Han Changsheng finished his daze and said blankly: "...No wonder, no wonder Mr. Li doesn't dare to marry. Maybe even though the Li family doesn't want to marry a girl from the Yu family who has fallen into disgrace, privately they still I used the excuse that I was engaged to deal with the eldest princess who was acting ridiculously."
Xie Zhao said "Huh" and nodded gently.
I guess he wasn't completely stupid.
Xie Zhao said lightly: "I have heard that Princess Pingyang did say that she wanted to recruit Li Suining as her consort. Of course, Li Suining himself was naturally unwilling, and the Li family was naturally unwilling.
After all, Li Suining's father, Li Suhe, was the Admiral of the Nine Sects and the military commander in charge of the safety of Zhaoge City. No matter how ridiculous the eldest princess Pingyang was, she did not dare to reach out to the front court, so she never dared to force the Li family to go too far.
However, looking at the entire Zhaoge City, almost all the officials know that Princess Pingyang is such a gangster and has been guarding Li Suining's "sweet potato" like a "vicious dog staring at flesh"... No one can afford to offend her. You can always afford to hide, right?
Presumably it was precisely because of this that Li Suining's marriage was delayed. I personally think it would be better for you, An An, not to take a trip into this muddy water. "
Han Changsheng nodded, "Of course she didn't dare to push the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion too far. After all, this eldest princess is not the emperor's half-sister, but a first-class concubine. If she is too arrogant and offends the emperor, how can she still do it? Have a good life?"
He thought for a while and said inexplicably: "But it's still weird!"
Ling You looked at him: "What's so strange?"
Han Changsheng frowned and said in confusion: "What else can be strange? Naturally, the little emperor and the Bai family are strange! - It is known to the whole world that Xie Lin, the governor of Shangzhu Kingdom, and Bai Mengxian, the governor, are not on good terms. , and Queen Xie and Concubine Bai were also at odds.
In this case, why did the young emperor actually marry the Bai family's legitimate daughter and become the queen? This queen, Xiao Bai, is the niece of his mother's love rival, Concubine Bai Tai, huh? "
Ling You thought for a while in silence, and then shook his head: "The affairs of the Tian Family are complicated and not known to those of us who travel around the world."
Yu Anan was also a little puzzled.
Although she was born far away from the chaos of Zhaoge, her education in literature and ink since childhood came from her mother Ning. She may seem timid and gentle, but in fact she is extremely intelligent.
She said thoughtfully: "Yes... Although the Xie family is not prosperous now, and most of the famous Xie family members have died for the country, after all, there are still people in the Xie family.
Let's not talk about anything else. Xie Huanzhang, the king of Xunyang County, is the spiritual leader of hundreds of officials and literati in the court today. Although it is said that the prince has an indifferent and quiet temperament, he is also very powerful among the civil servants.
In the past, my grandfather was called "Ning Banchao" because the other half of the officials in the court came from the Xie family in Xunyang.
——Since Your Majesty has such a powerful maternal family, why would you marry a daughter of the Bai family? Wouldn’t this make the descendants of the Xie family... embarrassed and shameless? "
Ling You frowned and said nothing.
Xie Zhao, who had been quiet for a long time, suddenly smiled with an unknown expression. Her tone was cool, with a sourness that she was not even aware of.
"Even though the Xie family was once more prosperous, now they have been asking questions about the court affairs for a long time, and Prince Xunyang himself has the temperament of a wandering cloud and a wild crane.
He is the emperor's elder and the emperor's direct uncle. With such a relationship, this person... will naturally have some scruples when using it. If he has scruples, it will naturally not be so smooth. "
The three of them were stunned, as if they were pondering the meaning of her words.
However, Xie Zhao had already gently waved his hand to interrupt them and brought the conversation back to the main topic.
"So, An An, have you thought about it? What do you think about the Li family?"
Yu Anan was startled for a moment, then silently lowered his head.
She thought quietly for a moment, then raised her head and said seriously: "Azhao, I have already thought about it. The most valuable thing in a person is self-knowledge. Although I don't want to belittle myself, Zhaoge City is a place where one has to look at one's origins and look at everything. A place of power.
His father died many years ago, and although his grandfather still has some protection, the Yu family is no longer considered a powerful official in Zhaoge. I am just a common citizen, and I don’t want to cause trouble in Zhaoge City.
In this case, then I might as well return the half piece of jade to the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion tomorrow morning. From now on, whether she is the eldest princess or the eldest son of the Jiumen Admiral's Mansion, I, Yu An'an, will no longer have anything to do with her. "
A smile of relief flashed in Xie Zhao's eyes. She looked at her quietly to make sure that she had really made up her mind, so she nodded lightly and said:
"That's good. The Yu family is a simple one. In fact, your temperament is not suitable for marrying into a family with complex interpersonal relationships like the Admiral's Mansion. Make your decision early and get out early. We will go with you tomorrow."
Ling You also nodded. He spoke few words and his tone was not serious, but he had a resounding sense of security.
He said: "You don't have to be afraid, we are here."
Han Changsheng nodded repeatedly. He stood up without warning and patted Ling You on the shoulder vigorously. He said energetically:
"——Exactly! We are not afraid of their nine-door Admiral's Mansion. Isn't it just a twenty-four-year-old Mahayana realm? What's so great! Have you seen it? Your brother Ling is now a nineteen-year-old dignified Saint King realm. I'll throw him, Mr. Li, for several blocks! If they want to embarrass you or force you to stay, then we'll beat them to death!"
Yu Anan's eyes flashed with emotion, and their words undoubtedly dispelled the uneasiness in her heart at this time.
She nodded heavily, smiling and arching her eyebrows.
"......Um!"
Early the next morning, they rarely got up early. After cleaning up briefly, they had breakfast at the inn and then went straight to the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion.
——That’s true, there was no delay at all.
Just as Xie Zhao said before in Ruyang City, it seems that she has really been to Zhaoge before and is very familiar with the streets in all directions. She led them through many twists and turns and took many shortcuts, and soon arrived at the entrance of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion.
Han Changsheng stepped forward to negotiate first. He took a few steps up the steps and said to the guards in front of the Nine Gates Admiral's Mansion:
"Brother, please pass the message to us. We have important matters and would like to see Mr. Li."
The guards at the entrance of the Nine Gate Admiral's Mansion are used to seeing high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the capital, and they always look higher than their heads and have a vicious look.
He could tell at a glance that the few boys and girls standing in front of the door were shabbily dressed, and they did not come from noble families - there was even a girl with a black and blue birthmark on her face, who was very ugly.
He frowned subconsciously and said coldly:
"Better greetings."
Han Changsheng was stunned.
"Blessings? What greetings?"
He looked back at Yu An'an. When he saw Yu An'an shook his head gently, he turned back and said with a naive smile:
"Brother, we...we don't have a greeting card, what's wrong? Can't we see Mr. Li without a greeting card?"
