The queen looked at the emperor, and she understood that the emperor was worried about the prince. The prince now had no support from his maternal family, and the only person beside him was Yan Junuo. Although the Yan family and the Xu family were both families of military commanders, the children of the Yan family, Indeed, far inferior to the Xu family.
What the emperor was worried about was that Meng Hetong's friendship with Xie Suyu and the marriage between Ningyuan Marquis and Yongchang Marquis would pose a threat to the prince's status.
The queen had long complained about the emperor's favoritism for the prince, but as the queen and the prince's aunt, she really couldn't say anything, so she could only suppress her dissatisfaction.
"Both the Marquis of Yongchang and the girl from the Xu family have a stubborn temper. Even if His Majesty is not willing to do so, if they have their own intentions, His Majesty's intervention will only cause the monarch and his ministers to alienate. It would be better to Being a Yuelao for once is at least a gift from the royal family!" the Queen said softly.
The emperor took a deep look at the queen, and then took a deep breath: "The queen still understands my thoughts very well!"
The queen didn't speak, she just stayed by her side quietly.
The imperial edict granting the marriage had been drafted, and after the emperor handed it over to the palace attendants, he allowed Meng Hetong and Xie Suyu to come in.
As soon as Meng Hetong entered the main hall, his eyes were fixed on the imperial edict in the hands of the palace attendant. It was Xie Suyu who pulled it before saluting the emperor.
The emperor looked at Meng Hetong's appearance, feeling helpless and amused: "Why, do you still think that I will trick you?"
Meng Hetong touched his nose and said nothing.
When the emperor saw Meng Hetong like this, he felt a little angry, but he couldn't be too harsh. In the end, he could only say sincerely: "You must remember that this Miss Xu is the one you have worked hard to get. From now on, If you treat her badly, don’t blame me for punishing you!”
Meng Hetong quickly agreed: "Weichen will definitely treat her well!"
"This imperial edict will arrive at Ningyuanhou's house tomorrow. You must hurry up and prepare the betrothal gift. Ningyuanhou only has one daughter, Xu Qingmo. As for the betrothal gift, you must be better prepared. Your mother has always been in poor health. If If you are too busy, please help the queen!" The emperor said, holding the queen's hand.
The queen originally came to help Xie Suyu persuade the emperor. Unexpectedly, she came on an errand. She didn't know whether to cry or laugh at the moment. These days, she has been busy enough after seeing off two princesses and marrying several daughters-in-law. , finally things came to an end, another errand came, it was really annoying!
Xie Suyu saw the queen's gaze and lowered his head silently, trying to make the queen ignore his existence.
After Meng Hetong thanked her, he left the palace. When he was leaving the palace, Xie Suyu hugged Meng Hetong's shoulders: "You can be said to have embraced a beauty now!"
Meng Hetong smiled: "Thanks to His Highness's help! If it hadn't been for His Highness's decisive goal in the afternoon, I would never have been able to defeat the Xu family brothers and sisters, and I wouldn't have gotten the East Pearl!"
"Then Xu Qingmo is willing to agree to you, not because of that Dongzhu!" Xie Suyu looked at Meng Hetong, patted his shoulder, and said seriously.
Meng Hetong glanced at Xie Suyu and said with a smile: "Of course I know that Xu Qingmo's maternal ancestor is the Qingyuan He family. Isn't it easy to get an Dongzhu? Although the Dongzhu worn by the Queen during her coronation is precious, it is not enough. So that the Xu family can nod!"
Xie Suyu and Meng Hetong walked side by side on the deserted street and breathed a long sigh of relief: "I think back then, I worked hard to marry the princess. If you and Xu Qingmo hadn't helped me find a way, I might not have been able to marry the princess. marry!"
"No, if I hadn't kicked you into the river, you might have been thinking about something!" Meng Hetong remembered that he had kicked Xie Suyu into the river, and then the marriage between the seventh prince and the imperial concubine was achieved. Can't stop laughing.
When Xie Suyu thought of this incident, he still felt a dull pain in his butt. If he hadn't offended Meng Hetong for nothing, he would have doubted whether Meng Hetong's kick was revenge.
"But coming back, Miss Xu is not the kind of gentle and lovely lady we often see. You have to put some effort into comforting your mother!" Xie Suyu felt a little embarrassed when he thought of Mrs. Meng.
Mrs. Meng is famous for being gentle and virtuous. I remember that when the Marquis Yongchang was alive, he would put this eldest lady in the palm of his hand and dote on her. And this eldest lady was also famous for not leaving the front door and never taking a step forward. , meek and respectful for decades.
It is said that Mrs. Meng has been married to the late Marquis Yongchang for many years, but she has never been romantically involved with Marquis Yongchang. She can be regarded as a role model for ladies in the capital to emulate.
When Xie Suyu was young, his favorite place to go was Yongchang Houfu. It was because of Mrs. Meng. Mrs. Meng had a good temper. No matter how they made trouble, she would always smile gently and never blame them.
When he was a child, Xie Suyu always envied Meng Hetong for having a mother with a good temper, unlike his queen mother who always forced him to read and write and was very strict.
"My mother?" Meng Hetong was a little surprised, "Why do you want to appease my mother?"
"Mrs. Meng has always been law-abiding, gentle and virtuous. Wouldn't it be difficult to meet such a rebellious daughter-in-law?" Xie Suyu looked at Meng Hetong with confusion on his face.
"Of course not!" Meng Hetong shook his head, "Everyone in the world thinks my mother has a good temper, but it's actually because my father is the one who does the bad things. My mother almost died when she found out today that I asked the Queen for marriage in front of everyone. Beat me to death!"
"ah?"
"My mother is a smart person, gentle and virtuous is an evaluation given to her by outsiders, but in fact, when my father was alive, he obeyed my mother's words!" Meng Hetong said helplessly, "My mother bought the house next door early. Just plan to move out immediately after I get married, so you don’t have to take care of your son and daughter-in-law, and you can still get a good reputation!"
Xie Suyu's face was full of shock: "Move out? How old is Mrs. Meng? Why would she want to move out?"
Meng Hetong let out a long sigh: "My mother has been taking care of the house for decades, and she has taken the trouble for a long time. It's just that she hasn't given birth to a daughter, and I haven't gotten married. I can't get rid of it. Now, I finally got married." , she must be trying her best to get rid of the housekeeper's affairs! Moving out is the best way!"
Xie Suyu only felt that her outlook on life had collapsed. After all, women in the capital valued housekeeping rights the most. It was impossible for a new daughter-in-law to get the housekeeping key until she had lived for more than ten years or given birth to several children!
