As soon as the emperor said these words, everyone was shocked.
It was clear that they wanted to force people into Prince An's palace. Prince An's repeated refusals were in vain. The emperor refused one after another, and now he was directly planning to make a decision.
It was said that he wanted to reward Prince An for his meritorious service, but no one could tell at this moment that the emperor had no intention of rewarding him at all.
And on such an occasion, in front of so many people, and directly speaking out about the matter under the pretext of reward, it would be too late for the Queen Mother to object even if she wanted to.
Everyone looked at Wu Zechen one after another, and as expected, they saw his face was full of coldness, and they were about to explode!
For a while, many people showed worried looks, fearing that Wu Zechen would make a fuss at this time. Not to mention the presence of envoys from various countries, Wu Zechen's strength alone would be enough to drag down the entire Zhou Dynasty once he fell out. Caught in turmoil!
Compared with the worries of the ministers, the concerns of the ladies from various families are elsewhere.
In their opinion, being able to marry into Prince An's palace is something that others would envy. Prince An is powerful, not only handsome and unparalleled, but also a good husband who dotes on his wife.
Every time I see Prince An doting on Princess An at a banquet, I wish I was that Princess An. Many ladies feel that if they enter Prince An's palace, they will definitely be favored by Prince An.
At this time, these ladies all looked at the daughter-in-law of the Minister of Tobe, and when they saw the latter's face flushed with joy, they all showed jealous expressions.
All kinds of eyes were gathered around him, but Xia Luotong still sat steadily, as if it had nothing to do with him, as if the emperor's second marriage had nothing to do with him at this time.
When she raised her eyes, she even noticed the twisted eyes of Liu Yingxue and Lei Manhe, which were filled with hatred and gloating. Today, these two people finally appeared in front of everyone again, but their identities were completely different.
Xia Luotong ignored them, but stretched out his hand to hold down Wu Zechen's arm, preventing him from speaking again.
Seeing Wu Zechen holding back his anger and looking back at him, Xia Luotong slightly raised the corners of his lips and shook his head gently.
Wu Zechen frowned, a little confused at first, but then he understood, and the chill between his brows dissipated a little.
After comforting Wu Zechen, Xia Luotong turned to look at the seat of Gudan Kingdom opposite. When she saw Prince Ino looking at her, she nodded with a smile.
Under the gaze of everyone, Wu Zechen, who had originally planned to speak again, suddenly fell silent. Just when everyone thought that Wu Zechen was going to be forced to accept the emperor's arrangement, the Minister of Tobe had already excitedly stood up with his legitimate daughter to thank him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your daughter's marriage, my lord..."
"Wait a minute, our Gudan Kingdom may not be able to agree to this marriage."
A clear voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the unfinished words of the Minister of Tobe and shocking everyone present.
What is Prince Ino doing? What did he mean by these words?
The emperor's expression darkened, and he looked at Prince Ino with some surprise and uncertainty, not sure what Prince Ino meant by his words.
"Prince Inuo, what does this mean? The matter of Prince An taking a concubine is my matter, Dazhou, and has nothing to do with the Gudan Kingdom, right?"
Prince Ino chuckled lightly and said slowly: "What a coincidence, this matter really has something to do with my Gudan Kingdom, because this Princess An is the little princess of our Gudan Kingdom."
"What?!" The emperor looked at Xia Luotong in disbelief with a shocked face.
"how come?!"
"How is that possible?! Didn't the little princess of Gudan Kingdom not come?"
"Princess An was born in Dazhou and grew up in Dazhou. How could she be the princess of Gudan Kingdom?!"
"There must be a mistake somewhere!"
For a moment, the entire hall fell into a commotion, and everyone showed incredible expressions. They glanced back and forth between Prince Ino and Princess An, trying to figure out something.
Among the crowd, Xia Zhihe, who was also shocked, had the same idea as others, but suddenly he remembered something, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly.
Xia Luotong and Wu Zechen were still sitting with calm expressions, but the emperor couldn't help but question.
"Prince Ino, are you mistaken? How could Princess An be your Gudan's little princess? She has been in my country since she was born. She has never been to Gudan Kingdom once, and her whereabouts can be traced clearly. .”
Prince Ino still responded with a chuckle: "How could I be wrong about such an important matter? The princess is indeed my little princess of Gudan, but she is not the child of my father, but the child of the emperor's aunt, the only one Bloodline.”
In fact, Xia Luotong is not the princess of the Gudan Kingdom yet. Even based on her status, the daughter of the eldest princess can only have the status of a princess at most.
However, Prince Inuo was not worried at all. She was just a princess. He believed that his grandfather and father would be very happy, so he decided on his own initiative to determine the identity of the princess Xia Luotong.
Auntie Huang?
Is that the child of the sister of the current king of Gudan Kingdom?
Have you ever heard that the King of Gudan Kingdom has sisters? Isn't he the only child of the Supreme Emperor of Gudan Kingdom?
And isn't Princess An the eldest daughter of Xia Zhihe, Minister of Rites, and his first wife, Sun? That Sun family is obviously the daughter of the Sun family, a merchant in Anyuan Town!
All kinds of information collided in the mind, making it difficult for people to figure out a clue. Many people were confused and had no idea what the situation was now.
Queen Luo and Princess Luo Yue disappeared more than 20 years ago. Many ministers in the court no longer remember this matter, but a few people such as the emperor know it clearly.
The emperor quickly thought of the missing mother and daughter: "Prince Ino is talking about the Princess Luo who took the surname of Queen Luo? But aren't they two deceased? It's up to you Gudan Kingdom to release this news yourself. from."
As soon as the emperor mentioned this matter, many old ministers thought about it.
"The news that was released at that time was actually false news. It was to protect the emperor's grandmother and aunt. The two of them returned to Dazhou to visit their relatives, but they were assassinated and disappeared in Dazhou. At that time, Gudan was in civil strife, and the emperor's grandfather had no choice but to Then the news was released to the outside world.”
"But since the two of them just disappeared and were still alive at that time, why didn't they return to Gudan?" Although the emperor said it as a question, his tone was full of doubts. Obviously he still didn't want to believe it.
Prince Ino didn't care what the emperor thought, and just said truthfully: "When they were assassinated, they both fell off the cliff and lost their memories, so they have been living in Dazhou and have not returned to Gudan."
