A beautiful daughter came to the Xiangfu

The prince knelt in the center of the hall.

"I have something to say." The prince straightened his body and folded his hands.

The Queen Mother looked at the prince kneeling in front of the palace, swept her eyes over the Queen, and finally landed on the Emperor, as if asking the Emperor to express his opinion.

The emperor patted the empress dowager's hand, looked at the prince calmly, and said with a smile: "Prince, just say whatever you want to say!"

The prince looked up, his tone firm.

"I would like to ask my grandmother and father to grant me a marriage. I like Prime Minister Lin's granddaughter, Lin Qingyang."

After saying this, the emperor narrowed his eyes slightly.

Your Highness and the others took a breath.

Princess Qi just asked to marry Lin Qingyang, and now the Crown Prince also wants to marry Lin Qingyang...

"My son, today is the Queen Mother's birthday, you must not be rude." The Queen spoke up to stop the Prince's "absurd" behavior.

"Your Highness, you are deliberately going against our Qi Wang Mansion. I just opened my mouth and you started to cut me off. Although the Qi Wang Mansion is small, you are a prince after all. You can't bully others like this!"

Princess Qi began to question.

Princess Qi has always given people the impression of being "reckless". A woman from Jiangmen would not have the same "shy" personality as those young ladies in the boudoir.

Upon seeing this, Prince Qi hurried forward and grabbed Princess Qi, fearing that she would say something rude and contradict the Crown Prince.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me, Queen Mother..." Before Prince Qi could finish his words, the Queen interrupted him.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Quan'er is young, and he offended Princess Qi."

Having said that, he turned to the prince again, changed his tone, and ordered sternly: "Why don't you apologize to Princess Qi?"

The prince knelt in front of the hall, his body straight, maintaining the same posture, without saying a word. The queen was so angry that she wanted to curse him, but today was the queen mother's birthday and all the ministers were present, so she couldn't lose her temper.

"Your Majesty, today is the Queen Mother's birthday. Let's discuss other matters later. After all, the Crown Prince will be choosing a concubine next year, and the prince of Prince Qi's Mansion is still young." The Queen wanted to move on from this matter.

The emperor glanced at the empress dowager and saw that she was still smiling, not telling whether she was angry or happy. Just as he raised his hand, Princess Qi below spoke again:

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being rude. Although Prince Qi is still young, he is already seventeen years old. He is old enough to get married. We only have this one son left, so I came to ask for a marriage decree. This will help me put my worries at ease. Also, I once had an encounter with Miss Lin's mother, so I will definitely treat Miss Lin as my own daughter."

The Emperor was troubled by Princess Qi's words. After all, the eldest son of Prince Qi died for his country, Prince Qi and himself were half-brothers, and Princess Qi mentioned Lin Qingyang's mother.

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Before the emperor finished his recollections, Duke Qing stood up again.

The emperor thought to himself, "Is this the end? Why has another one appeared?"

Duke Qing spoke to himself: "Princess Qi just said something that moved me deeply."

When the emperor heard this, he thought he was speaking for Princess Qi, so he let him continue speaking.

"Your Majesty, Princess Qi mentioned Miss Lin's mother. Back then, I, the princess, and Princess An wanted to get closer to Miss Lin's mother. Princess Qi cared about her son, so Prince Qi was lucky. Thinking about it this way, my son has been more neglected than me. I feel guilty. I just thought of Yun Lin, who is twenty years old now. I am away from home all year round and am not as careful as a woman. Why don't we join in the fun today? Miss Lin has a clean family background, and I have an old relationship with her parents. Although my son is a bit absurd, he has a simple relationship with the Duke of Qing."

The emperor frowned. Why was this Duke Qing causing trouble?

Zhuang Yunlin was about to stand up when he was stopped by Prince Xiao An, who grabbed his arm and pushed him back.

Zhuang Yunlin looked at Prince Xiao An, only to see that he was still calm and collected, drinking the wine in his glass.

After hearing what Duke Qing said, all the guests in the hall fell silent, not knowing what was going on.

The prince said hurriedly: "Father, I am attracted to Miss Lin."

Prince Shun sat aside, like a spectator listening to music at a tea stall. It had nothing to do with him anyway. Such a scene was rarely seen in a century.

The emperor looked at the three people of his highness, and then looked at the protagonist of the story, Lin Qingyang. She had only been in Beijing for a few months, but she was able to stir up the situation. She was exactly like her mother.

"Miss Lin, what do you think?"

Everyone in the hall fixed their eyes on Lin Qingyang, inquiring, curious, and angry.

Lin Xiang coughed lightly.

Lin Qingyang stood up from his seat, walked slowly to the front of the hall, and knelt in the center.

"Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Qing Yang grew up in the countryside. I am grateful to my grandfather for bringing me back to the capital and raising me by his side. Now that I have been in the capital for a short time, I am afraid there are many things I don't understand. Qing Yang has no extravagant expectations and does not seek wealth and honor. I am willing to be filial. As for lifelong affairs, when my parents are gone, the Queen Mother and my grandfather will make the decision. Qing Yang dare not complain and will obey the arrangements of the elders in everything."

Lin Xiang nodded but said nothing.

Prime Minister Lin had the same idea as the Queen, that it would be fine as long as the matter was delayed. However, Prime Minister Lin was thinking that if the matter was delayed until the selection of a concubine, then Lin Qingyang would definitely have to enter the Prince's Mansion.

The emperor looked at Prime Minister Lin as if he was watching a play. After all, everyone knew the purpose of Lin Qingyang's visit to Beijing.

"What does the emperor think?"

The Queen Mother spoke at this time.

"Mother, I think this daughter of the Lin family must be very good, but today is your birthday, how about putting this matter aside for the time being."

After hearing what the emperor said, the empress dowager smiled and shook her head.

"Today is the day for me to accomplish something good. The Qi Wang Mansion, the Crown Prince Mansion, the Qing Guogong Mansion, no matter which one, are all equal to the Prime Minister's Mansion. In terms of age, the Qi Wang's son is the youngest, but he is also of marriageable age. If we talk about the descendants of the same generation, the grandson of Shun Wang is two or three years old, and the Shun Wang's son is only three or four years older than Jingquan and Jingsui."

The Queen Mother stopped to drink some water, and Prime Minister Lin was shocked.

The emperor seemed to remember something, glanced at Prince Xiao'an Liang Jingsui, and asked the queen beside him.

"Jing Sui is half a year older than our Jing Quan, right?"

The queen nodded and replied, "Yes."

"Jing Sui has never married. Prince An and his wife died for their country. Now that Prince An has built his palace for a long time, it is time for him to get married. Does Jing Sui have a lady from a noble family that he likes? There should be a suitable candidate for the position of Princess An."

Lin Xiang held the teacup in his hand, feeling increasingly uneasy.

Liang Jingsui, the Little Prince of An, stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty, I am used to being alone and idle, and I am not comfortable getting married, and I don't want to delay the girl."

Different from the attitude of everyone today, Prince Xiao An seems to not want to get married.

"How can you not get married? It's my fault. I let you be careless. Without your parents to arrange things for you, you have been to the battlefield and have a royal title to inherit."

The Queen Mother scolded him, but Prince An just smiled and said nothing.

"I'm in charge..."