As soon as Wu Zechen said these words, many people who heard these words took a breath!
This Prince An is really too bold! How dare you speak to the emperor like this! Doesn't this blame the emperor for forcing the marriage regardless of Prince Lao An's wishes? !
The emperor who was contradicted in this way must be angry!
Sure enough, the emperor immediately darkened his face and said in a bad tone: "Prince An is blaming me for being meddlesome and unreasonable?"
No one dares to pick up this hat!
Xia Luotong's heart tightened, and a hint of worry flashed across her eyes. She squeezed Wu Zechen's generous and warm palm, her mood was a bit complicated, including sweetness and worry.
The sweet thing is that Wu Zechen would openly contradict the emperor for her and his promise to her, and he was worried because of this matter. Now is not the time to openly confront the emperor...
Wu Zechen's heart warmed when he noticed Xia Luotong's little actions. It turned out that she also cared about him.
Looking at the angry emperor, Wu Zechen was in an unexpectedly good mood. For the sake of the people around him and their future, he would not act rashly. He still wanted to see their child born. , accompany her to grow old together.
Under the gaze of many people around him, his face was always calm. It seemed that no matter whether the emperor was happy or angry, his expression could not change at all.
He slowly said: "Of course not. Although Dowager Xu was given by the emperor and the queen, my princess was also given by the emperor for marriage. It is my great fortune to meet and stay with the princess. This is the emperor's gift." I am deeply grateful for your grace, so I have decided that the princess is enough for me in this life, and I would also like to thank the emperor for giving me this good marriage."
After that, he took Xia Luotong and bowed in the direction of the emperor. This was the first time he formally thanked the emperor for the marriage. Originally, this was supposed to be done when he entered the palace on the second day of the wedding. Thank you.
The emperor's face froze. Looking at the two people who were saluting, he felt that his punch had hit the cotton. He choked in his throat and was speechless for a moment.
Although he talked about Prince Lao An being forced to take a concubine, he then talked about his own marriage to a concubine. While expressing his satisfaction and gratitude, he thanked everyone in public. What else could the emperor say?
The most important thing is that Wu Zechen also repeatedly emphasized that the marriage of the main concubine was already given by the emperor. If the emperor forcibly gave the concubine to the concubine, what would it be? The majestic and powerful Prince An of the Zhou Dynasty could not even find a woman to suit his own liking? The emperor has to decide what kind of woman to find? Does the emperor have the final say on the backyard of Prince An's Mansion? The emperor has to decide which woman Prince An wants to be with?
Even if the emperor really thought so, he couldn't express it so straightforwardly!
For a while, he could only accept the courtesy of Prince An and his wife. He was extremely unhappy, but he had to force himself to look happy.
At this time, not only the emperor and the queen were in a bad mood, but Concubine Xu was also in a particularly bad mood.
Looking at the pair of people saluting, Concubine Xu's face turned dark. What does "although" mean? Her dignified Prince Xianan’s side concubine turned out to be a “although”? She just felt that she had lost more face today than in the past ten years combined, and it was all thanks to Wu Zechen!
The hand placed under the table, with the bright red nails painted on the handkerchief, pulled hard on the handkerchief, almost digging out several holes in the handkerchief. His heart was filled with anger, but he could not express it directly. In such an occasion, Underneath, even in the face of many mocking or sympathetic looks, she had to work hard to maintain a graceful and decent smile on her face.
Wu Zhengqing and Wu Qingqing beside her lowered their heads subconsciously. As children, they naturally felt embarrassed when their biological mother was said so. However, what they didn't expect was that this was not the end...
The emperor couldn't say anything else at this moment, but the queen was unwilling to give up like this. Prince An was always her thorn in the side, and the military power in Prince An's hands was something she and the prince desperately needed. However, Prince An's surroundings were as guarded as iron. Like a barrel, it is really difficult to penetrate, so placing people in his backyard is obviously the simplest, most direct and effective method. As long as you can enter the Shaoguang Pavilion, the main courtyard of the palace, you have a great chance of finding clues. !
So the queen and the emperor looked at each other, took over the conversation and said again: "The princess is alone after all, and her body is still recovering. Prince An has such a good relationship with the princess, and he must not want her to get hurt."
Xia Luotong looked at the emperor and queen speechlessly. Are these two people really shameless? This guy's intentions shouldn't be too obvious. Do you really think everyone else is a fool? This queen is just relying on her status, thinking that no one dares to laugh at her face to face for behaving like this, right?
Wu Zechen was obviously unhappy with the Queen's repeated entanglement on this matter. If the Emperor had told him about this matter, he would still be able to deal with it patiently. As for the Queen? The poison in his body has not been cured yet, and he will have many debts to settle with her in the future!
"Not all women are qualified to give birth to children for this king. If the mother is not good enough, the child will be crooked." Wu Zechen's face turned a little colder, and he obviously meant something, "A good wife is enough, like The king’s princess is like the king’s mother-in-law.”
Xia Luotong was a little embarrassed to be praised by Wu Zechen. After all, she knew that she was not yet a wife, let alone a "good wife".
And Wu Zechen continued: "My mother-in-law gave birth to this king. I will inherit the throne of the prince, inherit the legacy of my father, and guard the western border of our Great Zhou Dynasty for seventeen years. I have ensured the peace of our Great Zhou Dynasty, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the treasury has become more and more prosperous. Abundance. So having more heirs does not mean anything. If there are too many useless heirs, it will only be a waste of money, which will be of no use at all, and will be a hindrance. If you have that money to support useless heirs, it is better to use the money to waste money. What do the Emperor and Queen think of using it to relieve refugees?"
If others boasted like this, they would be laughed at in public, but when these words came out of Wu Zechen's mouth, no one could refute them, because it was the truth.
It is a fact that he guarded the border for seventeen years, it is a fact that he defeated the Southern Barbarian tribes countless times, and it is a fact that the people of the Western Region were able to live in peace and prosperity. It is impossible to refute it, and it is impossible to refute it.
What Wu Zechen said really made the emperor and the queen extremely embarrassed, and the embarrassment was even worse for them. Concubine Xu and her son wanted to leave here immediately, so that they no longer had to look at the different looks of everyone around them!
