In early August, the Queen Mother issued an edict.
Qin Zhilan, the granddaughter of the Qin family, was given the title of concubine to King Jin'an, and her wedding was scheduled for the sixth day of October.
After the decree was issued, civil and military speculations abounded throughout the dynasty.
Firstly, there have been overwhelming rumors about the granddaughter of the Grand Tutor Qin's family recently, and secondly, the Queen Mother, who has been in seclusion for many years, suddenly issued such a decree, making people unconsciously speculate on its intentions.
King Jin'an has guarded the fiefdom for many years, and is already past his thirtieth year. He has two sons and one daughter, both of whom are the children of his royal concubine. He has not taken any concubines for many years, which shows that the relationship between the couple is strong.
The Queen Mother gave a girl from the Qin family in marriage to King Jin'an as a concubine? I don’t know how Qin Taifu reacted when he heard the decree.
When the edict was delivered to the Qin family, Grand Tutor Qin had no special reaction. Instead, Qin Zhilan knelt on the ground. After hearing the eunuch reading the edict, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.
She raised her head in disbelief and saw the eunuch who passed the order smiling and congratulating the Queen Mother Qin, saying that the Queen Mother treated the Qin family favorably, and asked the Queen Mother not to let down the Queen Mother...
Qin Zhilan was stunned, marrying King Jin'an as a concubine?
King Jin'an came into being at the end of the year and was more than ten years older than her. If he got married early, his children would probably be as old as her, but she would marry him as a concubine?
Qin Zhilan clenched the handkerchief tightly, feeling that her eyes were going dark.
She couldn't accept this fact.
She doesn't want to marry King Jin'an!
However, she saw that after the eunuch who had delivered the message had finished speaking, her grandfather politely asked people to reward the eunuchs with silver, without any trace of surprise or shock on his face.
Qin Zhilan's heart sank and she turned to look at her mother.
Mrs. Qin's face was smiling, and she had an expected expression. She politely and humbly sent the eunuch who was delivering the order to the door: "Eunuch, go slowly."
"Father." Qin Mingwang, the son of Grand Tutor Qin, frowned, "What's going on with this decree? Why did Zhi Lan marry King Jin'an?"
Grand Tutor Qin was about to turn around and walk back into the hall. Hearing this, he paused slightly and said in a serious tone, "This is what the Queen Mother meant."
Qin Mingwang was puzzled: "Didn't the Queen Mother stay in the palace all the time? Why did she suddenly want to marry Zhi Lan?"
"Let's talk when we go in." Mrs. Qin walked in from outside, glanced at her husband, and walked into the hall. "There have been so many rumors circulating outside recently. It is a good thing for Zhilan to stay away from Shengjing."
Good thing?
Qin Zhilan heard the meaning of her mother's words, and felt a bit suffocated in her heart, and her face turned pale: "Mother already knew that the Queen Mother wanted to grant the marriage, or did the mother go to the palace to ask the Queen Mother to grant this marriage?"
Qin Ming glanced at his daughter, frowned and said, "Why are you talking to your mother?"
Qin Zhilan's eyes were red and she lowered her eyes and said nothing.
"You don't have to feel aggrieved." Qin Taifu walked slowly, and his voice came unhurriedly, with a hint of deep calculation, "Although King Jin'an is a little older, if you regard him as The future king will not be old at all."
The future king?
Qin Zhilan raised her eyes to look at her grandfather, and suddenly felt ridiculous. She closed her eyes and said in a silent voice: "Grandpa, are you sure?"
"Victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. I dare not say that I am sure, so I can only do my best." Taifu Qin walked through the hall and walked to the east courtyard. "If you want to know what the chances of King Jin'an's victory are, you can go In my study, I will tell you something carefully."
Qin Zhilan understood that her grandfather wanted her to get married in peace of mind and stop being anxious, but she couldn't help but think of Rong Cang.
No matter how much she had thought about it, she had to admit that Rong Cang was her favorite husband.
Even before, she deliberately cooperated with Princess Chen and wanted to marry him as a concubine. Her purpose was to make Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei feel a sense of crisis and take the initiative to negotiate with her.
She just didn't expect that it would backfire in the end. The emperor didn't grant her the marriage as she wished, so she couldn't threaten Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei.
She even thought about whether Rong Cang was hindering the marriage to the heir apparent of Prince Rong.
But there's no point thinking about it now.
Now that Prince Chen has become a commoner, her original thoughts seem to have become a joke. Now that she has withdrawn from the marriage of the eldest son of Prince Rong, her biggest wish is to marry Rong Cang.
Rong Cang has never been close to her and has no way of understanding her. How can he know that she must not be as good as Chu Yunfei?
The East Palace is such a big place with so many palaces, why can't he give her a chance to let them get to know each other?
Does she really want to go all the way to marry King Jin'an?
"The fiefdom of King Jin'an has military power. As far as I know, the Gu family has also been in contact with King Jin'an recently." Taifu Qin walked into the main room and sat down at the main seat. "The Queen Mother supports King Jin'an. Behind her, Chen The family will also support King Jin'an, and with these two forces plus the Qin family, King Jin'an is not without power to compete."
Qin Zhilan didn't say anything. After her father and mother sat down, she sat down on a chair nearby.
All the maids and servants in the room left.
Qin Mingwang was obviously not as optimistic as his father. To be precise, he knew nothing about this kind of intrigue. He didn't know the power of the Chen family, nor what advantages King Jin'an had.
He only knew that the emperor had appointed Rong Cang as the prince.
Unless Rong Cang commits the crime of regicide or touches the bottom line that the emperor cannot tolerate, no one can shake his position as prince.
Anyone else who dares to think about that position is treason.
What's more, what if the King of Jin'an, who is far away in Jin'an, has military power? Without the will, would he still dare to mobilize troops to attack the imperial city?
I don't know whether he has simple ideas or is too cautious and afraid of death. Qin Mingwang always feels that his father's plan is too risky and has little hope of success. On the contrary, if he is not careful, he will drag the Qin family into an abyss of eternal destruction.
Mrs. Qin asked hesitantly: "Father, who thinks the emperor or the queen mother has a greater chance of winning?"
"Right now, it's not a question of who has a better chance of winning, but who has no chance of winning. The fight between King Jin'an and the Crown Prince is not necessarily life and death." Taifu Qin sat on the chair, his brows deep and unpredictable, "If the Crown Prince loses his Sacred Heart, then There is no need to wait for the Queen Mother and King Jin'an to take action, the emperor will be the first to depose the prince, and King Jin'an can obtain the position of crown prince without any effort."
Qin Mingwang frowned: "How is that possible?"
Qin Zhilan lowered her eyes with a hint of ridicule.
Let Rong Cang lose his Sacred Heart?
At the moment, these are just her grandfather's wishful thinking. She doesn't care at all whether King Jin'an is powerful or not, and she doesn't want to know why her grandfather trusts the Queen Mother so easily.
She only knew that after experiencing so many things, the only person she wanted to marry now was Rong Cang.
If she couldn't marry Rong Cang, why would she plan to cancel her marriage to the heir apparent of Prince Rong and make herself infamous?
Isn't it better to be Rong Huaishu's first wife than to go all the way to Jin'an Palace to be a concubine?
But what's the use of saying this now?
"Grandpa." Qin Zhilan stood up and bowed her head in salute, "My granddaughter is a little tired. Let's go back and take a rest."
Grand Tutor Qin raised his head and glanced at her with a deep look in his eyes: "The decree has been issued and the marriage is finalized. You will not be allowed to have any other ideas."
Qin Zhilan was startled. Was her grandfather warning her?
"You should understand that things can happen once and for all." Taifu Qin frowned deeply, "The Qin family is no longer as powerful in front of the emperor as it was before. If you cause any trouble for me again, Zhilan, don't blame me. Can’t help you.”
Qin Zhilan's face turned pale, she lowered her eyes to hide the sadness in her eyes, turned around and walked out.
