"Old Master, please forgive me. The Ai family came here because they were entrusted by Prime Minister Kou to act as matchmakers for Cao Bin!"
As soon as the Queen Mother said these words, Pang Yu's facial features twisted into a ball with anger.
If it had been anyone else, he would have gone up and started fighting, but in front of the Queen Mother, he did not dare to say anything.
Are you poaching openly now?
If Cao Bin marries another woman, will he still try his best to save the Pang family?
Even though Cao Bin already had several women in his family, they were all concubines by name.
Neither the Pang family nor Pang Yanyan cared about it.
Etiquette is strict, no matter how many women Cao Bin has, only Pang Yanyan is the legitimate wife.
And compared to other dignitaries, Cao Bin actually didn't have many concubines, and only four of them were officially granted status.
But the Queen Mother used matchmaking to make Cao Bin regret the marriage and deprive Pang Yanyan of her status as fiancée.
Master Pang's expression also changed, but he soon calmed down. After bowing and sitting down, he respectfully asked:
"The Queen Mother is a matchmaker, and I dare not not ask why."
As the queen mother of a country, she could not ruin someone's marriage for no reason. Since she came in person, there must be a reason why she had to come.
Previously, although Cao Bin did not explain why Queen Mother Liu helped reverse the case.
But it can be seen that Queen Mother Liu should be on her side.
Upon hearing Master Pang's question, Queen Mother Liu did not answer, but just drank tea by herself.
An official following her stood up and said:
"Prime Minister Kou values Uncle Zhongjing very much and plans to write to His Majesty to restore the title of Marquis of the Cao family and appoint him as the deputy commander of the palace."
"In addition, Prime Minister Kou asked the Grand Master to write a "please apply for official positions" and submit it to the Political Affairs Hall..."
This official was a close confidant of Kou Zhun. After speaking, he looked at Cao Bin with a feeling of envy, jealousy and hatred.
Needless to say about the title, the Commander-in-Chief of the Palace Department and Deputy Chief was a fourth-grade military officer, the original official position of Gao Qiu.
Cao Bin has reached a high position at such a young age, how can he not be envied?
And judging from the attitude of Prime Minister Kou, he is very cautious and optimistic about Cao Bin. It can be said that he has a bright future...
Seeing his expression, Cao Bin couldn't help but be speechless. You don't know what happened in the palace, otherwise you might have pity on me.
After listening to Taishi Pang's analysis previously, Cao Bin thought that Kou Zhun would first compromise with officials controlled by Cai Jing and King Xiangyang.
Unexpectedly, he actually directly discussed the conditions with himself.
This is a promise to allow Taishi Pang to resign normally and to win over himself.
Thinking of this, Cao Bin couldn't help but glance at Pan Bao. It might be Pan Renmei who sent his daughter to the palace, which aroused Kou Zhun's vigilance.
As long as he stands on Kou Zhun's side, he can not only temporarily stabilize the officials controlled by "King Xiangyang", but also gather part of Taishi Pang's power.
In this way, Kou Zhun will still be able to crush Cai Jing and Pan Renmei, and will gain the maximum benefit from the current situation.
After switching to this way of thinking, Cao Bin discovered Kou Zhun's sophistication.
As for whether Kou Zhun will purge Taishi Pang's old department in the future, it is not within the scope of Cao Bin's consideration.
His purpose was just to rescue Master Pang.
As long as the Pang family is safe and sound, he will be satisfied and has no more extravagant hopes.
After Kou Zhun's cronies finished speaking, Queen Mother Liu spoke:
"The Prime Minister said that the eighth sister of the Yang family is extremely beautiful, has superb martial arts skills, and is from a meritorious family. She is a good match."
Hearing that it was Sister Yang, Cao Bin couldn't help but grin.
Needless to say, Sister Yang's beauty is as beautiful as a flower and jade, and she has a heroic appearance, but her personality is a bit tough.
Most of the concubines in my family are weak. If I marry her, won't I be bullied?
When Empress Dowager Liu saw this, she couldn't help but look at Cao Bin with a smile and asked:
"The Cao and Yang families are well matched. Could it be that Uncle Zhongjing is dissatisfied?"
Cao Bin glanced at Master Pang and refused:
"The Queen Mother is kind, and Wei Chen appreciates it. It's just that my family has a marriage contract with the Grand Master, and Wei Chen doesn't want to break his promise!"
Kou Zhun's confidant looked anxious and was about to interrupt, but the Queen Mother waved her hand and said:
"There is no need to refuse in a hurry. Uncle Zhongjing can discuss it with the Grand Master before giving the Ai family a reply."
With that said, she stood up and said:
"The Ai family is extremely bored, and yet they are being ordered around by you ministers... Okay, it's time for the Ai family to leave!"
After speaking, she took out a dental plaque and said:
"The Ai family is trapped in the palace and rarely moves around. If you want to see the Ai family, you can come directly to Zhaoyang at your convenience."
Seeing this, everyone looked at Cao Bin in surprise.
With the Queen Mother's instructions and this token, Cao Bin did not need any special notification when entering the palace. He only had to follow Princess Zhaoyang to see Queen Mother Liu.
When did Cao Bin become so close to Queen Mother Liu?
Even Master Pang was a little surprised. He thought Cao Bin's approach was too wild and unexpected.
However, Empress Dowager Liu had already walked out, and everyone had no time to think about anything else and quickly bowed to see her off.
When Queen Mother Liu left, Pan Bao followed Cao Bin step by step with a look of sadness on his face, and asked impatiently:
"Brother Bin, you won't regret your marriage, right?"
"Sister Pang is such a good woman. I will never let down this deep friendship..."
Before he could finish speaking, Pang Yu had already kicked him off his feet, pointed at his nose and cursed angrily:
"Go away, even if Juncai doesn't regret the marriage, it's not your turn to covet Sister Yang."
"Don't you know what kind of virtue your family is? It's a good thing that Sister Yang Ba won't hack you to death. Get out of here..."
Seeing him fall to the ground, Pang Yu ignored him and quickly caught up with Cao Bin to ask.
Pan Bao was helped up by his servants. Looking at the backs of everyone, he couldn't help wiping his tears, feeling full of loss.
"Master, let's go home!"
Pan Bao hunched over, waved his hands feebly, and said with a sad face:
"Let's go."
He felt that he had lost too much today. Not only were his friends cut off from each other, but the goddess was about to get married.
Although he did not dare to complain about his father, he suddenly had the idea of leaving the capital and going to the frontier.
Now, Bianjing has become his sad place.
Master Pang returned to the room, sat down again, and then said:
"Juncai, you don't hate the eighth sister of the Yang family, do you?"
Before Cao Bin could answer, Master Pang continued:
"This is a rare opportunity. I won't be able to help you with anything from now on."
"If you marry the Yang family, not only will you get help in the army, but Kou Zhun will also support you."
"The most important thing is that the Pang family also needs you to sacrifice..."
Cao Bin hesitated for a moment, then Fang smiled bitterly and said, "I'm afraid Kou Zhun will hate me!"
As he spoke, he detailed the matter of overturning the case in the palace.
Taishi Pang smiled and shook his head and said:
"Kou Zhun is not a person who always takes revenge. The more you embarrass him, the more he will value you. You don't have to worry about this."
After speaking, he called Pang Yanyan out and said:
"I have the final say in this matter. Please cancel your engagement."
"Yanyan, don't blame Juncai. He also wanted to save my Pang family."
Pang Yanyan's eyes were red, she nodded aggrievedly and said:
"Dad, I know, I don't blame brother Juncai, I..."
As she said this, she couldn't help but cry.
She had been engaged to Cao Bin since she was born, and had always regarded him as her future husband. Now that the engagement was suddenly canceled, it seemed as if something important had suddenly been lost in her life.
I was so sad for a while...
