Seeing that the emperor had finally shown a good mood in recent days, the prince felt that he had come at the right time, so he stated the purpose of this visit in a few sentences.
"Father, I have thought about it carefully. Princess Nanman's marriage is a big deal and involves a lot. It might not be appropriate if she is allowed to marry into Prince An's palace." The prince looked at the emperor tentatively and said.
The emperor raised his eyebrows, a little surprised. He didn't expect that the prince would also mention it when he was talking about it just now.
Thinking that the prince had finally made some progress and saw the stakes here, his face couldn't help but feel a little relieved. He didn't interrupt the prince and allowed him to continue.
The prince's face was filled with joy when he saw this, thinking that he had received support, and immediately said confidently: "My son, I think that the marriage of a foreign princess should be chosen among the princes."
The prince was a little excited when he spoke. He didn't take into account the slight change in the emperor's face, and directly directed it to himself: "My father has the trust of my father. As the prince, I should relieve my father's worries. Therefore, I am willing to take this Nanman princess into the East Palace." !”
As soon as these words came out, the emperor's face immediately dropped. Even Eunuch Dehai who was standing beside him couldn't help but lower his head and didn't dare to look anymore. His face was tense and his heart was filled with tension.
After saying these words, the prince realized something was wrong. When he saw the emperor's ugly face, he suddenly felt uneasy in his heart.
Did he say something wrong somewhere? Or did his father see what he was thinking?
The prince looked at the emperor anxiously, and saw the emperor looking directly at him with anger in his eyes. He felt a little afraid, but he still asked cautiously: "Father? But what did my son say wrong?"
The emperor looked at the prince with cold eyes for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and uttered two words.
"Back off!"
Seeing the emperor's signs of anger, the prince was startled and suspicious, but when he thought about the Nanman Princess's marriage, he felt a little unwilling to do so.
He really didn't expect this at first. It was only when a staff member specifically mentioned it to him today that he suddenly realized that he had the same idea as the emperor. After such a reminder, he immediately gave up his original idea!
yes! How could such a good thing be given up to Prince An's Mansion? !
Why didn't I think of it before?
Fortunately, the matter has not yet been decided, and it is not too late. However, the prince still rushed to the imperial study room to mention the matter, in order to prevent a few of the emperor's younger brothers from getting there first.
No matter how declining Nanman is, it is still one of the five neighboring countries. If he can have a good relationship with Nanman, or even stand on the same front, then his chances of ascending to power will be much greater, and he may even be able to leverage Prince An's palace in the west. The status and power of the environment!
He has been coveting the military power of the West for a long time! He is even more thinking about the hundreds of thousands of troops under Prince An's palace!
If he could win these, what qualifications did King Jin and King Qin have to compete with him?
Thinking of the benefits of this, the prince was unwilling to give in. Despite the emperor's anger, he once again tried to test: "Father, what about the marriage of the Nanman princess?"
"roll!"
The emperor roared angrily, grabbed the tea cup at hand and threw it at the prince.
The prince was startled and subconsciously moved to one side. Seeing that the emperor's expression turned even worse, although the prince was a little confused about the situation, he also knew that he could not stay any longer, so he immediately left and ran away faster than when he came. Still fast.
When the prince came out of the imperial study, his eyes were gloomy and his face was as gloomy as ink. Thinking of the embarrassing appearance in the imperial study just now, he felt secretly resentful.
Thinking that the dignified Prince Zhou was so undignified in front of his father made him think about that position even more.
That position will be his sooner or later! When he gets the power, he might be able to directly force his father to abdicate the throne and give it to him!
The prince thought bitterly, but the next moment he became a little suspicious. Why did his father react so strongly when he mentioned the marriage of the Nanman Princess just now? Could it be that something else happened before I brought it up?
Could it be that King Jin and King Qin took the lead? Or did you say something unfavorable to yourself? !
The prince was startled, looked back at the door of the royal study, turned around and left in a hurry.
He has to find out about this! The Nanman Princess must not marry other princes!
Now that he and the King of Jin have made mistakes one after another, the King of Qin has taken the lead, and the emperor has treated him differently...
This must not go on!
The prince left in a hurry. In the imperial study, Eunuch Dehai kept his head lowered, trying his best to treat himself as air and not daring to make any noise.
The emperor had already sorted out the interests of the Nanman Princess, and even made it clear that he wanted to be brought into the palace himself. However, the prince jumped out at this moment and offered himself to marry the Nanman Princess. No wonder the emperor was so happy!
How could Eunuch Dehai fail to see that the emperor values power after having been by your side for so many years?
To put it bluntly, if several princes and power were put together for the emperor to choose, he felt that the emperor would most likely choose power...
From the emperor's point of view, he can give power and wealth on his own initiative, but no one can covet it! Not even the princes!
"Dehai!"
Hearing the emperor calling him, Eunuch Dehai immediately gave up his pretentious behavior and quickly bowed in response.
"The slave is here."
"Summon the Southern Barbarian envoys into the palace!"
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When Xia Luotong knew about it, Wu Zechen came back that night and told her.
"The prince is so brave, he actually took the initiative to ask for it." Xia Luotong couldn't help but said happily, "I'm afraid the emperor was very angry at that time, right? He had just made the decision to accept Princess Nanman into the palace, but the prince jumped out and said this, What’s the difference between trying to steal my concubine?”
Now that the four concubines in the harem are full, it is naturally impossible for the emperor to suddenly demote the four concubines without any fault. Therefore, if Princess Niya enters the palace, she can only be canonized as an ordinary concubine.
Naturally, ordinary concubines cannot be compared with the fourth concubine, but even the fourth concubine is indeed the emperor's concubine, so Xia Luotong's words are really right.
"The emperor is indeed very angry. The prince was kicked out." Wu Zechen curled his lips and smiled. It was obvious that seeing the father and son unhappy made him feel much better.
"After the prince left, he went to find trouble with King Jin and King Qin. Those two people didn't even know what happened, but they were not afraid of the prince. In the end, the three of them broke up on bad terms."
"You didn't go to find A Yan, did you?" Xia Luotong asked quickly.
She didn't care what happened to King Jin and King Qin. She only cared about whether Wu Fengyan was okay.
"Now that King Jin and King Qin are blocking the way, King Qi is not very visible yet, so no one has the time to trouble him." Wu Zechen was a little annoyed.
But what Wu Zechen said was true. Before, the three princes still had the energy to suppress King Qi, but as the fight between the three of them became more and more intense, naturally they no longer cared about Wu Fengyan.
