in2ebook Chapter 146 I Can't Refuse
Chapter 146 I Can't Refuse
"Yan Yan, please keep the noise down and don't let the people outside hear it." Mo Yuchen continued shamelessly.
Xia Yanxiang rolled her eyes and said speechlessly: "You know everything, and you still dare to let the servants go out!"
"I just want to be alone with Princess Luo for a while." Mo Yuchen didn't plan to stay for long, so he let go of Xia Yanxiang and prepared to go out.
Xia Yanxiang was freed from her shackles and glared at Mo Yuchen fiercely.
"If you continue to be so shameless, I will tell my brother that you bullied me. Anyway, my brother has received my letter and will be back in a few days." Xia Yanxiang straightened her clothes and glanced at Mo Yuchen again.
"So soon?" Mo Yuchen looked a little reluctant, and took Xia Yanxiang's hand again, "This time you and your mother-in-law moved to the Prime Minister's Mansion, so it was not easy for me to climb over the wall to find you. Once my eldest brother-in-law came back, he would guard against me like a thief."
Seeing Mo Yuchen's discontent, Xia Yanxiang was happy: "He is my own brother, how could he help you? Your Highness Prince Luo, you can only wish you good luck! Today, Princess Youchun caused trouble for me, and my brother will definitely remember you. Don't blame me for not reminding you, my brother has always been a revengeful person."
Xia Yanxiang pulled her hand out and walked out without lingering: "If you don't show up, others will gossip about you again."
Mo Yuchen smiled helplessly, followed Xia Yanxiang in big strides, and walked beside her, not wanting to stop talking: "Let them talk if they want. After all, everyone knows that our engagement is set in stone, and no one can change it. They can spread it if they want."
"That sounds nice, but I'm afraid no one will comment on you, Prince Luo. Instead, they would like to use rumors to pester me again. Especially your Princess Youchun, who ran away crying so emotionally. If Prince Pin doesn't make trouble for you, he will definitely make trouble for my uncle." Xia Yanxiang was not afraid, but her mother suffered from being worried about her.
Mo Yuchen walked closer to Xia Yanxiang and consoled her, "What are you afraid of? No matter how much Uncle Ling wants to vent his anger on Youchun, he still has to consider my and the royal family's reputation. At most, he can just say a few words to my uncle in the court and show off his eloquence."
"Who is your uncle?" Xia Yanxiang thought Mo Yuchen was really shameless. "You haven't even married yet, be careful they think you're frivolous and won't let you in."
"..." Why is he so frivolous? "Why is it so difficult for Xiao Wang to get through the door?"
"..." Xia Yanxiang was speechless. This King Luo was so shameless.
Without the annoying people around, the following day was naturally comfortable. When Xia Yanxiang returned home in the afternoon, Aunt Hua specially brought her a guzheng.
"Thank you, Imperial Concubine, but I cannot accept such a valuable gift."
"Miss Third, there is no need to be modest." Nanny Hua nodded. "This was made by Grandpa Wang when Imperial Noble Consort Xianchen was alive. It is not considered too expensive. But the Imperial Consort thought that since Miss Third has an engagement with His Royal Highness Prince Luo, this guzheng naturally belongs to Miss Third."
Xia Yanxiang nodded and stopped refusing: "Then I would like to thank the Imperial Concubine for her kindness."
Just as Xia Yanxiang said, Xia Zhibai arrived on the seventeenth day. He did not go to the Shangshu Mansion, but went straight to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Do you want to bring the uncle's staff outside the city into the city? The Sixth Princess has sent people to ask several times."
The uncle of the emperor, Xu Zhongshi, frowned, his cloudy eyes moved left and right, and a gleam of light flashed in them: "Let her wait a little longer. The capital is not Jiangnan. If there is any disturbance, she will be in big trouble. Now the queen has not found a husband for her, so let her not make trouble. Also, let the Sixth Princess not provoke that Third Miss Xia for the time being."
The spy reported that Prince Luo had given the seal to Miss Xia San, not only because Prince Luo trusted her, but more likely because Miss Xia San had extraordinary means and abilities. Prince Yuan and his concubine had tried several tricks but failed to bring her down, so she was indeed a character.
"Yes."
Xu Zhongshi was holding a portrait in his hand, which was of Yang Fan, the Vice Minister of Works, this year's top scholar. Although he was not as good as Li Lang in the imperial examination, he was still one of the best in the imperial examinations in recent years.
The Chuzhou Yang family was a bit low in status, but they were a family of scholars. The Sixth Princess Mo Yuanyue had no title for the time being and had a bad temper, so this marriage was not too unfair to her.
"Find a day and invite Yang Fan to meet you."
"Yes."
"How about it?"
"The things have been delivered to Your Highness, don't worry. But do you want to do what His Royal Highness Prince Luo asked you to do now?" Chu Qiu said hesitantly. Although His Royal Highness Prince Luo and Miss Xia San agreed to cooperate with Your Highness, the fact that there was no movement for a long time made people suspicious.
Mo Yufeng flipped through the book in his hand, frowning all the time: "You can do it now. It's normal that the two of them have been busy with their own affairs and haven't contacted me during this period. Prince Yuan and the Queen pressed them step by step, but didn't take action against us, which gave us this chance to catch our breath."
"Your Highness is right. I will have someone do it immediately."
"Yeah." Mo Yufeng kept frowning, and even had a bit of impatience and anger on his face.
Seeing that his face was not right, Chu Qiu asked tentatively: "Your Highness, what's wrong?"
Mo Yufeng closed the book in his hand, slapped it on the table, and slid it to Chu Qiu: "My father came to me after the court today and gave me this, asking me to consider taking two concubines."
It's time to come!
Chu Qiu flipped open the booklet, which was filled with portraits and character traits of women from low-class families. All of them were gentle and considerate. Moreover, they all looked like beautiful girls from small families, like the lotus.
"Then what does Your Highness want to do? Since the Emperor has so clearly asked you to pick two, then... is there any reason to refuse?" Chu Qiu tried to act normal and asked cautiously.
Mo Yufeng shook his head: "I can't refuse it."
Chu Qiu's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. The bitter taste spread from the bottom of his heart to the tip of his tongue, and even his face showed a bit of pain.
"I really can't refuse." Mo Yufeng wanted to see his expression, but he couldn't really see his heart, "But you can ask King Luo to help you with this."
"Countless officials wanted to force women on him, but he only accepted 20 or 30 women in all these years. I think he must have a way to refuse them. Besides, he has always had feelings for the third young lady. With so many concubines, the third young lady didn't say anything. There must be something fishy going on."
Chu Qiu thought about it and realized that it was true: "The Third Miss doesn't look like an ordinary woman who can tolerate sand in her eyes. Besides, His Royal Highness Prince Luo couldn't deceive her."
Mo Yufeng nodded in agreement, and immediately wrote a letter. After drying it gently over a candle, he put it in an envelope and sealed it to Chu Qiu: "Send it to Prince Luo's Mansion as soon as possible."
"Yes." Chu Qiu quickly took the letter and walked out the door in the blink of an eye.