"I want to enter the palace and meet the two empresses and King Yucheng." Fang Zilan stood up as if she had made up her mind, "Let me speak clearly before making a decision."
Mo Han was noncommittal, Xiao Xuan'er looked worried, and even A Wan, who came to deliver medicine to Fang Zilan, was shocked, "You want to enter the palace?"
Fang Zilan felt a little dizzy after drinking the medicine, but she still nodded and said: "Yes, I want to enter the palace.
Awan hesitated to speak, wanting to dissuade her but not knowing what to say, so she could only watch Fang Zilan leave. She turned to Mo Han and Xiao Xuan'er and said, "She just entered the palace like this? You didn't stop her?"
"Miss Awan knows very well what kind of temper Mr. Fang has." Xiao Xuan'er said helplessly: "No one else can stop her from deciding anything. What's more..."
She didn't continue, and Mo Han said: "There are some things that you can't hide from. Instead of waiting for the result, it's better to give it a try."
Awan pursed her lips and sighed softly, "I hope everything goes well for her when she enters the palace this time."
However, no one had ever thought that something happened just as Fang Zilan entered the palace, which caused the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager's attitude towards the marriage to change.
"Did you hear clearly? Your Majesty really said that?" The Queen Mother looked in disbelief. The Queen Mother also looked solemn, but she was still steady. "The apology letter from Di Rong's Ministry has just arrived in the capital. Your Majesty will not Reply so quickly.”
The secret guard bowed his head and said: "Di Rong's Ministry has arranged for a mission to send the two princesses to the capital before your Majesty's reply. This matter has been confirmed by the Queen Mother, the head of your mother's family - General Dugu Xin. There will never be any wrong."
The Queen Mother took a deep breath and looked at the Queen Mother as if asking for help, "Mother, what should I do? Your Majesty did not even accept a concubine for Fang Ziqin. If he really wants to marry these two princesses to Qi Qin, What should you and Qiye do? The previous turmoil in Miluo has not exceeded a hundred years. If we were in the capital..."
"Shut up!" The Empress Dowager interrupted her sternly and said in a deep voice: "The witches from Di Rong's tribe can't even think about causing trouble to our royal family in the capital."
"But..." The Queen Mother was obviously panicked, "Mother, your Majesty is getting more and more mature now. If he insists on doing this... we may not be able to stop him!"
The Queen Mother was silent, and the Queen Mother knelt in front of her, "Mother, we agreed to Qiyou and let him marry Fang Zilan as the princess. The two Princess Di Rong have special status and are somewhat noble and decent, so they will not come to the big palace. If I stay in Beijing as a side chamber, I will naturally not enter Qiyou Mansion again."
"What is Fang Zilan's background? How can a humble girl from a poor family become Qiyou's princess?" The Queen Mother said angrily: "Qiyou is confused, are you going to fool around with him?"
"Queen mother, no matter how humble her background is, Fang Zilan is now the Duke of Yue in Dajing. She ranks among the nine great princes, and her reputation and prestige are all bad." The Queen Mother looked sincerely, "If Qiyou marries her, it will be worse than marrying her anyway." It’s great that a Princess Di Rong is here!”
"You!" The Empress Dowager was about to have a fit, but she heard the nanny next to her come to report that it was Fang Zilan who was asking to see her. Hearing this, she laughed angrily and said, "It's really nice. I actually delivered it to my door and invited her to come in."
"Queen Mother..." The Queen Mother wanted to say something more, but was interrupted by the Queen Mother, "Come here, please invite King Yucheng over, and help the Queen Mother up. What does it look like kneeling here?"
As soon as the Queen Mother was helped up, Fang Zilan walked in, bowed respectfully and said hello, then stood up straight and said straight to the point: "I came today to see His Royal Highness King Yucheng."
The Queen Mother snorted coldly and said to herself: "I have heard about His Highness King Yucheng's request for a marriage. I cannot bear the great favor from His Highness, so I came here today to personally apologize to His Highness."
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a clang, and Li Qiyou came quickly and knocked down a screen standing on the side.
"Master Fang, what did you say?" Li Qiyou looked at Fang Zilan in disbelief. She bowed in a neither humble nor overbearing manner, "Fang Zilan, the Duke of Yue Kingdom, has met King Yucheng. Please be well."
"Qiyou, you have heard that Mr. Fang does not want to marry you." The Empress Dowager said mockingly, "Your Majesty has already said that if you want to ask Mr. Fang what he means, please don't embarrass me."
"No, this is not true..." Li Qiyou shook his head violently, stepped forward and grabbed Fang Zilan's wrist, "Master Fang, I am happy with you, and I don't ask you to respond to me right now. But as long as you If you become my princess, I will respect you, love you, and protect you all your life. Isn’t this thousands of times better than marrying someone else?"
"Your Majesty, I only have friendship with you and have no relationship between man and woman." Fang Zilan broke away from his hand with a calm expression, "I believe that with your character, no matter who you marry, you will respect her, love her, and protect her." She is considerate throughout her life, but that person should not be me."
"Why?" Li Qiyou held her shoulder and forced her to look him in the eye, "You know clearly...don't you have to be a chess piece and wait until the imperial edict is issued to marry anyone?"
"I've been waiting for it now, haven't I?" Fang Zilan raised her hand and pushed his hand away, "Your Majesty, if Your Majesty hadn't respected me and been willing to ask me what I meant, the situation you mentioned would have happened long ago."
Li Qiyou looked at her blankly and listened to her words word for word: "My marriage, as long as I don't want it, is an imperial decree, and I have the courage to fight against it. What about you, do you dare?"
"Fang Zilan!" The Queen Mother's voice suddenly sounded, which was particularly sharp in the huge palace, "How dare you..."
"Why don't you dare?" Fang Zilan glanced at the livid Queen Mother, then turned to Li Qiyou and said: "Your Majesty, I understand that you originally had good intentions, but when you used the name of your own protection to ask for an imperial decree granting marriage, At that moment, you have become the kind of person you don’t want to admit.”
"I..." Li Qiyou's tone was a little weaker, "I'm afraid you will..."
"Your Majesty, this is your problem." Fang Zilan stopped him unceremoniously, "You used coercion in an attempt to make me surrender. It's because you knew very well that this was something I couldn't agree to. matter."
"I'm sorry." Li Qiyou's voice was very soft. Fang Zilan still heard those three words. However, before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard the Empress Dowager say: "Master Fang is so loud. Could it be that the Ai family and the Doesn’t the Queen Mother even exist?”
Fang Zilan looked at the Empress Dowager and said: "I already said it when I came in. Today I am here to see the prince. After all, the marriage is about the two of us and has nothing to do with anyone else. Now I have said all I need to say... …”
"Master Fang, marriage has always been a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's advice. How can it be a matter between you and Qiyou?" The Empress Dowager raised her voice and said calmly: "Not to mention that Qiyou wants to There is never anything you can’t get, and the same goes for people.”
Fang Zilan's expression turned cold, "What do you want to say?"
"The Ai family will issue a decree to grant the marriage. Please feel free to marry, Lord Fang." The Queen Mother's sudden change caught Fang Zilan off guard. She was extremely confused. Li Qiyou also looked confused, "Grandma?"
"There is no need to say more about this matter. If Mr. Fang feels that the Ai family cannot control you, then the Ai family will go to your Majesty for an order." The Empress Dowager said solemnly: "The princess praying for your blessing must be you."
