The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 287: destiny
Chapter 287 Destiny
Last night he proposed to marry Princess Nandu, and at the birthday party he proposed to marry Princess Zhenguo. How could this be possible?
Wei Qiheng was stunned and turned to look at Bai Qingyan with disbelief in his eyes.
“Bai Qingyan has already vowed that she will never marry in this life! And the Fourth Prince may not know that Bai Qingyan was injured in her early years and has little chance of having children, so I dare not delay the Fourth Prince.” Bai Qingyan bowed respectfully, not shying away from the matter at all, and it seemed that she had made up her mind not to marry.
Mrs. Dong frowned, pulled her handkerchief and sighed.
Wei Qiheng looked stunned.
Liu Ruofu loosened her tightly clenched fist and said with a smile: “Princess Zhenguo doesn’t have to be so self-deprecating. The Fourth Prince of Daliang loves you, so I’m sure he won’t mind the issue of offspring…”
“Ruofu!” King Xian looked at Liu Ruofu, signaling her not to act on impulse and to sit down first.
After all, the emperor has already spoken, and he is afraid that he will not allow Bai Qingyan to marry another country. If Liu Ruofu still resists, she is afraid that the emperor will dislike her.
“Princess Nandu is the most beautiful woman in our Jin State. Even though the Fourth Prince has chosen the wrong person, it does not prevent him from having a happy marriage with Princess Nandu!” Concubine Qiu smiled and looked at the emperor. “You see, Princess Nandu was willing to help mediate when she learned that the Fourth Prince of Daliang liked Princess Zhenguo. It shows that she has the Fourth Prince in her heart.”
Bai Qingyan was quite surprised and his eyes fell on Concubine Qiu. Was Concubine Qiu trying to save face for Liu Ruofu?
She looked in the direction of King Xian, the only king of a different surname in Jin State, who held military power…
Bai Qingyan’s hands hidden in his sleeves tightened slightly. Could it be that King Liang has colluded with King Xian?
The emperor nodded and only looked at the beauty beside him: “Noble Lady Qiu is right.”
Liu Ruofu’s expression became even uglier than before. Who was Concubine Qiu humiliating?
Prince Xian’s face was not looking good either. He was about to refuse when he heard the Daliang envoy say with a smile: “What Noble Lady Qiu said is right. This shows that Princess Nandu and the Fourth Prince of Daliang are destined to be together.”
Seeing the emperor nod, Prince Xian could only swallow his refusal to avoid offending the emperor.
The Daliang envoy signaled the deputy envoy to pull the fourth prince, who had been standing there in a daze, back to his seat.
Wei Qiheng was also caught in a dilemma at this time. Although he had no ambition to become the emperor of Daliang, so it was completely possible for him not to take concubines, but not having offspring… was absolutely impossible.
But if he were to marry Princess Zhenguo, he had sworn not to take concubines, and he couldn’t go back on his word, so Princess Zhenguo would definitely not marry him.
“This birthday banquet of His Majesty has brought about the marriage of the princess and the fourth prince of Daliang, and also brought about the marriage of the crown prince and the princess of Xiliang. This is truly cause for celebration!” Concubine Qiu looked at the emperor with her watery eyes.
“My beloved concubine is absolutely right.”
The empress cleared her throat. The emperor was still immersed in Concubine Qiu’s spring eyes. Concubine Yu tried to smooth things over, saying, “Your Majesty is so concerned about the prince, and the prince is also concerned about your Majesty and wants to present the sacred deer to your Majesty. This is truly a loving father and a filial son. It is a blessing for our Great Jin!”
The prince took the opportunity and quickly ordered people to bring in the white divine deer.
In the State of Jin, the white deer is a sacred animal. This is the first time that everyone here has seen such a huge white deer and they are extremely curious.
The Jin emperor was delighted and praised the prince again. He stood up, raised his glass, and said in a loud voice: “May the auspicious signs from heaven bless our Great Jin. May our Great Jin prosper for a long time!”
“The prosperity of the Great Jin Dynasty will last forever!”
“The prosperity of the Great Jin Dynasty will last forever!”
“The prosperity of the Great Jin Dynasty will last forever!”
All officials kowtowed and shouted “prosperity” three times.
If this is the case, the Jin Dynasty will truly prosper.
Bai Qingyan followed suit and kowtowed with an expressionless face.
Outside the hall, a young eunuch walked around Gao Demao from behind in small steps, covered his lips with one hand and whispered in his ear.
After listening to this, Gao Demao waved his hand to signal the eunuch to leave, then walked to the emperor with a smile and said, “Your Majesty, the Grand Princess sent Nanny Jiang to bring you a gift and wants to meet you.”
“Aunt is still thinking about my birthday.” The emperor smiled happily and said, “Let Aunt Jiang come in!”
Gao Demao turned around and signaled the young eunuch to bring in Nanny Jiang.
Soon, Nanny Jiang came in from outside the hall with her hands folded in front of her belly in a dignified and respectful manner. Behind her, several people came in carrying a large object covered with red cloth, which could be vaguely guessed to be a screen.
After bowing and saluting, Nanny Jiang said, “I pay my respects to Your Majesty. The Grand Princess is in the Royal Temple praying for the country and has specially ordered me to bring a gift to Your Majesty…”
Nanny Jiang slightly turned sideways and ordered someone to lift the red cloth, and it turned out to be a screen.
When the emperor saw the screen, his pupils trembled and he stood up suddenly.
Nanny Jiang seemed not to notice the emperor’s misbehavior, and spoke quietly, “I wonder if your majesty still remembers that when the eldest princess’s legitimate daughter, Miss Suqiu, was still alive, she promised to embroider your majesty’s paintings into a screen as a birthday gift for your majesty. However, the screen was only half embroidered when the girl passed away, and the screen was kept in the storeroom by the eldest princess. Unexpectedly, the eldest princess met a strange person this time, whose embroidery technique is exactly the same as our girl’s. The eldest princess ordered people to find this girl. The girl just finished embroidering this screen this morning, and the eldest princess ordered this old servant to send it to your majesty, as a fulfillment of the promise that our girl owed your majesty that year.”
The emperor’s lips trembled slightly, and he walked down from the high platform quickly, looking at the embroidery thread of the screen, half of which was old and half was new, but the craftsmanship was indeed as if it was all done by Bai Suqiu.
Seeing the emperor’s eyes reddened, Nanny Jiang knelt beside him and kowtowed, “Your Majesty, the Grand Princess wants to ask for a favor from Your Majesty. Your Majesty said that he owed our girl a title of Princess. When our girl returns from Jiaozhou, he will ask the late emperor to grant the title, but… the epidemic in Jiaozhou has eased, but our girl has not been able to come back! The Grand Princess wants to adopt Miss Lu, whose embroidery skills are exactly the same as our girl’s, as her adopted daughter and let her receive the title of Princess instead of our girl.”
The emperor frowned upon hearing this: “Aunt, are you getting old and confused? Your embroidery skills are just as good as Suqiu’s. How can you replace Suqiu?”
His Su Qiu is unique in this world!
Nanny Jiang kowtowed hurriedly, seeming to find it difficult to speak: “But Your Majesty, this Miss Lu… this Miss Lu…”
“Madam Jiang, go back and tell your aunt that if she likes you, just treat her as a cat or dog. Commoners cannot be compared with Suqiu!” The emperor was angry and spoke rudely.
Nanny Jiang gritted her teeth, kowtowed heavily and said, “But Your Majesty! This Miss Lu is eighteen years old this year, and was born on the sixth day of the second month! Not only is her embroidery skills exactly the same as my daughter’s, but she also looks almost exactly like my daughter!”
Nanny Jiang finished her words very quickly, then bowed her head again and choked up, “Originally, the Grand Princess didn’t allow me to tell you, but… your Majesty’s daughter is not just a cat or a dog to the Grand Princess. I and the Grand Princess both think that the girl is the reincarnation of our daughter!”