mtl008 Chapter 198 Xuanyuan Che agrees to the marriage
Chapter 198 Xuanyuan Che agrees to the marriage
She was of course unwilling to marry far away, and Emperor Che didn't seem to be an easy person to get along with.
Emperor Xing'an looked at Princess Mingyue with great satisfaction, and with a smile on his face he looked at Xuanyuan Che: "If we can establish friendly relations between our two countries, it would be perfect."
Emperor Che doesn't have a queen yet, so if Mingyue marries him, she will become the queen of a country. Her power and status are perfect.
Xuanyuan Che looked at Princess Mingyue with an indifferent look in his eyes without revealing any emotion, which made Emperor Xing'an beside him a little confused and unsure.
Will Xuanyuan Che agree to marry his daughter as queen?
Fu Yiming watched his master fall silent. He had been following him all along. He naturally knew that his master was unwilling. He just thought of a suitable excuse: "In reply to Emperor Xing'an..."
He wanted to refuse on behalf of his master, as he knew it was inappropriate for Emperor Che to say such a thing.
After all, I promised to agree to one of their requests.
But before he could finish, Emperor Che replied indifferently, "Yes, Xuanyuan Kingdom is in need of a mistress."
Although Xuanyuan Che's words were emotionless, they were shocking to those who heard them!
He actually agreed so easily, and to the position of mistress.
Even Zhai Yun was surprised. Xuanyuan Che didn't look like someone who was easy to control!
Emperor Xing'an, who never showed his emotions, could not hide his joy when he heard this answer, not to mention the empress standing beside him.
Xuanyuan Che glanced at Princess Mingyue and Zhai Yun indifferently.
The people I wanted to take with me were not taken away, and the people I didn’t want to take with me had to be taken away!
For him, it doesn’t matter who becomes his queen. He doesn’t care about love affairs. As for what will happen in the future, we’ll have to wait and see!
Seeing that it was getting late, Emperor Xing'an was afraid that Xuanyuan Che would go back on his word, so he immediately ordered the people from the Imperial Observatory to check the date and discuss the marriage arrangements. Xuanyuan Che just listened silently and agreed to everything.
Fu Yiming, who was standing by, saw that his master had no objection, so he listened quietly.
The two countries' major affairs were discussed for a long time, and Zhai Yun's back and waist ached from sitting for so long. Looking at the palace maids and eunuchs who were standing there ready to serve tea and water at any time, Zhai Yun couldn't help but feel sorry for them.
Princess Mingyue's wedding is scheduled for the third day of next month, less than a month away.
Normally speaking, a princess's marriage, or a major event like a marriage between two countries, would take at least three to five months to prepare. Emperor Xing'an made the decision in a hurry, probably because he was worried about any unexpected changes!
It wasn't until it got dark that the matter finally came to an end.
When Fu Yiming said goodbye to Emperor Xing'an, he explained on Xuanyuan Che's behalf: state affairs had been delayed for too long, and there were some things that had to be dealt with, so they had to leave.
They left the city overnight. Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi were ordered to escort them out of the city. When Xuanyuan Che and his group were leaving, Fu Yiming cautiously asked Xuanyuan Che, "My lord, can I take her away?"
Xuanyuan Che glanced back at Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi at the city gate, his eyes flickering as he spoke in a cold voice, "No need. The time is not right yet. Find someone to keep an eye on Prince Rui's Mansion. I want to be the first to know about anything that happens at Prince Rui's Mansion!"
Fu Yiming replied respectfully, "I obey your command!"
After Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi sent Xuanyuan Che away, they rushed back to Prince Rui's Mansion without stopping. They were too busy to take care of themselves today, and there was no news from Qi Nuo, so they were still uneasy.
As soon as he entered Prince Rui's mansion, the butler came to greet him and said, "Your Highness, the Second Prince Chu is here."
Although the Second Prince was stopped according to the prince's instructions every time he came to see Young Master Rui before, he came back with Miss Xia today.
Miss Xia looked very sad, her eyes were tearful and her face was red from crying.
"Is Miss Xia back?" Zhai Yun only remembered that she understood Xia Lanyan's piano playing. Xia Lanyan's piano playing really made people empathize with her. She even felt that she and Feng Chenyi were of the same kind.
But after he fell ill, he hadn't seen Xia Lanyan since then, and Chu Xuan had also disappeared. It turned out that Chu Xuan had followed Xia Lanyan back to Prince Rui's Mansion.
The housekeeper replied respectfully: "The Second Prince Chu came back with Miss Xia."
Since Chu Xuan is with Xia Lanyan, Zhai Yun plans to go see Xia Lanyan later. He and Feng Chenyi both have more important things to do.
Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi were still some distance away from Tingyuxuan when they saw Qi Nuo from afar.
Zhai Yun was a little excited. Qi Nuo was back! That meant he must have succeeded.
Qi Nuo came forward and bowed to Zhai Yun and Feng Chenyi. The three of them tacitly did not speak and walked into Tingyu Pavilion together.
As soon as she entered Tingyu Pavilion, Zhai Yun couldn't wait to ask Qinuo, "Have you got the list of palace maids who accompanied Concubine Chen out of the palace that year?"
Qi Nuo was about to report, "As Wang Ye expected, the guards at the Ministry of Internal Affairs were lax today. I have lived up to your expectations and have found him."
After Qi Nuo finished speaking, he took out a book from his arms. Zhai Yun knew that Feng Chenyi was more anxious than herself, so she did not take it. Feng Chenyi took the book.
Zhai Yun and Qi Nuo were both watching nervously. After investigating for so long, there was finally some clue about Concubine Chen's matter.
This is Feng Chenyi’s biggest wish.
Feng Chenyi flipped through the pages one by one, his eyes stopping at a page filled with writing. The time was written on the page, indicating that there were indeed twenty-five palace maids who followed Concubine Chen out of the palace that year.
There are twenty-two maids in Concubine Chen's palace, and the remaining three are extra.
"There are records of palace maids leaving the palace in all dynasties. Since these three palace maids followed Concubine Chen out of the palace, there will be records." Zhai Yun stayed in the palace for so long in her previous life, and she was quite familiar with the affairs of the palace.
Feng Chenyi naturally knew this. If he wanted to know where these three palace maids came from, he had to turn the Imperial Household Department upside down.
Qi Nuo saw Feng Chenyi's expression was a little serious, and then he saluted in panic: "It is my fault that I failed to check it together. It's all my fault!"
Although Qi Nuo repeatedly warned people not to mess things up when he took them to the Imperial Household Department to search, so as not to let people notice that something was missing.
But within a few days, the Imperial Household Department will discover that the files are missing during the inspection. The reason why entering the Imperial Household Department was so smooth today was because all the staff in the Imperial Household Department had been withdrawn, and it would be extremely difficult to enter and look for things again.
Qi Nuo blamed himself endlessly. The prince had been worried about Concubine Chen all these years and couldn't sleep at night. Concubine Chen's death was always a knot in his heart.
Such a good opportunity was missed.
I am really tired after all the hard work today. I thought there would be some major breakthrough, but I didn’t expect that this trip to the Ministry of Internal Affairs was still lacking something.
"You step back first!" Zhai Yun said to Qi Nuo.
She knew that Qi Nuo was blaming himself and that this matter needed to be considered carefully. Brother Yi couldn't make up his mind at the moment, so the best thing to do was to go down and recuperate first.
Although Qi Nuo was a little worried, the first thing Master Rui taught them when he trained them was to obey orders.
After Qi Nuo retreated,