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

Chapter 810 The Impotent Emperor Gave Birth to a Child 24

The emperor hugged Meng Wen Yao and sighed. He still wronged her now and could not give her a name. He would definitely compensate her double in the future.

But things have to be done one by one. Since Meng Wen Yao doesn't care about Chen Dingbei, then let's arrange Chen Dingbei's marriage first so that Meng Wen Yao will give up completely.

Otherwise, while he was planning how to give Meng Wen Yao a legitimate status, if Meng Wen Yao wavered again in her feelings towards Chen Dingbei that day, wouldn’t he be robbed of his home?

The next day, after the court session, the emperor went out of his way to find the queen and said in a very kind tone, "Didn't I hear that Chen Dingbei gave the golden hairpin to Mingyuan before? Hasn't the Chen family proposed marriage yet?"

The queen was stunned, as if she had not heard it. She had been busy with Mingshi's affairs and had no time to pay attention to the marriage of a county lady. It just depended on what kind of help Mingshi needed, and Mingyuan would marry where she needed it.

However, after hearing what the emperor said, it would be better to let the emperor grant the marriage. After all, the military power of Chen Dingbei's family is exactly what Mingshi needs.

She smiled and said, "You said you wanted to propose marriage. Aren't you hoping to get the Emperor to grant you a marriage so that you can look respectable?"

"I am currently busy with Mingshi's marriage, and I also want to arrange Mingyuan's marriage as soon as Mingshi's affairs are settled."

After hearing what the queen said, the emperor smiled and said, "We need to take our time to choose Mingshi's fiancée. But since Mingyuan and the Chen family have already made up their minds, we should grant the marriage as soon as possible to prevent outsiders from talking about the Chen family not knowing the rules."

"Okay, I will ask the Marquis of Zhenyuan to come to the palace to ask for permission to marry."

When the queen returned to the harem, she immediately arranged for the young eunuch to go to the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion. The young eunuch thought about such a happy event and wondered how much reward the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion would give him. He was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling when he arrived at the door of the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion.

After all, he came from the palace, so he tried his best to suppress his excitement, and told the Marquis Zhenyuan and his wife the Queen's order in a slightly reserved manner.

"Since the golden hairpin has been given to Princess Mingyuan, the Queen means that your Chen family should propose marriage as soon as possible. Prince Jing is not in the capital, so you two should go to the palace to ask for an imperial decree to grant marriage for the Crown Prince. The Queen and the Emperor are waiting now."

After the young eunuch finished speaking, he waited for the Zhenyuan Marquis and his wife to happily take out the reward money. However, after the couple heard it, one of them was stunned and the other fainted on the spot.

"Hey, Madam Hou, are you too happy?"

Marquis Zhenyuan was so angry at the eunuch's words that he almost vomited blood. He quickly ordered people to call a doctor, and then he carried Marquis Zhenyuan's wife to lie down. In his bustle, he completely forgot about the eunuch who came from the palace.

The young eunuch was very depressed when he left, thinking that when the imperial edict came down in a few days, he would have to ask his godfather to convey the order. By that time, the Zhenyuan Marquis' Mansion would not forget the reward money.

When Chen Dingbei returned home, the wife of Marquis Zhenyuan had also woken up. The three members of the family looked at each other, all of them looking at a loss.

"I heard that when the late emperor was alive, he wanted to marry the princess to the number one scholar, but the number one scholar didn't want to, so he immediately wrote a letter back home and asked his family to find a wife overnight. Why don't we quickly arrange a marriage for Dingbei? Mingyuan can't be a concubine, right?"

After Madam Hou finished speaking, Chen Dingbei's eyes lit up, and he said, "How about going to the Meng family to ask?"

Marquis Zhenyuan sighed, "It's impossible for the Meng family. Now that the palace has issued an order, anyone who hears about it will definitely not risk offending Mingyuan and get engaged to us."

The number one scholar can, but that's because his old family doesn't know, so he can just bring a wife out. Their hometown of Zhenyuan Marquis is far away in the frontier. By the time they bring people over from the frontier, the imperial decree from the palace will have come down, and there won't be enough time.

The only way to refuse this arranged marriage is to say that Chen Dingbei is not suitable.

Thinking of those families who didn't want to marry a princess, many of them were either seriously ill or broke their legs when they went out...

He looked at Chen Dingbei and said with some distress: "Our Chen family is known for swordsmanship. We always fight on horseback. Sometimes the legs are not that important. We are not as good as you..."

Before he finished speaking, the Marquis's wife had already understood that her husband wanted to sacrifice their son in order to reject the marriage.

She immediately burst into tears: "No, my son is still young, he can't have his legs broken!"

"My Lord, think of other ways. There will always be a way."

Chen Dingbei finally understood what Marquis Zhenyuan was planning when he heard his mother crying. He was so frightened that his legs were shaking, fearing that Marquis Zhenyuan would break his legs himself.

Marquis Zhenyuan looked at his useless son and wife, smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Even if you lose a leg, we can still hold the military power of our Chen family. If you can't bear to give up this leg, you have to marry Mingyuan. If Mingshi ascends the throne in the future, Dingbei, as the son-in-law, will no longer have the opportunity to hold military power. The ancestral foundation and you share one leg, what do you want to choose?"

Chen Dingbei was confused, he never thought that he was just like other young masters, circling around Mingyuan for a few times, but how could he end up breaking his legs and losing his ancestral heritage.

His mind went blank and he shook his head desperately. He didn't want to be a royal consort, nor did he want to lose his military power.

"Akashi may not necessarily be the crown prince. As long as Akashi cannot become the emperor, I will not be the consort."

Looking at his frightened son, Zhenyuan Hou said sadly: "I also hope that Mingshi is not the one, but now the palace is choosing a wife for Mingshi. If it is not for the future prince, why make such a big fuss?"

When the Zhenyuan Marquis's Mansion was in dead silence, Mingyuan also heard the news, happily paid a visit, and then took the Zhenyuan Marquis's family to the palace.

The Marquis's wife was almost trembling as she spat out through her teeth: "My son has been in love with the county lady for a long time. Please, Queen, make the decision and betroth the county lady to my family Dingbei."

The Queen Mother smiled with satisfaction. Since the Mingshi siblings had such powerful in-laws, there was no need to worry that Mingshi would not be able to remain the Crown Prince in the future, and she would become the next Queen Mother.

She picked up the teacup and took a sip, then said with a smile, "I heard that the Marquis of Zhenyuan has also entered the palace. This marriage was granted by the Emperor, so your two families are more respectable. I would like to congratulate Madam here first."

In the imperial study, Marquis Zhenyuan gritted his teeth and asked the emperor for permission to grant the marriage. The emperor looked at Marquis Zhenyuan and Chen Dingbei who were kneeling down with a half-smile, put down the memorial in his hand, stood up and went to the compartment.

Meng Wenyao was woken up from his sleep, and heard the emperor whisper in his ear: "Chen Dingbei came to ask for an imperial decree to grant him marriage. Do you think I should make things difficult for him and make him anxious for a few days?"

Meng Wenyao was already unhappy that her sweet dream was disturbed. She also felt that the emperor asked this question deliberately to find out whether she still cared about Chen Dingbei. She was a little speechless and said, "Your Majesty, please stop it. We are in love with each other now. We are so happy every day. How can you bear to let Chen Shizi and the county lady have empty dreams without any name or status? Don't let them worry and be anxious. Please help them get together as soon as possible."