jdhmnovel Chapter 162 Marriage Grant
Chapter 162 Marriage Grant
At palace banquets, men and women are seated separately, on the left and right sides.
The Dingbei Palace was the first in the men's seat, and even the emperor's several adult princes could sit with Fu Jingrong. It can be imagined how much the emperor values the Dingbei Palace.
The third prince Murong Qian happened to be sitting next to Fu Jingrong.
At this moment, he sat upright at his desk, as if everything in the world had nothing to do with him.
Ah...
If Su Sui'an hadn't seen his fists slowly clenching due to nervousness, he would have really believed it.
Fu Jingrong noticed Su Sui'an's gaze.
When he realized that Su Sui'an was not looking at him, his eyes darkened.
Not long after.
A little palace maid who was buying snacks for Su Sui'an slipped a small note into her hand when she passed by her.
Su Sui'an quietly opened the note: Be patient, don't be anxious.
Su Sui'an couldn't help but look in the direction of Fu Jingrong.
She was curious about when he wrote these notes without any paper or pen.
at this time--
"The Emperor has arrived——"
"The Queen has arrived——"
Following the announcement of the palace maids and eunuchs.
The banquet, which had originally been somewhat casual, suddenly became tense.
Amid the voices of ministers shouting "Long live the emperor, a thousand years for the empress", the high-spirited Emperor Mingqing and the dignified Empress Fu sat hand in hand on the dragon and phoenix throne at the top.
To outsiders, the two look like a loving couple.
"My dear ministers, please stand up."
"Thank you, my emperor. Long live the emperor. Long live the empress. Live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years."
After the ministers stood up, they sat down again.
Su Sui'an noticed with his sharp eyes that his wine cup had shown signs of being tampered with.
Before she could react, Emperor Ming Qing, who was at the top of the table, had already started raising his glass to congratulate all the officials for the safe return of Su Kang and Fu Huai.
Su Sui'an was cautious and did not drink the wine. Instead, he poured it into his sleeves, allowing his clothes to absorb the possibly abnormal sake.
However, the moment the sake was poured out, Su Sui'an realized something was wrong - even though she didn't drink any alcohol and held her breath and didn't get close to the wine glass, she still felt a strange feeling all over her body.
Her cheeks instantly turned as red as boiled shrimp.
Ji Lanshuang noticed her daughter's abnormality at the first moment. After sitting down, she immediately looked at her worriedly.
"Ann, how do you feel?"
Su Sui'an bit his lower lip hard, and Ji Lanshuang's voice came to his ears.
Suddenly far and suddenly near.
Even Ji Lan Shuang's appearance in front of him appeared double.
The memories of the previous life overlap with the scenes of this life.
Su Sui'an felt hot all over, but soon, the heat was swept away by pain.
The red on her face had completely faded, and cold sweat had soaked her underwear.
If he stayed at the banquet any longer, something would probably happen sooner or later.
She shook her head and smiled at Ji Lanshuang, telling her not to worry. "Don't worry, mother. The wine is a little heavy on the back of my neck. I want to go out to sober up."
"You don't look like..."
Ji Lan paused in the middle of her words.
Su Sui'an's hand, since some time ago, had covered the back of her hand and squeezed her hand tightly.
Then he met Su Sui'an's restraining eyes.
Is there anything else that Ji Lanshuang doesn’t understand?
"An'er, when you go to sober up, remember to bring..."
"Mother, the other party is well prepared. Bringing anyone with you will only give them another opportunity to kill you. You all stay here."
Ji Lanshuang pulled Su Sui'an's sleeve, and it was obvious that she didn't want to be left alone.
But Su Sui'an still turned his head and smiled at Ji Lanshuang, "Mother, I still need your help with something. You stay here and help me keep an eye on Prince Yun."
"Was it Prince Yun who did it?" Ji Lanshuang's mind was in a mess at this time, and she was thinking about how to get Su Sui'an out of trouble.
"That's right, just keep a close eye on Prince Yun." Su Sui'an nodded randomly.
Ji Lan Shuang seemed to have made up her mind. She looked intently at Prince Yun who sat down again and drank by himself.
"it is good."
Su Sui'an left the table quickly.
Zhao Qingwan looked at Su Sui'an's empty seat, then glanced at Murong Qian's seat which had been vacant for some reason, and a smile of success flashed across her lips.
What she couldn't see was that Fu Jingrong had already squeezed the silver wine cup in his hand until it was deformed.
"...General Su's daughter is a kind-hearted lady, and is a perfect match for the prince of Dingbei. Lord Su, don't think about those things, and just marry the prince of Dingbei."
As soon as Emperor Mingqing spoke, he immediately caused an uproar among the court officials.
Su Kang controls the Changping Army, and the military power in the hands of the Dingbei Palace should not be underestimated.
How desperate must the emperor be to allow the two great generals to join forces?
Ji Lanshuang wanted to get up, but was stopped by a maid who had come to serve her at some point. "Madam, please be patient. The general will solve the problem."
The little palace maid's voice was so soft that only Ji Lanshuang could hear it.
When she turned to look at the men's seats, Su Kang had indeed stood up and "solved the problem" as the little palace maid had said.
He bowed and left his seat, kneeling below the seat of Emperor Mingqing, and said with great trepidation, "I am deeply grateful for the grace of Your Majesty, but..."
Having said that, Su Kang paused and glanced in the direction of Fu Huai and Fu Jingrong from the corner of his eye.
"I heard that the prince of Dingbei has a childhood sweetheart in Yancheng, this..."
Emperor Mingqing frowned slightly.
"Why haven't I heard of it? Jingrong, tell me."
Fu Jingrong, who was named, suddenly raised his eyes and looked up at Emperor Ming Qing.
The anger and unwillingness in his eyes have not yet been completely retracted.
Just when Emperor Mingqing thought that Fu Jingrong would say something shocking, Fu Jingrong actually left his seat and knelt beside Su Kang.
"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case..."
Before Fu Jingrong finished speaking, Emperor Mingqing continued, "Jingrong, tell me carefully what you think in your heart. If you are not interested in Miss Su, I am not the kind of person who will randomly match you up."
His words were generous.
But it is too targeted.
Anyone present who was not blind could see what Emperor Ming Qing was thinking.
"I, your humble servant, thank you for your grace."
When Fu Jingrong left the seat to receive the imperial edict, Emperor Ming Qing secretly glanced at the empress and happened to meet the empress's distressed eyes.
This look...
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Emperor Mingqing's eyes.
Even the Dingbei Palace received the order.
Naturally, Su Kang had no choice but to receive the imperial edict.
A small episode made everyone only know Su Kang and Fu Jingrong.
Su Sui'an's position was still empty, and so was the third prince's position.
Zhao Qingwan exclaimed at the right time, "Where is Sister An'er?"
The official's wife, who had received a hint in advance, spoke up at the right time, "It seems that the third prince is missing too."
Everyone's attention suddenly shifted from the arranged marriage back to Su Sui'an and Murong Qian.
There was a dark flash in Emperor Mingqing's eyes, but he showed a puzzled look on his face.
"what happened?"
When her daughter's name was called, Ji Lanshuang stood up and responded, "Your Majesty, I am not able to handle the alcohol, so I will leave the table for the time being."
"Second Aunt, you don't know that the fruit wine in the palace is not intoxicating."
Zhao Qingwan explained to Ji Lanshuang with great patience.
"How dare you, Su Ji, the Emperor is questioning you and you dare not kneel?" Concubine Shu scolded Ji Lanshuang.
Don't think she can't see it. Su Kang's wife has been staring at her father since just now...
Ji Lanshuang had been seriously ill before and had never entered the palace, let alone encountered such difficulties.
After being scolded by Concubine Shu today, all the color drained from her face and she quickly stepped out and knelt in front of Emperor Mingqing's seat.
"Why is the Concubine Shu so angry? Since I came back, I have heard from Luo Jingjiu that Madam Su has never had the opportunity to attend the palace banquet under the 'care' of the Marquis of Changping Mansion. Today is her first time attending the banquet, so it is inevitable that she will make mistakes in etiquette."
Mu Xiaoxiao slowly stood up from her seat, glanced coldly at Zhao Qingwan, then stepped out of the line and knelt beside the trembling Ji Lanshuang.
"Your Majesty, when I returned to Beijing, I also heard a lot of rumors about the second branch of the Marquis of Changping Mansion. It is rumored that there is no good person in the second branch of the Marquis of Changping Mansion. However, Your Majesty is still willing to grant us a marriage, which shows that sometimes, rumors cannot be trusted. After all, if General Su's family is really so bad, I don't think Your Majesty would grant my son a marriage."
"So, Princess Dingbei is blaming me for granting Jingrong a marriage?"
It was impossible to tell whether Emperor Mingqing was happy or angry in his voice.