flstandardbreds Chapter 141 Donglin Marriage
Chapter 141 Donglin Marriage
When the imperial edict was delivered to Princess Danyang's mansion, Danyang was sitting in a chair eating fruit. When she heard it, her brows furrowed.
The male favorite beside him lay in Danyang's arms and raised his head gently; "Princess, His Majesty is going to send the princess to marry."
"I know!" Danyang pushed the table with his hand in anger, snatched the imperial edict and threw it to the ground: "Don't think that she dares to tell me what to do just because she is the emperor. Go back and tell her to choose someone else for the princess to marry."
Eunuch Changxi had seen Danyang's temper before, so he smiled bitterly and said, "Princess, I am just a messenger, please calm down."
"Calm down?" Danyang slowly stood up from the chair and walked towards Changxi: "You have been with the emperor for so many years, how could you not know whether the emperor is real or fake?"
Changxi was stunned.
Danyang was not going to let him off, and pressed on, grabbing Changxi's chin and saying, "You are the one who did this from the inside!"
"Princess, what are you saying? I don't understand a word you say." Changxi looked innocent.
Danyang angrily shouted, "Changxi, aren't you afraid of retribution?"
"Why would the princess bother with innocent people?"
Outside the door, Bu Yan, wearing the familiar azure official uniform, walked over with the imperial edict in his hand. Danyang narrowed his eyes after seeing who it was.
"Your humble servant pays respects to the Grand Princess."
"Bu Yan, you're back!" Danyang stared at Bu Yan's face and smiled thoughtfully: "It's ridiculous that two traitors are together."
She slowly sat down again; "I am curious about who will win between the two of you!"
Bu Yan smiled and raised the bright yellow imperial edict. Regardless of how rude Danyang was at the moment, he immediately read out: "In compliance with the will of Heaven, the Emperor proclaims that Princess Danyang is well-educated and sensible, and of noble status. From today on, she will be canonized as a princess of peacemaking, and will marry Northern Qi in three days. I decree this!"
After reading the imperial edict, Danyang couldn't help but stand up and looked at Bu Yan in disbelief: "Are you crazy? I am already over 40 years old, how can I marry a foreign princess?"
"The eldest princess is still graceful and charming as ever. Why not marry her to the Southern Liang court?" Bu Yan asked in return and snapped his fingers. The eunuchs behind him brought in large red boxes. Dozens of them were piled in the yard, dazzling and eye-catching red.
Danyang clenched his long fingertips stained with Impatiens juice.
quack!
A nail was broken and blood was flowing from the fingertip, which frightened the male favorite so much that he lost his voice: "Grand Princess, your hand."
Danyang didn't take it seriously. She glanced down at the male concubine and touched his face with her bloody hand: "If the Emperor of Northern Qi knew that I kept a male concubine, would he blame Southern Liang? If he was held accountable, how would Southern Liang explain?"
Bu Yan smiled slightly: "Please rest assured, Grand Princess. I will personally escort you to your wedding and will also personally explain everything to the Emperor of Northern Qi."
Upon hearing this, Danyang tightened his grip on his male favorite's hand. The male favorite couldn't help but scream out, but was frightened by Danyang's vicious look and made him hold it back.
"Master Bu, are you escorting me?"
"I will definitely overcome all difficulties." Bu Yan raised his hand, and the imperial guards rushed into the Grand Princess's mansion and drove all the guards out in public. Danyang shouted, "Bu Yan, are you going to rebel?"
Ignoring Danyang's anger, Bu Yan continued to have people clean up until only a few powerless maids and two male favorites were left in the Princess's Mansion.
Danyang was furious: "I want to see your majesty."
"Your Majesty is busy with official duties and is not available for the time being." Bu Yan stepped forward to block Danyang: "I advise the Grand Princess not to waste her energy and wait patiently for the marriage to start."
Looking at Bu Yan's leaving back, Danyang was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, but no one came even after he shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Assholes! They are all a bunch of assholes!"
Soon, the news that Princess Danyang was going to marry into Northern Qi again shocked many people, but no one dared to question it.
What was even more shocking than the fact that Princess Danyang was going to marry a foreign prince at such an old age was that Bu Yan returned quietly and did not take over the position of Jingzhao Yin, but instead became an envoy for the marriage.
In addition, the Donglin marriage envoys arrived in the capital three days earlier than expected.
"Your Majesty, according to custom you should host a banquet." Bu Yan reminded with a smile.
The corners of Lu Jingning's mouth froze. The portraits of the two princes of Donglin had been delivered in the past two days and were placed on the table.
There were even ministers who heard the news and tried their best to persuade her to take him into the harem.
Lu Jingning made up an excuse and fled.
"You're still making fun of me. If those old stubborn people get into a corner..." Before Lu Jingning could finish his words, he gave her a look that scared her so much that she quickly changed her words; "Those old stubborn people are too ignorant."
Bu Yan stopped teasing her and said, "First, confer a title of Marquis on her and place her there to show our friendship. In two days, I will send Danyang to marry her. Within a month, Your Majesty will personally lead the army to attack Northern Qi, and Prince Changguang will be the regent."
Lu Jingning nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
"Have a banquet!" Bu Yan said.
Eunuch Changxi went out quickly to arrange it.
In the evening, there was a celebration banquet for the two princes of Donglin. Lu Jingning arrived in time. He didn't dare to look at the two of them. He knew that one was wearing a white brocade robe and the other was the color of black jade.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty the Emperor. Long live His Majesty."
The two saluted.
Lu Jingning raised his hand and said, "No need to be so polite. You two princes have come a long way to visit Nanliang. You don't have to be so reserved. Please take a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The two looked at each other, with a bit of disgust and forbearance in each other's eyes. Perhaps it was the first time they were treated as marriage partners, and they felt a little uncomfortable. The words about marriage were stuck in their mouths and they could not utter them. They just lowered their heads and drank.
Lu Jingning didn't expose it either.
After three rounds of drinking, one of them had to bite the bullet and stand up: "Your Majesty, we are here for the purpose of marriage."
He spoke very seriously about the word "marriage", and looking around, he always felt that someone was laughing at him, a seven-foot-tall man, for wanting to be included in the harem.
What a shame!
Lu Jingning glanced over there. She had a stunning appearance and an extraordinary temperament. She was wearing gorgeous clothes and looked like a spotless fairy under the moon.
The same was true for the other person, who also had an extremely outstanding appearance.
Lu Jingning murmured that the Emperor of Donglin was really thoughtful and specially picked these two people to send over, fearing that she would refuse.
What a pity, she already has someone in her heart, and millions of men cannot compare to his smile.
Just as she looked up, Bu Yan poured a cup of warm water and handed it to the eunuch to bring to her table.