diskusbooks Chapter 916 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (38)
Chapter 916 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (38)
Chapter 916: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (38)
Prime Minister Song was a little confused by the Queen Mother's concern. He didn't understand what the Queen Mother was worried about.
He Shize whispered to him some inside information: "It's not a secret. Before the Prime Minister entered the palace, the Empress Dowager sent someone to say that the Marquis of Annan had come to her for marriage and wanted to ask the Empress Dowager to grant him a marriage with Miss Song. The Empress Dowager was just about to ask Your Majesty."
Prime Minister Song suddenly realized. He thought that the Queen Mother and the late old lady of the Wei family were cousins and grew up together. Therefore, it was reasonable for the Marquis of Annan to ask the Queen Mother to grant the marriage.
This also explains why the emperor's attitude just now was not too harsh. At first, he only blamed him for not explaining the matter clearly. But after Prime Minister Song expressed his difficulties, the emperor did not blame him too much and did not mention the matter of arranging a marriage for the Seventh Prince.
Prime Minister Song naturally would not take the initiative to mention the seventh prince's marriage. He even hoped that the emperor could put this matter behind him.
If Prime Minister Song's eldest daughter married the Marquis of Annan, and his second daughter married the Seventh Prince, then the Prime Minister's Mansion and the Marquis of Annan's Mansion might become a double aid to the Seventh Prince, one civil and one military, complementing each other, which might cause uneasiness among the other princes and the Emperor.
"For this matter, I owe you a favor," Prime Minister Song said with emotion.
"You are too polite, my lord." He Shi responded modestly.
After watching the prime minister's figure disappear around the corner, He Shi returned to the imperial study.
The emperor held a blank imperial edict in his hand, with a suppressed smile on his face.
"That brat Wei Ying didn't ask for my permission, but went to ask the Queen Mother for a marriage. Does he bear a grudge against me? I just want to make him anxious!" After the emperor said this, he put down his pen again.
"Prepare the carriage, I want to see the Queen Mother." the emperor ordered.
He Shi immediately began to prepare, and the imperial carriage then headed towards the Queen Mother's palace in a grand manner.
No one knew what the Empress Dowager and the Emperor talked about, but in the end the Emperor did not grant the marriage immediately. Instead, he decided to hold a palace banquet half a month later.
During this half month, Song Qingting was confined to her own yard and unable to go out, let alone meet the Seventh Prince.
The prime minister did not completely cut off the flow of information. When Song Qingting learned that Zhou Zhiying often wandered around the capital and even went on a pleasure boat tour with the seventh prince, she was extremely angry and could not help but curse at Zhou Zhiying.
But despite her scolding, she couldn't leave the mansion, and the servants in the courtyard couldn't leave either. Even letters couldn't be delivered, which made her anxious like an ant on a hot pot. Meanwhile, Qingli had already discussed marriage with her father, the Prime Minister, and expressed her willingness to marry into the Annan Marquis's mansion.
The Prime Minister comforted Qingli and told her not to worry, the Emperor would not arrange a marriage between her and the Seventh Prince.
On the day of the palace banquet, Qingli saw from afar that Song Chenshi and Song Qingting had an argument. Song Chenshi got on the carriage without even waiting for her stepdaughter to come over.
Song Qingting got on the car a step late. When Qingli saw her sister at the gate, she couldn't help laughing out loud.
In just two weeks, thirteen-year-old Song Qingting looked lifeless. Her skin was as pale as a ghost, dark circles were noticeable, her red lips were dry and flaky, and there were even bubbles at the corners of her mouth. She had a complicated bun and wore a red dress with excessively piled pleats.
Coupled with her depressed expression, she looked like an extremely old person, and her eyes seemed to reveal the shadow of the calm yet crazy nun in her previous life.
Song Qingting seemed to have forgotten that she was only thirteen years old. A little girl, yet she had such a heavy burden. It seemed as if an old soul lived in her tender body, which made her look even more weird.
She didn't even look as energetic as Song Qingting, who had dared to push her into the water at the beginning.
Song Qingting glared at her elder sister fiercely, with a hint of jealousy in her eyes.
Why did Song Qingli still maintain her delicate face, her facial features just beginning to develop? Even wearing a slightly loose dress couldn't hide her graceful figure, making her look even more stunning and eye-catching. Her smile was like crystal clear dewdrops dripping into a pool of spring water, creating ripples and making people intoxicated.
Song Qingting was a head shorter than her elder sister. She looked up and asked angrily, "What are you laughing at?"
Qingli still kept smiling and answered calmly: "I haven't seen my sister for a long time. I'm just a little happy."
"Don't think I don't know what you're laughing at!" Song Qingting looked down at her undeveloped body. Even wearing a gorgeous red dress, she couldn't support that splendor. The more she looked at it, the angrier she became!
Song Qingting tried to get past Qingli and even wanted to hit her hard, but Qingli dodged in time.
Chun Lan looked at the Second Young Lady's back and muttered quietly, "Who are they? They're about to start a scene at the gate. What if they throw you, Miss?"
Qingli glanced at her and said calmly, "Let's go, it's time to get in the car."
Chun Lan quickly followed: "Yes."