Chapter 8
Xiao Ji's rapid-fire words made the emperor stunned: "Are you telling the truth?"
"...Yes." The words that had been spoken were like water, and Xiao Ji could only bite the bullet and continue to make up, "Miss Cui San already has someone he likes, and I also fell in love with Miss Jiang at first sight, so I wanted to Please take back your life, Brother Huang."
"That girl yesterday," the emperor thought for a moment and nodded, "she is indeed beautiful, no worse than the girl from the Cui family."
In fact, Xiao Ji, who had not seen what Jiang Wu looked like at all, endured the guilt and lowered his head: "...I am not afraid of the emperor's joke. The moment I was rescued from the water by her, I really thought I saw the legendary Luohe Goddess, and my heart skipped a beat. It almost jumped out of my chest... After that, Brother Chen realized that his feelings for the third girl of the Cui family were not the love between a man and a woman as rumored, because I had never had such a heart-pounding feeling towards her. "
In order not to marry Cui Lingyan, he also risked his life. Not only did he try hard to recall the bloody TV series he had watched in his previous life, and pulled out several classic lines from them, he also endured the cold and lowered his head, pretending to be shy as a young man.
When the emperor saw this scene, he couldn't help but feel a little sad and remembered what happened when he was young: "When facing a woman he really likes, his heartbeat will indeed speed up and his mind will become confused..."
Although the emperor was romantic by nature, he also had true love. That person was Queen He who married him when he was still young and accompanied him all the way to the throne. It's a pity that He was in poor health and died of illness a few years ago. The emperor was greatly hit by this and remained silent for two full years before re-entering the harem.
Also because he thought of He, the emperor finally believed Xiao Ji's words after sighing with emotion.
"Well, since you really like another girl, I will take back this imperial edict." The emperor asked Wang Deqing to take the imperial edict back and throw it aside, and then said, "As for the girl from the Jiang family, people are watching. Yes, but her status is too low, but since you like her, I will decree that she be your concubine."
Xiao Ji's eyelids twitched, and he immediately said in a hurry: "Brother, wait a minute! She is my savior, how can I ask her to submit to others? I also ask the emperor's permission to call her my brother's savior." Princess!"
The emperor waved his hand in surprise: "The main concubine is not good enough. With her family background, calling her your concubine is already a reward from me."
Although his ancestors were once famous, that happened a long time ago. The current Jiang family can no longer be called an aristocratic family, and Jiang Wu's identity is no different from that of ordinary people. She could not reach such a noble position as Princess Duan even on stilts.
"Then Brother Chen doesn't want her anymore." Xiao Ji said immediately, "I can't repay kindness with enmity."
"???What does it mean to repay kindness with hatred?" The emperor was not happy when he heard this. "No matter how many people ask for the position of concubine of a dignified prince, she can't get it. Could it be that she has been wronged?"
"My brother just thinks that if Miss Jiang had that kind of heart, she would have followed the emperor's words and agreed to be my concubine yesterday. Since she rejected the emperor, it means that she is not the kind of person who will bend her waist for wealth. Although the status of the prince's side concubine is higher than that of ordinary concubines, they are not the wives of Mingwen. There is no difference in essence. I feel that she must not be willing to accept it." Xiao Ji was thinking quickly while learning. The original owner said sincerely in her usual manner, "She is kind to my brother. If the emperor, because my brother likes her, will forcefully give her to me as a concubine regardless of her wishes, then to her, wouldn't it mean that my brother likes her?" Just repaying kindness with hatred?"
The emperor was a man who was always arbitrary in big matters and very reasonable in small matters. After hearing this and thinking about it, he felt that it made sense, and he was not so unhappy anymore: "In that case..."
"That's all, the main concubine will be the main concubine." He said after thinking about it for a while, "As for the issue of identity, the biological father is not very good, so arrange a capable godfather for her, so that you will not look bad."
Xiao Ji, who originally thought that it was impossible for the emperor to agree, would be able to stalemate with him for a while and then find another way to resolve the matter: "???"
Brother, why don't you act according to the rules? It is said that classes were strict in ancient times, so why did the royal family especially value these? !
"Why, are you so happy?" Seeing that he was dumbfounded and didn't say anything, the emperor, who felt that he was such a good brother, picked up the imperial pen beside him with satisfaction, "Here, I will write you a new imperial edict to make you even happier! "
He was very strict about his sons' marriages because their marriages would affect the political affairs of the previous dynasty. But Xiao Ji was his youngest brother and an idle person who stayed away from the court, so the emperor did not have so many political considerations for him. In addition, he himself is from a lower class background, and his class concept is not as deep as that of nobles from aristocratic families. Therefore, girls from the Jiang family can just be girls from the Jiang family, as long as they are happy and prosperous.
Xiao Ji: "..."
Xiao Ji almost rushed forward and held down his hand: "Brother Huang! I want to ask Miss Jiang first!"
"?" The emperor was jumped by his sudden attack and almost punched him out. After he came to his senses, he was speechless, "What do you have to ask? I have made an exception for her to be your concubine, is she still not happy?"
If you are not happy with this, it is not that you don’t admire wealth, but that you are too ignorant.
He just borrowed Miss Jiang's name, and Xiao Ji, who had never thought of dragging her into trouble, heard this and quickly explained: "No, I am not afraid that Miss Jiang will not be happy. Brother Huang made an exception and gave her such a great favor. She must be very grateful, how could she not be happy? I am just worried that if she is already engaged, if the emperor directly grants the marriage, it will affect his reputation. In addition, I have only met her once in total, and I have said nothing. I have said that I am also a little worried that after real contact, I will find that she is not what I imagined... Therefore, please give me some time to get to know her first, and wait until I am sure that I really like her. After that, we will formally issue the decree.”
The emperor disliked his brother's indecisiveness: "You think too much, a manly man, how can you do things like a mother-in-law!"
What the hell, is this my mother-in-law? You are obviously too weird!
Xiao Ji slandered and complained, and bowed to him: "Brother, please promise me!"
"That's all, I will give you half a month to get to know this girl well." The emperor finally agreed to Xiao Ji, "If you don't change your mind after half a month, I will grant you two a marriage. If You have changed your mind. Then I will personally select one of those girls of the right age to be your princess. You are already eighteen, and this marriage cannot be postponed any longer. Decide on it early to save your mother and concubine from having to go to your wedding every day. Burn incense and worship Buddha outside the city.”
The original owner's mother-in-law is still alive, because she is the concubine of the Supreme Emperor. After the death of the Supreme Emperor, she lived with the original owner in Prince Duan's Mansion. But when Xiao Ji came here, she had gone to a temple outside the city to pray for blessings. She would not be back for a few days, so Xiao Ji had not seen her yet.
After listening to the emperor's words, Xiao Ji looked calm and grateful, but his head was buzzing.
In half a month, if you don't get engaged to that Miss Jiang, you will have to get engaged to another girl or something...
Damn, this is different from what he thought!
