Chapter 59 Asking the Regent to officiate at the wedding
After leaving Qin's house, the eldest princess Pingyao got on the carriage and directly ordered to go to the regent's palace.
"yes.
Qin Yumo entered the carriage and looked at the eldest princess in confusion: "Why are you going to the Regent's Palace for your Highness?"
"Of course I'm going to invite an officiant." Princess Pingyao glanced at him sideways, "I don't like those people in the palace, but you can't get married without elders... Although I am similar in age to the regent, he is my palace after all. He is an imperial uncle and has a high position, so he can barely arrange a marriage."
reluctantly?
Qin Yumo sat down beside her, quietly lowering his eyebrows.
If he hadn't been brought into the palace by the eldest princess, he would never even have a chance to say a word in front of the regent. However, the eldest princess could easily ask the regent to marry her.
But looking at the entire Yong Kingdom, I'm afraid I can't find another woman who can live as comfortably as Princess Pingyao, and even few men can make the arrangements for their own marriage.
Qin Yumo sat quietly for a moment: "Is what Her Highness the Princess just said true?"
"What really?"
Qin Yumo narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm canceling my marriage to my eldest brother and marrying someone else."
"Of course it's true." Princess Pingyao snorted coldly, "Do you think I'm scaring them?"
Qin Yumo didn't say anything. He didn't think she was scaring them, but he still thought it was an incredible thing, like a joke or a dream.
"What?" Princess Pingyao tilted her head and looked at him casually, "You don't want to be the consort?"
Qin Yumo lowered his eyes: "I am of low status——"
"Don't the Qin family claim to be a noble family?" Princess Pingyao said calmly, "Although you are a concubine, you still have uncle Qin's blood in your body, and your background is not humble."
Qin Yu said calmly: "In a family like ours, the son is valued by the mother. The mother has a humble status, and the children are born humble -"
"My concubine is superior and inferior. You don't need to explain to me." Princess Pingyao interrupted him, "Don't forget that I am also a concubine."
Qin Yumo quickly shook his head: "It's different. Although His Highness's mother-in-law is not the Queen of the Central Palace, she is also one of the four concubines. Her status is inherently noble, and I am born from a real concubine. How can I dare to be compared with His Highness?" "
"Weird theory." Princess Pingyao sneered, with a hint of irony in her smile. "Since you have repeatedly emphasized that you are from a low background, it means that you are often bullied at home and are in a very difficult situation. If it were someone else like me, Palace, whenever there is a chance to escape from fate, I will firmly grasp it, instead of being like you who is hesitating and pushing back, fearing that someone will save you from the fire pit. "
Qin Yumo pursed his lips and was silent for a moment, then stood up and knelt in the carriage: "Has Her Royal Highness the eldest princess ever thought about the reason why the Queen Mother wants the Qin family to marry her?"
"If I couldn't even guess the Queen Mother's thoughts, I would have died eight hundred times a long time ago." Princess Pingyao sneered, "But what does she plot against her have to do with me? Let alone Qin Yanshu, the Qin family has everything Even if your sons are sent to my palace, I will not hand over any military power!"
All sons?
Qin Yumo's expression froze slightly, and he subconsciously wanted to ask her if she could bear it.
However, when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them back in time.
The person in front of him was the eldest princess, with a distinguished status, and he was not someone he could offend.
"I don't want to force anyone into trouble." Princess Pingyao's expression calmed down. "If you have any concerns, you can regret it before entering the Regent's Palace. I won't force you."
Qin Yumo pursed his lips: "I..."
"Or do you still want to go back to the Qin family that doesn't treat you as a human being, let your brother marry me, and let Mrs. Qin continue to tease you?" Princess Pingyao looked at him coldly, "If this is yours Choice, I respect you.”
Qin Yumo did have some concerns.
But compared with his worries, he definitely didn't want to return to the Qin family. Life was not easy in the past, but he never gave birth to hope.
Now that he finally had a chance to break free, if he went back again, he would probably fall into an endless abyss for the rest of his life.
After such an incident today, Madam will not let him go.
He quickly said: "Let the eldest princess make the decision."
The eldest princess of Pingyao snorted coldly: "I don't want to give you a title. I really don't know what you think."
Qin Yumo remained silent.
A noble woman like Princess Pingyao would naturally not understand the scruples of a person like him.
But she didn't have to understand.
When the carriage arrived at the Regent's Mansion, Princess Pingyao did not get out of the car and only asked her attendants to go and communicate with her disciples.
The doorman glanced at the luxurious carriage parked not far away, turned around, entered the house through the side door, and reported to the housekeeper.
After the housekeeper asked the regent for instructions, he personally came out to greet Princess Pingyao.
Ji Yucang was discussing matters with the left and right prime ministers in the study.
He seemed a little surprised when he heard that the eldest princess had arrived, and immediately sent someone to inform Shen Ning: "Take the eldest princess to the front hall to serve tea. I will arrive soon."
"yes."
"I wonder why the eldest princess arrived suddenly?" Xie Tinglan frowned, "The Queen Mother has been plotting against her recently."
"The reason why the eldest princess became the eldest princess is not only the favor of the late emperor." Yan Qingchen smiled lightly, "The queen mother cannot control her."
Xie Tinglan heard this and nodded in agreement: "That's true."
The discussion was suspended, Ji Yucang stood up and walked out.
The left and right ministers followed the left and right, arrived at the front hall of Linzhi Hall, and saluted the eldest princess of Pingyao.
The eldest princess of Pingyao bowed slightly: "I have met the emperor uncle."
Qin Yumo did not dare to be perfunctory like her, so he knelt down and saluted: "Qin Yumo, the concubine of the Qin family, comes to see the regent."
Ji Yucang said calmly: "What's the matter?"
"On the 16th of next month, Qin Yumo and I will get married. Please ask your uncle and aunt to marry us."
Ji Yucang's eyes flashed across Qin Yumo's face. The Qin family's concubine looked humble and reserved, with a gentle and taciturn look. He didn't seem to have much to stand out about.
"I remember that the person you are engaged to is Qin Yanshu, the legitimate son of the Qin family."
Disgust appeared on Princess Pingyao's face: "I don't like men who are restless and frivolous."
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present were all subtle.
Yan Qingchen's mouth twitched: "If I remember correctly, the two idioms used by the eldest princess are both used to describe women."
Princess Pingyao said: "I can say whatever I want, as long as you can understand the meaning."
Yan Qingchen nodded: "Yes. I have more words to say."
"Furthermore, the Queen Mother just wants me to marry Qin Yanshu, and there is no imperial decree for marriage." Princess Pingyao quickly looked at Ji Yucang, "Although there is an imperial decree for marriage, I may not listen to her, but there is no imperial decree. OK, I don’t even have to listen.”
Ji Yucang said: "Then why do you want to marry the concubine of the Qin family?"
"Marry if you want. How can there be so many reasons?" Princess Pingyao picked up the tea cup and said, "Uncle Huang is going to marry me, and I will give a gift to the little Aunt Huang."
"What?"
"The dragon-beating whip given to me by my father." Princess Pingyao said calmly, "It's useless if I keep it in my hands. Maybe it can come in handy if I give it to Auntie Huang."
Yan Qingchen and Xie Tinglan looked at her in surprise.
Doesn't the eldest princess want to give the princess regent an honest reason to beat the queen mother and the emperor?
It is said that the dragon-beating whip can knock down kings at the top and treacherous ministers at the bottom. Even if the whip is wrong, the person who is beaten can only accept it.
She was actually willing to give it to the Princess Regent?