The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

Chapter 809 The Impotent Emperor Gave Birth to a Child 23

One invitation after another to a palace banquet was sent to the residences of ministers in the court. It was called a flower-viewing banquet, but those who knew the inside story knew that this was the Queen's plan to choose a wife for Mingshi.

People who don't know the true feelings between the emperor and the queen are still lamenting that the emperor has doted on the queen for so many years, and did not hold a beauty contest when they had no children, preferring to choose from the royal family.

Everyone was trying their best to show up at this palace banquet so as to choose a good future for their family.

When Mingyuan saw the invitation to the palace banquet, he knew that the Meng family had also received the invitation. He was not worried about any leaks in the palace's arranged marriage, but he was afraid that the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion would be desperate to marry Meng Wenyao.

She went straight to the house and took the wife of Marquis Zhenyuan to the Queen's palace.

Smiling, she said to the queen, "Your Majesty, you are often in the palace, it is not as convenient as for Madam to go out and about. Why don't you ask Madam to introduce you to the temperaments of the daughters of various families so that she can help you choose the right one."

Lady Zhenyuan Marquis wiped the sweat off her forehead. How could she dare to have her own opinion on Mingshi's choice of wife? But seeing the Queen looking at her with a smile, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and said, "I seldom go out on weekdays, and I have never heard of anyone's daughter being ugly. I think they are all good."

Mingyuan came here to break up the Meng and Chen families, so how could he let the wife of Zhenyuan Marquis go? She said innocently, "Madam, other families may not understand, but the Meng family does. What do you think of Meng Wenyao accompanying my brother?"

The wife of Marquis Zhenyuan almost fainted. How should she explain this? If she said it was very suitable, then there would be no possibility for them and the Meng family. If she said it was not suitable, she had to give a reason.

Not to mention that she couldn't find a reason to discredit the Meng family, if the Queen decided to have Meng Wen Yao, wouldn't she be embarrassing the Queen?

She laughed awkwardly twice, and when she saw the Queen and Mingyuan looking at her, she stammered nervously, "Miss Meng is a good person."

"I think so too. It just so happens that Mingshi thinks it's a good idea too. After hearing what Madam said today, I feel relieved."

After hearing what the Queen said, the wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan completely gave up. After several delays in the marriage with the Meng family, it was now completely off.

But even if the Meng family's marriage plan failed, they didn't want to marry Mingyuan. She tried her best to reveal that her family had chosen another family for Chen Dingbei, and wanted Mingyuan to give up as soon as possible.

"Miss Meng grew up under my care. She is outstanding in every way. It's a pity that she is not destined to be with our family. It's really hard to predict the fate of these children."

She sighed, and then heard Mingyuan say, "Who do you think is destined to be with Prince Chen?"

The wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan glanced at Mingyuan and smiled strangely: "Our Dingbei has a stubborn personality and a strong destiny. The master said that we should choose someone older than him."

Mingyuan and Meng Wenyao are both younger than Chen Dingbei. Lady Zhenyuan Hou feels that by saying this, she can both clear up her relationship with Meng Wenyao and put an end to Mingyuan's thoughts.

As expected, she saw Mingyuan's face darken. Just as she smiled, she heard the Queen say, "From what Madam said, we don't have to choose someone who is older. We can choose someone with a high birth rate, and that will also help the prince's fate."

In one sentence, she directly hinted to Mingyuan and the wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan that if she wanted, she could grant the marriage at any time. The wife of the Marquis of Zhenyuan almost fainted and dared not mention her son again.

On the other side, at the Meng Mansion, Madam Meng looked at the invitation and found Lord Meng in embarrassment: "My daughter is not at home, how can she attend the palace banquet? And what does the emperor mean by keeping the child in the palace without even a name."

Lord Meng sighed, took the invitation and entered the palace.

After entering the imperial study, Lord Meng was in a dilemma: "Your Majesty, the Queen has invited my family to a banquet. What should I do then?"

The Meng family has no daughter who can enter the palace, and they cannot explain where their daughter has gone. Lord Meng feels very embarrassed.

The emperor chuckled as he looked at the invitation. The queen was holding a grand palace banquet. Those who dressed up their daughters beautifully and wanted their daughters to become Mingshi's concubines were most likely the queen's party. Even if they were not, they tended to stand on the queen's side in their hearts.

Well, after the palace banquet, the emperor felt that he could almost figure out the remaining power of the empress dowager, and then Meng Wen Yao would not have to hide anymore.

"You go back first, I have my own arrangements."

When he returned to the bedroom and saw Meng Wen Yao who had just woken up, he thought about how to depose the queen and let Meng Wen Yao marry into the palace with great ceremony.

He knew that Meng Wen Yao didn't like Ming Shi, but he was still not sure whether Meng Wen Yao still had Chen Dingbei in her heart.

He hugged Meng Wen Yao and talked about Mingshi's marriage.

"The Queen plans to choose a wife for Mingshi at the palace banquet. On that day, I will send you to the palace gate first, and then you can come in with Madam Meng. This way, your affairs in the palace will not be exposed."

Meng Wen Yao knew that the emperor didn't want to expose herself, and she still felt uncomfortable when she heard it again. Fortunately, she had already taken the fake pregnancy medicine, and she could then directly frame the queen. The emperor couldn't remain indifferent.

"I will obey the emperor. These days, I will never cause trouble for the emperor and will not let anyone see me."

The emperor sighed and thought to himself, I will repay you double for all the grievances you have suffered now.

"Good things come in pairs. Since Mingshi is getting married, I would like to arrange a marriage for Mingyuan as well. Which young man in the capital do you think is more suitable?"

This question is difficult to answer. As an unmarried girl, Meng Wen Yao should not be so familiar with the young men in the capital. No matter who she talks about, the emperor may ask, how do you know?

But she didn't say anything. It was obvious that the emperor had asked about it. Being vague would only make the emperor think that Meng Wen Yao was honest.

Without giving it much thought, she smiled and said, "Shizi Chen gave the golden hairpin to the county lady, and the county lady accepted it. Has the emperor forgotten? Do you want to break them up?"

"Hahaha, I almost forgot."

The emperor smiled and picked Meng Wenyao up, and asked considerately: "What do you want to eat? I will ask the imperial kitchen to prepare it."

It seemed that this was indeed the emperor's first test. Meng Wen Yao knew that she had successfully passed the test this time, but she didn't know whether the emperor would test her again in the future.

After briefly instructing the chief eunuch to prepare the meal, the emperor began to discuss seriously, "It's been many days since Chen Dingbei gave us the golden hairpin, but why haven't we heard of any news of him proposing marriage? Isn't he planning to default on his debt?"

"How is that possible? Maybe she wants to wait for Prince Akashi to grant the marriage before proposing." Meng Wen Yao reminded in a low voice.

When the emperor saw Meng Wen Yao mentioned the marriage of Chen Dingbei and Mingyuan as if it had nothing to do with her, he liked her even more.

When she was a little girl, she just had an older brother she liked. How could that be true love? These past few days, Meng Wen Yao has been enjoying the love of her husband on the dragon bed. She should know what true love is.

"Do you want to wear a wedding dress?"

"Ok?"

Why did he suddenly bring this up? Since she had entered the palace, she might never be able to wear a wedding dress and get married in this life. Was the emperor's words another test, asking her if she had any regrets about not marrying Chen Dingbei?

She smiled and shook her head: "As long as I can be with the emperor, I don't care about my status. The emperor is the one who can protect me from being wronged. I am grateful to God for giving me this opportunity."