I married the crippled queen and became the most favored queen in the capital

This marriage with the Northern Chu State is a major event between the two countries. The two countries have been at war for years. Not only have both sides suffered heavy losses, but the national strength of Pingyang State has also been greatly weakened. In recent years, Pingyang State has no ability to go to war with other countries.

Using marriage between the two countries to quell the war was a decision he and his ministers had made after much deliberation. He wrote a letter of divorce to Northern Chu two months ago and expressed Pingyang's idea. Unexpectedly, he got an immediate response from the king of Northern Chu. He also agreed to this matter, but the little prince of Northern Chu had just turned sixteen and it was too early for him to get married. Therefore, he proposed that the little prince of Northern Chu bring the betrothal gifts to Pingyang to finalize the matter, and then one year later, the princess of Pingyang would marry to Northern Chu.

Although there are four princesses in the Pingyang Palace now, the other three are still young, and only Leng Rujing is the most suitable.

What he didn't expect was that before his imperial edict came down, Leng Rujing actually asked him to grant her a marriage.

If so, how would he explain to the Northern Chu Kingdom?

For the sake of peace and stability of the two countries, he didn't want Leng Rujing to say another word.

His face darkened. Seeing the two maids standing there helplessly, he roared again.

"Guo Wei, take the princess away..."

He actually asked Guo Wei to take her down. When Leng Rujing heard this name, her heart started pounding.

She was waiting for him to come here, she hoped he would personally ask his father to agree to their marriage.

Just as she looked expectantly at Guo Wei coming to her side, he only glanced at her and said softly:

"Princess, get out!"

"Guo Wei..."

There were tears in her eyes and her lips were trembling.

"Princess, get out!"

He said this again reluctantly. Leng Rujing raised her eyes and looked at him with disappointment, then suddenly grinned and laughed sarcastically.

She slowly turned around, raised her feet, and walked towards the gate of the Qianqing Palace with heavy steps.

Guo Wei followed behind her. Although he felt heavy in his heart as if a huge rock was pressing on him, he did not dare to say anything more.

When he was with Princess Rujing last night, he was also fantasizing that no matter how difficult it was, he would ask the emperor for permission to grant the marriage and ask the emperor to give Rujing to him. He would love this little princess well in this life.

But just after entering the palace, he was called by the emperor, who told him to set off tomorrow to Youzhou Pass to pick up the little prince of Northern Chu and bring him to Pingyang. He was very surprised at the time. The two countries had been at war for many years and had reached a point where they were irreconcilable. How could the little prince of Northern Chu come to Pingyang?

Later, I learned from the emperor that the little prince came to Pingyang State to pay a betrothal gift, and the two countries wanted to use marriage to quell the war.

When he carefully asked which princess was going to marry the Northern Chu Kingdom, the emperor told him affirmatively: it was Princess Rujing.

At that time, he felt his mind went blank, his head was dizzy, and his beautiful dream was shattered in that instant.

Just now, when Princess Rujing knelt before the emperor, he wanted to rush over and beg the emperor with her. He wanted to tell the emperor that no matter life or death, he would be with Rujing.

However, having served the emperor for many years, he understood the emperor's thoughts best, and once he made a decision, no one could change it.

If he really ran over and asked the emperor to grant them a marriage together with Rujing, not only would he die, but Princess Rujing's reputation would also be ruined. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that Princess Rujing's reputation would be ruined.

He was also afraid that this would deepen the rift between the two countries. If he caused a war between the two countries and caused the people to be displaced, he would be a sinner of Pingyang State. He would be unworthy of the emperor's kindness in recognizing his talent and the trust he had in him.

So, he could only not let her down, but at that moment, he let her face it alone. He admitted that he was a coward and a wimp.

It was not until they were out of the gate of the Qianqing Palace that Leng Rujing asked with a melancholy look on her face,

"Why don't you say anything? Were all your words to me last night lies?"

"sorry!"

He didn't know what to say at this moment, nor did he know what else he could say.

Leng Rujing suddenly stopped and looked at him with cold eyes.

"Will saying sorry work? Why don't you dare to stand up in front of the emperor and speak out our relationship? Are you afraid? Are you afraid that the emperor will blame you and kill you? You are afraid of death, right?"

Her series of questions left him speechless.

"Guo Wei, are you talking?"

Leng Rujing suddenly raised her voice, but Guo Wei stood there, silent and motionless.

The more he acted like this, the more Leng Rujing felt that she had made a fuss about her relationship.

She suddenly laughed sarcastically.

"I know. I, Leng Rujing, am just a bitch in your heart. A worthless bitch. Just pretend that what happened last night never happened. If I, Leng Rujing, look at you one more time, it's me who's being a bitch."

Leaving these vicious words behind, she raised her foot and ran forward.

Looking at her back, Guo Wei's eyes suddenly turned red.

He and she, after all, belong to two different worlds. What happened last night meant that he would feel guilty towards her for the rest of his life. It also meant that in this life, he would only have her in his heart...

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Qianqing Palace

What happened to Rujing just now made the emperor look unhappy, and he temporarily put aside the imperial edict that he was about to let Lin Ming read out.

Thinking of the expressions of Leng Rujing and Guo Wei when they left here, Luo Nianxi roughly guessed that the person Leng Rujing was talking about should be Guo Wei.

But why didn't Guo Wei stand up just now? If he had stood up, according to the emperor's trust in him, this matter should not be a big problem!

Seeing Leng Rujing leaving with disappointment in her eyes, she felt sorry for her and was puzzled.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Queen Jiang hurriedly reminded

"Your Majesty, didn't you ask everyone to prepare a show? Why don't we let everyone perform a little to liven up the atmosphere?"

The emperor then sighed slightly. Today, not only his children came, but also the ministers of the court and their families. Even if he was angry with Leng Rujing, he couldn't ruin the mood of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Thinking of this, he nodded slightly.

"Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. Does anyone have any talents prepared? Show them off to liven up the atmosphere!"

As soon as the emperor said this, everyone's nervousness eased a little. Concubine Rong was afraid that someone else would steal the limelight, so she waved her hand to Xiao Ya.

"Xiaoya, didn't you say you had carefully prepared a talent show? Show it to everyone."

Xiao Ya slowly stood up, walked to the main hall with a proud look on her face, bowed to the emperor,

"Father, I have prepared a dance for you and everyone present here."

As soon as she finished speaking, Master Xiao hugged his beard and laughed:

"Your Majesty, I heard that Xiaoya practiced this dance for a full six months!"

Looking at this veteran of three dynasties, the emperor nodded slightly.

"Xiao Ya's dancing skills are unrivaled in Pingyang State, especially her peacock dance. So far, no one has been able to match her. Even so, she still works so hard. You people should really learn from her tenacity."

The emperor's compliments made Xiao Ya's face look even more proud.

She bowed slightly and responded modestly.

"Thank you for your praise, Father. I have never thought that I am the best, so I have to work harder."

Her words won admiration from some of the people present. Among these people, only Leng Yiyan had a blank expression.

He had no interest in such a performance. He even wanted to leave here right now. But when he thought about Luo Nianxi saying that she wanted to enjoy the royal banquet in the palace, he decided to endure it!

After a while, the drummers and musicians lined up at the door and started playing music. Xiao Ya then began to wave her sleeves and dance.

She ended the performance amid everyone's praise. After she bowed to the emperor and everyone again, she returned to her seat with her head held high like a proud peacock.