all. Even though she is coquettish and rude, your highness is a man, so why should you be afraid of her?" ?”
None of them mentioned that the princess was not good-looking and could not have such children.
Because these are irrelevant, what does appearance and demeanor matter about a political marriage? As for the fact that she can't give birth, it doesn't even matter.
It was Princess Wei He who came to marry Chun Jia as his daughter-in-law, and it was not the third prince who went to Wei He to become his son-in-law.
If the royal concubine cannot give birth, then she must take a concubine.
When it comes to the fact that a vassal king cannot inherit the throne without a direct heir, let alone Chunjia who made an exception under the operation of Queen Mother Yuan. In order to give Wei He face, the dynasty can still let Princess Wei He die? It is rare for an adopted heir to serve as the crown prince.
"There is also a possibility that the princess may be unfavorable to His Majesty for some reasons after she arrives?" A palace official speculated, "But even if this is the case, it is no wonder that our queen and His Majesty are involved. After all, this marriage is His Majesty's. It’s not the intention of the empress and your highness.”
Indeed, even if this princess is an assassin, she is the concubine that the emperor wants to give to the third prince, but the queen and her mother did not ask for it. If anything happens, they cannot be blamed.
So where is the imperial concubine’s plan
... At about the same time, in Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion, Yun Fenghuang was listening to Chen Jing's report: "... the queen's people have already inquired about the activities of the Yi family, and they are somewhat suspicious that we have tipped off the information to the tenth prince in private. "
This tip was of course to tell the tenth prince that the third prince and Gu Jue had joined forces and were planning to deal with him.
Yun Fenghuang raised his eyebrows and said, "Is the queen so sharp this time?"
Chen Jing said with a smile: "How is that possible? It is said that the queen was furious when she heard that your majesty intended to marry Princess Wei He to the third prince... So the third prince also heard the commotion and rushed over to comfort her. Maybe she was not careful when comforting her. , but told the Empress the Empress what we reminded the Tenth Prince not long ago. However, His Highness probably didn’t think it through well, and did not explain the ins and outs in detail. At this moment, the Empress seemed to have decided that the reason why the Empress did what she did before Recommending the third prince to Your Majesty to be Wei He’s son-in-law, it’s possible that he was entrusted by the tenth prince and deliberately targeted the third prince!”
"With the status of the third prince, among the high-ranking elders of the dynasty, who is willing to give him a favored girl if he is a little sober?" Yun Fenghuang took a sip of tea and said with a faint smile, "Rather than fall in love with him? It is better to marry Princess Wei He than to marry any one of my brothers. After all, I am doing my best for the court. In this way, I can at least make him more valued in front of His Majesty... This palace has good intentions, but the Queen likes to think too much!"
She waved her hand and said, "Let's forget about the mutual suspicion between mother and son. After all, His Majesty is smart and can't do it himself, so we'd better not do it ourselves."
The main reason is that the war over the country has not officially begun yet, and it is not time to act hastily.
"Empress." Chen Jing hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Actually, I also think that the benefits of the third prince marrying Princess Wei He outweigh the disadvantages?"
The implication is, so what did the empress do to recommend the third prince to the emperor
Yun Fenghuang glanced at him, smiled, and said: "Although Wei He Khan is young and frail, he has been on the throne for several years. To say that he is still afraid of the dynasty, if he cannot marry this princess to consolidate the relationship between the two parties, , even if he married a princess canonized by the country and became the Dalan clan, he still couldn't feel at peace... It doesn't make sense. But you said, he has been on the throne for several years, no matter how uneasy he is, he can still be like the turmoil of Wei He Are you uneasy? You didn't propose marrying the princess back then, why do you think of it now?"
Seeing Chen Jing thoughtfully, she said slowly, "Although the second prince and the third prince are not the eldest sons, they are actually just a little younger than King Qin... They are the same age! They will start discussing marriage this year, get married next year, and the year after that. I want vassalage. King Qin is favored by His Majesty, and with my presence, he may also be granted a title to a nearby place for future reunion. How can the second prince and the third prince receive such treatment?"
"They must be sealed off to a remote place."
"Furthermore, with the methods of Ms. Cui and the Queen, will they still have a chance to come back and reunite after they become vassal? Ms. Cui sees clearly, and she simply plans to accompany her child to the vassal country!"
"Under this situation, no matter how many ways the Third Prince has, what else can he do if he leaves the Imperial Capital?"
"It is not unprecedented for a vassal king to stay in the imperial capital, but who is not favored by the late emperor, such as the favored prince during the reign of King Sejong, or who is under special circumstances and holds great power, such as the regent?"
"The third prince is not interested in anyone. I have speculated in the past two years, what method will he use to stay?"
"Earlier, when I heard that he was investigating the death of Yushan, I felt something was wrong... After all, the case was important, but His Majesty is not someone who is willing to be controlled by ministers."
"As long as His Majesty doesn't like him for a day, it will be impossible for him to stay when he reaches his age..."
"Only a few days ago, I heard His Majesty mention that Wei He wanted to marry the princess and the prince to appease the Khan, and I suddenly knew better."
"Wei He and Ji had a lot of hook-ups back then!"
"Although it is said that after Ning Guogong completed his service, the remnants of the Ji family were rumored to have fled to the desert and would never visit China again... And because before leaving, they severely cheated Wei He. According to common sense, among Wei He, There is absolutely no place for them..."
Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "But the Ji family has controlled the government for three full dynasties, and the centipede insects are dead but not dead. Who knows whether they have really disappeared, or are they waiting... until the prince with the Ji family's blood grows up?"
Anyway, she imagined that if she was on the Ji family's side, since there were two princes with her own blood still growing up well in the palace.
There was even one whose adoptive mother was a queen.
The current situation was very bad, and it was impossible for her not to consider temporarily dormant and wait until the prince grew up to take action again.
Especially the third prince showed quite good aptitude when he was young.
Chen Jing was dumbfounded, swallowed subconsciously, and whispered: "So, after your majesty mentioned that Wei He wanted to marry the princess and the royal family, the empress suspected that this was the back-up plan for the third prince to stay in the capital? But... but His Majesty didn't say that the prince who married Princess Wei He would be allowed to stay in the Imperial Capital?"
"Wei He Khan agreed to marry this sister so that he and the Gongxiang family can be more harmonious and trust each other." Yun Fenghuang said slowly, "If after the princess marries, her husband's treatment will be the same as before, how about calling him Khan?" Peace of mind? So it must be a favor. No one has mentioned the matter of staying in the Imperial Capital now, but once the third prince gets married to the princess, at least some of the courtiers will take the initiative to talk about it."
"What's more, Wei He was once powerful, and after his princess became the princess of our country's vassal, if she were to be released to the local government, the court would be worried, wouldn't it?"
After all, it is impossible for a noble princess to travel alone when she is married, and she will have to be accompanied by many people.
Who knows who is in these dowries
Will you take the opportunity to spy on the situation in the country
Moreover, would a vassal king who married a foreign princess take advantage of Wei He's power to strengthen himself and threaten the central court in the future
In short, it would be fine if the third prince did not marry Princess Wei He. Once he did, if the emperor wanted someone to go to the vassal state, the officials would stop him.
This kind of prince must stay in the imperial capital and be watched by the emperor and his ministers.
"But the imperial court also tacitly admits that once the third prince marries Princess Wei He, he will have no chance of becoming a high-ranking official?" Chen Jing reminded in a low voice, "Even if the third prince stays in the imperial capital through this marriage, how will it end in the future?"
Yun Fenghuang said slowly: "Who knows what will happen in the future? The problem is, if he doesn't stay, many things will have nothing to do with him from now on."
Chen Jing hesitated and said, "But now His Majesty seems to be on the right track. This...isn't the third prince about to get his wish?"
"How is that possible?" Yun Fenghuang sneered, "What you said when I gave His Majesty the advice that day were all random nonsense? Or did His Majesty really listen to it and just ignore it and grant the marriage directly? Just watch. , involves the diplomatic relations between the two countries, no matter how much Your Majesty trusts me, he still has to investigate it himself... When the time comes, hum!"