Eat the whole family? I emptied the storehouse of the Marquis' Mansion and married the crippled

Jiang Zhi glanced at the excited Shi Bin and nodded.

"Well, it seems that you are not particularly stupid."

"That's a good idea. I'll arrange for someone to bring it up now."

Shi Bin couldn't help rubbing his hands excitedly. He had long been fed up with life in the capital and wanted to leave here as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, I think there must be someone who wants me to get married before Xiao Yi."

"Since someone wants to help me, why should I sacrifice my own people?"

Jiang Zhi's mind flashed through the troubles of the Gu and Ye families, and then he thought of Ye Jintang's harmless face, and he couldn't help but smile.

Shi Bin, who was standing by, was completely confused. Just as he was about to ask for clarification, Jiang Zhi changed the subject and talked to his advisers about what preparations they should make when heading to Ningchuan Island.

Naturally, Gu Bozhong could also think of the ancestral rules that Jiang Zhi could think of. The way he came up with to delay the matter was to let Xiao Mo, the crippled king, get married first.

Many people knew about the engagement between Emperor Jing and the old marquis, and Gu Bozhong was one of them.

For the Danyang Marquisate, King Qin Xiao Mo is a big trouble.

This matter was brought up, and Ye Yanran and Xiao Yi were going to get married, so the Marquis of Danyang broke the engagement.

They can't possibly find a legitimate daughter to marry the King of Qin. If that were the case, the Marquis of Danyang's Mansion would become the laughing stock of the entire capital.

Under Gu Bozhong's arrangement, a few days later during the morning court session, an official mentioned that Emperor Jing and Marquis Danyang had an engagement.

"Your Majesty, if I remember correctly, when the late Queen was still alive, Your Majesty and the Marquis of Danyang exchanged tokens."

"As long as the token is there, the engagement is there, so the Marquis of Danyang's legitimate daughter should marry the King of Qin now."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the court was stunned, including Emperor Jing.

Emperor Jing naturally knew why Ye Yanran was in a hurry to marry Xiao Yi. If he really let her marry Xiao Mo, things would become ugly.

Naturally, there are also people on the side of Marquis Danyang and Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.

Someone immediately stood up to speak for Xiao Yi.

But the censors insisted on sticking to the ancestral rules and refused to give in.

Even if the Marquis of Danyang wants to cancel the engagement, they have to wait until the King of Qin marries.

The dispute lasted from the morning court to the imperial study.

Emperor Jing was annoyed by the quarrels of the group of people, so he just ran away and asked someone to invite Imperial Noble Consort Dehui and told her to handle the matter.

In order to appease Imperial Noble Consort Dehui, Emperor Jing also appointed Xiao Yi as King of Qi.

In this way, even if Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was unwilling, she had to deal with these difficult court officials in the end.

"The ancestral system cannot be abolished. I will choose a date to select a concubine for the King of Qin."

As for the engagement between Emperor Jing and the Marquis of Danyang, she didn't even mention it.

The fact that Emperor Jing threw the mess to her showed that he didn't want to mention what happened in the past.

The important task of selecting a concubine for the Prince of Qin fell into the hands of Imperial Noble Consort Dehui.

The Prince of Qin was the first prince of Emperor Jing to be crowned a king. No matter how unpopular he was, he still had to go through the process of selecting a concubine.

A few days later, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui held a banquet in the palace, saying it was a flower-viewing banquet, but in fact it was a banquet to select a concubine for the King of Qin.

If Imperial Noble Consort Dehui held a banquet on ordinary days, the noble ladies in the capital would definitely bring their daughters to attend.

But this time, almost all the ladies came to the palace to attend the banquet alone, and none of them brought their legitimate daughters.

Everyone knows the situation of the King of Qin.

Not to mention that the King of Qin was injured in the war and became disabled. His temperament changed drastically in the past year. The troubles he caused in the capital made all the noble ladies of some status avoid him like the plague.

As for those girls of low birth, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui also looked down on them.

If she really arranged for the King of Qin to have a wife of humble origin, the image of a loving mother that she had painstakingly built up over the years would be destroyed in an instant.

For a time, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui was quite unhappy about this matter.

If Ye Yanran hadn't suddenly gotten pregnant before marriage and hadn't been in a hurry to marry Xiao Yi, as long as she took her time and got rid of Xiao Mo, there wouldn't be all these headaches now.

Since they couldn't find a suitable candidate for the time being, Xiao Yi and Ye Yanran's marriage was naturally delayed.

All kinds of rumors were flying around in the capital. After holding it in for over a month, Old Madam Ye, who was just trying to get in touch with the ladies in the capital, was so ashamed that she didn't even dare to leave the house.

In the past, whenever there was a banquet in the capital, each family would send an invitation to the Danyang Marquis Mansion.

Ever since Ye Yanran’s incident broke out, the number of invitations their family has received can be counted on five fingers.

This time, Old Madam Ye didn't have to pretend to be sick. She was really so angry that she fell ill.

This matter was not a big deal for Xiao Yi. It would be the same whether he married Ye Yanran a day earlier or later.

But for Ye Yanran, she would feel uneasy every day of delay. As long as she did not become the Princess of Qi, there would be countless variables for her.

Only by marrying into the Prince of Qi's mansion and becoming a real Princess of Qi can she rest assured.

"Mom, what's going on? Why did you suddenly involve the King of Qin?"

Ye Yanran came to see Mrs. Gan very nervously.

"I don't know what went wrong. A few old men suddenly insisted on the ancestral rules. They didn't even think about the fact that Xiao Mo has become a cripple. What ancestral rules are there for them to talk about?"

When talking about these things, Mrs. Gan was also very upset. Everything was obviously developing in the direction they had imagined, so how come so many troubles suddenly happened?

"Mom, I can wait, but the baby in my belly can't. It has been delayed for more than half a month. The Spring Examination is coming soon. I am really afraid that some mess will pop up again."

"My wedding has been delayed again and again. I can't wait until I'm pregnant before getting married. If that happens, I'd rather die immediately and avoid becoming a laughing stock in the capital."

Ye Yanran burst into tears halfway through her words.

Seeing her daughter so sad, Mrs. Gan was filled with hatred.

"Don't worry, everyone can think of a solution. As long as Imperial Noble Consort Dehui shows Prime Minister Qin a suitable princess as soon as possible, the Qin prince's marriage will be almost completed in less than half a month."

Although Imperial Noble Consort Dehui pretended to be very good, those who lived in the rear house could see at a glance how she really treated the King of Qin.

If she was really a good person, she would not let the King of Qin go to the battlefield at such a young age. Swords are brutal on the battlefield and he might die in danger.

As long as the candidate for the Princess of Qin could be decided, Imperial Noble Consort Dehui naturally did not want to get entangled in this matter.

"At the flower-viewing banquet held in the palace the other day, not a single noblewoman of the right age in the capital attended. Mother, do you think the candidate for the Princess of Qin can be decided in a short time?"

"If you can't find the right person, Mom will help recommend one."

Ye Yanran looked at Mrs. Gan in confusion.

"Does mother already have a candidate in mind?"

"Of course, there is a legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Danyang living in the White Horse Temple."

Ye Yanran, who had been crying just now, stopped crying immediately.

"Mother, do you mean to let Ye Jintang marry the King of Qin?"

"Yes, although it's not very decent, it can quickly cut the Gordian knot and get this over with."