Chapter 84 Miscalculation

When the chamberlain left the palace with the post, Yan Li had not returned to Jiang's house. After shopping with Mu Cang, she returned to the Ninth Prince's Mansion. At this time, she was sitting on the soft couch in front of the window and listened to the latest news from the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

"Miss Gu was examined by the nuns in the palace and confirmed to be perfect. However, because a man and a woman live together in the same room, King Jing made it clear that he would not marry her, so the emperor gave her in marriage to Mu Wenxuan."

When Yan Li heard that Gu Anxian was still a perfect jade, her face was calm as usual, and she was obviously not surprised by the result at all.

After all, Mu Wenxuan is indeed inhumane right now.

But for Gu Anxian, the process of being examined by the nuns in the palace was a humiliation worse than death.

I wonder when she was facing all this, did she ever think that what she had done would destroy another woman?

"Mu Wenxuan was punished with ten sticks. After the beating, he was sent back to Prince Yu's Mansion by the palace guards. Princess Yu cried and scolded the legitimate daughter of the Gu family. Prince Yu went to the palace to plead guilty after learning about this."

Yan Li was slightly surprised: "The matter ended so easily?"

"Yes, Miss Gu was not punished." The subordinates of the Nine Princes' Mansion replied, "Prime Minister Gu went to plead guilty, but was scolded severely by the emperor, who scolded him for being incompetent in educating his daughter and insulting the family tradition. Later, Prince Yu went to , the emperor scolded both of them again. "

Mu Cang waved his hand away, walked to Yan Li and sat down next to him: "Xiang Gu is the head of all officials, and the emperor will give him some face no matter what."

Rage and scolding, but it is just a big thunder and a small rain, and it will not really make him, the prime minister, unable to step down.

"Giving face is a given." Yan Li smiled faintly, "But the emperor's heart is as deep as the sea, and the marriage grant that goes along with the flow has directly ended all hopes of the Prime Minister's Palace. Today's incident has become the laughing stock of the imperial city. The daughter of the Gu family would rather marry Mu Wenxuan also doesn’t want to marry King Jing - whether he is being plotted against or plotting against others, to the emperor, it is just a slap in the face. "

As the most powerful emperor, can he endure it?

The imperial edict granting marriage to King Jing was issued by him personally. However, as soon as the edict was issued, Gu Anxian did something like this, which was equivalent to indirectly forcing the emperor to withdraw the edict and change it overnight.

No matter how tolerant and generous the emperor is, it is impossible for him to have no ideas at all.

Mu Cang narrowed his eyes and took a sip of tea.

"But what will happen to the Gu family in the future is not important to me." Yan Li put down the tea cup with an indifference that had nothing to do with her, "If the Gu family is in trouble, the happiest people are the queen and the prince. But I love to hold grudges, and I don’t want to make them too happy.”

A smile flashed across Mu Cang's eyes, and he nodded slowly: "You're right."

Yan Li turned her head to look at him, and was about to say something when her servant came to report in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Jing wishes to see you."

Yan Li was slightly surprised: "What is he here for?"

As a victim of being cuckolded, shouldn't King Jing be staying in the palace to drink? Even if it was just for superficial reasons, he shouldn't be so blatantly asking to see the Ninth Prince.

"Let him in."

"yes."

After a while, a handsome man in a brocade robe and a jade crown walked in steadily. He first greeted Mu Cang: "Xiu Jing has met Uncle Jiu."

"No need to be polite."

King Jing's peach blossom eyes raised slightly and fell on Yan Li's face naturally: "Princess Nanyang?"

Yan Li raised his eyebrows: "What are you doing?"

King Jing looked at her deeply, his eyes meaningful: "To be honest, I came here specifically for Princess Nanyang."

King Jing raised his hand, and the servant behind him stepped forward and handed over a gift, "Thank you so much to Princess Nanyang for resolving this difficult matter for me. When the princess marries the emperor's uncle, she will become my aunt. The king must have given me a great gift."

Yan Li was silent for a moment and slowly shook his head: "I don't understand what His Highness Prince Jing is talking about."

"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Anyway, I am very grateful to Princess Nanyang." King Jing saluted gracefully, then turned to look at Mu Cang, "Uncle Huang has a sharp eye for pearls, and Xiu Jing admires her very much."

The corner of Yan Li's mouth twitched, His Highness Prince Jing seemed different from the Crown Prince.

"It's Princess Nanyang who has a sharp eye for pearls." Mu Cang held the tea cup and said in a steady voice, "I am lucky enough to be chosen by her."

King Jing smiled calmly: "No matter who chooses whom, there is no denying that Uncle Nine Emperors and Princess Nanyang are a perfect match. My nephew would like to offer my most sincere blessings."

Yan Li nodded: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." King Jing nodded, "Goodbye."

Mu Xiujing left quickly, less than half a cup of tea later.

Yan Li and Mu Cang looked at each other in confusion. After a moment, Yan Li raised his eyebrows: "This Prince Jing is more interesting than the Crown Prince and the Fourth Prince."

"Prince Jing was born to Concubine Wei Shu, and the Wei family is the largest merchant family in the Mu Kingdom." Mu Cang said calmly, "The tax revenue paid to the treasury by the Wei family every year accounts for almost half of the national treasury tax revenue, so the emperor always indulges Concubine Wei Shu's mother and son. ”

Yan Li hummed: "Does he want to compete for the throne?"

"Outsiders think he has it, especially Prime Minister Gu." Mu Cang said, "But based on my judgment, he shouldn't be interested in the throne."

"Those who want nothing have no weaknesses." Yan Li smiled lightly, "That's why Prince Jing seems to be much more pleasing to the eye than the Prince."

Mu Cang frowned slightly: "Is it pleasing to the eye?"

"Yeah." Yan Li nodded calmly, and then asked, "What's wrong?"

Not much.

Mu Cang was speechless.

"Your Majesty, are you jealous?" Yan Li's expression was a little subtle, "It doesn't have to be like this. Your Majesty is the god of war with the power of three hundred thousand troops. He must be majestic and dignified. He cannot be jealous like his little daughter, which would damage his majesty. ”

Mu Cang calmly said: "The God of War can't have feelings?"

"It's not that-"

"Can't the God of War be jealous?"

Yan Li was silent: it was the same four words: "Not really."

Mu Cang said: "If you like someone, you will hope that the other person only thinks of you. Isn't this human nature?"

Yan Li thought about it and felt that what he said made sense.

"I used to think that the prince was indifferent and taciturn, but I didn't expect that he was so eloquent."

Mu Cang chuckled: "Only in front of you."

Yan Li coughed slightly and changed the subject uncomfortably: "Let me see what King Jing gave me."

Opening the brocade box given by King Jing, I was shocked to see a jade plaque lying on the velvet cloth with the word "Wei" written on it and four small characters next to it: Wei's ticket number.

"This gift is quite real." Yan Li picked up the jade plaque and looked at it for a while, "Prince Jing is indeed a real person."

Mu Cang's eyes darkened slightly, and he was a little displeased with King Jing's gesture of goodwill.

"But I probably won't need it." Yan Li put the jade plaque back into the brocade box and put it on the table aside. "Let's keep this with the prince for now. After all, we are a family from now on, regardless of you and me."

One family, no matter you or me.

This sentence seeped into his heart like a panacea. Knowing that she just said it casually, or that there was no hidden meaning, Mu Cang's mood improved involuntarily, and his eyebrows softened: "Yes."

There really is no need to differentiate between you and me.

"I've been out for a long time today. It's time for me to go back." Yan Li stood up and warned, "Your Majesty, take a good rest."

Mu Cang was a little reluctant to leave, but he didn't stop her from leaving. He got up and saw her out in person: "A lot of things have happened recently. To prevent a dog from jumping over the wall, you must pay attention to protecting yourself."

Yan Li understood what he meant, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I know what's going on."

After leaving the Ninth Prince's Mansion, he took a carriage back to Jiang's house. As soon as Yan Li got off the carriage, he saw a servant waiting outside the gate for an unknown amount of time.

Seeing Yan Li coming back, the chamberlain hurriedly came up to greet him, bowed and saluted: "Princess Nanyang, the noble concubine, please come into the palace and have a talk."