The harem is full of gossip, Your Majesty, you are cheating

Yue Lin looked embarrassed: "How can you say that, mother? Fifth brother's marriage has always been your concern. If I care too much about it, I'm afraid you may not agree. From what you said, you like the Xie family. But, the most important thing for two families to get married is that both sides are willing. Since the Xie family is unwilling, forcing the marriage is no different from making an enemy."

Yue Lin paused for a moment and said slowly, "Duke Xie's grandfather was a founding hero! He had made great military achievements! If you threaten me like this just for a marriage, how will you let the genius see me? How will you... see you?"

The Queen Mother's expression changed slightly, and she couldn't help but say, "The Emperor is using the people of the world to pressure me!"

Yue Lin smiled bitterly: "No matter what I do, it is wrong in the eyes of the Queen Mother. But this time, even if the Queen Mother wants to blame me, I hope that the Queen Mother will not insist on her own way and disappoint me."

The Queen Mother's expression changed.

She glanced coldly at Mrs. Xie and Xie Qiu who were kneeling on the ground. This marriage was carefully selected by her.

Today, Duke Xie’s grandfather was a meritorious official who founded the country and enjoyed great prestige in the army.

In this generation, Duke Xie had only one daughter, Xie Qiu. Although he himself retired from the army early, the influence of Duke Xie was still prevalent in the army.

Originally, the late emperor had always been wary of this.

However, Duke Xie and Madam Xie had a deep affection for each other. After giving birth to Xie Qiu, Madam Xie injured her body and could no longer have children.

Duke Xie didn't care. He still stayed with his first wife as always and had no concubines or maids.

He had only one daughter, Xie Qiu, and the late king was relieved that the Xie family would have no one to support it in the future.

Talk about it.

When the late emperor was alive, he wanted to arrange a marriage between Xie Qiu and Yue Hua.

Yuehua had been famous for his literary talent since childhood, and Xie Qiu loved poetry the most. Whenever Yuehua wrote a new poem, the late emperor would send someone to deliver it to him as soon as possible.

If this marriage can be accomplished, the wife will obey her husband, and the power of the Xie family will all belong to the royal family!

So.

The Queen Mother once believed that the late emperor actually wanted Yue Hua to ascend the throne, but for some reason, he finally pointed to Yue Lin to ascend the throne.

The Queen Mother looked at the back of Madam Xie and Xie Qiu's heads for a long time, then she slowly said, "Xie Qiu, raise your head."

Xie Qiu pursed his lips and raised his head cautiously.

The Queen Mother had a subtle look on her face. "I have expressed my intention to marry you before, and I have never heard you say no. Why are you suddenly rejecting the marriage today?"

The Emperor and Empress are here.

It seems that this marriage cannot be forced.

But the Queen Mother was still unwilling to miss this marriage. The crux of the matter actually lies with Xie Qiu.

As long as she is willing, Duke Xie and Madam Xie, who love their daughter dearly, will naturally change their minds, and everything can proceed as planned.

Xie Qiu was a little hesitant.

The Queen Mother tried to look kind. She said gently, "It's okay. Just tell me what you think."

Can you really say it straight?

Xie Qiu subconsciously glanced at Jiang Zhimiao.

Jiang Zhimiao smiled slightly: "If your mother asks you to speak directly, then you should speak directly."

"The Queen has said so, just say it directly." Mrs. Xie said.

Xie Qiu gritted her teeth and said directly: "I have always admired talented people. I thought that King An He was talented and might be a good man. But now..."

The Queen Mother frowned and said, "Were you affected by the Lotus Appreciation Banquet? They are just jealous of Hua Er and talking nonsense."

Xie Qiu said without hesitation: "Whether it is nonsense or not, I will judge for myself. In this life, I do not seek glory or wealth, I only seek someone to talk to. I think King Anhe is not that person."

Xie Qiu said this and kowtowed heavily.

She was once shocked by Yuehua's talent and secretly admired him.

After the lotus viewing banquet last night, she cried for a long time. She didn't know whether she should still want to believe Yuehua.

Until today, before entering the palace, she obtained two rare books.

Tang poetry and Song lyrics.

It is truly a treasure between heaven and earth.

But all this belongs to another wonderful country.

It never belonged to Yuehua.

Her admiration and infatuation over the years turned out to be just a joke.

That being the case.

Indecisiveness leads to disaster.

Xie Qiu knows what he wants and what he doesn't want.

Yuehua was no longer the husband she wanted.

Jiang Zhimiao looked at Xie Qiu and began to admire him a little.

【She is a decisive woman! I think in the later part of the book, Xie Qiu stayed indoors and almost stopped seeing Yue Hua, not because she was jealous as described in the book. She probably discovered Yue Hua's shallow true face in their daily interactions. In addition, everything in the Xie family gradually fell into Yue Hua's hands, and Xie Qiu naturally woke up slowly. It's a pity that she woke up too late. Yue Hua had already ascended the throne and became the emperor, so she couldn't do anything she wanted to do. 】

[This time, it’s still not too late. ]

Mrs. Xie's eyes flickered.

book.

This was the second time she heard these two words from Jiang Zhimiao's inner voice.

She also watched Red Mansions with her daughter. The women in the novel were all vivid and lovely, as if they were really living in a certain world.

But it's just a book after all.

What about these people?

Could it be that he is just a character in the book?

Do their endings have already been written and they can only follow the established trajectory?

This is how it should be.

But now it's different.

Many things have changed. She heard the Queen's voice again. Qiu'er and the Xie family will never end up like the one in the book.

"Empress Dowager." Madam Xie said in a low voice, "The daughter of the Xie family does not seek great wealth and honor, but only a simple and ordinary life. Please grant me your blessing, Empress Dowager."

She kowtowed as well.

The Queen Mother's lips trembled.

Outrageous!

That's outrageous!

She thought it was a big deal that Xie Qiu would refuse such a good marriage just because of such a small thing.

The Xie family actually let him do what he wanted!

To the Queen Mother, it didn’t matter whether Yuehua’s talent was plagiarized or not.

He is a descendant of a royal family and these false titles are icing on the cake. Without them, would he not be Prince Anhe?

It's totally nonsense to refuse the marriage because of this!

"Mother, please don't force it." Yue Lin said slowly.

The Queen Mother's lips trembled for a moment, and she said in a cold voice: "When Prince Anhe marries, he can find any kind of girl from a famous family. The Xie family comes from the military, and I have always doubted whether the girl from the Xie family can be a good princess. Since the Xie family has voluntarily withdrawn, then I will pretend that I have never mentioned this marriage."

The Queen Mother's words were quite sarcastic, but it didn't matter, the Queen Mother finally began to relax!

Madam Xie breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

She pulled Xie Qiu, and Xie Qiu also hurriedly said, "Your servant thanks the Queen Mother for your help."

"My queen mother is not the kind of person who would force anyone to do anything. You guys get up," Yue Lin said.

Mrs. Xie hurriedly pulled Xie Qiu up.

The Queen Mother said coldly: "Okay, you can go back now."

Madam Xie took Xie Qiu to pay her respects, and then the mother and daughter left Shou'an Palace.

The Queen Mother had a gloomy face and suddenly looked at Jiang Zhimiao: "The Queen arrived just in time!"