Jiang Zhi glanced at the excited Shi Bin and nodded.
"Well, it seems you are not particularly stupid."
"That's a good idea. Then I'll arrange for someone to bring it up now."
Shi Bin couldn't help but rub his hands in excitement. He had long been fed up with life here in the capital and wanted to leave here as soon as possible.
"Don't worry, I guess someone would rather want me to get married in front of Xiao Yi."
"If someone wants to stand up for me, then why should I get involved with one of my own people."
Jiang Zhi's mind flashed through the troubles of Gu Ye's family, and then he thought of Ye Jintang's harmless face, and he couldn't help but have a smile on his face.
Shi Bin on the side was confused. Just when he was about to ask, Jiang Zhi had already changed the subject and told the advisers what preparations they had to make when heading to Ningchuan Continent.
Gu Bozhong could naturally think of the ancestral arrangements that Jiang Zhi could think of, and the delaying method he came up with was to let Xiao Mo, the crippled king, get married first.
At that time, many people knew about the engagement between Emperor Jing and the old Marquis, and Gu Bozhong was one of them.
For the Danyang Hou Mansion, King Qin Xiao Mo was a big trouble.
This matter was brought up, Ye Yanran and Xiao Yi were getting married, and the Danyang Hou Mansion broke the engagement.
They can't be looking for a legitimate daughter to marry the King of Qin. If this is the case, then the Danyang Marquis Mansion will really become the laughing stock of the entire capital.
Under Gu Bozhong's arrangement, a few days later during the morning court, an official mentioned that Emperor Jing and Marquis Danyang had an engagement.
"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, the Emperor and Marquis Danyang's family exchanged tokens when the late Queen was still alive."
"As long as the token is there and the engagement contract is there, then the legitimate daughter of Marquis Danyang should marry the King of Qin now."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the court was stunned, including Emperor Jing.
Emperor Jing naturally knew why Ye Yanran was in such a hurry to marry Xiao Yi. If she was really allowed to marry Xiao Mo, things would be ugly.
There are naturally people on the side of Marquis Danyang and Imperial Concubine Dehui.
Someone immediately stood up and spoke for Xiao Yi.
It can be said that the officials are clinging to the ancestral system and will not let go.
Even if Danyang Houfu wants to break the engagement, it will have to wait until King Qin marries his wife.
This matter has been noisy from morning to the imperial study room.
Emperor Jing had a headache due to the noise from a group of people, so he ran away and asked Concubine Dehui to be invited, saying that she would handle the matter.
In order to appease Imperial Concubine Dehui, Emperor Jing also conferred the title of Prince of Qi on Xiao Yi.
In this way, even if there are 1,000 or 10,000 imperial concubines of Dehui who are unwilling, in the end they can only pinch their noses to deal with these difficult courtiers.
"The ancestral system cannot be abolished. I will choose a day to choose a concubine for King Qin."
As for the engagement between Emperor Jing and Danyang Houfu, she didn't even mention it.
Emperor Jing left the mess to her, already making it clear that he didn't want to mention what happened back then.
The important task of choosing a concubine for King Qin fell on the hands of Concubine Dehui.
King Qin was the first prince to be granted the title of king by Emperor Jing. No matter how unpopular he was, the process of selecting his concubine was still indispensable.
A few days later, Concubine Dehui held a banquet in the palace. It was said to be a flower viewing banquet, but in fact it was to select a concubine for King Qin.
If Imperial Concubine Li Hui held a banquet on weekdays, the noble ladies in the capital would definitely bring their legitimate daughters to attend.
But this time, almost all the ladies came to the palace alone to attend the banquet, and none of them brought their legitimate daughters.
Everyone knows what is going on with King Qin.
Not to mention that King Qin was injured in the war and became disabled, but his temperament changed drastically in the past year, and the troubles he caused in the capital made all noble ladies of some status avoid him like a snake or a scorpion.
As for those girls with low backgrounds, Princess Dehui also looked down upon them.
If she really pointed out to the King of Qin a concubine with a humble background, the image of a loving mother she had worked so hard to cultivate over the years would be gone in an instant.
For a while, Imperial Concubine Dehui was also quite unhappy because of this matter.
If Ye Yanran hadn't suddenly gotten pregnant out of wedlock and was in a hurry to marry Xiao Yi, as long as she slowly figured it out and solved Xiao Mo, there would be no such headaches now.
Unable to find a suitable candidate for a while, Xiao Yi and Ye Yanran's marriage was naturally delayed.
All kinds of rumors were flying all over the capital. After holding it in for more than a month, Mrs. Ye, who was just trying to communicate with the ladies in the capital, was so ashamed that she didn't even dare to go out.
In the past, every family in the capital would give an invitation to the Danyang Marquis Mansion for any banquet.
Ever since Ye Yanran's incident broke out, their family could count on five fingers the number of invitations they received.
Mrs. Ye didn't have to pretend to be sick this time, she was really mad and fell ill.
This matter is not a big deal to Xiao Yi, it would be the same if he married Ye Yanran sooner or later.
But for Ye Yanran, she will feel uneasy every day she delays. As long as she does not become Princess Qi, there may be countless variables for her.
Only by marrying into Prince Qi's palace and becoming the real Princess Qi can she sleep peacefully.
"Mom, what is going on? Why did you suddenly involve King Qin?"
Ye Yanran came to see Mrs. Gan very anxiously.
"I don't know what went wrong. A few old immortals suddenly grabbed hold of the ancestral system and refused to let go. They didn't even think about it. Xiao Mo has become a cripple, so they still want to talk about the ancestral system."
When Mrs. Gan mentioned these things, she also felt aggrieved. Everything was obviously developing in the direction they imagined, so why did so many troubles suddenly occur.
"Mom, I can wait, but the child in my belly can't wait. It's been delayed for more than half a month. Seeing that spring is coming soon, I'm really afraid that something messy will happen again."
"My marriage has been postponed again and again. It can't be delayed until I show my pregnancy. If that happens, I might as well die happily, so as not to become the laughing stock of the capital."
Ye Yanran burst into tears only halfway through her words.
Seeing her daughter so sad, Mrs. Gan was filled with hatred.
"Don't be anxious. The solutions are all people's imagination. As long as Concubine Dehui finds a suitable concubine for Prince Qin as soon as possible, Prince Qin's marriage will be almost over in less than half a month."
Although Imperial Concubine Dehui pretended to be very nice, those of them who lived in the back house could tell at a glance how she treated King Qin.
If she was really good, she would not let King Qin go to the battlefield at a young age. The sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and she might die.
As long as the candidate of Princess Qin can be decided, Imperial Concubine Dehui naturally does not want to get entangled in this matter.
"At the flower-viewing banquet held in the palace the day before yesterday, not a single noblewoman of the right age in the capital attended. Mother, do you think you can decide on the candidate for Princess Qin in a while?"
"If you can't find the right person, my mother will help recommend someone."
Ye Yanran looked at Mrs. Gan doubtfully.
"Mother, does she already have a candidate in mind?"
"Of course, there is a girl from the Danyang Marquis Mansion living in White Horse Temple."
Ye Yanran, who was crying just now, stopped crying immediately.
"Mom, do you mean to let Ye Jintang marry the King of Qin?"
"Yes, even though it's not very dignified, you can cut through the mess quickly and get this matter out of the way quickly."
