With the arrival of Xia Zhende, the dishes began to be served in Yangyuan Hall, and the maids brought delicacies to the table one after another.
After the two exchanged a few words, Xia Zhende glanced at the position of the palace door with some doubts, turned to Yan Zongzhi who was waiting aside and asked: "Why hasn't Yun'er come yet? Didn't she say she misses the king's nephew? Did you come to dine together? Yan Daban, go and see if Yun'er has been delayed by anything!"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
After Yan Zongzhi received the order, he was about to go out.
Just kidding, what is happening in the palace that Xia Zhende doesn't know?
Not to mention, Li Fu just hit Xia Qingyun and shouted that he wanted to break off the engagement and marry her eldest sister!
Even if Xia Zhende really didn't hear it, someone would go and report it.
Seeing the two singing the double act in harmony, Li Fu narrowed his eyes, raised his hand to stop Yan Zongzhi, and said with a chuckle: "Uncle Emperor, Princess Qingyun just came here, and we had a pleasant chat for a while. Damn it. Then her personal maid suddenly became seriously ill for some reason, so Princess Qingyun sent her back."
Li Fu kept talking and made up lies.
Aren't you pretending not to know? Then I’ll just make it up!
"That's it." Xia Zhende looked stunned, then frowned and said unhappily: "This child Yun'er is really just a maid. Can't we just let the servants send her back? Why did she even leave!"
"Princess Qingyun is simple, kind and innocent by nature. Your Majesty, please don't blame her." Li Fu consoled her seriously.
After taking a deep look at Li Fu, Xia Zhende smiled and said: "Nephew, you don't mind, haha. In more than two months, it will be your coming-of-age ceremony, nephew, right? I don't think you have any feelings about Yun'er. Yes, why don't you two get married after the coming-of-age ceremony! This will also settle a major event in my and Uncle Wang's hearts!"
marriage?
On the way to the palace, Li Fu also thought about the reason why Xia Zhende sought him out for the banquet.
Guessing that maybe it was just to see him, fearing that he would run away?
I also thought about whether it was because of the conflict between him and Xia Wenyuan at Shihuashui Tower, and I wanted to beat him or appease him?
The only thing I never thought about was that it was to force a kiss.
No wonder Xia Qingyun knew that he had entered the palace and suddenly came over. It turned out to be Xia Zhende's deliberate arrangement!
"This..." Li Fu said hesitantly: "Uncle Emperor, my father can't find anyone all day long, and my grandfather is guarding Tiecheng Pass and has no time to come back. There are no elders at home. Isn't it convenient to handle such a big thing?"
"I am the uncle of Emperor Qin, the father of Yun'er, and the king of a country in Great Yan. Isn't it enough that I am taking care of things for you?" Xia Zhende blocked Li Fu's mouth with words.
Li Fu was blocked and speechless. After a moment of silence, he added: "It is enough to have the emperor's uncle take care of things for my nephew. I am very grateful. My nephew means weddings and funerals." After all, getting married is a major event in life, and my grandfather and father must also want to be there to witness it for me. So, let’s wait until my grandfather and father come back!”
"Brother Wang wanders around outside every day and doesn't live at home. Uncle Wang is guarding Tiechenguan and is busy with business. I don't know when he will be able to return to the capital. If they don't get together, won't you get married?" Xia Zhende shook his head, as if He was trying to persuade the Li family wholeheartedly: "Imagine it, Brother Wang and Uncle Wang don't want to delay your important life events because of them, right?"
"Uncle Emperor, I'm still young, and Princess Qingyun is not too old either. Why are we in such a hurry? We might as well wait a little longer." Li Fu frowned slightly and asked in confusion.
Xia Zhende sighed and said sincerely: "Your Li family is in decline, but Uncle Wang is okay. He gave birth to your father and your second uncle. But in your generation, you are the only one left. Don't blame the emperor." What uncle said is unpleasant. You are now the only child of the Li family. What if something unexpected happens to your grandfather? Wouldn’t the Li family be completely cut off? Hey! This is also a worry of the emperor’s uncle, and he doesn’t even dare to Letting you leave the city easily is because I am worried about your safety! There are many people in the world who hate Uncle Wang, and there are many people who want to put you to death so that Uncle Wang will be extinct. You should at least think about the Li family and Uncle Wang. Think about it? You have to save it first and talk about it later!"
Xia Zhende's words sounded so sincere that Li Fu felt as if he had returned to his previous life, when he was urged to marry by his seven aunts and eight aunts during the Chinese New Year family gathering.
The key is that this time the reason given by Xia Zhende is indeed correct, and even Li Fu himself thinks it makes sense.
But it was absolutely impossible for Li Fu to marry Xia Zhende's daughter... Seeing that he could not refuse directly, Li Fu had no choice but to use his crooked mind.
"Uncle," Li Fu put on a frank expression and said with an awkward smile: "To be honest, although my nephew likes Princess Qingyun very much, he doesn't have the love that a brother has for his sister. All along, my nephew They just treat her as a sister."
Hearing this, Xia Zhende was not surprised. Instead, he burst into laughter and said indifferently: "It doesn't matter whether you love or not. Marriage depends on the orders of your parents and the words of your matchmaker. You can wait until you get married before cultivating a relationship! Wait until you live together. Over time, you will naturally fall in love!"
"But..." Li Fu lowered his head, with a troubled expression on his face, and said hesitantly: "But my nephew already has someone he likes in his heart, the kind of love he likes!"
Xia Zhende still didn't care. He waved his hand and said with great magnanimity: "Then just marry her as my concubine, okay? I just said that your Li family is very small, and I can't be so unkind as to let you just marry her." Yun'er alone! I only have one request, that is, you must be good to Yun'er! I don't care how many women you marry, but the position of princess must belong to Yun'er!"
If it were another person who saw his father-in-law being so generous, he would have been so happy that he couldn't hold back his teeth and bowed his head.
But Li Fu was not like that. He still had an unspeakable expression on his face and said hesitantly: "No, uncle, the woman my nephew likes will never marry me together with Princess Qingyun."
Seeing this, Xia Zhende suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart. The smile on his face gradually faded. He stared at Li Fu and asked, "Who is it?"
"Princess Qingyu." Li Fu said.
Princess Qingyu is Xia Zhende's eldest daughter, the current eldest princess Xia Qingyu.
"boom!"
As soon as Li Fu finished speaking, Xia Zhende stood up with a slap on the table. His originally sallow and sickly face turned red. He stretched out his hand and pointed at Li Fu tremblingly, scolding: "Li Fu! You have gone too far! Mr. Yu, I am the king of a country." Lord, my daughters are all golden! Personally, I am also a father, and my daughters are the apple of my eye! How dare you, how dare you say that you want to marry in front of a king and a father? Two daughters? You are not only despising Qingyu and Qingyun, you are also despising me and the royal family!"
Seeing Xia Zhende's anger, the entire servants in Yangyuan Hall were in panic, including Yan Zongzhi, who all knelt down on the ground quickly, trembling and daring not to raise their heads.
A trace of nervousness flashed across Li Fu's face, and he argued aggrievedly: "Uncle, I didn't say that I wanted to marry the two princesses. What my nephew means is that if the emperor insists on marrying me, , then I will choose Princess Qingyu, not Princess Qingyun!"
"Choose Qingyu over Qingyun?"
After listening to Li Fu's explanation, Xia Zhende's anger not only did not subside, but instead grew stronger.
I saw him sweeping all the delicacies on the table in front of him to the ground, staring at Li Fu with red eyes, like a wild beast that wanted to choose someone to devour, and roared: "It's too much to bully someone! It's really a bully." You're too generous! Do you think my daughter is a cabbage in the vegetable market? Which one do you want to choose?"
