flstandardbreds Chapter 123 I want you to reject this marriage with Bai
Chapter 123 I want you to reject this marriage with Bai
The Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's marriage proposal was successful, and the next day they sent someone to exchange the engagement letter.
However, when the engagement letters were being exchanged, unfortunately, a few uninvited guests came to the Jiang family.
The imperial concubine even sent someone to tell Jiang's mother to come to the palace to see the emperor, saying that she had something important to tell her.
Although the Seventh Prince Zhou Jinye was dissatisfied with Jiang Zhenyao becoming his principal wife, he felt that she was more masculine than any man and that having her as his concubine was an eyesore.
But this man is just a mean person. He may not like Jiang Zhenyao, but he is jealous of the power of the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion, which makes him even more dissatisfied with Chu Qibai's interference.
Jiang Zhenyao was not going to come back early or late, but she came back today, along with the Ninth Princess who was coming in a menacing manner, and the Eighth Prince who came to congratulate her...
The Duke of Wei's Mansion was bustling like never before, and this level of bustle...the old Duke had already anticipated it.
He always knew that his daughter would not give up so easily. As for the Eighth Prince, he naturally did not come to congratulate her, but to watch the show and add fuel to the fire.
The Eighth Prince is not that kind-hearted. He is here to add fuel to the fire and alienate the relationship between Zhou Jinye and his grandfather and uncle, which is exactly what he wants to see.
The only unexpected uninvited guest is... the Ninth Princess who was supposed to be imprisoned in the deep palace. This princess has a deep affection for Chu Qibai and has no good intentions.
When Jiang Zhenyao came back and heard the good news, she raised her eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, but also curled her lips as if she found it very interesting.
She liked Chu Qibai's personality and the way he treated women. He would not look down on women, and he would not look down on her for having fought in the battlefield and stayed in the military camp just because of his special status.
So, even though she knew that the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion was in a prosperous situation and that there were many eyes staring at it from behind, she still told Chu Qibai without hesitation that she wanted to marry him.
She was neither surprised nor relieved by the Ninth Princess' arrival, and went to meet the guest calmly and generously.
Zhou Qingmin looked Jiang Zhenyao up and down, and then showed a sarcastic smile, "This palace... I have liked Qi Bai since I was very young. After he saved me in Yunzhou, I am more determined to marry him."
Jiang Zhenyao listened calmly to Zhou Qingmin's sincere confession to her "fiancé", and even asked someone to change a cup of tea, looking very nonchalant.
As a person of noble status, she initially referred to herself as "this palace", which was the most common way of referring to herself, but she soon changed it.
Calling herself "I", we can see from this that Zhou Qingmin really has deep feelings for Chu Qibai!
"I know Qi Bai doesn't like me. If he really likes me, I can marry him regardless of everything. I have thought about what Qi Bai's future wife will look like...but I never thought it would be you!"
Jiang Zhenyao smiled, not caring about Zhou Qingmin's words, "It could be you." Her faint smile seemed to be saying, "It's me."
Zhou Qingmin glanced at the maids around her and coldly told them to go down. Jiang Zhenyao saw that they were hesitating, and because of Zhou Qingmin's status as a princess, they were so scared that they trembled and knelt on the ground.
Jiang Zhenyao quickly came to the rescue and told the maids with a faint smile to go down and not wait here.
"Jiang Zhenyao, I came here today for only one thing."
"Princess, you have something to say, but you can say it at any time."
"I want you to cancel the marriage with Qi Bai. As compensation, apart from Qi Bai, I can ask my mother to arrange a marriage for you with anyone you like." Zhou Qingmin stood up, dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a graceful and elegant temperament.
As the queen, the mother of a country, she also has the right to grant marriage, but the queen is smart and will not act rashly without the permission of His Majesty.
"You like to fight on the battlefield. I can also speak for you in front of the emperor and ask him to give you a higher rank, so that you can legitimately become the first female general of our Great Zhou."
In order to make Jiang Zhenyao cancel the engagement, Zhou Qingmin put all the chips on the negotiation table just to make Jiang Zhenyao waver.
Jiang Zhenyao took a few sips of tea, and faced Zhou Qingmin's gentle and dignified words, she said slowly, "Your Highness, my marriage with Bai was arranged by my parents and the matchmaker. It will not help if you tell me this again."
Zhou Qingmin clenched her fists. She could obviously tell that this was an excuse.
"So what do you want? As long as you ask, I will do my best."
"Your Highness, I have something to advise you."
After listening for so long, Jiang Zhenyao finally put away her faint smile, and said calmly with a steady look, "In this world, you can't get whatever you want, even if you are a princess."
"Marriage is not a joke, and Qi Bai is not an object. I can't just give it up. Have you ever respected Qi Bai's ideas? If Qi Bai didn't agree, do you think his grandfather would come to my house in person?"
Zhou Qingmin finally lost her princess' dignity this time. She said in panic, "The whole world belongs to the king. I am a princess. Do I have to ask you for anything I want?"
"Your Highness, I say the same thing again. In this world, you cannot get whatever you want. Excuse me for being rude, but I am really tired today. I have to ask someone to see the guests off." After Jiang Zhenyao finished speaking, she asked someone to see the guests off.
Zhou Qingmin was so angry at Jiang Zhenyao's attitude that he drew his sword and stabbed her without thinking, but Jiang Zhenyao had fought on the battlefield before.
Zhou Qingmin's sword flew away before she could last more than three moves. She felt so embarrassed and lost face that she stormed away.
As for the remaining two groups of people, they were sent away by the old Duke and Jiang's father.
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At this moment, Chu Xi and his party finally arrived in Xi'an City.
As the "centurion" appointed by His Majesty, the news had naturally spread to Xi'an City, and Chu Xi himself also brought documents.
The newly appointed commander of Xi'an City is temporarily not affiliated with either side. He is neither the seventh prince's nor the eighth prince's man. However, the commander who is in charge of deploying troops is new and does not know much about the situation in the army.
The garrison commander arranged here has a good relationship with the Tang family and was once the deputy general of Tang Yuhuai's father. When Chu Xi arrived at the place, this deputy general was serious and it was unclear what his attitude towards Chu Xi was?
There was no need to take the centurion Chu Xi too seriously, but her other identity was the eldest son of the Loyal and Brave Marquisate and the future heir to the Marquisate.
No matter how inflexible this garrison commander was, he had heard of the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery's Mansion. Out of respect for the old marquis, he specially sent someone close to him to take Chu Xi to understand the situation in the army.
As the new centurion, she also attracted a lot of attention from the soldiers. The three people who came with her and Chu Er all went to the recruitment office to sign up first.
The soldiers were very suspicious of the new centurion, who had an elegant temperament like orchid and a face as white as jade.
Who can blame Chu Xi for being good-looking and young? Looking at his hair, it is not even as long as his head, so even more people are dissatisfied.
Promotion in the military has always been based on merit and seniority, but this guy from the capital is lucky enough to be promoted to centurion, and it is said that it was awarded by His Majesty...
He is obviously a young master from a prominent family. How can everyone be content with this?