jdhmnovel Chapter 153 Engagement
Chapter 153 Engagement
Problems?
It's not a big deal.
He didn't know what was wrong with his brain. The girl took a detour when she saw him, but he still blocked her way.
Chu Yi said, "What happened that day..."
After just four words, Miss Yun's already red face suddenly turned even redder.
She felt ashamed every time she thought about what happened that day. The Prince of Xuanyi Marquis even brought it up. Was he trying to embarrass her to death?
Chu Yi saw her blushing, and her speed was even faster than his painting, and it was quite beautiful...
Suddenly, he felt like teasing her, and he deliberately took a few steps closer to her. Miss Yun was afraid of him getting too close, so she took a few steps back every time he took a few steps. Chu Yi said, "If I remember correctly, is there a saying that you marry the one whose tea you drink?"
boom.
Miss Yun's face flushed, "I, I didn't mean it..."
Chu Yi said, "As the saying goes, a good marriage is destined by heaven."
Miss Yun was furious, "You, how could you do this?!"
The nervous voice was about to break.
Chu Yi smiled and said, "I was just joking with you. I don't take what happened that day to heart. If you see me next time, don't take a detour. I wonder if you think there's something going on between us..."
He had just said this when a toad jumped out from the grass nearby. Its aim was not good and it jumped directly onto Miss Yun's feet.
Miss Yun was already in a tense state, and suddenly something ugly hit her foot, frightening her to death on the spot.
She looked down and saw that it was a toad. She was so scared that she screamed "Ah" and jumped from the grass to the bluestone ground. Chu Yi didn't know what was going on. Seeing the girl jumping towards him with a pale face, his hands were faster than his brain. He stretched out his arms and hugged the girl directly.
Waiting for the reaction——
Chu Yi, “……!!!”
Miss Yun, “……!!!”
There were quite a few people in this area, and Miss Yun's shout attracted the attention of everyone around her. Then they saw the scene of the Prince of Xuanyi Marquis holding Miss Yun.
Both the one hugging and the one being hugged wanted to die.
At the pavilion.
The birthday banquet would not begin for a while, and Empress Xu and Concubine Ye were chatting and laughing with the noble ladies.
The last palace banquet was held for Xiao Huan to select a consort for the Crown Prince. When this matter was mentioned, the Left Prime Minister's wife said, "It's been so many days, and I haven't heard that the Crown Prince of Ning has been engaged."
Prince Ning is the emperor's biological uncle and is deeply trusted by the emperor. However, his family is dwindling. Prince Ning is both civil and military, and it would be nice if one could marry a daughter to him. However, the banquet specially held for Prince Ning to select a princess has not yet been decided, and no one knows what kind of person would be pleasing to Prince Ning's eye.
The second daughter of Pingyuan Marquis is very lucky. She refused to marry the Prince of Jingyang and rejected the proposal of Prince Ning for her grandson. There are rumors that the reason why Pingyuan Marquis refused the marriage was that the emperor intended to arrange the marriage. It seems that the marriage will not be bad.
The eldest prince born to Empress Xu and the second prince born to Concubine Ye have both reached the age to get married, and the two are also planning the marriages for the eldest prince and the second prince.
Concubine Ye smiled and said, "The Right Prime Minister presided over the Spring Examination this time, and the Emperor was quite satisfied. The Right Prime Minister and his wife have raised their daughters well. Young Master Yun is a man of extraordinary literary talent, and Miss Yun is intelligent and beautiful..."
Concubine Ye praised Miss Yun highly.
A superior like this would not praise a girl casually. The Right Prime Minister did not take sides, and the eldest prince and the second prince were actively trying to win him over. Concubine Ye praised Miss Yun in public, obviously wanting to win over the Right Prime Minister's Mansion through marriage.
Originally, the second prince had a slight advantage over the eldest prince in the court. If the eldest prince had not been the eldest son, the position of crown prince would have been in the second prince's pocket long ago.
In the past two months, the prince of Changping Marquis was beaten, and Changping Marquis was busy catching the assassin, so the eldest prince had a chance to breathe. This is why Queen Xu is particularly fond of Shen Tang. The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
If the Right Prime Minister also stood on the side of the Second Prince, the Second Prince would have a better chance of winning the throne.
It wasn't that Empress Xu didn't like Miss Yun. She had even praised her in front of the Emperor, hoping that he would arrange a marriage for the eldest prince. However, the Emperor felt that they were not suitable, so the matter was dropped.
She didn't have the ability to get the emperor to grant her a marriage, but Concubine Ye might have it. Doing this at her birthday party was clearly meant to make things difficult for her. Empress Xu's eyes grew colder.
As a mother, her daughter must be delighted to be praised. The Right Prime Minister's wife said modestly, "There are many ladies in Kyoto whose literary talent surpasses my daughter's. She is unworthy of such praise from the Imperial Concubine."
Concubine Ye smiled and said, "Madam Right Prime Minister is too modest. I am very pretty..."
Just as she was saying this, a palace maid came in quickly. She walked very fast, but she didn't say anything after entering. Concubine Ye, who was interrupted, looked unhappy and asked, "What do you want to report?"
The maid didn't know how to report it. She glanced at the Right Prime Minister's wife, then at the Xuanyi Marquis' wife, and said truthfully, "The Right Prime Minister's eldest daughter was over there, frightened by a toad. The Xuanyi Marquis's son happened to be passing by, and she jumped into his arms in panic..."
The Right Prime Minister's wife, "..."
Lady Xuanyi Hou, "..."
How could she give birth to such a timid daughter.
My daughter has brought shame to me.
The wife of the right prime minister blushed and became angry.
The wife of Marquis Xuanyi wondered if she was dreaming. She and his father had worried so much about her naughty son's marriage, but now he went to the palace for a banquet and walked on the street for no reason, and then he had a girl in his arms?
The Xuanyi Marquis' Mansion and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion were well-matched, and the two hugged each other in public, so the engagement was inevitable.
The wife of the Right Prime Minister glanced at the wife of the Marquis of Xuanyi, bowed awkwardly to Empress Xu and Concubine Ye, and hurried to find her daughter. The wife of the Marquis of Xuanyi did the same.
Led by a palace maid, the wife of the Right Prime Minister and the wife of the Marquis of Xuanyi went to the scene of the incident. From a distance, the wife of the Right Prime Minister saw that her daughter was blushing so much that she wanted to slit her throat, and the son of the Marquis of Xuanyi was not much better.
The Right Prime Minister's wife walked over and asked, "What's going on?"
Miss Yun wanted to cry.
She had never done anything so shameful in her life, and she lost all face in front of the Prince of Xuanyi.
The wife of the Marquis Xuanyi asked Chu Yi, "What's going on?"
Chu Yi was extremely embarrassed. "I saw her screaming in fright and jumping towards me again, and I didn't think much about it..."
The wife of Marquis Xuanyi hit him and then went to coax Miss Yun.
Empress Xu also came over and praised Chu Yi and Miss Yun. She said with a smile, "Today is my birthday. How about I act as a matchmaker for them?"
The wife of the Right Prime Minister and the wife of the Marquis of Xuanyi could not refuse.
If a daughter jumps into someone else's arms in public, and a son hugs someone else's daughter in public, it would be unacceptable for him not to marry her, and it would be even more unacceptable for him not to marry the girl.
Originally, such a major matter would have to be discussed between the wife of the Right Prime Minister and the Right Prime Minister, and between the wife of Marquis Xuanping and Marquis Xuanping.
If they hesitated, it would be suspected that they looked down on each other. The wife of the Right Prime Minister and the wife of the Marquis of Xuanping looked at each other, and no one said a word, and then the marriage was settled.
Chu Yi, “…”
Could it be any more sloppy?
Xiao Xun came over after hearing the news and patted Chu Yi on the shoulder, "You said it's okay."
Chu Yi had a look of despair on his face, "I said we just had a relationship, do you believe me?"