Chapter 913 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (35)
Chapter 913 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (35)
Chapter 913: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (35)
The emperor seemed to understand what his personal eunuch meant and looked at him with disdain:
"Go away, what nonsense are you imagining? She's even a generation younger than the Crown Prince. I won't do anything like to torture a little girl. I just think Miss Song is a good match and deserves a good marriage. It will not be in vain for the Prime Minister to work so hard for the court."
He Shisong's tone, it turned out that His Majesty wanted to grant a marriage, and then he smiled and said:
"Miss Song is a very beautiful and intelligent woman. Who in the imperial family of Beijing wouldn't like her? After Miss Song came of age last September, the gate of the Prime Minister's residence was nearly broken down by people trampling on it."
The emperor understood very well. He said nonchalantly, "A beautiful woman is sought after by all families, not to mention she's the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's family. This is perfectly normal. Prime Minister Song has high standards, so he probably hasn't arranged a marriage for her yet, has he?"
He Shi shook his head.
He Shi smiled and reported to His Majesty: "Your Majesty, don't worry about Miss Song's marriage. The Annan Marquisate is faster. I heard that the Xiangfu and the Annan Marquisate had an engagement a long time ago, but Miss Song was still young, so it was delayed."
engagement?
Are Song Qingli and Wei Ying engaged?
Is this the reason why Prime Minister Song hesitated?
He wanted to find a noble lady for the seventh brother, but he didn't want to leave Aying without a wife!
The emperor's pupils shrank and he suddenly remembered something.
"Three years ago, the old lady of the Marquis' Mansion was seriously ill and wanted Aying to get married, but later she stopped talking about marriage. Aying is already quite old now." He Shi echoed, "Yes, the Marquis is already nineteen years old this year, so it's time for him to get married. I don't know why, but the Marquis' Mansion hasn't made any move."
The emperor remembered the joke he and Prime Minister Song had made while drinking, wanting his daughter to be his seventh son's wife.
The emperor became angry and threw all the memorials away.
"Why didn't you say so earlier, you little dog slave!"
Why would he, a eunuch, suddenly talk about a girl's marriage?
He Shi covered his head, put the memorial away, and did not refute it. He just said, "Your Majesty, calm down."
The emperor asked again, "Do many people know that they are getting married?"
He Shi did not dare to look at the emperor's expression, but only thought about the emperor's intention and reported carefully:
"Your Majesty, to be precise, although the two families had a child marriage, they only exchanged tokens and had not yet officially engaged. However, they did not deliberately hide it, and the relatives of both families should be aware of it." "Since they didn't publicize it everywhere, how did you know?"
"Last October, I accidentally saw the old Marquis of Annan pestering the Prime Minister. He wanted to go to the Prime Minister's residence to propose marriage on behalf of his son. The Prime Minister refused, saying that the Marquis of Annan had to go in person after he returned."
Last October, when Miss Song had already reached the age of marriage, perhaps old Marquis Wei was getting anxious.
Wei Ying returned this year. As soon as he came back, the emperor conferred him the title of marquis. It has been almost a month now.
But I didn't hear about him going to the prime minister's residence to propose marriage.
The emperor felt that he had done something stupid.
Did he almost become the villain who broke up someone's good marriage?
The emperor liked the younger generation Wei Ying very much, and what's more, Wei Ying's grandmother was a cousin of his mother.
When the old lady of the Wei Mansion was still alive, the empress dowager would summon her cousin every year and, incidentally, she also took a liking to Wei Ying, her promising nephew. The emperor also valued Wei Ying and was even willing to treat this nephew as his own junior.
Between his seventh son and Wei Ying, the emperor actually spent more time with Wei Ying.
You are so good, Song Shuyun. Can't you make it clear that your eldest daughter is married?
Is he such a foolish and unreasonable emperor?
The emperor waved his hand and let He Shi go.
He was still angry, and soon he shouted outside, "Send Song Shuyun to the palace."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will send someone to invite Prime Minister Song right away."
He Shi's voice came from outside.
The emperor slammed the table and said, "That old guy Song Shuyun is pretending to be dead again!"
At the beginning, he was indeed a bit tough in his attitude, fearing that Prime Minister Song would despise his seventh son for not having a maternal family background and would not marry his daughter to his son. But he would not be so angry and embarrassed by Prime Minister Song's refusal that he would ask Song Shuyun to take off his official hat and go home to farm!
His lifelong reputation was almost ruined!
The emperor was furious. After so many years as emperor and subject, Song Shuyun had misled him!
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